Posted Thursday, May 06, 2010 04:52 PM
Our good friends at MMA Weekly caught up with Lyoto ‘the Dragon’ Machida for a quick Q&A about his upcoming UFC 113 main event bout against Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua this Saturday.
The Dragon, as always, was with his manager and translator Ed Soares, who relayed and answered the Portuguese speaking Machida’s answers for us.
MMA Weekly asked Machida what he thought Mauricio Rua would bring differently in the fight that he didn’t bring in their UFC104 fight. Machida’s responded that he’s not t worried about Rua, claiming only to worry about himself and his own training rather than that of his opponent. He did admit that Rua surprised him a little in the first fight but he won’t be surprised at UFC113. “I’m not concerned about what he’s going to do; I’m concerned about what I’m going to do.”
The UFC odds makers have Machida the -185 moneyline favorite over Rua who pays +155 for an upset win.
The interview continues with a question about what he can take away from the last fight and what he can do better in the UFC113 fight. Machida answered through Soares that “every time you go out there you see mistakes that you made and that is one part of being a champion is that you constantly want to improve…we saw some mistakes that we made… we went back to the drawing board and improved on those things…”
This fight is one of the most anticipated rematches in UFC history, unlike other so-called grudge matches, we have Lyoto Machida who is undefeated in the record...
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Posted Friday, April 23, 2010 05:24 PM
By Eric Williams
MMA betting enthusiasts that don’t like loud-mouthed MMA fighters that go around tooting their own horn and talking about themselves in the third person, will love WEC featherweight champion Jose Aldo, who, despite being the best featherweight on the planet, comes off like the ‘boy next door’ you wouldn’t mind your daughter dating.
MMA Betting Odds
Jose Aldo -300
Urijah Faber +220
Saturday, April 24, 10:00 PM ET
Arco Arena: Sacramento, Ca.
TV: Pay-Per-View
Don’t ‘get it twisted’ however MMA gamblers, as nice as Aldo is outside of the rings, he’s just as nasty once he steps inside the cage and shows his opponents absolutely no mercy whatsoever. If you don’t believe me, just ask the litany of fighters he’s pounded in a multitude of ways.
“I’m happy, but I’m just as hungry and excited to defense my belt as the first time,” Aldo told BetFlix in an exclusive interview.
MMA bettor that think his opponent, former champ, Urijah Faber will have an advantage fighting in front of his home crowd, had better think again. Aldo said he doesn’t care where the fight takes place.
“This will be my third fight in Sacramento and even though it’s his (Faber) home, I feel very comfortable fighting here also,” Aldo added. “95 percent of the people may be cheering for Urijah, but it doesn’t make a difference. When I step in the ring, I don’t hear anything anyway. I’m focused on applying my strategies and listening to ...
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