@@Todo_fightingBJJ and Judo have the same roots--Japanese jujustsu. SamBO was based on dozens of different European and Asian arts, Judo being just one of many (SamBO has everything Judo has, and also many techniques which were never a part of Judo)... Meanwhile, Greek pankration and wrestling were MMA and NHB thousands of years ago. Most modern techniques were routine at the ancient Olympics.
@@STiergoofball you shouldn't find this funny. It is disrespectful to anyone who was ever learning a second language. It should be normal. Also at least he is improving while there are fighters liken Conor or Paddy who can't be understood without subtitle. Thoose guys are funny bc they don't even bother to learn english but still do big talks.
But also every Jiu Jitsu guy has a lot of wrestling I think every form of ground fighting needs someone else Every big Sambo guy is doing Jiu Jitsu too(like Khabib and Islam) Every high level Jiu Jitsu guy is learning some sort of wrestling too Gordon Ryan(best no gi grappler worldwide right now for those who don't know him) and every high level MMA wrestler is doing some sort of submission grappling like Jiu Jitsu too(Jon Jones is the best example) No martial art is perfect and it has a reason why everyone is learning other ground fighting styles besides their favorite one who competes at a high level
I appreciate Khabib saying this. Sambo was a groundfighting style before UFC 1 to a more significant degree than few western styles were, so if anyone was in a position to downplay the significance of BJJ he's a serious contender, but he doesn't. Instead he's focused on the undeniable impact that BJJ made.
Royce Gracie was the reason I ever started training and fighting because he was a fuckn badass taking out multiple people in one night from his back even 😂
This is why I like Khabib > He’s smart > he’s respectful > he has a class family > he works very hard at being the best ! I like him even more after this interview because of the respect for my friend and mentor Royce Gracie >>
@@jjbailey3818 Royce knows a lot of people.. he’s a teacher / professor he does seminars all over the country . I I went to his school in Torrance years ago . Anybody could’ve done that that wanted to learn jujitsu . Royce was readily available to instruct anyone. Now he basically does seminars and privates. The Gracie kids have taken over the Torrance Academy.
Khabib has totally mocked BJJ throughout his career….. even got t-shirt made that said “If Sambo was easy it would be called Ju-jitsu, and wore it in Brazil…… not a whole lot of respect or class at that time
I think Khabib is slowly establishing a dynasty in combat sports just like the Grace's did before him where there fighters are dominating the sport across multiple promotions I'm here for all of it
Even tho they have spent a lot time training with bjj practitioners mostly in the USA, they only high level mma team I know that are not dependent of having a bjj coach, they have adapted combat sambo grappling to mma.
Wow, for all the wrestling fans boys who like to bring up Sakuraba every time someone shows the Gracies respect….this is the best wrestler in UFC history saying that the Gracies changed MMA with their jiujitsu
Cause they did, that's a fact. Yea, it's "in" to shit on the Gracie's and they think "oh, but Sakuraba", somehow dimishes that. But, to anybody with common sense, it actually doesnt
It was originally supposed to be Rickson, not Royce. The problem is Rickson was bigger and shredded. He looked meaner so Rorion said to truly prove the effectiveness of Jiu Jitsu it would make sense to have Royce fight. He was skinny and didn’t look like a badass. Good choice on Rorion.
Rickson had branched off from Rorion's school and stole some of Rorion's students. That probably didn't go well, so Rorion picked Royce as the alternative.
Rickson was already winning MMA events in Japan before UFC 1, so Rickson promoted BJJ in Japan while Royce and Rorion promoted it in North America--division of labor.
If we don't consider mma fighters who study different disciplines and are the most complete and effective fighters, I think comparing fighters from different disciplines that are just trained in that one BJJ is probably on top of the most effective ones with sambo.
@@Moucam IDK. Just because they cut to compete doesn't mean they couldn't rock an open weight GP like the good olde' days. Khabib just has something else inside him when you see him get after someone on the ground. I'm not saying I wouldn't have tapped, but IIRC he basically made Connor quit (tapped from a cross face) like he realized he didn't have anything for him AND Connor pushed him more than anyone else in the UFC. It's also a whole different world now in that sport. Yes, there were some really talented folks back in the day, but you didn't have anyone close to John Jones level in that weight range. IDK how long you've followed the sport, but the talent pool is insane now compared to what it was even 10 years ago let along 25+. It's also not the fairest comparison to say Kahbib could hold his own to the open weight based on the talent back in the day because had Khabib been around back then, who knows how that would have gone (Without the talent pool of today would he have grown into the fighter he is?). There's a lot to consider. You really can't compare fighters in different eras against each other because of all the factors. Someone that was a great champ back in the day that clearly would get destroyed if you through them into the ring today potentially could rise to the occasion if they had the same training opportunities! It's fun to think about though. Khabib is an absolute savage though. I watched the sport religiously from ~2003-2012 and then stopped for years. One of the first fights I watched after years was Khabib vs someone and I just couldn't believe how savage he was. It was like his opponent took his lunch money every day in middle school and Khabib never forgot it. As I write this, Khabib on the ground is like the physical manifestation of what is going on in Wanderlei Silva's head when he's got his wild prefight face when he does his wrist role thing.
spongey mat and loose rules gave Gracie every chance. The suit won him the match against Ken Shamrock who really was nothing. Even Kimo gave Royce a rough night, even with refs and cage help he struggled. Someone like Frank Bruno would have destroyed everyone in this sport for years. Without even learning anything. He was just so big/strong and could pretty much do 12 hard rounds. Now it's more about the drugs they are allowed to take. 190 rules that stop even pushing. And threats of eye pokes to again probably keep boxers out. Not that they pay enough to get anyone decent.
