Even before Lyoto Machida made a violent debut at middleweight with a head-kick knockout of Mark Munoz in October, he fielded numerous questions about fighting yet another friend in the 185-pound division. Would, we wonder, the former light-heavyweight champion ever fight longtime training partner and close friend Anderson Silva , a former middleweight titleholder and one of the greatest fighters in MMA history? Again stating his usual stance, Machida recently said it’s very, very unlikely. “It would be peculiar to put on this fight since we have the same manager,” said Machida, referencing Ed Soares, who also manages their Black House fight team and gym
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Lyoto Machida’s latest thoughts on a potential Anderson Silva fight – MMA Junkie