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I cannot beleive Ryo Chonan's only submission win in MMA is a flying scissor heel hook against one of the greatest fighters of all time...
it seems so effective it makes you wonder why its done more often
@@jdogsful it's sacrificial, fail it you end up on your back. Too risky for lots
I'll never forget on MMA forums when Silva just came to the UFC. Pride nerds were calling him a Pride reject that was "so bad he was submitted by Ryo Chonan." Funny stuff.
He was paid to lose. Pride FC was known for its corruption.
It was so beautiful LOL.
Still waiting for “3 minutes of Joe Rogan not believing the finish”
I feel like that video could be longer 🤣🤣
Every fight in the UFC ever
@@REALMicah666 wayyyyyy longer
Make that video!!!
An hour long compilation lol
After Alex’s win over Izzy, we need a “you need a finish” moments compilation.
Pereira vs Adesanya, Edwards vs Usman best examples
@@Vellcross Sonnen vs Silva 1 best one
@@Vellcross jiri vs glover too definitely
@@Vellcross Peña vs. Nunez
Alex has KO'd Izzy in their kickboxing days, don't know why people are so surprised on what happened in their latest match.
Randleman was no joke. He was no sacrifical lamb, he was "The Monster" for a reason. RIP Kevin.
Nobody saw him beating Cro Cop tho especially not by knockout
Joe Lauzon knocking out Jens Pulver and then going on The Ultimate Fighter to join the team going against coach Jens Pulver immediately after is one of the goofiest facts in MMA history.
Jens told us about this on his twitch steam.. said he felt like Dana did this on purpose
Weird indeed
And if I was there, I'd want to be on the team with the guy that beat the other coach 😭 ufc did pulver dirty with that set up
To be fair. Pulver was a bigger name and Lauzon got a lot of exposure on the show
That was wierd i always thought whyvthw hell did lauzon end up on tuff after that win
Watching Forrest Gump choke out Prime Era Shogun is the true meaning of suffering.
Lmao
def not prime era shogun lol
Prime era shogun was pride fc shogun.
Bruh I honestly couldn’t believe that when that happened I was huge fan of shogun in pride and I thought he was gonna kill it and get straight to the title
Dude, the true meaning of suffering is seeing how many times Mazagatti appears in this video, and how many people probably have brain damage due to his incompetence
7:03 I always thought it sounded so funny the way Jon Anik said “Anthony Fluffy Hernandez” at the end of this fight. Me and the boys all call him “Anthony F-ing Hernandez” because of this moment
aawww i thought he actually called him "f-ing hernandez" on live TV. good to know though
I totally thought it was Anthony Fuckin Hernandez tbh hahaha
Lmaooo I thought I was the only one that heard that 😂
For real though, what a great handle that would be. Sean "Fuckin'" Strickland? Tom "Fuckin'" Aspinall? Works for anyone, works for everyone, who is brave enough to use it first and make "Fuckin'" history?!
Lies again? Sin Lust Humiliating Greed
Chonan’s rolling heel hook on Silva is definitely up there with best submissions ever
The flying scissor heel hook by Shonan is arguably the greatest submission in MMA history. Dude was losing easily, and out of nowhere pulls off an insane maneuver no sane person would ever do PERFECTLY
DJ's flying armbar is the greatest imo but Shonan is definitely in that conversation man
Exactly, than man has drilled that shit at some point to do it so perfectly.
lol have you just seen the video of Josh Barnett talking about that sub? Because Chonan was actually winning the fight when he went for the sub.
He was not losing easily
@@gijstuijtel2278 easily
Those uppercuts on Okami were brutal
Rogan was fucking hype. I think his child like excitement makes that one a personal favorite for me.
I had to watch that on repeat, it was so effective. The post off the face to set it up looked mean enough to end the fight. Definitely gunna drill this on a bag.
@@johnacker4959 yeah get them scum
Very creative angle too.
I think the ref wanted to see him die. Jesus
No unnecessary obnoxious stupid long opening, no ridiculous amount of stupid slow motion replays after each fight and straight to the point. This was a really good video. Seriously.
