UFC 7: Marco Ruas vs Paul Varelans | September 8, 1995

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  • @Kveerforever
    @Kveerforever 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +525

    You know shit's about to go down when the UFC clock increases instead of going to zero 😂

    • @thekongstocks
      @thekongstocks 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    • @JehoshuaTheProphet
      @JehoshuaTheProphet 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@Kveerforever Hilarious comment!

    • @Levels2Thisss
      @Levels2Thisss หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      lol! 😂 Too bad the shit that usually went down was their energy.

    • @seyerus
      @seyerus หลายเดือนก่อน

      Like 300

    • @kimberlyvogel-mj1fj
      @kimberlyvogel-mj1fj 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      No gloves

  • @427vot
    @427vot 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +111

    I remember these good old days. Absolutely pumped when I watched these fights on VHS as soon as they came out. Good Times.

    • @MacabreMosaic
      @MacabreMosaic 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Haha yes!!

    • @tonyj111
      @tonyj111 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@jeromed2 we know u started watching in 2020 dont act like u an og

    • @2stroketyson79
      @2stroketyson79 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      they used to hide them in the XXX section of the video store where I lived so when I snuck in there to see the UFC tapes they always thought I was looking at the XXX tapes but NOPE didnt care I was looking for Gracie lol

    • @jeromed2
      @jeromed2 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      For us, it was only in the regular 18+ movies section, just beside the horror ones, like Nightmare on Elm Street...

    • @the_derpler
      @the_derpler 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Now we get a roster of 200000 dudes fighting for 10 and 10

  • @flvv3792
    @flvv3792 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +208

    Fascinating to see those old UFC fights with todays eyes

    • @tonyattardo9350
      @tonyattardo9350 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      It’s wild

    • @mariovitorlauande2706
      @mariovitorlauande2706 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      Marco Ruas was beyond his time

    • @SamirSidou-s4r
      @SamirSidou-s4r 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      He died Paul Varelans January 16, 2021 (aged 51)

  • @BruteStrength99
    @BruteStrength99 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +136

    Best breakdown of a fighter I ever saw. So systematic. King of The Streets!

  • @lamosos
    @lamosos 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +79

    "I think that proves that striking can be used in the UFC."
    Man, that early commentary was something else 🤣

    • @collinkelleu5609
      @collinkelleu5609 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      It was true tho, i mean you all the strikers to that point thought had never even considered the idea of what happens when someone grabs you, all got ragdolled til they started cross training. Ken and frank shamrock mostly got that goin

    • @EstradaDuran-sg6co
      @EstradaDuran-sg6co 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@collinkelleu5609 incel

    • @arthursbm1
      @arthursbm1 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      @@collinkelleu5609 Ruas was definitely the pioneer tho, along with every other "Vale Tudo" fighter back then

    • @collinkelleu5609
      @collinkelleu5609 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      @@arthursbm1for sure a pioneer but belfort tbh doesn't get the credit for being the first like legit ufc caliber mma fighter, came in at ufc 12? And just made scorched earth of everyone even a young wanderlei silva, tank abbot was just smoking everyone out in a minute or less
      Frank shamrock is right there with him too and randy catoure but they both came just a bit after

    • @harmankardon478
      @harmankardon478 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      YOU DONT GET IT... AT THIS EARLY-STAGE OF MMA IT WAS UNKNOWN IF LEG STRIKES WERE EFFECTIVE.

  • @pedroernesto5283
    @pedroernesto5283 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +131

    Marco Ruas.... such a savage... So much history behind the rivalry between Luta Livre and the Gracies back in the 80`s and 90`s. I remember when Ruas came to our academy in Rio de Janeiro... We`ve managed to get a VHS tape showing Marco Ruas training where he would run up a 200 stairs up, while carrying a guy on his back... Back and forth.

    • @Gregorylol_1
      @Gregorylol_1 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Quantas vezes ele fazia isso ? Tem gravação dos treinos no youtube? Kkkkkk

    • @pedroernesto5283
      @pedroernesto5283 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Gregorylol_1 Peidou guerreiro? kkkk Quem manda mexer em casa de marimbondo? Seu comédia... Tu nao era nem nascido porra... Respeita a história! Já madei o print pra ele... De repente ele vai te fornecer a fimagem...

    • @Gregorylol_1
      @Gregorylol_1 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @pedroernesto5283 que isso ?

    • @pedroernesto5283
      @pedroernesto5283 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@Gregorylol_1 Tu não perguntou sobre os treinos dele na escadaria? Então... Vai que ele ainda tem a filmagem. Só pedir pra ele postar no youtube. Relaxa que eu peço pra ele postar...

