MMAWeekly confirms the news Inside Fights broke yesterday:
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua has in principle accepted a bout with new light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida, MMAWeekly.com has learned from sources close to negotiations.
Though a concrete date for the fight could not be confirmed, and Machida’s management could not be reached at the time of this writing, sources say it would likely take place in October or November.
Unconfirmed reports have the UFC visiting Houston in September or October.
