Saturday's (Oct. 26, 2013) UFC Fight Night 30 (UFN 30) event from Phones 4u Arena in Manchester, England, features a middleweight main event between Lyoto Machida and Mark Munoz. The bout came together after Michael Bisping was unfortunately forced to withdraw from his scheduled tilt against Munoz due to a detached retina. Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Light Heavyweight Champion Machida looks to reinvent himself in a new weight class after a disappointing loss to Phil Davis at UFC 163 in August.

"Dragon" still carries the aura of one of the most devastating strikers in mixed martial arts (MMA), but his recent numbers have begun to suggest otherwise. Machida is only 3-4 in his last seven trips to the Octagon and that stat could easily be 3-5 if his controversial UFC 104 bout against Mauricio Rua had gone the other way. Critics of Machida have noticed that his counter-striking style is starting to look too passive in the eyes of the judges. Davis knew this and threw single strikes at Machida, never engaging in a flurry that allowed "Dragon" to fire back with his usual tactics. Machida will need to re-examine his gameplan and make some changes if he ever wants to challenge for the UFC 185-pound strap.