Tag: Lyoto Machida vs. Dan Henderson II

Read Lyoto Machida’s Apology For USADA Violation

In this day and age where the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) oversees the UFC’s drug testing strategies, it seems as if drug test failures are coming every other week. The latest was a bit of a surprise, however. It was reported earlier today (April 13, 2016) that long-time veteran and former light heavyweight champion

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In this day and age where the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) oversees the UFC’s drug testing strategies, it seems as if drug test failures are coming every other week.

The latest was a bit of a surprise, however.

It was reported earlier today (April 13, 2016) that long-time veteran and former light heavyweight champion Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida had admitted to using a banned substance ahead of his scheduled UFC on FOX 19 (April 16, 2016) rematch with Dan “Hendo” Henderson from Tampa, Florida.

As a result, the UFC has pulled him from the card, and Machida will likely face consequences after further details are provided by USADA.

In the wake of the news, Machida took to his official Facebook page to explain himself, apologizing to his fans, and noting that he didn’t know that the substance had been banned:

Are you buying Machida’s explanation, and what type of punishment do you expect to be given to “The Dragon”?

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Dan Henderson Reacts To Lyoto Machida Drug Test Debacle

UFC on FOX 19, which is slated to go down this Saturday night (April 16, 2016) from Tampa, Florida, has received yet another hit to its main card. Somewhat shocking news was released earlier today (April 13, 2016) when it was made clear that legendary former light heavyweight title holder Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida admitted

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UFC on FOX 19, which is slated to go down this Saturday night (April 16, 2016) from Tampa, Florida, has received yet another hit to its main card.

Somewhat shocking news was released earlier today (April 13, 2016) when it was made clear that legendary former light heavyweight title holder Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida admitted to taking a banned substance, leading the UFC to pull him from his scheduled bout with Dan “Hendo” Henderson.

Henderson, obviously unhappy with the situation, took to his official Twitter account, reacting to the news, and voicing his disappointment in “The Dragon”:

It didn’t end there, however, as Henderson also took to Instagram, posting a humorous video aimed at Machida:

A video posted by Dan Henderson (@danhendo) on

The former 205-pound kingpin explained his side of the story as well in a video published to his official Facebook page. Check it out below:

What do you make of all of this commotion?

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Cub Swanson Returns, Meets Hacran Diaz At UFC on FOX 19

The UFC has continued to stack the deck for UFC on FOX 19, which is slated for April 16, 2016 from Tampa, Florida. In just the last few days, reports have indicated that bouts between “Suga” Rashad Evans and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Lyoto Machida and Dan Henderson, Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson, and Michael Chiesa

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The UFC has continued to stack the deck for UFC on FOX 19, which is slated for April 16, 2016 from Tampa, Florida.

In just the last few days, reports have indicated that bouts between “Suga” Rashad Evans and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Lyoto Machida and Dan Henderson, Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson, and Michael Chiesa and Beneil Dariush have all been added to the card.

That doesn’t appear to be all, however, as MMAFighting’s Luke Thomas has indicated that No. 6-ranked featherweight Cub Swanson will make his return in April to take on No. 10-ranked Hacran Diaz.

Swanson has been nursing an injury on the sidelines since his latest fight, a brutal stoppage loss at the hands of Max Holloway at last April’s UFC on FOX 15. Prior to that, Swanson had won six of seven with the only loss in that stretch coming to top contender and former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar.

Diaz has compiled two straight wins of his own, scoring a unanimous decision victory over Darren Elkins at UFC Fight Night 58 in December 2014, and a split decision win over Levan Makashvili at UFC Fight Night 70 last June.

This will be a pivotal bout for each man, as the winner will loft himself back into the crowded mix of featherweight contenders longing for a chance at divisional kingpin and promotional cash cow Conor McGregor.

Which of these recently announced bouts intrigues you the most?

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