GSP was the 1st MMA athlete with no weaknesses..he set the standard on how to be dominant in all aspects. And with all that skill he was very respectful to all his opponents. True warrior and all time great. Best in my opinion
@@evertondenton4802 1st fight with Matt Hughes. Then best him next 2 fights with ease and Matt Serra caught him as well and he also won that rematch with ease as well..just believe those 2 losses and both to a man name Matt lol
@@tuat.mvpformallybigd.2635 I don't know. Video? He dabs everytime. If i try a backflip and dab with my face, it doesn't count. I still think he is the GOAT or one of the GOATs, at fighting, not backflipping.
his well roundedness is something else. out grappling a wrestler, out striking a striker. then most important of all, sticking to his game plan while making the necessary adjustments. so sad that i didn't get into MMA in his era.
You said it perfectly, it was such a joy to watch him, ....him Anderson silva, and then eventually Jon Jones all these guys got me hooked from the first fight I saw and havent missed a UFC event since
@@foogentog he got alot of shit for not finishing fights but those people are idiots. Ive never watched someome just dominate people like gsp. Defending the belt against the best of the best for 7 years. Just domination
@@jumpyboi7784 I honestly like GSP better as a person than Khabib and I mean khabib is an excellent role model but george is more likeable in a fun wholesome kind of way , I mean just look at his Instagram posts lol
Left hand, Striking, grappling, wrestling, take down etc.. This man is phenomenal for all MMA words....Only artist with all rounding skills....His only weakness is celebration after fight
@@miketausig4205 Haha yeah hes got a great reason for not having a good flip. But every time hed go for it Id shake my head that as he just barley lands it.
@@tarekel-maddah1737 Who gives a shit, Khabib was fighting cans for half of his time as a professional. GSP was fucking up roided-up killers pre-USADA.
When was the last time you saw a fighter get finished with knees to the body while on the ground. Serra had a very legit ground game and GSP had him so under control that was able to get position and just land knees.
this man's resume is unbelievable . His wins were like jaw dropping he is so f,ing complete he shut down his opponents completely. He dropped once in a lifetime performances like everyday. for me P4P GOAT
@Noah Hogan Not recent, as soon as USADA arrived in 2015 Jones got caught with extremely low testosterone levels which means he was already juiced to the gills for years, he failed tests in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, stripped of his title 3 times, banned 3 times from UFC for one year or more, in 2016 his second failed test revealed he was using clomiphene and letrozole, two anti-oestrogen substances used by massive steroid users to avoid their breast to grow like women, so you can imagine the amount of steroids he took, also in 2016 he hid under the octagon for 8 hours to avoid a drug test
@@coreysgaming-bm8fs cuz majority of those fights were against no names, he was amazing for defeating those beasts in LW but still left ufc with only a few champ w’s, look at the others that were listed as p4p goats lol, unlike Khabib, they stayed on the octagon for way longer.
His team at Tristar were blown away by how quickly GSP adapted to wrestling, he had no offensive ground game and they couldn’t believe how he was able to set up shots and take guys down at will. He really was the first MMA athlete that brought the athletic perspective into the game and not just the heart
A lot of folks forget he had to learn to wrestle and grapple in the midst of his UFC career. He is the GOAT. At first I hated him, but I grew to love his fighting tenacity and his growth. Now a forever fan of this man that learned to evolve faster than everyone else in his era of fighting.
Boxer's fists, muay Thai elbows/knees/clinch work, Karate kicks, Judo throws, wrestling takedowns/defense, bjj submissions... And all done on an elite level plus the stoic mentality and hunger for glory... The ultimate fighter
Also: "Steve Mazzagati gave him plenty of time to recover here, a credit to him as a referee." Golden words Joe, golden words! I am sure Mazzagati has em framed somewhere over his fireplace.
He’s the GOAT, no PED’s needed! His fight IQ is unbeatable!! He picks apart fighters weaknesses and he uses there strengths against them!! All around fighter and that’s why he is the best ever!!
Man what GSP was able to come back and do to Michael Bisping who's a real deal tough tough individual after a 4 year layoff was so bad ass and unbelievable
Absolutely insane. I could not believe the eyed bandit didn't go 2 sleep after eating that huge lefty that dropped him. Then about 8 or 9 elbows from trenches of Quebec. He beat the shit outta him and got him to scramble and give up his back for the RNC. Once GSP has your back 9/10 times.....it's over. Respect to all of the warriors who entered that octagon. 👏
@@JohnSmith-oe5kxThere's this one female Muay thai fighter in ONE right now, her name is Stamp Fairtex, and although she is a great standup striker as well, like GSP, she also has gotten a LOT better on wrestling and in grappling, and I've been saying for years that Dana needs to get off his horse and sign her on to UFC for either Strawweight or Flyweight because her contract will be coming up in a few years and he should get her while she's still in her prime. She's been killing everyone and although has lost 2 matches in ONE, both were to chokes and were before she really started going to work on the ground working on submissions and wrestling.
2:47 I absolutely love how Matt is smiling at GSP here after the takedown attempt. He's basically complimenting him non-verbally like "Damn you are tough"
That's an interesting take. To me it looked more like Matt's smile was saying "I don't respect you, I don't fear you." In other words, bravado -- and very careless, because it made him too relaxed, and he failed to perceive the imminent danger.
Yeah you could see his whole body twitch after landing those last ones. I don't think I've ever seen a fight stopped by a knee to the body on the ground but Dean made the right call. Serra was finished.
@@eliasadam2345 Ref should not have stopped it. Serra had quit and was just waiting for the ref to step in, and everyone can see that he was making zero effort to escape from GSP's attack. If you want to tap, then be honest enough to tap. Take the responsibility. Really rubbed me the wrong way to see that.
@@nirogalactoid8398Perhaps but even so, some fighters are the GOATs to certain people. My GOAT will always be Silva even if he may not be definitely the GOAT in terms of stats.
