It's another edition of Half-Cut picks where I make stupid choices. I never claimed to be able to read the future, but I will tell you that the fights tonight are going to be awesome. At UFC 139 I went a miserable (2-3). Maybe it was good that I had a few weeks to stew on it before UFC 140 in Toronto, Ontario. It was probably expected since I went (4-1) at UFC on FOX. Nonetheless we will rebound with a solid Half-Cut Picks for this upcoming card.
Last time Lyoto Machida was in Toronto, he wasn't exactly the crowd favourite. He had the misfortune of being matched against one of the sport's most beloved fighters ever, Randy "The Natural" Couture. What's more, he took a move straight out of "The Karate Kid" and crane kicked Couture directly into retirement.
Thanks to MMAFighting.com for capturing the awesomeness of Jon Jones and Lyoto Machida during their open workout sessions. The open workouts for UFC 140 were held at Xtreme Couture in Toronto.
To hear UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones speak at the open workouts prior to UFC 140, you would almost expect to hear him end every sentence with “aw shucks”. The ultra-talented champion seems to go out of his way to project a Clark Kent type of image during media events, before turning to Superman inside the cage.
Jon Jones steps into Toronto's Air Canada Centre Saturday night to defend his UFC Light Heavyweight title at UFC 140 against Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida. Jones is riding a tidal wave of momentum, one that is driving comparisons between Jones and the boxer known simply as "The Greatest", Muhammad Ali.
After my last fight against Tito Ortiz, I dislocated my right thumb, which required it to be set back in place and held with pins. 24 hours ago, my physician removed the pins. At that time, I learned that it would require another three weeks of rehabilitation before engaging in any exercise or training that would require the use of my hand.
Rashed Evans just cannot seem to catch a break when it comes to getting a shot to regain the UFC Light Heavyweight Title.
With Evans still injured, Lyoto Machida (17-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) steps in for Evans and will face UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones (14-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) in the headlining bout at UFC 140 which will take place in Toronto.
