Still at , the karate and black belt Jiu-Jitsu fighter Lyoto Machida talked with exclusivity with TATAME's site about his beautiful victory by submission over the african fighter Thierry Sokodjou on UFC 79, in Las Vegas, . With four victories in a roll on the american cage, Lyoto waits soon for the opportunity to fight for the UFC belt and showed the interest in fighting with Chuck Liddell. "I would like to fight with Chuck. It would be a exchanging fight, standing up all time, but who will decide this is the event", said Lyoto in a interview that you will check on the next week.
Considering Machida's biggest win is over Sokoudjou fighting Liddell could bring him the kind of exposure he'd need to be a legit title contender in the minds of the casual fans. Even losing a competitive match to Chuck would probably give Machida's image a boost.
Honestly were the fight made tomorrow I'd probably pick Machida. I think his striking style is kind of the perfect foil for Chuck. He gets in and out with his strikes quickly enough that Chuck's counterpunching would lose it's effectiveness. The Jardine fight still provides a good blueprint for how someone like Machida could take Chuck out.