    • @Gregorylol_1
      @Gregorylol_1 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@pedroernesto5283 Tu falou isso não kkkkkk tava me esculachando aqui tu apagou mas eu vi kkk

  • @OscillatorCollective
    @OscillatorCollective 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +219

    Proof that low leg kicks are effective!
    THIS is the UFC that I grew up watching.

    • @denissssss8579
      @denissssss8579 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Just do low leg kicks all the time man.

    • @dmentalproductions2215
      @dmentalproductions2215 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      You know it , When nobody knew about it it was so much more fun once it blew up they took the fun out of it

    • @damienholland8103
      @damienholland8103 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      When I was in Jujitsu we very lightly tapped each other on the thigh with shin kicks a few times. It was so painful I had to stop after the same spot was hit a second time. I think people who have never been shin kicked twice in the same spot will never realize just how devastating it is -- you might be able to handle the first one but the second one will have you hobbling.

    • @damienholland8103
      @damienholland8103 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@dmentalproductions2215 I'm surprised I don't see MMA fighters use it more often. Calf kicks have made a resurgence over the past few years, though.

    • @billycole852
      @billycole852 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Same here. Been watching since numero uno when my dad rented them all from blockbuster. Still get called a casual by 16 year olds in the comments.

  • @derekblackthorne
    @derekblackthorne 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +539

    Marco Ruas was the FIRST well-rounded fighter in the world! We still don't know his real age! lol
    RIP Paul Varelans

    • @InvisibleHotdog
      @InvisibleHotdog 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

      He wasn't the first in the world, he was the first in the UFC. Look up Shooto, they were ahead of their time before the UFC even existed

    • @sleigh4019
      @sleigh4019 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Ummm yeah Nope Don Frye was there before him by like 2 years

    • @ThePinkMan
      @ThePinkMan 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +66

      @@sleigh4019 Ruas debuted in UFC 7. Frye debuted in UFC 8, a few months later.

    • @rankumr1.1
      @rankumr1.1 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Indeed

    • @tryme9914
      @tryme9914 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      ​@@InvisibleHotdogWow! You were not kidding

  • @sergiocamargo605
    @sergiocamargo605 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +133

    King of The Streets! in the Hall of fame, please, the guy is legend..

    • @ivancosta502
      @ivancosta502 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      O DANA NUNCA COLOCARIA O PAI DO MMA NO HALL DA FAMA, SENÃO TERÍAMOS ROYCE, CAMPEÃO DOS PRIMEIROS UFCS, VÍTOR CAMPEÃO MAIS JOVEM DO UFC E MARCO RUAS INVENTOR DO MMA, MUITA VAIDADE E ESTADUNIDENSES SÃO ARROGANTES

    • @rodriga1985
      @rodriga1985 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      What???!! He's not in the HOF? THAT'S a fuckin robbbery.

    • @sergiocamargo605
      @sergiocamargo605 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@ivancosta502 O Royce foi uns dos primeiros a entrar no Hall da fama. É uma questão de tempo para eles entrarem, logo logo, sim eu concordo em uma pequena parte com você, cara os norte americanos, veem as coisas de uma forma pequena inclusive sobre o mundo, mas não é todos de lá que são assim, também há pessoas boas, um exemplo: e o Glover ele foi aceito lá, mas demorou muito por causa da politica de imigração, que em todos os países hoje tem dificuldade de resolver. E sobre o Dana na mente dele o melhor lutador e o que vende mais, por isso se você ver na internet a o meme dele com a camisa do dinheiro($), que reflete sobre o que ele fala sobre o lutador que ele acha interessante. Sim dinheiro move muito, mas lutador mostra mais do que o dinheiro em si na hora h de lutar, sim queremos o Marcos Ruas no Hall da fama e o Pedro Rizzo, eles merecem muito.

    • @sergiocamargo605
      @sergiocamargo605 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @@rodriga1985 Tell that to Dana, because is a It's a shame, the guy is a pioneer and one of the fathers of MMA, there are a lot of people who do what he does today. a fact about this UFC fight that the tournament won, he fought the tournament with a broken hand, and won.

  • @IgoByaGo
    @IgoByaGo 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +248

    Rest in Piece Paul. One of the best friends I have ever had.

    • @anthonygerber8261
      @anthonygerber8261 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      One of the sports pioneers. Respect

    • @Franchesco55
      @Franchesco55 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      fake

    • @IgoByaGo
      @IgoByaGo 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

      @@Franchesco55 naa. I met him in Alaska. Dude was one of the best people I ever met. He went through some stuff, finally started to get through it, started a podcast, caught Covid 19 and died in the hospital.