@@ToastiestWaffle oh yeah I forgot about Silva I saw his forest Griffey fight live and it was unreal he has a movie kind of fighting style and many can only dream of
I think that he meant a referee you have to give the fighter a chance to recover. If they are totally unconscious he has to call it obviously. Or maybe Joe is just fucking baked again lmao
For me not only one of the most complete fighter but also one of the best sportmen (always living for the sport, no trashtalk etc) the MMA has ever seen.
GSP is probably the only MMA fighter in history to have finished someone with knees to the body. That must have been brutally painful to experience considering there was no relief by getting the lights turned out.
Ref should not have stopped it. Serra had quit and was just waiting for the ref to step in, and everyone can see that he was making zero effort to escape from GSP's attack. If you want to tap, then be honest enough to tap. Take the responsibility. Really rubbed me the wrong way to see that.
Like most I enjoy the stand up more than ground game but GSPs take down ability and his ability to pass guard was ridiculous. His wrestling became so good you forgot how good he could strike
From a crowd standpoint, no it sucks to see. No offense but BJJ is a joke of a martial art. I will never agree with a fighting style that puts yourself on the ground. As a Okinawan martial arts practioner (Isshinryu), our grappling is meant to put the opponent on the ground not both of you. How is that practical in the real world? It's never 1 on 1 IRL. Even if you got some guy in an ankle lock, your completely vulnerable. Sure, it's just the 2 of you. You break his arm. Then what? Get up and say LEAVE or ill do it again? Your go to is to break someone's arm or ankle in an altercation? Sounds kinda twisted and sad. MMA is a joke. Its cage fighting. All signs of a traditional martial arts are gone.
@@rotten2209 “As an Okinawan martial arts practitioner🤓” Your martial arts are outdated and a man lost in the Olympics for karate for koing his opponent.
@@rotten2209 "traditional martial arts" have severely limited applications in real life. You can find nigh infinite amounta of evidence to support this, most commonly, video footage of traditional martial arts practitioners going against MMA fighters and getting completely dominated at the MMA fighters whim. Granted, most of the traditional martial arts have *some* useful moves, techniques, combos, ect ect, that can be used effectively in a real life encounter. And guess what? Thats why its called MMA. *Mixed Martial Arts.* Because it *takes* most effective and useful moves and techniques from every traditional martial art and combines it into a single conglomerate. So that *everything* you use is effective. Your blind faith to tradition will only ever limit you and the people you teach. One day youll come across someday trying to legitimately harm you, and youll attempt to employ your martial art, and youll find out that when the other person isnt following the same honor rules that you are, they can completely dismantle you and ignore many of those superfluous moves which seem to only work well when being employed against a user of the same martial art
How is the perceived strength/weakness of karate or the fact that utilising multiple martial arts is good in a fight, in any way contradicting the man's point; which is that going to the ground in a real life scenario is going to be a bad idea 99% of the time? The karate chap is right, which doesn't mean karate is superior to X or Y, but it does mean that in real life it is rare that you want to go to the ground due to the fact that you leave yourself entirely open to person number 2 stomping your head in. For the audience, as in the actual in-person audience who are physically there, it is also not very fun to watch people on the ground because they cannot see what is going on, even if they could understand it. I can enjoy it as a spectator on youtube where we have close up camera angles and can, for the most part, see what's happening; but if I was actually there it would suck. Most Eastern martial arts are largely worthless to an intelligent fighter though, because in almost any situation you should be able to have a weapon. Whether its you (or the other guy) carrying a blade or a bat, or simply grabbing a nearby bottle or whatever; weapons are a big part of combat, and if all you care about is winning/surviving (most RL scenarios) then you aren't going to think its 'dishonourable' to use it. Due to the focus of Eastern marital arts being hand-to-hand combat, few practitioners will actually be used to fighting an enemy with a knife or a bottle, and while many train a little bit for those circumstances, it is not nearly enough; a truly dangerous fight is going to involve a blade or a bottle far more often than it is just going to be fists, so if self-defense was truly the primary purpose of martial arts; then they would shift the focus to be about weapons. Almost all Western martial arts heavily revolved around using a weapon, and in fairness grappling and wrestling did actually become useful in some of those scenarios where people were well armoured, as you could only land a kill-shot by targeting the weak points in armour; but they generally wouldn't be trying to snap someone's arm, rather they would be trying to sink their dagger through the visor or the armpit.
Serra actually said the knees weren’t that bad, but he admitted he got his ass kicked and he said he was rocked from some of the earlier ground and pound.
@@aceventuraify not that bad.... hahahaha. Guy looked like he was in dental surgery, he was comatose but his brain was like " get me out of this 0lace" He didn't even move when the fight got stopped. Knees weren't that bad my arse lol. Go back and watch those again. Seriously. Who cares what serra said
@@roberjohnsmith you can see is head for the last 3.....bouncing after each knee and after 3 flying knees he roll on is back!!! nenon...fait pas mal!!! lol
@07jayclassic every single fighter on the roster was on peds back in those days. every.single.one. Hate to break it to ya kiddo but but you dont really seem to understand what peds actually are. And while many of those fighters regressed massivly post USADA, gsp went on to win another title. your argument is flawed on multiple levels. GSP may not have wrestled as a youngster but he became extremly good at it and beat many top class wrestlers, some who where almost as good, arguably just as good as khabib. I rate khabib very highly, but GSP is probably the most complete fighter in the history of the sport.
