You might say light heavyweights Lyoto Machida and
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua were magnets on the same pole
this past October. Every time they drifted close, their charges pushed
them apart.
The UFC 104 title fight was simultaneously a frustrating and exhilarating
affair. But the fight never really got started and certainly didn’t
explode the way most expected. It was a chess match.
In our official event preview, MMAjunkie.com’s Steven Marrocco explains why Saturday’s rematch at UFC 113 should be a different affair. He also breaks down a No. 1 contender’s bout between welterweights Paul Daley and Josh Koscheck and a guilty-pleasure heavyweight bout of Matt Mitrione vs. Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson.