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The UFC literally caused a global pandemic by scheduling Tony x Khabib for the 5th time, if they try for a 6th I'm convinced the universe will schism as god unleashes his wrath upon our mortal realm.
@@TheSoonToBePurgedJackMeHoff55 you were believable until you started stacking 3 letter acronyms/abbreviations that make no sense here.... get your game up.
The tragedy of Tony Ferguson is enhanced by not having a proper team or management in his time of need, talked him out of the interim belt, couldn't help him adjust to mounting losses, and couldn't hold him back from being a tough as nails company man, taking fights that didn't advanced his career and took years from his life.
@@lucastfitness7299 he literally faced top contenders like Justin oliveria dariush nd chandler . If he won then he would’ve had a title shot like they did but he’s out of his prime tbh
@@Kohiku Islam would steam roll Khabib. Why are you assuming he's worse than Khabib? His stand-up is 100% better than his, along with his power. Khabib got beat by MJ and Iaquinta in stand-up.
@@ItIsYouAreNotYour in a time and a place. If we speak of what ifs then there are men on this earth that have the mind and body to dominate Islam Makhachev. Khabib withstood the test of time and left his mark in such a fashion that Islam will always live in his shadow. Islam is after all the new and improved
I cannot put into words how fkn amazing this video is. What a brilliant job putting it together. It’s nearly impossible to do this rivalry and these men justice, but you absolutely did it. Bravo
Man it pisses me off that no one is calling the UFC or NAC out for allowing Tony to fight four months after a brutal Head kick KO. He was clearly terrified of taking more damage to the head vs Nathan in that fight. What a shame….
Dude it's the UFC. They don't operate with morals lmao. Josh Quinlan KOd a guy on the contender series and popped for steroids right after and they still signed him. Then he popped for different steroids before his debut and they just moved his fight against Jason Witt to CA because the NSAC wouldn't sanction it but the CSAC would. The UFC is a s*** company from an ethical standpoint. They f*** guys over all of the time. Not surprised at all that they let tony fight. That being said, tony should have been smart enough to take more time off.
One of the most hyped fights. I think in hindsight it loses some of its aura, but at the time it was really cool to be fan and speculate, both stylistically and just sheer entertainment factor. I read a comment once that put into perspective how absurd everything was at the initial build up to 249. I'm paraphrasing but they said something like this: "So this crazy mall ninja type guy who wears sunglasses and has a 12 win streak, is gonna fight a stoic mountain man that fought bears as a kid who is also on a 12 fight UFC win streak. Now imagine that they were supposed to fight 4 times before but each time it got cancelled, once cause the mall ninja tripped on a wire. The fight gets booked on a remote island (yet to be determined) cause someone ate a bat, and this bald king pin lookin bloke on the TV promises on his mothers life that its gonna happen. Then mickey mouse steps in and cock-blocks everyone involved." It'll take a while before something as weird will happen in the sport again. MMAacademic, your content is fantastic. Keep it up :)
Imagine thinking covid-19 actually came from bats 😂 dude it was bioengineered just like sars. That was established a long time ago. Not sure How anyone can be clueless enough to deny that still
The footage of Khabib swimming against the current is wild….. I’m a life long swimmer and I am at a loss for words…. No wonder he has insane conditioning.
Thank you for another incredibly well made video, especially the respect for Tony, so many people write him off because of recent losses, but the man is an absolute monster and legend of the sport. Love your videos man, keep it up!
Thanks so much my friend I always appreciate your comment! Tony is and always will be my favourite figher. Will do as well, got some big plans going forward and I can't wait to be able to getting more videos out each month!
Thank you so much will that means a lot! Got a video coming out in about 3 weeks been working really hard on and I can’t wait to share it! Thanks man 🙏
i almost cried not bc i just miss khabib, conor and tony being at the top and 2016-2019 in general, but the fact we will never get to see that fight hurts a lot especially tonys downfall, the chandler knock out is the only knockout i really cant stand watching, and khabib losing his father making him retired early, tony was the guy who got me watching mma at 14 years old and through him i became a khabib fan, now that era is over :(
I remember when the 5th fight was announced between khabib and Tony. It was scheduled a week or two after my birthday. I requested time off for the fight not even my birthday. Absolutely gutted when the world shut down and the fight didn't happen
Man that’s crazy ahaha devastating. I honestly remember thinking to myself on the 5th fight like thank god because it’s statistically impossible for it to be cancelled again so I was like finallllyyyyyy we are gunna see this!
The sad part is every single time the fight was booked you could argue for either man winning. They were booked at every point in their respective careers. Tony would’ve lost in the 5th booking, but when he peaked in 2016 you could easily see him winning. Its truly the saddest matchup that never happened
Nope, far from easily. 2016 was after he got held down by Danny Castillo and before he got ragdolled by a depleted Kevin Lee. Not sure why people think spinning shit magically erases calculated pressure and gravity.
