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Brian Stann: Damage Lyoto Machida took against Luke Rockhold could affect Yoel Romero fight

Lyoto Machida was rocked and badly hurt with strikes to his head in his last fight against Luke Rockhold. That second-round submission loss came just two months ago, at UFC on FOX 15 on April 18 in Newark.

"The Dragon," though, will be right back in the Octagon on Saturday night against fellow middleweight contender Yoel Romero in the main event of UFC Fight Night 70 in Hollywood, Fla. UFC on FOX analyst Brian Stann told MMAFighting.com it wouldn't be a surprise to see the damage Machida took against Rockhold show up against Romero.