@@stevesalkas9128This is a list of people who lost to Royce: -Continental Champion of Savate -Japan's #1 ranked bareknuckle karate fighter -the fighter who beat the World Champion of Muay-Thai -Multiple Time European National Champion of Judo -Sabaki Champion -Grandmaster of Chinese Goju-Karate -Olympic Wrestling Champion with an 80 pound advantage What have YOU done lately, Steve?
@@stevesalkas9128 Re "Gracie killer" Here is the list with Kazushi Sakuraba: -Kazushi Sakuraba lost to Vanderlei Silva, a BJJ black belt -Vanderlei Silva lost to Vitor Belfort, a BJJ black belt -Vitor Belfort lost to Anderson Silva, a BJJ black belt -Anderson Silva lost to Chris Weidman, a BJJ black belt -Chris Weidman lost to Luke Rockhold, a BJJ black belt -And the Gracies are the ones who created BJJ. That should put things in perspective.
Keep in mind, yes.. not a lot of people didn't have the knowledge of grappling they have now, however, Royce fought in a no rule brawl fight with no gloves. There was however 2 rules: no eye pokes, no biting (although someone did bite him). He also fought 3 times in one night, and no time limit. This is more of what a real fight would be and thus what makes Royce a badass.
Yea Sakuraba bruised the Gracie pride for sure but when you look at the skill level plus his weight advantage, really its not so surprising. Renzo was the same weight at 185, but Royler 150, Royce 170 and Ryan between 175-185 depending on the event and if he wasn't out partying. Royce fought him for 1.5 hours in that first fight, then won a Unanimous decision in the second fight. Not exactly humiliating.
@@Guitibaca Royce was 176 and Saku was at 178 for the Grand Prix and with the exception of the opening round it was Saku dominating. not to mention Royce finished on the stool. Saku walked at a chubby 183lbs so outside of Royler, there were no major weight advantages. Though yes i wouldn't say humiliating so much as dominant
Gracies always changed the rules for their advantage. They did horrible in Japan against Japanese jujitsu. Sakuraba was the Gracie hunter. It took PED for them to beat him and Youth to beat Sakuraba in the final fight. It sure was fun watching Sakuraba mud stomp the whole family.
There's no such thing as Japanese jujutsu. That's just martial art cosplay. Sakuraba was a wrestler. Run your mouth about the gracies, Royce still changed the world. The gracies still changed the world.
@@aplus1080 BJJ itself is a good martial art to learn. However the Gracie family have made up a lot of BS mythology around the origins of BJJ which is still preached by many Gracie family members today and many BJJ enthusiasts still believe.
@@kanewhitehead1522 no doubt. They're mostly third world scumbags. But some things aren't debatable: the Gracie family changed martial arts forever, and have had a demonstrable impact on the world. That's about all the truth there is with that group, though. Inventing triangle? Inventing guard? Etc. No.
As a big guy who often gets challenged for no reason by small guys who think they have some skill, I need to know the best way to eliminate them quickly before anyone notices and makes me out to be a bully.
Gracie's had a head start and not for the reason you think. America had its first taste of mma with UFC. However in Brazil there was "vale tudo" which has a very long history.
@@InvisibleHotdog Kron Gracie has had a lot of success in mma. He looked like shit after he moved to the goonies and stopped training. What a shit argument.
BJJ comes from judo, Japanese jujitsu, and Catch Wrestling. There is a huge difference between judo ne-waza and BJJ. Judo ne-waza does not have the intricate positional hierarchy of BJJ. You need to watch -Royce vs Remco Pardoel and -Mackenzie Dern vs Savannah Nagi The behavior of those judoka (who lacked BJJ or Catch Wrestling) is typical of most pure judoka on the ground. They typically go to a loose turtle position or referee's position and try to defend against getting pinned. When BJ Penn was a BJJ white belt with good basics, he did judo ne-waza with pure judoka and was able to tap the judo black belts. As a person trained in both judo and BJJ, I can tell you right now that BJ Penn was not the only BJJ white belt to pull that off.
Just to keep things in perspective, -Sakuraba lost to Vanderlei Silva, a BJJ black belt -Vanderlei Silva lost to Vitor Belfort, a BJJ black belt -Vitor Belfort lost to Anderson Silva, a BJJ black belt -Anderson Silva lost to Chris Weidman, a BJJ black belt -Chris Weidman lost to Luke Rockhold, a BJJ black belt -And the Gracies created BJJ
Whenever someone speaks on the Gracie accomplishments, theres always those "but what about that ONE guy they couldn't beat" Oh, ok. So, I guess their accomplishments meant nothing cause ONE guy beat them. Be careful, your hater is showing haha
The Gracies didnt found the ufc. Rorion and some other business guys started the UFC. Royce won important early ufc tournaments and changed martial arts forever.
@@InvisibleHotdog guy who will never be able to get their IQ up to 85: the Gracies did not start the ufc. Never talk again unless it's about potato chips or what loud cars you like.
It’s what made me (a little dude) love mma. The David vs Goliath tournament was epic. Almost was a David vs David in the final. Frye vs Bohlander would’ve been amazing. Props to big Gary Goodrich.
Just to keep things in perspective: -Sakuraba lost to Vanderlei Silva, a BJJ black belt -Vanderlei Silva lost to Vitor Belfort, a BJJ black belt -Vitor Belfort lost to Anderson Silva, a BJJ black belt -Anderson Silva lost to Chris Weidman, a BJJ black belt -Chris Weidman lost to Luke Rockhold, a BJJ black belt And the Gracies are the ones who created BJJ.
Whenever someone speaks on the Gracie accomplishments, theres always those "but what about that ONE guy they couldn't beat" Oh, ok. So, I guess their accomplishments meant nothing cause ONE guy beat them hahaha. Be careful, your hater is showing
He did a lot of development of the open guard. I believe he added more wrestling content to GJJ. Carlos created the original version of GJJ. Helio updated it. Rolls updated it again.
