@@furhadnasserjah123 It's not about being smart, It's about having enough money to retire. Do you want him to work at McDonalds in his 40's? He's making now 6 figures and should continue for a few more years and then retire
Preach on guys, it's truly a shame he doesn't get more respect, especially as respectful as he is, added in with his talent, and his toughness, I just don't understand why anybody would hate on the guy, even if ur not a ride or die for him
@@theseeker7692 what fight have you seen ,??? Because I thing we dont see the same.... omg he just got mawled by Khabib but people dont like the truth ....like ISLAM....
He was always swinging from lightweight to welterweight. I hope Khabib signs him for Eagles FC at 165, because I think it's the best weight class for him
Man RDA is a legend, whats crazy is his true prime and title run was probebly before he even won the belt and that version of him got ragdolled by an up and comming khabib which just shows the level Khabib was at wow
@@vipset87 lol you didn’t even watch the Felder fight so why are you commenting? RDA won every second of every round you massive casual. The previous losses were also to Usman, Colby, Leon Edwards and wrestle heavy Chiesa.
@@akindtroll28 i did. i think rda had 5+ successful takedowns. felder mightve had 1. felder did outstrike him but barely. maybe by 5 strikes give or take a few. they were similar in sig. striking output. the takedowns is what made the difference in that fight. *IMO*
Love RDA. He’s had a great career, fought one of, if not the, toughest schedules in MMA history and is a great representative of the sport. Much respect to him!
I love how in every reel of Pettis, the "show time kick" is one of the first scenes. I'll never get tired of seeing that. I remember watching that fight and thinking it was the best thing ever. That and Joaquin Buckleys ninja style jump spinning back kick on Impa. Both were beautiful
I will never forget that day. I still watched UFC pretty casual back(pretty much only main events) then and thought Pettis was gonna destroy RDA(I also thought his win over Benson was a fluke) Man was i wrong, and it immediately learned me a great lesson and i started taking all those guys more serious.
RDA has one of the most legendary hit lists and has fought so many Champions⚔️👏 That Pettis fight was one of the most dominant performances from any challenger in a title fight, considering all of the hype it wasn’t even close
Yeah, as far as upsets go its pretty underrated nowadays but it was big. Pettis was a -500 betting favourite with only two losses on his record, many thought he would be a dominant champion who could potentially surpass the LW title defence record. But RDA shut him out from piller to post, his style really exploited the holes in Pettis' game.
RDA, phenomenal MMA fighter despite being well undersized for ww, took on the best of the best in Leon Edwards, Colby Covington & Kamaru Usman (No 1, 2 & 3 in division) all of which went the distance & still had his moments during those fights. Hope he has another good run at LW & gets some big pay days to retire with.
This man has literally fought EVERYONE at LW and WW. Talk about never taking an easy fight... Felder, Chiesa, Edwards, Lee, Usman, Covington, Lawler, Ferguson, Avlarez, Cerrone x2, Pettis, Diaz, Khabib, Henderson... What a track record. Forsure a future HOF.
RDA is one of the underrated fighter he had a very very tough career he fought with many killers and truly hardwork paid him he was the champion in the toughest division in MMA and he fought with some of the greatest fighters Khabib,Usman,Tony etc..and losed many fights like a warrior my respect for these Brazilians are so high Gilbert,RDA all won people's hearts🔥♥️
After this fight Pettis went on a downward spiral and never recovered. Pettis went on to lose to guys that went even trying or threatening to take him down: Holloway, Barboza. Sport is a harsh world.
After Rda the gameplan on pettis was exposed Pressure withers him and he cant fight well off back foot. As with most crea t ive strickers they need distance and time between attacks to set up there stuff. Rda and his constant pressure made him be constant defending and not any time to get or think of offense. Its a game plan that was used every time after on pettis.
My favorite fighter, never backed down from bad matchups and always a class act. Fought some of the best fighters over and over and only lost to guys bigger than him at 170.
@@profighter1234 the other contenders who aren't 37 years old. His last win was a split decision against Felder who was training for a triathlon and already had 1 foot out the door. He has clearly slowed down. Guy isn't getting close to the title ever again
@@hulkman245 Agreed man. I just typed that for the hits. Can't believe I got 7 people to like it. He's toast this year and won't be in the UFC in 2023. Thought he had a bigger fan base. Filthy!
