Lyoto Machida To Undergo Surgery, Rematch With Shogun Postponed

Posted by Vegas Martin in UFC News on Saturday, October 31st, 2009
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According to Yahoo! Sports, UFC light heavyweight champ will soon undergo surgery that will postpone his rematch with Mauricio “Shogun” Rua:

UFC officials have confirmed that will need surgery on one of his hands, thus delaying the planned middleweight championship rematch with Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (18-4). Machida injured his hand during his controversial win over Rua during Saturday in Los Angeles.

White was hopeful to get the rematch in as soon as Jan. 2, when the company has one of its traditional major events of the year at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Rua had agreed to the date, but Machida’s surgery eliminates whatever slim possibility there was that he would be fully recovered and ready in time for that date. Right now, it is not known when the fight would be able to take place.

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One Response to Lyoto Machida To Undergo Surgery, Rematch With Shogun Postponed:

  1. sachin says:

    Middleweight??? I think its the LHW division we are talking about !!! Machida is just buying time to prepare himself. You cant stop the inevitable.

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