Dana wants Machida-Shogun II on Jan 2
Dave Meltzer: Dana White Wants Machida-Shogun II on January 2nd On his radio show last night (subscription required and recommended),…
Dave Meltzer: Dana White Wants Machida-Shogun II on January 2nd
On his radio show last night (subscription required and recommended), Dave Meltzer said Dana White wants the Lyoto Machida vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua rematch on UFC 108. Meltzer also stated that Shogun has agreed to the date, and Machida will let them know if he’s healthy enough to take it.
They want to return quickly with Machida/Shogun because the controversy is hot right now and if they can make a rematch announcement soon, they can assuage fan anger and channel it into PPV buys. If UFC 108 has Lesnar-Carwin, Machida-Shogun, and Evans-Silva, the show should break the million buy mark.