UFC 123 features two former UFC Light Heavyweight champions and both legends at their own right, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida.

Both are coming off lackluster performances, Rampage losing to Rashad Evans via unanimous decision at UFC 114 and Machida against Shogun Rua at UFC 113 in a devastating knockout fashion.

American Rampage Jackson (30 wins, 14 KOs/7 submissions – 8 losses) is the first person to unify any of the UFC and Pride FC championship belts, defeating Pride Fighting Championships Middleweight title holder Dan Henderson in 2007.

He has appeared as coach on The Ultimate Fighter Season 10 opposite Rashad Evans and has ventured into acting playing as B.A. Baracus in the movie The A-Team.

Brazilian Lyoto Machida (16 wins, 5 KOs/2 submissions – 1 loss) is previously undefeated before he met Shogun Rua.

He is currently ranked as the #2 light heavyweight fighter in the world and the #9 pound-for-pound fighter by Sherdog.

UFC 123 will be held on Saturday, November 20, 2010 – 7PM PT / 10PM ET / 3AM BST LIVE from the The Palace of Auburn Hills in the Detroit suburb of Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA.

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UPDATE: Rampage wins via Majority Decision!

Check out the Rampage Jackson vs Lyoto Machida fight video at the link above.

You can also check out the Matt Hughes vs BJ Penn 3 fight video.

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