Chris was a beast and one of my favorites..plus I made a $100 off him fighting with the axe murder..I knew he had the chin and left hand to walk thru that fight
@@nunyabizness3882 it's not because he KOed him, it's because leben wouldnt shut up about it and would bring it into every conversation with the guys
hes my all time favorite. watching this back in the day was a lightbulb moment for me. id never seen anyone like me who had gone through basically the same thing i did growing up. i felt a connection to him that i wouldnt have if i hadnt seen this show. i realised fighting wasnt for me and that i needed to fix myself and focus on my mental health. i wish he woke up to himself. he should have been a hall of famer imo. his KO of the axe murderer in 30 seconds has to go down as one of the greatest KOs in history.
Watching this when i was young i thought Leben can give it but csnt take it. Watching this in my 40s after a divorce and therapy...it hits different. When he told Nate thank you for caring about me....that hit my soul.
@@snicklesnockle7263idk I think making fun of someone for knocking them out is different then spraying a garden hose on a drunk guy and calling him a fatherless bastard when he was beat and left by his dad
I don't think he would've cared if he got sprayed water on him as a prank it was just he was already upset because bobby threw a low blow and he was trying distance himself in it was just wrong place wrong time in bobby and koscheck new that
obviously it wasnt what he needed because his life was a complete mess still. Drug addict and alcoholic well after the show and after he didnt have his boyfriend anymore
@@mikec5400 mental health can be a bitch. Did you expect him to completely turn his life around after that conversation with Nate? He seems to be doing well now. Probably a lot better off than the guy no one will ever know talking shit about him in a comment section.
Nate is the ultimate real one. We all deserve a friend like Nate. Larone you should do a video on Nate Quarry's full Journey. I swear there was footage in this i hadn't seen before of Leben and i've seen season one multiple times. You're a real one to for this Larone. Keep up the work brother.
Despite their overall immaturity, I am actually quite impressed at how well some of these guys communicate themselves. Chris especially showed some real vulnerability by saying he was hurt by what Bobby said
Know what I noticed this whole era were better spoken than ours even Bobby and griffin Diego they all articulate and express them selves better than this new ignorant gen
The first season was Soo entertaining. Really was great television. And then there's the cast. Crazy how it worked out. Not sure we've ever had a more stacked house of characters and eventual vets
Stacked like my ex girlfriends chest but yes sir… I’m a lonely man now! Sas😢its okay I got internet lol jk i😅oh boy… somebody got a sister? I don’t care if she’s a little chubby.. hell, I got a chubby for a chubby and a stick for a stick… girl that is. I’m here all weekend! You’ve all been a great crowd! (Jimmy!! Timmy!!) (Southpark) (in those style voices) I say these lines all while doing lines… of ice and coke off your _____’s _____!! Know what I’m saying big dogs?! 😊😅 I’ll see myself out! …. Of your baby mamas snatch! Ayyyyyy yoooooo!!!
@@BLKBRWNCONNECTSad excuse for a dude. How much of your whining in your comment was even real I wonder that you never had a girlfriend in your life and probably wouldn't take a stab at anyone's sister unless they were post-op.
Nate quarry I hope you somehow see this, you’re the man. So much respect for you as a person dude. I don’t know how you lived with those clowns and didn’t put hands on them. Unreal. Mad props 💪🏼💪🏼
I remember watching this show after WWE Raw, I never would imagine that years later on Halloween 2020, Leben himself hosted BKFC tryouts in Phoenix AZ, he held the pads for me as I asked him, and I got to share my story with him, definitely a highlight of my life
Damn Kenny Florian and Chris Leben respected the hell outta each other. You dont see moments and relationships like this in other sports. And there are so many in MMA. Great vid Larone
I think Dana mentions somewhere that this show pretty much saved the UFC, apparently they weren’t doing great financially at the time. Not sure how true that is but yeah this show was great.
Chris leben is a legend. Koscheck may have won the battle but chris won the war. Went on to the ufc and became a legend and fan favorite. A true warrior. And koscheck went on to be known as a snake and coward who fakes illegal knees and trys to get free wins by faking fouls
I went to high school with Chris and on the same wrestling team and while he’s a little wild on the show he was always a really good dude. Used to have his hair grown out into a giant fro and would play a harmonica and sing in the dressing room, kind of a goofball for someone who was so damn tough. Glad to see he seems to be doing good these days.
