L. Machida (photo) avoids criticism of J. Jones (Photo: Reproduction Facebook UFC)
the average weight Lyoto Machida returns, on October 28, from an 18-month suspension after disagreements with USADA, the Anti-Doping Agency that regulates UFC tests. The Brazilian declared, before a fight, all the supplements he had been taking, without knowing that one of them was prohibited. Thus, he ended up suffering the punishment. According to him, however, the previous problems made him have more patience and not judge others in a similar situation, such as the case of Jon Jones.
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The light heavyweight champion was caught with a banned substance in a test carried out during the competition and was provisionally suspended. Machida admits that the fans' first impulse is to make the fighter who fell for doping a villain. However, he warns that everyone deserves due process and the chance to defend themselves.
“Whenever news gets out, you are seen as a cheat, someone who sought to gain an illegal advantage over your opponent. But it's almost always by people who don't know you. So, you need to have a good mind and know how to deal with it all. It's very easy to judge people. But since I went through this whole process and this learning experience, I realize that it is a very delicate situation. Even in the case of Jon Jones. He went through a situation and a lot of people started talking and judging him. But nobody knows”, commented the Brazilian in statements reproduced by the North American website MMA Junkie.
Lyoto, who has already faced Jon Jones at UFC 140 when he was still light heavyweight, he will face Derek Brunson, at middleweight, at UFC Sao Paulo on October 28th. The last Ultimate event in Brazil in 2017 will also feature a duel between Demian Maia e Colby covington, in addition to Antônio Carlos Shoe Face” x Jack Marshman and Augusto Tanquinho x Boston Salmon.
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