I have so much respect for this man taking his father's teachings and sharing his respect for them with the world. I'm moved by his dedication and discipline. Truly a legend.
I saw him fight live twice. He was one of 5 of my favourite figters. At the time he was my favourite. How fickle this reads. He is a legend. Thank you for the fights. Thank you producing this video. Goosebumps
@Walmart NIBBA wing Chun traps and blocks, with foot trips, are used by a lot of pro boxing champions, but to the untrained eye it just looks like they are faints and parries from traditional boxing. Jailhouse rock, or 52 blocks, the prison martial art style, is primarily based on a combination of wing Chun with boxing. It just doesn't work very well against a good outside striker or someone with clinch skills like in may Thai or judo.
@Newbie4Hire All of the mawashi gyuri (round house) and mygeri (Front) kicks are straight out of Karate! And how many straight punches did you see? Both choke-zuki (straight punch) and gyaku-zuki (Reverse Punch) for knockouts? All of those are straight out of Karate. And if you didn't recognize that, you never studied Karate!
What a character , strong personality.True role model. The most impressing to me is the way he never excuses , always respectful, accepts questionable decisions like a man no complaint. Back to grinding. I would give him my deepest and longest bow if i would ever meet him.
What I find most interesting about Machida is the culture combo he represents - a humble Japanese discipline mixed with a brazen Brazilian fire. Truly a master in every aspect. God bless you Lyoto Machida.
@DigiMeth just a little fact for you, the highest population of Japanese people outside of Japan is actually in Brazil so having a half Brazilian and half Japanese person is actually a lot more common than you may think.
Though he was sometimes criticized as a counter striker, it was fun to watch his excellent timing and precision. I remember watching him on his rise to L-H champ. I liked how he reinforced the spirit of MA in MMA.
I loved how his opponents would get so frustrated because they couldn't touch him. He was so elusive and his counters laser sharp. One of my all time favorite fighters for sure. Much respect Dragon
"Persist, because adversaries will be there along the entire way. Not only in your competition, but in your life. Sometimes it seems like you're not going to make it, but you keep going. That's the warrior's way" More words to live by ♥
@Theo Dutra no but you are. 'He was the reason I got into the Ufc." Maybe you actually are in the UFC and have taken too many hits. Are you reading the top comment in the thread?
@Theo Dutra what didn’t you understand? I'll make it clear If you have to post about it on ESclips, you know, tell everybody that has NO WAY of confirming it it's probably a story. People in prison love to tell stories. One of the best, most prolific stories is how they are MMA fighters on the outside. In reality they are strung out tweakers who have burned their families. In a context like this, I'm skeptical.
I don't watch stuff like this often but I can tell he's something different from most. Very quick on switching up his style and very quick on using any opportunity to dive in going straight for the head. A lot of others seem to hit once and see how effective it was and land a lot of hits on the back of the head. He lands a hit and if he thinks it was a good one without observing first just dives in with a flurry of blows with great precision to the the front of the head.
What a warrior!! Nothing to be ashamed about in this career or way of combat. I'm sure his Father would be proud of his son. Great video, really enjoyed it.
When I was doing MMA all my fights were a first round knock out, no matter how big or small my opponent was. The only reason I quit was because I was sick of getting knocked out in the first round every fight.
If you've never had a friend that had this kind of fighting talent allow you to join him in a friendly sparing match where they hold back any knockout blows, you'll soon realize why these guys are BAD ASS!! I had that opportunity when I was young (24) and in awesome shape. My buddy who had some serious fighting training/skills but was much smaller than I offered to show me his skills after I gave him a bit of friendly shit. I soon realized that could have knocked me out in the first few seconds. Instead, he showed just how fast he was by tapping me around the jaw and midsection and I couldn't block more than one punch (at best) he was so fast, and I couldn't touch him!! I finally had to laugh I felt so out of my league, and he smiled back with a told you so smile. LOL.
