UFC Fighter Stephen Thompson Breaks Down Martial Arts Scenes from Movies | GQ Sports
UFC fighter and karate expert Stephen Thompson breaks down martial arts scenes from movies, including 'The Karate Kid,' 'Cobra Kai,' 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia,' 'The Matrix,' 'The Way of the Dragon,' 'The Art of Self-Defense,' 'Step Brothers,' 'Fighter in the Wind,' 'Beverly Hills Ninja' and 'Gorgeous.'
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I feel like even after he beat me up I'd still be like, "He seems like such a nice young man."
ozayevable 1. He’s call wonderboy because in one of his first fight, after winning, his opponent (a really good fighter) said I wonder why I fought this boy. So the announcer called him wonderboy and the name sticked. 2. He won the nicest mofo in ufc prize lol
ozayevable false.
ozayevable And after you get proven wrong you stop talking lol, typical
ozayevable his nickname is wonderboy also he is literally the nicest guy him and sage northcut
@ozayevable Clearly you have no idea what you're talking about.
LET"S GOOOOOO!!! 👊👊👊
Champ 💪💪💪
❤ we love you, wonderboy! S/O to your technique videos, we really appreciate them
Your a tru martial artist i agreed with everything u said
Undefeated holder of the NMF belt.
I liked soon as I saw you
This dude looks like he takes his opponent out for dinner after giving him brain damage
true, he is one of the nicest fighters in the ufc rn
Ariel halwani presented him with the NMF belt for the nicest fighter in the game after the BMF title was won
Summed up Wonderboy perfectly
@@theo4014 The Wonderboy jokes are funnier than the "Tony Ferguson, the type of guy..." ones 😁😂
@@theboltthrower8661 you haven’t see good “tony” jokes then
stephen just had a big win at almost 40 years old. Legend
great fight
What a fight it was!!!
Still so quick!
Who against?
@@gunner799 Kevin holland
I wish they would have spliced in some clips of Wonderboy fighting so people who aren't familiar with him could see just how dangerous he is. Don't let the nice demeanor fool you, dude's a beast.
Luckily its youtube and all they have to do is search 'Wonderboy highlights' in the search bar at the top
Probably a copyright issue.
He's a straight killer and literally the nicest guy. Great comment. I'm glad there are people out there that know.
Exactly what I was thinking, adding some of his side kicks or spinning back kicks
Same bro wish they did
I never heard him say anything bad or mean to anyone. True class act
The GMF champion.
I believe someone actually had a NMF belt made for him.
@@T.Rex33 yep. ariel helwani handed him that belt
I met him through some mutual friends in the UFC and literally he's exactly like he is on camera. He even introduces himself as Stephen Thompson like I didn't already know who he was haha
That title belongs to GSP.
You can tell this guy is the best karate teacher for kids. What a great role model.
He's also a role model and inspiration for his peers while being a fun dude. You should check out his collabs with like Sensei Seth and Jesse Enkamp.
He is an equally good teacher for adults I’m sure
@@manavbhalla2861 He is, and for his peers (other teachers/sensei). Watch any of his collabs with Sensei Seth, Icy Mike, or Jesse Enkamp.
Stephen Thompson is one of the most genuinely likeable people
This was almost 30 minutes of Wonderboy talking and yet I want more
TheMrFaceslasher he uploaded a tornado kick tutorial today
He streamed watching his ufc fights on Twitch
Right!?
Wonderboy tell me the secrets to your power
He just did a new MMA/movie breakdown like this one for the KZhead channel "MMA On Point".
Stephen T. is the type of guy to open the cage door for his opponent.
😂😂
Facts 😂😂😂
Then he knocks them out 10 minutes later.
Dude have you watched ufc or any combat sport? He's the guy who fights.
Says who??
12:46 "I've actually seen shins BREAK" Cries in Anderson Silva
And now Chris Weidman 😱
@@BargedIn who happens to be wonderboy's brother in law.
And now Conor McGregor
@@BH-zv1mn oof
Cries in mcregor
For those of you that haven’t seen wonderboy in the octagon, understand that he is the single best karate practitioner in mma worldwide, an absolute master
I love WB but that title belongs to GSP
@@mr.brightside7496 He's retired so hes not really "in mma". Either way i see ur point tho
@@OnePrideRideOrDie if we're talking about fighters currently active, Lyoto Machida easily takes that spot followed closely by WB. But the Goat karate practitioner in mma would be GSP
I would argue Lyoto Machida is the best karate practitioner in MMA. Not only was he UFC champion, his record is also way more impressive.
