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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
"I had no injuries against Weidman, after the fight I went back training moderately. In September I'll start working hard and in October I'll be able to have a fight. It's up to the UFC to choose my opponent. I would like to face Rockhold. He's a former Strikeforce champion, I respect him a lot. I don't dislike him, we get along well, but it's a fight that makes sense for both of us and for the fans, once we have good ranking positions and think on the belt... I haven't thought after my bout with Weidman about leaving the Middleweight division, not for a second. I want to still test myself against top 10 guys. Beside Rockhold, there are other fighters that I want to face but they have fights scheduled."
-In comments made via his press office, Lyoto Machida explains what he'd like next after a close loss to Chris Weidman earlier this month at UFC 175 (translated via Fernando Arbex at BloodyElbow.com).
Jamie Penick, editor-in-chief
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