I wonder how much a monster he would have been,going middle weight years earlier,but overall he definitely have a legacy that is gonna be respected for many years to come
Nothing but respect to Lyoto Machida, not only humble but respectful, and big ups to Rampage for geniunly accepting that he got his ass wooped, shows the good humble side and gave credit where credit was due, Rampage definitley earned my respect today lol. Lyoto Machida is amazing to say the least.
I like how in several matches he did not "finish" his opponent because he saw he didn't have to. Holding back this much says a lot about his principles.
idk... even though rules were different back then, he still did shit like attempts at jumping double stomp to the head of a downed opponent... 7:30 that's not holding back in any way 🤣
That is why I hated Tito Ortiz as a fighter. He did the opposite of this. He is a terrible blemish and chipped tooth on the face of MMA. It is satisfying to see Machida defeat him.
Karate works when properly applied to full contact combat. This is true for everything. What is needed is for traditional martial arts to come completely into the full contact sparring and competition areas then we will see a lot more diversity. Point based and low contact competition is the issue.
One of the goats. One of my all time favorites. Lives up to his name, The Dragon.. Flys around a bit. Gets the lay the land. Spits a fire ball here and there.....Then when he's figured out the lay of the land and has had enough he swoops in and burns your entire village to the fucking ground lol.
Yeah! Thank you Mashida Sensei, for proving that traditional karatedo training is not a joke. Kata has a purpose. It's not a "dance". Everything in kata has a purpose. Aside from kata, karatedo has other teachings not seen by lower-ranked students.
Lyoto Machida is an excellent fighter, disciplined, focused, makes perfect adjustments and is well prepared to fight anyone. He's had a great example and teacher, his father to guide him along the way. He made a solid decision that paid off and proved that traditional martial arts can still be very effective when applied properly even when he had to go against his sensei and father's advice. But what I like the most about this fighter, this man, is his humbleness and overall respect for others. I could honestly say that Lyoto Machida is my all time favorite fighter. Continued success and blessings to you Brazilian Dragon!
The one thing I have learned about Karate is that it is only used as self defense. But if you are willingly going into the ring looking to knock the other person out, isn't that breaking the rules of Karate?
Much respect to Rampage because he knew he had gotten beaten ,and didn't agree with them letting him win. Good guy ,and real man. Good fighter as well!
As long as you keep the definition of karate loose-y goose-y it’s very effective in mma. You don’t see them bang it out directly in front of each other very often
This is what the martial arts are all about. The philosophical part of the fighting art itself. Both sides have to be learned for a well rounded practitioner.
Don't know anything about him as a man but as a fighter I always found him to be one of the absolute most respectable in the ring. A true role model to be used to show the youth about honorable fighting.
Ahh but does he ever do the "Crane Kick" - we need to know! Seriously though, the way the backs of these guys heads crack down when knocked cold should be a warning to anyone who thinks it's a good/fun idea to knock someone out in the street without a very good reason. Imagine that on something hard - and the prison sentence.
I don't know why people let channels like these fool them. Martial arts like Karate *have* to be supplemental to be effective. Even one of the most famous users of Wing Chun in MMA admits that he has to supplement it with practical martial arts that won't immediately get him trounced by kickboxers and BJJ practitioners.
He should not have fought tho, it was for the title belt no way in hell would anybody put the belt on the line if they weren't ready, not even Tyson! Any other fight, fine by me.
Out of the ring, one of the coolest nicest guys ever. I've met him a couple of times. Always has time for everyone and smiling. I feel like I am more informed about Lyoto's career now. Thank you for posting this. I really enjoyed the watch.
See even a pro fighter can be shocked into letting someone he knows hit him hard in the face a few times and freeze up not knowing what to do when its not how they normally treat you.
I guess we can learn from this, that chasing the Top is always a bad idea because you won't be able to maintain it permanently. Basically no Champion ever really did.