    • @dieselwrench3621
      @dieselwrench3621 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      @@IgoByaGoPeople always want to call you fake in the comments, but what do they know? Most likely jealousy. RIP Paul.

    • @IgoByaGo
      @IgoByaGo 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      @@dieselwrench3621 yeah, I just want people to know that Paul was an awesome human being. It really sucks how he passed.

  • @pecanhajeffpecanha8062
    @pecanhajeffpecanha8062 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +174

    Pai do MMA moderno marco Ruas 🇧🇷🇧🇷

    • @bouboule180
      @bouboule180 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Pai do MMA moderno foi rickson Gracie

    • @jfreitas9492
      @jfreitas9492 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +46

      Teve um desinformado aí, que tentou dar o título de Pai do MMA para o Rickson "fujão" Gracie. Aquele que só lutava Jiu Jitsu e que Fugiu dos grandes lutadores do Pride e só lutou com moscas mortas.
      Alguém explica para esse jovem o que significa a sigla MMA.
      MARCUS RUAS:
      Se chutar e socar eu agarro;
      Se agarrar eu chuTo e soco;
      Não tem saída.

    • @DonskoyBR-c9l
      @DonskoyBR-c9l 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      ​@@bouboule180Rickson Gracie não é pai de MMA moderno coisa nenhuma! Ele só sabia jj,não sabia da um soco nem um chute,só pegou pangaré a vida toda ,11 lutas contra frangos,fugiu do Kerr do ruas do vovchanchyn do coleman do rutten etc..
      Pode ser lenda no jj mas no vale tudo só pegou galinha morta.

    • @trd7128
      @trd7128 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Esse cara é guerreiro, parecia uma criança contra adulto, peso médio contra pesados , se fosse hoje em dia esse cara iria ser um fenômeno em sua categoria

    • @DonskoyBR-c9l
      @DonskoyBR-c9l 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Aí vc exagerou!!! Ele só fez 15 lutas contra pangarés! Não pegou os melhores da época.​@@trd7128

  • @chriswelcome8102
    @chriswelcome8102 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +134

    The thing that impresses me the most is Ruas had like 16 minutes across his 2 fights before this and Varelans had 2 minutes across his. He was also nearly 35 here, 10 years older than Varelans

    • @juliomiguel6597
      @juliomiguel6597 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      shit of a fighter, at least here. . In a fight street Varelans would have crushed him.

    • @williamk2257
      @williamk2257 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Ya those guys were Iron Men. Doing multiple matches in one night some fighting what close to an hour if they lasted til the end with no early stoppages. Amazing athletes! Edit: with no weight divisions too.

    • @Rya_N33
      @Rya_N33 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He was also on steroids

    • @hugofernandes1522
      @hugofernandes1522 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@Rya_N33 nessa epoca quem nao estava amigo kkkkkkkkkkkk olha o tamanho do grandao tb

    • @Gregorylol_1
      @Gregorylol_1 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@hugofernandes1522Todo mundo dessa época tava anabolizado por isso conseguia fazer esse tanto de luta 😂😂😂😂

  • @JoesWine-u4x
    @JoesWine-u4x 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    I took a seminar with Marco a few months ago. He showed me a cross face move outta the clinch. Literally felt like a 12 inch pipe wrench getting raked across my face. Scary scary man

  • @LooseCan88
    @LooseCan88 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +43

    Varelans did pretty well here considering, a gamer , willing to take it and keep coming forward, Respect to both men.

    •  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Ruas the First MMA fighter. 🇧🇷

    • @cjdig86
      @cjdig86 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Don’t insult Royce Gracie

    • @MagicMike_101
      @MagicMike_101 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Varelans had zero technoque. He was destroyed, even with superior weight.

  • @jadizm
    @jadizm 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +68

    I rented this from Hollywood video in 1999 in the sports section and was very satisfied with my $4.99 for two day rental! Ruas was bad ass because we all saw Gracie and what it REALLY meant to fight on the ground but Ruas said "Hold my beer!".

    • @raulmontes2888
      @raulmontes2888 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Vitor made some noise as Young fighter too at that time

    • @billycole852
      @billycole852 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Fuck yeah dude, Hollywood video was the shit. We had one that was previously called Take it Home Video down the road from my house as a kid. Had the black curtain in the corner with the "adult content"

    • @pleaseunshadowbanme
      @pleaseunshadowbanme 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I wish I found the UFC and Jiu Jitsu earlier, these were the days ppl still thought the fake hollywood martial arts were real which is insane to think about. Hard to believe theres still clowns out there practicing fake martial arts and bullshido.

    • @Victor-Victorovich
      @Victor-Victorovich 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Подержи мое унитазо

    • @Mikey2Gunzz
      @Mikey2Gunzz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I used to work at Holllywood video. Man I miss that place!