Dude i love khabib he is so respectful dude is a king. I still dont get why ppl here in the US booed him when he would be talking before or after the fights he was being honest about each one he would do but yet alot still booed him wtf haha its becausr he wasnt a ass kisser or gimmick fake ass so the ppl here didnt like he was so real is all i can understand i remember they cheered on the bully loud opponent of his instead. That says alot of bad about us 😮
I don't get this "insult". Like, you don't have to know karate to beat karate, you don't have to know boxing to beat a boxer, But you damn for sure have to know bjj, or something similar, to stand a chance against it. That just shows it's effectiveness
Almost every top MMA fighter these days studies at least some BJJ, or something similar like catch wrestling or SamBO. It's now a base requirement to survive MMA--the opposite of supplemental. Before UFC 1 most martial artists neglected ground fighting as "boring" or even "useless" and the Gracies changed the perception worldwide. Ground fighting went from "niche" and "optional" to "essential"
he literally choked people with his gi and belt..which was a weapon. if the gi was restricted back then like how it is nowadays, most likely wrestling would be the craze instead of bjj. it was believed, that the early UFC were a propaganda by the gracie to commercialize their art.
@@Adiarby13 “most likely” “would be” These are hypothetical words that are used to make a hypothetical argument. Anyone can rationalize an outcome in their favor when they are debating hypothetically. A hypothetical argument can never have as much merit as measurable testable results.
@@Adiarby13We know what happened to the martial arts genre after UFC I. It was transformed - by Royce. He brought the martial arts genre out of the dark ages.
For me being raised in the 1970s i seen the fights carl gotch fought in. Yes, he used ground fighting and grappling he was a master in catch as catch can. His fights often killed his opponent. I am not sure why most people didn't know ground fighting and grappling was what works before gracies came along. Joe rogan when i first met him way back when he only did tea kwon do, i had studied with jim harrison and learn judo, i met joe in think 1988 area. He would learn over next few years gracie jujitsu by the time i left the military he was training seriously in ground fighting. I liked how ground fighting calms one down it makes you more realistic. Thanks gracie's for expanding the base knowledge in fighting.
he is honest in explaining the shortcomings of BJJ not through other people's views or his personal grudge.. but he explains more from the point of view of a martial arts expert without using abusive words.. his opinion on BJJ and the Gracie family is not from a fanatic or a hater but an expert and a transparent observer..
@@realtruth1448 -Sakuraba lost to Vanderlei Silva, a BJJ black belt -Vanderlei Silva lost to Vitor Belfort, a BJJ black belt -Vitor Belfort lost to Anderson Silva, a BJJ black belt -Anderson Silva lost to Chris Weidman, a BJJ black belt -Chris Weidman lost to Luke Rockhold, a BJJ black belt
Just to keep things in perspective: -Sakuraba lost to Vanderlei Silva, a BJJ black belt -Vanderlei Silva lost to Vitor Belfort, a BJJ black belt -Vitor Belfort lost to Anderson Silva, a BJJ black belt -Anderson Silva lost to Chris Weidman, a BJJ black belt -Chris Weidman lost to Luke Rockhold, a BJJ black belt -And the Gracies created BJJ
List of people who lost to Royce Gracie: -World Shootfighting Champion -Continental Savate Champion -Japan's #1 ranked bareknuckle karate fighter -The fighter who beat the World Champion of Muay-Thai -Sabaki Champion -Grandmaster of Chinese Goju Karate -Greco-Roman Wrestling Olympic Champion Back in 1994, that was a big deal. Royce transformed the martial arts genre by bringing it out of the dark ages. That is why (regardless of whatever flaws he has or short-term failures he had later on in life), he is the most influential MMA fighter of all time.
Sakuraba deserves respect but he never fought in the UFC. Pride was the minor league to the UFC. Rickson Gracie would have mopped the floor with Sakuraba
@mike b Sakuraba was a UFC hw champion. Pride in its heyday was the top mma organization in the world. Rickson ducked Sakuraba on multiple occassions. While being a great sub artist, he had no answer for Sakuraba's wrestling or kicking game. And the entire Gracie family hod no answer for Sakuraba's catch wrestling.
And, it was bare knuckles which caused some guys to cry uncle when hit in the face. No cushion. Also, the Gracie technique of hitting people on the back with their heel wasn't banned. Pretty devastating for the one on top. Plus, rabbit punches were legal. MMA became part show because politicians name calling it cockfighting and wanted to look important in acting as if their sensibilities were offended.
No one knew! Not even sambo guys. Don't came saying that he did what he did because "the guys didn't know how to deal with Jiu-Jitsu". It's easy to say that now that everyone trains Jiu-Jitsu, specially Sambo guys. If you didn't train it you would be tapping too
Oleg Taktarov was the first Sambo guy in the UFC and he showed absolutely nothing in the grappling department. Khabib is like Royce with the whole "Our style is the best style"
Sakuraba might have something to say about Catch Wrestling being effective I prefer Silat personally because dudes trying to stab dudes in the streets wrestling becomes a liability in the streets and in jail
Yes , at least a 15 lb weight advantage, landed one punch , got top position & did nothing. He knew not to expose so much of a finger on the ground against Royce
Yeah, the 1990s Gracies "In Action" video series showed the Gracies routinely having 2 and 3 hour fights with no breaks or rounds so they had really battle tested their family art. I mean they would fight all kinds of people until someone gave up. There were no ties. It was only the instant gratification culture of the U.S. that added time limits.
