Machida: Rampage ‘told me I won the fight’
“After the fight Quinton came up to me and said ‘no, you won the fight’, I thanked him and told…
“After the fight Quinton came up to me and said ‘no, you won the fight’, I thanked him and told him he’s a great champion too, even more for acknowledging that (I won). It’s not easy to do that, but he added ‘don’t you worry about that, you won the fight, and I’ll give you a rematch because I know I didn’t deserve this win’”
“I think the journey continues, it’s not a defeat nor an obstacle that is going to get in the way of our dream, my dream continues, the journey continues. We have to take advantage of this opportunity to improve even more”.
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Full UFC 123 results
Main Card (PPV)
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson def. Lyoto Machida via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
B.J. Penn def. Matt Hughes via KO (punches) – Round 1, 0:21
Maiquel Falcao def. Gerald Harris via unanimous decision (29-27. 29-28, 29-28)
Phil Davis def. Tim Boetsch via submission (kimura) – Round 2, 2:55
George Sotiropoulos def. Joe Lauzon via submission (kimura) – Round 2, 2:43
Prelim Bouts(Spike)
Brian Foster def. Matt Brown via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 2:11
Mark Munoz def. Aaron Simpson via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Prelim Bouts (Unaired)
Dennis Hallman def. Karo Parisyan via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 1:47
Edson Barboza def. Mike Lullo via TKO (leg kicks) – Round 3, 0:26
Paul Kelly def. T.J. O’Brien via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 3:16
Nik Lentz def. Tyson Griffin via split decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28)