No dumb commentaries. Just what we wanted to see. Agree with you
Randlemans ground n pound on crocop was one of the most brutal things I’ve ever seen produced by a human. That was some donky kong stuff right there man. The speed was as equally scary as the power
Randleman definitely earned being called the Monster. Knocking out Cro Crop, the Fedor slam, dude had some insane moments
Gary Goodridge's crucifix hellblows at UFC 8 was way worse.
Nobody could consider Randleman a sacrificial lamb.
How is Kevin Randleman on this list he is no lamb 🐑. Oh he is the wolf 🐺
I was looking for this comment. Randleman was a beast... That fight could've been a title bout, if Pride were that kind of competition.
The fact that seth was supposed to be a sacrificial lamb, only to KO the biggest star in mma at the time in 14 seconds and sink the entire company with him is so funny
Watched it live on CBS. 😆
even funnier, he was a last second stand-in for Ken Shamrock, who would've certainly lost (as he did when they eventually fought). Ole Kenny boy got cut in the back while hitting mits and out of desperation they moved Seth up from the undercard lmao
Looking back on it what exactly hurt Kimbo so bad? The whole sequence is super awkward it just kinda looked like he slipped and was super slow getting up so Seth just swarmed him
@@Seebsy87 exactly my thoughts. I still can't figure how Kimbo got knocked down.
@@MrSidvicious93 same, replayed it like 3x
Mauro Ranallo's screaming tirades of excitement are legendary! Pride never died, baby.
Kevin randleman has just knocked out Mirko Cro cop!!!
That thud of Gonzaga's head kick still gives chills
That fight happened during my peak interest in MMA , incredible fight.
Then he got a title shot vs cotoure and did NOTHING
@@bnegs521 lots of people have done NOTHING vs Couture. One of the reasons Gonzaga was successful against Crocop was that Crocop knew that Gonzaga had the advantage in wrestling and on the ground, not so much against Randy.
@@edgarpryor3233 it was a disappointment for Gonzaga with his greatest chance at glory. Also there is an amount of risk needed to be taken in a fight to be victorious. Gonzaga was unwilling to take that risk.
I have fast forwarded like 6 times already. Must be one of the most brutal knockouts in MMA history
Imm surprised there is no mention of Nate Diaz. He was supposed to be a sacrificial lamb for Conor on his first attempt up at Lightwieght and he had only gotten the fight because of RDA pulling out and his earlier callout after the Johnson fight.
My boy Diaz gets shafted as usual lol
Nobody thought Nate was some lamb for the slaughter. Conor was coming up to a catch-weight... giving up a huge height, reach and natural weight advantage. That was the equalizer for that match. The mma world may have wanted Mcgregor to win to add to his legend, but experts knew the experienced dangerous Diaz would present a real task. Remember, the second fight went the distance with both fighters a mess and coulda gone either way in the decision.
@@BuccWylde Nate was a lamb feed to slaughter. I’m talking strictly about the first fight where Mcgregor closed nearly a -400 favorite, if that doesn’t show that the experts expected him to win and easily then I don’t know what. . Your missing a big detail that Nate had taken the fight on 2 weeks notice because RDA got injured and pulled out of the fight vs Conor. Also at that point in his career Mcgregor had yet to show a big weakness looking good against tested fighters like Chad Mendez, Poireir, and fresh off a quick win against Aldo it seemed like he would be too fast and accurate for a Nate Diaz who had previously been out struck by Josh Thompson.
@@BuccWylde Nahhh that's only in hindsight
@@chucklebutt4470 I agree. Dana White probably said, "Yeah, let's give Diaz this fight. Conor will kick the shit out of him, which is all good to me!"
I want a video showcasing obviously "natural" behemoths from the golden era, pre USADA, like the legend Alistair Overoid and "TRT" Vitor.
NattyDaddies
Alisteroid Testostereem
hendricks as well
God TRT Belfort and Prime juiced Silva were just amazing to watch. But I'll never forget Jon Jones and his cocaine-steroid era...what a time to be a fan lol. I always think back about how many guys from the Liddell/Couture era were on something pre-USADA though.