@DarthDingleberry I know he had a few dust ups, the only one I remember (long time ago now!) was a kid that decided to mess with him and Chris finally pushed him and squared up but the other kid wanted nothing to do with it all of the sudden. Honestly fights didn’t happen much there, it wasn’t a neighborhood school and you had to apply to get in, find your own way there because they didn’t have buses and it was a trade school so it was kind of a unique environment and most people got along. He says in the video he went to school with gangsters but we didn’t really. Portland was pretty mellow back then, nothing like it is today. He didn’t play any other sports that I recall. He was in my German class and the teacher called him Chris Life (Leben in German is life). Funny how you remember dumb stuff like that.
@DarthDingleberry That’s awesome! I do remember that fight, that’s rough to go out and fight like that but a warrior for doing so. Lots of good influences in the combat sports world and like you said, many people would be in jail or dead if not for some of those relationships they built through it. Even just as a wrestling team we were brothers and had each others back, later when I boxed it was the same thing. Leben had some amazing fights and that Martin KO was unbelievable he looked half out of it. His Akiyama fight was good too. Those days of UFC were really fun, glad you were able to be a part of it! Any idea what Kalib is up to these days?
I hated him because on the game he would wrestle the hell out of you took me a few days to finally beat him. Literally was the most annoying cpu on UFC 2009
Kotex boy was a bit(h boy. He should have been a soccer player. His acting hurt is on par with those babies. The only good thing about Kotex is watching him get knocked out.
@Brandon Brouillette couldn't stand Josh he was hard to watch very annoying and fighting style was really boring. Chris was entertaining and way more enjoyable to watch
You could see Leben's potential even though the fights that season didn't go his way. Josh just laid on him for two rounds and he was easily beating Kenny but then had some bad luck with that nasty cut. You could see he would still make some waves in the UFC and he definitely did. Great to see today how respected Chris is while how despised Koscheck is.
nate quarry is a phuckin’ solid dude and one Hell of a loyal friend. he’s someone l’d definitely want in my corner, cause l’d know without a doubt he’d have my back.
We all knew koscheck was a pos, but gootdaaaamn bobby southworth, 34 year old man during the filming of this. Talking about your brain never developping from the teenage stage
I've seen a short documentary on current southworth he really has grown works for the UFC PI and I never knew he was a strikeforce champion underrated fighter but yeah he was quite a dick back in the day
how can you come away with that take yet no mention of leben...when he is the one who started everything in the house to begin with and the second its flipped on him he starts boo hooing about his shitty life...dude was mentally weak and pathetic
@@mikec5400 chris turned his life around, thats all i need to know to respect him, but yeah he kinda brought it on himself on tuf so yeah, take a chiel pill mayn
@@KyleDad the strikeforce champion thing needs a LOOOOT of context. Strikeforce had just setup for MMA that year, with a non-existent LHW pool. It was for an inaugural vacant title - Bobby had just come off a NC and a loss and faced off vs an old Vernon White at the end of his career with a 24-29 record, also coming off a loss himself. Basically two bums coming off losses that fought each other for a happy meal. Bobby had one decentish win, vs Ruiz, who he also lost to. Everyone else he beat were no-names.
@@mikereynolds3154 fun to watch? He literally had one okay fight in the ufc...then he played paddy cake with Caleb Starns and got flatlined by rich franklin
@@mikec5400 if u didn’t like him or watching him fight, no worries. had no idea me liking a certain person fighting and comment would get me ridiculed for.
When I originally watched this season I started off not liking Chris, but at the end he was the one everyone wanted. Josh turned into the actual UFC fighter that no one likes. He got what he had coming though
Bro how the hell did you get 2 hours of Chris leben content??? he is one of my all time fave fignters. One of my friends trains under him in SD. Hes the best.
@@DissidentPrick it’s deeper but still raspy. If you heard him with your eyes closed, you’d know it’s him. He’s actually been doing the reffing thing for some organizations lately too
"so im sleeping in my bed and im having this dream god is like yelling at me but it turns out its not really god at all its chris leben and he's busting through my door" 😂😂
Awesome to see this video. Thank you for posting. I watched this Ultimate Fighter episode when it was first aired. Amazing how young these guys were, afterall it is a long time ago. Never cared much for Josh Kosheck, but if all he wanted was a sure win he fought a smart fight.
For all the ones that are newer to the UFC (by newer I mean people who wasn't around at least lomg enough to have watched this happen in real time or b4. I honestly have watched every UFC since UFC 1 and i have the VHS to DVD's then digital to prove it. I was told about the UFC b4 UFC 1 was even thought about being on TV. My bestie's father was a very well known fighter that had dealings with the Gracies lomg b4 UFC was a legit thing. He couldnt stand them for many reasons that I will soare y'all from due to this already being a novel.) But the amount of killers on this show that ended up making it in the UFC when only 2 where supposed to make it is unbelievable. Ya have Bonner, Griffin, Leban, Kos, Nate quarry, Mike Swick, Kenny Florian and I may be even missing 1 or 2 just typing this off of the top of my head without going back. What an epic show this was for the brand and UFC as a whole. What a treat rewatching this now knowing what I do now. Epic to say the least. All when it was a do or die for the UFC as a whole. Enjoy MFer's. This is fighting history at its finest.
