Description
Brazilian mixed martial artist and UFC light heavyweight champion (2009).
Trained in Shotokan karate by his father Yoshizo Machida from the age of three;
Antonio Inoki later took him under his wing.
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Yoshizo Machida
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“Machida, trained by his father Yoshizo in shotokan karate since the age of
three”
— Snowden, Jonathan; Shields, Kendall. (2010). The
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Antonio Inoki
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“When Japanese professional wrestling legend Antonio Inoki took him under his
wing, Machida added Muay Thai and wrestling to his repertoire.”
— Snowden, Jonathan; Shields, Kendall. (2010). The
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““Karate is back,” Lyoto Machida announced after he knocked Rashad Evans out
cold in the second round of their UFC title fight. As he strapped the light
heavyweight championship belt over his paper-thin gi”
— Snowden, Jonathan; Shields, Kendall. (2010). The
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Lyoto Machida. In Martialis: Martial Arts
Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M6C18DS79PA13C3EF1PRFPS5 - CC
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title = {Lyoto Machida}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database},
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{https://martial.is/entity/01M6C18DS79PA13C3EF1PRFPS5}, urldate =
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