Damn i forgot Machida took a fight with the # 7ranked opponent WHILE HE WAS WEARING THE BELT!!!!! Like WTF were his team and coach thinking? Unless they were paying him some ungodly amount of money to take the fight that was one of the worst decisions ever in MMA. Unless IM missing something there was nothing to gain from taking this fight. If he wins no one cares because he was unknown fighter ranked number 7. But if you lose the embarrasement could be carrer ending . AND thats if he doesnt get a career ending INJURY .
I have so much respect for this man taking his father's teachings and sharing his respect for them with the world. I'm moved by his dedication and discipline. Truly a legend.
I saw him fight live twice. He was one of 5 of my favourite figters. At the time he was my favourite. How fickle this reads. He is a legend. Thank you for the fights. Thank you producing this video. Goosebumps
***True love = the love of God!*** God himself went to the cross for you out of love for you as a human being Philippians 2:5-8
Agree
The man that proved karate could be efficient against mma. WHAT A LIVING LEGEND.
@Walmart NIBBA wing Chun traps and blocks, with foot trips, are used by a lot of pro boxing champions, but to the untrained eye it just looks like they are faints and parries from traditional boxing.
Jailhouse rock, or 52 blocks, the prison martial art style, is primarily based on a combination of wing Chun with boxing.
It just doesn't work very well against a good outside striker or someone with clinch skills like in may Thai or judo.
@Montażownia nr1 how does it not mean anything when that man ended up being ufc champion because of karate? Just stop hating
Amazing fighter. But he did not move as a karate practitioner. Mostly boxing and kicking. Therefore, kickboxer.
@jake halle looks like its just someone who dose karate happens to be good in
MMA aswell dont seem to have much to do with karate at all
@Newbie4Hire All of the mawashi gyuri (round house) and mygeri (Front) kicks are straight out of Karate! And how many straight punches did you see? Both choke-zuki (straight punch) and gyaku-zuki (Reverse Punch) for knockouts? All of those are straight out of Karate. And if you didn't recognize that, you never studied Karate!
FOI UM GRANDE LUTADOR, MERECE O NOSSO RESPEITO LYOTO MACHIDA. salve de angola
What a character , strong personality.True role model. The most impressing to me is the way he never excuses , always respectful, accepts questionable decisions like a man no complaint. Back to grinding. I would give him my deepest and longest bow if i would ever meet him.
What I find most interesting about Machida is the culture combo he represents - a humble Japanese discipline mixed with a brazen Brazilian fire. Truly a master in every aspect. God bless you Lyoto Machida.
I thought Karate was chinese not japanese.
Today's stupidest "woke".. statement.
"The more you know"...
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@DigiMeth just a little fact for you, the highest population of Japanese people outside of Japan is actually in Brazil so having a half Brazilian and half Japanese person is actually a lot more common than you may think.
@Umami Papi The only thing weird is finding a persons Race more interesting than their accomplishments.
@Melted nostrils Born without nostrils Weirdo.
Though he was sometimes criticized as a counter striker, it was fun to watch his excellent timing and precision. I remember watching him on his rise to L-H champ. I liked how he reinforced the spirit of MA in MMA.
So much respect for Lyoto. Also love how much respect he shows for his opponents.
Certainly one of the best fighters of his time, classy, humble and technical as hell. It was a pleasure to see him fight. Thank you, Lyotto
I loved how his opponents would get so frustrated because they couldn't touch him. He was so elusive and his counters laser sharp. One of my all time favorite fighters for sure. Much respect Dragon
"Persist, because adversaries will be there along the entire way. Not only in your competition, but in your life.
Sometimes it seems like you're not going to make it, but you keep going. That's the warrior's way"
More words to live by ♥
Persist might better be said "gently insist". It is the gentle pressure that causes all to yield.
Like Ukraine !
He was the reason i got into the ufc, seeing his story displayed like this is enlightening 🔥🔥
@Theo Dutra no but you are. 'He was the reason I got into the Ufc." Maybe you actually are in the UFC and have taken too many hits. Are you reading the top comment in the thread?
