Lyoto Machida

Lyoto Machida is a mixed martial arts fighter. The athlete's biography is interesting for his diligent preparation for each fight. Despite all the failures and defeats, the man continues to perform in the ring and gains new victories. He does not pursue fame and money, he cares about family and children who respect their father.

Lyoto Machida was born on May 30, 1978 in Salvador, Brazil. From early childhood, the boy is familiar with martial arts. His father, Yoshizo, was the head of the Japanese Shotokan Karate Association. Ana's mother Claudia raised Lyoto and his four brothers.

At the age of 3, Machida began to practice karate, and at the age of 13 he received a black belt. At the age of 12, the young man was engaged in sumo, and at 15 - Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. At an older age, Lyoto won several amateur karate tournaments. In 2000 he participated in the Brazilian Sumo Championship in the category up to 115 kg.

Lyoto's professional MMA career began when he met wrestler Antonio Inoki. On May 2, 2003, a battle took place against Kengo Watanabe. The judges gave the victory to Machida. The second fight was against Stefan Bonnard. The victory was awarded to Lyoto for a technical knockout. The next meetings were held in Japan, and the athlete added to the list of victories.

In 2007, the fighter signed with the UFC and made his debut at the UFC 67 category tournament. After defeating Sam Hodger, the fighter wins the next 5 fights. The athlete is also awarded a win over Thiago Silva ahead of schedule. It was a bonus for the "knockout of the evening". After a series of triumphs in 2009, Machida fights for the title of champion of the UFC 98 tournament. The fighter knocks out American Rashad Evans in the second round.

Lyoto's next fight was against Mauricio Rua. Machida defended his title, but in a rematch against Rua at UFC 113 in May 2010, the athlete lost early. He was credited with a technical knockout. In November of that year, Lyoto lost for the second time to US fighter Quinton Jackson. The judges were divided, but fans believed Machida had won.

In 2011, Lyoto Machida returned to the ring and took part in UFC 129. He fought against Randy Couture and defeated him by knockout. This victory was spectacular and to this day it is inserted into the highlights of MMA. Thanks to this win, Machida qualified for the title fight with John Jones. The fight took place in December 2011 and John defeated Lyoto via submission in the second round.

In August 2012, Machida and Ryan Bader had an exciting meeting. Lyoto ended the fight in the first round by knocking out his opponent. A year later, the athlete fought with Marc Muñoz and won again. In February 2014, a fight took place between Lyoto and the Dutchman Gegard Musasi. The judges declared Machida the winner, and the battle became the "fight of the evening."

2014 and 2015 were challenging for Machida's career. In July, by decision of the judges, he lost the title to Chris Weidman at UFC 175, in the middleweight category. In December 2014, the fighter won early against CB Dollaway and received a bonus for "performance of the evening." In April 2015, the athlete lost to Luke Rockhold, and in June - to Yoel Romero.

On April 16, 2016, at UFC on Fox 19, a duel was to take place between Dan Henderson and Machida. However, the fight did not take place because Lyoto was accused of doping and he failed the test. The fighter could not participate in tournaments for a year.

In 2018, Machida fought in three fights. In February, the man fought with Eric Anders, in May with Vitor Belfort, and in December with Rafael Carvalho. In all meetings, he won and 2019 began for him with a championship.

The Japanese athlete has a unique fighting style. He uses elements of Shotokan Karate and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He also uses wrestling and sumo skills. The fighter states that this style helps him adapt to any situation in the ring. Many blame the man for being boring in fights and often being presented with a victory by the judges. Machida doesn't care about this opinion, and he explains his style with a desire to win.

The fighter trains hard to achieve his goals. Unlike the scandalous Conor McGregor, Machida takes any fight seriously. He considers the options for losing and in training works out all the possible finals of the fight. Thanks to this, the athlete has earned many titles and awards.

However, Machida has oddities that the public discusses. The athlete drinks his own urine every morning. He inherited this habit from his father, and the family believes that this is traditional medicine. A lot of posts appeared on the Web in which other athletes posted videos and photos of drinking excrement. Often they were accompanied by comments like "Champion's drink".

Lyoto Machida does not hide his personal life. When the fighter was in high school, he met his girlfriend Fabiola, who became his wife. In September 2008, the couple had a son, Tayo. In Japanese, his name means "Sun". In 2010, the couple had a second son, Kaito.

In family life, Lyoto is a loving husband and a good father. A fighter's family comes first, and only then sports. A man tries to be an example for his children and does everything possible to be respected.

Machida is not going to end her professional career. Now he trains hard in the gym and prepares for the next fights. There is no information on the Web yet who will become his next rival.

On Instagram, the athlete uploads not only his own photos, but also pictures with children. The most frequent publications are photos of the fighter before the upcoming meetings in the octagon.

Lyoto Machida maintains an athletic physique. The champion weighs 84 kilograms and is 185.5 centimeters tall.

Four-time winner of the Best Knockout of the Night Award Three-time winner of the Best Fight of the Night Award Two-time Performance of the Night Award winner 2009 - UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Best Knockout of 2011 by Sherdog Best Fighter 2009 by Black Belt Best Fight of the Month (July 2014) according to MMAJunkie.com

Lyoto Machida 's estimated Net Worth, Salary, Income, Cars, Lifestyles & many more details have been updated below.

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Lyoto Machida Net Worth 2021

Lyoto Machida 's revenue is $1.4M in 2021. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Lyoto Machida and could vary in the range between $571.4K - $1.9M.

Lyoto Machida Net Worth 2020

Lyoto Machida 's revenue is $1.2M in 2020. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Lyoto Machida and could vary in the range between $766.5K - $1.6M.

Lyoto Machida Net Worth 2019

Lyoto Machida 's revenue is $1.4M in 2019. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Lyoto Machida and could vary in the range between $583.2K - $1.8M.

Lyoto Machida Net Worth 2018

Lyoto Machida 's revenue is $1.7M in 2018. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Lyoto Machida and could vary in the range between $955.9K - $1.2M.

Lyoto Machida Net Worth 2017

Lyoto Machida 's revenue is $1.4M in 2017. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Lyoto Machida and could vary in the range between $904.3K - $2M.

Lyoto Machida Net Worth 2016

Lyoto Machida 's revenue is $1.6M in 2016. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Lyoto Machida and could vary in the range between $971.1K - $1.9M.

Lyoto Machida Net Worth 2015

Lyoto Machida 's revenue is $1.2M in 2015. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Lyoto Machida and could vary in the range between $805.8K - $1.5M.

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