Lyoto Machida News
USADA Hands Lyoto Machida 18-Month Suspension for Anti-Doping Violation
Tom Taylor - November 16, 2016
Earlier this year, former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida was pencilled in for a middleweight bout with the now-retired Dan Henderson. The fight, which was scheduled for April’s UFC on Fox 19 card, would have been a rematch of a slow 2013 bout, which saw Machida walk away with split decision win. Regrettably, Machida was pulled from this April rematch when he was flagged by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) for the steroid 7-keto-dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), which increases metabolism and weight loss and curbs the effects of aging.
Two former champions removed from the UFC rankings
Chris Taylor - August 7, 2016
Earlier today news broke that current UFC interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones had been removed from the UFC rankings. Well two other former UFC title holders were also removed from the UFC ranking over the weekend, as both Brock Lesnar and Lyoto Machida are no longer listed.
On This Day: Lyoto Machida retires Randy Couture with unbelievable KO
bjpenndotcom - April 30, 2016
Apr30.2011@LyotoMachidaFW sends Randy Couture into retirement, when he knocks him out with a flying front kickpic.twitter.com/mmfCVODGcs
Lyoto Machida releases statement on banned substance usage
bjpenndotcom - April 13, 2016
News broke Wednesday afternoon that former UFC champion Lyoto Machida had been pulled from his fight with Dan Henderson on Saturday after admitting to using a banned substance during a random out-of-competition drug test. Machida released a video statement on his Instagram in Portuguese, which included the following message in english as a caption:
Must See Video: RESPECT in Combat Sports
bjpenndotcom - February 9, 2016
https://youtu.be/gxu0zO3TVn0 Respect in MMA is always a good thing coming from two fighters looking to put the hurt on one another after a fight.
Report: Machida vs. Henderson II set for UFC on FOX 19
bjpenndotcom - January 29, 2016
The UFC is reportedly booking a highly anticipated rematch that will see two legends of the sport collide as Lyoto Machida and Dan Henderson will reportedly fight at UFC on FOX 19 on April 16th. Machida and Henderson fought back at UFC 157 where Machida was awarded a split decision win. Henderson is coming off a KO loss to Vitor Belfort back in November in 2015. The loss returned ‘Hendo’ to the loss column after he had picked up a KO win over Tim Boetsch to snap a 2-fight skid.