Former UFC champ Lyoto Machida embraces hometown return

For nearly six years, Lyoto Machida has called Southern California home, uprooting his family from Brazil and landing in Palos Verdes Estates without a single regret.
This week, however, the former UFC light heavyweight champion has returned home to Belem where he will fight professionally for the first time against undefeated upstart Eryk Anders in the UFC Fight 125 main event Saturday at Mangueirinho Arena.
“I feel ready, I feel happy, and very grateful for this opportunity,” Machi