My first ppv was when pettis first won the title and after that I became a ufc Rda is a legend and is not a easy fight fought at welterweight and lightweight 2022 now hoping for a comeback
To any clown still claiming Khabib is OvERrAtEd, go look at RDA's 5 wins pre-Khabib and then look at his 5 post. Then he moves up and gets on a 3-fight win streak, including subbing Neil Magny. Even manages to take down Colby Covington several times, whereas he'd been unable to take down Khabib. RDA is a 155 legend.
No the problem is Pettis was always the same since. Man never ever evolved his style, always stayed the exact same fighter sadly. If Pettis would have just left Roufus sport, he could have evolved easily cuz he was so young still. Sadly he didn't and is losing to C tier competition now.
I wonder who would win prime RDA vs prime Oliviera (now). Off topic but both RDA and Pettis were never the same after losing the belt. They basically became journeymen due to the sport evolving. Crazy to think that guys like Gaethje and Chandler would most likely finish RDA and Pettis given the striking credentials RDA and Pettis have. But then Romero also came from elite wrestling and transitioned into a deadly striker in MMA as well.
This guy fought Cerrone, Khabib, Benson, Diaz, Pettis, Ferguson, Alvarez, Covington, Usman, Edwards, and Felder. If there was an award for hardest competition fought, it would go to RDA. He is the definition of BMF.
I clearly remembember that i pick him over McGregor....Even then he was my favorite. He is one of the calmest guys in real fight and even if he is known to not finnishing them, hes one of most exciting guys there....pure pressure................ Anyway i start notice him in about 2010 in Couture v Brock, against who else then Jeremy Stephens........................lets goooo LEGEND
@I Max Gold I Because hes gotten oustruck and outcontrolled by an absurd amount like 10x to 1 over over last 3 fights with half the rounds being 10-8s ....
@I Max Gold I and he got dominated with 10-8s in half the rounds in each fight and looked old, slow and completely washed. Ferguson being ranked 7 is irrelevant. The UFC rankings are trash and there would easily be 15+ guys favored over him right now. If u get ranked high you stay ranked too high way, way, way too long after you are washed up. Cerrone who u brought up stayed ranked way too long and was as until the Price fight.
Its funny this was AFTER losing to Khabib that RDA became champion. Imagine if khabib didnt have his string of injuries and poor nutritionist, he would've been LW champ with at least 6-7 title defenses.
Man RDA has that stone cold death stare at the face offs, I still remember mctapper got nervous around that icey stare and tried the handshake antics to not seem so scared😁
RDA is definitely one of the BMF'S he has fought the elite for his entire career
and lost. hasnt fought in 2021. lost 4 out of his last 6 fights.
@@vipset87 he’s older now wtf do you want him to do?😂 that’s literally what happens to everyone’s career at a point
Absolutely
@@goIdfishgamer not unless you’re smart enough to retire before you start to fall as an athlete
@@furhadnasserjah123 It's not about being smart, It's about having enough money to retire. Do you want him to work at McDonalds in his 40's? He's making now 6 figures and should continue for a few more years and then retire
One of the greatest lightweights and lightweight runs of all time.. his title winning performance was extraordinary. 😭💯
if he didn't fight khabib he would've been on a 10 fight win streak in the hardest division in the sport, crazy.
Preach on guys, it's truly a shame he doesn't get more respect, especially as respectful as he is, added in with his talent, and his toughness, I just don't understand why anybody would hate on the guy, even if ur not a ride or die for him
His victory over Petis is maybe the most dominant performance by a challenger ever. He complitely demolished Petis.
@@DakonBlackblade2 jones vs shogun
@@omarmosaad9878 Wasn't 5 rounds of an absolute beat down. Winning fast makes it less of a complete domination imo.
RDA is never an easy fight. I love his style. Brings it every time out
k-pop disagrees
For Khabib it was brother
@@samyhb0796
He almost got subbed though
@@theseeker7692 what fight have you seen ,??? Because I thing we dont see the same.... omg he just got mawled by Khabib but people dont like the truth ....like ISLAM....
@@samyhb0796 khabib is different
Khabib, Colby, Usman, Ferguson, Lawler, Edward, Alveraz, Henderson, Nate, Cerrone. The dude has fought so many legends
He didn't fight Usman
@@ufcpakistan2238 yes he did you casual
@@Squidrito I am not a casual but I really made a mistake God bless
@Darren Reddix yeah he fought him sorry was a mistake have a good day
He was always swinging from lightweight to welterweight. I hope Khabib signs him for Eagles FC at 165, because I think it's the best weight class for him
Man RDA is a legend, whats crazy is his true prime and title run was probebly before he even won the belt and that version of him got ragdolled by an up and comming khabib which just shows the level Khabib was at wow
nothing but respect
One of the best in the history 💯 proved so many people wrong by becoming the champion
he won 2 out of his last 6 fights. the last one a split dec vs paul felder. that was in 2020. i dont think hes even fought since that fight
@@vipset87 if you saw that fight you know damn well he didn't lose a single second of it. Chris Lee is a bad judge.