Probably wouldn't matter to him. Cause he knows that regardless of what happened when MMA fighters evolved to start training in a striking AND grappling art, because of early UFC, it doesn't take away from the effect Royce Gracie had on the martial arts worlds
Regardless of what happened when MMA fighters evolved to start training in a striking AND grappling art, because of early UFC, it doesn't take away from the effect Royce Gracie had on the martial arts world I never understand this call-out. I guess hating on the Gracie's is still "in"?
Grapplers always shit talk but we all use eachothers shit sooner or later 😂
Whe should start a grappling tournament and name it adcc, you in?
Exactly
They all used Japanese pins throws and submission everyone else just had drunk uncle knowledge in grappling, very low knowledge (Greece)
Sambo and bjj have the same roots.
@@Todo_fightingBJJ and Judo have the same roots--Japanese jujustsu. SamBO was based on dozens of different European and Asian arts, Judo being just one of many (SamBO has everything Judo has, and also many techniques which were never a part of Judo)... Meanwhile, Greek pankration and wrestling were MMA and NHB thousands of years ago. Most modern techniques were routine at the ancient Olympics.
Bruh Khabib’s English is getting so much better!!!
I actually like the little mistakes he still has because it sounds a bit funny
Not to disrespect him, but it is a bit funny
@@STiergoofball you shouldn't find this funny. It is disrespectful to anyone who was ever learning a second language.
It should be normal.
Also at least he is improving while there are fighters liken Conor or Paddy who can't be understood without subtitle. Thoose guys are funny bc they don't even bother to learn english but still do big talks.
@@katokianimation shut up
@@katokianimation I will make tap you
It's bad that he's getting better. We won't have more "who give him black belt" reels
Every wrestler has some form of Jiu Jitsu in mma today.
That is such a moronic comment 😂😂
@@i_omac8614 dummest comeback. Forget about watching mma, do you even train?
But also every Jiu Jitsu guy has a lot of wrestling
I think every form of ground fighting needs someone else
Every big Sambo guy is doing Jiu Jitsu too(like Khabib and Islam)
Every high level Jiu Jitsu guy is learning some sort of wrestling too Gordon Ryan(best no gi grappler worldwide right now for those who don't know him)
and every high level MMA wrestler is doing some sort of submission grappling like Jiu Jitsu too(Jon Jones is the best example)
No martial art is perfect and it has a reason why everyone is learning other ground fighting styles besides their favorite one who competes at a high level
@@STiergoofball I agree. It all falls under the grappling umbrella
yeah, that's called catch wrestling
The Gracie family got DESTROYED in Pride.
Khabib English def has improved… but still gotta love the “make tap everyone”.
The broken English is a staple for the Dagestanis and its awesome 🤣
I appreciate Khabib saying this. Sambo was a groundfighting style before UFC 1 to a more significant degree than few western styles were, so if anyone was in a position to downplay the significance of BJJ he's a serious contender, but he doesn't. Instead he's focused on the undeniable impact that BJJ made.
Much respect to Khabib. At the end of the day, if you’re partaking in a grappling art, we are all family.
Royce Gracie was the reason I ever started training and fighting because he was a fuckn badass taking out multiple people in one night from his back even 😂
He was a fucking dumbass. Nowadays ufc is a joke. Just a bunch of grown ass men hugging each other on the floor😂😂😂😂😂
And under a minute in a lot of cases
@@tiggerperez8524someone didn't get their blue belt😂
And nearly all the time he was outweighed tremendously like that’s incredible he beat them by grappling
So your a champion I guess now cause of r gracie
Every great fighter gives respect to the Gracie Family. 🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝
It's alright. It does not matter. Gracie Family still Gracie Family, who are you????
This is why I like Khabib > He’s smart > he’s respectful > he has a class family >
he works very hard at being the best !
I like him even more after this interview because of the respect
for my friend and mentor Royce Gracie >>
Damn you’re friends with him? 🫡
@@acedup00 YES > Royce is my friend and he has an fantastic family .
@@robertlee3805 what that's fire I hope your not lieing
@@jjbailey3818 Royce knows a lot of people.. he’s a teacher / professor he does seminars all over the country . I I went to his school in Torrance years ago . Anybody could’ve done that that wanted to learn jujitsu . Royce was readily available to instruct anyone. Now he basically does seminars and privates. The Gracie kids have taken over the Torrance Academy.
Khabib has totally mocked BJJ throughout his career….. even got t-shirt made that said “If Sambo was easy it would be called Ju-jitsu, and wore it in Brazil…… not a whole lot of respect or class at that time
“Stop that! We’re not playing jujitsu!! This is mma!!”
-Khabib
mma is for girls
@@Cyge240sx he disrespect bjj with that tshirt, or he was desesperate for attention
He’s giving full credit for Royce initially changing the game. The game has evolved tremendously since then. When did he make the quote you refer to?
he mocked BJJ a lot ……Even got t-shirts made to mock it, when he went to Brazil.
@@rok2791 that his friend challenge hi m to wear the t shirt on stage
When Khabib talks everyone listens..Even though he's not saying anything that's groundbreaking 🤣🤣
Well if you don't consecrate you'll end up missing out on most of what he says lol.
quem criou e mostrou a arte mais dominante do mundo. fomos nós. brasileiro. 👍👍👍👍🇧🇷
Silence 🤫 He speaks ….
He was just engaging in a convo like a normal person, probably something you're too autistic to comprehend
Muslim haram idolizers
It was incredible watching the Gracies. Stunning technique, and a Champion’s heart. It’s an honor to start year off training in a Gracie gym.
A very respectful man, as always Khabib goat even in modals
That he learned from the legendary Volk Han who was also the teacher from Emilianenko…
I think Khabib is slowly establishing a dynasty in combat sports just like the Grace's did before him where there fighters are dominating the sport across multiple promotions
I'm here for all of it
Yeah a dynasty of Combat Sambo mixed with Wrestling.
