Dustin Green of Comcast SportsNet Washington comes back from UFC 123: Jackson vs. Machida with fight results as well as interviews with Phil Davis, Jose Aldo and Kenny Florian. He also looks ahead to an interview with UFC President Dana White.
Judging in mixed martial arts is one of the most heavily scrutinized aspects of our sport. It isn't uncommon for bad judging to completely take away from the impressive performances over the course of the evening, but that's exactly what happened last night at UFC 123. Quinton Jackson earned himself a split decision victory of Lyoto Machida...
Dana White's third video blog leading up to UFC 123 headlined by Quinton "Rampage" Jackson vs Lyoto Machida.
The BloodyElbow.com staff give their predictions for UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida, which takes place in Detroit, Michigan. The event is co-headlined by Matt Hughes vs. BJ Penn.
In the main event of the evening, former UFC light heavyweight champions Lyoto Machida (16-1, 8-1 UFC) and Quinton Jackson (30-8, 5-2 UFC) will square off in a highly-anticipated battle that should have major significance in how the division will pan out in the near future.
Regardless of how you feel about trilogies in this sport, the UFC has put together a very intriguing third match-up between UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes (45-7, 18-5 UFC) and former UFC lightweight champion B.J. Penn (15-7-1, 11-6 UFC) on Saturday night at UFC 123
In the lone middleweight bout being featured on the UFC 123 main card on Saturday night, The Ultimate Fighter season seven contestant Gerald Harris (17-2, 3-0 UFC) will aim to lengthen his unbeaten streak to four wins inside the Octagon as he battles UFC newcomer and Chute Box product Maiquel Falcao (25-3, 0-0 UFC).
There is also the hastened effort to begin featuring the future stars of the sport in an increased capacity, and UFC 123's main card light heavyweight battle between 2008 NCAA Division I wrestling champion Phil Davis (7-0, 3-0 UFC) and returning UFC veteran Tim Boetsch (12-3, 3-2 UFC) will do exactly that on a large platform.
The lightweight tilt between Joe Lauzon (19-5, 6-2 UFC) and George Sotiropoulos (13-2, 6-0) at UFC 123 this Saturday will pit two reality show contestants against one another, and both fighters have had very different roads to where they are today with the common denominator of being successful in the Octagon outside of the show
The hits keep coming as Zuffa follows up a relatively lackluster event in Oberhausen, Germany last weekend with a much more stacked roster of fights this weekend at UFC 123. The event will take place from the Palace in Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan, a city in the metropolitan area of Detroit, this Saturday, November 20th.
