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Lyoto Machida to undergo hand surgery, Rua rematch postponed
cagereport.net - 11/3/2009
Lyoto Machida to undergo hand surgery, Rua rematch postponed
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Unsuccessful in his UFC debut against top contender Cain Velasquez at UFC 104, IFL veteran 'Big' Ben Rothwell made it clear that he felt stoppage made by referee Steve Mazzagatti was unjustified as he was in the midst of transitioning to better his position. "So what he was punching me, ...
Lyoto Machida Sidelined Until January After Hand Surgery
FightLine.com - 11/2/2009
Lyoto Machida Sidelined Until January After Hand Surgery
— FightLine.com — Lyoto Machida Sidelined Until January After Hand Surgery (more) Lyoto Machida Sidelined Until January After Hand Surgery

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Lyoto Machida Needs Surgery, Rematch With Mauricio "Shogun" Rua Postponed
bloodyelbow.com - 10/31/2009
Lyoto Machida Needs Surgery, Rematch With Mauricio "Shogun" Rua Postponed
— bloodyelbow.com — Photo via UFC.com View full size photo uploaded October 31, 2009 Dave Meltzer brings the news about... Machida: UFC officials have confirmed that Lyoto Machida ... (more) Lyoto Machida Needs Surgery, Rematch With Mauricio ...

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Hand Surgery Postpones Machida/Rua Rematch Indefinitely
cagepotato.com - 11/2/2009
Hand Surgery Postpones Machida/Rua Rematch Indefinitely
— cagepotato.com — ( Well, at least you're both winners in *our* book. Photo courtesy of Sherdog . ) The... "immediate rematch" between Lyoto Machida and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua just got a lot less immediate. Following the controversial outcome of ... (more) Hand Surgery Postpones Machida/Rua Rematch Indefinitely

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TheMMANews:  Ben Rothwell Feels Stoppage Unjustified

MMA Mania:  Ben Rothwell: Shogun wasn’t the only one robbed at UFC 104

Watch Kalib Run:  Ben Rothwell is mad about UFC 104

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Ben Rothwell Feels Stoppage Unjustified
TheMMANews — ... but I had worked back into standing position and was ready to fire back some of my own, so how bad could the punches have really been? Come on, if you would have seen me the next day you’d have hardly thought I was in a fight - I woke up the next day with barely a scratch on my face. Look at some fights I have had in my career, I’ve been in plenty of worse positions and managed to turn the fight around and win.” Read the rest of Rothwell’s comments posted on CageReport.net.

Ben Rothwell: Shogun wasn’t the only one robbed at UFC 104
MMA Mania — Props: CageReport.net Quoteworthy: “So what, (Velasquez) was punching me, big deal, isn’t that what happens in a fight? The reality of the situation is that I was using the cage to get to my feet and which I basically did and then for some reason Steve [Mazzagatti] decides to step in. Honestly, I couldn’t believe it. I mean if the punches had some force behind them I could understand it but those were like soft jabs that didn’t hurt at all, it was like he was just hitting me to stay busy rather ...

Ben Rothwell is mad about UFC 104
Watch Kalib Run — ... Ben Rothwell talked to CageReport.net to voice his displeasure over the stoppage during his fight with Cain Velasquez at UFC 104. ...

The Week in Quotes: November 1st - 7th
Bloody Elbow — ... Shogun wasn’t the only one robbed that night. So what If I lost the first round by a small margin, all that meant is there were still two rounds up for grabs, my shoulders were just loosening up at the beginning of the second round – the real fight was just getting started." - Ben Rothwell, complaining about the stoppage of his bout with Cain Velasquez at UFC 104.  Cain must have really scrambled his eggs if Ben thought the first round was close. (Cage Report) ...