My pops bought me tuf 1 when i was 7 or 8. I watched i a lot and Chris Leben was my favorite because he seemed like a free spirit but was a professional too and that inspired me.
1:16:52, his face and reaction to being told he’s fighting Leben, then his face when he is standing across the cage from him tells us the real story, he is fucking terrified.! To quite Mike Tyson “if your saying your not afraid before a fight your lying”
I think the guys name on the crutches is Nate. That’s a really good dude! Really appreciate him reaching out and trying to help somebody that obviously at the time was struggling with mental health. I’m glad to see that Chrissi is doing way better nowadays. God is good always give love. Amen!
oh god how awful he had clean water sprayed on him with a hose! thats so sad...not like chris pissed on some dudes bed or anything..i love watching Anderson beat the piss out of this guy
@@mikec5400 after being heated up from a previous comment and trying to sleep it off. Him pissing on the bed is something that should be handled yeah, that being said those that hosed him weren't involved in that situation. Chris tried to distance himself from it and they kept egging him on and honestly deserved to get punched for it
I watched this religiously back then. I think that if you spoke with Dana White, he would likely tell you that Chris Leben was a major factor in the overall success TUF1. I think a lot of people became loyal viewers and increased ratings because of Chris Leben. A lot of people (myself included) could really relate to Chris as an individual. Yep, he got a little out of control at times, but once you got to know a little more about him and some of his back story is revealed, it is quite easy to understand and to be sympathetic and empathetic towards him. It is quite easy to surmise that Chris Leben was and still is a wonderful person. He is sincere, he wears his heart on his sleeve, he is a fiercely loyal friend, and he is very kind and loving towards those who respect him. I’d bet that if you spoke to Chris Leben’s best friend and asked if Chris is the type of guy to give a friend the shirt off his back, his friend’s response would probably be along the lines of: “Chris would definitely give me the shirt off his back if I needed it… Even during a snowstorm while lost on a mountain at night.” I still despise both Koscheck and Southworth. I think a LOT of people sincerely enjoyed the absolute shellacking that GSP put on Koschek. I’ve watched the fight many times and truly believe that GSP could have ended the fight many times much earlier. However, he enjoyed punishing Koschek by repeatedly sticking that nice stiff jab into Koschek’s eye socket.”
This was a good video and showed a lot more of what was not televised or maybe I fell asleep during these parts lol but I always thought Chris was just a punk the whole time but I was wrong. Hope he’s doing better today mentally and spiritually. ✌️
These videos are so well done, I'm amazed and really appreciate being able to see them. This particular one was emotional, i wanted him to beat Koschek's ass so bad, it would've been sweet justice. But like in life, things don't always work out like they're supposed to. although it was a tough loss, he handled it pretty well in my opinion. Can't say enough good things about Nate Quarry, he seems like a genuinely good person.
Nate Quarry was a true OG
Dude is a real one! Always full of wisdom and knowledge
Mike Swick also came across as a good fella.
@@DissidentPrick seriously hes pissed he lost to Chris but put that aside to have be there for him
Nah that dude was def gay for Chris just way too attached almost like a gf
@@EverythingAi233 that’s his personality!
@@EverythingAi233 I'm not saying it is true, but when Chris was down and crying he was a little too into it, like talking deep into Chris eyes.
Further proof how important parents are to a kid. Chris Leben one of toughest guys you could ever imagine crumbles over two words.
Where’s your son? Where’s your kid? .. oops wrong season!! Hah..(nervous laugh) chicken salad baby!
@@BLKBRWNCONNECT CSO
@@BLKBRWNCONNECT 😂
@@BLKBRWNCONNECT That's 3 words 😂
Champ shit only
Chris winning the run after a night of getting hammered is the best
Need the timestamp for that moment
@@uzifits6995 can’t remember but it’s near the start when they do the evaluations to see who’s on their team
@@uzifits6995 8:57
@@NinetysixRs You Just Made Chicken Shit Into Chicken Salad Baby!!
@@uzifits6995 8m50s
Leben's a true legend, always loved the way the dude fought, absolute tank💪
Absolute Tank Abboit
Leben is my favorite fighter of all time. and koscheck will always be my most hated. watching this 15 or more years later reminds me why.
