Hand Surgery Postpones Machida/Rua Rematch

"immediate rematch" between Lyoto Machida and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua just got a lot less immediate. Following the controversial outcome of their title fight at UFC 104, Dana White wanted to set up a re-do as soon as possible, hoping for UFC 108 on January 2nd. Unfortunately, Yahoo! is reporting that Machida needs surgery on one of his hands, and won't be ready to return in two months. As of now, it's unclear when Machida vs. Rua II will actually happen.

The postponement is just the latest in a unbelievably cursed stretch for the UFC that's seen a number of headlining fights go down due to acting aspirations, injuries, and illnesses. Speaking of which, don't expect to see Anderson Silva defend his middleweight belt against Vitor Belfort any time soon either. According to Silva's manager Ed Soares, the Spider is still recovering from elbow surgery, and won't be ready to compete in time for UFC 108. As with Machida, Silva's return date is uncertain.

is no one upset bout this ?

It seems really convenient to me. I like Machida but I guarantee this is at the advisement of his manger/father. Shogun is the champ in my eyes and everyone I know who watched this fight.

i hope he does win nxt time... but now Machida will have a better game plan