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Lyoto Machida takes on champ Chris Weidman at UFC 175

While the rest of Lyoto Machida’s lunch party digs into steaks and cheesecake, he eats vegetables and pasta. Machida doesn’t mind. It’s no small thing to drop 20 pounds as a mixed martial artist, and the Brazilian veteran believes he’ll get the payoff for his sacrifices at UFC 175. Machida has won and lost a UFC championship belt during his career, and he moved down from light heavyweight to middleweight in his quest to win another title. Machida (21-4) takes on middleweight champion Chris Weidman in the main event in Las Vegas tonight ( 7, pay- per-view). Bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey faces Alexis Davis. – AP