it's weird not having him, I remember when people hyped Kimbo Slice for defeating Tank Abbott (10-15 record, only twice having two wins in a row). Ken Shamrock was supposed to face Kimbo, but had an injury. Petruzelli sent him down in 15 seconds and accused the promotion of trying to fix the contest.
@@otaviofrnazarioAlso, Kimbo was offered a couple other fighters to step in instead of Petruzelli, including Frank Shamrock. His team thought Frank and the other options were too dangerous of a fight to take short notice. Dude was hand-picked as supposedly the easiest fight for Kimbo, and look what happened.
@saaim0_o156 no. Beating a guy known for losing when it matters doesn't constitute number one. Nor does winning fights you're clearly going to win. Ilia takes it purely because it was Volk and Max. Both are much better wins than Oliveira. That's not an opinion.
@@TheShaman-h8m"Known for losing when it matters", are we forgetting that Oliveira had one of the most impressive winning streaks in UFC history? And this is when LW was absolutely loaded, he wasn't beating nobodys.
Houston Alexander used to come up to Sioux City all the time before going to the UFC. There was a bar that basically had unsanctioned fights where you just signed a waiver that said you wouldn't sue if anything happened. They didn't really care how drunk you were, they would let you fight. My friends and I would go just to watch him knock people out. He would knock out 4 or 5 guys a night. They would let drunks heckle him until he'd have to go back in the ring and knock out another person. My friends and I were not surprised at all to see him make it to the UFC.
tai tuivasa’s win over derrick lewis, shot him up from #11 to #3 then lost 5 straight (4 by finish) gradually moving him even lower than #11, even below derrick lewis who he beat years prior
The only younger Gracie with an MMA career worth something was Roger Gracie (Strikeforce, UFC) and Roger notoriously HATED competeing in MMA. He only did that because the Gracies have a (however shoddy) reputation to uphold.
Honestly what’s even worst is even compared to most of the Gracie’s before him Kron still arguably has one of the worst mma careers out of his legendary family lol
@@hawaiianrussian1047 he sure can breath good though, can't deny that. man breathes good. most impressive breath-er i've seen, honestly. never seen another man breath like him. maybe the best breath-ist on the planet, the undisputed champion, dare i say.
oh my god I COMPLETELY forgot about the Alter Boy's destruction of Pico. TBH, I remember thinking that Freeman was pretty big and Pico looked pretty good and the hype was strange. i still picked Pico to win but the way Freeman came out and dominated was insane!!! Great highlight, nice work boys.
The thing with Cosmo is that he got stuck in bad contracts with Bellator and ONE, and couldn't get fights. As much as we criticize the UFC, Bellator and ONE are just as bad, if not worse - they've killed lots of careers with messed up contracts.
All promoters in mma suck. They’re all slime balls who want the fighters to do the promoting and the promoters want to provide as little as possible. Problem is there are too many Sean Stricklands who will complain about the contracts but then turn around and oppose unions
@@casillasscorer it is Prize fighting tho, you get paid what your worth, id rather have the UFC the way it is than boxing, complete drama queens who don't want to fight the top guys, getting pats on the back for boring fights and not breaking a sweat, their can be multiple "Champions" within single divisions, not to mention compared to other sports the ufc is only making about a billion a year, with around 600 fighters under contract, no doubt performance bonuses should be atleast 100k, and complete insurance, but their is no doubting they are by far the best combat sports organization, your company needs to be able to have a surplus of money so you can invest it back into the company, they cant pay every joe 100k multiple times a year, that's illogical, so not only would they have less money to invest back into the company if they did that, you'd also get the problem that comes along with entitled over paid athletes, and you get what the NBA and Boxing has turned into, and they wonder why their viewership has gone down almost every year for 7 or so years now (The NBA), because entitled overly compensated athletes don't want to give it their all, have 💩 attitudes, then prance around like little queens, their is a reason why boxers like Tank Davis and Canelo consistently have greaty PPV buys and regularly sell out months before their fights, even tho their are so many top boxers, because they are not only talented but actually leave it all out their in the ring, and if you don't believe me just pay attention to some former NBA Players and what NBA fans are saying, and what former boxers and boxing fans are saying, its more complicated than "Just start a Union" that's way easier said than done, like all things.... it will get better overall for the ufc fighters who arent the top guys, just gradually, this is prize fighting tho, not your 3rd grade gym class where participation trophies are handed out so as to not hurt any feelings...