@@grimgoreironhide9985 Khabib is trained in BJJ.
Even tho they have spent a lot time training with bjj practitioners mostly in the USA, they only high level mma team I know that are not dependent of having a bjj coach, they have adapted combat sambo grappling to mma.
Ken Shamrock was close to beating Royce, but his unfamiliarity with the gi left him open to gi chokes that he didnt know how to deal with.
Khabib is man with respect..shoutout to him
The two biggest things growing up in the 80's and 90's that led me to martial arts was The Karate Kid and watching Royce Gracie fight in UFC 1
Wow, for all the wrestling fans boys who like to bring up Sakuraba every time someone shows the Gracies respect….this is the best wrestler in UFC history saying that the Gracies changed MMA with their jiujitsu
Cause they did, that's a fact. Yea, it's "in" to shit on the Gracie's and they think "oh, but Sakuraba", somehow dimishes that.
But, to anybody with common sense, it actually doesnt
It was originally supposed to be Rickson, not Royce. The problem is Rickson was bigger and shredded. He looked meaner so Rorion said to truly prove the effectiveness of Jiu Jitsu it would make sense to have Royce fight. He was skinny and didn’t look like a badass. Good choice on Rorion.
The main reason was that Rickson didn't give a fuck what Helio wanted.
Rickson also wanted to branch out on his own and demand ridiculous fucking money.
Rickson had branched off from Rorion's school and stole some of Rorion's students. That probably didn't go well, so Rorion picked Royce as the alternative.
Rickson was already winning MMA events in Japan before UFC 1, so Rickson promoted BJJ in Japan while Royce and Rorion promoted it in North America--division of labor.
Khabib is such a humble and honorable man...💪💪
100% - why I train under a Royce black belt - Khabib is the man!
The Gracie Family are legendary
Gracies are to the martial arts what the Kennedys are to politics.
I don't like them how the hell did they not get dropped with a knee by a good striker
If we don't consider mma fighters who study different disciplines and are the most complete and effective fighters, I think comparing fighters from different disciplines that are just trained in that one BJJ is probably on top of the most effective ones with sambo.
Then Sakuraba came and beat even more dangerous bigger guys and all graices as well.
Dan the wolf man would say it’s cause of catch jitsu ;) essentially catch wrestling. Lol wrestling with judo submission elements
didnt beat Kimo who Royce beat
@@outis439-Ayes all member of royce family were thrashed by sakuraba
the gracie hunter
@@TypicalIndian1981 all but rickson, after his son died he left the game
I learnt BJJ bcus of Rickson but most of all I learnt it to protect myself and women from Pakistani grooming gangs
Pakistani are weak lol you can beat them even without training
Khabib probably could have held his own without weight classes he is a beast
I love him but oh no 😅
Do you think he was depriving himself of so much food and completely dehydrating his body by risking his health for fun?
@@Moucam IDK. Just because they cut to compete doesn't mean they couldn't rock an open weight GP like the good olde' days. Khabib just has something else inside him when you see him get after someone on the ground. I'm not saying I wouldn't have tapped, but IIRC he basically made Connor quit (tapped from a cross face) like he realized he didn't have anything for him AND Connor pushed him more than anyone else in the UFC. It's also a whole different world now in that sport. Yes, there were some really talented folks back in the day, but you didn't have anyone close to John Jones level in that weight range. IDK how long you've followed the sport, but the talent pool is insane now compared to what it was even 10 years ago let along 25+. It's also not the fairest comparison to say Kahbib could hold his own to the open weight based on the talent back in the day because had Khabib been around back then, who knows how that would have gone (Without the talent pool of today would he have grown into the fighter he is?). There's a lot to consider. You really can't compare fighters in different eras against each other because of all the factors. Someone that was a great champ back in the day that clearly would get destroyed if you through them into the ring today potentially could rise to the occasion if they had the same training opportunities! It's fun to think about though.
Khabib is an absolute savage though. I watched the sport religiously from ~2003-2012 and then stopped for years. One of the first fights I watched after years was Khabib vs someone and I just couldn't believe how savage he was. It was like his opponent took his lunch money every day in middle school and Khabib never forgot it. As I write this, Khabib on the ground is like the physical manifestation of what is going on in Wanderlei Silva's head when he's got his wild prefight face when he does his wrist role thing.
Yes, nobody else knew the submission game well back then. That is literally why the UFC was created.
spongey mat and loose rules gave Gracie every chance. The suit won him the match against Ken Shamrock who really was nothing. Even Kimo gave Royce a rough night, even with refs and cage help he struggled. Someone like Frank Bruno would have destroyed everyone in this sport for years. Without even learning anything. He was just so big/strong and could pretty much do 12 hard rounds.
Now it's more about the drugs they are allowed to take. 190 rules that stop even pushing. And threats of eye pokes to again probably keep boxers out. Not that they pay enough to get anyone decent.
His English is way better than before. This guy goes 110% intense when he is trying to accomplish something.
Royce Gracie legend!
Of what lying down.
Hughes proved a point you can't fight really just bjj
@@stevesalkas9128This is a list of people who lost to Royce:
-Continental Champion of Savate
-Japan's #1 ranked bareknuckle karate fighter
-the fighter who beat the World Champion of Muay-Thai
-Multiple Time European National Champion of Judo
-Sabaki Champion
-Grandmaster of Chinese Goju-Karate
-Olympic Wrestling Champion with an 80 pound advantage
What have YOU done lately, Steve?
