Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Lyoto Machida eyeing Chris Weidman or Vitor Belfort's UFC title in 2014

Lyoto Machida was the juggernaut who lit up the light-heavyweight class at one time and worked his way to becoming the UFC champion in that weight class. He's looking to transfer those skills to 185 and come out with another belt in 2014. First up for him is Gegard Mousasi, which is very challenging test. Should he get past him, he will be looking for a title shot against the winner of the Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort in mid 2014.

Part of Machida's success is his positive mindset and mental approach to fighting. He is extremely goal oriented and has re-invigorated his career at middleweight with a big knockout over Mark Munoz in his 185 pound debut. He was dejected after losing a close decision to Phil Davis, and not getting a title shot against Jon Jones, when it was expected he had it in the bag. Nonetheless, Machida has persevered. Just two and a half months after losing to Davis, he scored the big KO over Munoz and is possibly just a win away from getting a chance to win two belts in two different weight classes. He has his his eye on nothing but gold this year as he is a big dreamer with big goals.




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