@@zachary2010 look at OG guys like Mark Coleman, mark Kerr and Ken Shamrock they were JUICED
Honorable mention to Urijah Faber delaying Ricky Simon's rise up the ranks by a good 3 years
Word. They gave Ricky the chance to get an amazing rub off of Faber, but alas... the fight game is cruel.
@@mrkang4080 *insert Tommy Toehold narration* "And then the fight happened."
Yeah that fight really derailed Ricky's momentum. But fortunately for Ricky he shaved off that stupid mullet, got back on track and he looks like a future title contender at the moment.
what a deeply satisfying post. 👊🏿
Still an early stoppage tho in Fabers backyard.
The Varner stoppage is classic Mazzagatti 😂
So is the knee to a downed opponent at 5:33 that Mazzagatti completely missed even though he was looking straight at it.
Jardine and Alexander too
Add Strickland to the list
ITP man you're too creative... your videos have always been great and they're getting even better...thank you dude
That flying scissor into a heel hook by Chonan vs Silva was really one of the slickest moves I've ever seen in MMA...Chonan was losing this fight by a wide margin!!!
I thought that was also determined to be a work
You are wrong. Chonan would've won via decision anyway, still he took the risk.
@@dhawald what fight were you watching? Silva was tooling with him the entire fight. That submission is both one of the best comebacks of all time as well as submissions of all time
He was winning.
When Silva was in his prime I was like oh nah I gotta see who beat this mf! Was SHOCKED that Chonan caught him in that!
Tim Botsch was such an animal. Loved watching him every time even though he was often fed to fighters perceived as "better". He was always game and no quit. The fact he retired with a winning record considering he fought at the edge of the top ten most of his career is amazing. I love that move that I've seen no one else do where he grabs a collar tie on the opposite side and smashes uppercuts.
One of my favorite finishes for sure.
I can't say I've ever seen anyone throw uppercuts like that, nicely done.
@@edgarpryor3233 Those were insane uppercut l
The Barbarian. Couldn't have had a better fighting name for him.
I can't believe someone took that many uppercuts
"Jardine is invincible!" "Down he goes!" All in the span of a second.
The words "Mirko looks tentative though" still make my heart ache & and its been 15 years.
@ImSoberOfficer Well don't be too put down by it, Mirko got his rematch and revenge like he was supposed to. Domination by elbows.
I remember the JDS/Werdum fight, Werdum was a comfortable betting favourite, then they had an open workout presser...JDS looked like a savage doing a brutal pad routine, Werdum looked like your favourite uncle at a barbecue...and the betting swung HUGE the other way.
I was at that fight, i remember telling my friend how werdum is so dangerous and will submit this boxer. Jds immediately kod him lol
I'm still surprised JDS and Werdum never rematched. In later years Werdum upgraded his striking by quite a fair bit, later using it along with his excellent grappling to capture the HW title.
The hand speed JDS had in his prime was nasty. He would rush forward with combinations and overwhelm with hand speed.
@@madgavin7568 he got very comfortable with his striking, he kod mark hunt! Although sometimes he got too comfortable and got reckless
@@veggiezombie Werdum really came into his own when he was finally able to be comfortable on the feet, because he knew nobody would be willing to take him down. It proved to be the kryptonite to Cain Velasquez who many thought never would be beaten as long as he was healthy. However like you say sometimes he got reckless, and I feel after he lost the belt to Stipe he lost motivation which started a less consistent run of form. He started gassing out in fights more often and then came the USADA suspension which pretty much derailed any hope of a comeback.
Gonzaga being the one to Cro-Cop kick Cro-Cop, has to be the craziest one
Sean Strickland 😂🔥🔥🔥
Those inverted uppercuts from Boetsch were wild!😨
When I saw the first clip, the first thing that came into my head was" That's fucking illegal" 🤣🤣 awesome work again itp.
