As soon as José Aldo e Quinton Rampage Jackson left the UFC 3 card due to injuries, several speculations arose that Lyoto Machida would be one of the substitutes in the fight program.
However, what prevented the Brazilian karateka from fighting in the event was a knee injury. On his Twitter account, the organization's president, Dana White, revealed that Machida will be away from the Octagon for a while.
“Lyoto injured his knee”, wrote the top hat. At 34 years old, Lyoto Machida He has 18 wins and three losses in his career. He is coming off a knockout triumph over Ryan bader at UFC on Fox 4 on August 4.