These man have produced some of the best moments of the sport, they will always be legends no matter what. I am one of the people who believe Tony should retire. You have nothing left to prove el cucuy, please take care of you.
This channel has got to be one of the best ever fight channels on the internet. Brilliantly put together - you're so good at building the narrative, you should be a best selling author. Namaste x
After the dominant display Makhachev showed against Oliveira who is much more terrifying than prime Tony the gods did really favour him by avoiding the inevitable beating from Khabib.
My man, you are a dream for the fight community. I have been binge watching your videos. You have an unbelievable gift for creating content. Keep it up
@@MixedMartialAcademic I was hoping you got to read this. Im glad I could give you a boost. Seriously though you have a gift. Have a great year brother!
Tony is so underrated nowadays fr in his prime he was unstable and I believe 2015 and 2016 tony would have won against 2015/16 khabib bc khabib had problems with pressure fighter and tony was the best pressure fighter tony has way better striking and he could fight of of his back
Maaaaan this is like real art. I hope to see your documentary on Netflix one day, with a big pay check in your pocket. Keep up the good work, the grind will pay off 💪💪💪
Wow, thank you! Hopefully one day, that is certainly the direction that I am going in, just need to try and pull it off ahaha! I really appreciate it though man, more to come from me!
Has anyone ever expressed how great of a storyteller you are.? Your ability to speak clearly and include all of the rise and pitfalls of the Athletes you cover. The hopes and dreams of every guy you show in your films 🎥.. your editing.. scoring the music 🎶 and background sounds all come together culminating a Bloody Fantastic Film to experience. The ability to take the viewer on a journey through the Athletes lives while maintaining factual evidence and slowly building up to the climax of every important individual piece of information that provides a real COMPLETE story from start to finish is Bloody Marvelous... You do this time and time again in the several films I have been honored to watch. Your attention to detail and every miniscule tid bit of information comes together brilliantly to complete the story is so far ahead of other channels just pushing out content sloppily or without the hard core facts or articles or shows to back them up. Instead some have just their opinions which is fine... But they can't hold a candle to you my brother.. WELL DONE. ✌🏽Out.
Wow this comment has blown me away! Thank you so so much for this! You know for me it’s just about giving justice to the fighters as much as humanly possible! Plus making these videos is just super fun for me being able to write and edit is such a fantastic thing! Thank you so much again for your comment 🙏
Doesn’t matter how many videos I’ve watched on this, when I see a new one, I click on it. What a time and series of events that will be talked about 50 years from now.
@@MixedMartialAcademic dude, it was great honestly. Probably the best one I’ve seen. Fantastic editing and chaining events together not normally seen or talked about. 5 stars!
Great job 👏 this would've been such a huge fight but both guys gave us so many other highlights and huge moments in the sport to remember. Hope Tony can get it done next week cuz I'll be even sadder if he loses again
Glad to see someone part of the Mexican-Americans representing us, shows us how we can really make it somewhere in life especially coming from Mexican Blood,I always say Tony was where he was because of his Mexican Heritage wether he changed his last name or he doesn't speak spanish that well, we are glad to have him letsss go tonyyyyy🇺🇲♥️🇲🇽
Khabib is my love my life my carisma my everything 😫😫😫😫😫😥 My only dream in this life that keeps me alive everyday and training soo hard since I was 6 is to become Ufc champion 😑❤
Quality work. TH-cam creators are outdoing anything we see on the idiot box this is a new brave frontier which lives or dies strictly on the quality of it's content. Brilliant.
I gotta say, your videos are a thing of beauty, they’re filmed so well It’s a shame to see what happened to Ferguson, easily one of the best lightweights and fighters the UFC has seen. And I wish we saw the fight, but I’d have always given the edge to khabib. We will never get to find out unfortunately
Spectacular work my man! Def by far the best doc on their history! Well at least we get Oliveira vs Islam, close enough lol Hope u get millions of videos for this.
Crazy khabib retired on top the sport might retire tony. I really hope that is not true. Tony is my favorite fighter. The ko last fight was devastating. I never thought tony would get knocked out like that. I am voting for tony in his next fight.
Trouble for Tony is that he's facing a big Welterweight who is known for an iron chin, heavy hands and underrated grappling skills. Leech is one of the worst matchups for Tony at this stage in his career, Tony might get KO'd again 😨
@@armaantoor8361 Jackson-Wink has been on the downslope for the past many years and its practically irrelevant in terms of being a top gym now. Its gone the way of Lions Den and Miletich Fighting Systems; a once great gym that now can't produce anymore world-class fighters. For Tony to choose Jackson-Wink now, is a Tony move if there ever is one. But at the same time its stupid and I doubt it will help him. He would have been much better off swallowing his pride and moving to AKA (its local too) or Fight Ready in Arizona.
@@madgavin7568 Yeah you right. But you never know man. Jon jones coach will be Tonys coach now. We got to remember how many fights jones won. They were in his corner and adjusting to every situation. I really hope it works out for Tony.
