Machida vs Phil Davis at UFC 140- fight is off

OU wrote:

http://www.mmamania.com/2011/10/5/2471462/is-lyoto-machida-still-being-punished-for-wanting-anderson-silva
The UFC President responded to such claims just days ago (via MMANation):
"There's just nobody for Machida to fight right now. Everybody thinks
that I hate Machida now because of that whole 'Anderson Silva money'
thing, but the position that Machida's in right now is like what
happened with Rashad. Rashad turned down a fight and said, 'I'm going to
wait for Shogun.' He's waiting for this guy who blew his knee out to
get better and then people start getting hurt left and right and now
he's out almost a year and a half. I don't hate Machida. Things happen,
we butt heads all the time with different guys and stupid stuff is said
by them and me and everything else but I don't hate anybody. And I
definitely don't hate Machida, I think he's a nice guy. Do I think it
was a stupid move what he did with the whole 'Anderson Silva money?'
Yeah. Look what's happening, he's sitting out and waiting to fight."

Is Dana now afraid to pull a guy off the SF roster? Plenty of guys over there who would make for an intriguing fight.

Machida vs Mousasi!

OU wrote:

http://www.mmamania.com/2011/10/5/2471462/is-lyoto-machida-still-being-punished-for-wanting-anderson-silva
The UFC President responded to such claims just days ago (via MMANation):
"There's just nobody for Machida to fight right now. Everybody thinks
that I hate Machida now because of that whole 'Anderson Silva money'
thing, but the position that Machida's in right now is like what
happened with Rashad. Rashad turned down a fight and said, 'I'm going to
wait for Shogun.' He's waiting for this guy who blew his knee out to
get better and then people start getting hurt left and right and now
he's out almost a year and a half. I don't hate Machida. Things happen,
we butt heads all the time with different guys and stupid stuff is said
by them and me and everything else but I don't hate anybody. And I
definitely don't hate Machida, I think he's a nice guy. Do I think it
was a stupid move what he did with the whole 'Anderson Silva money?'
Yeah. Look what's happening, he's sitting out and waiting to fight."

I read, 'there is nothing going on, no backlash, no punishment, nothing like that, that's crazy to even think that, BUT SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON"T BEND OVER!!! NO FIGHT 4 U'