Things had moved pretty fast for Lyoto Machida in his first six pro MMA fights. How fast? Try beating Stephan Bonnar, Rich Franklin, and BJ Penn, along with kickboxing standouts Michael McDonald and Sam Greco. But when he returned to his native Brazil to face Dimitri Wanderley in April of 2006, he had no idea that he would soon be throwing fists and feet in the UFC.“That fight was about one year before my UFC debut, but I didn’t imagine it at the time,” said Machida, who moved to 7-0 that night in Manaus with a third round TKO victory. “It was a tough fight, and he (Wanderley) was very well tr … Read the Full Article Here
Machida Fighting with Everything to Gain
Things had moved pretty fast for Lyoto Machida in his first six pro MMA fights. How fast? Try beating Stephan Bonnar, Rich Franklin, and BJ Penn, along with kickboxing standouts Michael McDonald and Sam Greco. But when he returned to his native Brazil to face Dimitri Wanderley in April of 2006, he had no idea that he would soon be throwing fists and feet in the UFC.“That fight was about one year before my UFC debut, but I didn’t imagine it at the time,” said Machida, who moved to 7-0 that night in Manaus with a third round TKO victory. “It was a tough fight, and he (Wanderley) was very well tr … Read the Full Article Here