Who Are We To Judge? Machida Drinks, Maynard Competes
File this under things you didn’t need to know. Speaking to Tatame, number one UFC light-heavyweight contender Lyoto Machida explained that he indeed has a secret to his success, and that is…well see for yourself:
“…The undefeated fighter revealed a curious tradition in his family, a secret until then: urine therapy. Once in the day, he and his family drink their own urine. “My father does that for a long time and bring it to us. People think it’s a joke (laughs). I never said it in the United States because I don’t know how the fans will react (laughs). I drink my urine every morning like a natural medicine.”
While such information opens itself up to an almost infinite range of commentary, I can’t really think of anything to say other than…did Luke Cummo have anything to do with this?
In other peculiar news, Kyle Maynard, a 22 year old wrestler without any arms or legs, will make history next month when he steps into the cage for a full on mixed martial arts contest in Auburn, Alabama. The match is slated to take place on Saturday, April 25th, at “Auburn Fight Night” where infamous TUF alumnus Junie Browning will also be making a special guest appearance.
Thoughts…
My knee jerk reaction tells me that Maynard should be able to compete if he wants to, since this is a shining example of what politicians like to call “a triumph of the human spirit.” However after taking a quick look at Maynard’s profile piece via Youtube, I can’t help feeling like someone should step in before this happens and beg Kyle to stick to grappling, where at least he can’t get cracked in the face.
Perhaps I’m just being naive, but I’m thinking that it would be at least somewhat difficult to find an opponent who has no reservations about striking a severely disabled man who simply cannot properly defend himself from kicks and punches. Fighting on one leg seems dangerous enough, but this is a whole other ballgame to say the least.
What do you think?
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if its true about the machidas drinking urine I have lost all respect for them. most people will knock someone out if they are tricked into drinkin piss, lyoto drinks it with a grin on his face.
dude settle down, its called culture!! and who are you to talk he has 0 losses! atleast he isnt doing roids!
hey even if this is true…I would expect this from machida he is of brazilian and japanese decent and the japanese alot of people used to and still do this….it is a old karate thing…I personally dont think it helps you at all because your putting toxicins back in your baody that you just got rid of but hey you cant fight results….i mean he is still undeafeted …..i wouldnt argue it with him…..and really c-ro I mean maybe you just dont understand but you have to respect different cultures…now i dont plan on doing this ever but hey different cultures are different…while yes machida’s family may drink there own urine but at the same time do you realize what us as americans put in our mouths everyday at mcdonalds and other greasy disgusting fast food chains and our junk food
I agree with gunslinger on everything.Although urine has toxins I’m told the first urine of the has the most nutrients.The vitamins that are not absorb by the body exit through the urine.So I believe it can be good for you.I think it gross,but I’m not going to kiss him. So whatever
With all this talk about urine has shadowed the Kyle maynard mma debut.I mean what the f**k is this guy doing in the cage?,how’s he going to finish his opponent with a triangle choke with his NECK!!. Stuff like this bring the sport back to the dark ages.I’m all for equality,but come on. They call him a veteran,that might be true. I hope he got his skills before he lost his limbs for his sake.If anyone knows somthing about this guy that would sway my opinion,please post.Until then I think it’s a f**king joke
I agree with you, what the fu*k is this guy doing trying to fight? Does he want to get hurt? Come on, like you said i’m all for equality, but this is just… i don;t have a word for it because it’s so dumb. Maynard is a tough and brave guy for trying this out but he’s just going to get hurt.
Maybe he has crazy ninja moves like Yoda. No one expected him to start flipping around like a spider-monkey…
he can wrestle like crazy but MMA i dunno
omgomgomgomgomgomgomg i want to see the fight pretty bad. i can’t imagine what maynard is thinking and how he can finish off his opponent. the only way he can win is if the other guy fells sorry for him and forfiets.
Drinking your own piss is nasty as hell, even if it’s a tradition for Machida and his family, even if it’s completely normal for them to swallow their own piss does not take away the fact that it’s nasty. But to each his own.
As for Maynard, you have to be a complete a$$whole to take a fight against this guy. Honestly, you have to be a desperate son of a bi*ch of a fighter to be able to hit this guy in any way. That’s just what I think. But Machida, dude your nasty.
And who gives a fu*k about Junie Browning
I respect Machida’s culture. Everyone has different habbits, but to me, just the thought of drinking piss makes me want to throw up. But like you said gunslinger. it doesn’t hurt him at all, he’s still undefeated.
