Lost in Translation? Machida Says He Drinks His Own Urine…Every Day

(Just tell me you didn’t kiss him.)

Lyoto Machida recently talked with Brazilian website/magazine Tatame about his training and preparation for his title fight against Rashad Evans at UFC 98, and he decided to disclose a secret that he probably should have just kept to himself: “The Dragon” drinks his own urine. Every day.

Even worse, he learned it from his father:

“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.”

We’ll soon find out how American fans will react. My guess is they’ll scrunch up their faces and say, with one loud, clear voice, ‘You nasty, Lyoto!’

Seriously, what does a man need to drink his own urine for? A man who is not lost at sea, that is. Just because something seems repulsive and tastes terrible does not automatically make it good for you.

Drinking your own urine (or, really, anyone’s urine, as long as we’re on the subject) makes about as much sense as telling the secret you’ve been keeping from American fans to a news outlet that is known for its sometimes-spotty English translations for American readers. Does Machida not know about the information superhighway? He might as well have talked about it on “Inside MMA,” where at least then we would have the pleasure of witnessing the awkward silence that followed as a terrified Kenny Rice stared helplessly into the camera, praying for a sudden power outage.