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

@@2sdd In the gaming industry people seems to think otherwise, and I still don't understand.

A fair ring, A fair fight, and may the best man win.

Being humble makes you strong

Right one of the few men to step into the ring with enough awareness to stop the fight himself when morally it was time to do so. He was never bitter in defeat and always returned with the same fire he had in the fight before. The dragon was one I always loved to watch fight.. he had a good run and a lethal front kick .

fvck u r so right :D

Facts

Naaaa not the best era.The best era was clearly the Royce Gracie days and Royce was the GREATEST ,no weight class no BS days…This guy just fought and was really good at the craft,a true champ,one who lost and came back for the people,people like champs like that;Rocky like…let’s remember;No fighter stays on top forever though,cause that would be boring

@@armandorodriguez6447 lmfao no

yeah... except for the fact that the fights are better now...

...and Randy's tooth, that dude hits frkn hard

Ya if it were me I’d be sayin my arm was f’ed up so I didn’t train properly and that’s why I lost 😂😂 this guys’ humbleness is insane, respects to his father who raised an absolute beast of a legend.

He's legit, but he should've pulled out of the fight... His career would've been completely different if he did

Most champions now won't take the fight. Machida was stupid to fight or his story might have been different if he didn't fight that fight.

AaplalllllllLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLllLL0PLP

@MTK - Deep respect.

he said "he whooped my ass I'm ashamed of myself, my coach is gonna be mad at me" Big props for him to give credit to his opponent

@@bevarsii Its honestly shameful how many clowns in the current UFC space can't even bring themselves to publicly congratulate their opponents on their victory or for the victor to not gloat and pretend they're the best thing to ever happen to mixed martial art.

@@fuckoff565 Its about selling for the next match. Do you want to see lyoto machida lose? or do you want to see conner mcgergor get his face kicked in? Its the mayweather strategy now. Its all business to get people to pay to see a brash fighter lose. Its the Jake (or logan) paul strategy to make money.

Yep, that's Rampage for you. Mad respect for him.

Honestly one thing that gives me nearly as much enjoyment as watching a good fight is watching true sportsmanship after the fight. I just really like seeing Machida (and other classy fighters) giving respect to their opponent, regardless of win or loss; especially to opponents who try to hype themselves by being douchebags before the fight.

It's crazy!

Daamn

so true.

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.

My thoughts EXACTLY

🥋🥋🥋

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 🤣

What a warrior, he was very unique and entertaining.

The guy just got ground stomped by Fabian Edwards, so much about Karate in real fights.

@@King6d9 exactly what I was going to say. Imagine him around 2008-2009, and Edwards would have been on the ground without question.

@@amarillavenegasriera2234 you have zero class...and intellect. Nothing you could say, would take away from Lyoto's accomplishments. You should be embarrassed...

Respect? Remember his PED use?

I still remember that fight but got to hand it to Randy for stepping in there considering the age gap but that crane kick was beautiful. Unforgettable moment in UFC history.

Somebody said: "A beginner plans the move he would like to make, a pro executes the move he wants to make, a master remembers the move they've just made."

The Karate people are clowning is the karate practiced in those commercials dojo with people handing out black belts left and right

@@JonathanAlliali-Die-go5gl My thought also. In the 80s these schools who focused on katas and point tournaments are what people are thinking about. There were a few hybrid schools you knew only by word of mouth that did full-contact sparring and even some grappling.

​@@JonathanAlliali-Die-go5glThe karate dojo I went to as a kid was more like military boot camp mixed with Shotokan karate 😂 And half the class failed every belt.

​@JonathanAlliali-Die-go5gl yep they are so far away from real karate do its insulting and hugely disrespectful

Someone who was underrated for this is Carlos Condit. Absolutely ruthless violence without hesitation or regret, never taking a follow-up shot that wasn't needed and instantly turning into a lamb when the job is done.

And using the crane-foot stance (tsuru achi dashi) - most karateka never use this outside of kata. This technique almost like a joke because of that scene in the karate kid - seeing it successfully deployed in a serious fight is so sick.

Umm knockouts generally happen with single kick or punch when someone doesn't expect them or from right angle.

Lies again? Pit Stop USD SGD

not really, most brazilian fighters I've met that have martial art background are all as humble as Lyoto. They take the bushido as serious as the japanese

Agree

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

Corny comment.

Real man

I think of it full circle. His dad was concerned about cage fighting because he didn’t think it was honorable, fast forward to today and he is a shining example of how to be. Loud audacious noise is for wrestling. Pure class with this man

Lyoto Machida

That's what parents do. You watch out for your kid's well being in what ever way you can.

a read dad

@@informationOD Exactly, and that is what I like so much about it.