He was a douchebag
Chris was a beast and one of my favorites..plus I made a $100 off him fighting with the axe murder..I knew he had the chin and left hand to walk thru that fight
He’s a douche
I like how Mike Swick went from hating Chris to finally understanding him and being his friend
He hated him because Chris KOed him but yeah that was dope
@@nunyabizness3882 it's not because he KOed him, it's because leben wouldnt shut up about it and would bring it into every conversation with the guys
you guys have a loose definition of hatred
he never hated him to begin with
@@cpilfold420or you take words to literally
@@surfboardjoker6299 the way he used the word hate contextually was pretty straight forward bro
Chris was such a great character for this show, he was almost as important as the Griffen vs Bonner fight for the UFC.
I never really watched the show but he’s one of the only dudes other than Brock lesnar that I could recognize in the ufc until recently lol
We all need a friend like Nate man
Yeah man, Nate Diaz! 🤓 so he can pass us the blunt and we can sound smarter than him in front of the girls while he Diaz Flexes
All of my friends are like Nate Quarry. I don't need pretend friends. Don't want em.
@@BLKBRWNCONNECThe was talking about nate quarry
@@77jessedayThat's awesome man.
But does everyone deserves a friend like Nate?
Legend that doesn't get talked about much. One of my favorites of all time
I loved him. I think that Anderson fight kinda messed him up. I know it was early on his career. But that beating damaged him long run
hes my all time favorite. watching this back in the day was a lightbulb moment for me. id never seen anyone like me who had gone through basically the same thing i did growing up. i felt a connection to him that i wouldnt have if i hadnt seen this show. i realised fighting wasnt for me and that i needed to fix myself and focus on my mental health. i wish he woke up to himself. he should have been a hall of famer imo. his KO of the axe murderer in 30 seconds has to go down as one of the greatest KOs in history.
@@mikereynolds3154 it wasn’t the Anderson fight at all. Yeah he lost but It was a drug and alcohol addiction that really messed him up
The Legendary Crybaby of the MMA
One of my favorites
Nate is the kind of wise and loyal friend with a good soul that everyone needs in his/her life.
Chris beating the shit out of his leg to try and get the pain of the cramp out will always be wild.
it actually usually works pretty well, but he was beating the piss out of that thing 😂
He beats his leg the way I beat my… well.. leg!! 😂
9:55 🤣🤣
@@BLKBRWNCONNECTshhhhhhh🤣🤣🤣🤣
Watching this when i was young i thought Leben can give it but csnt take it. Watching this in my 40s after a divorce and therapy...it hits different. When he told Nate thank you for caring about me....that hit my soul.
he 100% couldnt take it..he was a mentally weak nutcase...no surprise he turned into a drug addicted alcoholic after the show was over
It's true though. He can give it but can't take it.
@@snicklesnockle7263idk I think making fun of someone for knocking them out is different then spraying a garden hose on a drunk guy and calling him a fatherless bastard when he was beat and left by his dad
I don't think he would've cared if he got sprayed water on him as a prank it was just he was already upset because bobby threw a low blow and he was trying distance himself in it was just wrong place wrong time in bobby and koscheck new that
The fact everyone now loves Leben and fighters like koscheck and the other ones are a afterthought speaks volumes
A Holes make for good television unfortunately
Nah koscheck left his stain in ufc history Fs
I was thinking this too
Leben isn’t a bad guy. Just has a lot of trauma.
Josh is just a dick.
Koscheck and Diego both had better careers than him
Nate’s loyalty to Chris is something to admire. He said if they kick Chris off the show I’m leaving with him 👊
Nate quarry standing by Chris is what Chris neeeded he wasn’t used to having someone by his side
I found the whole thing hilarious, and i always picture quarry dropping stiff and bloodied vs Franklin.
How would you know what he’s “used to”?
obviously it wasnt what he needed because his life was a complete mess still. Drug addict and alcoholic well after the show and after he didnt have his boyfriend anymore
@@paleo704 because mma fans like to pretend they are actually involved in these fighters lives
@@mikec5400 mental health can be a bitch. Did you expect him to completely turn his life around after that conversation with Nate? He seems to be doing well now. Probably a lot better off than the guy no one will ever know talking shit about him in a comment section.
Nate is the ultimate real one. We all deserve a friend like Nate. Larone you should do a video on Nate Quarry's full Journey. I swear there was footage in this i hadn't seen before of Leben and i've seen season one multiple times. You're a real one to for this Larone. Keep up the work brother.
Nate Quarry really did come across as a good bloke in this series.
It was a shame he busted his ankle on the show.
@@DissidentPrick oh no he was broke? 😮 at least he was a good dude tho! 😉
@@BLKBRWNCONNECT I said he was a good bloke not broke.
