[bears9]

The Ultimate Fighting Championship announced on Wednesday that undefeated light heavyweight standout Lyoto Machida will face another unbeaten competitor on Oct. 18 in Birmingham, England as he faces fellow Brazilian Thiago Silva.

Since coming to the UFC last year, Machida has kept his flawless record intact, while defeating fighters such as Tito Ortiz and Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou along the way.

Training with UFC champions Anderson Silva and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, the Brazilian has become a feared prospect at 205 pounds with his elusive style and pinpoint accuracy when striking.

His opponent, Thiago Silva, has gained a similar reputation since coming to the UFC, but his style has been seen as anything but passive.

- LYOTO MACHIDA VS THIAGO SILVA AT UFC 89 - MMA WEEKLY - Mixed Martial Arts & UFC News, Photos, Rankings & more

[mervinout]

this will be a better fight then machida last fight, silva is more aggressive and with machida counter skills it should make for an exciting fight. I like it, only problem is this would be the only fight worth paying to see. Im sure im stuck in a minority but i hate bisbing i think he sux, he makes for boring fights and leben as a main-eventer come on. Dana think move back to 6 ppvs a year, charge 10 bucks more a ppv, then put 6 spike contests on tv a year with your lower ranking guys. sooner or later people are going to stop paying for crap.

[bears9]

Originally Posted by mervinout

this will be a better fight then machida last fight, silva is more aggressive and with machida counter skills it should make for an exciting fight. I like it, only problem is this would be the only fight worth paying to see. Im sure im stuck in a minority but i hate bisbing i think he sux, he makes for boring fights and leben as a main-eventer come on. Dana think move back to 6 ppvs a year, charge 10 bucks more a ppv, then put 6 spike contests on tv a year with your lower ranking guys. sooner or later people are going to stop paying for crap.

You what though merv? This is probably going to be a Spike card, or at least Dana wants it to be so he can have a PPV the next weekend in Chicago. If it is on Spike it looks like a solid card for Spike, I'm not really that excited to see the main event, Bisping wouldn't stand a chance against Anderson Silva, and well just Chris Leben about Silva. But I like some of the other fights, Machida vs. Silva, Sokouduju vs. Luis Cane, I'm want to see what Dan Hardy can bring at 170, he'll probably be main card. Then Diego Sanchez is rumored to be fighting Thiago Alves on this same card.

I would personally rather see Machida and Silva or Sanchez or Alves head ling but oh well, it should be a good free card.