Rampage Jackson vs Lyoto Machida Highlights (Close FIGHT, Split Decision)

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UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 20, 2010, at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It was the first UFC event in the Metro Detroit area since UFC 9.

During the build-up to UFC 123, it appeared as if Jackson was doing little more than coming to collect a paycheck. It should have been a pleasant surprise to see that Jackson looked much better in this fight than he did against either Rashad Evans or Keith Jardine.

He also fought with a good gameplan, cutting off the cage, and effectively stopping Machida from being able to pick him apart at range, which contrasted with the prefight talk where Jackson spoke as if he'd already resigned himself to losing.

Jackson's postfight admission that he thought he lost the fight was not exactly something new for the man who once tried to give his winner's trophy away following a controversial win over Murilo Rua. Still, it's nice to see that kind of display of honesty and sportsmanship.