Guys don't want to renew, so they never give them the last fight of the contract, basically trying to make them run out of money and accept a new contract. Marcus Buchecha has been vocal about not being able to get more fights booked with ONE and wanting out. Roberto Soldić hasn't been able to get a fight in over a year. Reinier de Ridder (former ONE double champion) warned fighters about this just yesterday because he struggled with ONE. Matt Hume has been a literal scumbag to these guys - the only one who got special treatment was Mighty Mouse (Matt Hume was his long-time friend and head coach). There are so many careers stuck over there; it's actually sad. I wish there was more media coverage.
You have to keep in mind, even the fighters that didn't have a successful career in the UFC are some of the best in the world, just to get there puts you in a very small percentage of everyone that's competed in combat sports. As fans, when we criticize a fighter that "sucks", we should keep the perspective that they only suck compared to the best in the world, they're still pretty damn good and put in years of hard work to get there.
To be honest, I think most of the true, hardcore fans realize this and do truly respect all the fighters who get in there. It’s more so the casual fans and younger, less mature fans that tend to bash on fighters and say they suck and such. They’re more about only the excitement of combat sports rather than also the refined techniques, strategies, etc.
Well no point in me reiterating that very well said and true comment. Fighters,all fighters can just have an off night or unprepared it’s who’s better THAT NIGHT Arlovsky by KO is hard as hell not many people did it,the fact this guy actually fought on to face,Fedor,Overeem etc these are the Legends. I’ll tell you what no.1 on the list has a true career to be proud of!!he didn’t retire. He competed and he lost to the best of the best. He should be applauded as opposed to anyone who just ran off tail between their legs. Just like Win lose or draw, Stipe Miocic at 42. Beat everyone. If he loses at 42 to a known PED & narcissistic drug cheat. Who refused to fight him in his prime stating “that is one hard hitting scary guy”…that takes nothing from Miocic but we All know Jon’s picked his time well. Or so he thinks and it will bite him in the ass. Regardless of money. These are rare hard working professionals.
@@50KaliberBMGArlovsky is a legend, not the best ever, but damn that dude has heart, and he loves to fight. That's the only reason he would still be doing it, he doesn't have any realistic championship prospects. I just hope he retires because he's ready, and not because his brain has been turned to mush.
@@eddyray-yb6ig Sokoudjou had TWO highly impressive wins in a row, though, not just the one. Ironically, Sokoudjou lost via TKO to Houston Alexander after that, and their win-loss records to close out their respective careers were _virtually identical_ (as Goldie used to say). 😆
was he wrong? Fedor seemingly fell down to a gust of wind ,shortly after his win against Bret rogers, and it was a miracle that the fight wasn't stopped after Bret teed of on him.
@weaponx100 He beat big nog and cro cop in their prime. Oh and some guys you might recognize if you watch the sport. Arlovski, Lindland, tim Sylvia, Mark hunt, Mark Coleman, Ricardo Arona, Heath Herring Thats not counting when he was aging and still beat Pedro Rizzo, Chael Sonnen, Rampage Jackson, and Frank Mir Can crusher lmao. More like Legend crusher
In the defense of Brett Rogers, he was still working part time and fighting most of his career. He had the potential but I don't think he ever received the training to go with it. Prospects were hyped up but not really paid as well back then and I don't recall him training at a big gym either.
What people don't mention about Pico is the quality of opponents he faced as he started out. Instead of padding his record with cans, he routinely fought guys with far more experience, decent wins, and hardly any losses. His first five opponents had records of 8-2, 7-3, 12-3, 18-8 and 18-4.
Before watching, Todd Duffy is the first to come to my mind. He had that crazy fast KO, and people were talking about him being a future champ, and then he was..... Not that.
Gotta be Houston aka DJ Strong Arm baby. I still have fond memories of spamming power punches and knocking ppl into the dirt on the one that started the goat trilogy of ufc games and the first real next gen game: undisputed 2009. Mostly from his vicious KO of Jardine who was by then already a TUF runner up and had literally bounced Forrest’s head off the mat. Something about Houston holding Jardine’s limp body up to make sure he can hit him more and Rogan warning he might “blow his load” too soon 😂 only to then hit Jardine so hard with an uppercut he actually jumps. He made that game so fun idc what his record became
One honorable mention would have to be Ben Askren . Got knocked out faster than anyone I’ve ever seen , and the hype for him was serious. Never heard about him again after he got stretched
Salute to Sage Northcutt for coming back from his brutal knockout loss. That defeat was devastating, so it says a lot about Northcutt's perseverance that he continued on with his career after that major setback.
I remember how hyped everyone got for Houston Alexander and then there was his fight against Kimbo. Rarely had a UFC fighter spent the entire fight running away, but Kimbo must have scared the living hell outta Houston.
