For fight fans April 18 offers plenty of options as a number of highly relevant and anticipated match ups are scheduled. Headlining the UFC on FOX event today is Lyoto Machida versus Luke Rockhold, a contest between two top ranked fighters with the winner likely receiving the next shot at Chris Weidman's middleweight title. Not to be outdone, HBO tonight is offering a potential fight of the year candidate, as Lucas Matthysse faces Ruslan Provodnikov in a bout surely guaranteed to electrify.
And in Portland, Oregon this evening the Full Contact Fighting Federation hosts what may be the biggest match of the day.