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Despite their overall immaturity, I am actually quite impressed at how well some of these guys communicate themselves. Chris especially showed some real vulnerability by saying he was hurt by what Bobby said
Know what I noticed this whole era were better spoken than ours even Bobby and griffin Diego they all articulate and express them selves better than this new ignorant gen
He was drunk, idk how nobody had ever commented that before. Everyone is more open and vulnerable when they're drunk
How old are you
The first season was Soo entertaining. Really was great television. And then there's the cast. Crazy how it worked out. Not sure we've ever had a more stacked house of characters and eventual vets
Stacked like my ex girlfriends chest but yes sir… I’m a lonely man now! Sas😢its okay I got internet lol jk i😅oh boy… somebody got a sister? I don’t care if she’s a little chubby.. hell, I got a chubby for a chubby and a stick for a stick… girl that is. I’m here all weekend! You’ve all been a great crowd! (Jimmy!! Timmy!!) (Southpark) (in those style voices) I say these lines all while doing lines… of ice and coke off your _____’s _____!! Know what I’m saying big dogs?! 😊😅 I’ll see myself out! …. Of your baby mamas snatch! Ayyyyyy yoooooo!!!
I disagree. It had no fights at the beginning.
@@Monotheist137 but we had an entertaining show. We got to get to know the fighters and become invested in the fights
@@BLKBRWNCONNECTSad excuse for a dude. How much of your whining in your comment was even real I wonder that you never had a girlfriend in your life and probably wouldn't take a stab at anyone's sister unless they were post-op.
Nate quarry I hope you somehow see this, you’re the man. So much respect for you as a person dude. I don’t know how you lived with those clowns and didn’t put hands on them. Unreal. Mad props 💪🏼💪🏼
Dude is head and shoulders way more mature than the rest of the cast
He a fraud Chris leben is real AF
Thank you. I appreciate your kind words.
@@onemorething100 nobody know you
Leben: "I'm gonna be the most annoying prick in the TUF house."
Bobby and Josh: "hold my garden hose."
Junie Browning takes that title by a mile 😂
@@four-twenty4205that was until little browning showed up. He had zero skill and talked more shit than any of these guys that actually made it
Funniest comment yet 😂
I remember watching this show after WWE Raw, I never would imagine that years later on Halloween 2020, Leben himself hosted BKFC tryouts in Phoenix AZ, he held the pads for me as I asked him, and I got to share my story with him, definitely a highlight of my life
This was my favourite era of UFC, Chuck and Randy were such great champions.
RIP STEPHAN BONNAR 🕊️
I’m going to start posting up old pictures and say some loyal down good friend type shit! I hope a certain somebody doesn’t trip on me
@@BLKBRWNCONNECT who
Wow I forgot he died
@@BLKBRWNCONNECTStrickland lmao
And RIP Lodune Sincaid
Damn Kenny Florian and Chris Leben respected the hell outta each other. You dont see moments and relationships like this in other sports. And there are so many in MMA. Great vid Larone
Yes you do, all the time, if you look for it 😂😂😂
Its true, Chris had the most heart and grit in that house. Dude was a str8 Savage. What a Beast the Crippler was.
Oh baby, a long one and on a fighter I enjoy. I might even need popcorn.
so glad to see Chris become a legend of mma and a bare knuckle beast!
Watching the evolution of Leben was awesome. He’s a good dude underneath all the bluster at the beginning
This show was a genius idea
So was providing them with unlimited alcohol lol
I think Dana mentions somewhere that this show pretty much saved the UFC, apparently they weren’t doing great financially at the time. Not sure how true that is but yeah this show was great.
story goes this was make or break for the ufc, if it failed they were done.
@@dylantaft1867that made the show x15 better 😂😂😂
Yeah, reality TV and exploitation of alcohol and heightened stress in social situations had never been thought of before this show 😂😂
Chris leben is a legend. Koscheck may have won the battle but chris won the war. Went on to the ufc and became a legend and fan favorite. A true warrior. And koscheck went on to be known as a snake and coward who fakes illegal knees and trys to get free wins by faking fouls
Oh yeah, I loved GSP beating the brakes off of Koscheck. GSP broke his eye socket and orbital bone and pretty much ended his career.
Cockcheck is an entitled punk 065 just like that hood bobbi cakes.
I went to high school with Chris and on the same wrestling team and while he’s a little wild on the show he was always a really good dude. Used to have his hair grown out into a giant fro and would play a harmonica and sing in the dressing room, kind of a goofball for someone who was so damn tough. Glad to see he seems to be doing good these days.