  • @주재형-q3m
    @주재형-q3m 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +42

    " Marco Ruas " is 80s 90s World True Real Street Fighter

    • @Schreibtisch1
      @Schreibtisch1 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I always found it so funny, when some of these fighters back in the days, were bragging about how they won hundreds or even thousands of street fights lmao

    • @SamirSidou-s4r
      @SamirSidou-s4r 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      He died Paul Varelans January 16, 2021 (aged 51)

  • @robmadrigal714
    @robmadrigal714 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    Marco teaches mma class every Friday evening at my old mma gym in Orange County called Tomacelli academy.

    • @davidjones8043
      @davidjones8043 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Good to hear he’s still at it!

    • @antoniocalandrini2941
      @antoniocalandrini2941 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Que sorte a sua, ter o Marcos ruas como professor.

    • @mumblety96
      @mumblety96 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Wow. Please tell him he impressed the hell out of random internet dude. Man is a stud.

  • @metalhardrock
    @metalhardrock 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    El primer peleador realmente MIXTO del UFC. El primero en mostrar la efectividad de las low kicks en la jaula. Un pionero de las MMA. Ruas era un peso pesado, pero al lado del "oso polar" Varelans parecía un peso medio.

  • @kennethpaulley6436
    @kennethpaulley6436 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

    I like how the old UFC had that half circle the fighters had to stay in before the fight started

    • @collinkelleu5609
      @collinkelleu5609 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Really? I feel like we've gotten some sick moments of fighter faceoffs and stuff at the start of rounds

  • @tonyattardo9350
    @tonyattardo9350 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Couture was very honest about the power of Ruas’ kicks, it left a dent in his leg that never healed.

    • @andrewriff6283
      @andrewriff6283 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wrong

    • @davidjones8043
      @davidjones8043 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@andrewriff6283you’re wrong

  • @marcosviana7274
    @marcosviana7274 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    Está geração nunca entenderá a emoção de assistir os primeiros UFC. Vale tudo !!!! Víamos Marco Ruas na praia , nas ruas do Rio de Janeiro.

    • @wallacesousuke1433
      @wallacesousuke1433 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      E daí? Quem liga? Ta xonado no cara, é?

  • @bauerj3398
    @bauerj3398 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    One of the biggest 'if only' fights was Ruas-Frye. Would have been fun to watch.

  • @TheSadayuki123
    @TheSadayuki123 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Ruas !!!! Do Brasil !! Much respect for the legend

  • @johnman8647
    @johnman8647 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    I remember watching this on a VHS tape from my mom's video store when I was around 16. 😂

    • @x-Musashi-x
      @x-Musashi-x 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Oh god the VHS 😂. I can still smell the inside of the machine and the tapes

    • @jd9119
      @jd9119 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I used to rent all the UFC tapes from Hollywood Video too.

    • @cyborg266
      @cyborg266 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@jd9119 Hollywood video is still a new thing to me. I remember when Blockbuster was new.

    • @jd9119
      @jd9119 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@cyborg266 Blockbuster had the current "hit" movies (usually), but Hollywood Video is where you went if you wanted a good movie or a sports tape

  • @xcoyco
    @xcoyco 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +76

    Ruas chopping trees down!

    • @jeromed2
      @jeromed2 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Varelans should've use his knee to block them...AKA Spider Silva broken leg... ;-)

    • @xcoyco
      @xcoyco 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @ … but he didn’t, so he got hacked dafuq down.. 🙁

  • @DouglasBuenoGomes
    @DouglasBuenoGomes 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    They Already fight 2 times that night and are badly injuried and Tired the Casuals doesn’t understand these guys are legendary warriors.

  • @antoniocalandrini2941
    @antoniocalandrini2941 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Marcos ruas e um orgulho para todos nós que somos brasileiros.

  • @toninhopavan2
    @toninhopavan2 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I had this on vhs in the 90's. I watched it dozens of times.
    Ruas and Don frye were the first "modern" mma fighters in the UFC.
    Ruas was a BEAST

    • @kevthegoat8774
      @kevthegoat8774 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Indeed they were, Ruas was a combination of Luta Livre/Muay Thai while Don Frye was Wrestling/Boxing.

  • @williamrobinson604
    @williamrobinson604 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    This is one the most memorable fights in MMA history for me. Like Gordeau vs Tuli, and Hackney vs Yarborough. It takes so much skill and confidence to take down a huge opponent. It doesn't happen much in everyday life.

