I find it odd that some of my colleagues and fans are stating that Lyoto Machida doesn’t deserve to be the #1 contender for the UFC’s light heavyweight title. I’ve heard things like, “he lost back in December to Jones and now he beats Bader, how does that deserve a title shot?” Some of you have short memories; this isn’t the first time the UFC has anointed someone a title shot after just one victory.
"Sherdog covers the MFC, MMAWeekly covers us, MMASucka covers us, TSN covers us, Sportsnet even covers us. There are only a few people inside Canada that don’t cover us. One of the people is Mauro Ranallo; I’ve never even met that human being before in my life. He makes derogatory comments about us. What’s funny is, you don’t have to like me, I don’t care and I don’t like you. At the same time, you cannot deprive the fact that the MFC is the largest show in the country by about a million miles."
Ryan "The Big Deal" Jimmo made his name in the mixed martial arts world fighting primarily for Mark Pavelich's Maximum Fighting Championship, which runs...