LOS ANGELES – If you’re looking for a single word to describe why Dana
White elected to give a title shot to Lyoto Machida
rather than Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, the UFC president is happy to give it
to you: desire.
While both Rua and Machida proved victorious at Saturday night’s UFC on
FOX 4 event at Los Angeles’ Staples Center, White said only “The Dragon”
made it clear what he wanted next.
“‘Shogun’ has not been terrorizing me
for another shot at Jon Jones,” White told
MMAjunkie.com. “Lyoto Machida has. Lyoto Machida wants
it.”