RIO DE JANEIRO – First it was Randy Couture, and on Saturday, it was Vitor Belfort . And when it comes to sending veterans into retirement via a hellacious front kick, Lyoto Machida is hoping Michael Bisping will join the tour. In Saturday’s UFC 224 pay-per-view main-card opener at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Machida (24-8 MMA, 16-8 UFC) sent Belfort (26-14 MMA, 15-11 UFC) into retirement with a violent second-round front kick to the face. It surely wasn’t the way Belfort imagined he’d transition into retirement ; fellow ex-UFC champ Couture likely didn’t expect it either when Machida did the same to him in 2011. Related With double deja-vu and respect all around, Vitor Belfort's swan song at UFC 224 was oddly poetic So with yet another former titleholder – Bisping (30-9 MMA, 20-9 UFC) – expecting to retire following his next bout, Machida again pushed for the fight, just as he did earlier this year ( Bisping has seemed receptive ). With a penchant for kick-induced retirements, is Machida ready to send Bisping into the sunset
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Lyoto Machida wants Michael Bisping to join his Front-Kick Retirement Tour – MMA Junkie