tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90805951368397471992011-07-28T13:36:37.715-07:00Take a look into the life of rising MMA superstar Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida.CA Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00904397776667752607noreply@blogger.comBlogger61100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080595136839747199.post-78251996898465759602009-05-18T17:06:00.000-07:002009-05-18T17:08:31.434-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6PcNYvmTaI/ShH4cS2SFFI/AAAAAAAAAC8/Hlf2EtAcHmk/s1600-h/BB60332_b_300x300.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6PcNYvmTaI/ShH4cS2SFFI/AAAAAAAAAC8/Hlf2EtAcHmk/s320/BB60332_b_300x300.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337320198390289490" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">This is the official T-Shirt Lyoto will be wearing against Rashad Evens<br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=9080595136839747199&amp;postID=2357533294953650745" b="121042&amp;u=" m="16866&amp;urllink=" afftrack="&quot;"></a><a href="http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?B=121042&amp;U=322654&amp;M=16866">CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE!</a> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9080595136839747199-7825199689846575960?l=lmachida.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>CA Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00904397776667752607noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080595136839747199.post-122984087306415182009-05-02T07:19:00.000-07:002009-05-02T07:55:45.073-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">While Lyoto is currently training hard for his fight against Rashad Evens on May 23rd, I thought you might enjoy some lifestyle photo's of Lyoto and his family. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div><div> </div><div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6PcNYvmTaI/SfxZ3yZJtgI/AAAAAAAAACc/-VENjy9m18s/s1600-h/IMG_7278.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6PcNYvmTaI/SfxZ3yZJtgI/AAAAAAAAACc/-VENjy9m18s/s320/IMG_7278.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331234873854768642" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; ">Taiyo, Lyoto, and Fabyola Machida</div><div style="text-align: center; "> </div><div style="text-align: center; "> </div><div style="text-align: center; "> </div><div style="text-align: center; "> </div><div style="text-align: center; "> </div></div><div> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6PcNYvmTaI/SfxbtaRlitI/AAAAAAAAACk/wiPQlYewG8o/s1600-h/IMG_7264.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6PcNYvmTaI/SfxbtaRlitI/AAAAAAAAACk/wiPQlYewG8o/s320/IMG_7264.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331236894605150930" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Photo shoot for a London newspaper, "Check Mate, with a smile"</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6PcNYvmTaI/SfxcW_9UGiI/AAAAAAAAACs/-aHfuzro0MA/s320/IMG_0304.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331237609095305762" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cruising Santa Monica, after the Silva Fight</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6PcNYvmTaI/Sfxc_Wxu_bI/AAAAAAAAAC0/nwl8q1v3ST8/s320/IMG_0306.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331238302415519154" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span>Eating Benihana's with the Bony Açai guys and his family</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9080595136839747199-12298408730641518?l=lmachida.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>CA Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00904397776667752607noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080595136839747199.post-79816692990705701762009-03-12T19:53:00.000-07:002009-03-12T21:08:59.410-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6PcNYvmTaI/SbnTwYa_aYI/AAAAAAAAAB0/BIeMbLCx4cg/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 190px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6PcNYvmTaI/SbnTwYa_aYI/AAAAAAAAAB0/BIeMbLCx4cg/s320/Picture+1.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312510063603050882" /></a><br /><div> </div><div>After the fight against Thiago.  Lyoto talked to the press, took pictures with fans, signed some autographs, went back to his hotel room, called his wife Fabaola, went out to dinner with his team and then went to bed.   <br /></div><div> </div><div><br /><div>At dinner, I asked Lyoto when he knew in the ring that he would win the fight. He said, "the first time that I punched Thiago, I did not hit him dead on and he fell down, that is when I knew I was much stronger than he was".  He also told me that when he landed the KO punch he hit Thiago accurately and saw his eyes roll back and instantly knew Thiago was out.  <div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6PcNYvmTaI/SbnWtCmPceI/AAAAAAAAACE/gGTg89vZJJA/s320/IMG_0300.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312513304739934690" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Dinner with Family and Friends</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div> </div><div><div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6PcNYvmTaI/SbnXJbT-BcI/AAAAAAAAACM/Z4rggqTfpbM/s320/IMG_0294.