Machida Vs Shogun 2: Shogun The New UFC Light Heavyweight Champion

Shogun the new UFC light heavyweight champion, the coinage may not liked by Machida fans but UFC 113 results show that The Dragon has lost to Shogun.

The new light heavyweight champion Mauricio Rua knocked out the unbeaten Lyoto Machida in the first round. The game lasted only for 3:35 of the first round.

Machida Vs Shogun 2 shows that it was a day for Shogun and not for the Dragon as Dragon was crushed by Shogun within three and a half minutes of the bout.

Many were expecting a replay of the UFC 104 but it was all disappointing for The Dragon fans who were expecting a memorable rematch.

Mauricio Rua commented after the fight that for the night, he was not thinking about the previous fight in UFC 104. He added that controversy raised his motivational level
and he trained himself hard, he believed in his training and came here and finally got an unconditional win over Lyoto Machida.

Shogun further added that in the first game he studied the style of Machida’s game and tried to fight according to Machida’s style. For the present fight I know Machida well, so I tried to exploit him and took more chances and risks to finish the fight in an unconditional way.

After this Machida Vs Shogun 2, at Bell Centre Montreal Canada has improved his UFC ranking to 19-4 whereas Machida is no more unbeaten as his record shows 16-1.