The thing that some folks don’t appreciate or even understand is that Cormier isn’t all just fat. The guy has legit muscle and athleticism under all of that, and it’s pretty impressive when you consider that he’s the same height as khabib (5’10’’) fighting dudes bigger than Luke Rockhold lmao
@@steverogers7601 with a skillset tailored perfectly to being a shorter fighter in divisions dominated by giants. Dynamite in his hands, a rock chin, and explosive wrestling with superior technique. Every body type had its advantage if you build the skills around it. That's why I love MMA. There's no one size fits all perfect body type.
@Hans Coventrierengemacht umm a lot? I literally said all body types so yeah that includes tall fighters as well. There are advantages short fighters will have. It's all relative. There's no perfect body type. Kind of repeating myself.
his height isn't really the biggest disadvantage he had, but his reach is really far shorter than others. DC's reach is 72+1⁄2 inch while current champ Ngannou's is 83 inch (and he's 6'4 tall while DC is 5'11), Stipe also had an 80 in reach, JDS had 77 which is the closest to DC's t-rex reach
Bro he was in shape those times. He let him self go and got lazy with the weight cutting. He used kicks against Bigfoot Silva and mixed it up perfectly.
It's funny how the same guy that can do that ballerina frolicking also has highlights of throwing professional fighters on their heads like a dad throwing his kids into the pool
It's funny how at times DC looks like a Kung Fu master, and other times he looks like a kid pretending to know Kung Fu...all of this happening in 3 seconds in the middle of a fight.
@@XSL17X I’ve never lost and I spam kicks but I’m smart about it. Well I’ve lost before but not recently. I love using wonderboy so I can throw spin kicks to the body and the head. Switch em up and keep em guessing.
He was such a complete fighter! You don't know how good you have it till it's gone. I definitely took his reign as champion of the LHW division for granted because of his feud with Bones
Haha I spammed that ish cuz it felt so koo and fluid, had sparring partners just eat the leg kick cuz they already knew head shot was coming after (playfully)
DC at heavyweight looked so much fitter back in the day then he did in his last heavyweight run. Sometimes I wonder where his career would’ve ended up if he never moved down to 205. The dude was a monster back at Heavyweight in those days
DC casually going around the gym asking people “yo remember when I did that dope Ninja kick? How cool was that right?” While Somehow still not coming off as a tool.
@@Inquisitor_Vex Idk, the main reason I didn’t catch that vibe was because none of his Ninja stuff actually landed and he looked goofy as hell, but he pokes fun of it.
The first Karate kid movie when this song plays & the tournament is going on is one of my favorite scene of any movie. Fun fact that song was made specifically for that movie.
No that's pretty good being daring and confident and just going for it and to me you look pretty good doing it to me look like you're doing alright better than most iv seen in real life. You got better through out this video.
DC is like the Nacho Libre of the UFC
Anaconda squeeze!! (ノಠ益ಠ)
those eggs were a lies, they give no special powers...they give me no nuuutrients
@@darrenferguson6504 nah this is dc bro, more like "those popeyes chicken were a lie, a lie! they gave me no nutrients!"
This the best way to explain him to someone who never watched his fights🤣
@@darrenferguson6504 Beneath every man you find his nucleus
I like how DC is more impressed with his own performance than anyone else
Rumor has it that GSP wasn't impressed.
@@someguy398 GSP is only impressed by pool workout equipment and hair grooming.
@@someguy398 *“One of the lessons I learned in all those years practicing karate is that progress only comes in small incremental portions.”*
@@RubenRodriguez-zm5tc and the right way to peel a banana
DC sounds like he’s just laughing at himself…
i loved watching Cormier in his prime...excellent mobility for a big guy.