@@vipset87 lol you didn’t even watch the Felder fight so why are you commenting? RDA won every second of every round you massive casual. The previous losses were also to Usman, Colby, Leon Edwards and wrestle heavy Chiesa.
@@akindtroll28 i did. i think rda had 5+ successful takedowns. felder mightve had 1. felder did outstrike him but barely. maybe by 5 strikes give or take a few. they were similar in sig. striking output. the takedowns is what made the difference in that fight. *IMO*
@@vipset87 I bet you don't even watch fights and just watch highlights here and there 😂🤦🏻♂️
Love RDA. He’s had a great career, fought one of, if not the, toughest schedules in MMA history and is a great representative of the sport. Much respect to him!
I love how in every reel of Pettis, the "show time kick" is one of the first scenes. I'll never get tired of seeing that. I remember watching that fight and thinking it was the best thing ever. That and Joaquin Buckleys ninja style jump spinning back kick on Impa. Both were beautiful
One of my all time favorite fighters. He is a true professional and a great embassador of the sport.
I will never forget that day. I still watched UFC pretty casual back(pretty much only main events) then and thought Pettis was gonna destroy RDA(I also thought his win over Benson was a fluke)
Man was i wrong, and it immediately learned me a great lesson and i started taking all those guys more serious.
I still love to see RDA and Conor McGregor cross paths inside the octagon at some point in the near future
who do you guys think will pick up the W?
@@vipset87 I see RDA taking advantage of Conor's cockiness or overconfidence
@@ives3572 I see it going either way, but shorter guys have always been a good match up for Conor.
Agreed
RDA by 2nd round sub
RDA has one of the most legendary hit lists and has fought so many Champions⚔️👏 That Pettis fight was one of the most dominant performances from any challenger in a title fight, considering all of the hype it wasn’t even close
Yeah, as far as upsets go its pretty underrated nowadays but it was big. Pettis was a -500 betting favourite with only two losses on his record, many thought he would be a dominant champion who could potentially surpass the LW title defence record. But RDA shut him out from piller to post, his style really exploited the holes in Pettis' game.
@Certified Hood Classics That fight turned Woodley into The Frozen One.
RDA, phenomenal MMA fighter despite being well undersized for ww, took on the best of the best in Leon Edwards, Colby Covington & Kamaru Usman (No 1, 2 & 3 in division) all of which went the distance & still had his moments during those fights. Hope he has another good run at LW & gets some big pay days to retire with.
This man has literally fought EVERYONE at LW and WW. Talk about never taking an easy fight... Felder, Chiesa, Edwards, Lee, Usman, Covington, Lawler, Ferguson, Avlarez, Cerrone x2, Pettis, Diaz, Khabib, Henderson...
What a track record. Forsure a future HOF.
RDA is one of the underrated fighter he had a very very tough career he fought with many killers and truly hardwork paid him he was the champion in the toughest division in MMA and he fought with some of the greatest fighters Khabib,Usman,Tony etc..and losed many fights like a warrior my respect for these Brazilians are so high Gilbert,RDA all won people's hearts🔥♥️
this guy has one of the toughest cartels in the UFC, he's only faced the best.
the cartel reference is lost on me. can some1 help explain?
@@vipset87 *careers
@@doger235 damn you're good. lol you figured that out quick
hes also lost 4 out of his last 6 fights. i dont think he fought in 2021. his last fight was some time in 2020, that split decison Win vs paul felder
Yesss
RDA Fought every Pound for Pound Fighter and Champions in Lightweight and Welterweight division......
Tony Ferguson
Khabib
Colby
Usman
Etc
He is a true vet in the game
Heart of champion ❤️❤️🏆🏆, what matters is the heart
One of my favorite fighters of all time. A true MMA fighter, as well-rounded and game as they come.
RDA is a savage and I'm glad he actually got a belt. The man work's hard and went toe to toe with absolute studs
After this fight Pettis went on a downward spiral and never recovered. Pettis went on to lose to guys that went even trying or threatening to take him down: Holloway, Barboza. Sport is a harsh world.
He did say ‘I think I broke his orbital bone’ that’ll happen when that happens lol
Pettis stopped training after he broke his orbital and was just partying and then fighting afterwards.