When you love someone you are trying to support them in their goals. At least by being there, his father could influence and protect his son instead of letting him do whatever and regret not being there to so it through properly.

i dont like you

Jon Jones

I appreciate the same thing about Ngannou

@@nolanr1400 yeah he showed amazing restraint against overeem, for example

@@kyleschlitt3025 or Miocic2 hahaha 😂

I could feel how proud he were!!

Plus, ending a fight with only one, essential strike. If i understand martial arts correctly, should it be the whole point?

@@loltime8346 *was

I wonder if his dad noticed him flexing on the dude

Just an amazing kick. I am in awe!

He wasn't born in Japan? Where is he from

@@whoami8247 His father was born in Japan and moved to Brazil

@@whoami8247 did you not watch the video?

@@Denneeyboy no.. Without volume, only fights

@@whoami8247 I gather he was born in Brazil that's why they keep referring to him as a Brazilian. Sure he doesn't look full Japanese but maybe his mum was from Brazil maybe it explained it at the beginning who is good place to start for information.

Prime TRT Machida could probably beat Alex Pereira

Funny how Alex is even in the convo, if he fights anyone other than Izzy in the top 5 for title defense he lose 100%

Thanks wanker!

Shame that he gets demolished in every fight lately.

@@frankgotbankandbeats LOL ``loses 100%``, you must be new to mma

Of course you didn't, you're a kid.

@@JamieReynolds89 bit of an assumption there no?

Bit too much kids are that way

does someone know at what years this was?

Even on his way out, he never fought someone that wasn't bound to be great. I always consider Lyoto one of the greatest in UFC, he's my 2nd favorite behind Anderson Silva

Royce Gracie has a great quote. After winning a few in a row, and always being smaller than his opponents, the announcer asked him, "How come you're so good?" Royce's response, with a straight face, "I don't like being hit."

agreed, within his cards are found the top tier fighters of his era. i remember most of this titles pinned him as the underdog, which made it all the more satisfying when he won.

Keep in mind during his prime this was when the matchmakers rarely gave good fighters trash cans to fight like they do now. Not even kidding go back and look at some of the mid card fights from the 2000s then compare it to a current fight card you'll see how crazy it is.

I won't deny he is an incredible fighter and won the UFC belt. However, after that, didn't he lose all the times against fighters *for* the belt?

I've always been a boxing fan and I still am. I may have watched 10 UFC matches in my life, mostly when it first started. If you didn't experience the first year of UFC. Try with all your might to find a way to watch the first 3 seasons the best from what my brother says. He was always a finesse fighter, me I love using my heavy hands but i like tobreak fingers, gouge an eye out, break a jaw with a knee and oh yeah, I don't care how as long as they lose and I win. That Was me now I can hardly walk and I can't open and close my hands. And I'm losing my memory. Moral of the story? Dont be a Mean like I was. Jesus Saved Me. Now, my fight with those demons is over. Jesus changed me and gave me Love, Peace and Joy . I'm I changed Man. When I tried to do it by hurting people to make the pain feel suppressed. It would work for an hour, a minute, or a second but then come back making me more angry. The Jesus Praise the Lord my chains are gone and I'm a slave to Sin and Guilt no more. There is therefore no Condemnation in those who are in Christ Jesus. In other words , if Jesus Christ is your Savior then no one, not even Satan, can hold what you've done in the past over you and keep from Heaven. You have been Forgiven :)

Lyoto and Silva are still two of my favorite fighters in the world. So much fun to watch.

The guy went to a legitimate deadly ballette dogo.

Khabib laughing in the corner

Amen!

My cousin religiously follows this martial artists career👍👍 He is one amazing fighter, I have much respect for his style and how he treats his opponents is very honorable.

comes a time, when another one will be stronger than you...always...

Why’s that impressive

@@Nauni it just is... no ink... no need ink

@@Nauni Because those who are covered in tattoos do it to look tough. Lyoto does not need decoration. He simply is tough and highly skilled.

@@michaelgoble8200 that’s your assumption, most people get tattoos to express themselves or simply because they want to display art they like on their body. The stereotype that people only get tattoos to look tough or only strong dangerous people get tattoos is outdated. There’s nothing wrong with not having tattoos, there’s also nothing wrong with having them.

Lol somebody has a issue with tattoos

Typical Respectfulness of Japanese culture.

🇧🇷🥋Lyoto Machida The Real Karate kid 🤜🏻

What? He jumped on dude face...

@@meltednostrilsbornwithoutn781 Older I get the more I respect them.

@@ChrisHarmon1 Yeah it's unfortunate in America we only mock their culture... But there really is a lot to admire and that can be learned from it. As opposed to other cultures which are braggadocios and arrogant.

Rampage was a fucking legend, Yeah. Just a real dude.

Yeah it takes some balls to just tell the truth in those situations. For instance I just rewatched McGregor Mayweather. Conor was basically taken to school the whole match, like most who fought Mayweather, and especially the last couple of rounds he was getting rocked. Yet when the the referee Byrd finally put him out of his misery and called it, McGregor get saying it was early. What a jackass.