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312513792410518978" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo's with Fans</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O6PcNYvmTaI/SbnXeTspcbI/AAAAAAAAACU/RWoVd-aEbMQ/s320/IMG_2654.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312514151143797170" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The success behind Lyoto, the Machida family </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9080595136839747199-7981669299070570176?l=lmachida.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>CA Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00904397776667752607noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080595136839747199.post-23575332949536507452009-01-28T18:03:00.000-08:002009-01-28T18:38:08.795-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6PcNYvmTaI/SYEV8olZ4_I/AAAAAAAAABs/2pr3gnzXBhE/s1600-h/Picture+4.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6PcNYvmTaI/SYEV8olZ4_I/AAAAAAAAABs/2pr3gnzXBhE/s320/Picture+4.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296538768195052530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the official T-Shirt Lyoto will be wearing against Tigo<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=9080595136839747199&amp;postID=2357533294953650745" b="121042&amp;u=" m="16866&amp;urllink=" afftrack="&quot;"></a><a href="http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?B=121042&amp;U=322654&amp;M=16866">CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE!</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">1st time ever worldwide orders are available </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9080595136839747199-2357533294953650745?l=lmachida.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>CA Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00904397776667752607noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080595136839747199.post-3717846545666654822009-01-25T20:47:00.000-08:002009-01-26T21:04:37.358-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6PcNYvmTaI/SX1BE7D1eYI/AAAAAAAAABE/9mQj49Q2RyM/s1600-h/IMG_7284.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6PcNYvmTaI/SX1BE7D1eYI/AAAAAAAAABE/9mQj49Q2RyM/s320/IMG_7284.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295460289686632834" /></a>The Machida's have a martial arts studio in Belem, Brazil where the family makes a living by teaching Shotokan Karate.  The studio is a mix between a gym and a karate institution.  The people of Belem have memberships to the gym and parents drop their kids off to learn karate from the Machida's and other instructors. <div><br /></div><div>This is the studio where Lyoto trains 6 days a week.  The studio definitely embodies what you expect from a genuine martial arts doji: tradition, descipline, spirit and wisdom.</div><div><div> </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6PcNYvmTaI/SX1BEt3XXlI/AAAAAAAAAA8/W15udPMXLCM/s1600-h/IMG_7281.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O6PcNYvmTaI/SX1BEt3XXlI/AAAAAAAAAA8/W15udPMXLCM/s320/IMG_7281.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295460286144667218" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Strength training.<br /></div></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6PcNYvmTaI/SX1A593ZrwI/AAAAAAAAAA0/y1yPy7__bKw/s1600-h/IMG_7304.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O6PcNYvmTaI/SX1A593ZrwI/AAAAAAAAAA0/y1yPy7__bKw/s320/IMG_7304.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295460101461225218" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Chinzo Machida, Lyoto Machida, Chuck Liddell of Brazil, Lyoto's Trainer<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6PcNYvmTaI/SX1AyKsPdAI/AAAAAAAAAAs/rokCacWwznI/s1600-h/IMG_7307.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O6PcNYvmTaI/SX1AyKsPdAI/AAAAAAAAAAs/rokCacWwznI/s320/IMG_7307.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295459967465124866" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Lyoto takes punches from this guy who is known as the Chuck Liddell of Brazil.  He is very powerful striker and likes to hit Lyoto very hard.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9080595136839747199-371784654566665482?l=lmachida.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>CA Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00904397776667752607noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080595136839747199.post-73584860325220638912009-01-25T19:36:00.000-08:002009-01-27T07:37:20.054-08:00I know there are many Lyoto Machida fans throughout the world who want to see more of this exceptional martial artist.  I have been fortunate enough to become friends with Lyoto due to the nature of the business I am in, exporting the acai berry from his hometown of Belem, Brazil. This Blog is for all the US and Worldwide fans who want to catch a glimpse into the life of Lyoto Machida. <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9080595136839747199-7358486032522063891?l=lmachida.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>CA Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00904397776667752607noreply@blogger.com31