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Lyoto Machida's contract had stoppage bonuses at one point in his UFC career

Lyoto Machida could be a win away from a shot at a Bellator title, but his past relationship with the UFC is back in the news.

A series of reports by Bloody Elbow showed that un-redacted documents used in the UFC Anti-Trust Lawsuit revealed that “The Dragon” had an interesting clause in his contract with the promotion.

Machida’s contract stated that Zuffa would pay him $100,000 in case of a stoppage win.

Also from the newly undredacted Singer report, Lyoto Machida had a Letter of Agreement while in the #UFC which gave him a $100K bonus for any stoppage.