The thing that some folks don’t appreciate or even understand is that Cormier isn’t all just fat. The guy has legit muscle and athleticism under all of that, and it’s pretty impressive when you consider that he’s the same height as khabib (5’10’’) fighting dudes bigger than Luke Rockhold lmao
@@steverogers7601 with a skillset tailored perfectly to being a shorter fighter in divisions dominated by giants. Dynamite in his hands, a rock chin, and explosive wrestling with superior technique. Every body type had its advantage if you build the skills around it. That's why I love MMA. There's no one size fits all perfect body type.
So many kicks 🔥
Just like the guy all over. Cormier was sadly mistanken by tooo many! So glad he get the LOVE HE DESERVE NOW💖
@Hans Coventrierengemacht umm a lot? I literally said all body types so yeah that includes tall fighters as well. There are advantages short fighters will have. It's all relative. There's no perfect body type. Kind of repeating myself.
Is not that he has bad kicks, it's just that he rarely fights someone who doesn't have a reach advantage over him
Yes
i thought he was short but he a decent height at 5’11
Hw class is just full of giants i guess
@@Bhaise nah he's like 5'10
his height isn't really the biggest disadvantage he had, but his reach is really far shorter than others. DC's reach is 72+1⁄2 inch while current champ Ngannou's is 83 inch (and he's 6'4 tall while DC is 5'11), Stipe also had an 80 in reach, JDS had 77 which is the closest to DC's t-rex reach
@nick gietzen good for her...
Mir's face after panda kick is thrown...what a gentleman 😂
He was like, "Alright, man! You do you. That's pretty cool, I guess."
The best part.
This is exactly what the voice in my head says when I see that face
That low kick is nice and quick he should have utilized it more.
Probably just worked for the Roy fight tho lol
it would’ve worked against stipe, he never checks them
@@azten3 he just got older and slower and had less mobility. He was fighting Stipe when he was 40
Bro he was in shape those times. He let him self go and got lazy with the weight cutting. He used kicks against Bigfoot Silva and mixed it up perfectly.
@@distone2480 still beat stipe
He looked so much slower at the end of his career. He hung up the gloves at the right time.
they should all leave it after 35.
Yeah that last fight against stipe was great, good farewell
@@mustaquimahmedtanbeer2437 The only reason they even stay past that is money.
@@mustaquimahmedtanbeer2437 Nah, heavyweights and light heavyweights are still good even upto 40.
@@mustaquimahmedtanbeer2437 thr light heavyweight champ is 38 and the heavyweight champ is 35 in September
That 39 second mark is a thing of beauty lol. No wonder he became champ!!
0:38
@@angerturd8053 thank you
@@youtubeaccount3704
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0:37 the most athletic moment in UFC history
Reminds me of askrens killer backfist
@@leo-sj6un no one's been hit by Diego Sanchez's murderous knee yet. It was taught to him by sensei Fabia before the split
It's funny how the same guy that can do that ballerina frolicking also has highlights of throwing professional fighters on their heads like a dad throwing his kids into the pool
😂
@@leo-sj6un ah yes, the patented spinning backfist of doom by askren
Frank mir was impressed hahaha
1:48 Mir's facial expression after that kick !
It's funny how at times DC looks like a Kung Fu master, and other times he looks like a kid pretending to know Kung Fu...all of this happening in 3 seconds in the middle of a fight.
He is Kung Fu Panda so that description makes sense
1:49
That humping round house was skill only
Funny how Cormier starts talking like he’s Russian when he’s around Russians.
You should hear Quentin Tarantino when he’s around black people.
@@jambi5096 jajajjaja 🤣🤣 nailed it
@@jambi5096 lmaoooooooo I'm black and this had me dying laughing because I can imagine
@@jambi5096 omg 😂😂
@@jambi5096 😂
The freaking music makes this both more hilarious and impressive
Put him in a body bag Johnny!
i love how even Frank was impressed with Dc’s kick at the end
Shit had good airtime yo
People don't realize on how athletic dc is
This is such an underrated video LOL I love you DC
Damn he throws more kicks then a new ufc game player
Very true haha
Wrong i spam kick a million times
@@EVILalwaysDIES spinning headkicks and all that? Yeh ik the type lol they usually gas out and get destroyed in the first round
@@XSL17X I’ve never lost and I spam kicks but I’m smart about it. Well I’ve lost before but not recently. I love using wonderboy so I can throw spin kicks to the body and the head. Switch em up and keep em guessing.
