Wrestling Quotes by Lyoto Machida

My main objective is always the belt.

— Lyoto Machida

It's an honor to fight someone like Randy Couture.

— Lyoto Machida

Fighting in Bellator is a dream come true for me.

— Lyoto Machida

I have a great run in the UFC.

— Lyoto Machida

I will not talk bad about the UFC.

— Lyoto Machida

I have a good relationship with the UFC.

— Lyoto Machida

I want to be the middleweight champion.

— Lyoto Machida

Mousasi is a very tough fighter.

— Lyoto Machida

At middleweight, I started to find an ideal weight for me. I face guys my size, my height, and with my physique.

— Lyoto Machida

I always go into every fight trying to forget about what happened in the past, whether I won or lost.

— Lyoto Machida

I think we both matured together in this sport, so I think fight between Michael Bisping and myself would mean a lot.

— Lyoto Machida

This is one of the toughest divisions and I’m going to be champion.

— Lyoto Machida

When I signed with Bellator, I knew this would be a new positive chapter in my career.

— Lyoto Machida

If I had a choice, I'd rather not fight someone from Brazil, but as a professional, I couldn't say no.

— Lyoto Machida

Many of my greatest fights and moments were in the UFC, and they were always good to me.

— Lyoto Machida

A fight involves the emotion, the strategy of combat. There are many factors connected to a fight.

— Lyoto Machida

I loss that fight to Phil Davis, but I'm not convinced on that fight. Because it wasn't fair for me. I'd like…

— Lyoto Machida

In karate, there's a lot of respect. In fact, when an opponent accepts to fight me, he's giving me a chance to…

— Lyoto Machida

Anderson Silva, Georges Saint-Pierre, and Rodrigo Nogueira are some of the top fighters in the UFC among many other great fighters. The…

— Lyoto Machida

Chris Weidman is a tough guy; he's well rounded. He's known for being a wrestler. He's very good on the ground. He…

— Lyoto Machida

Before a fight I empty my mind. Every fighter is able to lose. It is not a big thing. You have to…

— Lyoto Machida

Fighting in Brazil is always great because you're close to the fans. It's a good energy on fight day: during the open…

— Lyoto Machida

Brock Lesnar is a big challenge for me because he's a big guy: very, very strong, very, very powerful, very, very fast.…

— Lyoto Machida

One of my brothers teaches karate at our gym and also handles the administrative side of the gym. My other brother is…

— Lyoto Machida

I'm a fan of Fedor, have been a fan since he was in PRIDE, a great champion, and since I like to…

— Lyoto Machida

Karate is my main martial art; that is what I train in every day. It has always been in my life. Sumo…

— Lyoto Machida

My father is a master in karate. He always taught me the philosophy of Karate. When I'm talking about philosophy, I mean…

— Lyoto Machida

My father was a very tough guy with me and my brothers. He wanted to teach us a lot of discipline and…

— Lyoto Machida

Machida Karate is for real combat. Other karate may be not for real combat because there are many rules for the competition,…

— Lyoto Machida

He's a complete fighter. He has some flaws, of course, but he has a good stand up game, good takedowns and a…

— Lyoto Machida

I don't fight without being prepared, even when I lose.

— Lyoto Machida

If I have a chance, I'd like to fight at 185 pounds.

— Lyoto Machida

I don't believe in ideal places for a fight.

— Lyoto Machida

I'm a professional, and I focus on one fight at a time.

— Lyoto Machida

Every fight is a little bit different.

— Lyoto Machida

Every fight is a new story, a new training camp.

— Lyoto Machida

I tried all my life to be a champion.

— Lyoto Machida

Every fight has taught me something.

— Lyoto Machida

I like to be busy and fight many times a year and showcase all my potentials.

— Lyoto Machida

A fight is a fight, and you never know what is going to happen until you start fighting.

— Lyoto Machida