Machida is the most accomplished karate fighter. GSP was more of a grappler than anything else.
"I've actually seen shins break in a fight" *traumatic anderson silva flashbacks*
Just the shin? he broke the whole tibia and fibula lol
@@willolmeda228 holy shibula
Thank you for giving me nightmares
yeah.....yeah....*cringe*
Dude exactly
This man, who's a UFC fighter, with body parts that could be considered as deadly weapons, wheeze-laughing at the term "peepee strike" is certainly something. lol
NUWAN Sampath LoL all of those fighters you named would whoop any monk lmfao
@@nuwansampath7348 You watch too much kungfu movies.
@@nuwansampath7348 Martial Art world is vast bro. Maybe you understand a lot about shaolin. But claiming they are the best style is kinda rash.
The best fighters are the ones who know just enough about a lot of fighting styles, no one style is better because there's always someone who has honed their craft better than someone else
You're right! Could've called it something else... the junk punk?
That fight scene in Gorgeous between Jackie Chan and Brad Allan looks phenomenal. Brad was part of Jackie’s stunt crew and was also a supervising stunt coordinator in Shang Chi. RIP Brad Allan.
I was taking karate when The Matrix came out. In a couple of weeks, the size of our class almost tripled. I also got lectured by my sensei for doing Neo's "bring it" taunt during a sparring match, lol
Someone did that to me while sparring and I just punched his fingers LOL
14:36 Wall running "isn't realistic". Anthony Pettis: Hold my wheaties box...
Loooool
too soon bro
I would actually like to see Pettis do a breakdown.
Gotta Tida Anthony Pettis: kicks off a wall run The fight: still goes to decision
23:09 is basically how wonderboy vs pettis went down
No fucin way Finally Wonderboy is getting mainstream attention
cause Dana isnt giving him any
How good! He seems like the most genuine, loveable guy. Hope we get to see even more of him in mainstream stuff.
Tipping point, M.G.
@@KSXIYo *NMF title belt has entered the chat*
forget stephan Thompson. Finally MMA IS GETTING MEANSTREAM ATTENTION
Back watching this after Thompson’s win…great fighter and all around dude!
We found the perfect Johnny Cage actor
omg .......... im in!!
I like him he's cool he knows UI Likes karate kid Cobra Kai The Matrix Star Wars Ip Man Jackie Chan DragonBall Super Mortal Kombat
I don’t know if he can convincingly play a fighter like Johnny Cage who’s that full of himself. If he can then he’d be perfect.
His sidekick literally looks like Johnny Cage's
Stephen Wonderboy Thompson : "Everybody can be a sensei, I mean your mom and dad are sensei" Michel Chiesa: "DON'T YOU TALK ABOUT MY MOM !!!"
Under rated comment.
Lol
Hahaha
Best mma comment I’ve seen in a while 😂😂😂
Lmao
Stephen Thompson's the type of guy who conditions his politeness
Best comment
🤣🤣🤣
I see MMA World comment section has joined the chat 😂
@@JAMMYGMERUK takes one to know one 🤷🏻♂️😅
best comment.
My sensei when I was younger told me after I received my first degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, "Congratulations, now your education can truly begin."
I’ve never heard someone explain fighting in such an understandable way. Great teacher.
Facts
Things to love about this breakdown: - very detailed analysis - fun side comments to balance it out - very educating to people who want to pursue martial arts AND... - "i wish i could jump that high... and in slow motion" with full-on fanboy face
i love this.
@plaguelock see the whole video you dumbass
@plaguelock so WHAT exactly in his advices was unrealistic asshat? his advice to keep opponents in front of you so you wouldn't get blindsided? oк doing different things so that opponent would not be able to predict what you are doing? or advice of building muscle strength or muscle memory so you wouldn't waste precious time in the fight thinking HOW exactly are you going to block instead of blocking? WHAT was unrealistic in any of that knucklehead?
educational.
@bojo perez I think you are missing the point. Stephen Thompson is trying to give out advices or tips on how to fight in real life, not following movies' fight scenes. Even Stephen, himself, agrees that these fights are unrealistic.