After Rda the gameplan on pettis was exposed Pressure withers him and he cant fight well off back foot. As with most crea t ive strickers they need distance and time between attacks to set up there stuff. Rda and his constant pressure made him be constant defending and not any time to get or think of offense. Its a game plan that was used every time after on pettis.
@@kobebrian7420 thus is the way of the fight game, everyone’s smart until someone outsmarts them
@@gorgeousfella7879 excuses
RDA orgulho do Brasil 🇧🇷
RDA never gets any easy nights, dude fought all killers. One of the most battle tested guys on the roster.
My favorite fighter, never backed down from bad matchups and always a class act. Fought some of the best fighters over and over and only lost to guys bigger than him at 170.
RDA Has literally fought Everybody
One of the very few gentleman of the sport.
Grande homem 🙌🏿🥋🇧🇷
If only he didn't break his foot before the Mcgregor fight, and if he won, his career would've been so much different.
He was scared
@@tomo24lol ok 🤡
idk, he doesn't have the trash talk khabib was always gonna snatch the title from him.
He got koed by Eddie Alvarez. Mcgregor was going to ko him aswell but he endup fighting Diaz and lost.
@@bladesnshades1998 lol to that logic mctapper got choked by Diaz and RDA beat the breaks out of Diaz.
Rafael dos Anjos,uma máquina de distribuir porrada,um lutador destemido,um dos melhores de tds os tempos.
Só pegou pedreira no cartel brabo demais
LEGEND.
He s a beast and a great man....keep going champ ....if there is one capable of going back to the top it s him ....trust me...
May be an old bastard, but still a tough competitor. Watch out 2022! Dos Angos gonna take you by storm!
No. He isn't touching the belt again
@@hulkman245 Who gonna stop him?
@@profighter1234 the other contenders who aren't 37 years old. His last win was a split decision against Felder who was training for a triathlon and already had 1 foot out the door. He has clearly slowed down. Guy isn't getting close to the title ever again
@@hulkman245 Agreed man. I just typed that for the hits. Can't believe I got 7 people to like it. He's toast this year and won't be in the UFC in 2023. Thought he had a bigger fan base. Filthy!
to think about it he hasn't fought since 2020 and the top fighter are really bad for him.
My first ppv was when pettis first won the title and after that I became a ufc Rda is a legend and is not a easy fight fought at welterweight and lightweight 2022 now hoping for a comeback
Respect for both
made me cry 😢
How can you not love this dude
dos antos was good at its peak
well done champ.. super perfomance ..
RDA had one of the most dominant performances ever against a champion, very similar to Usman vs Woodley
dillashaw dominated and broke renan barao for the title.
A complete fighter. Dangerous everywhere
Jst watching both of these athletes are so talented and when u watch what tony Ferguson has done to both of these guz, is jst insane
Easy work for Makhachev
Thank you gutlakkk selalu
RDA doesn’t get enough respect. I’d love to see RDA vs Conor.
Remember the press conference were they were going to fight.? Dos anjos broke his foot if I remember.
@@cobrakaicyberdon yeah that Conor would’ve slumped RDA tho, I feel like now it’s a great matchup for both of them.
@@Bathingwookie yh I wanna see that fight and Colby Vs masvidal.
Pettis ground game is legit, even submitted Benson Henderson, but Dos Anjos skills were on the next level back then
Jeremy put him out while Eddie left him standing. RDA is still rank at 6. A fight with Raphael Faziz would make sense.
To any clown still claiming Khabib is OvERrAtEd, go look at RDA's 5 wins pre-Khabib and then look at his 5 post. Then he moves up and gets on a 3-fight win streak, including subbing Neil Magny. Even manages to take down Colby Covington several times, whereas he'd been unable to take down Khabib. RDA is a 155 legend.
The head size difference is awesome,
I'm so happy to hear that Kevin Lee has signed with Khabib's agency, I know he is destined for more greatness
Wtf do either of those guys have to do with this video
@@kimjong699 RDA is Khabib's son.
The real game bred , any time any where any weight class
When his youngest looked at the belt, he seen the greatness for sure
Great moment, dominant title win 🏆✨
RDA one of the best resume's he only lost to the best guys, one of my favorite fighter 💥☝️🔥
This savage is the forgotten champion & RDA is ready to remind everyone what a grinder he truly is. And New!!
RDA took Pettis soul that night
Wasn’t the same since ….
No the problem is Pettis was always the same since. Man never ever evolved his style, always stayed the exact same fighter sadly.
If Pettis would have just left Roufus sport, he could have evolved easily cuz he was so young still. Sadly he didn't and is losing to C tier competition now.
