:: 12.22.03 THE DIAMOND FIST OF LYOTO MACHIDA IS READY ::

Rich Franklin has been officially selected to stand up in front of Lyoto Machida's victory road. Rich Franklin has the fighting record of 12 wins and no loss in the events such as UFC, WFA, Rings and many more world class MMA events.

Knowing Rich Franklin is a dangerous fighter, Lyoto is still the same calm and focused man working on his routine training which he has been continuing everyday since childhood. Alone at INOKI DOJO, Lyoto ended his day by meditating and striking the sand bag.

Lyoto commented, "My last fight in Jungle Fight against Stephan Bonner was a quick one but not an easy win. Again, my next fight against Franklin is not going to be easy. I've seen some of his fight tapes, and as everyone knows, he's a world class top fighter with twelve strait wins. I've got my goals, and I have to keep on winning against these top class fighters to prove myself to the world. I will give out more messages to the fans after the fight is over, but I'll be showing everything in the Bom-Ba-Ye ring. I'm in my top shape, so please look forward to the event."

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