@@theamazingcj5708 lol
For me DC is the best human being in MMA. Skills + a great heart. GOAT.
Khabib and DJ are up there.
Frank Mir was like "not bad kid"
1:49
It takes so much energy for a guy that big to throw kicks like that. Especially when he hasn't been doing it his whole life like a kickboxer. Amazing.
should’ve used that low kick against stipe... he never checks them
He used low kicks at lightheavy weight well but maybe at heavyweight it was hard to maintain balance.
I mean he 40 years old ....If he keep throwing that shit he gonna get tired Vs stipe
@@mrboast2826 throwing a low kick doesn’t take as much energy as a takedown lmao
@@Linuuux It about range also.....When smaller fighter throw kick , they prone to get counterattack especially with takedown and straight punch ......
@@Linuuux DC fought most of fighter with longer range.....It only work to smaller range fighter like Roy Nelson ......
Dayum Luke Rockhold is massive
0:47 he actually did a question mark kick and it looked pretty good. 😂
DC. The guy who almost knocks himself out with every kick
Frank Mir's face was "Aiiight then" after that last kick.
This is what happens when Javier Mendez is your coach. Cormier is a prime example of mixing it up very well, very much like GSP.
He was such a complete fighter! You don't know how good you have it till it's gone. I definitely took his reign as champion of the LHW division for granted because of his feud with Bones
That leg into head kick combo is so good. Used to use it in sparring. Even clipping their headguard dropped the opponents.
Haha I spammed that ish cuz it felt so koo and fluid, had sparring partners just eat the leg kick cuz they already knew head shot was coming after (playfully)
0:48 is no one gonna say anything about the attempted question mark kick after the switch kick?
That was nasty, if all 205s were his height i couldn’t see him losing.
Was good, needs more speed
Bro fat guys always have good ass question mark kicks i swear its weird
He learnt that from outcol- I mean Rockhold
@@heretxc I’m fat and I just learned how to do them a couple months ago
Lowkey dc aint even fat he just has a stomach hes back is huge and u can see the abs
Nowadays he is fat. Back then he was in decent shape
@@penttikottarainen4078 yeah but thats just him enjoying life being fat older is good enjoy life
@@harorider96 you can but after 60 you shouldnt even try to get fit bc theres no point enjoy food bc somebody is never gonna get it
@@harorider96 and i didnt mean like fat fat obese type but a little overweight is what i mean
@@harorider96 But nowadays it seems everything gives you cancer and other illnesses.
Poor Roy is like "No fair! I can't get my legs up that high 😭!"
DC looks like me after watching power rangers in the 90s
0:37 🤣🤣🤣
DC at heavyweight looked so much fitter back in the day then he did in his last heavyweight run. Sometimes I wonder where his career would’ve ended up if he never moved down to 205. The dude was a monster back at Heavyweight in those days
He became a 2 division champ
He wrestled at 185 and at 5'10, he belonged at 205. Was just a strong ass fat boy so he got away with moving up.
@@blackconservativeatheisttr3503 He was a natural heavyweight not a 205er
@@vorvzakon3429 No he wasn't.
Mir face when DC did that Lu Kang jump kick u can tell he was impressed lol
This is the best music overlay ever
He is forced to kick like that because his gut is in the way.
DC casually going around the gym asking people “yo remember when I did that dope Ninja kick? How cool was that right?” While Somehow still not coming off as a tool.
Idk.. still came off as kind of a tool to me.