@@rogerc23 damn all that was useless

@@rogerc23 that was an exhibition fight to generate money, no way you are taking it seriously lmao.

Hell yeah man he was my favorite fighter also

According to Bruce Lee, to defeat a Karate champion you need Jeet Kune Do, and to defeat a Jeet Kune Do you need Kung Fu. Problem is the true Masters of Kung Fu are always hidden (because they are not interested in winning fights to prove themselves). Even the Chinese themselves have difficulty finding these Masters. Jet Li is likely the only prominent and famous disciple of some these Masters but very very rarely do you see them coming out.

@@marvelcomiks8078 You've been watching too many films and starting to think that shit is real. There's an MMA fighter in China that's become a social pariah because he goes around challenging these "Kung Fu masters" and promptly knocking them out in a matter of seconds. He can't get them to come out and fight him any more because they're all scared shitless of being publicly humiliated and their teachings proven bullshido.

As a plumber, he was a neat fighter to watch.

@@BigUriel You can continue to believe in that delusion. The Masters are not interested in proving you wrong because there is no end to this. If the Master(s) appear and defeat this dumb MMA fighter, he will either become desperate or give up hope in his life. And others will come forth to challenge them, it never ends. So yeah, consider yourself the best...if it makes you feel good about yourself. That is what we want for you.

There is no thing as brasilian toughness

​@@grayfox1975 ?

Growing up in a tough place doesn't necessarily make you tougher in the ring.

@@hb9145 you and @grayfox both sound like haters

@@oprahs-v-card7991 Come on, now. I used to be a fighter, and I learned this: Biases about some people being especially tough in the ring based on country of origin or tough neighborhoods are utter BS. It's all about training and physical talent - and everyone can learn to take a punch.

Going off today's logic he lost so he sucks he's not a legend

@@juanmata5390 like.... what dude?

Check out pride fc. Some real warriors back then. Fedor, cro cop, kazushi sakuraba, wanderli Silva and many more

@@smailmarroc7732 your just a casual bro. Machida lost cause he always fought scrubs tehe

I Like Your Honesty , Unlike Most people on KZfaq

beautiful comment

i feel like that whole generation of ufc fighters were so entertaining and so much fun to watch. doesnt hit the same as it used to

WSKF is all about timing and precission. All do semi contact the art is real :)

Me too.

Magic + orthodox = Weak

he really was. I was laying down to go to sleep and couldnt because of how awesome his story is.

Facts man. One of the classiest guys to step in the cage, he really gave off that samurai mentality

Indeed he is.

He drinks his piss every morning

I'm going to smack the shit out of you for such a good comment.

Exactly

Yeah I love his control. Gives him that humble swagger.

true!

@Ralph Reilly Douche

Yes but how the hell could that be a part of this culture to just pommel on a man down. I fucking hate that.

What a great story.

44? Wow. Thx for sharing.

See his body,no anabolic at all,just like our body,most fighters are mutch diferent.

I am 64 and I am now a super fan. What a proud, gracious and humble warrior!

Hard to believe you never heard of him..

@@briancrawford7886 yeah brian. Be good blessing from India.. S yeah

That's so crazy to me, and it reminds me that im old lmfao . Machida was huge way back, along with anderson silva. He kind of disappeared though so it makes sense younger fans never heard of him.

I know someone who works in the industry. Says he's a super nice guy.

whats a ''act period''??

@@JamieReynolds89 a "class act" is someone who carries out their job/duties honorably and with humility, and "period" is typically used as an emphatic remark to indicate a lack of evidence or need for a contrarian's argument - if you're a foreigner and would like more explanation, I'd be happy to oblige

That's how proper japanese Karate is taught - with the philosophy. Which is why the father's objections to making a show of it were natural. And why, if you come from there, fighters from other disciplines often seem like puffed up idiots. :p On the other hand that is also why it has the (not unreasonable) reputation to be less practical in a MMA setting. But he showed that with a few additions (mostly grappling) it can be very viable.

He is one of the few UFC fighters that embodied traditional martial arts, from skill set to philosophy. Every fighter around now is basically just the cockiest dude in the hood now.

meh seem rigged

Ummm...yeah although an extreamly talented practishoner !HE DID NOT BRING KARATE TO THE UFC!!! NOT BY A LONG SHOT... THE ONE AND ONLY, TRUE G.O.A.T!!!!!! GSP WAS USING THE TEACHINGS OF MR.MIOGI LONG BEFORE LYOTOS ARRIVAL! AND STILL EVEN HE WASNT RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING KARATE TO THE CAGE!

Wasn't the Ice Man, Chuck Liddel a karate practitioner as well?

