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Rampage told me I'd won - Machida

ESPN staff
November 22, 2010
Rampage Jackson was surprised to learn of his victory © Getty Images
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Quinton Rampage Jackson offered to give Lyoto Machida a rematch after admitting that he did not deserve his victory at UFC 123.

After three closely-fought rounds, Rampage got to his feet and raised Machida's arm, before being shocked to discover that the judges had awarded him the bout.

But, despite Jackson's apparent offer of a rematch, UFC president Dana White has quashed speculation that the two will do battle again.

Now Machida has vowed to not be affected by the setback as he continues to pursue his "dream".

"After the fight Quinton came up to me and said 'no, you won the fight', I thanked him and told him he's a great champion too, even more for acknowledging that [I won], it's not easy to do that, but he added 'don't you worry about that, you won the fight, and I'll give you a rematch because I know I didn't deserve this win," Macheda told Sensei Blog.

"I think the journey continues, it's not a defeat nor an obstacle that is going to get in the way of our dream, my dream continues, the journey continues. We have to take advantage of this opportunity to improve even more."

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