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Randy Couture talks about the eccentric shotoka karate style of Lyoto Machida, himself a former UFC champ, presents exactly the kind of puzzle that fascinates Couture and keeps him coming back to the Octagon.

Strikeforce lightweight Lyle Beerbohm is coming off his first career loss to a gritty Pat Healy at Strikeforce Challengers 14 but he's still being promoted to the main card and will be facing one of the world's top lightweights, Shinya Aoki. Beerbohm talked to MMA Fighting and claims he isn't worried about Aoki's bone-breaking brand of submissions.