Biography
Lioto Machida is a fighter of mixed martial arts. The biography of the athlete is interesting for its diligent preparation for each battle. Despite all the failures and lesions, the man continues to perform in the ring and won new victories. He does not chase for glory and money, he is important to family and children who respect their father.Childhood and youth
Lioto Machida appeared on May 30, 1978 in Salvador, Brazil. From early childhood, a boy is familiar with martial arts. His father Eshidzo was the head of the branch of the Japanese Association of Karate Syotokan. Mother Ana Claudia brought up Lioto and his four brothers.
In 3 years, Machida began to engage in karate, and at the age of 13 he received a black belt. At 12, the young man was engaged in Sumo, and in the 15th - Brazilian jiu-jitsu. At the older age, Lioto won in several amateur karate tournaments. In 2000, he participated in the Brazilian Championship of Sumo in category up to 115 kg.
Martial arts
Professional career in MMA Lioto began with an acquaintance with the fighter Antonio Inoka. On May 2, 2003, a fight against Changot Watanaba took place. The judges gave the victory by Machida. The second duel was held against Stephen Bonnar. The victory was awarded Lioto for technical knockout. The following meetings were held in Japan, and the athlete replenished the list of victories.
In 2007, the fighter signed a contract with UFC and debuted at the Tournament category UFC 67. After the victory over Sam Khoder, the fighter wins the following 5 fights. Also an athlete ahead of time awarded the winnings over Tiagu Silva. He was a bonus for the "knockout of the evenings." After the triumphal series in 2009, Machida fights for the title of the UFC 98 tournament champion. The fighter knocks out the American Evans Rashad in the second round.
The next duel Lioto took place against Mauricio Rua. Machida defended the title of champion, however, in revenge against the Roa, at the UFC 113 in May 2010, the athlete lost ahead of time. He was counted technical knockout. In November of that year, Lioto lost his fighter from the US Quinton Jackson. The judicial opinion was divided, but the fans believed that Machida won.
In 2011, Lioto Machida returned to Ring and participated in UFC 129. He fought against Randy Couture and defeated it by knockout. This victory was spectacular and to this day are inserted into Highlight MMA. Thanks to this, Machida winned on the title duel with John Jones. The battle was held in December 2011, and John won Lioto by stitching seizure in the second round.
In August 2012, the exciting meeting of Machida and Ryan Beider took place. Lioto finished the fight in the first round, knocking out the opponent. A year later, the athlete fought with Mark Munoz and won again. In February 2014, Lyoto and the Dutch Musashi is a fight. The judges declared the winner of Machida, and the battle was the "feast of the evening."
2014 and 2015 became complex for Career Machida. In July, by decision of the judges, he lost the title of champion Chris Viderman on UFC 175, in the middleweight category. In December 2014, the fighter won ahead of course at Si Bi Dolálan and received a bonus for the "evening speech." In April 2015, the athlete lost Luke Rokhold, and in June - Yoel Romero.
On April 16, 2016, a fight between Dan Henderson and Machida had to take place at the UFC on Fox 19 tournament. However, the battle did not take place, as Lioto accused the use of doping and he poured the test. Fighter could not participate in tournaments.
In 2018, Machida fought in three fights. In February, a man fought with Eric Anders, in May - with Bladford and in December - with Raphal Carvalhu. In all meetings, he won and 2019 for him began with the championship.
Japanese athlete has a unique battle style. It uses the elements of the sisotan karate and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He also uses the skills of struggle and soumely. The fighter declares that such a style helps him adapt to any situation in the ring. Many accuse a man for being boring fighting battles and often the judges are presented to him. Machida is not affected by this opinion, and he explains his desire to win.
The fighter is hardly trained to achieve its goals. Unlike the scandalous convolation of MacGregor Machida to any battle applies seriously. He considers the loss options and workouts all possible duel finals. Thanks to this, the athlete earned a lot of titles and awards.
However, Machida has oddities who discusses the public. Every morning the athlete drinks his urine. This habit got him from the Father, and the family believes that this is traditional medicine. A lot of posts appeared on the network, in which other athletes laid out video and photographs with drinking excrement. Often, they were accompanied by comments like "drink of champions".
Personal life
Lioto Machida does not hide his personal life. When the fighter studied in high school, he met a female Fabiol, who became his wife. In September 2008, the spouses had a son of Taio. In Japanese, his name means "Sun". In 2010, the second son of Kaito appeared at the pair.
In Lioto's family life, a loving husband and a good father. In the first place at the fighter there is a family, and only then the sport. A man tries to be an example for his children and does everything possible to be respected.
Lioto Machida now
Machida is not going to finish his professional career. Now he is diligently trained in the gym and is preparing for the next fight. There is no information on the network yet, who will become his next opponent.
In "Instagram", the athlete is laying out not only their own photos, but also pictures with children. The most frequent publications are the photo of the fighter before the coming meetings in the octave.
Lioto Machida supports a sports physique. The champion weighs 84 kilograms, and its growth is 185.5 centimeters.
Titles and awards
- The quadruple winner of the Best Naukout Award
- Three-time winner of the "Best Evening Bat"
- Two-time winner of the "Evening Speech"
- 2009 - UFC champion in light heavyweight
- Best NOCAut 2011 according to the portal Sherdog
- The best fighter of 2009 according to the edition of Black Belt
- The best fight of the month (July 2014) in the opinion of Mmajunkie.com