Yeah I remember that. Houston juuuuuuuuuuust barely still had enough credibility for people to go "oh, ok, here's the Kimbo fight we're all looking for" but nah.
Finally a list that does not repeat the same fighters, fights, occasions, etc. as in the past videos. I do appreciate the work you put on it, but seeing the same thing over and over made it boring at one point. Please do not take any negative sentiment from this. As a viewer, I had just stopped watching your 10 most, biggest, top whatever videos. This one was awesome!
I saw Houston Alexander’s fight live. Just like Joe Rogan said it looked more like a bar fight than an MMA fight. Keith Jardean also had such a bizarre career, he’d lose fights you expected him to win and win fights you expected him to lose
Sage Northcutt is probably one of maybe 3 internationally well known MMA fighters that can pronounce his opponents name incorrectly in an interview while being innocent, kind, and respectful. I guarantee it never crossed anybody's mind that Northcutt did it on purpose and immediately knew it was an honest mistake.
Didn't watch video yet but thinking of Houston Alexander. I went to see Bisping vs Evans in NJ with my gf after Alexander had recently destroyed Jardine. I distinctly remember the moment dude in the seat behind me said "Houston, we have a problem". Glad he went on to have later success.
Pico had a lot of hype. I think it was Freddie Roach that said he had some of the best boxing hands he'd ever seen, which is a huge statement coming from a guy that trained multiple boxing world champions
I think for double knockout the winner should be the first one to get up unassisted without corner coming into the octagon/ring. Since double knockouts rarely happen.
6:12 after hearing how Joe Rogan talked about Ronda's "hands, precision and boxing prowess" it's so hard to take him serious when he talks about someone's hands anymore.😂😂
Honorable mention: Lando Vannata. Lando put on such a great performance against prime Tony Ferguson, although he lost, he went toe-to-toe with Tony, dropped him in the first round and almost finished him, which guys like Barboza, Cerrone and RDA couldn't do. After that he couldn't put a string of wins together to get himself to the top.
Kron looked like he was either forced into that spot light or was protected from further embarrassment. Once the novelty of bjj wore off it became no more of an advantage than any of the other grappling styles in MMA.
Thnks! I never knew about Elvis. what a great story. I guess he had two big wins, and in a lifetime, that in itself is pretty good. Shamrock win especially.
11:06 ...honestly I blame Team Alpha Male & Faber almost as much as ONE. I get why ONE maybe wanted to “prove something” by having a former UFC guy get beat, although it ruined their investment in Sage......but Uriah should have known better than to sign off of this fight, he was coaching and managing Sage at the time Cosmo fought most of his career above 170lbs, more so around MW / 185. Sage fought many at 155. Plus their respective ages, experience level, etc, Faber should have been smarter than to agree. Sage had a name at the time, they had leverage to get a different opponent
You know you've beat someones ass when they are still tapping out after you already stood up and got off of them lol. In that first fight he was still tapping away.
I still feel for Sage. Yes Dan Henderson splatted Bisping with 1 biggy and 1 follow up no disrespect, I would say Cosmos 1 Punch and 1 follow up were the most damaging
Houston vs Kimbo is what ruined Houston even fighting in the UFC ever again. He effectively pulled a Kalib Starnes, instead of back pedalling, Houston was circling practically the whole three rounds.
Bayleigh/lee/lea/ley is such a cute female name. No disrespect bro, you didnt name yourself but yeah lol. This was a good video. Appreciate you and the chan!!
I mean, the GSP win certainly outshined everything else he ever did....but to even get that chance, he had to win a season of TUF. Winning the season of TUF alone...winning those 3(I think) fights, winning that season...THAT could have been the end, his "one hit". He could have simply been demolished by the champ and been remembered as well as Travis Lutter. But he won the season and then KO'd GSP....he almost won the fight against Matt Hughes and he got a great KO over Frank Trigg. Sure...he retired, but it just doesn't feel like he has one single thing he did followed by an ocean of nothing. He won TUF and THEN won the title. That's a two-hit wonder even if the 2nd hit is significantly, significantly more of a big deal.
Funny thing with that Rogers Fedor fight, he bloodied Fedor in that first exchange because his punch was tighter and faster. Fedor clocked him at the end because Rogers' punch was wider and slower. If that last punch was as tight as the first, that match could have gone very differently.
Sad to see Saki on this list, cuz when it comes to striking, the dude is the total opposite of “overhyped”. He’s as credentialed as it gets as a striker. Also, to be fair, Khalil ain’t no slouch. The guy is a beast.