@@perfectsplit5515 wash cars play marbles with ants cook food 🍲 😂 😂
@@stevesalkas9128 Re "Gracie killer"
Here is the list with Kazushi Sakuraba:
-Kazushi Sakuraba lost to Vanderlei Silva, a BJJ black belt
-Vanderlei Silva lost to Vitor Belfort, a BJJ black belt
-Vitor Belfort lost to Anderson Silva, a BJJ black belt
-Anderson Silva lost to Chris Weidman, a BJJ black belt
-Chris Weidman lost to Luke Rockhold, a BJJ black belt
-And the Gracies are the ones who created BJJ.
That should put things in perspective.
Keep in mind, yes.. not a lot of people didn't have the knowledge of grappling they have now, however, Royce fought in a no rule brawl fight with no gloves. There was however 2 rules: no eye pokes, no biting (although someone did bite him). He also fought 3 times in one night, and no time limit. This is more of what a real fight would be and thus what makes Royce a badass.
Dan Severn vs Royce Gracie! Classic perfect example of bigger ain’t always better! Respect 🤙
In that tournament,
Royce got 3 submissions and 1 takedown
Severn got 4 takedowns and 2 submissions
The Gracies enjoyed dominating the early UFC until Kazushi Sakuraba humiliated them all
Yeah
Before Saku, there's Masahiko Kimura.
@@sopmodmp7 yes and no. Kimura was a bigger name than the Gracie's at the time, not to mention having a massive size advantage.
Yea Sakuraba bruised the Gracie pride for sure but when you look at the skill level plus his weight advantage, really its not so surprising. Renzo was the same weight at 185, but Royler 150, Royce 170 and Ryan between 175-185 depending on the event and if he wasn't out partying. Royce fought him for 1.5 hours in that first fight, then won a Unanimous decision in the second fight. Not exactly humiliating.
@@Guitibaca Royce was 176 and Saku was at 178 for the Grand Prix and with the exception of the opening round it was Saku dominating. not to mention Royce finished on the stool.
Saku walked at a chubby 183lbs so outside of Royler, there were no major weight advantages. Though yes i wouldn't say humiliating so much as dominant
Gracies always changed the rules for their advantage. They did horrible in Japan against Japanese jujitsu. Sakuraba was the Gracie hunter. It took PED for them to beat him and Youth to beat Sakuraba in the final fight. It sure was fun watching Sakuraba mud stomp the whole family.
There's no such thing as Japanese jujutsu. That's just martial art cosplay. Sakuraba was a wrestler. Run your mouth about the gracies, Royce still changed the world. The gracies still changed the world.
@@aplus1080 damn, someone got their panties in a bunch.
@@aplus1080 BJJ itself is a good martial art to learn. However the Gracie family have made up a lot of BS mythology around the origins of BJJ which is still preached by many Gracie family members today and many BJJ enthusiasts still believe.
@@kanewhitehead1522 no doubt. They're mostly third world scumbags. But some things aren't debatable: the Gracie family changed martial arts forever, and have had a demonstrable impact on the world. That's about all the truth there is with that group, though. Inventing triangle? Inventing guard? Etc. No.
@@aplus1080 There is. The Gracie family themselves said braziilian Jiujitsu came from Japan but they change it according to Brazilian people's size
Gracie is now a brother
That's awesome 👌
As a big guy who often gets challenged for no reason by small guys who think they have some skill, I need to know the best way to eliminate them quickly before anyone notices and makes me out to be a bully.
Gracie's had a head start and not for the reason you think. America had its first taste of mma with UFC. However in Brazil there was "vale tudo" which has a very long history.
The gracies weren't good because they fought. They were good because BJJ is good. Period.
@@aplus1080Kron Gracie
@@InvisibleHotdog Kron Gracie has had a lot of success in mma. He looked like shit after he moved to the goonies and stopped training. What a shit argument.
@@aplus1080Luta Livre >>> Bjj
and now sambo did the same. because like khabib's reason
bjj is actually a newaza judo which is a part of traditional jiu-jitsu
BJJ comes from judo, Japanese jujitsu, and Catch Wrestling. There is a huge difference between judo ne-waza and BJJ. Judo ne-waza does not have the intricate positional hierarchy of BJJ. You need to watch
-Royce vs Remco Pardoel and
-Mackenzie Dern vs Savannah Nagi
The behavior of those judoka (who lacked BJJ or Catch Wrestling) is typical of most pure judoka on the ground. They typically go to a loose turtle position or referee's position and try to defend against getting pinned.
When BJ Penn was a BJJ white belt with good basics, he did judo ne-waza with pure judoka and was able to tap the judo black belts. As a person trained in both judo and BJJ, I can tell you right now that BJ Penn was not the only BJJ white belt to pull that off.
lógico. sempre admirando outras artes marciais e atletas. todas as artes marciais são importante .
Khabib speaks beautiful English " I'm going to crush your boy " was perfect
Then kazushi sakuraba came to the picture.
Just to keep things in perspective,
-Sakuraba lost to Vanderlei Silva, a BJJ black belt
-Vanderlei Silva lost to Vitor Belfort, a BJJ black belt
-Vitor Belfort lost to Anderson Silva, a BJJ black belt
-Anderson Silva lost to Chris Weidman, a BJJ black belt
-Chris Weidman lost to Luke Rockhold, a BJJ black belt
-And the Gracies created BJJ
Whenever someone speaks on the Gracie accomplishments, theres always those "but what about that ONE guy they couldn't beat"
Oh, ok. So, I guess their accomplishments meant nothing cause ONE guy beat them. Be careful, your hater is showing haha
Proud to have seen him walk into the octagon in those early years.
I feel there's an untapped market of great martial artists in Africa. Can't wait to see some of these champions to make it in One of UFC.
The Gracie's founded the UFC Royce didn't change it.
The Gracies didnt found the ufc. Rorion and some other business guys started the UFC. Royce won important early ufc tournaments and changed martial arts forever.
