Light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida checked in at 204 pounds for his UFC 113 main event against Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (205) on Saturday at the Bell Centre in Montreal. Machida defeated Rua in a controversial unanimous decision at UFC 104 in October.

The Brazilians were projected to meet again at UFC 108 three months later, but a hand injury suffered by the champion required surgery and forced a delay. UFC 113 Live stream will start at exactly 10:00 PM eastern time!

Unbeaten through 16 professional bouts, Machida knocked out “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 2 winner Rashad Evans at UFC 98 a year ago to become the undisputed king at 205 pounds.

He had not lost a round in UFC competition until he fought Rua, who tested him with repeated kicks to the body and legs in their memorable five-round tilt in Los Angeles. Based in Shotokan karate, the 31-year-old Machida holds other notable victories against former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz, one-time UFC middleweight titleholder Rich Franklin, perennial pound-for-pound standout B.J. Penn and American Top Team’s Thiago Silva.

The resurgent Rua rode consecutive victories over UFC hall of famers Mark Coleman and Chuck Liddell into his first encounter with Machida. Once considered the top 205-pound fighter in the world, he battled through a series of knee injuries that kept him out of the cage for more than year following his stunning 2007 submission defeat to Forrest Griffin.

Rua, the 2005 Pride Fighting Championships middleweight grand prix winner, has defeated some of the world’s most accomplished fighters, including Brazilian stalwart Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, former UFC light heavyweight kingpin Quinton Jackson, one-time UFC heavyweight titleholder Kevin Randleman and reigning Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem. A devastating finisher, Rua has delivered 15 of his 18 career victories by knockout or technical knockout.

Let’s wait for another month to watch another spectacular UFC event once again. Lyoto Machida will be back and we’re pretty sure that this episode will be another hit!