UFC 104 Promo

In May, Lyoto Machida electrified the mixed martial arts world with a stirring knockout of Rashad Evans. On Saturday, October 24th, The Dragon will make the first defense of his UFC® light heavyweight crown in the main event of UFC® 104 against former PRIDE® star Mauricio Shogun Rua, who is coming off back-to-back knockouts of Chuck Liddell and Mark Coleman.

In the co-feature, two of the top young heavyweight contenders in the sport will clash, as unbeaten Cain Velasquez takes on former IFL star Big Ben Rothwell in what promises to be one of the most memorable bouts of 2009.