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By way of replacement, Quinton Jackson, former UFC Light Heavyweight champion, was to fight the undefeated current champion Rashad Evans but had to undergo arthroscopic surgery to repair ligament damage in his jaw that he received in a previous training camp. Instead, Evans headlined the card against fellow undefeated contender Lyoto Machida ...
Rashad Evans (born September 25 ... This was the first loss of his career and the 15th straight win of Lyoto Machida's career. [24] [25] ... Evans vs. Machida: UFC 98 ...
2011: Fight of the Year vs. Dan Henderson 1; 2013: Ranked #3 Knockout of the Year vs. James Te Huna [94] 2014: Ranked #9 Fight of the Year vs. Dan Henderson 2 [95] World MMA Awards. 2010 Knockout of the Year vs. Lyoto Machida at UFC 113 [96] Sherdog. 2005 Fighter of the Year [97] 2005 Fight of the Year versus Antônio Rogério Nogueira on 26 ...
Lyoto Carvalho Machida (町田龍太, Machida Ryōto, Portuguese pronunciation: [liˈotu maˈʃidɐ], born 30 May 1978) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and karateka. [5] He formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion , as well as a UFC Middleweight ...
UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2 UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2 [ 3 ] was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 8, 2010, at the Bell Centre in Montreal , Quebec , Canada .
Lyoto Machida received the title shot and Evans was expected to defend his belt as the main event instead; Jackson had stated he would like to fight Rashad, however, he suffered torn ligaments in his jaw that will require surgery and five weeks of no contact. [34]
On April 4, 2019, it was announced that Sonnen would face Lyoto Machida on June 14, 2019, at Bellator 222 in Bellator's return to Madison Square Garden. [108] He lost the fight via TKO in the second round. [ 109 ]
On July 12, Phil Davis pulled out of his main event bout with Rashad Evans due to a knee injury suffered during training. [8] Tito Ortiz initially declined an offer to step in as Davis' replacement [9] and Evans was then rumored to face Lyoto Machida in a rematch of their title bout at UFC 98.