@@aplus1080 didn't change nothing just added bjj
@@aplus1080 so they started UFC for self promotion and stacked brackets in their favor
@@stevesalkas9128 😂 didn't change anything it's just literally everyone who fights has to address bjj. Just that.
@@InvisibleHotdog guy who will never be able to get their IQ up to 85: the Gracies did not start the ufc. Never talk again unless it's about potato chips or what loud cars you like.
It’s what made me (a little dude) love mma. The David vs Goliath tournament was epic.
Almost was a David vs David in the final. Frye vs Bohlander would’ve been amazing. Props to big Gary Goodrich.
Love them or hate them, the Gracies changed martial arts forever.
Einstein is the most influential scientist of all time.
Royce is the most influential MMA fighter of all time.
Sakuraba smoked them gracies🔥 never forget
Just to keep things in perspective:
-Sakuraba lost to Vanderlei Silva, a BJJ black belt
-Vanderlei Silva lost to Vitor Belfort, a BJJ black belt
-Vitor Belfort lost to Anderson Silva, a BJJ black belt
-Anderson Silva lost to Chris Weidman, a BJJ black belt
-Chris Weidman lost to Luke Rockhold, a BJJ black belt
And the Gracies are the ones who created BJJ.
#casual
@@JohnnyJitsu11 Oh butthurt Jiu Jitsu girl😭🤣 happy new year🥳
@@colbymasvidal2397 😂 happy new year!
Whenever someone speaks on the Gracie accomplishments, theres always those "but what about that ONE guy they couldn't beat"
Oh, ok. So, I guess their accomplishments meant nothing cause ONE guy beat them hahaha. Be careful, your hater is showing
Don’t forget rolls Gracie eating sambo guys for dinner
He did a lot of development of the open guard. I believe he added more wrestling content to GJJ. Carlos created the original version of GJJ. Helio updated it. Rolls updated it again.
MashAllah amazing news. May Allah keep us all steadfast on the right path. Ameen
Ameen
Hopefully allah reads this
Very well said!
Much respect to khabib. He's a great champion
Khabib rolled them all up, those BJJ guys
Brother Gracy
Dude i love khabib he is so respectful dude is a king. I still dont get why ppl here in the US booed him when he would be talking before or after the fights he was being honest about each one he would do but yet alot still booed him wtf haha its becausr he wasnt a ass kisser or gimmick fake ass so the ppl here didnt like he was so real is all i can understand i remember they cheered on the bully loud opponent of his instead. That says alot of bad about us 😮
BJJ's biggest claim to fame is being able to beat people who know nothing about BJJ... Now it's supplementary at best lol
I don't get this "insult". Like, you don't have to know karate to beat karate, you don't have to know boxing to beat a boxer,
But you damn for sure have to know bjj, or something similar, to stand a chance against it. That just shows it's effectiveness
Almost every top MMA fighter these days studies at least some BJJ, or something similar like catch wrestling or SamBO. It's now a base requirement to survive MMA--the opposite of supplemental. Before UFC 1 most martial artists neglected ground fighting as "boring" or even "useless" and the Gracies changed the perception worldwide. Ground fighting went from "niche" and "optional" to "essential"
And in UFC I and UFC 4, there were no weight classes and Royce was literally the lightest and won. No one else ever pulled that off.
he literally choked people with his gi and belt..which was a weapon. if the gi was restricted back then like how it is nowadays, most likely wrestling would be the craze instead of bjj. it was believed, that the early UFC were a propaganda by the gracie to commercialize their art.
@@Adiarby13 “most likely” “would be”
These are hypothetical words that are used to make a hypothetical argument. Anyone can rationalize an outcome in their favor when they are debating hypothetically. A hypothetical argument can never have as much merit as measurable testable results.
@@perfectsplit5515 well atleast we all know what happened to the gracie after the competition take away their gi
@@Adiarby13We know what happened to the martial arts genre after UFC I. It was transformed - by Royce. He brought the martial arts genre out of the dark ages.
@@perfectsplit5515 they founded a cult of course, full of braindead cult members "BJJ IS THE BEST WOOO!!"
For me being raised in the 1970s i seen the fights carl gotch fought in. Yes, he used ground fighting and grappling he was a master in catch as catch can. His fights often killed his opponent. I am not sure why most people didn't know ground fighting and grappling was what works before gracies came along. Joe rogan when i first met him way back when he only did tea kwon do, i had studied with jim harrison and learn judo, i met joe in think 1988 area. He would learn over next few years gracie jujitsu by the time i left the military he was training seriously in ground fighting. I liked how ground fighting calms one down it makes you more realistic. Thanks gracie's for expanding the base knowledge in fighting.
Royce also setup the early UFCs to benefit him and him only.
Bro I wish Khabib goes to JRE someday.
if jujitsu was hard..
it would be called sambo xD
No no, the only difference is that most do combat sambo. Not only sambo.
he is honest in explaining the shortcomings of BJJ not through other people's views or his personal grudge.. but he explains more from the point of view of a martial arts expert without using abusive words.. his opinion on BJJ and the Gracie family is not from a fanatic or a hater but an expert and a transparent observer..
Hs now Muslim too
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And the Sakuraba completely embarrassed them
Not completely. Royce beat him once
@@outis439-Asakuraba defeated the gracies like 5 times or something like that LOL destroyed BJJ, exposed them
@@realtruth1448
-Sakuraba lost to Vanderlei Silva, a BJJ black belt
-Vanderlei Silva lost to Vitor Belfort, a BJJ black belt
-Vitor Belfort lost to Anderson Silva, a BJJ black belt
-Anderson Silva lost to Chris Weidman, a BJJ black belt
-Chris Weidman lost to Luke Rockhold, a BJJ black belt
Until the Gracies encountered a humble man named Sakuraba 😂
Just to keep things in perspective:
-Sakuraba lost to Vanderlei Silva, a BJJ black belt
-Vanderlei Silva lost to Vitor Belfort, a BJJ black belt
-Vitor Belfort lost to Anderson Silva, a BJJ black belt
-Anderson Silva lost to Chris Weidman, a BJJ black belt
-Chris Weidman lost to Luke Rockhold, a BJJ black belt
-And the Gracies created BJJ
"But bear don't know jiu-jitsu and bear was bigger than me."