The real injustice/tragedy here is the real possibility that Tony will be forgotten in the future; Khabib will be remembered because he retired undefeated and made a case for being one of the GOATS, Conor will be remembered for his Double Champ status and sheer star power, but I’m really worried that in the future people will just think of Tony as maybe a really fun action fighter from back in the day but not much else, and that to me would be the greatest loss of this whole saga; Tony’s Legacy. I won’t forget him and I’m sure many of you won’t either, but years from now when there are new fans and new casual fans running about the MMA Circle, I’m worried Tony will be relegated to just a small circle of Hardcore fans, while Khabib and Conor continue to receive glowing praise and admiration from all corners of MMA, and rightfully so they absolutely deserve it, but so does Tony and he should continue to be talked about as one of THE greatest lightweight fighters of all time
This is why I fucking love TH-cam! It gives the world the opportunity to witness and experience the emotional and important historic storyline in something like MMA or other interest through the passion of what only Die Hard fans understand. Very well put from beginning to end. Detailed and creative. What caught my eye and what I appreciated the most was when the story was being closed out and we see the opportunity fade away to ever see this fight happening you included all of Tony's losses while showing khabib's last fight at the same time. Even though those later fights of Tony occurred after Habib already retired it's still an important part of their story that we all watched as time went along and would just be reminded of what we missed out on. I didn't think anything could be put together so well after watching the documentary "Lokation". But of course I underestimated the talents and passion other MMA fans have that can produce something like this right here. This is a very important story that should always be appreciated and remembered when we look back at the history of the UFC. Even though we didn't ultimately get the reward we all wanted of seeing the fight happen, it's something that when spoken upon by diehards, it will just be a Feeling we all can relate with. Anderson Silva versus GSP was something similar but not as dramatic or disappointing as this story. I wouldn't mind seeing something done with that like a what if they had fought video. How would it have changed the landscape of where the UFC could have gone in the future. Anyways once again this is just a masterpiece and very well put together and I appreciate those that work on it.
Awesome video and a somewhat emotional conclusion. Both of them won hearts and won fights and both also lost what they hold dearest; for Tony it was probably getting an undisputed title shot while at his peak from 2014 to 2018, and for Khabib it was for his father to be there to see him achieve greatness.
Phenomenal work on this content. These days, there’s great journalism being put out by yt channels (like this one) that rival, if not exceed the big tv networks. Your exposés & mini documentaries are top notch, and I always look forward to the next one that gets uploaded. Thank you.🙂
The synth wave beats truly elevate the quality of the content.... I just wish there was more of it to binge on. Love the channel. Keep up the good work 👍
Thanks so much for your kind words! You are going to love the next video its a real deep dive! Wont be posting a documentary style vid till the middle of next month so I can really sink my teeth into, so I shall see you then Benji!
I absolutely love your vids bro! I just started following and have so many to binge watch. Your documentary should be put on ESPN 30 for 30 because this was the most anticipated fight that never will happen. It all started in 2015 and will never happen smh.
What a video this is. Academic never fails to create the best content. Did a great a job telling the story exposing the truth behind the promoters and management.
I came up in wrestling, state of Ohio, starting at 12 years old in junior high, early 90s. Ohio is a hardcore wrestling state breeding many national champions. My first head coach was a Vietnam veteran who had earned 3 purple hearts and had the scarred body to show for it. That man turned us into little killers, the workouts and training was many times more brutal than even my experience in boot camp and Aircrew Candidate Training School combined. The skills I gained through years of wrestling has won me many street fights and it used to be a fighting skill that the general public just wasn't aware of. Kind of secret weapon, lol. Now that's obviously changed. Ah well.
Been here since September 2021... just after you started. Your videos are jam packed. Well edited, always have some rare unseen and unheard video footage with lots of input from the actual fighters. The musial score peppered in at the right moments and I dont mean that generic rap or EDM bullshit to gee you up (nothing against rap, im a fan, just saying)... these are high quality videos superbly scripted and narrated tying everything up neatly into the subject of the video being discussed and never repeating yourself going over similar subjects, person or fights. Well done bro. Well done.
Man that means a lot for you to be here from such an early time in the channel, I don’t think I’d even got 200 or 300 subscribers by that point, so wow thank you man 🙏 I really appreciate the compliment, lifted my spirits today, been dealing with carpal tunnel wrist the last couple days from editing too much so needed to hear that someone appreciates the work! Thanks a lot truly. I look forward to sharing more with you!
Well done! at the end of the gaethje fight you can really see how difficult it was for khabib to fight without his father. Unrelated butI think it would be a good idea to mention you have a patreon somewhere at the end of the video since comments are minimised automatically for people watching from their phones.
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Thanks so much guys for watching!
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Brother if I actually had money to give away I would. Great product you put here for us!!!
these 3 great fighters tied up by destiny, the man who left it all behind, the man who fall from grace, and the man whose time is up
This was very Good actually.......You should strecht it longer.....like "location".....
