Toronto, Ontario, Canada – In another turn of events, the Ultimate Fighting Championship confirmed today that Lyoto Machida turned down the opportunity to face Jon Jones for the light heavyweight...
Wow if things couldn't get even more bizarre, according to MMAFighting.com, Lyoto Machida has turned down a title fight with Jon Jones that was tentatively scheduled for UFC 152 in Toronto, Ontario. Jones, who came under fire by fans and UFC President Dana White for not taking a very short notice fight with Chael Sonnen, is now fighting Vitor Belfort on September 22nd.