B.J. Penn, Lyoto Machida and Sam Greco

by Luke Thomas on May 9, 2008 11:45 AM EDT in News Comment 3 comments

There's a little revisionist history going on about who really won the Machida fights with B.J. Penn and Sam Greco. So to settle the matter a little, I'm posting them here for everyone to see. Personally, I think Machida won them both, but a strong case can be made for Greco. Enjoy:

Lyoto Machida vs. B.J. Penn Part 1

The rest after the jump.

Lyoto Machida vs. B.J. Penn Part 2

Lyoto Machida vs. B.J. Penn Part 3

Lyoto Machida vs. Sam Greco Part 1

Lyoto Machida vs. Sam Greco Part 2

Lyoto Machida vs. Sam Greco Part 3

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Re: B.J. Penn, Lyoto Machida and Sam Greco

what is the deal with that guy bitch slaping machida on the intro? (first video), what is that all about?

by mr Sapo on May 9, 2008 5:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Re: B.J. Penn, Lyoto Machida and Sam Greco

that's antonio inoki, a famous pro wrestler in japan. you may remember him as the pro wrestler who had a match with Ali, where Inoki worked from his back the whole fight....inoki is huge in japan, he was a member of their parliment..... he is also a major benefactor for Machida in his early career. He fought on some of Inoki's bomb-bah-yay card's and Inoki was instrumental in gettin him an in with the K-1 folks. The slap is part of inoki's gimmick (not sure what it signifies) and he basically did it on all the shows he was involved with, pride, k-1, etc..... i think i remember seeing him on a bushido card and he was bitch slapping some lightweights and they were just loving it, and considered it an honor.