@07jayclassic Okay, I see you're a McGregor fan which makes sense why you're so uneducated. GSP has fought and beat 4 Hall of Fame fighters in Michael Bisping (when he held the title, don't say that he didn't deserve it because he took it from a Luke Rockhold who looked invincible), Matt Hughes (twice, who was previously the best WW Champ in history with no competition), Matt Serra, and BJ Penn twice. Then he went on to defend his belt the 3rd most consecutive times in UFC history, in the weight division with the most stacked roster at the time, and one of the most stacked rosters of ALL time. Alves, Shields, Diaz, Condit, Dan Hardy (who you laugh at, yet was an absolute monster at the time) etc. It was a god damn murderers row of blood thirsty top tier talent, and he dominated them all, and in most fights did it without dropping a round. Also, if you don't think he won the Hendricks fight, go back and rewatch it. Bear in mind that any rounds that are too close to call (or are tied), are always given to the Champion because they have proved themselves and you need to BEAT the champion to take the belt. Hendricks never did that. He didn't "retire"... He retired. Because he had health problems (like the onset of CTE), and was tired of fighting juiced up monkeys. Conor beat Jose Aldo and a pre-primed Dustin Poirier, and Eddie Alvarez. These 2 people aren't even remotely fucking comparable. Conor is washed up garbage (with a win streak that only lasted a few years, while he should be in his prime) that only ever had a straight left as a weapon, whereas GSP fought and beat people in all different aspects of fighting. He was by far and away the most complete fighter of his generation, and one of the most complete of all time. You talking about how he didn't fight Yoel, Jacare, and Costa? Are you high? The only one that could possibly stay on their feet out of them is Yoel, and even then, GSP proved multiple times he could take down world class wrestlers. Put any of those guys against Usman, what's gonna happen? They're gonna get jabbed in the jaw over and over, then taken down and fucking mauled. GSP was the same as Usman, but better. The UFC can't bring up a lawsuit because he didn't break the terms of his contract. He couldn't get medical clearance to fight anymore because of Ulcerative Colitis. God, you're a fucking moron, and a joke of a human being. Shut your dirty cock sucker and go educate yourself on topics before you try to argue about them. You look like a tool.
The one true GOAT. The complete package. Which included his professionalism inside and outside of the octagon too. So technical, with the heart and mindset as well. What a GOAT.
GSP was incredibly dope to watch fight he was a different level bad ass ...GSP Jon Bones Jones Anderson spider Silva were just incredible to watch ....they all three just literally mastered they're trade
Hands down the best fighter I've ever seen, was so solid in every aspect, I was in awe every time I watched him! Doubt we'll see the level of dominance again!
Great moments, but I think the Hughes fights are from 3 and 2, respectively. GSP lost the first fight via armbar. Also, that's not the finish of the Hughes 2 fight, GPS kicked Hughes in the head in round 2 to finish the fight.
When gsp lost to Hughes in the first fight, GSP was dominating it till he fucked up and gave up his arm. He was beating Matt up pretty good in that fight.
That armbar on Hughes was iconic. When they were guest coaches on TUF and GSP offered to train with Matt saying they'd teach each other stuff and Matt mocked GSP saying "like how to defend an armbar" because that's how he beat GSP the first time they fought. Then GSP gets him with an armbar in a rematch, lol.
Thinking now about GSP's multiple title defenses, which places him above most other Champs by being "dominant". Too bad Conor wouldn't accept that same challenge.
I think Firas Zahabi actually said the GSP has an overly enlarged aorta that enables his cardio to be in another level. This, along with technique that is world class make him almost an evolutionary development. Plus his humble nature, what an awesome athlete.
@@adeyemilawrence6439 uhh dude i love khabib, but khabib was so one dimensional compared to George, if they ever fought i truly believe Gsp would give khabib a thrashing.
There is one thing that later generations won't be able to appreciate like those of us who were actually able to watch GSP fight during his prime (as opposed to just watching highlights) is that there was a period of time between when GSP took the title from Hughes in 2006 to 2012 when Carlos Condit landed that headkick, that GSP hadn't even lost 1 round (yes...he got caught by Serra, but everyone knew that was a bit of a fluke). During that period GSP had an incredible aura around him like he was unbeatable - when he walked into that stadium the place was electric. Of course his haters would watch with baited breath and anytime an opponent even landed a flurry or did something positive, it was like a win to the haters which would get far too much credit for. That welterweight division was stacked with killers and he cleaned the division out multiple times - there were no contenders out there that didn't get a shot at him which he didn't take out. And when he fought Condit, who at that time was 28-5 with 26 finishes, landed that kick to the dome, you could feel the MMA world go into shock as everyone thought they were going to see the impossible occur. And for GSP to get over that adversity to come out with the win was something special. But until then there was a period of 6 years that people thought the guy was superhuman. It was really something to behold.
Actually he was full of fear. He used his fear as an advantage. He was scared of getting beat up (maybe from being bullied as a kid) and trained his defence in order to not let people do it.
GSP is in my top 3 favourite fighters of all time. I’m not Québécois but I’ve lived in Quebec for 2/3’s of my life and had the privilege to witness a ‘hometown’ guy like Georges in his prime, but a video about his finishes? I’m thinking that that video isn’t going to be very long. I’m trying to remember but I don’t think Georges finished that many guys…which is not an insult at all. This guy is the GOAT!
If we counted his fights before the UFC, GSP would have a total of 14 finishes (13 if you don't count corner stoppage). It's interesting looking back on how much GSP evolved after each lost.
Didn't finish when defending a title but when his opponent was holding a title (3 Hughes fights, Serra rematch, Champ vs Champ fight with Penn and Bisping) he always finished them, or got finished by Hughes in that first one. I like that he never needed the judges to give him a belt, he always took it.
GSP was the 1st MMA athlete with no weaknesses..he set the standard on how to be dominant in all aspects. And with all that skill he was very respectful to all his opponents. True warrior and all time great. Best in my opinion
Agreed
Has he ever lost? And to who if so,
@@evertondenton4802 1st fight with Matt Hughes. Then best him next 2 fights with ease and Matt Serra caught him as well and he also won that rematch with ease as well..just believe those 2 losses and both to a man name Matt lol
Ryan Ford thank you
@@evertondenton4802 no problem all
He could never quite pull off that backflip, but surely kept trying. God bless him.
He back flipped before.