@Shane Reeves he said he got into it as in acquired a taste for it. Are you dense?
@Theo Dutra what didn’t you understand?
I'll make it clear
If you have to post about it on ESclips, you know, tell everybody that has NO WAY of confirming it it's probably a story.
People in prison love to tell stories. One of the best, most prolific stories is how they are MMA fighters on the outside.
In reality they are strung out tweakers who have burned their families.
In a context like this, I'm skeptical.
@Shane Reeves what the fuck are you trying to say bruv?
Lol. Did you just get out of prison? Lol. A third of the guys in prison are in the UFC. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Cringe bro
I don't watch stuff like this often but I can tell he's something different from most. Very quick on switching up his style and very quick on using any opportunity to dive in going straight for the head. A lot of others seem to hit once and see how effective it was and land a lot of hits on the back of the head. He lands a hit and if he thinks it was a good one without observing first just dives in with a flurry of blows with great precision to the the front of the head.
Much respect for his career and accomplishments.
What a warrior!! Nothing to be ashamed about in this career or way of combat. I'm sure his Father would be proud of his son.
Great video, really enjoyed it.
When I was doing MMA all my fights were a first round knock out, no matter how big or small my opponent was.
The only reason I quit was because I was sick of getting knocked out in the first round every fight.
I just love classy athletes. He went out, did the stuff and respected his craft and his opponents.
16:48 What a legend! He was not hiding his shock and immediately said he got his ass whooped! 🙏
If you've never had a friend that had this kind of fighting talent allow you to join him in a friendly sparing match where they hold back any knockout blows, you'll soon realize why these guys are BAD ASS!! I had that opportunity when I was young (24) and in awesome shape. My buddy who had some serious fighting training/skills but was much smaller than I offered to show me his skills after I gave him a bit of friendly shit. I soon realized that could have knocked me out in the first few seconds. Instead, he showed just how fast he was by tapping me around the jaw and midsection and I couldn't block more than one punch (at best) he was so fast, and I couldn't touch him!! I finally had to laugh I felt so out of my league, and he smiled back with a told you so smile. LOL.
I will always remember Lyoto for his kicks. They honestly look like a simple tap that sent people to the ground.
AND the KNEES!!!
*The ETERNAL GOD would do anything for you!! Even out of love for you he went to the cross as a human!!* Philippians 2:5-8
Crocop was the best tho. As far as leg kicks go
Apparently he is still going to fight at 43 years old.
It is a traditional snap kick to the head. just how a snapping whipping punch hurts more than a push punch.
"Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. No excuses. He was better then me, and deserved victory. " Words of a good, humble man.
@2sdd In the gaming industry people seems to think otherwise, and I still don't understand.
i will never understand how u can trashtalk somebody who just kicked ur ass. dude, if he is so trash what does it make you? :F
I wonder how much a monster he would have been,going middle weight years earlier,but overall he definitely have a legacy that is gonna be respected for many years to come
God bless you Lyoto ! Thanks for your wisdom and example through your martial art
Nothing but respect to Lyoto Machida, not only humble but respectful, and big ups to Rampage for geniunly accepting that he got his ass wooped, shows the good humble side and gave credit where credit was due, Rampage definitley earned my respect today lol. Lyoto Machida is amazing to say the least.
I like how in several matches he did not "finish" his opponent because he saw he didn't have to. Holding back this much says a lot about his principles.
idk... even though rules were different back then, he still did shit like attempts at jumping double stomp to the head of a downed opponent... 7:30
that's not holding back in any way 🤣
🥋🥋🥋
My thoughts EXACTLY
That is why I hated Tito Ortiz as a fighter. He did the opposite of this. He is a terrible blemish and chipped tooth on the face of MMA. It is satisfying to see Machida defeat him.
so true.
Machida has always been in my top 3 for the UFC video games.