I love that he referred to process of emptying your mind as "ultra instinct"...Whis would be proud
I thought the same 😅
Trueee
I’m a fan now
its Japanese direct translation for "fast instinct" or "super instincts".
I love chi chi
23:10 RIP Brad Allan. He was truly an inspiration. He was amazing 😔
He has to be one of the most genuine people I've seen in front of a camera. What you see is what you get. Golden Retriever.
“Flying kicks were invented to knock samurai off of horse back” never before have I ever heard such a sentence which feels me with both fear and curiosity
“These samurai on their horses, how can we beat them???!?!???” “Lol, just kick them.”
I was taught that it was practiced by the Hwarang dynasty (Korea, 10th Century), to knock the invading Japanese Samurai off their horses, and keep the fight on a level playing field. I can't find much to support this though. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hwarang But if you think about how scary the timing has to be jump over a moving horse, and kick a guy with a sword in hand.... Fortunately, they didn't always have to start at ground level for the jump.
Now that's either really high jumpers or some really short little horses...
@@renleo2836 They could be jumping off roofs doing some kind of shooting star missile drop kick.
@@renleo2836 Probably short horses, the breeding techniques weren't the same at the time, either that or it is false.
“that is why your shins have to be conditioned” does this mean our scooters were just training us as young kids
I guess anderson never got any scooters
Relatable
lol u need more likes
Dam that was a different kind of pain
The scooters actually did condition my shins back in the day for this
Awesome guy, sad to see him lose to brother Belal
It's not sad though
I could listen to him talk all day. has very pleasant voice. he also explains things well. I bet he's an awesome teacher.
Stephen Thompson reacting to movie scenes: “Can you pause it please?” Jocko Willink reacting to movie scenes: “FREEZE THAT FRAME!”
Tony Ferguson reacting to movies "Hold on I'm watching brother"
Jason C Tony will never get invited to do one of these, because he can’t string two coherent sentences together
@@user-ng5ol9dl8f 🤣
@@user-ng5ol9dl8f Tony Ferguson the kind of guy to fast forward the movie fight scenes to show it's not as fast as him.
@@user-ng5ol9dl8f tony ferguson is the type of guy to watch the whole movie in silence before commenting on it
I highly advise anyone that doesn’t know him to watch his highlight reel, he’s badass
OMW2FYB they should’ve added clips to show people how much of a beast he is
itsurmombruh ikr people gonna sleep on him 😂
Chances are if you clicked this, or have interest in Martial Arts, You would know who WonderBoy is.
TheLucieFurr Not everyone with interest in Martial Arts knows who Wonderboy is
Especially the end of his Anthony Pettis fight :)
He seems like a super nice guy. Really eloquent! I can see why he’s so respected in MMA.
Love what he says about belts! Black belt means you know the basics and can start to learn the advanced. NOT that you are a boss in the art.
..Also very good for keeping your Trousers up .....!
Depends on the martial art
Wonderboy: * Literally knocks the daylights out of people like a cold blooded assassin * Also Wonderboy: "Why you gotta be so mean man, this guy's so mean."
LOL. My brother talks about him a lot, but this is the first time i actually watched him do anything so i was like 'he's so wholesome and nice' then my bro gave me a clip of him fighting and i'm like 'all men do is lie'
@@ontheweed the fact that you can’t see that she’s making a joke is worrying... your logic is honestly comical.
@@nickyn1083 jokes need to be funny to be considered a joke.
@@ontheweed That statement is not even remotely true.
Wonderboy is arguably the nicest guy in the UFC. Followed only by Stipe.
Stephen Thompson is the perfect MMA role model for the young ones interested in MMA. And just a likable dude.
hiyapow easily the kindest and most respectful fighter
@@z6ch93 he is the nmf
Him and GSP
and an fuckin ninja in the ring
GSP ENTERS THE ROOM
Love how he talked about the honor system and during his fight with Kevin Holland, Kevin let him get back up and continue the striking match.
Wonderboy: There's this thing we call ultra instinct Dragon ball fans: I knew it!!!
37-0 as an amateur kickboxer. 58-0 as a professional kickboxer. 15-4-1 in MMA. Thompson is LEEEGIT
Bad decision vs Till and unlucky vs Pettis too.
@@commentconnoisseur1001 And two controversial Woodley fights lol
@@osmanceylan imo he won the first one, drew the second. Not that I'm salty, especially the second one - people don't care about a robbery when all they took was sandpaper. Matt Brown dominated him though.
