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Machida Offered Fight With Ortiz
Published 1/5/2008 by Michael Rome <info@bloodyelbow.com> at Bloody Elbow
In a very interesting move, The UFC has offered Lyoto Machida a fight with Tito Ortiz. If Tito accepts, it'll probably happen after the conclusion of the apprentice.  If Tito does well, his popularity may pour over into this event.   Tito may not accept, because his contract is tied to buyrates and Machida is a non-draw.  However, he needs a win, and beating Machida would put him back into title contention.  If this fight is made, I think most people in the MMA internet community will pick Machida, but I think this is a good fight for Tito.  Machida is relatively untested against big, strong wrestlers.

Report: Lyoto Machida Offered Fight with Tito Ortiz
Published 1/5/2008 by MMA Junkie at MMAjunkie.com Articles
Just hours after MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) reported an apparent offer to Heath Herring for a fight with Cheick Kongo, the news comes out that undefeated UFC light heavyweight Lyoto Machida (12-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) has been offered a fight with former UFC champ Tito Ortiz (15-5-1 MMA, 14-5-1 UFC). Ed Soares, the manager for Machida, today told MMAWeekly.com that his fighter had been offered a fight with Ortiz — yes, they’ve accepted — and that they’re simply awaiting word on whether Ortiz has accepted the fight. There was no mention of a possible fight date. Just a week ago, Machida posted a UFC 79 ...

UFC offers Lyoto Machida a fight with Tito Ortiz
Published 1/5/2008 by Adam Morgan at Five Ounces of Pain
That’s the scoop according to MMA Weekly: Ed Soares, the manager for Lyoto Machida, has confirmed to MMAWeekly.com that Ultimate Fighting Championship officials have offered the Brazilian a fight against former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz. According to Soares, Machida has accepted the fight and at this point, they are waiting to find out if Ortiz will accept the bout. “It would be an honor to fight such a legend as Tito Ortiz,” said Machida. “I would like to see how my technique matches up against his.” This is a fight that is fitting for both men at this point in their ...

Published 1/6/2008 by fightstalker at FIGHTSTALKER
UFC Offers Machida Fight With Ortiz

Lyoto Machida Accepts Fight Against Tito Ortiz
Published 1/6/2008 by Kris Karkoski at MMAFrenzy.com
One week after defeating Rameau Sokoudjou at UFC 79 “Nemesis” undefeated mixed martial artist Lyoto Machida (12-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) has been offered a fight with former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Tito Ortiz. Machida has already accepted the fight and is awaiting acceptance from Ortiz. No date has been set for the potential showdown. Inside the octagon Machida has defeated Sam Hoger, David Heath, Kazuhiro Nakamura, and Sokoudjou while outside of the UFC he’s earned wins over Stephan Bonnar, BJ Penn, and Rich Franklin. ...

CKA: Jan 7, 2008
Published 1/7/2008 by John Chandler at MMA on Tap
NBC has released a nice video introducing each of the women American Gladiators, including Gina Carano. She was pretty impressive last night in my opinion and I’m sure everyone got a kick out of her pulling guard during the “Pyramid” event. Another episode is on this evening in it’s normal time slot at 8:00 PM EST on NBC. Cage Potato says that last night’s episode was terrible. I think it was bad but not that bad, with a few changes it’ll be better. Catching up... Here’s a little catch-up on some of the things that we may have missed over the ...