Lyoto: Five Fights Then Lesnar?

I love Lyoto Machida.  His style is a throwback to the old days when MMA fighters actually had different styles.  Sherdog likens him to Rickson Gracie and I can’t say I disagree.

In an interview with Sherdog.com Lyoto said that if he defended his belt five times he would like a shot at Lesnar.

“My focus is on my class, but in the future I would like to do a couple of [heavyweight] fights, like Brock Lesnar,” he told Alonso. “I respect Brock Lesnar as a fighter, but I know I can fight with him. Brock Lesnar is a big challenge for me because he’s a big guy, very strong, very fast. For me, I like the challenge.”

That’s a pretty ambitious task but it’d be interesting none the less. In a sport with growing egos and managers making cash grabs it’s nice to see that Lyoto is still grounded. He’s focused on defending his belt and mentions Lesnar not because “it’d be the biggest fight of all time and a huge payday” but because “I respect him and want to challenge myself.”

Loyto you are truly the dragon.

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