@@commentconnoisseur1001 I love Thompson, but Till was a clear winner in that fight
58-0 in regional tournaments in Georgia. He never competed in Glory, K1 or any of the top Kickboxing orgs, never fought any of the top Kickboxers in his weightclass. One of the best WW MMA fighters, but overrated as a Kickboxers.
Anyone who's not familiar, Thompson is universally accepted as one of the nicest if not the nicest man in MMA. The guy even has a NMF belt lol.
No he does not, there is no such thing as NMF belt.
@@therealzonfa6018 Ariel Helwani awarded Wonderboy the NMF belt on his show. No its not official, but the BMF belt isnt exactly official either. plus Wonderboy definitely is the NMF
@@therealzonfa6018 do you watch ANY combat sports?
@@therealzonfa6018 it was a joke belt handed out by ariel Helwani but it proves the guys point that he's regarded as the nicest fighter by the community
@@alwaysplay13 LOL
Everything about this man is highly addictive…..his shape, face, voice, body language, personality ..literary I’m addicted to him
Brad Allen in "Gorgeous" against Jackie Chan, did the triple kick in the air -- which is what Keanu Reeves did in that scene in "The Matrix" but Keanu Reeves was on a wire to do that. It looked like Brad Allen did that for real with no wire -- that was one of the most impressive moves I've ever seen in a film.
this is the meanest he's ever been
😂
Lmao
If you see his life streams he says crazy things like “shoot” or “darn” . 😂😂
If he keeps this up then he might lose that “Nicest Mofo” belt he won.
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Seriously! All over da place!
thought my headphones were on the blink
@@mikeh720 I was nuding my volume control and connector, thinking I had some malfunction going on :D
@@mikeh720 me too, I thought my bluetooth buds were going out...
had me give my speaker a wtf look a couple of times
Wonderboy is the definition of " don't take my kindness for weakness" frfr
Dude, you have a new fan. Some amazing perspectives and comments, and your character came through on many. You were raised right. Nice to meet you, and well done.
Just in case people don't know Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson is a 5th degree blackbelt in Tetsuhin-Ryo Kempo, Black Belt in Jujutsu, Black Belt in American Kickboxing and currently either a Brown or Purple Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jistu under Carlos Machado (Jiu-Jitsu World Champion). Prior to MMA he holds an undefeated Kickboxing record of 58 wins 0 losses and is a multi-time I.S.K.A, I.K.F, P.K.C, U.S.A.K.B.F Champion as well as a W.P.K.A and W.A.K.O champion. His MMA record is 15 wins 4 loses and fought Tyrone Woodley twice for the UFC Welterweight Title and is currently the #7 ranked Welterweight (170 pound division) contender in the world.
Should be higher I want to see how he would do against colby or usman style
@@shill4958 He'd get smashed unfortunately. Randy Brown took him down with ease, I imagine Colby and Usman would do him worse and more boring
@@noelnoni7310 he should move to middleweight. Hes too big for welterweight. I wanna see how he does at middleweight
@@pavannair6469 He would do great at Middleweight. He would easily beat Whittaker again and I think he can outpoint Adesanya. He has more of a chance being a champ there imo
@@noelnoni7310 he beat Whittaker? When?
Ultra Instinct, a level even the God of Destruction has yet to master
I came to the comments looking for this
As soon as he said that I came straight to the comments to see if anyone mentioned DBS
Thanks for the laughing!
@@JustinVFlores 😂😂😂 same
i am ufc Fan and my favourite ufc fighters are Diaz brothers,GSP,JDS but to me Ufc fighters are Not Complete fighters in the world! i think shaolin kungfu is the Best fighting style in the world.i know they're not fighting in octagon and never will be but they can take out few fighter in same time becuse of Meditation.they have sharp Sense.i saw some person fighting dressed as shaolin Monk and that is gimmick not a real Monk.any way this is my opinion.
“I’ve never seen someone get taken down by a...” *”peepee strike?”*
Matrix fighting scenes are poetic . No need to explain as a real world situation. Fighter in the wind is an absolute must for those they love Action cinema. The guy who plays the Mas Oyama is really awesome.
He's like the Keanu Reeves of MMA - you can literally not say anything about the dude.
anything bad
Can't say anything bad about Reeves? How about "can't act"?
