Video: History of Lyoto Machida

by Kid Nate on May 30, 2009 12:08 AM EDT in MMA News

Part 2 in the extended entry.

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I’m not new to the Machida love, ever since the Sokodjou fight I’ve been hoping he’d become champ…but this could possibly be the fastest excellerating hype train among the hardcores ever.

by Kaleb Kelchner on May 30, 2009 1:09 AM EDT reply actions

Likewise

As a fan of Karate, I really enjoyed Machida’s style since the Nakamura fight, which was the first I saw. I don’t mind what many people see as inactivity because I think his form is brilliant and his movement and timing are just unbelievable. Watch that first video and look at how he times his left straight counters to every low kick Bonnar tries to throw at him. Same against Franklin. Frankling repeatedly eats shots to the face while trying to execute kicks. Lyoto gets off first every time.

by Hello, Japan! on May 30, 2009 3:20 AM EDT up reply actions

don't worry

all this hype will end soon enough once shogun enters the ring agaisnt him :P

by Orcus on May 30, 2009 6:41 AM EDT up reply actions

lyoto machida is to overhyped as you are to intelligent.

by JaTinkles on May 30, 2009 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions

yes

I am very intelligent :P

by Orcus on May 30, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions

Oh yeah, definately…I mean, that agressive brazilian fighting style is something that hasn’t been attempted against Lyoto.

Thiago Silva? Who’s that? /end sarcasm

by Kaleb Kelchner on May 30, 2009 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions

That's right,

because Shogun’s last two performances have been so awe inspiring…….

by soadtrails on May 30, 2009 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions

^ this. He’s going to gas, and he’s going to gas hard, ladies and gents.

by Derek Suboticki on May 30, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions

get ready for the “Lyoto has suspect cardio too” arguments.

I see a huge difference in breathing hard after a fight and looking like you are going to pass out during the fight.

Both of those are NOT gassing

by soadtrails on May 31, 2009 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions

You know what?

Fuck it. That’s exactly how you spell accelerating.

by Derek Suboticki on May 30, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions

espn just ran the lyoto vs shogun title fight across the ticker, during sportscenter, using mma weekly’s ratings?(worst on the net imo) not sherdogs like usual, and the also ran fedor vs barnett for the WAMMA (UGH!) hw title. anyway, it’s good to see mma in general get some attention and their props.

by bdw on May 30, 2009 1:34 AM EDT reply actions

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by brandonh on May 30, 2009 2:48 AM EDT reply actions

And Sexyama!!

"Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment."

-Lao Tzu

by RoyalB on May 30, 2009 3:53 AM EDT up reply actions

You dare challenge the Sexwagon?

by a tommy point on May 30, 2009 6:37 AM EDT up reply actions

Nah. Just pointing out the lisense plate.

"Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment."

-Lao Tzu

by RoyalB on May 30, 2009 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions

sam roger? who’s sam roger my favorite part of that fight is when hoger punches lyoto in the face from his knees.

by fuzzy wuzzy on May 30, 2009 3:58 AM EDT reply actions

When answering a question about the Evans fight in Portuguese, Machida clearly says “Hashad.”

A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.

by iiowyn on May 30, 2009 4:14 AM EDT up reply actions

Because R’s are pronouced as H’s in portugese. Never noticed that with Royce Gracie?

by CliChe Guevara on May 30, 2009 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions

IS that all Portuguese, or is it just the Gracies being assholes?

by Derek Suboticki on May 30, 2009 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Don’t know any Portuguese. But, from what I can decipher from this article it is done a few times in Brazil’s form/dialect ((or whatever it is).
http://www.geocities.com/email_theguy/old_po/pronouncing_portuguese.htm

by natyong on May 31, 2009 1:14 AM EDT up reply actions

I believe it’s the R that begins a word in Brazilian Portuguese that gets the H pronunciation. Rs in the middle or at the end of words are pronounced normally. I’m also pretty sure this doesn’t happen in Portugal Portuguese, i.e. the soccer player Ronaldo, but I could well be wrong about that.

by FRANKIE on May 31, 2009 4:09 AM EDT up reply actions