Former UFC light heavyweight champion, Lyoto Machida has been giving his thoughts on the recent title win of 23-year old Jon Jones, explaining the victory wouldn’t have come so easily if Mauricio “Shogun” Rua had turned up in the kind of form he was showing last year. Speaking via Sherdog.com, Machida said:
“Shogun is a tough guy. It’s no accident he’s reached the level where he’s at. He has won everything he has won by his talent and effort. I know Shogun has more to show than that. Maybe he failed to bring his game or maybe he felt the pressure of defending the belt for the first time. As I’ve said before, there are other factors we don’t know about, other factors that may have interfered. They changed opponents on him. That can interfere with a fight. I have no doubt he could have fought better.”
“I’m sure if Shogun was the same fighter he was when we fought in Los Angeles the fight would have been much more difficult for Jones. Shogun would have had a great chance, and it would not have been as easy as it was.”
Machida faces a stern test himself at the end of the month, heading to UFC 129 in Toronto to take on former five-time octagon champion, Randy Couture in a do-or-die fight for the karate master. Stay tuned to MMABay for more build-up to this one as we get it.
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