@ dude, I can’t believe he wasn’t even mentioned. Guy came from obscurity, fought the most hyped fighter of all time, knocked him out, completely destroyed an entire promotion, and disappeared. How tf was he not even mentioned?
@@matthewjswideryea that's pretty crazy. And I think pretty much every hardcore fan knew Kimbo was a novelty, and wasn't really going anywhere...... But we didn't think he would lose like THAT, to a relative nobody who took the fight on short notice, and didn't even land a hard punch🤣 what a joke.
Seth Petrazelli ended an entire promotion then faded to obscurity. I thought he’d be on this list lol.
i came to say the same thing. if there was ever a one hit wonder thats the #1 for sure.
Same
How can you mention Houston with out Seth and limbo
it's weird not having him, I remember when people hyped Kimbo Slice for defeating Tank Abbott (10-15 record, only twice having two wins in a row). Ken Shamrock was supposed to face Kimbo, but had an injury.
Petruzelli sent him down in 15 seconds and accused the promotion of trying to fix the contest.
@@otaviofrnazarioAlso, Kimbo was offered a couple other fighters to step in instead of Petruzelli, including Frank Shamrock. His team thought Frank and the other options were too dangerous of a fight to take short notice. Dude was hand-picked as supposedly the easiest fight for Kimbo, and look what happened.
Here's a list idea: Most Impressive Back-to-Back victories.
Ilia, over Volk and Holloway. But I have a feeling you concur, and that might even be what gave you the idea.
Ilias last two wins would have to be number one
@@TheShaman-h8m islam over win streak charles &
p4p no 1 volk trumps illia but illia is close behind
@saaim0_o156 no. Beating a guy known for losing when it matters doesn't constitute number one. Nor does winning fights you're clearly going to win. Ilia takes it purely because it was Volk and Max. Both are much better wins than Oliveira. That's not an opinion.
@@TheShaman-h8m"Known for losing when it matters", are we forgetting that Oliveira had one of the most impressive winning streaks in UFC history? And this is when LW was absolutely loaded, he wasn't beating nobodys.
Houston Alexander used to come up to Sioux City all the time before going to the UFC. There was a bar that basically had unsanctioned fights where you just signed a waiver that said you wouldn't sue if anything happened. They didn't really care how drunk you were, they would let you fight. My friends and I would go just to watch him knock people out. He would knock out 4 or 5 guys a night. They would let drunks heckle him until he'd have to go back in the ring and knock out another person. My friends and I were not surprised at all to see him make it to the UFC.
Ain't kimbo fight him
That sounds like a fantastic night out! 😀
tai tuivasa’s win over derrick lewis, shot him up from #11 to #3 then lost 5 straight (4 by finish) gradually moving him even lower than #11, even below derrick lewis who he beat years prior
mma on point pretty much only covers extremely old ufc fighters and other promotions. its so annoying
Tai and Lewis kinda suck though
@@tcwentertainment they were both top 3 heavyweights at one point, better than most of the people on the list tbf
@baldpaulo skill.wise never , win wise they get by purely on the division being so.shallow
To be fair Bam Bam had a few good wins against Sakai, Hardy and Sturve. He needs to be a more technical and strategic fighter.
16:53 is the greatest Sweet Chin Music in MMA history. That was perfect. Shawn Michaels would be proud.
I don't think I've ever seen a superkick in MMA before.
@@BiggieTrismegistuschito did one against Rob font too
@@BiggieTrismegistus Louis Smolka I believe had a side kick ko
That was as sweet chin music as you can get, i wish the announcers called it that when he threw it 😂😂😂
I love seeing wrestling moves in MMA. A guy won an MMA fight with a legit Boston Crab a few years back.
Kron's career is as flat as he thinks Earth is
maybe he's just a Thomas Friedman fan
The only younger Gracie with an MMA career worth something was Roger Gracie (Strikeforce, UFC) and Roger notoriously HATED competeing in MMA. He only did that because the Gracies have a (however shoddy) reputation to uphold.
*as it is
Honestly what’s even worst is even compared to most of the Gracie’s before him Kron still arguably has one of the worst mma careers out of his legendary family lol
@@hawaiianrussian1047 he sure can breath good though, can't deny that. man breathes good. most impressive breath-er i've seen, honestly. never seen another man breath like him. maybe the best breath-ist on the planet, the undisputed champion, dare i say.
oh my god I COMPLETELY forgot about the Alter Boy's destruction of Pico.
TBH, I remember thinking that Freeman was pretty big and Pico looked pretty good and the hype was strange. i still picked Pico to win but the way Freeman came out and dominated was insane!!! Great highlight, nice work boys.
