Jorge Guimaraes, manager of the renowned Brazilian mixed martial arts veteran Lyoto Machida, said that he is in talks with the UFC about the fight of his client with another legend from this country - Mauricio "Shogunom" Rua.
“When I heard that Shogun was going to fight his farewell fight in the UFC, I immediately called promotion business director Hunter Campbell and offered to do a trilogy with Machida. He told me that they originally planned to give Shogun a rival for Tyson Pedro, but he liked my idea and was going to discuss it with Dana White.
I have no doubt that Brazilian fans want to see this fight. Two champions, two sports legends in a farewell fight will find out which of them is better. Shogun is already in the Hall of Fame, Lyoto also deserves it, ”the Sherdog manager quotes.
Recall that Machida and Shogun have already crossed paths twice in the octagon. In October 2009, Lyoto won by unanimous decision, and six months later, Mauricio knocked him out in a rematch.
