L. Machida (photo) faces Rockhold at UFC on FOX 15. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
A few days before the main fight of UFC on FOX 15, this Saturday (18), Lyoto Machida believes he is just one victory away from receiving a new opportunity to compete for the middleweight belt of the biggest MMA organization on the planet.
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Even though he faced the current champion of the category, Chris Weidman, not long ago, having been defeated in July last year, the Brazilian is confident that, if he beats Luke Rockhold, will have a new chance against the champion. “I think that, regardless of who wins the fight, the winner will fight for the belt. I'm really excited about this. I had a great training period and I'm very confident for this fight. I believe I will be the next to compete for the title. I already had the experience of fighting for the middleweight title and the story will be different if I face [Chris] Weidman again”, analyzed Machida, in an interview with the North American website “FOX Sports”.
Even if Rockhold wins and is in fact named the next title contender, Machida would have to wait for the winner of the fight between Weidman and Vitor belfort, which face each other in May. The “Dragon” was indifferent about who he would prefer to face in a title fight. " It does not matter to me. I want to fight for the title. It doesn’t matter who is with him.”
Machida also praised his opponent, who is on a three-fight winning streak in the UFC. “I think he did a great job beating [Michael] Bisping and Tim Boetsch. He showed a great ground game and great striking. He is a versatile fighter, very complete, and it will be a good fight for everyone”, he analyzed.
the fight between Lyoto Machida e Luke Rockhold will be the main attraction of UFC on FOX 15, which will be held in the city of Newark, New Jersey (USA). In the second most important fight of the night, Ronaldo Jacare He is also looking to impress in the middleweight division against Chris Camozzi.
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