Lyoto Machida was recently offered a rematch against Jon Jones for the light heavyweight title. Though it was a rematch some believed he hadn’t truly earned, Machida still turned the fight down and lost a promised title shot in the process.
After being submitted in his first fight against Jones, Machida would have been a massive underdog in a rematch, but the matchup would have been more intriguing than any other rematch for Jones, as Machida arguably won the first round of his original meeting with Jones.
Still, let’s be honest. A rematch between Jones and Machida isn’t a fight any fans would have been losing their minds over in a positive sense. With Jones now set to defend his belt against Vitor Belfort instead of Machida, let’s take a look at some UFC rematches for which we wouldn’t have to manufacture interest.