Machida Blackballed?

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Somebody should have warned Lyoto Machida that playing hardball with Dana White never ends well.

Now, either the UFC is teaching him a lesson for wanting “Anderson Silva Money” for stepping in on short notice to face Rashad Evans at UFC 133 or they want to save the Japanese-Brazilian fighter for its February 26 return to Japan. Either way, Lyoto, who only fought once in 2011 at UFC 129 in April, won’t even be making Strikeforce Challengers money the rest of the year. Lucky for him he has the Knockout of the Night bonus he got for retiring Randy Couture and knocking out his tooth.

Machida tweeted late last night that he likely won’t be fighting again until next year, but didn’t give a reason why.

You may recall that White prematurely announced last week that Machida would be taking on Phil Davis at UFC 140 in Toronto and then pulled a 180 on the news when he was informed that Davis was still recovering from knee surgery.

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So what do ya think, is Machida being punished or just put away for Japan?

That's stupid. Every time Dana goes on a tirade against a fighter or a camp or whoever, it stays secret for all of 4 seconds. Slow day in MMA = Drum up a story. Gay.

So.....where's the part in that article where they provide info to support the idea of Machida being blackballed? All I see is that Machida won't be fighting until next year, and then the author says he is being blackballed.

Pretty weak.

Some people are out to get Dana. This fits that narrative.

Next year is only three months away .... fight cards are pretty full .... blackballed or waiting patiently? This does not sound like a typical Dana fight with a fighter... they usually start with "that fucker will never fight in the UFC again"..... this didnt.... but hey make something up and see what happens ... heh

Saving him for Japan makes sense. Putting him on double secret probation out of spite does not. Also, everyone else that he could/should be fighting is already booked, no sense in throwing him in the cage for no reason.

And with as many injuries that have been going on it doesn't hurt to have a big draw in reserve either...

Krieger wrote:

Next year is only three months away .... fight cards are pretty full .... blackballed or waiting patiently? This does not sound like a typical Dana fight with a fighter... they usually start with "that fucker will never fight in the UFC again"..... this didnt.... but hey make something up and see what happens ... heh

this 100%

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