Video was decent but title was click bait at best but after watching the video seems more like just bias.
No brother thank you
The UFC literally caused a global pandemic by scheduling Tony x Khabib for the 5th time, if they try for a 6th I'm convinced the universe will schism as god unleashes his wrath upon our mortal realm.
Thats a theory only we mega genius MMA fans are taking seriously, we need to tell the CDC, WHO,ABCs, DUIs, all of em!
@@TheSoonToBePurgedJackMeHoff55 you were believable until you started stacking 3 letter acronyms/abbreviations that make no sense here.... get your game up.
@@MrMancreatedgod ya because that wasn't a part of the joke or anything, try to keep up.
I love a scuffle in the comments, relax my friends!
@@TheSoonToBePurgedJackMeHoff55 I get the joke. You botched it. Anyway....
The tragedy of Tony Ferguson is enhanced by not having a proper team or management in his time of need, talked him out of the interim belt, couldn't help him adjust to mounting losses, and couldn't hold him back from being a tough as nails company man, taking fights that didn't advanced his career and took years from his life.
They’ve also booked him for nothing but 3 rounders since his loss to Gaethje😆
@@lucastfitness7299 It wouldn't have helped much, considering he got dominated by Oliveira and Dariush plus Chandler shut his lights off.
Not even the interim belt, just tell him not to do two weight cuts!
@@lucastfitness7299 he literally faced top contenders like Justin oliveria dariush nd chandler . If he won then he would’ve had a title shot like they did but he’s out of his prime tbh
yep tony never really had an actual team he just did his own shit and worked with eddie and a few friends
heartbreaking to watch tony's decline he will always be a legend
Always brooo 😢
Islam proved Khabib would have steam rolled him. Legends don't get steam rolled.
@@Kohiku Islam would steam roll Khabib. Why are you assuming he's worse than Khabib? His stand-up is 100% better than his, along with his power. Khabib got beat by MJ and Iaquinta in stand-up.
@@ItIsYouAreNotYour in a time and a place. If we speak of what ifs then there are men on this earth that have the mind and body to dominate Islam Makhachev. Khabib withstood the test of time and left his mark in such a fashion that Islam will always live in his shadow. Islam is after all the new and improved
@@Kohiku Russian fighter fans trying not to suck their dick for 1 minute challenge: impossible
I cannot put into words how fkn amazing this video is. What a brilliant job putting it together. It’s nearly impossible to do this rivalry and these men justice, but you absolutely did it. Bravo
Thank you so much my friend! It to me is one of my favourite story lines in the UFC and so I couldn't resist making a video about it!
The rivalry continues with Oliveira and Islam the two men who had the torch passed to them by Tony and Khabib
@@hotelmoscow8665 The fight is tomorrow. If someone pulls out..... It begins again...
Was just thinking this, loved this so much
Man it pisses me off that no one is calling the UFC or NAC out for allowing Tony to fight four months after a brutal Head kick KO. He was clearly terrified of taking more damage to the head vs Nathan in that fight. What a shame….
Dude it's the UFC. They don't operate with morals lmao. Josh Quinlan KOd a guy on the contender series and popped for steroids right after and they still signed him. Then he popped for different steroids before his debut and they just moved his fight against Jason Witt to CA because the NSAC wouldn't sanction it but the CSAC would. The UFC is a s*** company from an ethical standpoint. They f*** guys over all of the time. Not surprised at all that they let tony fight. That being said, tony should have been smart enough to take more time off.
Lol The ufc isn’t allowing him to do anything. He asked for the fight, they said yes… the commission allowed him to do it
I’m still baffled that indie creators on TH-cam can produce such high quality stuff. Better than network tv by light years. Thank you 🙏🏼
Thanks so much, wow that comment means a lot! We just out here grinding mate, I just love doing this and trying to get better!
The interview where Tony is working out with the back and forth with khabib is one of my favorite interviews also loved the tira misu edit 🤣
Such a great moment in time that phone call! I wonder how many Khabib fans I am going to trigger with that hahaha
The funniest part of the phone call was when tony said “I’m working out.” Khabib answered back “working out? You cleaning a house?”
Rest In Peace Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov 🤲🏽
One of the most hyped fights. I think in hindsight it loses some of its aura, but at the time it was really cool to be fan and speculate, both stylistically and just sheer entertainment factor. I read a comment once that put into perspective how absurd everything was at the initial build up to 249. I'm paraphrasing but they said something like this:
"So this crazy mall ninja type guy who wears sunglasses and has a 12 win streak, is gonna fight a stoic mountain man that fought bears as a kid who is also on a 12 fight UFC win streak. Now imagine that they were supposed to fight 4 times before but each time it got cancelled, once cause the mall ninja tripped on a wire. The fight gets booked on a remote island (yet to be determined) cause someone ate a bat, and this bald king pin lookin bloke on the TV promises on his mothers life that its gonna happen. Then mickey mouse steps in and cock-blocks everyone involved."