@@tuat.mvpformallybigd.2635 I don't know. Video? He dabs everytime. If i try a backflip and dab with my face, it doesn't count. I still think he is the GOAT or one of the GOATs, at fighting, not backflipping.
@@jodylowe8476 he can do it well now, forward and backdwards, just find his recent videos
I’ve seen him do it on Instagram recently. He’s a lot better at it now lol
@@SmegmaBukaki69 i wanna be like him when i'm 40 lol
his well roundedness is something else. out grappling a wrestler, out striking a striker. then most important of all, sticking to his game plan while making the necessary adjustments. so sad that i didn't get into MMA in his era.
You said it perfectly, it was such a joy to watch him, ....him Anderson silva, and then eventually Jon Jones all these guys got me hooked from the first fight I saw and havent missed a UFC event since
@07jayclassic "Everyones on steroids" - Nate Diaz
He was absurd.. I still haven’t seen anything like him. I watched since ufc 43 and still watching
@@foogentog he got alot of shit for not finishing fights but those people are idiots. Ive never watched someome just dominate people like gsp. Defending the belt against the best of the best for 7 years. Just domination
I feel you man, he’s my favorite fighter. Thankfully we have these.
Pure class. This man was a killer in the octagon and the ultimate gentleman and role model at the same time. There won't ever be another one like him.
I mean, Khabib is fuckin vicious too and he’s a great role model
@@jumpyboi7784 Khabib is likely a better fighter and a fine role model. But I'm Canadian bro lol
@@jumpyboi7784 I honestly like GSP better as a person than Khabib and I mean khabib is an excellent role model but george is more likeable in a fun wholesome kind of way , I mean just look at his Instagram posts lol
@@tanmaypednekar4085 I can see, I just think Khabib and DC have great meme potential when they’re around each other. They’re funny as hell😂
@@jumpyboi7784 there's that one time he jumped out of the cage and attacked Danis. That's a huge minus point for role model I'm afraid
I'm pretty sure GSP was definitely the first true mixed martial artist with an insane athletic ability. I miss these days of UFC
@@bibothor206 that was the golden shower of MMA
Legit. He was well rounded. Mastered all areas
Frank Shamrock was the first well rounded fighter🙏
Frank Shamrock was pretty great at everything. I think GSP was the best to ever do it but Frank Shamrock was the first totally rounded athlete.
Left hand, Striking, grappling, wrestling, take down etc.. This man is phenomenal for all MMA words....Only artist with all rounding skills....His only weakness is celebration after fight
To be fair, after exerting himself at 100% for “x minutes,” it’s no wonder he couldn’t land the back flip every time
@@miketausig4205 Haha yeah hes got a great reason for not having a good flip. But every time hed go for it Id shake my head that as he just barley lands it.
GSP is the most talented fighter with the worst backflip ever!
Hahaha
I physically squirm when I see the landings with his knees going inwards like that xD
Lol, only back flip ever dude, top of the cage don't count.
It's hard to do back flips after a fight
@@Borrrrnana 😂🤣😂🤣
Super impressive that he avenged both his losses with finishes. Something not alot of other fighters have done
Something no other fighter has done
Khabib didn’t need to… 🙂
@@tarekel-maddah1737 ok?
@@tarekel-maddah1737 he doesn’t have the resume GSP has
@@tarekel-maddah1737 Who gives a shit, Khabib was fighting cans for half of his time as a professional. GSP was fucking up roided-up killers pre-USADA.
Those knees on Serra were about the most painful thing I've ever seen.
For real, imagine being so gassed out and you have someone with log legs kneeing your rib cage. Shits crazy lmao
@@OvieSnipez8 What a nightmare. Nothing you can do.
The elbow that broke sherks nose and you hear him scream out in pain.
Im not sure what about a punch from Don
When was the last time you saw a fighter get finished with knees to the body while on the ground. Serra had a very legit ground game and GSP had him so under control that was able to get position and just land knees.
this man's resume is unbelievable . His wins were like jaw dropping he is so f,ing complete he shut down his opponents completely. He dropped once in a lifetime performances like everyday. for me P4P GOAT
Him or JJ
@Noah Hogan Not recent, as soon as USADA arrived in 2015 Jones got caught with extremely low testosterone levels which means he was already juiced to the gills for years, he failed tests in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, stripped of his title 3 times, banned 3 times from UFC for one year or more, in 2016 his second failed test revealed he was using clomiphene and letrozole, two anti-oestrogen substances used by massive steroid users to avoid their breast to grow like women, so you can imagine the amount of steroids he took, also in 2016 he hid under the octagon for 8 hours to avoid a drug test
how? he loosed two times. real "GOAT" is khabib. no brained, why would a fightr with loses beet khabib? john is second but so far away from him
@@coreysgaming-bm8fs Because the majority of khabibs wins were against literal nobodies lmao
@@coreysgaming-bm8fs cuz majority of those fights were against no names, he was amazing for defeating those beasts in LW but still left ufc with only a few champ w’s, look at the others that were listed as p4p goats lol, unlike Khabib, they stayed on the octagon for way longer.
His team at Tristar were blown away by how quickly GSP adapted to wrestling, he had no offensive ground game and they couldn’t believe how he was able to set up shots and take guys down at will. He really was the first MMA athlete that brought the athletic perspective into the game and not just the heart
A lot of folks forget he had to learn to wrestle and grapple in the midst of his UFC career. He is the GOAT. At first I hated him, but I grew to love his fighting tenacity and his growth. Now a forever fan of this man that learned to evolve faster than everyone else in his era of fighting.
That's awesome man, I agree 👍.
What did you hate about him
@@JohnDavis-br2dl guy is the perfect gentleman killer, i cant see anything hated About him honestly ,,,
He had to ask the commentator to show him how to kick as well...