They really make sure you know his neck/head kicks are lethal in those games.
Say what you will - and I do - This is class, personified. - A TRUE warrior, in every sense of the word. - Machida - A name for honor.
This guy has been my MMA hero since high school.
Very impressive fighter... super tenacious
Sometimes he really was on point with his timing
He is the most humble ufc fighter to ever fight!
He has always been one of my favorites. Such an interesting style.
Much respect for Lyoto and the Machida family!
29:57 this is incredible.... he just lets his attacking opponent run into his elbow!!! 😲
Back when I watched UFC Lyoto the Dragon Machida was one of my top favorite fighters.
I liked BJ Penn alot too.
Hands down my favorite fighter of all time!!!
Karate works when properly applied to full contact combat. This is true for everything. What is needed is for traditional martial arts to come completely into the full contact sparring and competition areas then we will see a lot more diversity. Point based and low contact competition is the issue.
He’s my absolute favorite. Stephen Thompson is my 2nd. Two class act extremely amazing athletes. 🌟🌟🌟
Your videos are FANTASTIC.
Any tool in the hands of a master can do incredible things
true champion held his head high the whole time :) much respect!
A+ video. Machida has always been one of my absolute favorite martial artist.
Great video. Such a humble and classy champion.
He’s definitely, my favorite fighter!
Somemthing about this kept bringing tears to my eyes. Awesome story.
9:05 that was brutal ive never seen anyone take so many knees to the face and still stand
One of the goats. One of my all time favorites. Lives up to his name, The Dragon.. Flys around a bit. Gets the lay the land. Spits a fire ball here and there.....Then when he's figured out the lay of the land and has had enough he swoops in and burns your entire village to the fucking ground lol.
A true good story and I'll never forget he was one of my idols back in 2004 end up.
RESPECTS TO YOU SIR 💪🏾💖💯
As much as I love Machida, watching Shogun knock him out is still super cathartic.
Yeah! Thank you Mashida Sensei, for proving that traditional karatedo training is not a joke. Kata has a purpose. It's not a "dance". Everything in kata has a purpose. Aside from kata, karatedo has other teachings not seen by lower-ranked students.
Lyoto Machida is an excellent fighter, disciplined, focused, makes perfect adjustments and is well prepared to fight anyone. He's had a great example and teacher, his father to guide him along the way. He made a solid decision that paid off and proved that traditional martial arts can still be very effective when applied properly even when he had to go against his sensei and father's advice. But what I like the most about this fighter, this man, is his humbleness and overall respect for others. I could honestly say that Lyoto Machida is my all time favorite fighter. Continued success and blessings to you Brazilian Dragon!
There’s a new champ in town.. Servey Pavlovich
That bow of respect and chivalry 🥲
Literally one of my top 5 fighters of all time
NGL he was one of my favorites when I watched UFC. I was a fan of his fighting and root for him I ever saw him fighting.
Respect & Honour. My favourite fighter.
They all say “There's levels to this”, Lyoto is masters level. Regardless of discipline.
What an inspirational man
The one thing I have learned about Karate is that it is only used as self defense. But if you are willingly going into the ring looking to knock the other person out, isn't that breaking the rules of Karate?
Much respect to Rampage because he knew he had gotten beaten ,and didn't agree with them letting him win. Good guy ,and real man. Good fighter as well!
Rampage was a fucking legend, Yeah. Just a real dude.
Mad respect!
As long as you keep the definition of karate loose-y goose-y it’s very effective in mma. You don’t see them bang it out directly in front of each other very often
This is what the martial arts are all about. The philosophical part of the fighting art itself. Both sides have to be learned for a well rounded practitioner.
Don't know anything about him as a man but as a fighter I always found him to be one of the absolute most respectable in the ring. A true role model to be used to show the youth about honorable fighting.
Legend 👏
the fight with rashad was crazy. that dude folded on impact. that's a clean ko
at 18:52
How can you win against three equally strong opponents? That's insane!
