A video posted by UFC president Dana White gave a revealing insight into the extremes to which fighters go to make weight. Just half an hour before he was due to step on the scales, Lyoto Machida was wrapped in an electric blanket with the dial turned up to ‘max’. At the end of the video, the Brazilian lifts up his sauna suit and empties a considerable volume of water on to the floor. Scroll down for videos . Lyoto Machida showed the lengths he would go to make wake by sweating it out under an electric blanket . 'The Dragon' calmly waits while wearing a sauna suit ahead of the weigh-in . Machida gets ready to remove his sauna suit to make weight before the fight on Saturday . A considerable amount of water pours to the floor after the Brazilian lifts up his sauna suit . Machida later tipped the scales on the welterweight limit of 185lb as he prepares to take on Luke Rockhold in New Jersey on Saturday night. The 36-year-old is a previous light-heavyweight champion, a division in which the limit is 205lb. Machida earlier told Sportsmail he hopes victory over Rockhold would lead to a title shot. ‘I think if I apply my style, my technique, I can stop Luke, you know. If I can do my strategy, I can win the fight,’ he said. ‘I know there was another fight in line for the title shot - Jacare vs Yoel Romero – but now, whoever wins out of me and Luke – deserves a title shot I think. ‘I can see a couple of weaknesses in Luke but it’s hard to say before the fight, it’s hard to foresee the fight. I have to be there to feel the fight- to see any mistakes he makes. ‘I am very well prepared for this fight. I had eight weeks of camp and I had great training. Glover [Teixeira] was there and many, many other fighters. So I am feeling very well, very calm, and I think I can do a great job.’ Machida takes to the scales at the weigh-in ahead of his clash with Luke Rockhold . Machida and Rockhold (right) take part in the traditional pre-fight face off in New Jersey .
Lyoto Machida is set to take on Luke Rockhold in UFC clash on Saturday . Brazilian made weight by wearing a sauna suit beneath an electric blanket . Former light-heavyweight champion is hoping to get another title shot .