It'll take a while before something as weird will happen in the sport again.
MMAacademic, your content is fantastic. Keep it up :)
Unrelated question, how do you upvote a comment twice?
Who could have known that UFC 279 will be that event? Amazing sport. Truly.
if that wasnt an accurate representation of the original comment ima be pissed💯..
that shoulda been the original comment🗿
Apparently Tony needed Khabib as a rival to continue thriving.
Imagine thinking covid-19 actually came from bats 😂 dude it was bioengineered just like sars. That was established a long time ago. Not sure How anyone can be clueless enough to deny that still
Fucking unreal video Tony never gets his flowers respect you have for the fighters makes the videos great imo
Cheers Peter!
I honestly think that if Khabib vs Ferguson would have happen, it would have been the greatest fight in the history of the UFC
Wouldn't have been nearly competitive enough to call it that lol. Khabib would have violated him
@@forwardmoving8252 everytime it was booked other than maybe the last time Tony slices and dices Fathead
The footage of Khabib swimming against the current is wild….. I’m a life long swimmer and I am at a loss for words…. No wonder he has insane conditioning.
Can't believe two greatest LWs beat many killers and never faced each other 🤦♂️💔💔💔
Tony Ferguson forever the people's real Champ.
Always and forever my man!
@@MixedMartialAcademic Damn right, love the videos good sir, incredible work!
Thank you for another incredibly well made video, especially the respect for Tony, so many people write him off because of recent losses, but the man is an absolute monster and legend of the sport. Love your videos man, keep it up!
Thanks so much my friend I always appreciate your comment! Tony is and always will be my favourite figher. Will do as well, got some big plans going forward and I can't wait to be able to getting more videos out each month!
I watched this whole curse play out live an it still blows my mind when I think about it 😭take me to the timeline where the fight happens
I'd give anything to see this fight!
The rivalry continues with Oliveira and Islam the two men who had the torch passed to them by Tony and Khabib
@@hotelmoscow8665 Islam made me admit that khabib beats tony. I hate this time line 😭
My man, I cannot state how valuable your work is. This type of content is all we have. Our little fucked up world. Keep going man.
Thank you so much will that means a lot! Got a video coming out in about 3 weeks been working really hard on and I can’t wait to share it! Thanks man 🙏
@@MixedMartialAcademic I’ll be paying close attention! Looking forward to it.
So underrated this is genuinely one of the best videos I’ve ever seen
Thank you buddy! I really appreciate that
i almost cried not bc i just miss khabib, conor and tony being at the top and 2016-2019 in general, but the fact we will never get to see that fight hurts a lot especially tonys downfall, the chandler knock out is the only knockout i really cant stand watching, and khabib losing his father making him retired early, tony was the guy who got me watching mma at 14 years old and through him i became a khabib fan, now that era is over :(
I thought khabib was retiring then no matter what
I remember when the 5th fight was announced between khabib and Tony. It was scheduled a week or two after my birthday. I requested time off for the fight not even my birthday. Absolutely gutted when the world shut down and the fight didn't happen
Man that’s crazy ahaha devastating. I honestly remember thinking to myself on the 5th fight like thank god because it’s statistically impossible for it to be cancelled again so I was like finallllyyyyyy we are gunna see this!
@@MixedMartialAcademic lol I was actually in denial about the fight being called off I thought it was a joke
The sad part is every single time the fight was booked you could argue for either man winning. They were booked at every point in their respective careers. Tony would’ve lost in the 5th booking, but when he peaked in 2016 you could easily see him winning. Its truly the saddest matchup that never happened
Nope, far from easily. 2016 was after he got held down by Danny Castillo and before he got ragdolled by a depleted Kevin Lee. Not sure why people think spinning shit magically erases calculated pressure and gravity.
Your deluded if you think any version of tony could beat khabib let alone prime khabib
Don't worry. We have Islam vs Oliveira now
Literally they are two prodigy’s of Tony and khabib
The rivalry continues with Oliveira and Islam the two men who had the torch passed to them by Tony and Khabib
Someday I’ll tell my kids about the greatest fight that never was
:(
Kabab would never stop ducking . One top 10 fight his entire career check it on ufc website. The chicken Kabab
@@johndover3594 Cope harder bum. Tony never stood a chance. Everybody with a triple digit IQ knew this from the start.
@@johndover3594 cmon man why you hating
Don't act like you are a lightweight champion
@Taylor H Definitely GSP vs Silva. I would even put Fedor vs Lesnar above Khabib vs Ferguson.
Thank you for this, something to show new mma fans in 10-15 years when they wonder who Khabib and Tony were
Thanks 🙏 hopefully these two will go down in the history books forever!
Your content is GOLDEN!!!
Thank you so much my friend!
Win or Lose..
Prime Tony would've been the 1st UFC fighter to ever make Khabib bleed in the Cage !!
