Lyoto Machida

As a professional, I get in a dilemma between sport and entertainment. There's these two sides.

If I had a choice, I'd rather not fight someone from Brazil, but as a professional, I couldn't say no.

My father is a master in karate. He always taught me the philosophy of Karate. When I'm talking about philosophy, I mean respect to willpower, self confidence. Those qualities, I think it's very important, not just for fighting, but for any person.

My father was a very tough guy with me and my brothers. He wanted to teach us a lot of discipline and life philosophy. As I became more interested in martial arts, he started teaching a lot of fighting philosophy and karate philosophy. While he was a tough father, he also knew when to be sweet and show a softer side.

Learning is constant. I learn something new every day.

A fight involves the emotion, the strategy of combat. There are many factors connected to a fight.

Many of my greatest fights and moments were in the UFC, and they were always good to me.

Hard moments can happen with anyone. And these are the situations that you have to overcome.

I won't cling to the past.

I like to be busy and fight many times a year and showcase all my potentials.

I always go into every fight trying to forget about what happened in the past, whether I won or lost.

My main objective is always the belt.