Machida: Win keeps me in the title picture
Taking on Yoel Romero, Lyoto Machida believes that a win at UFC Fight Night 70 could put him right back in the UFC middleweight title picture.
Lyoto Machida returns to action this Saturday in the main event only ten weeks after his loss to Luke Rockhold. Taking on Yoel Romero, Machida believes that a win could put him right back in the title picture:
And Machida, who is a slight favorite, believes a win puts him right back in the thick of things at 185 pounds.
That’s my goal – to rebuild, one fight at a time, Machida told MMAjunkie on Thursday after a workout in Fort Lauderdale. After this victory, I think I’m going to be in the mix again.
Where Machida believes he has the edge against Romero, who was a silver medalist wrestler at the 2000 Olympics for Cuba, is in experience. On paper, that certainly is true from an MMA standpoint. The Dragon has nearly three times as many fights overall, and four times as many fights in the UFC, despite the fact the two nearly are the same age.