Lyoto Machida

“Sometimes when you chat about something, a few ideas come up, you go this way or that way in training.”

“Your technique, your drive - that's what you should carry with you.”

“I won't cling to the past.”

“I have a lot of respect not only for the fighter but the man Vitor Belfort. I think he has done a lot for the sport, and we all have to respect him.”

“My way of thinking is like that: always positive.”

“I think to keep my principles. To keep my principles, I think, is the most important thing. Every day, everyone change. It's normal, but your principle never can change.”

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

“Whether you're winning or losing, you've constantly got to be changing.”

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

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

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

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

“Every time you step into a different cage, you can feel the difference.”

“My father is a Japanese Shotokan karate master, so I have been training karate with my family since I was three years old. I got my black belt in karate at 13 and got introduced to judo and sumo shortly after.”

“It's very hard because the sport evolves so fast, changes so fast. So, you have to be there to see the changes that are happening in the moment. That's why I keep training every day. I try to mix myself in all of the academies.”

“In karate, there's a lot of respect. In fact, when an opponent accepts to fight me, he's giving me a chance to show my work, so I can't diminish him at all.”

“I feel like Randy Couture has helped build the history in this sport.”

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

“The way I stand and my posture really complicates my opponents; they don't understand it and don't know what to do about. The way I stand there in front of them really throws them off.”

“It's important to have the support of your family, but when is time to move away? You have to walk with your own legs one day.”