Dude WTF? Who in the hell is going to seriously fight a dude with no arms or legs? Damn i swear only in a hick middle america town would this actually take place (no offense to anyone who’s from there). That’s fu^&in reddiculous dude.
As for machida, that’s fu^*in nasty dude. That’s my california opinion. If it’s a tradition in his family then good for them dude.
Deadmonie,
dude thanks you made me laugh dude. I didn’t even stop to think about how he would rear naked choke someone or traingle them! LOL Holy $hit dude
How taste my pee~pee pee, hell someone had to be slightly juvinille (hahaha Timmehhh, still is funny I don’t care)
meh whatever about machida he’s undefeated and with some of the crap we’ve seen on TUF that’s fairly tame.
Now about Maynard he wrestled at Collins Hill on the JV team when I was in HS and the first time I saw him wrestle I didn’t know what to think. He was very good at using what he had to work cradles and what not and you had to respect it. However, MMA is another beast. He was denied a license in GA (and he only applied for a amateur license here)for a reason. It really isn’t fair for him to be in there both to himself and his opponent.(granted we had the same argument in HS but this is much different) It you really think about it there is very little that you can do with him legally. You cannot kick him, submissions will be ridiculously hard to obtain, and if he gets on his back intelligently defending himself is made damn near impossible. I just am worried the kid will get seriously hurt, he’s a great guy and a determined guy but I just do not see how this is a fair fight by any means.
of course it isn’t a fair fight. it would only be a fair fight if his opponent has stray jacket on and if his legs are tied together.
Who’s the loser that’s going to fight Maynard? How can you fight this guy? Only a true pu$$y would go that low and beat up a handicap person.
Matt Hamill is handicapped and he will Cro Cop the shhhh out of you
Na I get what u mean forsure
Your right, i stated my comment wrong, but this guy Maynard has no arms or legs, Matt Hamill can use his entire body, Manard can’t, that’s what i;m talking about. How are you going to hit someone with no arms or legs?
I get what you mean too
I dont believe kyle maynard should be aloud to compete but i do know he is a very good grappler and wrestler he was a awesome high school wrestler and has actually submitted people in jui jitsu competitions…but i dont see how he could pass any fighting exam and how he could get his fighting liscense?
that’s what I don’t get! he was denied one here in GA! What rule is different in AL?
Think of it this way…..
- You won’t be able to kick him in the legs
- Almost every punch will be a “back of the head” foul
- Can’t take him down; he’s already there
- Won’t submit him unless it’s a choke
- Leave it to the judges; he’ll get every decision
I’m not mocking him, really….I’m saying that the fighter is going to have to do something unconventional to beat him. But, if he wants to jump into the fire, I say let him go, let him get extremely hurt and realize he’s just not cut out for the sport.
I’m definitely on board with the urine drinking falling under the nasty category, but I do understand that traditions are very important to some people.
In regards to Maynard, I don’t think it’s a good idea for him to be competing in MMA, for many of the reasons stated above. The other thing is, how do you judge that he is a “grounded opponent” to not be able to knee or kick him? I’m fine with him competing in grappling, but MMA is different. I guess we’ll see how he does.
*Side note*
Jazzkok,
I know a lot of “hick middle america(sic) town(s)” that would never allow such an event to take place, so please don’t insult them by asserting that they would.
haha just so ya know Auburn is fairly large this time of year…college town.
Ummm, what if his opponent just continuously feeds body shots? That’s what I’d do. Although I wouldn’t fight a dude with no arms or legs. This reminds me of the black knight in ‘monty python and the holy Grail’…
maybe machida mixes it with one of them crystal light packets… or that thing rashad was using after he beat forrest… either way, i aint judging the man…
HA! The Crystal Light packs would make it taste WORSE.
i don’t think any of this is true!
haha well the machida thing I can’t but the Maynard thing I can verify…it is true
its like gunslinger first said different cultures do different things. people do look at americans as nasty people because of all the fast food crap we eat. I personally cannot stand fast food, and I prefer to eat my own food. there are cultures out there that eat cats, dogs, bugs, eel, etc. thats gross to me, but they are considered delicacies. whatever machida is doing, its working. he is a beast. as far as maynard goes… you have to be a total douche to fight against that guy, and I cant believe he is allowed to compete. it is unfair for him to go against a guy that has all his limbs. thats some circus sideshow crap.
I understand what most people are talking about. Every culture, or individual person has their own personal way of life. I respect different cultures, but it’s like if someone ate their own $hit, i mean it’s their own bussiness but it’s still nasty.
one thing not being a dick but how is this maynard guy gonna wear gloves?