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Steve Mazzagatti's Top-Five Worst Calls
watchkalibrun.com 11/3/2009 — Steve Mazzagatti's Top-Five Worst Calls To offer up the counter argument to our previous post regarding Ben Rothwell's anger over Mazzagatti's stoppage here is a link describing Steve Mazzagatti's top-five worst calls.
Machida's injured hand requires sugery; rematch with Rua pushed back
fiveknuckles.com 10/31/2009 — UFC officials have recently confirmed that light-heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida will require surgery for a hand he injured in his recent hard-fought, highly...
Machida's injured hand requires surgery; rematch with Rua pushed back
fiveknuckles.com 10/31/2009 — UFC officials have recently confirmed that light-heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida will require surgery for a hand he injured in his recent hard-fought, highly...
Ben Rothwell feels "ripped off" by UFC 104 stoppage — MMAPlayground.com Web Headlines
Ben Rothwell feels “ripped off” by the referee stoppage that ended his UFC 104 fight with heavyweight contender Cain Velasquez. Early in the second round, Steve Mazzagatti stepped in to wave the fight off whn Rothwell was trapped against the fence and taking undefended punches. But at the exact ...
Ben Rothwell feels "ripped off" — MMAPlayground.com Web Headlines
Ben Rothwell feels “ripped off” by the referee stoppage that ended his UFC 104 fight with heavyweight contender Cain Velasquez. Early in the second round, Steve Mazzagatti stepped in to wave the fight off whn Rothwell was trapped against the fence and taking undefended punches.
Lyoto Machida Sidelined Until January After Hand Surgery — 5thRound.com - UFC 111 Play-by-Play Results, MMA & UFC News, Rumors, Videos
UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida recently went under the knife according to his manager Ed Soares. “He had surgery [last Friday] on his left hand,” Soares told MMAJunkie. Machida most recently defended his title at UFC 104 against Mauricio “Shogun” Rua.  ...
Machida Has Surgery, Anderson Silva vs Vitor Belfort Not Likely For UFC 108 — MMA News, Results, UFC blog, Ultimate Fighter, Rumors, Video and Opinion
Don’t go getting your hopes up for a Machida vs Shogun rematch anytime soon, Anderson Silva and Lyoto Machida’s manager Ed Soares: “[Lyoto Machida] He had surgery yesterday on his left hand … The doctor said it was a complete success.” “Lyoto ...
Lyoto Machida to ‘close all holes’ for rematch with Shogun Rua (Video) — MMA Mania
Whenever that may be … this appears to be shot before news of his looming hand surgery broke:
UFC's Lyoto Machida Has Surgery, Delays Mauricio Rua Rematch — Fighters.com / Mixed Martial Arts News
Fighters.com and UFC Light Heavyweight Champion “Dragon” Lyoto Machida (16-0) underwent surgery on his left hand Friday, according to MMA Junkie . “The Dragon’s” manager, Ed Soares, stated that Machida is focused on a rematch with sixth-ranked “Shogun” Mauricio Rua ...
Lyoto Machida out until mid-January with hand surgery — Five Ounces of Pain
It appears fans will have to wait a bit longer for the rematch between light-heavyweight champion Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. After the controversial decision that went to Machida during UFC 104, it was rumored that Rua would get a rematch as early as January 2010. Many ...
Machida Out 8-10 Weeks Following Successful Surgery, Silva-Belfort No-Go For UFC 108 — MMA Convert
Ed Soares has the details on Lyoto Machida’s surgery . It turns out his hand has been bothering him for quite awhile. The surgery was performed yesterday and was deemed a “success.” “Lyoto’s hand has been actually injured for a while. Before the fight with ...
Lyoto Machida undergoes surgery — MMAPlayground.com Web Headlines
"He had surgery yesterday on his left hand," Soares said. "The doctor said it was a complete success." Soares said the procedure actually addressed a set of lingering issues rather than repairing something that occurred during Machida and Rua's hotly contested Oct. 24 bout in the main event of ...
Lyoto Machida Needs Surgery, Shogun Rematch Will Be Delayed — FIGHTOFTHENIGHT.COM
Any hopes of a quick resolution to the Lyoto Machida - Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua debacle have been dashed with the news, first reported by Yahoo! Sports writer Dave Meltzer , that Machida damaged his hand in the five round battle, and will now require surgery. There had been strong ...
Lyoto Machida hand surgery to postpone UFC 104 rematch against Shogun Rua — MMA Mania
On the heels of the controversial main event finish at UFC 104 between Lyoto Machida and Mauricio Rua, UFC President Dana White promised disappointed fans an immediate rematch. The general consensus coming out of the event was that “Shogun” did enough to win a decision over the undefeated ...
Rematch Between Lyoto Machida And Mauricio “Shogun” Rua Postponed — TheMMANews
UFC officials confirmed Friday night that a rematch between Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will be postponed because the UFC light-heavyweight champ requires surgery to one of his hands. Machida injured his hand in a controversial win over Rua ...
Lyoto Machida needs hand surgery, no immediate Shogun rematch — The SAV SCI MMA blog
You can forget about a quick Shogun/Machida rematch at UFC 108–Lyoto Machida added to the UFC’s growing injury woes as he’ll need hand surgery following his UFC 104 bout. Word is that its not too serious, so he won’t be out longterm but it does put the kibosh on a quick ...
Lyoto Machida Needs Hand Surgery — MMA Convert
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 ...