Lyoto Machida tog sig senast an UFC:s mellanviktsmästare Chris Weidman, en match som Machida förlorade via ett enhälligt domslut under UFC 175. Machida har dock inga planer på att hålla sig utanför oktagonen särskilt länge, och härnäst vill han ta sig an ingen mindre än Luke Rockhold.
Här nedan kan ni läsa vad Lyoto hade att säga om det hela, via ”BloodyElbow”:
I had no injuries against Weidman, after the fight I went back training moderately. In September I’ll start working hard and in October I’ll be able to have a fight. It’s up to the UFC to choose my opponent. I would like to face Rockhold. He’s a former Strikeforce champion, I respect him a lot. I don’t dislike him, we get along well, but it’s a fight that makes sense for both of us and for the fans, once we have good ranking positions and think on the belt.
I haven’t thought after my bout with Weidman about leaving the middleweight division, not for a second. I want to still test myself against top 10 guys. Beside Rockhold, there are other fighters that I want to face, but they have fights scheduled.
Om detta är en match vi kommer att få se senare under året, återstår att se.