The thing with Cosmo is that he got stuck in bad contracts with Bellator and ONE, and couldn't get fights. As much as we criticize the UFC, Bellator and ONE are just as bad, if not worse - they've killed lots of careers with messed up contracts.
Jorina Baars is another one
All promoters in mma suck. They’re all slime balls who want the fighters to do the promoting and the promoters want to provide as little as possible. Problem is there are too many Sean Stricklands who will complain about the contracts but then turn around and oppose unions
@@casillasscorer it is Prize fighting tho, you get paid what your worth, id rather have the UFC the way it is than boxing, complete drama queens who don't want to fight the top guys, getting pats on the back for boring fights and not breaking a sweat, their can be multiple "Champions" within single divisions, not to mention compared to other sports the ufc is only making about a billion a year, with around 600 fighters under contract, no doubt performance bonuses should be atleast 100k, and complete insurance, but their is no doubting they are by far the best combat sports organization, your company needs to be able to have a surplus of money so you can invest it back into the company, they cant pay every joe 100k multiple times a year, that's illogical, so not only would they have less money to invest back into the company if they did that, you'd also get the problem that comes along with entitled over paid athletes, and you get what the NBA and Boxing has turned into, and they wonder why their viewership has gone down almost every year for 7 or so years now (The NBA), because entitled overly compensated athletes don't want to give it their all, have 💩 attitudes, then prance around like little queens, their is a reason why boxers like Tank Davis and Canelo consistently have greaty PPV buys and regularly sell out months before their fights, even tho their are so many top boxers, because they are not only talented but actually leave it all out their in the ring, and if you don't believe me just pay attention to some former NBA Players and what NBA fans are saying, and what former boxers and boxing fans are saying, its more complicated than "Just start a Union" that's way easier said than done, like all things.... it will get better overall for the ufc fighters who arent the top guys, just gradually, this is prize fighting tho, not your 3rd grade gym class where participation trophies are handed out so as to not hurt any feelings...
That's a brainless oversimplified take 😂
Guys don't want to renew, so they never give them the last fight of the contract, basically trying to make them run out of money and accept a new contract. Marcus Buchecha has been vocal about not being able to get more fights booked with ONE and wanting out. Roberto Soldić hasn't been able to get a fight in over a year. Reinier de Ridder (former ONE double champion) warned fighters about this just yesterday because he struggled with ONE.
Matt Hume has been a literal scumbag to these guys - the only one who got special treatment was Mighty Mouse (Matt Hume was his long-time friend and head coach).
There are so many careers stuck over there; it's actually sad. I wish there was more media coverage.
You have to keep in mind, even the fighters that didn't have a successful career in the UFC are some of the best in the world, just to get there puts you in a very small percentage of everyone that's competed in combat sports. As fans, when we criticize a fighter that "sucks", we should keep the perspective that they only suck compared to the best in the world, they're still pretty damn good and put in years of hard work to get there.
Absolutely
To be honest, I think most of the true, hardcore fans realize this and do truly respect all the fighters who get in there.
It’s more so the casual fans and younger, less mature fans that tend to bash on fighters and say they suck and such. They’re more about only the excitement of combat sports rather than also the refined techniques, strategies, etc.
Well no point in me reiterating that very well said and true comment. Fighters,all fighters can just have an off night or unprepared it’s who’s better THAT NIGHT Arlovsky by KO is hard as hell not many people did it,the fact this guy actually fought on to face,Fedor,Overeem etc these are the Legends. I’ll tell you what no.1 on the list has a true career to be proud of!!he didn’t retire. He competed and he lost to the best of the best. He should be applauded as opposed to anyone who just ran off tail between their legs. Just like Win lose or draw, Stipe Miocic at 42. Beat everyone. If he loses at 42 to a known PED & narcissistic drug cheat. Who refused to fight him in his prime stating “that is one hard hitting scary guy”…that takes nothing from Miocic but we All know Jon’s picked his time well. Or so he thinks and it will bite him in the ass. Regardless of money. These are rare hard working professionals.
@@50KaliberBMGArlovsky is a legend, not the best ever, but damn that dude has heart, and he loves to fight. That's the only reason he would still be doing it, he doesn't have any realistic championship prospects. I just hope he retires because he's ready, and not because his brain has been turned to mush.
I've completed and I've performed music on stage. Even a lot of amateur cage fighters are pretty dedicated and pretty damn talented.
Alexander hernandez with Dariush win would be good for this list
sokoudjou is the biggest 1 hit wonder ever.
