Saturday, Lyoto Machida may well wind up finishing what Minoki Ichihara started. Ichihara, if not the pioneering karateka to step into a mixed-rules ring, was certainly the first to do it for the ...

Former UFC light heavyweight champion and crème de la crème Karate master, Lyoto Machida, was on commentary duties for Karate Combat 42 in the Dominican Republic. While I was on location covering the ...

With the announcement that Lyoto Machida is to face Rashad Evans at UFC 98 for the light-heavyweight title, I think it is time to address some of the mythology surrounding the sport of MMA, and Lyoto ...

Fans love Lyoto Machida. His respectful demeanor has marked him a true celebrity in today’s mixed martial arts scene. In a sport cluttered with “bad guys,” we need the occasional hero. “The Dragon” ...

DAZN is the exclusive streaming partner of Bellator MMA. You can sign up here. Advertisement Chael Sonnen has never been shy about sharing his feelings on traditional karate. However, Bellator NYC foe ...

Lyoto Machida is an acquired taste. Like blue cheese or a peaty scotch, his fighting style is not for everyone. Using a careful in-and-out style based more on karate than the usual Muay Thai, Machida ...

Lyoto Machida is a gentleman. Always respectful, always the embodiment of class in a sport where the object is to mangle the opponent until he either gets knocked out, gives up, the referee stops it ...

Lyoto Machida changes a fighter's dialogue. Those cliched "knock him out" or "look for the finish" or "impose my will" statements mysteriously disappear, replaced by phrases such as "figure him out" ...