Lyoto Machida

Lyoto Machida's first UFC light-heavyweight title defense will be against former champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson. No target date but UFC president Dana White has confirmed that Jackson will receive the first shot at Machida's belt. If the rumors are true that Jackson and Machida will serve as coaches on "The Ultimate Fighter 10," the two will meet in December. Jackson originally earned the title shot with his UFC 92 win over Wanderlei Silva last December. However, injuries prevented Jackson from facing Rashad Evans at UFC 98, leaving Machida to step in to fulfill his title aspirations.

Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida, a karate specialist, used his kicks to gain the advantage and then landed a series a punches that knocked Rashad Evans down three times in the second round to win the UFC light heavyweight championship at UFC 98 in Las Vegas. The final blow was a devastating left hook that flattened Evans. His 205-pound body collapsed faster than the last few grains of a sand in a timer.

I tried all my life to be a champion, and I'm very, very happy," Machida said. "And now, I'm going to keep this belt for a long time. And to everyone, if you have a dream in your life, go ahead, it's possible. Machida's unorthodox style kept Evans (18-1-1) at bay the entire fight. Machida (15-0) landed big left kicks in the first and second rounds, helping to keep Evans at bay. Machida connected on a left leg kick to the body, followed by a left hand that dropped Evans to the ground toward the end of the first round. Machida pounced on Evans and landed a few shots before the champion got back to his feet.

Machida vs Evans video

Machida vs Evans video or Evans vs Machida fight video. I found two videos from youtube. They are embed in my previous post. Lyoto Machida defeated Rashad Evans as early as round 2. There are two videos already Rounds 1 and 2-- Machida vs Evans Video. Remember, these are from youtube. You should be glad someone uploaded these videos. But the videos will surely be taken down due to copyright violation. Please refer to this post for the video.- Machida vs Evans Video. You can also watch them directly on youtube.

The event was the UFC 98 fight between Lyoto Machida and Rashad Evans that was held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Vegas on Saturday May 23, 2009. Machida rushed Evans to the cage and unloaded with a left hook. Then it was a right followed by a left hook on the chin that put Evans to sleep. The Dragon beat Evans in a KO at 3:57 in round two to prove that he is the best 205 lb. fighter on the planet and to claim the UFC light-heavyweight champion title.

Brian Williams

Brian Williams and Dan Harris have unusual new side gigs as music bloggers. Williams' "BriTunes" — a name he quickly found was already in use by a 27-year-old blogger — launched last week with the NBC News chief anchor's talk with Deer Tick. That's the indie rock buzz band from Providence, R.I., not the insect whose bite can carry Lyme Disease.

ABC News' Harris has for the past few months operated "Amplified," a Web site that features his interviews with such artists as Superdrag, Neko Case, Amadou and Mariam, the Virgins and Bon Iver. They appear to be passion plays, rather than calculated attempts at reaching younger audiences. For anyone whose vision of a network anchor runs to Tom Brokaw or Walter Cronkite stateliness, the sight of Williams on camera comparing the styles of White Lies and Interpol is jarring. His current playlist includes Great Lakes Swimmers, Dead Weather, the Knux and Jason Isbell.

"Since my earliest memory, I've never been able to drive without music, write without music or be alone for too long without a song playing. This, I guess, is an extension of that," said Williams, whose plans this past weekend included taking in Green Day and Leonard Cohen concerts. Harris was hooked when the goth kid in his high school class handed him a tape of the Minutemen and Sonic Youth. Harris, 37, anchors ABC's "World News" on Sundays and is a general assignment reporter who spent six months in Iraq.