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Already rescheduled once, the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight title match between Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin is on hold again as Lesnar recovers from mononucleosis.UFC president Dana White confirmed the diagnosis on Wednesday, ending rumours that Lesnar was suffering from the H1N1 flu. White told Yahoo! Sports that Lesnar can’t train for at least a month, putting the Jan. 2 match at UFC 108 out of the question.The two were...  

UFC light heavyweight champ Lyoto Machida will soon undergo surgery that will postpone his immediate rematch with Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, according to Yahoo! Sports: "UFC officials have confirmed that Lyoto Machida will need surgery on one of his hands, thus delaying the planned middleweight championship rematch with Mauricio “Shogun” Rua".  

One phenomenon I will never understand in sports journalism is the strange need for large swaths of its foremost practitioners to force-feed particular stories down the masses' throats. Even more bizarre is the frequency with which these angles make zero common sense. In Major League Baseball, the national media decided the Los Angeles Dodgers' bullpen would be the deciding factor before the SoCal squad faced the Philadelphia Phillies in the...  

By Gina Gomez Oct 25, (THAINDIAN NEWS) In quite an unexpected manner, Lyoto Machida defeated Mauricio Rua in a heavyweight championship at UFC 104 on Saturday. The outcome came after five intensely fought rounds whereby Machida scored his eighth consecutive win in his UFC performances at the Staples Center. The result was, however, not at all [...]  

Watch the UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun live stream from UFC PPV and Yahoo Sports direct from Los Angeles, California this coming October 24, 2009. This Ultimate Fighting Championship event features the most awaited main card between Lyoto Machida “The Dragon” vs Mauricio...read more  

A rematch between UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua is in the works for UFC 108. Dave Meltzer revealed the news on his radio show (subscription required) last night, and Heavy.com has confirmed with sources close to both fighters that the bout is under preliminary discussion.  Rua has agreed to the fight, and Machida will take the fight if he is medically able to do so. The light heavyweight champion has...  

UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida defended his belt for the first time Saturday at UFC 104, defeating Shogun Rua to retain his title and remain undefeated in a tough, close unanimous decision that left the fans in Los Angeles ...