Machida: Asking for Anderson Silva money was not wrong
When Phil Davis dropped out his scheduled UFC 133 fight vs. Rashad Evans, with barely two weeks to go, UFC President Dana…
When Phil Davis dropped out his scheduled UFC 133 fight vs. Rashad Evans, with barely two weeks to go, UFC President Dana White thought Lyoto Machida was willing to step up. He was, but there was a catch – The Dragon wanted Anderson Silva money. But Dana felt Machida was no Anderson Silva, so he doesn’t deserve Anderson Silva money.
The next day Tito Ortiz stepped up, at his contracted pay.
In a recent interview with Terra Esportes, Machida expressed no regret.
“I ask forgiveness for the misunderstanding, but not for what I’ve done, because I was not wrong. I never accepted the fight. I was coming back from injury and I had only been training for two weeks. In fact this training routine was only to keep in shape, and not for fighting.”
“To patch a pothole, the price is different. It’s my career on the line. As I’ve said, I was coming back from injury and was only training for a small amount of time. I only asked for the type of money that would guarantee me tranquility for a certain time, because if I were to lose it would put me on the back of the line of candidates for the title. Aside from also being potentially injured, Rashad is not just ‘any’ type of fighter.”
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