L. Machida (right) catches D. Brunson (left) in October (Photo: Reproduction Facebook UFC)
After 18 months out of the octagon due to a suspension, Lyoto Machida returns to the octagon for the UFC Sao Paulo on October 28th, against Derek Brunson. At the beginning of the year, the North American faced the former champion Anderson Silva and the “Dragon” revealed that he had asked his friend for advice about his future opponent’s fighting style. The two spoke last week.
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In an interview with the North American website MMA Fighting, Lyoto did not want to give further details of the advice given by “Spider”, but assured that they were valuable for the fight of his return.
“I spoke to Anderson last week. He obviously said some things like, 'Lyoto, do this and do that.' He showed me some paths to follow, but I won't say much about it. We had a very informal conversation, discussed strategies and he gave his opinion. He told me: 'You have a chance if you do this', it was an open conversation”, declared Lyoto, who is already thinking about returning to the top of the middleweight category.
“It all depends on how I win. I'm sure I'll quickly return to the top of the category. After this fight, I can be in the top 5, but before that I need to think about the fight and work hard to give my best performance”, he commented.
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