Rorion Gracie created the UFC to show the world how efficient jiu-jitsu was against other martial arts. Twenty four years later, a fighter brings the same mentality to his fights.
Lyoto Machida shocked the world with his unorthodox striking en route to winning the UFC light heavyweight championship in 2009. His older brother Chinzo Machida still brings his family’s art as the most important as he puts the Bellator gloves on to compete one more time.
"My biggest goal is to promote Machida Karate,” the 40-year-old featherweight told MMA Fighting. "That’s why I’m fighting.