Flashback To When The Machida Family Enjoyed A Fresh Glass of Urine

Longtime MMA fans are well aware of former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida’s tradition of drinking his own urine.

Leading up to his title fight against former champion Rashad Evans in 2009, Machida revealed his ritual to a magazine in his native Brazil.

“My father does that for a long time and bring it to us,” Machida told Tatame magazine. “People think it’s a joke. I never said it in the United States because I don’t know how the fans will react. I drink my urine every morning like a natural medicine.”

In 2010, MMA journalist Ariel Helwani did an interview with Machida’s father and manager Ed Soares. During the interview, Helwani convinced Machida’s father to drink his own urine to prove that his family actually does the ritual.

Machida is currently serving an 18-month suspension from USADA due to testing positive for a banned substance prior to a scheduled fight last April against Dan Henderson. Machida’s suspension will be lifted in October.