@DarthDingleberry I know he had a few dust ups, the only one I remember (long time ago now!) was a kid that decided to mess with him and Chris finally pushed him and squared up but the other kid wanted nothing to do with it all of the sudden. Honestly fights didn’t happen much there, it wasn’t a neighborhood school and you had to apply to get in, find your own way there because they didn’t have buses and it was a trade school so it was kind of a unique environment and most people got along. He says in the video he went to school with gangsters but we didn’t really. Portland was pretty mellow back then, nothing like it is today. He didn’t play any other sports that I recall. He was in my German class and the teacher called him Chris Life (Leben in German is life). Funny how you remember dumb stuff like that.
@DarthDingleberry That’s awesome! I do remember that fight, that’s rough to go out and fight like that but a warrior for doing so. Lots of good influences in the combat sports world and like you said, many people would be in jail or dead if not for some of those relationships they built through it. Even just as a wrestling team we were brothers and had each others back, later when I boxed it was the same thing. Leben had some amazing fights and that Martin KO was unbelievable he looked half out of it. His Akiyama fight was good too. Those days of UFC were really fun, glad you were able to be a part of it! Any idea what Kalib is up to these days?
Lmao Mike swick getting LAID out like " so they stopped it" bro they saved ur life 😂
This is like watching the Director's Cut edition. Thanks for the upload.
37:47 Forest dressed like Brad from Fight Club wth 😂
Leben: 3 weeks later: "they sprayed me with water. They gone too far".
Leben: Day 1: "I didn't pee on his bed. It was just a little spritz".
Larone the 🐐, please never stop uploading King 👑
How stacked with fighters was this season!!! Swick, Florian, Grifrin, Sanchez, Leben, Koshchek, Quarry...
Stephan Bonnar also... RIP
Koscheck does bit add to that statement, he detracts. Dude did nothing of note.
Now I know why people hate Josh. My god I’m happy he was around during GSP’s era and never touched that belt 😂🤣
I hated him because on the game he would wrestle the hell out of you took me a few days to finally beat him. Literally was the most annoying cpu on UFC 2009
I preferred Koscheck over Leben in that feud. Leben was full of himself and needed a reality check.
Kotex boy was a bit(h boy. He should have been a soccer player. His acting hurt is on par with those babies. The only good thing about Kotex is watching him get knocked out.
@@brandonbrouillette308 what Kotex was full of himself. Funny. I guess you never watch a Kotex fight. He was a crybaby full of himself.
@Brandon Brouillette couldn't stand Josh he was hard to watch very annoying and fighting style was really boring. Chris was entertaining and way more enjoyable to watch
You could see Leben's potential even though the fights that season didn't go his way. Josh just laid on him for two rounds and he was easily beating Kenny but then had some bad luck with that nasty cut. You could see he would still make some waves in the UFC and he definitely did. Great to see today how respected Chris is while how despised Koscheck is.
Kenny did better standing then josh but he was still getting beat
Indeed, but also Kenny had no business at middleweight. lol
Even as like a 7 or 8 year old watching this live, I remember thinking about how much of a douche Koscheck was lol
Everyone needs a friend like Nate Quarry. What an amazing human being.
35:23 dana getting out of the SUV that is sitting on spinners has me dead lol
Yeah wtf!!! That was so subtle but crazy lol
56:08 , Chuck standing up for the other coaches fighter is pretty bad ass.
nate quarry is a phuckin’ solid dude and one Hell of a loyal friend. he’s someone l’d definitely want in my corner, cause l’d know without a doubt he’d have my back.
"We all have to drink equally" - moments before disaster
We all knew koscheck was a pos, but gootdaaaamn bobby southworth, 34 year old man during the filming of this. Talking about your brain never developping from the teenage stage
I've seen a short documentary on current southworth he really has grown works for the UFC PI and I never knew he was a strikeforce champion underrated fighter but yeah he was quite a dick back in the day
how can you come away with that take yet no mention of leben...when he is the one who started everything in the house to begin with and the second its flipped on him he starts boo hooing about his shitty life...dude was mentally weak and pathetic
@@mikec5400 chris turned his life around, thats all i need to know to respect him, but yeah he kinda brought it on himself on tuf so yeah, take a chiel pill mayn
@@KyleDad the strikeforce champion thing needs a LOOOOT of context. Strikeforce had just setup for MMA that year, with a non-existent LHW pool. It was for an inaugural vacant title - Bobby had just come off a NC and a loss and faced off vs an old Vernon White at the end of his career with a 24-29 record, also coming off a loss himself.
Basically two bums coming off losses that fought each other for a happy meal.
Bobby had one decentish win, vs Ruiz, who he also lost to. Everyone else he beat were no-names.
