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Lyoto Machida to Fight Rafael Carvalho in Bellator Debut
By FCF Staff
Lyoto Machida reportedly has his Bellator debut set, and it’s against former middleweight champ, Rafael Carvalho.
Machida is going to face Carvalho at the promotion’s December 15th card in Honolulu, Hawaii, according to a report from ESPN.… Read More
Lyoto Machida is Eyeing Super Fight With Fedor Emelianenko Under Bellator Banner
By FCF Staff
It remains to be seen who Lyoto Machida fights in his upcoming run with Bellator, but “The Dragon” says it would be an “honor” to fight Fedor Emelianenko.
Recently it was announced that Bellator has signed the… Read More
Lyoto Machida Reports UFC Matched Bellator Offer
By FCF Staff
Lyoto Machida is officially a Bellator fighter, but not because the Ultimate Fighting Championship didn’t match the Viacom promotion’s offer to “The Dragon”.
Recently it was announced that the former light-heavyweight champ has signed a multi-fight deal… Read More
Lyoto Machida Signs With Bellator, After Decade Plus Stint With UFC
By FCF Staff
After fighting under the UFC banner for over ten years, Lyoto Machida is reportedly moving on to Bellator.
On Friday, Bellator tweeted out the comments and image below, and ESPN has confirmed that the former UFC champ… Read More
UFC 224: Amanda Nunes Punishes Raquel Pennington, Lyoto Machida KOs Vitor Belfort
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from UFC 224, which took place in Rio de Janeiro.
In the main event, bantamweight champ Amanda Nunes out struck Raquel Pennington for over twenty minutes, until the fight was stopped in round… Read More
UFC 224: Lyoto Machida Says Five Round Battle With Eryk Anders “Was Exactly What I Needed”
By FCF Staff
Although Lyoto Machida was unable to score a decisive win at UFC Fight Night 125, “The Dragon” sounds fine with how his bout with Eryk Anders went.
Machida faced Anders on February 3rd, and ended a three… Read More
Vitor Belfort Says Lyoto Machida Fight is About “Respect”
By FCF Staff
Following a report that Lyoto Machida and Vitor Belfort will fight at UFC 224, the latter has made it clear that the bout is all about respect.
The upcoming event will take place on May 12th in… Read More
Report: UFC Targeting Vitor Belfort – Lyoto Machida Bout
By FCF Staff
Although Lyoto Machida has campaigned for a fight with Michael Bisping, the UFC is reportedly working on having “The Dragon” fight Vitor Belfort next.
Following Machida’s decision win over Eryk Anders at UFC Fight Night 125 earlier… Read More
Eryk Anders Congratulates Lyoto Machida, Following Tightly Contested Loss
By FCF Staff
After incurring his first professional defeat, by a very small margin, Eryk Anders extended his congratulations to the man who beat him, Lyoto Machida.
The middleweights fought in the main event of UFC Fight Night 125, which… Read More
Lyoto Machida Outlines Why He’s Calling For a Fight With Michael Bisping
By FCF Staff
It’s not clear yet when and if Michael Bisping will fight again, but Lyoto Machida is reporting he’d like to fight the former middleweight champ, before he hangs up the gloves.
After Machida earned a split decision… Read More
UFC FN 125: Lyoto Machida Gets by Eryk Anders
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from UFC Fight Night 125, which took place in Belem, Brazil.
In the main event, Lyoto Machida eked out a split decision win over rising middleweight, Eryk Anders.
Lyoto Machida def. Eryk… Read More
UFC FN 125: Lyoto Machida vs. Eryk Anders – Joe Rogan & Jimmy Smith Preview
Lyoto Machida Posts Statement Following KO Loss at UFC FN 119
By FCF Staff
It’s been several days since Lyoto Machida was knocked out by Derek Brunson at UFC Fight Night 119, but now the legendary fighter has commented on the defeat.
Recently the former light-heavyweight champ posted the statement below… Read More
UFC FN 119: Derek Brunson Quickly KOs Lyoto Machida
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from UFC Fight Night 119, which saw Derek Brunson quickly knockout Lyoto Machida.
Both men threw heavy punches to begin the fight, but Brunson dropped Machida not long in with a big left,… Read More