Thread: Shogun vs. Machida rematch

A rematch between UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will headline a May 1 UFC event in Montreal, Canada, UFC President Dana White confirmed with Yahoo Sports’ Dan Wetzel on Wednesday.

Machida retained the 205-pound title with a controversial unanimous decision win over Rua in their first meeting at UFC 104 in October.

Machida (16-0) has remained undefeated with eight-straight UFC victories, including wins over Tito Ortiz, Thiago Silva, and then title-holder Rashad Evans.

A PRIDE veteran, Rua (18-4) was upset by Forrest Griffin in his UFC debut in 2007 but rebounded with back-to-back wins over Mark Coleman and Chuck Liddell before falling to Machida in a bout most observers scored in Shogun’s favor.

The rematch was expected to take place in January at UFC 108, but was postponed after Machida underwent surgery to repair a hand injury suffered in his October win.

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Go Rua!!

Hoppas att shogun tar bältet nu.

Hoppas verkligen det. Men Machida är duktig på att nöta in taktiker och nu när han vet Shoguns så känns det lite svårt för Shogun om han nu inte har en ny plan. Vilket jag hoppas

Fast då har ju machida's taktik sett likadan ut i alla hans matcher och frågan är om han vill ändra så mycket egentligen?

Första maj? orkar inte ens se fram emot det, sjukt långt bort.