Yeah forreal that Bobby guy is a sad excuse of a man
I have some serious father issues and Chris’s reaction is so heartfelt.,real shit
we are all fatherless bastards on this day
Beta
Lebens the man hes the type of Man and Warrior we are all here to watch Legend
These dudes were all badasses in their own way. What a season
Josh was so scared to fight Chris lol he tried playing sick for a minute
I wish there were no people like JOSH KOSHCHEC in this world. This world would be much better place
Meh he’s not so bad man he’s just an asshole like a lot of fighters are
I love this never stop making these ❤
Nate Quarry is a real one
I liked him a lot. Wish he didn’t have that spine issue. Was fun to watch him
@@mikereynolds3154 fun to watch? He literally had one okay fight in the ufc...then he played paddy cake with Caleb Starns and got flatlined by rich franklin
@@mikec5400 if u didn’t like him or watching him fight, no worries. had no idea me liking a certain person fighting and comment would get me ridiculed for.
@@mikereynolds3154he’s been going around doing this to anyone who commented anything positive about Chris or Nate. He’s clearly got issues
@@mikec5400and what have you done with your life other than put your shitty takes in TH-cam comment sections?
All the OG's in one house... Koscheck, Leben, Sanchez, Griffin, Florian, Quarry, Bonnar...... DAMN
My boy Larone doing the lords work uploading these amazing videos 👍
"WTF you doin man?!
You outta your fuckin mind man?!" - Forest Griffin when Chris breaks the door down makes me laugh xD
Forest always so grounded and level headed
When I originally watched this season I started off not liking Chris, but at the end he was the one everyone wanted. Josh turned into the actual UFC fighter that no one likes. He got what he had coming though
It was heart warming to see everyone console Leben. You could tell in the earlier seasons the guys truly had a brotherhood.
Dang RIP Bonnar. His and Griffens fight is still one of the best fights ever
Chris was one of my favs.....the guy broke all the rules and still kicked butt.....Leiben the legend
Stangebrew 😂😂 man i remember dying on the live episode. His personality really made the first season..
Thanks Larone - your videos are the best watch/listen along when I'm working. Keep the good work brother.
Watching this again after all these years look how many stars come out of this season 🙏defo the best tuf ever💪🏼🇬🇧
Nate is a real friend , campaigned a lot for fighter pay since finishing his own career . Hes a great person for sure.
It's cool seeing how much better Leban got as time went on, Florian also. Leban became an all time banger in the spirt
Thanks for posting this just watched every minute of it forgot about a lot of this 👍
Bro how the hell did you get 2 hours of Chris leben content???
he is one of my all time fave fignters. One of my friends trains under him in SD. Hes the best.
It's amazing - it was like watching a movie documentary on TUF beginnings!
How different is Lebens voice nowadays.
@@DissidentPrick it’s deeper but still raspy. If you heard him with your eyes closed, you’d know it’s him. He’s actually been doing the reffing thing for some organizations lately too
@@HighFightIQ This is great to see!
@@DissidentPrick peds
Randy really had Chris’s back that’s a real coach and even Chuck too saying were fighters we all have something wrong with us
Nate quarry was a real one. Much respect
Is it crazy to think this was 19 years ago?! It feels like it hasn't been that long!
Chris leben is My all time favorite fighter
This was soo good, so well done!
"so im sleeping in my bed and im having this dream god is like yelling at me but it turns out its not really god at all its chris leben and he's busting through my door" 😂😂
“There are pieces of my door… in my bed.”
😂
52:18 lol i love how griffin tells the story, he always mention’s this in his interviews
Chris reminds me of myself. But I quit fighting and quit drinking. He made it work where I couldn't
Awesome to see this video. Thank you for posting. I watched this Ultimate Fighter episode when it was first aired. Amazing how young these guys were, afterall it is a long time ago. Never cared much for Josh Kosheck, but if all he wanted was a sure win he fought a smart fight.
“He called me a fatherless bastard dude 😢
Was not ok. Bobby and Cockcheck are the worst. So satisfying seeing josh get his shit rocked by Woodley and Lawler.
The way he said “fatherless bastard” had me dying
Everyone needs a Nate Quarry in their life
Best season ever..legends in the making
Chris and Randy, so many father son moments
Nate quarry class act🙏
The guy who stuck by Chris the whole time has my utmost respect.
This season is so emotional, they really toned that down in later seasons.
Ever heard of junie browning
For all the ones that are newer to the UFC (by newer I mean people who wasn't around at least lomg enough to have watched this happen in real time or b4. I honestly have watched every UFC since UFC 1 and i have the VHS to DVD's then digital to prove it. I was told about the UFC b4 UFC 1 was even thought about being on TV. My bestie's father was a very well known fighter that had dealings with the Gracies lomg b4 UFC was a legit thing. He couldnt stand them for many reasons that I will soare y'all from due to this already being a novel.) But the amount of killers on this show that ended up making it in the UFC when only 2 where supposed to make it is unbelievable. Ya have Bonner, Griffin, Leban, Kos, Nate quarry, Mike Swick, Kenny Florian and I may be even missing 1 or 2 just typing this off of the top of my head without going back. What an epic show this was for the brand and UFC as a whole. What a treat rewatching this now knowing what I do now. Epic to say the least. All when it was a do or die for the UFC as a whole. Enjoy MFer's. This is fighting history at its finest.
chris was really the main character of season 1 lmao
I really enjoyed this video, thanks for the upload.