Boxer's fists, muay Thai elbows/knees/clinch work, Karate kicks, Judo throws, wrestling takedowns/defense, bjj submissions... And all done on an elite level plus the stoic mentality and hunger for glory... The ultimate fighter
“And Steve masagati separates them.” Might be the only time those words have been spoken
Also: "Steve Mazzagati gave him plenty of time to recover here, a credit to him as a referee." Golden words Joe, golden words!
I am sure Mazzagati has em framed somewhere over his fireplace.
He’s the GOAT, no PED’s needed! His fight IQ is unbeatable!! He picks apart fighters weaknesses and he uses there strengths against them!! All around fighter and that’s why he is the best ever!!
And no doping scandal. The mans a machine with humility.
Yes no ped's like Anderson Silva and jon jones
@@ertanzahovic2381 so show me the evidence… Right because there is none. He’s been a clean fighter his whole career!!
Only clean fight in UFC history was Michael Bisping vs Elvis Sinosic.
Great way to put it.true goat...
Man what GSP was able to come back and do to Michael Bisping who's a real deal tough tough individual after a 4 year layoff was so bad ass and unbelievable
Bisbing is tough as nails man. Ate all them shots and had to be choked out cold to finish him lol. Man wasn't gonna give up
Absolutely insane. I could not believe the eyed bandit didn't go 2 sleep after eating that huge lefty that dropped him. Then about 8 or 9 elbows from trenches of Quebec. He beat the shit outta him and got him to scramble and give up his back for the RNC. Once GSP has your back 9/10 times.....it's over. Respect to all of the warriors who entered that octagon. 👏
@@jamilmackey7110 GSP has a killer RNC. He knows how to get that other arm down and really apply pressure.
@@JohnSmith-oe5kxThere's this one female Muay thai fighter in ONE right now, her name is Stamp Fairtex, and although she is a great standup striker as well, like GSP, she also has gotten a LOT better on wrestling and in grappling, and I've been saying for years that Dana needs to get off his horse and sign her on to UFC for either Strawweight or Flyweight because her contract will be coming up in a few years and he should get her while she's still in her prime.
She's been killing everyone and although has lost 2 matches in ONE, both were to chokes and were before she really started going to work on the ground working on submissions and wrestling.
@@zaynes5094 Interesting, will keep an eye out
2:47 I absolutely love how Matt is smiling at GSP here after the takedown attempt. He's basically complimenting him non-verbally like "Damn you are tough"
Matt knew he was in trouble
@@gregoryeverson741 For sure.
Matt Hughes was an extremely strong man . He could have thrown anyone down easily. But gsp was just that good .
That's an interesting take. To me it looked more like Matt's smile was saying "I don't respect you, I don't fear you." In other words, bravado -- and very careless, because it made him too relaxed, and he failed to perceive the imminent danger.
He is smiling because his mindset was out the window, gsp was always in kill mode. That’s why soon after he got koed
Man, I remember that Bisping fight. Easily one of the loudest crowd reactions I've ever witnessed in a UFC event!
Those Knees were brutal on Serra. You can see the pain Matt was going through. Prime GSP was a beast
Yeah you could see his whole body twitch after landing those last ones. I don't think I've ever seen a fight stopped by a knee to the body on the ground but Dean made the right call. Serra was finished.
@@eliasadam2345 the ref was Yves Lavigne, not Herb Dean.
@@gjmarkjesse1324 Whoever refed the fight made the right call.
@@eliasadam2345 Ref should not have stopped it. Serra had quit and was just waiting for the ref to step in, and everyone can see that he was making zero effort to escape from GSP's attack. If you want to tap, then be honest enough to tap. Take the responsibility. Really rubbed me the wrong way to see that.
GSP had a brutal and legendary ground and pound. Look at what he did to BJ Penn.
Proud to be a Canadian with this man as a kids role model he kept it good even after retirement total pro mr George
He is french
@@yannislaurin5438 Not French, French-Canadian. There's a big difference. He's not from France. So yeah, he's Canadian.
@@FalconX79he’s a pure quebecker 😂 cucknadians cannot produce this type of talent
The way GSP finished Serra was savage af
Especially after the way Matt Serra finished him in their first fight
@@coybaker7822 Yes, it wasn't personal, but GSP had a point to make.
George definitely gives his opponents a moment before breaking stuff…amazing level of control in intense pressured situations…total class act.
I like that GSP never actually lands any of his celebrations
LOL but hes still the greatest
You just can't throw legs that massive in a perfect flip
@@TheMrfreedomrequired I love GSP but if we are talking about the GOAT and basest man on the planet it’s fedor or jones or maybe even DJ
@@nirogalactoid8398Perhaps but even so, some fighters are the GOATs to certain people. My GOAT will always be Silva even if he may not be definitely the GOAT in terms of stats.
@@ToastiestWaffle oh yeah I forgot about Silva I saw his forest Griffey fight live and it was unreal he has a movie kind of fighting style and many can only dream of
The best fighter in UFC history to me. He was unreal.
Silva cheated like Jon Jones.
Fedor, khabib, gsp...True warrior in prime
@@tuat.mvpformallybigd.2635 bro everyone cheats
@@Kmurd2003 No there are lot's of fighters that don't cheat. I think they should be allowed to take something ti help them train.
GSP, SPIDER-MAN, DJ. KN. BEST EVER!!
2:45 Joe credits Steve mazagatti as a referee. 😂 😆 🤣
Alright, Im not the only one who noticed lol
I think that he meant a referee you have to give the fighter a chance to recover. If they are totally unconscious he has to call it obviously. Or maybe Joe is just fucking baked again lmao
Joe be smoke doping as usual.
That beating he gave to Matt Serra was epic. You can tell he wanted Revenge. I remember that fight like it was yesterday
Even watching how mma evolved he still looks the best. He's insane.
For me not only one of the most complete fighter but also one of the best sportmen (always living for the sport, no trashtalk etc) the MMA has ever seen.