  • @devriestown
    @devriestown 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    THE KING 🤴 OF THE STREETS 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

  • @anivallopez2409
    @anivallopez2409 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Marco Ruas the killer machine

  • @Philo68
    @Philo68 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

    I’ve trained with Marco several times. His kicks have to be felt to be believed.

    • @richardkimble1191
      @richardkimble1191 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      No thank you, I believe you.

    • @brandonwellington3547
      @brandonwellington3547 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      What makes his kicks so powerful?

    • @Philo68
      @Philo68 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@brandonwellington3547 His dense bone structure and great technique grants him insane power. His punches too - the Japanese called him ‘Dinosaur Hands’.

  • @alanvictor5103
    @alanvictor5103 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Um verdadeiro Clássico! Uma demonstração de técnica, inteligência e Valentia!

  • @anklesoncredentials
    @anklesoncredentials 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    there's something truly awesome about the first ones. grinds my gears with knowledge of todays rules. no rounds is too sweet.

  • @donjohn2695
    @donjohn2695 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    REST IN PEACE Paul varelans

    • @getulioalmeida8071
      @getulioalmeida8071 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Ele morreu?

    • @quaresma9003
      @quaresma9003 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​​@@getulioalmeida8071sim do covid, nao fez vaccinacao

    • @davidjones8043
      @davidjones8043 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@getulioalmeida8071CV19/vaxx

    • @LostLost-no2ku
      @LostLost-no2ku 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Умер к сожалению ещё в 21 году ​@@getulioalmeida8071

    • @Aldebaranm777
      @Aldebaranm777 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@getulioalmeida8071 cod19

  • @nocontratempodoalgoritmo4810
    @nocontratempodoalgoritmo4810 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Lenda! Luta livre! Grande Marco Ruas! Brasil! 🇧🇷

  • @jaysharp789
    @jaysharp789 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Ruas was so impressive. He was a legit well rounded mma fighter

    • @Schreibtisch1
      @Schreibtisch1 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Absolutely but I hate it, how his whole body was oiled up with Vaseline, that gave him pretty good advantages in some of his fights.

  • @SrrehemViniciuscaldeira
    @SrrehemViniciuscaldeira 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Lutava demais. Marcos Ruas . Campeao peso pesado UFC 7

  • @MrStivi1981
    @MrStivi1981 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    This is when ufc really was about mma. Today's fight style for ufc...everyone has very similar training. Back then, it was multi discipline.

    • @rockzen8050
      @rockzen8050 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      lol it was not about MMA its was about style vs style you muppet, and that was from disillusioned Traditionalist that would teach horrible and often non feasible techniques as well as folks didnt train in all forms, Todays Fighters are more MMA mixed martial artists lol Muppet comment from someone who either didnt train or trained in some Mc Dojo bs lmao

    • @Craig_Doll
      @Craig_Doll 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      😂 what the hell are you talking about

    • @turntablesrockmyworld9315
      @turntablesrockmyworld9315 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@Craig_Doll He's correct. I was training various martial arts from late 70s to early 2000s and the early rise of UFC I think he means was much more style vs. style. Now it is paired down with a focus on a few techniques suited to the ruleset trained by all.

    • @seanmatthewking
      @seanmatthewking 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      The fighters still vary a lot in their skillet and what techniques they bring to the table. But sure, everyone at least knows the basics of most relevant disciplines.

    • @collinkelleu5609
      @collinkelleu5609 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lmfao "mma was better when people mixed martial arts less and worse"

  • @fumanboy
    @fumanboy 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    Remaster all these old events to 4k!

    • @plastique45
      @plastique45 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      They were taped in standard definition Betacam. It's not like 35 mm motion picture film.

    • @fumanboy
      @fumanboy 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@plastique45 They can all still be remastered to 4k resolution using AI.

  • @togue777
    @togue777 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Loved Marco! He was the total package and a true class act with a good sense of sportsmanship. I've always liked the moment when he was being interviewed prior to his first UFC fight and he laughs when his interpreter starts to translate an english question to him in english.

  • @reymc55
    @reymc55 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    "...that proves that striking can be used in the UFC" - Don "The Dragon" Wilson 1995. Boy, you were definitely right!!!

    • @balooojeffersong4234
      @balooojeffersong4234 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      False, khabib beat all the strikers with wrestling

    • @reymc55
      @reymc55 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @balooojeffersong4234 True ...striking can be used..." Which has happened multiple times in the UFC.