@@eddyray-yb6igTrue
@@eddyray-yb6ig Sokoudjou had TWO highly impressive wins in a row, though, not just the one. Ironically, Sokoudjou lost via TKO to Houston Alexander after that, and their win-loss records to close out their respective careers were _virtually identical_ (as Goldie used to say). 😆
@@Fluoride_Jones VIRTUALLY!!!
@@Fluoride_Jones beating 2 of the top 5 guys in the world is a pretty big deal for sure.
Bret Rogers questioning Fedors chin is wild 😂
First time I've seen a Russian Bear's chin get questioned
was he wrong? Fedor seemingly fell down to a gust of wind ,shortly after his win against Bret rogers, and it was a miracle that the fight wasn't stopped after Bret teed of on him.
Fedor was an overrated can crusher
@weaponx100 He beat big nog and cro cop in their prime. Oh and some guys you might recognize if you watch the sport. Arlovski, Lindland, tim Sylvia, Mark hunt, Mark Coleman, Ricardo Arona, Heath Herring
Thats not counting when he was aging and still beat Pedro Rizzo, Chael Sonnen, Rampage Jackson, and Frank Mir
Can crusher lmao. More like Legend crusher
@@bdeezy1794
Ducked ufc his entire career
He’s a BUM
In the defense of Brett Rogers, he was still working part time and fighting most of his career. He had the potential but I don't think he ever received the training to go with it. Prospects were hyped up but not really paid as well back then and I don't recall him training at a big gym either.
But then he went to jail n was overly friendly with cell mates
What people don't mention about Pico is the quality of opponents he faced as he started out. Instead of padding his record with cans, he routinely fought guys with far more experience, decent wins, and hardly any losses. His first five opponents had records of 8-2, 7-3, 12-3, 18-8 and 18-4.
Back after kron jus got ko’ed by Bryce Mitchell
How bout seth petruzeli and his win over kimbo lol
Cool idea, great research, great narration, cool edit. Thanks, guys.
sokoudjou and vannata deserve a mention
I was thinking about him but he is a two hit wonder, Nogueira and Arona i think
sokodjou beat lil nog and arona back to back and then lost to machida. wouldnt call that "one hit wonder".
11:18 the ref stepping in the downed fighter's head and arm here is DIABOLICAL. 😂😅
Before watching, Todd Duffy is the first to come to my mind. He had that crazy fast KO, and people were talking about him being a future champ, and then he was..... Not that.
I didn't read your comment until I made the same comment. Nice!
Gotta be Houston aka DJ Strong Arm baby. I still have fond memories of spamming power punches and knocking ppl into the dirt on the one that started the goat trilogy of ufc games and the first real next gen game: undisputed 2009. Mostly from his vicious KO of Jardine who was by then already a TUF runner up and had literally bounced Forrest’s head off the mat. Something about Houston holding Jardine’s limp body up to make sure he can hit him more and Rogan warning he might “blow his load” too soon 😂 only to then hit Jardine so hard with an uppercut he actually jumps. He made that game so fun idc what his record became
Longest time as a gatekeeper (ranked 10-15)
One honorable mention would have to be Ben Askren . Got knocked out faster than anyone I’ve ever seen , and the hype for him was serious. Never heard about him again after he got stretched
It got even worse for Kron. He got slam KO'd by Bryce Mitchell of all people a month ago.
I always found it amusing that James Gallagher's mouthpiece was upside down so it looked like the flag of the Ivory Coast and not Ireland.
Did you notice every entry on this list comes with a sentence at the end apologizing for it's placement in the list?
This channel sucks now.
@@Monkey_11im sorry
@@Monkey_11 that's a bit much
Pure simp behaviour
Your anguish is palpable. Here's hoping that many years of counseling will help you.
David Terrell was a one hit wonder, after Evan Tanner shut him down he quickly retired but he looked like a promising prospect then.
That side kick on that James guy was nasty
The irony of Houston's entry is that James Irvin KOed him in 8 seconds, was then fed to Anderson Silva.......who obliterated him !!
yes, the first time Anderson fought as a light heavyweight in UFC. During his title run he did it twice.
Good memory!
That Superman punch he hit him with was a thing of beauty. I hadn’t heard of James Irvin before that fight.
Yup derailes both of their careers lol.
Having your second fight be Cub Swanson is absolutely brutal.
The Houston Alexander run was completely nuts at the time.
Salute to Sage Northcutt for coming back from his brutal knockout loss. That defeat was devastating, so it says a lot about Northcutt's perseverance that he continued on with his career after that major setback.
Robelis Despaigne would be a great addition to this list.
