Machida wants to face Rashad Evans

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Machida wants to face Rashad Evans Saturday 20th of September 2008 04:26 PM

By Guilherme Cruz

Photo Josh Hedges

After being scrapped from UFC 89 because of Thiago Silva’s back injury, Lyoto Machda keeps training in Brazil, but less than before. With his back to the octagon still undefined, Machida waits for the UFC to set his next bout. “I continue training, I can’t be caught unprepared for a fight, but I’m training less now, doing only some physical training, Jiu-Jitsu and Karatê… They didn’t say anything, but told me that this fight (with Thiago Silva) still can happen”, said the fighter, who would need to wait for his recovery to come back to the octagon.

But if it depended on his decision, he’d come back tomorrow with another opponent. “I’m waiting for any situation, or face him, if he gets better, or having another opponent. I would like to face Rashad Evans, and the winner gets a title shot, but now it seems like they will put him against Forrest Griffin… I’d like to face him and the winner gets Griffin, it’s a good way”, suggests Machida, who waits for a top opponent for his next fight.

“I don’t know how it’s gonna be, I’m ready to fight, but don’t wanna fight anyone, because I’m building my way in UFC and I wanna fight the top fighters so that they could give me a title shot after”, says. Between the option in the light-heavyweight Top 10 ranking is Maurício Shogun, getting better from a knee injury and waiting to fight in December, still without and opponent. If Machida could choose, another Brazilian fight could happen. “I never chose opponents, I leave it to UFC and my managers, what they want for me is good. If they think fight Shogun is better I’ll do it, I’m prepared to for everything”, guarantees Machida.

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nopain 05/31/2009 07:47 PM	nopain well if show guns get his shot !at lyoto thiago silva should get a remacth our the winner after 08-29-09 its agood fight with how every give the no pain no gain thiago silva a remacth thats what we want payback time!
nopain 05/24/2009 10:05 PM	nopain well i have one thing to say thiago silva want his remacth after 8-29-09 !it will be a differnt fight this time he will win its pay back time nopain no gain we will see him again !that belt belongs to him we r coming to take it !
jack dassy 05/18/2009 12:29 AM	Cosmo Alexandre I\'m a big Cosmo Alexandre fan. Cosmo is a monster in Muay Thai. Someone should convince him to train in MMA, and be the next Anderson Silva!
nopain 05/12/2009 04:01 PM	nopain i like anderson silva he will win!but the otheir two pitbull he have to want it more the gps no for the money its man to man if he want this the time ground game has to get better gps right is on top of his game that man is still want so iaming pulling for gps! lyoto machida this fight will be a chess macth nobody can make mistake u cant run when ur fighting not this time !i want lyoto machida to win !so thiago no pain no gaine silva get the remacth its payback time nopain
nopain 05/10/2009 12:16 PM	nopain thiago silva will be ready in 08-29-09 110% percent better then before the nopain no gaine thiago silva its payback time !
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