-Khabib
POV:. No weight classes.
Kjabib is an absolute gentleman until obviously you f with him nothing but respect for him
If against Royce gracie that day there was a wrestler or a sambo master or a boran master, there was no change for bjj.
Ken Shamrock and Dan Severn were wrestlers in the early UFC events...
You were saying
List of people who lost to Royce Gracie:
-World Shootfighting Champion
-Continental Savate Champion
-Japan's #1 ranked bareknuckle karate fighter
-The fighter who beat the World Champion of Muay-Thai
-Sabaki Champion
-Grandmaster of Chinese Goju Karate
-Greco-Roman Wrestling Olympic Champion
Back in 1994, that was a big deal. Royce transformed the martial arts genre by bringing it out of the dark ages. That is why (regardless of whatever flaws he has or short-term failures he had later on in life), he is the most influential MMA fighter of all time.
then Sakuraba said, hold my beer
Got destroyed by WANDERLEI SILVA anyways.
@MO MO a man who was roided out and had 40lbs on Sakuraba. He can't hold a candle to Sakuraba
@@coachmikesfilmroom3111 Beat him like what ? 3 times ?
Sakuraba deserves respect but he never fought in the UFC. Pride was the minor league to the UFC. Rickson Gracie would have mopped the floor with Sakuraba
@mike b Sakuraba was a UFC hw champion. Pride in its heyday was the top mma organization in the world. Rickson ducked Sakuraba on multiple occassions. While being a great sub artist, he had no answer for Sakuraba's wrestling or kicking game. And the entire Gracie family hod no answer for Sakuraba's catch wrestling.
The only time Gracie submitted was to Islam.
Bars
Real recognizes Real
Then sakuraba entered the chat😂
And, it was bare knuckles which caused some guys to cry uncle when hit in the face. No cushion. Also, the Gracie technique of hitting people on the back with their heel wasn't banned. Pretty devastating for the one on top. Plus, rabbit punches were legal.
MMA became part show because politicians name calling it cockfighting and wanted to look important in acting as if their sensibilities were offended.
Jiujitsu might not be the best base anymore but it is absolutely essential to learn. Otherwise it will be a short night.
No one knew! Not even sambo guys. Don't came saying that he did what he did because "the guys didn't know how to deal with Jiu-Jitsu". It's easy to say that now that everyone trains Jiu-Jitsu, specially Sambo guys. If you didn't train it you would be tapping too
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Royce Gracie the Goat.. He had to fight 3 men in one night with No weight class No gloves No time limit. He was crazy good.
He is the most influential MMA fighter of all time.
I find it interesting that the Nurmagamedovs are in the same position that the Gracies were. Where they are taking the world of MMA by storm.
The Gracies actually got smoked checked when they tried to fight good wrestlers. That's why UFC 1 had a "no wrestling
clause"
Oleg Taktarov was the first Sambo guy in the UFC and he showed absolutely nothing in the grappling department. Khabib is like Royce with the whole "Our style is the best style"
Lots of rice and beans on the table of BJJ instructors because of Royce Gracie!
UFC 1 was just one big advertisement for Gracie Jiu Jitsu.
Yes, by showing how effective it was. So, it worked pretty well
Khabib is showing respect-but we all know Royce wouldn't last 5 minutes against him!
Thing shave evolved since then you brain dead fuck
Gracie is the GOAT 4ever!
Sakuraba might have something to say about Catch Wrestling being effective
I prefer Silat personally because dudes trying to stab dudes in the streets
wrestling becomes a liability in the streets and in jail
UFC was just a commercial for Gracie BJJ. UFC 2 Shamrock vs Gracie is all the proof you need.
Yes , at least a 15 lb weight advantage, landed one punch , got top position & did nothing. He knew not to expose so much of a finger on the ground against Royce
Rickson is BY FAR the best and baddest of the Gracie family!!! Even Royce has said he's never lasted a minute with his brother
I bet he would love to wrestle with Royce
Yeah, the 1990s Gracies "In Action" video series showed the Gracies routinely having 2 and 3 hour fights with no breaks or rounds so they had really battle tested their family art. I mean they would fight all kinds of people until someone gave up. There were no ties. It was only the instant gratification culture of the U.S. that added time limits.
Gracie family is good, brother, but none can replace real mountain family. Send me location!
Cesar gracie is a very Good instructor
I wonder how good Royce would be now with everyone knowing how to deal with bjj?
See 2006 vs Matt Hughes but worse.
But Rickson Gracie is the real Gracie who proofed that JJ works against bigger and stronger Opponents
Wonder if he knows the "Gracie Killer."
Probably wouldn't matter to him. Cause he knows that regardless of what happened when MMA fighters evolved to start training in a striking AND grappling art, because of early UFC, it doesn't take away from the effect Royce Gracie had on the martial arts worlds
BUT Sakuraba from Japan hunted and defeated ALL ALL Gracie family brothers, cousins, and everybody in Gracie clan 😅.
Regardless of what happened when MMA fighters evolved to start training in a striking AND grappling art, because of early UFC, it doesn't take away from the effect Royce Gracie had on the martial arts world
I never understand this call-out. I guess hating on the Gracie's is still "in"?
I just notice how Khabib English has improved. Barely specks Brocken English now
Gracie families make big guys tap like chickens