He took that boys soul.... Pettis was never the same!
I wonder who would win prime RDA vs prime Oliviera (now). Off topic but both RDA and Pettis were never the same after losing the belt. They basically became journeymen due to the sport evolving. Crazy to think that guys like Gaethje and Chandler would most likely finish RDA and Pettis given the striking credentials RDA and Pettis have. But then Romero also came from elite wrestling and transitioned into a deadly striker in MMA as well.
Pre-USADA RDA was a monster!
Rda has my respect forever
0:25 I like how they clapped for him when Dana announced that he will be getting the next title shot
Good fight
Beast
Pettis was on such a tear back then, I didn't think RDA had a chance. Man, he took it to him and whipped his ass for 25 minutes.
This guy fought Cerrone, Khabib, Benson, Diaz, Pettis, Ferguson, Alvarez, Covington, Usman, Edwards, and Felder. If there was an award for hardest competition fought, it would go to RDA. He is the definition of BMF.
Only had that belt cause Khabib was on the shelf at the time. Which makes you wonder if Khabib wasn’t and beat Pettis the run he would’ve had.
Future hall of famer for sure.
I love the Lightweight division so much! Full of savages, adversity and the most interesting division...
I clearly remembember that i pick him over McGregor....Even then he was my favorite. He is one of the calmest guys in real fight and even if he is known to not finnishing them, hes one of most exciting guys there....pure pressure................
Anyway i start notice him in about 2010 in Couture v Brock, against who else then Jeremy Stephens........................lets goooo LEGEND
ANTHONY WAS SICK THEN AFTER THE DOS ANJOS FIGHT HE WAS NEVER THE SAME HE MADE MONEY AND LOST THE HUNGER
Nice
RDA vs Furguson soon. Just a gut feeling
Nah Ferguson shouldnt fight someone as good as RDA. Ferguson has been horrendous the last 3 fights and needs a lower ranked guy.
@I Max Gold I I know like 5 years ago. Ferguson has looked completely washed up his last 3 fights and needs a lower ranked guy.
@I Max Gold I Because hes gotten oustruck and outcontrolled by an absurd amount like 10x to 1 over over last 3 fights with half the rounds being 10-8s ....
@I Max Gold I Thats why he shouldnt fight another top 10 guy since hes getting brutally dominated by them everywhere in 3 straight fights ...
@I Max Gold I and he got dominated with 10-8s in half the rounds in each fight and looked old, slow and completely washed.
Ferguson being ranked 7 is irrelevant. The UFC rankings are trash and there would easily be 15+ guys favored over him right now. If u get ranked high you stay ranked too high way, way, way too long after you are washed up. Cerrone who u brought up stayed ranked way too long and was as until the Price fight.
Can't believe this was almost 7 years ago
Khabib, Usman, Covington, Pettis, Ferguson, Lawler, Edwards, Alvarez, Henderson, Diaz, Cerrone, Lee. No easy fights for Rafael.
Top 5 Greatest LW of all time
Love for RDA he foughted everyone pettis khabib nate tony eddie 🤘
God bless
when was the last time RDA even fought?
edit: Nov. 2020 vs paul felder
The War Horse marches on, against all.
Rafael „King of Gameplans“ Dos Anjos
This when RDA was a beast ! Definitely missed out on him and Conor
Gotta love RDA
Lay and pray!
Its funny this was AFTER losing to Khabib that RDA became champion. Imagine if khabib didnt have his string of injuries and poor nutritionist, he would've been LW champ with at least 6-7 title defenses.
Fought only killers his whole carrer
Respect
Give this man his hespect
This was an Interim belt or am I missing something?
Everyone loves RDA. True BMF
Even Khabib has retired now but I still hope there would be a revenge match. RDA deserved to get 2nd fight against Khabib.
RDA is the original BMF . Never in a easy fight and fighting killers whether in 155 or 170 lbs .
@4:59 now that's some real ASS KICKING lmao
The editing was kinda off. Regardless, RDA was my #1 favorite back when I ranked my favorite fighters lolol.
Rafa Dos Nachos vs titanium shin bone McGregor is the fight to make. A fight that once nearly happened but didnt.
RDA is a monster!
Rafael Dos Anos
Man RDA has that stone cold death stare at the face offs, I still remember mctapper got nervous around that icey stare and tried the handshake antics to not seem so scared😁
RDA vs Prime Conor is one of the greatest fights never to have happened
Rda is the cowboy for lightweight division
❤👏🤜🤛
Props to RDA. They fed RDA to every killer in both division.
RDA has definitely earned a BMF title shot.