@@AndrewNiccol Lol. I like John Wick, bu his bad acting is hard to miss.
@bleach4711 he fits in with certain roles really well. You can say that for any actor really. Sure he doesn't have many high intensity acting in his movies but that doesn't mean what he's doing is easy. It's often the subtle stuff thats hard to pull off.
@@insanezombieman753 His dedication to the gun training and mma was actually pretty good, he's a legit shooter
“We call that Ultra Instinct” Goku has entered the chat.
Hahaha I wish I had more subscribers like you!😂😂😂
Underrated comment +7.6k likes
I was literally searching for this comment 😂😂😂
@@mmkaka1998 SAME
As soon as he said that the ultra instinct theme started playing in my head
I don't follow MMA or fighters, but I looked this fellow up while watching this. He's the real deal. A beast in the ring.
Thoroughly enjoyed listening to this gentleman lay down some knowledge, you can tell he loves the fighting movies for what they are too. 10/10
15:30 "We call it ultra instinct" my weeb mind: WOOOOOAAAAHHHHH!!!!!
Lmaooo same i heard that and was like “wut”
That's why they called it "Ultra Instinct" in the english version. The original version it's called Migatte no Gokui which means something like "The Selfish Doctrine"
I didn't think that he would be shocked by that scene:) I guess some things are too hardcore even for a UFC fighter.
for REAL??? Wow! as in just wow
Same
He's one of the nicests dudes that could litterally kill you if he wanted.
Well, all of us could kill anyone if we wanted, really. I get what you're saying though. 😉
Not something we want to brag about
Groteskfull Unless you have a powerful gun on you or are a large individual with a weapon he would murder you in the time it took you to type that sentence.
@@christiandamore4284 you missed the point
@@christiandamore4284 he didn't say he could kill Stephen he said anybody could kill another human. We dont and obviously shouldn't. but that was the point....
A few things that I find especially psychologically important that have and do help me out in competitive situations that Stephen Thompson mentioned are: 1. Being confident in your ability and knowing that you are better than you sometimes feel and 2. Having fun and not letting a fight get to you The second I start to doubt myself, I begin to perform worst and if I forget why I am competing against others (for fun) then I can get 'stuck in my own head.'
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Instead of him talking about how unrealistic things are I just learnt a whole lot instead
When he mentioned he goes into a fight with a smile all I could imagine is someone trying to mug him and he just has a giant grin on his face as he beats them to the ground. It feels like something out of a horror movie.
Michael McInerney horror COMEDY movie
New found respect for Bruce Lee. I didn't really consider that kind of detail in any of these TV or movie fights, but it's making a lot of sense when Steph explains the psychology of certain things.
The world needs many more Sensei like you Stephen Thompson. Big thumbs up.
This guy right here, absolute legend and the nicest guy in the biz.
15:33 "We call that Ultra Instinct". *_Goku has entered the chat._*
He's actually a huge Dragon Ball fan!
@@fl260 Why am I not surprised? Lol.
@TheOriginal GGHarasser Actually surprisingly, it's starting to gain traction and you'll see some commentators, even in Boxing referring to it as Ultra Instinct...Because a lot of the fighters are also anime/manga or comics nerds and started calling it that so some commentators are also starting to use the term too.
@TheOriginal GGHarasser Ok good to know haha. I was sure he was going to mention Dragon Ball but then he didn't and I was like wait, it's a real thing?
@@Mharriscreations I learned it as "flow state" in sport psych. Seems to be the fighters equivalent.
Wonderboy is a legend! So humble, respectful, classy guy, a true role model and what a martial artist should be 👏👏👏 Thanks for having him on GQ 😊
Yeah, that last scene with Jackie is brilliant in so many ways.
He’s so adorably nerdy about his skill. I love when experts talk about their craft!
i know he's cute AF
You should meet him...or train with him for 3 years. It's an act. I truly think hes a good human but His Dad, Ray and him are MONEY HUNGRY. It was $140/month for mma workouts . Once he knocked out Stiggen it moved to over $300. I was already working as much as I could in highschool to pay for that...they didnt even take my monthly price because I had so much loyalty. It's sad really.
"I've seen shins break in a fight" Anderson Silva has left the chat.
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Such a stand up guy. You deserve all the press and exposure wonderboy!👍👊🙏
"Never do a flying kick." Fabricio Werdum didn't get the memo.