@@Inquisitor_Vex Idk, the main reason I didn’t catch that vibe was because none of his Ninja stuff actually landed and he looked goofy as hell, but he pokes fun of it.
The spinning back kick from DC gives me life
God created DC to show us the importance - and limitations - of hard work.
😂
You gotta love DC💯🙏🏻❤️
DC is absolute CLASS!!!
use to hate dc but now replaying his fights dudes a beast
DC IMO one of the best to ever do it and is allowed to drive HIMSELF anywhere he wants to go!
I didnt know how much i needes this video
Lol, khabib was like please don't involve me into your bull shit.
That missed counter spinning back kick against Nelson...stuff of legends.
Imagine being that relaxed, creative, and feeling that safe to try that shit in the ring with two killers.
The first Karate kid movie when this song plays & the tournament is going on is one of my favorite scene of any movie. Fun fact that song was made specifically for that movie.
Love how frank mir acknowledges he got that high
In another timeline dc is one of the ufc's greatest karate experts
Great song.
if cormier didn't love popeye's so much, he's actually a middleweight lets be honest
Yeah. Had he started MMA earlier and kept a diet, he would've absolutely destroyed the MW division.
No big man is loving Popeyes that much throwing kicks like that. Hell I’ve seem people collapse from just throwing punches he had a lot of stamina.
He could have been shredded welterweight at 170. The fact that he was fighting in heavyweight with that frame is insane. Just shows how good he was.
he's a pretty stocky guy
If that's the case.. then I guess Mark Hunt is a mw too
Down to earth guy. I’m happy for his post fighting success
I love at the end when dc says “that shit didn’t work huh” like nah it didn’t but good effort 😂😂😂
I love that we can laugh but we all know he is one of the best ever
DC is incredible, such a great fighter.
DC is the Man! You gotta love his attitude, his eagerness to learn and try new techniques. Yo go DC!
Never seen DC throw a kick before this video. 😂
DC doing that as an HW always amazed me. im glad mma fans finally have given it some attention even tho albeit years later after his retirement.
Bangkok ready one of the edgy moments
This is one of the funniest videos in mma history. Bangkok ready!
Music really changes the mood of anything
Some of those kicks were actually beautiful lol, don’t know why he didn’t use those more
That kick at :40 was THE cutest kick
Fedor and DC - the heavyweight belly-bro legends
One of the goat
Those were some nice kicks
DC a beast I didn't always like him but damn man can't sleep on what he's capable of, grew on me fast! As well as his demeanor, nice guy
Kicks from a wrestler are awesome 😎
Hes like a real life video game character.
This is what I needed. Fucking gold.
"Bangkok ready" is a banned term in our gym 😂
Dc is amazing
Frank Mir's face after got me rolling
"Hmm, I should try that"
No that's pretty good being daring and confident and just going for it and to me you look pretty good doing it to me look like you're doing alright better than most iv seen in real life. You got better through out this video.
DC the legend 🥰
And that ladies and gentlemen is one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time.
The fight was in 2013 but Roy Nelson was already living in 2021 with all that Venum gear.
Ahead of his time
Lmaooo gotta love DC. He’s my neighbor. He’s chill af.
That switch kick^^
Excellent question mark kick
Why does my stomach hurt watching these guys fight?😫
Everytime DC attempted to kick Frank mir Frank's face shows that hes impressed.
This made me happy
Daniel "Adesanya" Cormier
Daniel "The Karate Kid" Cormier.
His flexibility to hip ratio is mesmerizing
I didn't even realize Iv never seen DC throw a headkick before
What is the song?
CRAZY
That Panda kick is legit!
I like how cain chilling on the back
Frank Mir's face after the jump kick attempt 🤣🤣
Love how DC has an accent when he talks to khabib
Some of these looked really solid, others looked terrible. There was no in-between 😂
If you listen closely you can here the karate kid fights in the background
Daniel "Wonderbread" Cormier