Lyoto Machida – Photo via UFC.com
A light heavyweight bout between former UFC champ Lyoto ‘The Dragon’ Machida (17-3) and Ryan ‘Darth’ Bader (14-2) has been added to the upcoming UFC on FOX 4 event this August.
The news was announced by Brazilian news agency, Esporte.ig.com.br on Monday, with UFC officials confirming the fight on Twitter.
UFC on FOX 4 is expected to take place on August 4, 2012 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
Machida’s record over his last four bouts isn’t very positive on first glance, just 1-3, but two of those matches were UFC light heavyweight title bouts. ‘The Dragon’ had his most recent fight in December at UFC 140, a technical submission loss to champion Jon Jones at the Toronto event. Lyoto’s last win, coincidentally took place in Toronto in his previous match, a knockout victory over Randy Couture at UFC 129.
Bader is on a two fight winning streak, coming off a unanimous decision win versus Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson at UFC 144 last February in Japan. The two fought in a 211-lbs catchweight bout after ‘Rampage’ failed to make weight. The other win in this run took place in November of last year at UFC 139, with ‘Darth’ earning a 77-second knockout victory versus Jason Brilz.