    • @balooojeffersong4234
      @balooojeffersong4234 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@reymc55 except when someone can actually wrestle then the wrestler always wins. Just happened with O’Malley. Striking doesn’t really work at all. The ufc just matches up strikers and changes the rules to give them advantages so dum dumb like you can who don’t care about strategy can see people get rocked

    • @GoofyCombat
      @GoofyCombat หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@balooojeffersong4234Striking doesn't work at all but evry MMA fighter needs to learn it???🤣🤣

    • @balooojeffersong4234
      @balooojeffersong4234 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@GoofyCombat you don’t need to learn much at all if you can actually flight. Which is why khabib beat everyone even though he was the worst striker in ufc history

  • @jamesdunn1935
    @jamesdunn1935 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love to watch Ruas fight, he was one the first all around threats in early MMA. He could punch, kick and submit very well. His weakness however, was his fragileness. He was probably older than many of his opponents but he bailed out of fights or was forced to quit fights cause he was injured during the matches.

  • @gor7411
    @gor7411 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    То не просто бой, - то два могучих,крепких парня,на ринге занимаются любовью!

  • @technomastertrader33
    @technomastertrader33 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Ruas Hall of fame!!

  • @Andre.M.Cardoso_
    @Andre.M.Cardoso_ 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    Low kicks poderosos, hoje quem melhor faz isso é o Poatan

    • @nfmg2265
      @nfmg2265 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Pesquisa Pedro Rizzo ,pupilo do Marco ruas. Foi o melhor em matéria de low kicks

    • @Andre.M.Cardoso_
      @Andre.M.Cardoso_ 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@nfmg2265 vc leu o comentário ? Viu a parte que diz "HOJE quem melhor faz isso ..." Se atente ao HOJE

    • @nfmg2265
      @nfmg2265 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Andre.M.Cardoso_ eu me atentei!!! Considero o Pedro Rizzo o mais brutal e eficiente de todos nesse quesito. Vc já viu as lutas dele ???
      Vc já era nascido no UFC I ?
      Vc já era nascido qdo Bruce lee faleceu?
      Já ouviu falar no PRIDE ( Japão) ?
      Dan Severn
      Randy culture
      Marc Coleman
      Don frye
      ???????

    • @Andre.M.Cardoso_
      @Andre.M.Cardoso_ 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@nfmg2265 tenho dvds do pride e vi todos esses caras lutar, mas parece que não sua mente iluminada vc falar tudo isso vai mudar minha opinião kkkkkk então se vc não conseguiu interpretar não adianta falar isso tudo, msm porque o Pedro Rizzo ainda luta hoje ? Não neh, então SIM QUEM MELHOR FAZ ISSO HOJE É O POATAN

    • @Andre.M.Cardoso_
      @Andre.M.Cardoso_ 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@nfmg2265 esse é o mal da pessoa que quer impor opinião, "ain assistiu ..., ain viu...'" estamos falando do agora e não de décadas passadas

  • @dragunov8007
    @dragunov8007 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I like the freedom of attire back in the days

    • @davidjones8043
      @davidjones8043 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Remember the boxer that wore one glove? 😂

  • @kevincrain7499
    @kevincrain7499 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have never seen a better fighter in the UFC than Marco Ruas , he was the complete fighter that proved himself in the ring , then just disappeared as fast as he came in . He would chop any fighter down with just those brutal leg kicks. I wish i heard more about him leaving.

  • @paulandlesson
    @paulandlesson 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    one of my favorite fights in UFC history.

  • @fabiofbe
    @fabiofbe 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Marco Ruas MONSTRO!!!

  • @plastique45
    @plastique45 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Before the UFC started, I thought Kung Fu was the deadliest art, had no idea what grappling was outside of Judo flips, had never heard of Muay Thai or leg kicks in fighting. How the UFC changed perception in martial arts and combat sports in general is incredible.

    • @rockzen8050
      @rockzen8050 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Smart man you learned to adapt mean while plenty of Folks still pay to get a black belt in some bs Karate (not that there arent legit forms of karate for fighting) and even now its happening to some MMA gyms watering down BJJ and wrestling and not teaching proper self defense but rather sport defense which can help in a real street fight but is not the best its sad we are coming full circle

    • @StandWatie1862
      @StandWatie1862 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@rockzen8050wouldn't be the first time. Catch wrestling started it all

  • @colinchesbrough5772
    @colinchesbrough5772 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    If fence holding would have already been illegal at this point, Paul would have died in the first 5 minutes

  • @wheelervisuals
    @wheelervisuals 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Ruas leg kicks were ahead of his time. Beautiful display of leg kicking from Marco.

  • @paulclarke7571
    @paulclarke7571 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Remember watching this in a bar in downtown Vancouver, Canada. Great times with my old bud watching this live.

  • @SabastianCrow
    @SabastianCrow หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I remember watching this on VHS with my brother Mike! Good FN times

  • @Stewart5225
    @Stewart5225 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Respect to both guys!

