Combat Press ranked him as a top ten light heavyweight kickboxer in the world between November 2021 and June 2022, with Machado peaking at #7.
[9][10] Briefly fighting outside of Glory, Machado was scheduled to face Lucas Alsina during WGP Kickboxing 38.
In the semifinals he stopped Errol Zimmerman by second round technical knckout with low kicks.
[18] On April 20, 2019, it was announced that Machado failed a drug test prior to Glory 47: Lyon in 2017.
He was suspended for 20 months following a positive test for banned substances at the event, where he challenged reigning champion Artem Vakhitov.