Teenage me was destroyed by chris losing that fight. I could have cried.
He grew from it though and became a ufc and bare knuckle legend ❤
Josh is a terrible man, and I love it. The reaction to the "fatherless bastard" comment is proof.
My pops bought me tuf 1 when i was 7 or 8. I watched i a lot and Chris Leben was my favorite because he seemed like a free spirit but was a professional too and that inspired me.
1:16:52, his face and reaction to being told he’s fighting Leben, then his face when he is standing across the cage from him tells us the real story, he is fucking terrified.! To quite Mike Tyson “if your saying your not afraid before a fight your lying”
HOW COULD CHRIS BE FIGHTING HE WAS MISSING SO MUCH SKIN AND FLESH FROM THAT KNUCKLE
Oh my God... What a miracle that he went back!
Damn... RIP Stephan Bonnar. Still bums me how he went out.
I think the guys name on the crutches is Nate. That’s a really good dude! Really appreciate him reaching out and trying to help somebody that obviously at the time was struggling with mental health. I’m glad to see that Chrissi is doing way better nowadays. God is good always give love. Amen!
the control he has to not attack them after that is something you’d never think leben has in him.
oh god how awful he had clean water sprayed on him with a hose! thats so sad...not like chris pissed on some dudes bed or anything..i love watching Anderson beat the piss out of this guy
@@mikec5400 after being heated up from a previous comment and trying to sleep it off. Him pissing on the bed is something that should be handled yeah, that being said those that hosed him weren't involved in that situation.
Chris tried to distance himself from it and they kept egging him on and honestly deserved to get punched for it
That is why I don't like the Leben and Junie comparisons. Junie had no control while Chris did have a lot of control he was just arrogant.
@@zeaferjones1404💯🎯fact
This group had a lot of talent and really springboarded the UFC.
Koscheck looked a little worried when Chuck told him he was gonna fight Leben
Man, nate is such a good dude. I forgot about all this. Words are the most powerful thing in the world.
Bobby calling Chris a “Fatherless Bastard” was one hell of a burn but it’s an awful thing to say to a bloke.
Thought I heard Bobby say his parents left him in a dumpster though which is worse than Chris' story.
I watched this religiously back then. I think that if you spoke with Dana White, he would likely tell you that Chris Leben was a major factor in the overall success TUF1. I think a lot of people became loyal viewers and increased ratings because of Chris Leben.
A lot of people (myself included) could really relate to Chris as an individual. Yep, he got a little out of control at times, but once you got to know a little more about him and some of his back story is revealed, it is quite easy to understand and to be sympathetic and empathetic towards him.
It is quite easy to surmise that Chris Leben was and still is a wonderful person. He is sincere, he wears his heart on his sleeve, he is a fiercely loyal friend, and he is very kind and loving towards those who respect him.
I’d bet that if you spoke to Chris Leben’s best friend and asked if Chris is the type of guy to give a friend the shirt off his back, his friend’s response would probably be along the lines of: “Chris would definitely give me the shirt off his back if I needed it… Even during a snowstorm while lost on a mountain at night.”
I still despise both Koscheck and Southworth. I think a LOT of people sincerely enjoyed the absolute shellacking that GSP put on Koschek. I’ve watched the fight many times and truly believe that GSP could have ended the fight many times much earlier. However, he enjoyed punishing Koschek by repeatedly sticking that nice stiff jab into Koschek’s eye socket.”
I don't drink anymore. Greatest decision I made.
I quit New Year’s Eve 2021.. I just smoke more cannabis
Good on you.
This house beat that kid mentally, emotionally, physically
This was a good video and showed a lot more of what was not televised or maybe I fell asleep during these parts lol but I always thought Chris was just a punk the whole time but I was wrong. Hope he’s doing better today mentally and spiritually. ✌️
He just retired barenuckle champion so yeah pretty good
These videos are so well done, I'm amazed and really appreciate being able to see them.
This particular one was emotional, i wanted him to beat Koschek's ass so bad, it would've been sweet justice. But like in life, things don't always work out like they're supposed to. although it was a tough loss, he handled it pretty well in my opinion.
Can't say enough good things about Nate Quarry, he seems like a genuinely good person.