I remember how hyped everyone got for Houston Alexander and then there was his fight against Kimbo. Rarely had a UFC fighter spent the entire fight running away, but Kimbo must have scared the living hell outta Houston.
Yeah I remember that. Houston juuuuuuuuuuust barely still had enough credibility for people to go "oh, ok, here's the Kimbo fight we're all looking for" but nah.
@phychmasher "Finally someone who'll throw down with Kimbo!"
Run, Forrest! Run!
King Green getting inside the top 15 by flatlining Grant Dawson inside a minute was a hell of one hit wonder
Finally a list that does not repeat the same fighters, fights, occasions, etc. as in the past videos.
I do appreciate the work you put on it, but seeing the same thing over and over made it boring at one point.
Please do not take any negative sentiment from this. As a viewer, I had just stopped watching your 10 most, biggest, top whatever videos. This one was awesome!
Brett was the first man to figure out that tire shop is the best base for MMA
I saw Houston Alexander’s fight live. Just like Joe Rogan said it looked more like a bar fight than an MMA fight. Keith Jardean also had such a bizarre career, he’d lose fights you expected him to win and win fights you expected him to lose
Sage Northcutt is probably one of maybe 3 internationally well known MMA fighters that can pronounce his opponents name incorrectly in an interview while being innocent, kind, and respectful. I guarantee it never crossed anybody's mind that Northcutt did it on purpose and immediately knew it was an honest mistake.
Kron Gracie is back in action at UFC 310 against the flat earther himself, Bryce Mitchell
Excellent video
Never underestimate your opponent
Kron Gracie just lost to Bryce Mitchell last weekend
MMA On Point coming in as the Sunday morning coffee! ☕️
It's monday morning in New Zealand and I'm drinking beer lol
@ Haha! It’s Sunday morning in Indiana & gotta say, New Zealand sounds like the place to be 😂😂
I was super hyped for Gökhan Saki. Shame he never fought in the UFC again
Update Kron Gracie was KO’D by Bryce Mitchell
Great video thought of an old school one:
Top 10 old school fights we wished we got to see. Ufc 1-10, ie Keith hackney vs pat smith
That punch where Alverez falls straight back looks like a Shawn Michael's sell.😂😂😂
Gabriel Gonzaga when he beat mirko filipovic
Cosmo is a BEAST
Didn't watch video yet but thinking of Houston Alexander. I went to see Bisping vs Evans in NJ with my gf after Alexander had recently destroyed Jardine. I distinctly remember the moment dude in the seat behind me said "Houston, we have a problem". Glad he went on to have later success.
Pico had a lot of hype. I think it was Freddie Roach that said he had some of the best boxing hands he'd ever seen, which is a huge statement coming from a guy that trained multiple boxing world champions
Christian Lee would be HUGE in the UFC. One of the biggest potential stars the UFC ever missed out on. His sister to.
Sister's. The younger one who passed was super insane
I think for double knockout the winner should be the first one to get up unassisted without corner coming into the octagon/ring. Since double knockouts rarely happen.
Fedor's KO of Rogers was a work of art...
Keith Jardine is a two hit wonder with Chuck Liddell and Forrest Griffin 😂😂
6:12 after hearing how Joe Rogan talked about Ronda's "hands, precision and boxing prowess" it's so hard to take him serious when he talks about someone's hands anymore.😂😂
Old school fans will remember Goran Reljic. Had an extremely impressive UFC debut. Then he didn't fight for like 2 years and lost 3 in a row.
Amazing video! Loved this idea
Honorable mention: Lando Vannata. Lando put on such a great performance against prime Tony Ferguson, although he lost, he went toe-to-toe with Tony, dropped him in the first round and almost finished him, which guys like Barboza, Cerrone and RDA couldn't do. After that he couldn't put a string of wins together to get himself to the top.
Man u have a great voice
I like this video
And I give u respect
Great video.
Kron looked like he was either forced into that spot light or was protected from further embarrassment. Once the novelty of bjj wore off it became no more of an advantage than any of the other grappling styles in MMA.
Great vid !!
It was so insane to give a young sage a tough striker like Cosme
Houston was from my hometown, I was watching that fight live and I thought he was going to be the next new badass
Cosmo Alexandre has an amazing sweep to knee knockout in kickboxing. It's so clean
Good video this one, good idea
Very good list. Most of my picks were on here.
Thnks! I never knew about Elvis. what a great story. I guess he had two big wins, and in a lifetime, that in itself is pretty good. Shamrock win especially.
I have a feeling cosmo was being punished for destroying the the bridge to American casuals after listening to de ridder
My prediction for number one was Matt Serra.
