UFC 140: BATTLE TO BE WAGED IN TORONTO

Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida and Jon “Bones” Jones will shed blood for the light heavyweight champion title in Toronto this December 10.

“Alright Toronto!!! Dec 10th UFC 140 tix go on sale next weekend and ur main event is Bones Jones vs Machida!!!” tweeted UFC president Dana White on October 6.

Jones and Rashad Evans were expected to be brawling in the title bout. Evans is currently recovering from a thumb injury received from his last match.

The pins were removed on Wednesday. The recovery time is three weeks.

Both contestants have a solid fighting background.

Machida’s style is Shotokan Karate—hence his other nickname “Karate Kid”—and holds a record of 17 wins, 2 loses.

Jones mixes Wrestling, Jiu-Jitsu, and Muay Thai. He carries 14 wins and 1 loss. He is currently the UFC light heavyweight champion.

Jones gave his thoughts on going against Machida in June 2009 during an interview with USA Today. “I think he’s very beatable. They’re looking at him and his karate like he’s Bruce Lee. He’s not Bruce Lee. He’s very beatable.”

The fighters have not yet said anything about the fight since it was announced.

Machida decimated Randy Couture at 1:05 in the second round during his last clash—this was in Toronto. A flying front kick did the trick.

Jones last won against Quiton “Rampage” Jackson. He submitted him with a rear naked choke during round 4. It was close, scoring 10-9 (Jones) in each round.

What’s so great about UFC 140?

UFC 140 marks the second event to be held in Toronto. The first show (UFC 129) sold out at 55,000 tickets, bringing in over $10 million. Originally set at 42,000, the tickets were bought out on the first day.

If you want your tickets to see Machida and Jones square off in The Octagon, grab them before they sell out.