Quinton Jackson vs lyoto Machida on UFC, before of finish the year

A source close to the situation revealed the news earlier today to a member of the MMABay team and, although the promotion are unclear on exactly when it will go down, this fight will happen before the end of the year.

Jackson’s first choice of opponent, Forrest Griffin, is reportedly months away from being ready for action, meaning a rematch will have to wait for now. The other man the Memphis star has been linked with, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, is also out of the loop after agreeing to meet Ryan Bader at UFC 119 in September.

Jackson is looking to rebound from a three round decision loss to bitter rival, Rashad Evans at UFC 114. The star of “The A-Team” movie was riding a two fight winning streak heading into the fight after defeating Wanderlei Silva and Keith Jardine.

As for Machida, his run as light heavyweight champion was brought to an abrupt halt when he squared off with Mauricio “Shogun” Rua for a second round at UFC 113 in May. Prior to that he’d defeated the likes of Thiago Silva and Rashad Evans.

Keep it locked to MMABay for more on this as we get it.