{"id":71002,"date":"2013-10-10T11:48:02","date_gmt":"2013-10-10T18:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=71002"},"modified":"2022-02-06T12:46:32","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T20:46:32","slug":"chinzo-machida-hopes-to-join-his-brother-in-the-ufc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/chinzo-machida-hopes-to-join-his-brother-in-the-ufc\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinzo Machida Hopes To Join His Brother In The UFC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/chinzo-lyotopng.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-71006\" title=\"chinzo lyotopng\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/chinzo-lyotopng.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/chinzo-lyotopng.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/chinzo-lyotopng-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/chinzo-lyotopng-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>&#8220;I broke my hand in the first round of my last fight and fought two more rounds, so my bone shattered. I did one surgery but had to do another with the same hand later. It was a slow recovery, but I\u2019m completely healed now. I&#8217;ve started to become a more complete fighter, training more ground game and wrestling. I\u2019ve been training hard for a long time. I did my preparation in Belem, Brazil, but now I\u2019m going to Manchester with Lyoto. After his fight [with Mark Munoz] I\u2019ll finish my preparation in California. I\u2019ve seen [Houghton&#8217;s] fights already. He\u2019s a Muay Thai fighter, likes to stand and fight, but I couldn\u2019t see how his ground game is. It\u2019s an MMA fight. Maybe I\u2019ll have the opportunity to take him down, and I don\u2019t see any problems with that &#8212; but I want to fight him standing.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\n<em>&#8220;The UFC is the biggest promotion in the world, that\u2019s where the best fighters are, but I\u2019ll have to show what I can do to get there. It doesn\u2019t matter if I\u2019m Lyoto\u2019s brother, he did his career and I\u2019m doing mine. I\u2019ll have to win fights to get in the UFC, and that\u2019s why I\u2019m training and fighting for.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Chinzo Machida, Brother of the UFC&#8217;s personal &#8216;Karate Kid&#8217;, Lyoto Machida, is hoping that a few wins on the regional circuit will serve its purpose and get him a UFC contract alongside his bro.<\/p>\n<p>After a lengthy layoff due to injury, he hopes his next fight under the RFA banner brings him one step closer to making that goal a reality.<\/p>\n<p><em>(quote via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2013\/10\/9\/4816146\/chinzo-machida-wants-to-join-his-brother-in-the-ufc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mmafighting.com<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I broke my hand in the first round of my last fight and fought two more rounds, so my bone shattered. 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