“I can't say 'OK, let's begin to exchange and see where it goes.' We want to give a fight and give people a good show, but you have to play on a safety zone.”

Brazilian mixed martial artist

Lyoto Carvalho Machida is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He competed in the UFC and later in Bellator MMA, and he is known as a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and a former middleweight title challenger. Machida built his reputation in the light heavyweight and middleweight divisions. His career is tied to elite-level competition in mixed martial arts, where he stood out for reaching championship level in more than one weight class.