Lyoto Machida Needs Hand Surgery

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October 31st, 2009

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Lyoto Machida mentioned earlier this week that he had injured his hand during the Shogun fight, but he wasn’t sure if it needed surgery. Well, according to Dave Meltzer, the verdict is in, and unfortunately it looks like it does.

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 (18-4). Machida injured his hand during his controversial win over Rua during UFC 104 Saturday in Los Angeles.

White was hopeful to get the rematch in as soon as Jan. 2, when the company has one of its traditional major events of the year at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Rua had agreed to the date, but Machida’s surgery eliminates whatever slim possibility there was that he would be fully recovered and ready in time for that date. Right now, it is not known when the fight would be able to take place.

Meltzer also mentioned that Anderson Silva is still recovering from his elbow surgery and the date of his middleweight title defense against Vitor Belfort is still up in the air.

Here’s to hoping for speedy recoveries and no further injuries during training.

Image via Sherdog

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  • MMA is Pride

    And here we go. Another afraid so-called champion doing the best trick he knows! Retaining the belt by avoiding contacts and being dominant in “not getting beat up” copyright Cecil Peoples.

    With this kind of mentality, you can put pride and self esteem to the garbage.. Fuck it. This whole bullshit is so bad for the sport…

    • Miko

      MMA is Pride that is probably the most ignorant comment I have ever heard in my entire life. He needs hand surgery do you think after the shogun fight he went back stage and slammed his hand in repeatedly slammed his hand in a door to retain his title?? Is thinking that difficult for you, or are you just another conspircey theorist that beleives that world will end in 2012, and the government is out to get you. Maybe you should tighten your tin foil hat a little harder and maybe Machida will fight tomorrow.

  • MMA is Pride

    Miko, you’re happy to pay for boring fights with counter-strikers running around the cage. I’m not.

    Shogun was the only guy for a while to actually get a grab on Machida and hurt him. It was an aggression and a successful plan. Even if the fight was close, nobody can deny that Shogun spent most of the time attacking and Machida most of the time defending.

    Get your conspiracy theories and shove it up your ass. What I’m criticizing the most is the comments of Cecil Peoples and the attitude of judges allowing more credit to defense than offense.

    Future will tell how Machida will behave with respect to this rematch everybody wants except him.

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  • Dan

    MMA is Pride is a perfect example of this quote:

    “I think when Machida fights you really get to see which fans appreciate MMA as a sport, and which just like to watch for random violence.”

    I like to watch strategy and how a fight unfolds. Not just 2 dudes come in swinging and it’s over in 30 seconds.

  • http://www.yahoo.com Blain Howard

    It doesn’t say….but I think he must have broken his right hand and possibly, in this photo.

    He stopped punching with his right and dropped his typical blitzing left right combo.

  • MMA is Pride

    Dan, I’m not saying that MMA shall be random violence.

    Did you enjoy Thales Leites – Anderson Silva? What a beautiful strategic game to watch!

  • rick

    This injury was one that he already had, but realized after fighting shogun, that if he is going to fight him again he needs to fix it. Remeber shogun just gave him the best fight as of yet, so he is definetly going to do what he has to, to feel 100 percent. Thinks guys before you make dumb, stupid ass oponions. Machida is a very honorable champion and deserves our outmost respect!!

  • mmalex

    absolutely. All you machida haters are over the top scary stupid.

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