Graig vs Ankalaev is the closest thing to a miracle
The Randleman KO was hands down the most incredible result. Most of the US fans saw that one after the fact, and didn’t have a real idea of what CroCop was at the time. Dude was hyped beyond killer status. NOBODY was supposed to be able to survive him and he got slept by a wrestler.
Lol and then ironically gets guillotined by Cro Cop a few months later.
he was on him like white on rice
2007 was a great year for upsets.
If I'm not mistaken it was regarded as 'The Year of the Upset' by MMA Media outlets. So many shocking outcomes happened that year.
LMAO Steve Mazegatti in another dimension during that Barbosa ground and pound
7:00 Anik yelling “Anthony Fucking Hernandez!” Just made my entire day lol.
He said “fluffy” which is hernandez Nick name
I cannot explain how happy it makes me that Roxanne Modafferi is a professional cage fighter. She is basically every nerdy girl from high school who had a black belt in some martial art that nobody took seriously. She stuck with it and has way more street cred than any of the guys who probably bullied her in high school, and there's nothing any of them can do about it.
While being a school teacher too lol
She's a beast
"and there's nothing any of them can do about it" 1. They are still men, they can do plenty 2. You assume they even care or remember her in the first place
Fanboy
She is an enigma. At times I swear she has no right fighting professionally. Then she'll do something like come in and dominate Barber. Can't help but be a fan, but I'm pretty sure she's retired for good now
When dana doesn't get his way. 🥳
Na some of these went his way lol. Forrest beating Shogun? Cmon he loves it when his UFC boys beat Prides best
I still can't help but laugh looking back when Ngannou beat Gane earlier this year (time flies lol), and Dana was so fucking salty he didn't even put the belt on Ngannou 😂
Gonzaga beating Cro Cop is the ultimate example of a sacrificial lamb winning and messing up future plans. They had Couture on commentary that night to do a staredown with Mirko after the fight. I think they learned that night that if you have the fight, MAKE the fight. Don't assume anything because assumptions often go wrong.
Forest beating shogun always makes me tear up. Such a feel good moment
Brilliant idea. Top notch content
It sounded like Anik yelled “Anthony Fucking Hernandez” at 7:04 😂. Definitely had that type of energy
6:53 *ANTHONY FUCKING HERNANDEZ!*
Wanderlei's rehearsed reaction always gets me
7:02 Jon Anik could not contain his excitement lol
Definitely sounded like he said Fuckin and not Fluffy 😂 😂 😂
Anthony fucking Hernandez
@@DomMazz ohhhhhhhh I didn't know who this guy was and was thinking "damn did Jon really say that?!"
@@DomMazz that's the comment I was looking for lol
even i thought he swore but i also know hernandez nickname is "fluffy" 😂😂
Varner is an under appreciated fighter. He always had absolute wars
Varner/Lauzon was a battle
@@joshuawebb6694 Same with his fight against Abel Trujillo. He was literally always in fire fights.
WEC Varner 👊💯
Tristan Connelly vs Michel Pereira was one as well. Great content as always. 🔥
This is honestly one of the greatest compilations I have ever seen. 🔥🙏🏾🔥
Some of these mazzagati stoppages
I think an honorable mention could be Kevin Holland vs Thiago Santos. Kevin didn’t win but he fought his ass off against a guy everyone thought would maul him
So it has nothing to do with the video.
Didn't win so it doesn't count, noob.
Lol Pedro
Jardines’ wins were the best
Lando Vannata vs Tony Ferguson was also a good one where the underdog more than delivered and almost finished Tony a few times.
Kind of nice that a lot of these moments are accompanied by Mauro Ranallo, one of the more underrated and under appreciated voices in combat sports IMO
Add Sean Strickland to this one now lol
I was just joking with my fam that Kevin Holland was Nate Diaz's sacrificial lamb for Khamzat. wish he could've made it into this vid :/
Randleman was pure violence. I'm still shocked.
6:24 I've never seen someone throw an uppercut like this. It was so effective too, the guy couldn't see it coming at all. What a unique move, I wonder if he drilled that at the gym or if he just made it up in there 🤔 either way super effective and have not seen it since.