"Steve Mazagatti gave him plenty of time to recover here" .... That's the most polite way to describe how Mazagatti used to work :D
Damn he took a beating should’ve been stopped so fast
Then Joe says great referring by Mazagatti there 🤯
"Loaf a bread.... gallon of milk... eh? Well I guess this fight's over"
GSP is probably the only MMA fighter in history to have finished someone with knees to the body. That must have been brutally painful to experience considering there was no relief by getting the lights turned out.
Ref should not have stopped it. Serra had quit and was just waiting for the ref to step in, and everyone can see that he was making zero effort to escape from GSP's attack. If you want to tap, then be honest enough to tap. Take the responsibility. Really rubbed me the wrong way to see that.
When was that in video
@@prepaidtrash5552 8:30
Considering the amount of MMA fights in "history" probably not
Like most I enjoy the stand up more than ground game but GSPs take down ability and his ability to pass guard was ridiculous. His wrestling became so good you forgot how good he could strike
From a crowd standpoint, no it sucks to see.
No offense but BJJ is a joke of a martial art.
I will never agree with a fighting style that puts yourself on the ground. As a Okinawan martial arts practioner (Isshinryu), our grappling is meant to put the opponent on the ground not both of you. How is that practical in the real world? It's never 1 on 1 IRL. Even if you got some guy in an ankle lock, your completely vulnerable. Sure, it's just the 2 of you. You break his arm. Then what? Get up and say LEAVE or ill do it again? Your go to is to break someone's arm or ankle in an altercation? Sounds kinda twisted and sad.
MMA is a joke. Its cage fighting. All signs of a traditional martial arts are gone.
@William Braddell he does karate, don't listen to him
@@rotten2209 “As an Okinawan martial arts practitioner🤓” Your martial arts are outdated and a man lost in the Olympics for karate for koing his opponent.
@@rotten2209 "traditional martial arts" have severely limited applications in real life. You can find nigh infinite amounta of evidence to support this, most commonly, video footage of traditional martial arts practitioners going against MMA fighters and getting completely dominated at the MMA fighters whim. Granted, most of the traditional martial arts have *some* useful moves, techniques, combos, ect ect, that can be used effectively in a real life encounter. And guess what? Thats why its called MMA. *Mixed Martial Arts.* Because it *takes* most effective and useful moves and techniques from every traditional martial art and combines it into a single conglomerate. So that *everything* you use is effective. Your blind faith to tradition will only ever limit you and the people you teach. One day youll come across someday trying to legitimately harm you, and youll attempt to employ your martial art, and youll find out that when the other person isnt following the same honor rules that you are, they can completely dismantle you and ignore many of those superfluous moves which seem to only work well when being employed against a user of the same martial art
How is the perceived strength/weakness of karate or the fact that utilising multiple martial arts is good in a fight, in any way contradicting the man's point; which is that going to the ground in a real life scenario is going to be a bad idea 99% of the time?
The karate chap is right, which doesn't mean karate is superior to X or Y, but it does mean that in real life it is rare that you want to go to the ground due to the fact that you leave yourself entirely open to person number 2 stomping your head in. For the audience, as in the actual in-person audience who are physically there, it is also not very fun to watch people on the ground because they cannot see what is going on, even if they could understand it. I can enjoy it as a spectator on youtube where we have close up camera angles and can, for the most part, see what's happening; but if I was actually there it would suck.
Most Eastern martial arts are largely worthless to an intelligent fighter though, because in almost any situation you should be able to have a weapon. Whether its you (or the other guy) carrying a blade or a bat, or simply grabbing a nearby bottle or whatever; weapons are a big part of combat, and if all you care about is winning/surviving (most RL scenarios) then you aren't going to think its 'dishonourable' to use it. Due to the focus of Eastern marital arts being hand-to-hand combat, few practitioners will actually be used to fighting an enemy with a knife or a bottle, and while many train a little bit for those circumstances, it is not nearly enough; a truly dangerous fight is going to involve a blade or a bottle far more often than it is just going to be fists, so if self-defense was truly the primary purpose of martial arts; then they would shift the focus to be about weapons. Almost all Western martial arts heavily revolved around using a weapon, and in fairness grappling and wrestling did actually become useful in some of those scenarios where people were well armoured, as you could only land a kill-shot by targeting the weak points in armour; but they generally wouldn't be trying to snap someone's arm, rather they would be trying to sink their dagger through the visor or the armpit.
Man those knees to the rib cage of Matt Sera were brutal!
I bet Sera couldn't laugh without wincing in pain for a month after that.
Serra actually said the knees weren’t that bad, but he admitted he got his ass kicked and he said he was rocked from some of the earlier ground and pound.
@@aceventuraify Tough guy, I guess.
@@aceventuraify not that bad.... hahahaha. Guy looked like he was in dental surgery, he was comatose but his brain was like " get me out of this 0lace"
He didn't even move when the fight got stopped. Knees weren't that bad my arse lol. Go back and watch those again. Seriously. Who cares what serra said
Knees were SAVAGE
@@roberjohnsmith you can see is head for the last 3.....bouncing after each knee and after 3 flying knees he roll on is back!!! nenon...fait pas mal!!! lol
This, ladies and gentlemen, is the GREATEST TO EVER DO IT!!
This guy is just the absolute best! Hands down. Humble and a world class athlete.
Best fight ever, prime gsp vs prime kabib. I’d pay fuckin 69 bucks for that.
Yes indeed !!!
@07jayclassic every single fighter on the roster was on peds back in those days. every.single.one. Hate to break it to ya kiddo but but you dont really seem to understand what peds actually are. And while many of those fighters regressed massivly post USADA, gsp went on to win another title. your argument is flawed on multiple levels. GSP may not have wrestled as a youngster but he became extremly good at it and beat many top class wrestlers, some who where almost as good, arguably just as good as khabib. I rate khabib very highly, but GSP is probably the most complete fighter in the history of the sport.