🔥🔥⚠⚠🩸🩸
THIS.WAS A BEAUTIFUL DOCUMENTQRY... THANK YOU SO MUCH..IM IN TEARS MAN...❤❤❤❤❤
What an outstanding clip brotha 👍👍👍 this clip literally sparked some level of respect towards Tony
Thanks my friend!
Last part really gave goosebumps man, that was a whole movie in itself. Exceptional work
These man have produced some of the best moments of the sport, they will always be legends no matter what.
I am one of the people who believe Tony should retire. You have nothing left to prove el cucuy, please take care of you.
This channel has got to be one of the best ever fight channels on the internet. Brilliantly put together - you're so good at building the narrative, you should be a best selling author. Namaste x
After the dominant display Makhachev showed against Oliveira who is much more terrifying than prime Tony the gods did really favour him by avoiding the inevitable beating from Khabib.
Kabib would of smashed him
One of the best Videos I ever watched 👏🏼 keep up the good work 🤟🏻
My man, you are a dream for the fight community. I have been binge watching your videos. You have an unbelievable gift for creating content. Keep it up
Comments like this keep me going brother! Thank you 🙏
@@MixedMartialAcademic I was hoping you got to read this. Im glad I could give you a boost. Seriously though you have a gift. Have a great year brother!
This was absolutely incredible my friend. Bravo! I couldn’t stop watching once I started
HAHAHAHAAH the origin story of Tiramisu Tuesdays is hilarious 😂😂😂😂 17:33
Glad you enjoyed it ahaha Can't to trigger a load of Khabib friends with that
That ending was just poetic. What an amazing video you made man.
Tony is so underrated nowadays fr in his prime he was unstable and I believe 2015 and 2016 tony would have won against 2015/16 khabib bc khabib had problems with pressure fighter and tony was the best pressure fighter tony has way better striking and he could fight of of his back
I really hope Tony can Pull off another great victory this weekend!
Maaaaan this is like real art.
I hope to see your documentary on Netflix one day, with a big pay check in your pocket.
Keep up the good work, the grind will pay off 💪💪💪
Wow, thank you! Hopefully one day, that is certainly the direction that I am going in, just need to try and pull it off ahaha! I really appreciate it though man, more to come from me!
This is subpar at best
Nah just playing this doc is 🔥. A true creator. 👊🇺🇲
Amazing video. Makes me sad to know how misunderstood Tony is as a person.
Man I feel you!
This man needs to preserved thanknyou for what you do and the time you put into your content
Thank you my friend!
Has anyone ever expressed how great of a storyteller you are.? Your ability to speak clearly and include all of the rise and pitfalls of the Athletes you cover. The hopes and dreams of every guy you show in your films 🎥.. your editing.. scoring the music 🎶 and background sounds all come together culminating a Bloody Fantastic Film to experience. The ability to take the viewer on a journey through the Athletes lives while maintaining factual evidence and slowly building up to the climax of every important individual piece of information that provides a real COMPLETE story from start to finish is Bloody Marvelous... You do this time and time again in the several films I have been honored to watch.
Your attention to detail and every miniscule tid bit of information comes together brilliantly to complete the story is so far ahead of other channels just pushing out content sloppily or without the hard core facts or articles or shows to back them up. Instead some have just their opinions which is fine... But they can't hold a candle to you my brother.. WELL DONE. ✌🏽Out.
Wow this comment has blown me away! Thank you so so much for this! You know for me it’s just about giving justice to the fighters as much as humanly possible! Plus making these videos is just super fun for me being able to write and edit is such a fantastic thing! Thank you so much again for your comment 🙏
@@MixedMartialAcademic HEY I was just being Honest. Your way of Storytelling & Cranking out these amazing short films is truly great.
@@christopherespinosa7319 Yes he's very good.
Doesn’t matter how many videos I’ve watched on this, when I see a new one, I click on it. What a time and series of events that will be talked about 50 years from now.
Well thanks for watch my friend! I hope this one stood up to the others you’ve seen!
@@MixedMartialAcademic dude, it was great honestly. Probably the best one I’ve seen. Fantastic editing and chaining events together not normally seen or talked about. 5 stars!
Your commentary has always given me chills, but your editing bro, especially on this video, is absolutely next level
Amazing job on this. Beautifully told.
Thank you my friend!
Great job 👏 this would've been such a huge fight but both guys gave us so many other highlights and huge moments in the sport to remember. Hope Tony can get it done next week cuz I'll be even sadder if he loses again
Sorry bro. If it makes you feel any better he looked like he was happy w his performance. Probably just the CTE messing with his perception though.
Your documentaries are top tier. Best I've watched, not just TH-cam but on all platforms
I am left speechless by this documentary. All I can say is thank you.