That Gonzaga head kick is still a sight to behold to this very day!
How are we not talking about my man Anik- Anthony fuckin Hernandez!
Houston Alexander is for real!!!
Totally brutal, sometimes by the time you read the fighters names the fight is over. Great compilation of KOs and submission endings. Shows nobody is so great they can't be beaten. Thanks for sharing this vato.
Scott Smith was one of the original BMF of the MMA world, truly underrated
He was a great fighter
Jardine had the weirdest fighting style
Herky-jerky is the perfect way to describe it. Very erratic and unorthodox, Chuck looked like he had no idea what to do in front of Keith.
That silva triangle was prob easier cause bro had on shoes lol
100%. you can watch Vitor's old fights where he's practically sprinting at his opponents while punching because of having so much leverage with his wrestling shoes.
Most underrated MMA channel, need to livestream everyday like the guru you are.
Always loved Rogan’s reaction to Boetch’s comeback
Unbreakable Kevin Randleman !
Given there abilities and how there careers would go on from that point the tito win over bader was crazy. It was like when struve beat stipe. On a side note houston and varner both cheated in there fight ending sequences
Mauro going insane on commentary is the best lmao
Most spine chilling walkouts of all time🔥
The best 3 minutes i have spent today
Great video with lots of fights I forgot about. Made a few other fights come to mind. Rumble vs Phil Davis McGregor vs Diaz 1 Lidell vs Rampage 1 Cera vs St Pierre 1
McGregor wasn't that big of a favorite against Diaz. Sure he was on a tear, but he was moving up in weight against a good boxer who's bigger and had a much better ground game. Yes the betting odds were in McGregor's favor, but mostly due to popularity instead of skill. Most people who know MMA gave Diaz a solid chance to win.
Paul Craig's triangles are a thing of beauty 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Fluffy Hernandez subbing Viera was spectacular. Love seeing a legitimate underdog smash the opposition.
Split decisions that split the mma community
I’m shocked Elkins v. Bektic isn’t on here. Not only did the ‘sacrificial lamb’ win, but he pulled off one of the greatest comebacks ever.
OMG!! No doubt!! That was insanity. The Damage is half zombie - just keeps coming back from the dead.
Randleman vs crokop That announcer losing his shit is the funniest thing ever
Gonzaga vs Cro Cop is top 3 of all time. Never in a million years could you have drawn that up.
I really feel that last one. I’ve been there and it sucks. Unlucky timing, get thrown in a triangle the exact moment you exhale fully and you have no time to counter w strikes, a slam or getting a leg across his body to escape…just instantly have to tap or nap cuz you have no air in your lungs to work with. Hate it. Lol
Watching TUF where BJ was a coach vs Pulver, the guy who beat him, and he was supposed to teach his contestant Lauzon, who ko'd Pulver himself, was always hilarious to me.
Gonzaga head kick knockout of cro cop was prob the best reverse uno I've ever seen
Calling Kevin Randleman a sacrificial lamb is not an option
Can’t believe anyone would even consider it! R.I.P
Context is important. At the time Mirko was considered almost invincible (he never lost before) and he was coming into his own as an MMA fighter. While Kevin despite being a former UFC HW champion, was regarded as somewhat of a has-been and was well known for his inconsistency. Few could have predicted Kevin actually following his corners game-plan (he almost never did prior) which was taking advantage of a small hole in Mirko's game when he setup his trademark high-kick to explode forward with a left hand. Kevin Randleman could have been an all time great with a world-class corner and good fight IQ, he was freakishly athletic. Before there was Yoel Romero, there was Kevin Randleman.
@@madgavin7568 Mirko Cro Cop had lost to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira before
@@George18798 True but that was a far more forgivable loss because Big Nog was an established all time HW great still in his prime.