Masterpiece. THanks for this video!
he was so good at the counter. hed lure them in and make them over commit and hed take them out. it was crazy
Ahh but does he ever do the "Crane Kick" - we need to know!
Seriously though, the way the backs of these guys heads crack down when knocked cold should be a warning to anyone who thinks it's a good/fun idea to knock someone out in the street without a very good reason. Imagine that on something hard - and the prison sentence.
I don't know why people let channels like these fool them. Martial arts like Karate *have* to be supplemental to be effective. Even one of the most famous users of Wing Chun in MMA admits that he has to supplement it with practical martial arts that won't immediately get him trounced by kickboxers and BJJ practitioners.
I was so sad when he lost to shogun loved this guy
I miss the days of respectful, reserved fighters!!! Real men who are adults and don't act like tantrum throwing children!!!
Lyoto was my all time favorite fighter.
Shotokan all day long. Machida - huge respect!
This guy is really good.👍
His fight against Jackson and him saying “he whooped my ass and I’m ashamed of this decision” shows a ton of respect to the fighter
He didn’t say he was ashamed of the decision
And im a fan of the Jackson persona, he is funny and arrogant, i would never expect him admitting getting his ass kicked
But..he still lost.
He should not have fought tho, it was for the title belt no way in hell would anybody put the belt on the line if they weren't ready, not even Tyson! Any other fight, fine by me.
Machida said that Jones "can't fight me standing". Jones was on another level, Machida never stood a chance.
Out of the ring, one of the coolest nicest guys ever. I've met him a couple of times. Always has time for everyone and smiling. I feel like I am more informed about Lyoto's career now. Thank you for posting this. I really enjoyed the watch.
May the peace of Allah be with you
True mastery & true Class.
See even a pro fighter can be shocked into letting someone he knows hit him hard in the face a few times and freeze up not knowing what to do when its not how they normally treat you.
He came from the best era of UFC. No drama and social media circus. Just amazing fights and title runs.
true facts
@Armando Rodriguez no drama? Lmaooo there was still plenty of drama at this time.
@Deen Kashim The fighters made more off sponsors then than they do with the venum sponsorship
@Joe Pace Are you unaware brain damage can happen from being hit on any part of the head not just the back.
@Eizbear 00 if ifs and buts were candy and nuts...
Such an brilliant fighter and video about him!
i had no idea that the dragon was so qualified before entering the UFC. man...his resume is up there with the GOATs.
Epic video much respect!
What an UTTER UTTER CHAMPION! LONG LIVE REAL Martial Arts!
He was as good in karate as Khabib was in wrestling
nice of him to bow goodbye to his defeated opponent as their soul exits their body and begins to ascend
I guess we can learn from this, that chasing the Top is always a bad idea because you won't be able to maintain it permanently.
Basically no Champion ever really did.
Right on. I practiced shotokan for 4 years.
Great fighter.
Always one of my favorites:)
Ufc needs a new karate master to take over for a bit: old school needs a revival
Pretty cool. I hope they keep the updates flowing.
loved his fights
Karate Has an Exact, precise and sharp pointed attack. That's how machida can win with KO.
What can I say... a true master he allways be forewer and allways is my humble opinion
The dragon is a legend
He's a sniper plain and simple
1 of my favorites of all time 👍👍👍👍👊👊
good to see Karate getting some respect again... since Karate kid debuted
Tells you how tough Bonner was. Rip
Damn i forgot Machida took a fight with the # 7ranked opponent WHILE HE WAS WEARING THE BELT!!!!! Like WTF were his team and coach thinking? Unless they were paying him some ungodly amount of money to take the fight that was one of the worst decisions ever in MMA. Unless IM missing something there was nothing to gain from taking this fight. If he wins no one cares because he was unknown fighter ranked number 7. But if you lose the embarrasement could be carrer ending . AND thats if he doesnt get a career ending INJURY .