@07jayclassic Okay, I see you're a McGregor fan which makes sense why you're so uneducated. GSP has fought and beat 4 Hall of Fame fighters in Michael Bisping (when he held the title, don't say that he didn't deserve it because he took it from a Luke Rockhold who looked invincible), Matt Hughes (twice, who was previously the best WW Champ in history with no competition), Matt Serra, and BJ Penn twice. Then he went on to defend his belt the 3rd most consecutive times in UFC history, in the weight division with the most stacked roster at the time, and one of the most stacked rosters of ALL time. Alves, Shields, Diaz, Condit, Dan Hardy (who you laugh at, yet was an absolute monster at the time) etc. It was a god damn murderers row of blood thirsty top tier talent, and he dominated them all, and in most fights did it without dropping a round. Also, if you don't think he won the Hendricks fight, go back and rewatch it. Bear in mind that any rounds that are too close to call (or are tied), are always given to the Champion because they have proved themselves and you need to BEAT the champion to take the belt. Hendricks never did that. He didn't "retire"... He retired. Because he had health problems (like the onset of CTE), and was tired of fighting juiced up monkeys.
Conor beat Jose Aldo and a pre-primed Dustin Poirier, and Eddie Alvarez. These 2 people aren't even remotely fucking comparable. Conor is washed up garbage (with a win streak that only lasted a few years, while he should be in his prime) that only ever had a straight left as a weapon, whereas GSP fought and beat people in all different aspects of fighting. He was by far and away the most complete fighter of his generation, and one of the most complete of all time.
You talking about how he didn't fight Yoel, Jacare, and Costa? Are you high? The only one that could possibly stay on their feet out of them is Yoel, and even then, GSP proved multiple times he could take down world class wrestlers. Put any of those guys against Usman, what's gonna happen? They're gonna get jabbed in the jaw over and over, then taken down and fucking mauled. GSP was the same as Usman, but better. The UFC can't bring up a lawsuit because he didn't break the terms of his contract. He couldn't get medical clearance to fight anymore because of Ulcerative Colitis. God, you're a fucking moron, and a joke of a human being. Shut your dirty cock sucker and go educate yourself on topics before you try to argue about them. You look like a tool.
Gsp is in the best shape of his life at 40
@Boogieman Very well said. Aside from healthy. I feel bad for him that some health issues popped up. However he is taking good care of himself.
nobody ever beat him without george coming to take it right back with pure domination
The most dangerous man ever in MMA...Steve Mazzagati!!! 🐐
GSP was destroying Michael's face 🤯
The one true GOAT. The complete package. Which included his professionalism inside and outside of the octagon too. So technical, with the heart and mindset as well. What a GOAT.
GSP was incredibly dope to watch fight he was a different level bad ass ...GSP Jon Bones Jones Anderson spider Silva were just incredible to watch ....they all three just literally mastered they're trade
Jon Jones and Anderson Ligma are both PED cheats
Agreed, but the constant eye pokes by Jones are really pathetic. He isn't even embarrassed, he's like "deal with it"
He was definitely a monster inside the cage, loved his discipline!
He gets Kimura, Triangle Choke and Armbar in the same time,What A Legend🐐
Man that cut he got from Bisping makes GSP look like an absolute monster when he finished the fight and stands up to face the crowd.
Steve “if his eyes are open he’s not dead” mazagotti!! Lololol!
Hahahaha
people sometimes pass away with their eyes open
Love when everytime he use his elbow nonstop
GSP was the greatest welterweight to ever fight in the Octagon. Simply the best!!!
Those knees to the body in that last clip. Vicious
Hands down the best fighter I've ever seen, was so solid in every aspect, I was in awe every time I watched him! Doubt we'll see the level of dominance again!
Great moments, but I think the Hughes fights are from 3 and 2, respectively. GSP lost the first fight via armbar. Also, that's not the finish of the Hughes 2 fight, GPS kicked Hughes in the head in round 2 to finish the fight.
GPS
@@2lazy4username34 you always know where to find him :)
@@yrma_fletcher8953 Rush - GPS would be a dope brand tbh :D
@@jc-kj8yc totally would :D
When gsp lost to Hughes in the first fight, GSP was dominating it till he fucked up and gave up his arm. He was beating Matt up pretty good in that fight.
How bisping get knocked out and choked out in the same fight lmao
Ask Pitbull 😂😂
Bispings a beast, lost an eye and came back to win a title. But GSPs the GOAT for sure
Those knees vs Serra. What a brutal finish. Never seen a finish like that
That armbar on Hughes was iconic. When they were guest coaches on TUF and GSP offered to train with Matt saying they'd teach each other stuff and Matt mocked GSP saying "like how to defend an armbar" because that's how he beat GSP the first time they fought. Then GSP gets him with an armbar in a rematch, lol.
Thinking now about GSP's multiple title defenses, which places him above most other Champs by being "dominant". Too bad Conor wouldn't accept that same challenge.
Except he finished only his 2nd defense, he didn't finished any of the other 8 defenses
@@Martin_Bernard More important, GSP was not finished.
@@moonfive9065 he was finished twice bro
@@xftbllplyr2091 Look again at Martin's comments. My point being GSP's finishes were wins and those losing opponents failed to finish HIM.
GSP also ducked the superfight with Silva for 10 years but took the opportunity to fight Bisping, the weakest middleweight champion
GSP has lot of move set always changing. Leveling each fight. 😨
Matt Hughes and gsp I respect the most thx to both for amazing performances
I think Firas Zahabi actually said the GSP has an overly enlarged aorta that enables his cardio to be in another level. This, along with technique that is world class make him almost an evolutionary development. Plus his humble nature, what an awesome athlete.
This man is the reason that i feel alive for
Crazy how he's an absolute brutal dominant monster in the cage yet one of the nicest fighters to ever exist. Undisputed Legend of the sport
“Humble Killer” is GSP
GSP is the GOAT
My favourite fighter of all time! 😏🔥🔥
2:31 Yamasaki just chilling in the background hoping to watch a man die
Lmao underrated comment
Bruh i didnt even see him 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
“GET EM GET EM.. Oh shit STOP STOP”
I JUST LOVE HOW HE CONSTANTLY TRIES TO DO A BLACKFLIP BUT FAILS IT EVERY SINGLE TIME SUCH A SWEET GUY
The number one MMA GOAT.