@@madgavin7568Yes, just a little correction. The initial plan was to have Fedor Emelianenko vs Mirko Cro Cop at the final. That's why I believe the rematch was fixed as well as all of Kevin Randleman losses
Glad to see Ian freeman in there. That was huge at the time and was one of the biggest stars to come from the uk up to that point. Had serious power but lacked the wrestling. unfortunately fought for the at a time when there wasn't much exposure at least it was the case for guys over this side of the pond.
Those uppercuts from Boetsch were effing brutal ....every single one of them lands flush like a dang video game. That head kick he used to stop him from running so he could proceed to deliver more awkward and extremely violent upper cuts was about as hardcore as you can get. I had to watch those over and over again. Pure physical destruction.
The macee barber one was so great🤣
Tito's head is the size of a 3 year old toddler, damn.
Add Strickland here 😂😂😂
DeSean Strickland the GOAT 🤣💪💪💪💪
thats the great and scary thing about mma not just ufc, everything can change so quickly, mike tyson said "everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face" and thats so true, great complilation cheers
Monkweh be like: “This is what we call.. A SACRIFICIAL LAMB”
Make one for fighters and their nemesis 💀 for example Jones for DC , and Alex for izzy 💀 . I need to know more of this type
Kevin lee and iaquinta
Holloway volk expect they’re both very respectful lol
5:57 Wtf is the referee doing? He’s just sitting there watching the unconscious fighter get hit
Playing Pokémon Go!
When the lamb buys a gun and shoots the wolf.
The first MMA fight I ever saw was Jardine vs Liddell and I was…underwhelmed. I have never rewatched it, but I remember Jardine having a kick-heavy strategy, landing numerous to Chuck’s body.
Perfect strategy vs Chuck
3:17 that was so nice... look how smoothly he pulled off the move. He must have been practicing that in camp and waited till his perfect moment to execute it.
I mean those two losses they showed of Silva was before Silva became the beast he did in the UFC. He didn't have that aura when he was fighting in Pride. He was known as a good fighter coming out of chute boxe gym but the stars at that point was the ax murderer and shogun. I am sure Shonan was a underdog in that fight because he was a smaller guy with an okay record but nothing crazy. What was amazing about the win was the finish, not that he was a sacrificial lamb. In fact although I heard from Josh Barnett that he was loosing badly I remember he was leg kicking the crap out of Silva the entire night.
You can add Baeza vs Ponzinibbio to this list!
Cherry-picking gone wrong
man do i miss those fighter sponsored shorts - they were so awesome.
7:02 Jon Anik- “Anthony Fucking Hernandez!” 🤣🤣
Gotta add Dustin vs Conor 2
Former interim champ, def not a sacrificial lamb.
I'm a Conor fan but if someone for one second considered Dustin sacrificial lamb he's just dumb
No one reacts to fights like Mauro.
Silva throwing the pride fights is hilarious
Getting caught with a flying heel hook isn't throwing a fight, never heard anybody say that about Silva...afew fights in pride fixed Silva's not one of them
@@jamieharrison1886it's obviously fake. He just lays down and doesn't do anything to fight the sub.
Nobody will ever convince me that the Jake Paul ""fight"" wasn't a dive
Are u joking? Ryan Bader is the easiest fight in the division.
I remember Tito was on like a 4 fight losing streak, and i know Baders only loss at the time was to Jon Jones who was ranked at like 5th. Tito was supposed to be Ryan Baders tune-up fight, and im sure his last in the UFC. After that win, Tito got 3 more fights, got completely dominated in each and was cut from the UFC.
@@vincentviesca6592 and then bader would go another upsurge eventually going on another win streak only snapped by prime rumble and then would go on to bellator and knock out fedor and become a double champion
@@vincentviesca6592 Not quite true. Tito's 3rd fight was a trilogy with Forrest Griffin and it was a competitive scrap and it was also Tito's retirement fight, which Forrest ruined at the end (we still love you Forrest) by awkwardly running out of the cage thinking he lost, running back in after Dana scolded him, taking the mic from Joe and then interviewing Tito Ortiz.
Fight was rigged for Tito to win. That was a phantom punch before the guillotine.
@@hotkeyafl it wasn't. you've clearly never seen the replays