Lyoto displays his physical shape in a photo and reveals that he is three kilos away from reaching his weight

L. Machida in a photo shoot for UFC Fight Night 30. Photo: Instagram/Reproduction

Apparently, the debut of Lyoto Machida As a middleweight, he won't cause any problems for the Brazilian when it comes to the scales. This Wednesday (23), through your profile on Instagram, Lyoto published an image of his current form and stated that he was very close to reaching the new division's weight limit, 84 kg.

“Photographing for the UFC. (I’m) 87,5 kg or 190 pounds!”, wrote the “Dragon” along with the image. The Brazilian has until 13 pm (Brasília time) this Friday (25), when the official weigh-in for UFC Fight Night 30 is scheduled to begin, to lose three and a half kilos and reach 84 kg.

This Saturday (26), Lyoto Machida faces Mark Muñoz in the main fight of UFC Fight Night 30, taking place in Manchester (England). The Brazilian replaced the home athlete Michael Bisping in the confrontation, after the Briton was cut due to an injury. In the co-main bout of the night, Ross Pearson faces Melvin Guillard.

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