Two of the world’s premier middleweights have an appointment to keep.
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight titleholder Lyoto Machida will lock horns with onetime Strikeforce champion Luke Rockhold in the UFC on Fox 15 main event on Saturday at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., where both men will attempt to lay claim to the No. 1 contender position at 185 pounds.
Machida has remained an elite fighter deep into his 30s. “The Dragon” last fought at a UFC Fight Night event in December, when he cut down C.