It seems that Lyoto Machida‘s luck has brought him good fortune in return after coming under scrutiny from UFC President Dana White for asking for “Anderson Silva money,” in order to accept a bout with Rashad Evans earlier this year.
Now that Evans is out with a hand injury, Machida will fill in as his replacement to challenge UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones at UFC 140 on December 10th.
MMAWeekly.com spoke to Machida’s manager, Ed Soares, to discuss the upcoming title bout, and Soares said everything worked out in their favour, despite the controversy.
“Everything does happen for a reason,” Soares said regarding the title bout between Jones and Machida.
“I was all for Lyoto taking that fight with Rashad, believe me I would have loved to see that happen, too, but everything does happen for a reason.”
Soares also spoke about the bout itself, and commented on how Machida poses a threat to the champion, stylistically. Although praising Jones’ abilities and success thus far in the UFC, he is confident that Machida will reclaim the light heavyweight crown.
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