Lyoto Machida

In the mornings at around 5:30 A.M., I train karate with my family.

I'm not gonna change my principles. I'm not gonna change anything just to make money.

I think to keep my principles. To keep my principles, I think, is the most important thing. Every day, everyone change. It's normal, but your principle never can change.

One of my brothers teaches karate at our gym and also handles the administrative side of the gym. My other brother is a fighter like me and teaches a class at the gym. So my brothers are always at the gym together training.

My father is a Japanese Shotokan karate master, so I have been training karate with my family since I was three years old. I got my black belt in karate at 13 and got introduced to judo and sumo shortly after.

Every fight is a new story, a new training camp.

Sometimes when you chat about something, a few ideas come up, you go this way or that way in training.

I like to empty my mind and focus on developing my abilities in training.

I'm a professional, and I focus on one fight at a time.

Every time you step into a different cage, you can feel the difference.

I eat very healthy all the time, low on fats and sweets and no fried foods.

It's important to have the support of your family, but when is time to move away? You have to walk with your own legs one day.