Where to Watch UFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 2 in NYC

By Ted on Wednesday, May 5, 2010
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The main event of this puppy is Lyoto Machida vs. Mauricio Rua; in fact, the official event name is "Machida vs. Shogun 2," inherently implying these two have met before. They have (nice when that kind of stuff works out), at UFC 104. The ending, where Machida retained his belt, was fairly controversial:

Machida, nicknamed "The Dragon," is 16-0 in UFC. Some fans of the sport ponder -- bar discussion alert -- why he's not more marketable, considering he's beaten every person put in front of him. He's beaten Tito Ortiz (insert Jenna Jameson joke now) and Rashad Evans, who at the time was undefeated. He's also (seemingly) less of a dick than fellow Brazilian Anderson Silva, who is arguably the best fighter in the world (but has four losses to his credit). Beating Shogun would be a nice step for Machida, though; in addition to remaining undefeated, he'd put one controversial finish in his past to bed.

If you want to know one word to keep repeating when Machida fights (especially if you reach that drunk level where you're repeating things regardless), it's: "elusive." Defines the dude.

Kimbo Slice -- remember when there was a lot of hype about him, roughly a year ago? -- is also on this card, fighting Matt Mitrione.

Sam Stout -- easy to now make a lame beer joke as you watch this one -- is also here, fighting Jeremy Stephens. I've absolutely never seen Stephens fight, but it doesn't seem like I'm missing much -- dude is 2-3 in his last five fights, although it's entirely possible he could beat the ever-living crap out of me.