Top middleweight contender Chael Sonnen is considering a stop at 205lbs before challenging in his own division again.
The king of trash talk has decided to wind up former Light-heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida on Twitter by mocking his Karate background: “Of course your sport should be taken seriously. Everybody would like to be able to work out in their bathrobe.”
He also tweeted: “Lyoto, don’t feel bad that you don’t have the belt. You still have that little cotton one my nephew has.”
Sonnen also mocked Machida’s connection to actor Steven Segal, who was credited with helping The Dragon perfect the front kick that knocked out Randy Couture. “I don’t seek training advice from actors for the same reason I don’t seek health advice from strippers,” commented Sonnen.
Machida has not entered a war of words with Sonnen but admitted that he would not be against a fight with the Team Quest fighter.
“All of the potential opponents are set to fight, and I think I’ll just have to wait,” Machida told Tatame. “Rampage Jackson will fight Jon Jones, [Rich] Franklin fights Minotoro [Nogueira], Phil Davis vs Rashad Evans, so I’ll have to wait for the definition of these fights.
“I think [the Sonnen fight] is great, I’m excited to do that. He’s coming back now, wants to fight, and I really think it’s a good fight for me. If Sonnen really wants this fight, I’ll sign it immediately, no problem at all.”
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