Glad to see someone part of the Mexican-Americans representing us, shows us how we can really make it somewhere in life especially coming from Mexican Blood,I always say Tony was where he was because of his Mexican Heritage wether he changed his last name or he doesn't speak spanish that well, we are glad to have him letsss go tonyyyyy🇺🇲♥️🇲🇽
Khabib is my love my life my carisma my everything 😫😫😫😫😫😥
My only dream in this life that keeps me alive everyday and training soo hard since I was 6 is to become Ufc champion 😑❤
Oliveira vs makachev is what khabib vs tony would look like
damn ur kinda right never though about it
Quality work. TH-cam creators are outdoing anything we see on the idiot box this is a new brave frontier which lives or dies strictly on the quality of it's content.
Brilliant.
The fight we needed but didn't deserve
I'm sitting in a bar in Thailand hungover loving all your videos man, thank you.
I gotta say, your videos are a thing of beauty, they’re filmed so well
It’s a shame to see what happened to Ferguson, easily one of the best lightweights and fighters the UFC has seen. And I wish we saw the fight, but I’d have always given the edge to khabib. We will never get to find out unfortunately
Spectacular work my man! Def by far the best doc on their history! Well at least we get Oliveira vs Islam, close enough lol Hope u get millions of videos for this.
Thanks so much my friend, I really enjoyed making this one!
Crazy khabib retired on top the sport might retire tony. I really hope that is not true. Tony is my favorite fighter. The ko last fight was devastating. I never thought tony would get knocked out like that. I am voting for tony in his next fight.
I can't wait to see what he can do up a weight class, Im nervous though :/
Trouble for Tony is that he's facing a big Welterweight who is known for an iron chin, heavy hands and underrated grappling skills. Leech is one of the worst matchups for Tony at this stage in his career, Tony might get KO'd again 😨
@@madgavin7568 Yeah that is true. I hope the move to jackson wink pays off for Tony.
@@armaantoor8361 Jackson-Wink has been on the downslope for the past many years and its practically irrelevant in terms of being a top gym now. Its gone the way of Lions Den and Miletich Fighting Systems; a once great gym that now can't produce anymore world-class fighters.
For Tony to choose Jackson-Wink now, is a Tony move if there ever is one. But at the same time its stupid and I doubt it will help him. He would have been much better off swallowing his pride and moving to AKA (its local too) or Fight Ready in Arizona.
@@madgavin7568 Yeah you right. But you never know man. Jon jones coach will be Tonys coach now. We got to remember how many fights jones won. They were in his corner and adjusting to every situation. I really hope it works out for Tony.
The real injustice/tragedy here is the real possibility that Tony will be forgotten in the future; Khabib will be remembered because he retired undefeated and made a case for being one of the GOATS, Conor will be remembered for his Double Champ status and sheer star power, but I’m really worried that in the future people will just think of Tony as maybe a really fun action fighter from back in the day but not much else, and that to me would be the greatest loss of this whole saga; Tony’s Legacy. I won’t forget him and I’m sure many of you won’t either, but years from now when there are new fans and new casual fans running about the MMA Circle, I’m worried Tony will be relegated to just a small circle of Hardcore fans, while Khabib and Conor continue to receive glowing praise and admiration from all corners of MMA, and rightfully so they absolutely deserve it, but so does Tony and he should continue to be talked about as one of THE greatest lightweight fighters of all time
Absolutely amazing video! Thank you for making it.
Saying khabib terrified of tony is like telling a hornet terrified of a bee.
This is why I fucking love TH-cam! It gives the world the opportunity to witness and experience the emotional and important historic storyline in something like MMA or other interest through the passion of what only Die Hard fans understand. Very well put from beginning to end. Detailed and creative. What caught my eye and what I appreciated the most was when the story was being closed out and we see the opportunity fade away to ever see this fight happening you included all of Tony's losses while showing khabib's last fight at the same time. Even though those later fights of Tony occurred after Habib already retired it's still an important part of their story that we all watched as time went along and would just be reminded of what we missed out on.
I didn't think anything could be put together so well after watching the documentary "Lokation". But of course I underestimated the talents and passion other MMA fans have that can produce something like this right here. This is a very important story that should always be appreciated and remembered when we look back at the history of the UFC. Even though we didn't ultimately get the reward we all wanted of seeing the fight happen, it's something that when spoken upon by diehards, it will just be a Feeling we all can relate with. Anderson Silva versus GSP was something similar but not as dramatic or disappointing as this story. I wouldn't mind seeing something done with that like a what if they had fought video. How would it have changed the landscape of where the UFC could have gone in the future.
Anyways once again this is just a masterpiece and very well put together and I appreciate those that work on it.
Thank you so much my friend for your kind comment! I really enjoye telling this story and I'm glad you enjoyed watching!
Tony was scared of khabib. This is the reason why this fight did not happen
Give your head a wobble pal!!!
Awesome video and a somewhat emotional conclusion. Both of them won hearts and won fights and both also lost what they hold dearest; for Tony it was probably getting an undisputed title shot while at his peak from 2014 to 2018, and for Khabib it was for his father to be there to see him achieve greatness.