That's the one that comes to mind. Or Schaub knocking out Cro Cop right after the bell.
I would be so proud of myself for even just 1 win in the ufc
I don't watch but i think Sokoudjou should be here
Good video. Its crazy how a talented fighter can go from total hype train 🚂 to being non-existent.
Awesome video
11:18 ref hit an American History X real quick
11:06 ...honestly I blame Team Alpha Male & Faber almost as much as ONE. I get why ONE maybe wanted to “prove something” by having a former UFC guy get beat, although it ruined their investment in Sage......but Uriah should have known better than to sign off of this fight, he was coaching and managing Sage at the time
Cosmo fought most of his career above 170lbs, more so around MW / 185. Sage fought many at 155. Plus their respective ages, experience level, etc, Faber should have been smarter than to agree. Sage had a name at the time, they had leverage to get a different opponent
You know you've beat someones ass when they are still tapping out after you already stood up and got off of them lol. In that first fight he was still tapping away.
When Sokoudjou beat Nogueira in pride was a shocking big win I can remember
I still feel for Sage. Yes Dan Henderson splatted Bisping with 1 biggy and 1 follow up no disrespect, I would say Cosmos 1 Punch and 1 follow up were the most damaging
15 years later and Arlovski is still fighting. Thats amazing 😂
Yeah watching him fight Tom aspinall he looked pretty damn good especially for his age
Houston vs Kimbo is what ruined Houston even fighting in the UFC ever again. He effectively pulled a Kalib Starnes, instead of back pedalling, Houston was circling practically the whole three rounds.
That Dennis system clip was gold. 😂
It's the implication.
Gokhan saki was one of my favorite kickboxers ever.
Bayleigh/lee/lea/ley is such a cute female name. No disrespect bro, you didnt name yourself but yeah lol. This was a good video. Appreciate you and the chan!!
Son of the 2nd best grace ever
Kron came back a couple weeks ago and go absolutely destroyed by Bryce Mitchell. Kron pulled guard, got slammed, then took some elbows to the face.
Bryce Mitchell just sent Kron Gracie back to the drawing board. That was hard to watch honestly.
Brett Rogers at number 1 is insane when Seth Petruzeli happened...
It's criminal that you didnt even put matt serra in there
or Seth Petruzelli, guy literally ended a whole organization
I mean, the GSP win certainly outshined everything else he ever did....but to even get that chance, he had to win a season of TUF. Winning the season of TUF alone...winning those 3(I think) fights, winning that season...THAT could have been the end, his "one hit". He could have simply been demolished by the champ and been remembered as well as Travis Lutter.
But he won the season and then KO'd GSP....he almost won the fight against Matt Hughes and he got a great KO over Frank Trigg.
Sure...he retired, but it just doesn't feel like he has one single thing he did followed by an ocean of nothing. He won TUF and THEN won the title. That's a two-hit wonder even if the 2nd hit is significantly, significantly more of a big deal.
cosmo messed sage up
Houston Alexander IS FOR REAL!!!!!!
He answered allllllllll the questions
Craziest opening clips possible to try and exemplify this theme
Funny thing with that Rogers Fedor fight, he bloodied Fedor in that first exchange because his punch was tighter and faster. Fedor clocked him at the end because Rogers' punch was wider and slower. If that last punch was as tight as the first, that match could have gone very differently.
Brett Rogers was a victim of his own success. He probably could have had a much better career if he hadn’t been fed to Fedor so soon.
James Irvin win over Houston Alexander made me think he was going to beat Anderson Silva when the fought😂
Sad to see Saki on this list, cuz when it comes to striking, the dude is the total opposite of “overhyped”. He’s as credentialed as it gets as a striker.
Also, to be fair, Khalil ain’t no slouch. The guy is a beast.
Starting this video with the expectation that Seth petrizelli is at or near the top of this list. One fight, infamous.
Damn, I almost forgot about that atrocity. Thanks for reminding me, but not really.
@ dude, I can’t believe he wasn’t even mentioned. Guy came from obscurity, fought the most hyped fighter of all time, knocked him out, completely destroyed an entire promotion, and disappeared. How tf was he not even mentioned?
@@matthewjswideryea that's pretty crazy. And I think pretty much every hardcore fan knew Kimbo was a novelty, and wasn't really going anywhere...... But we didn't think he would lose like THAT, to a relative nobody who took the fight on short notice, and didn't even land a hard punch🤣 what a joke.
He should be on this list.
I see you featured one of the fights I posted👍
9:07 dude looks traumatized. Like his life flashed before his eyes 😅