  • @DUNGHUYNH-vu4rn
    @DUNGHUYNH-vu4rn หลายเดือนก่อน

    man, the evolution of the fight game is CRAZZZZZZZY when you compare it to this!

  • @ZBR_ProXP
    @ZBR_ProXP 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This match made me a big fan back in the day. He chopped him down like a tree.

  • @NuMrDrR
    @NuMrDrR 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Classic UFC is the GOAT. No weight class, limited strike restriction, no USADA etc.

  • @fabianrr
    @fabianrr 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Marco Ruas UFC Hall of Fame

  • @borysarcoverde3868
    @borysarcoverde3868 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Incrível como o Ruas não tem o reconhecimento devido, esse cara foi um monstro!

  • @Cledsonbrasil
    @Cledsonbrasil 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Lenda brasileira ❤

  • @brenopalmieri9498
    @brenopalmieri9498 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Must be a Hall of Fame… He is huge! A true legend

  • @JamesDenison-j6y
    @JamesDenison-j6y 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Those leg kicks were brutal.

  • @mattt2444
    @mattt2444 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    i remember ufc2 and Fred Etish getting the semi final alternate entry... this was the fight that made me a fight fan

  • @hux5548
    @hux5548 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    more fun than present UFC

    • @Levels2Thisss
      @Levels2Thisss หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not even close. Watch Max Holloway vs Justin Gaethje from this year. Today’s is way way more exciting.

  • @coldc7
    @coldc7 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Varlens always reminded me of a gigantic, oversized, toddler, plodding across the cage.

  • @fitnesspoint2006
    @fitnesspoint2006 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Who is the ring girl at 00:30 ?

    • @ntaylor253
      @ntaylor253 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      She old af now

  • @NOXRJ85
    @NOXRJ85 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    If you have a nickname such as "King of the Streets" in a violent city like Rio and the birthplace of bjj. You are one of a kind.

    • @bruno_tcs
      @bruno_tcs 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I think it's only because his surname is Ruas ("street" in Brazilian Portuguese)

  • @PauloDimas-c5k
    @PauloDimas-c5k 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Marco Ruas , uma lenda. Esse não escolhia adversário , encarava qualquer um . Grande Marco, orgulho do Brasil. Em : 10.12 .2024 .

  • @jeffreynapisa122
    @jeffreynapisa122 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ruas was one of the very few thatvwas a champion then could've been a champion in today's ufc without a doubt.

  • @christopherbako
    @christopherbako 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    I wish I had a body like Marco Ruas.😊

    • @johntom665
      @johntom665 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Not hard to achieve just a little dedication you can do that.

    • @RomeroMero255
      @RomeroMero255 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@johntom665A LITTLE??

    • @Delta-gx4fm
      @Delta-gx4fm 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@johntom665Depending on where you start. Not hard to achieve? For some people it’s just about impossible. Or would take dedication and determination the vast majority of people do not have. I’m a fitness professional so I know what I’m talking about.

    • @ChrisCre8tor
      @ChrisCre8tor 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @@Delta-gx4fm that's good genetics buddy

    • @Delta-gx4fm
      @Delta-gx4fm 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@ChrisCre8tor It’s likely good genetics. That body can be achieved without good genetics but it would require a lot of maintenance.

  • @niceguy1774
    @niceguy1774 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

    Michael Buffer is SO much better than Bruce.

    • @billycole852
      @billycole852 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I've always felt the same. I can't take Bruce seriously at all, and i ain't buying the "tough guy" elevator stories.

    • @collinkelleu5609
      @collinkelleu5609 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nah dude bruce gets me hype as

    • @niceguy1774
      @niceguy1774 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @collinkelleu5609 So forced, and obviously the voice isn't there.

    • @megatronheadass4347
      @megatronheadass4347 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@niceguy1774 Bruce is lit fym, michael boring asl

  • @K12war
    @K12war 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I REALLY love the no weight limit concept. We discover reality

  • @AneudiD78
    @AneudiD78 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I'm so glad that this sport evolved so much over the years because Paul Varelans holding the top of the cage would not have happened now. Varelans at 300lbs vs Ruas at 210lbs is insane!

    • @eclisis5080
      @eclisis5080 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      no it's not, anything over 205 is heavyweight which is unlimited

    • @AneudiD78
      @AneudiD78 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@eclisis5080 New weigh-ins for heavyweight limit is 265lbs. And Ruas being 210 is very light as a heavyweight.

    • @macaluso48
      @macaluso48 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@AneudiD78no it evolved in a bad way to the point it's not even about martial arts as much anymore should be no time limits no weight classes this is a no holds barred fight not a point competition like mma is today shit is trash today

    • @AneudiD78
      @AneudiD78 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@macaluso48 Bad way? There had to be rules set in place to be sanctioned as a sport and not banned in every state. The current UFC survived while countless other organizations went under. Yeah, let Paul Varelans hold the fence for 5 mins!