His fighting style wont work in todays ufc.

@@esso0527 You mean the guy with the word “Kenpo” tattooed on him?

That sound like a sort of reverse version of how Bruce Lee would effortlessly kick 3 dude's asses, and then while having them incapacitated, he would "school" each of his adversaries teaching them a lesson. With Lyoto, we see him doing that with himself. But just as his father preached, "Above all, you must learn to beat yourself..." so, it makes a lot of sense from that perspective, alone

Good advice as long as you're not a gambler or a serial killer.

@@biohead66 😂

Same. He gave Jon Jones his first round he ever lost up until then

Saint pierre

He drinks his piss every morning

Are you Brasilian ? I"m Brasilain and He is my fighter favorite too !

gsp????

Like Ukraine !

Persist might better be said "gently insist". It is the gentle pressure that causes all to yield.

There’s a new champ in town.. Servey Pavlovich

To be honest Lyoto does keep tradition for the most part but he did actually change his karate a little bit. He had to make adjustments and leave some things out in order for it to work in the octagon. The same way Muai Thai had to be changed because nobody goes into MMA using the traditional muai thai stance, it had to be changed.

Machida did it the old fashioned way: he earned it. Every single day, starting at 5am with his father.

I had a good friend who was as good as Machida, went to a certain part of Mexico, Culiacan Sinaloa to be exact, on vacation, and started showing his moves and skills. The Drug cartels took it as if he was mocking them, the next day, The Martial Arts Master was found decapitated and hanging from a bridge, RIP to my best friend. The lesson learned is that no matter how tuff someone is, or thinks he is, one is still fragile and mortal.

true. Like saying you have fought well brave warrior now rest.

Watch him when he beat Stephen Bonnar and Rich Franklin overseas. Or Vernon Tiger white in WFA.

so sick@@johnstover4584

I had a good friend who was as good as Machida, with 20 years of Shotokan under his belt, went to Mexico, Culiacan Sinaloa to be exact, on vacation, and started showing his moves and skills. The Drug cartels took it as if he was mocking them, the next day, The Martial Arts Master was found decapitated and hanging from a bridge, RIP to my best friend. The lesson learned is that no matter how tuff someone is, or thinks he is, one is still fragile and mortal.

I can only imagine what dishonestly they would look like.

that simple tap to the head hurts btw. his precision is just amazing. so it may not look like a wild strike but its enough, a true master

It is a traditional snap kick to the head. just how a snapping whipping punch hurts more than a push punch.

Apparently he is still going to fight at 43 years old.

Crocop was the best tho. As far as leg kicks go

NOT LIKE DOUCHEBAG CONOR MCNUGGET, TOTAL OPPOSITE

@@leelunk8235 I've met several fighters thru my travels of actually going to big card fights and I gotta say lyoto and Vitor Belfort would literally give u the shirt off there back...nicest guys I've ever met

@@Meet_Me_In_The_Pit I AGREE, HEARD THE STORY OF VITOR'S SISTER,. IT'S SO SAD

@@Meet_Me_In_The_Pit *their

I had a good friend who was as good as Machida, with 20 years of Shotokan under his belt, went to Mexico, on vacation, and started showing his moves and skills, as some athletes tend to stretch, pose, and kick at the beach. The Drug cartels took it as if he was mocking them, so the next day, the Martial Arts Master was found decapitated, dismembered, and hanging from a bridge, RIP to my best friend. The lesson learned is that no matter how tuff someone is, or thinks he is, no one is invincible. One is still, flesh and bone, fragile and mortal.

May the peace of Allah be with you

Wow

That is so cool ! Thank you for serving the country and I would love to learn martial arts under your leadership

Oss Sensei as a SHOTOKAN KARATE ka I realy feel special now , that if i practice hard i will do anything

Karate is not fighting sport but more sport for show, machida if you see is not used karate,look he's style.

@@Paul-uv6mb You meant to say "traditional" karate "is not fighting sport" as you say.

No disrespecting his fight record but I found his accuracy (particularly some of the kicks) and punch technique to be on the poor side. And yes, I have experience with Shotokan Karate, gaining my 1st Dan Black belt aged 13, just like Machida. It was Hirokazu Kanazawa himself who gave me my 1st Dan (He was only 8th Dan himself at the time, rising to 10th Dan in 2000). He made me at 13 fight his 6th Dan assistant in the kumite section of the grading. I blocked all of the incoming attacks but it was the one punch that I got through, that made the pass for me and boy was I black and blue on my arms and legs after that.

​@@Thurgosh_OGknocks opponents out with one straight kick. Talk talk talk.

His dad's face after that straight kick KO was beautifully priceless.

@@Thurgosh_OGsounds like a bunch of bullshit

​@@Thurgosh_OGIll take stories I make up on the internet for 500

The best offense is defense... because fuckin counters.