Brazil’s Lyoto Machida will face Chris Weidman for the middleweight title at UFC 173 on May 24 in Las Vegas, and he can get on the select list of fighters who have won titles in two weight divisions – something only BJ Penn and Randy Couture have accomplished. A former champion of the light heavyweight division, Machida lost his belt in 2010 to Mauricio “Shogun” Rua.In 2013, the challenger went down to the middleweight division and got two good wins in his new weight class – the most recent one against Gegard Mousasi in Jaraguá do Sul in February. Now Machida gets Vitor Belfort’s spot against … Read the Full Article Here
Machida on His Middleweight Title Shot
Brazil’s Lyoto Machida will face Chris Weidman for the middleweight title at UFC 173 on May 24 in Las Vegas, and he can get on the select list of fighters who have won titles in two weight divisions – something only BJ Penn and Randy Couture have accomplished. A former champion of the light heavyweight division, Machida lost his belt in 2010 to Mauricio “Shogun” Rua.In 2013, the challenger went down to the middleweight division and got two good wins in his new weight class – the most recent one against Gegard Mousasi in Jaraguá do Sul in February. Now Machida gets Vitor Belfort’s spot against … Read the Full Article Here