The Older lightweight title competition Joe diplomatist module meet Spencer Fisher in a pivotal 155-pound scrap at UFC 104 "Machida vs. Rua" on Oct. 24 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The lightweight matchup was part of a complete 11-fight roster released by UFC officials on Friday.
Schedule and Venue:
UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun
Saturday,
Oct. 24
Staples Center
Los Angeles
Fight Lineup:
UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Lyoto Machida vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
Ben Rothwell vs. Cain Velasquez
Josh Neer vs. Gleison Tibau
Spencer Fisher vs. Joe Stevenson
Anthony Johnson vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Yushin Okami vs. Chael Sonnen
Ryan Bader vs. Eric Schafer
Chase Gormley vs. Stefan Struve
Patrick Barry vs. Antoni Hardonk
Jorge Rivera vs. Rob Kimmons
Kyle Kingsbury vs. Razak Al-Hassan
The Older lightweight title competition Joe diplomatist module meet Spencer Fisher in a pivotal 155-pound scrap at UFC 104 "Machida vs. Rua" on Oct. 24 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The lightweight matchup was part of a complete 11-fight roster released by UFC officials on Friday.
The 27-year-old diplomatist has lost threesome of his last fivesome fights. However, he rebounded from back-to-back defeats to Kenny Florian and Diego Salim with a unvaried selection conclusion over “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 5 succeeder Nate Diaz in June. A Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and one of the lightweight division’s most respected and cured competitors, diplomatist holds notable wins against Kurt Pellegrino, Gleison Tibau and Dokonjonosuke Mishima, among others. He has delivered nearly half (14) of his 30 occupation victories by submission.
Seemingly ever on the flap of title contention, Fisher has rattled off threesome consecutive wins since his unvaried selection loss to the world-ranked Frankie Edgar in Nov 2007. The 33-year-old has been ended exclusive once in 27 occupation appearances and has never been submitted. Fisher last competed in June, when he notched a unvaried selection against Caol Uno at UFC 99. Wins over Josh Neer, Aaron Riley and Thiago Alves anchor his impressive resume.
The UFC 104 prominence module also shine on the welterweight division, as Anthony President module lock horns with Yoshiyuki Yoshida.
One of the sport’s most talented fighters, President module carry a two-fight winning color into the match. The 25-year-old American stopped the durable Luigi Fioravanti on first-round strikes at UFC Fight Night 17 in February and has delivered fivesome of his heptad occupation victories by knockout or theoretical knockout. President burst on the environs in 2007, when he flattened Afroasiatic Reiner in a mere 13 seconds.
Yoshida, meanwhile, has posted 10 wins in 11 fights. A fourth-degree black belt in Judo, the 35-year-old has not competed since he submitted Brandon anatomist with an opening-round cloture turn at UFC 98 in May. Yoshida, who now trains under the Jackson’s Mixed Martial Arts flag in Albuquerque, N.M., has been ended exclusive once in 14 occupation bouts.
Undefeated reddened heavyweight endorse Lyoto Machida module headline UFC 104, as he module defend his crown against 2005 Pride Fighting Championships middleweight grand prix succeeder Mauricio "Shogun" Rua in the important event.