    • @macaluso48
      @macaluso48 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@AneudiD78 yup that's bc america has harsher rules on fighting its martial arts contest not a sport to me again America is soft with this stuff and I'm American

  • @eeyore077
    @eeyore077 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Marco Ruas, the first mma fighter..

  • @zebdawson3687
    @zebdawson3687 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    That leg is STILL recovering, gat dayum!

  • @JaimeIdaisArenasRuiz
    @JaimeIdaisArenasRuiz 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Astucia,técnica, fortaleza,condición física y mentalidad de hierro todo mi respeto al gran Marco Ruas

  • @PaulHolman-sh5ts
    @PaulHolman-sh5ts 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    In my opinion the best era of the ufc the early days

  • @marcosfortes1647
    @marcosfortes1647 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nosso Eterno Mestre Marco Ruas.
    🇧🇷 👑🥇🏆 🇧🇷

  • @prettynoose8497
    @prettynoose8497 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Joe Burrow appears on the right at 15:51. Never knew he was a BJJ trainer before he became the Bengals QB?!?!

  • @bselay
    @bselay 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    King of street.
    Respect master Marco Ruas
    Real first MMA fighter
    Hall the fame of UFC

    • @Schreibtisch1
      @Schreibtisch1 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not the "real first MMA fighter", that was in the mid 90s, also Bas Rutten and Frank Shamrock also were around at that time.

    • @bselay
      @bselay หลายเดือนก่อน

      @
      Sorry
      Brazil is like a jungle
      It's not Disneyland
      1983 Marco Ruas fight VALE TUDO

  • @QuendonWright
    @QuendonWright 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    The 🐐 Michael buffer

  • @vetheros
    @vetheros หลายเดือนก่อน

    This was the first UFC event I ever saw. The finale and size difference was just unheard of from me at the time.

  • @ldfjlas
    @ldfjlas 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    ufc was so much more fun back then. having the very best technique and all of those weight classes killed all the fun. bloodsport didn't have freaking weight classes.

    • @Slimthegoat23
      @Slimthegoat23 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Weight classes exist for a reason…

    • @ldfjlas
      @ldfjlas 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Slimthegoat23 they exist to make it less entertaining.

  • @user-Tenebrea
    @user-Tenebrea 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Те времена, когда рекорд бойца менялся прямо в этот же день. Охренеть

  • @RicardoPedraza-g3j
    @RicardoPedraza-g3j 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Ruas,vizinhos em Curitiba

  • @KadeRiley-hq8gc
    @KadeRiley-hq8gc หลายเดือนก่อน

    I wish we could have seen more fights from Marco Ruas. I would have liked to see how he would have faired against some of the tope mma fighters of that era.

  • @rodriga1985
    @rodriga1985 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Ah yes..Marco HOO-HAS. I remember him quite well. 😆 🤣 😂

  • @Duffa04
    @Duffa04 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Paul Varelans died of Covid in 2021.. RIP to the big boy. Even though he got smashed here it's pretty impressive how he kept taking it and moving forward on Ruas!

  • @digodeu-xe4ws
    @digodeu-xe4ws 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    people talk about rua's skills but his conditioning was also ahead of the time, that huge weight disadvantage

  • @davidzel2
    @davidzel2 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I remember watching this live with my friends. It was intense, I wanted Marco to win so badly. He beat Paul's ass like a straight up BOSS.

  • @crescendoemcristotv8775
    @crescendoemcristotv8775 หลายเดือนก่อน

    O grande mestre da porrada, Marco Ruas..
    Oss

  • @JehoshuaTheProphet
    @JehoshuaTheProphet 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The bigger they are, the jarder they fall. Great display of athleticism.

    • @vv-cy5sk
      @vv-cy5sk 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's real true! )

  • @pauldavis5665
    @pauldavis5665 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The fight where the effectiveness of leg kicks was discovered.

  • @RicardoPedraza-g3j
    @RicardoPedraza-g3j 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    My heroes

  • @need2knowblue
    @need2knowblue 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    leg kick...... Ruas was 29 years ahead of the curve

  • @marcounderground2072
    @marcounderground2072 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nessa luta Marco Ruas descobriu a potência do seu low kick!

  • @Edmilho
    @Edmilho 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Descanse em paz Paul Varelans, você foi um grande lutador.

  • @mattbailey7049
    @mattbailey7049 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I like that they don’t let them hold onto the fence anymore. That took all day on that fence!