Lyoto Machida Needs To Be Careful…

Posted on | July 9, 2008 | No Comments

by: Jack Bratcher

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Like most companies, the UFC is not a democracy. There’s a boss. And the boss probably isn’t going to be very happy if one of his employees is telling the world that the company is cooking the books. Well, it seems that’s exactly what Lyoto Machida has done in a recent interview with Tatame where he claims:

“Look.. to me, Quinton beat Forrest, but they gave it to Forrest. I think the UFC wants a champion that Chuck Liddell can beat, so he can win the belt again.. he is an ex-champion, sells more and has more marketing.”

Why would Lyoto say something like this? Pretty interesting words from a guy who is in the Light Heavyweight contention hunt himself. What makes it even more peculiar to me is that Lyoto is known for fighting with a style fairly damn comparable to the way Forrest beat Rampage; by sticking and moving and out-pointing your opponent. Lyoto up to this point has really not had alot of press exposure. Something tells me these words are going to get him more attention than he bargained for; only problem is it’s the kind of attention that could possibly cost him a working relationship with his boss, Dana White.

Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida has a professional mixed martial arts record of 13-0 with his most recent win being over Tito Ortiz at UFC 84. Personally, I’m a big fan of Machida’s fighting style but he has come under scrutiny from some fighters as well as fans because of his “elusiveness” in the cage.

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