Thank you for making this. This missed history is one of my favorite ufc topics
Me too man, its been a passion project of mine for a while now, glad I finally got around to it!
Thanks for this amazing , beautiful, heartbreaking video man
That was very immersive, I couldn't stop watching, great video
Phenomenal work on this content. These days, there’s great journalism being put out by yt channels (like this one) that rival, if not exceed the big tv networks. Your exposés & mini documentaries are top notch, and I always look forward to the next one that gets uploaded. Thank you.🙂
The synth wave beats truly elevate the quality of the content.... I just wish there was more of it to binge on.
Love the channel. Keep up the good work 👍
Thank you so much my friend I really appreciate that!
The UFC has such a rich & revered history.
Bro awesome video!
Great video. The way that you matched the clips to the music is absolutely phenomenal.
Hold on i'm crying brotha..
Man 😩
most underrated channel ever!
I love this channel! Doing things no other mma channels are, focusing more on phycology. So damn interesting!
Thanks so much for your kind words! You are going to love the next video its a real deep dive! Wont be posting a documentary style vid till the middle of next month so I can really sink my teeth into, so I shall see you then Benji!
Khabib never worried about Tony...the Title to this is ridiculous
I absolutely love your vids bro! I just started following and have so many to binge watch. Your documentary should be put on ESPN 30 for 30 because this was the most anticipated fight that never will happen. It all started in 2015 and will never happen smh.
I did not even know they had 5 cancelled fights, just thought it was 3, thanks for the great video.
It’s a wild story isn’t it!
Great vid , Always consistently great content
My man! Glad you enjoyed!
Tony is the type of guy who made me a fan of an entire sport. Big love for El Cucuy! ♥️
Me too my friend! He is truly the best!
What a video this is. Academic never fails to create the best content. Did a great a job telling the story exposing the truth behind the promoters and management.
Thanks so much man! Always a pleasure cracking these out for you!
This video is dope. I can't even put it in to words how great it is. That was an electrical time for mma. Well done
I swear this shit could be made a movie and I would cry my eyes out..
Amazing production quality. Some people will never understand 😩
Thank you so much mate! I appreciate you
Man, the intro alone breaks my heart
This is a masterpiece!! amazing content
Thank you so much Jose
Awesome video! Honestly I believe Khabib would've won a tough fight. By decision. Not fighting Khabib really hurt Khabib
Silly take. Wouldn't have been a tough fight at all. Khabib destroys tony
You make awesome content! Tony one of my favorites ever. He keep breaking my heart though
Thanks man! He is mine also, its difficult to be a fan right now seeing him keep losing :(
woodley thompson "electrifying" hahahah loved it, if you know you know
Damn nice video brother.
Your videos are fuckin top notch. The narration, video editing, concise story... it's all👍🍿
God this fight would've been fun anytime between 2016 and 2019....
I came up in wrestling, state of Ohio, starting at 12 years old in junior high, early 90s. Ohio is a hardcore wrestling state breeding many national champions. My first head coach was a Vietnam veteran who had earned 3 purple hearts and had the scarred body to show for it. That man turned us into little killers, the workouts and training was many times more brutal than even my experience in boot camp and Aircrew Candidate Training School combined. The skills I gained through years of wrestling has won me many street fights and it used to be a fighting skill that the general public just wasn't aware of. Kind of secret weapon, lol. Now that's obviously changed. Ah well.
khabib was my favorite fighter to watch of all time...
Been here since September 2021... just after you started. Your videos are jam packed. Well edited, always have some rare unseen and unheard video footage with lots of input from the actual fighters. The musial score peppered in at the right moments and I dont mean that generic rap or EDM bullshit to gee you up (nothing against rap, im a fan, just saying)... these are high quality videos superbly scripted and narrated tying everything up neatly into the subject of the video being discussed and never repeating yourself going over similar subjects, person or fights. Well done bro. Well done.
Man that means a lot for you to be here from such an early time in the channel, I don’t think I’d even got 200 or 300 subscribers by that point, so wow thank you man 🙏 I really appreciate the compliment, lifted my spirits today, been dealing with carpal tunnel wrist the last couple days from editing too much so needed to hear that someone appreciates the work! Thanks a lot truly. I look forward to sharing more with you!
Another epic banger, Mr. Academic!
Thank you Grey always a please my man!
Win, Lose or Draw, I will always love Tony. nothing will ever change that. CSO.
Well done! at the end of the gaethje fight you can really see how difficult it was for khabib to fight without his father. Unrelated butI think it would be a good idea to mention you have a patreon somewhere at the end of the video since comments are minimised automatically for people watching from their phones.
Thanks a good idea I should probably start doing that now! Thank you 🙏
Great video man
awesome videos man!
Ha wicked intro edit. Im feelin it already. Lets get it
You already know, thanks so much my friend, I hope you enjoy the rest!