Machida, Shogun Cleared for UFC 113
Brian Knapp May 7, 2010
The two men at the heart of the most anticipated rematch of 2010
have met their mandated weight requirements on the eve of their
second encounter.
Light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida checked in at 204 pounds for his UFC 113 main event against Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (205) on Saturday at the Bell Centre in Montreal. The 20 other men booked to compete -- including co-headliners Josh Koscheck (170) and Paul Daley (170) -- also made weight without incident at Friday’s official weigh-in.
Machida defeated Rua in a controversial unanimous decision at UFC
104 in October. The Brazilians were projected to meet again at UFC
108 three months later, but a hand injury suffered by the champion
required surgery and forced a delay.
Unbeaten through 16 professional bouts, Machida knocked out “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 2 winner Rashad Evans at UFC 98 a year ago to become the undisputed king at 205 pounds. He had not lost a round in UFC competition until he fought Rua, who tested him with repeated kicks to the body and legs in their memorable five-round tilt in Los Angeles. Based in Shotokan karate, the 31-year-old Machida holds other notable victories against former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz, one-time UFC middleweight titleholder Rich Franklin, perennial pound-for-pound standout B.J. Penn and American Top Team’s Thiago Silva.
The resurgent Rua rode consecutive victories over UFC hall of famers Mark Coleman and Chuck Liddell into his first encounter with Machida. Once considered the top 205-pound fighter in the world, he battled through a series of knee injuries that kept him out of the cage for more than year following his stunning 2007 submission defeat to Forrest Griffin. Rua, the 2005 Pride Fighting Championships middleweight grand prix winner, has defeated some of the world’s most accomplished fighters, including Brazilian stalwart Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, former UFC light heavyweight kingpin Quinton Jackson, one-time UFC heavyweight titleholder Kevin Randleman and reigning Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem. A devastating finisher, Rua has delivered 15 of his 18 career victories by knockout or technical knockout.
UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2
Saturday, May 8
Bell Centre
Montreal
UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Lyoto Machida (204) vs. Mauricio Rua (205)
Josh Koscheck (170) vs. Paul Daley (170)
Sam Stout (155) vs. Jeremy Stephens (155)
Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson (225) vs. Matt Mitrione (253)
Patrick Cote (184) vs. Alan Belcher (186)
Tom Lawlor (185) vs. Joe Doerksen (186)
Marcus Davis (169) vs. Jonathan Goulet (169)
Johny Hendricks (170) vs. T.J. Grant (169)
Joey Beltran (239) vs. Tim Hague (266)
Yoshiyuki Yoshida (170) vs. Michael Guymon (170)
Jason MacDonald (185) vs. John Salter (185)
Light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida checked in at 204 pounds for his UFC 113 main event against Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (205) on Saturday at the Bell Centre in Montreal. The 20 other men booked to compete -- including co-headliners Josh Koscheck (170) and Paul Daley (170) -- also made weight without incident at Friday’s official weigh-in.
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Unbeaten through 16 professional bouts, Machida knocked out “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 2 winner Rashad Evans at UFC 98 a year ago to become the undisputed king at 205 pounds. He had not lost a round in UFC competition until he fought Rua, who tested him with repeated kicks to the body and legs in their memorable five-round tilt in Los Angeles. Based in Shotokan karate, the 31-year-old Machida holds other notable victories against former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz, one-time UFC middleweight titleholder Rich Franklin, perennial pound-for-pound standout B.J. Penn and American Top Team’s Thiago Silva.
The resurgent Rua rode consecutive victories over UFC hall of famers Mark Coleman and Chuck Liddell into his first encounter with Machida. Once considered the top 205-pound fighter in the world, he battled through a series of knee injuries that kept him out of the cage for more than year following his stunning 2007 submission defeat to Forrest Griffin. Rua, the 2005 Pride Fighting Championships middleweight grand prix winner, has defeated some of the world’s most accomplished fighters, including Brazilian stalwart Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, former UFC light heavyweight kingpin Quinton Jackson, one-time UFC heavyweight titleholder Kevin Randleman and reigning Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem. A devastating finisher, Rua has delivered 15 of his 18 career victories by knockout or technical knockout.
UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2
Saturday, May 8
Bell Centre
Montreal
UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Lyoto Machida (204) vs. Mauricio Rua (205)
Josh Koscheck (170) vs. Paul Daley (170)
Sam Stout (155) vs. Jeremy Stephens (155)
Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson (225) vs. Matt Mitrione (253)
Patrick Cote (184) vs. Alan Belcher (186)
Tom Lawlor (185) vs. Joe Doerksen (186)
Marcus Davis (169) vs. Jonathan Goulet (169)
Johny Hendricks (170) vs. T.J. Grant (169)
Joey Beltran (239) vs. Tim Hague (266)
Yoshiyuki Yoshida (170) vs. Michael Guymon (170)
Jason MacDonald (185) vs. John Salter (185)
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