MMATorch Contributor, Christian Walsh On UFC 163

COLUMN: The Legacy of UFC 163 - How the Fights and Fighters on the "Aldo vs. Korean Zombie" Card Will Be Remembered

What Lyoto Should Do Next

After a controversial decision loss last night, BleacherReport.com has compiled a list of fights that make sense for Machida and I agree that all of them can work (more specifically a fight with a former UFC LHW Champion.)

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1726887-ufc-163-results-5-fights-for-lyoto-machida-to-take-next

Davis Unable to Submit Machida-Still Pulls Off Unanimous Decision

Coming into this fight, Phil Davis said he was going to shock the world by submiting Lyoto Machido.  He was right about half of that philosophy. He pulled off a close unanimous decision in a fight that I personally had Machida winning the entire fight.

Machida appeared to out-strike Davis during the entire fight and stuff all but two takedowns.  When taken to the ground, Machida received no damage or threat of a stoppage from his opponent Davis.

Instantly after the decision was read, the entire crowd began to boo after what appeared to be, in the eyes of the crowd, a Machida victory.  The fight was close but unimpressive. It underdelived on what could've been an exciting fight.  I still wouldn't say that Davis is ready to face Jones in his current state after his performance tonight.  If the UFC puts Davis vs. Jones together I would highly disapprove. He needs an impressive win over another top 5 opponent.

Below are the scores from the UFC App as I was scoring it.