Khabib
@@adeyemilawrence6439 khabibs dad is dead
@@adeyemilawrence6439 uhh dude i love khabib, but khabib was so one dimensional compared to George, if they ever fought i truly believe Gsp would give khabib a thrashing.
There will never be such a well rounded fighter
Most complete fighter i have ever seen. Can out strike a specialist striker, and can grapple at a very high level, with tromendous balance.
There is one thing that later generations won't be able to appreciate like those of us who were actually able to watch GSP fight during his prime (as opposed to just watching highlights) is that there was a period of time between when GSP took the title from Hughes in 2006 to 2012 when Carlos Condit landed that headkick, that GSP hadn't even lost 1 round (yes...he got caught by Serra, but everyone knew that was a bit of a fluke). During that period GSP had an incredible aura around him like he was unbeatable - when he walked into that stadium the place was electric. Of course his haters would watch with baited breath and anytime an opponent even landed a flurry or did something positive, it was like a win to the haters which would get far too much credit for. That welterweight division was stacked with killers and he cleaned the division out multiple times - there were no contenders out there that didn't get a shot at him which he didn't take out.
And when he fought Condit, who at that time was 28-5 with 26 finishes, landed that kick to the dome, you could feel the MMA world go into shock as everyone thought they were going to see the impossible occur. And for GSP to get over that adversity to come out with the win was something special. But until then there was a period of 6 years that people thought the guy was superhuman. It was really something to behold.
The only REAL GOAT
Those knees to Serra were VICIOUS 🩸
Ribs gotta be hurting
The elbow to Sherk’s nose was pretty damn gruesome, as well
Pure class and fearless. A mental GIANT in the sport. Incredible athlete. No weaknesses.
Actually he was full of fear. He used his fear as an advantage. He was scared of getting beat up (maybe from being bullied as a kid) and trained his defence in order to not let people do it.
You didn't actually put the finish for Hughes GSP 2. The fight ends in the 2nd round by headkick and follow up elbows...
The first one was amazing.
Wrapped him up for Christmas and put a bow on it.
GSP is in my top 3 favourite fighters of all time. I’m not Québécois but I’ve lived in Quebec for 2/3’s of my life and had the privilege to witness a ‘hometown’ guy like Georges in his prime, but a video about his finishes? I’m thinking that that video isn’t going to be very long. I’m trying to remember but I don’t think Georges finished that many guys…which is not an insult at all. This guy is the GOAT!
If we counted his fights before the UFC, GSP would have a total of 14 finishes (13 if you don't count corner stoppage). It's interesting looking back on how much GSP evolved after each lost.
Didn't finish when defending a title but when his opponent was holding a title (3 Hughes fights, Serra rematch, Champ vs Champ fight with Penn and Bisping) he always finished them, or got finished by Hughes in that first one. I like that he never needed the judges to give him a belt, he always took it.
That Bisping finish was perfect. That was the tightest rear naked choke I have ever seen
It's so tight, Bisping forgot to tap.
I love GSP! Such a humble, nice, and easy going guy. How can you not just like him? A true warrior imo!
Seeing gsp put his meat directly on Matt Hugh’s face in that first clip is gold
GSP is probably my favorite. I always liked Dan Severn too.
The rib-kick finish seemed the most brutal to me, it was creative and he put ALL his weight into those , Serra’s ribs were probably rocked for weeks
his fight with Bisping is the best with no doubt.
GSP's elbows from top position is scary
Ufc 65 vs Hughes that’s not the end of the fight just the round. He finishes it with elbows in round 2
You see him today in a nice suit with a big smile and its easy to forget what a beast he was
A pure genius in every respect of the fight game and a true classy Canadian gentleman 👏
Georges St-Pierre:
Striking: 90
Jiu jitsu: 95
Wrestling: 99
Backflip: 70
GSP - the goat of MMA
i wasnt consciously able to watch him since i was a toddler/child while he was fighting but darn do i wish i could this guy is insane
u are little babby 👶😊
The GSP/Hughes clip was not the finish. Bell saved Hughes in RD 1. GSP proceeded to finish him with a head kick and then Ground and Pound in round 2.
Gsp looks like a gentleman presentable guy like a celebrity when giving interviews,but certainly a different guy when he is in the cage
Only GSP can do the Superman punch well
The best
Rory
@@richardgordon0407 lol well who did rory learn from
Pettis
How about superman?
4:52 I thought that said St-Pierre vs Shrek 😂
I’m sorry but gsp would pick usman apart in the stand up bc he struggled with colby covington
The best of the bests! Le meilleur des meilleurs GSP!!!!!
Ah yes, the great canadian city; Montréak. Lmao Goldy
un mixte de Montréal et Tabarnak....Joe lui avait donné du dmt!
That take down throw was classic judo 🥋
You missed the one with bj penn. That was a brutal beatdown
Was hoping someone would say this! I like Penn as well though.
Best MMA channel. Just highlights and no gay ass music.
Terrible replay work for joe in that Sherk fight
it wouldn't be a highlight reel from this era without at least one "If he dies, he dies" moment from Steve Mazzagatti
How did GSP not blow his ACL landing in such a compromising position where his knees point inwards?
well....he eventually did, and I imagine those flips didnt help.
@@craiggagnon8577 All these expensive world class trainers and nobody spotted that?
Little known fact: GSP was driving the train that hit Matt Hughes.
that defense moove at 2:52 againts Hughes...like he was in the air!!!! wtf...it was a zero point energy counter!?!?!?!?
@@friend7681 you talk in the air??
The first throw was class. What an all-round brilliant fighter .
Just seeing this mans physique makes you wanna workout