Post-fight thoughts: UFC 109

...of the list for a title fight. I'd love to see him take on either Lyoto Machida or rematch Brock Lesnar. Marquardt vs. Sonnen: Marquardt has definitely fallen from grace. He was supposed...

Falling Hammer, Sonnen and more

...s ability to remain a highly capable underdog. The suspense is leaking out, but Couture against Lyoto Machida is a big business fight. And the UFC is all business. For purists, the real main...

ESPN Primer: UFC 109

Like health care reform, most of the coverage surrounding UFC 109 is fixated on the plight of the senior citizen: Randy Couture is 46, Mark Coleman is...

Pros' Picks: Couture versus Coleman

Who wins when Randy Couture faces Mark Coleman at UFC 109? Their peers have an idea.

St. Pierre not impressed with himself

...Corporate sponsors: How do you not love this guy?) He has added weight and power, something Lyoto Machida credits with helping him move away from the decision-fighter stigma in 2009. When Machida began...

'Spider' Silva's career outlook

...past Vitor Belfort and a deserving Nate Marquardt, the 185-pound division is tumbleweeds. If friend Lyoto Machida remains champion, he can't be picking off contenders at 205 pounds. The UFC has already...

Lyoto Machida

Sherdog.com's knockouts of the year

Knockouts are a dime a dozen in mixed martial arts, but what makes one special? To earn Sherdog's KO of the Year award, Fedor Emelianenko required uncommon resolve -- and a crushing right hand.

Lyoto Machida and friendly fire

...umbrella seems doomed to eventually eat itself from the inside out. In an interview with Sherdog, Lyoto Machida once again expressed his consistent reluctance to face off against either Anderson Silva or Antonio Rogerio...

Daley, Evans and more

...survived a third-round scare against Thiago Silva and issued a report that his loss to Lyoto Machida wasn't the beginning of a decline. The big names the event lacked may have turned...

Rashad Evans admits there's work to be done before he rematches Lyoto Machida

UFC 108 primer

How beleaguered is the UFC's first card of the new year? Hampered by recurring injuries and illness, it has invited speculation that some kind of occu...

NFL expert picks are 2009's top search

ESPN.com ranks the top searches of the year for 2009.

The curse of UFC 108

...Thiago Silva, are attempting to come back from losses against the current light heavyweight title holder, Lyoto Machida. And although a win on Saturday won't guarantee an immediate title shot against Machida...

The curse of UFC 108

...Thiago Silva, are attempting to come back from losses against the current light heavyweight title holder, Lyoto Machida. And although a win on Saturday won't guarantee an immediate title shot against Machida (Machida...