MATCHUP: Randy “The Natural” Couture vs Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida
EVENT: UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields
DATE: April 30, 2011
VENUE: Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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.
UFC 123 features four UFC champions and legends of the Octagon at their own right.
B.J. Penn, Lyoto Machida, Matt Hughes, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson; what more can you ask for?
UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida will be held on November 20, 2010 at The Palace of Auburn Hills in the Detroit suburb of Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA.
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At the end of 5 rounds of their first encounter at UFC 104, when Mauricio “Shogun” Rua challenged Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida for his light-heavyweight championship crown; the fight was awarded by all three judges to Machida scoring it 48-47.
That decision was met with controversy as many felt, Shogun should have won. However as proven time and again, in a close fight, it is the champion or the more known fighter that is usually awarded the win (see Couture vs Vera).
At UFC 104, Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida successfully defended his UFC Light-Heavyweight Championship belt against Mauricio “Shogun” Rua wnning by unanimous decision and with a score of 48-47 from all three judges.
However, that decision was highly disputed and controversial because many fans and writers felt that the win should have gone to Rua.
Notable MMA personalities like UFC president Dana White, UFC owner Lorenzo Fertitta, Randy Couture, Royce Gracie, Rashad Evans, Wanderlei Silva and Rampage Jackson to name a few also stated they felt that Rua won the fight.