Or pettis
ZombieRommel he doesn’t fear being on the ground so he can do flying shits
@@hookoffthejab1 I 'm not sure if wallrun kicks are actually flighing kicks still one of the craziest KOs ever.
Travis brown did
Stephen Thompson besides Lyoto Machida is a rare Ufc fighter. who can use traditional karate in mma. He’s been at the top 5 for the last five years in the welterweight division. Cool to see his insight.
Honestly lyoto and wonderboy are in my opinion the best in karate...because as in most martial arts if you cant apply it practically then whats the point? Which is why alot of kung fu is left behind and honestly karate has been around for so long its almost associated with kung fu to most in the west in that they think its the whole "flow like water" thing
I don't see any traditional karate. It's all karate point fighting. Traditional karate is a scam. Karate point fighting is somewhat real. I'd be a fan if he'd beat up all the fake masters like Xu Xiaodong.
Michelle waterson
@@Reptar530 she's hotter than thompson too
David RF lets not get crazy now
I loved this and Stephen Thompson, I love watching him geek out over fighting.
"Just smile! " Best martial art advice ever!
18:07 "For one, that's Darth Maul." He is the chosen one.
It wasn’t Darth Maul, he’s played by Ray Park.
Richard Clarke And who plays Darth Maul??? Bingo. If you’ve seen Ray’s Instagram, you know he sees himself as Darth Maul lol
@@solvemproblerstudios5889 facts. saw an interviewsnippet where he corrected the person to call him maul
Edwin Cruz Yeah. He’s REALLY adamant about it sometimes lol.
Yeh I'm not understanding this woosh either lol, it's clearly not Ray Park
I love at 3:08 when one of the world's most dangerous MMA fighters says "peepee strike" and giggles.
I love that this is almost 30 minutes, what a great guy.
That was very informative. Thank you Wonderboy ❤
"your mom and dad are senseis" mom: heres your sandwich honey me: thank you sensei! *bows* Mom: ...... ooook
Sadly, he's incorrect. Sensei means teacher as the position. The verb "to teach" is "oshieru". Your mom teaches you lots of things, but she isn't your teacher, she's your mother.
Djorgal what do you consider a teacher? Just the people that teach the common core subjects?
Hahaha I wish I had more subscribers like you!😂😂😂
“We call that Ultra Instinct” Goku has entered the chat.
@@salemizscared A teacher is somebody with an occupation of teaching a particular subject as a job. A parent has a legal and moral obligation to teach you essential skills and values. One's a choice as a job, the other is not.
Bruce Lee is like infinite times faster than my Internet.
Too broke
So is Jackie!
I don’t know if you know but in enter the dragon they had to slow down some of the footage because Bruce lee moved so fast that it looked blurry
@@lee415crafter HA, i knew that fact, cameras back then could not film his super fast strikes, Bruce was a beast of a man, if he would be young and alive today, he would hold title years and years in feature.
@Prem Koomr why don't you get yourself a brain?
Wow, magnifique ! J'ai même pas vu le temps passer, tant c'était intéressant. Tu arrives toujours autant à nous immerger dans les les faits que tu rapportes ; c'est tellement intéressant. Merci pour cette vidéo.
I love his knowledge and enthusiasm. And what a lovely person to boot!
- Stephen: Talks about Ultra Instinct being a real thing in martial arts. - Me: "So you are saying there is a chance"
Its like "the zone" athletes describe when they are at high potential. When running, I sometimes got to a point at which I felt like I could go on forever at an ever increasing speed. If this is considered "the zone" or just high adrenaline or whatever - it just feels good and you see different results when all pain turns into fun.
@@groundloss Yeah, I think I know what you mean. As an asthmatic person when I started running it was hard to run for long periods of time without catching breath. However, one day I pushed myself to keep going and felt this surge of energy that allowed me to finish with a pretty good time for a newbie
@@groundloss Wait, THAT was the zone? So I was in the zone once?
groundloss I don’t run as much as I did when I was a teen but when I hit the gym I run for 10-15 minutes and sometimes I feel that UI hit and I add more minutes.
We need Wonderboy as an MMA analyst after his career. He’s like Tony Romo calling plays before they happen in the booth now.
Dude, Romo is quickly becoming an announcing GOAT.
Frankieare facts
I could hear Stephen talk about martial arts all day. Such a calm and nice voice
This was a great segment. I learned a lot and he is such a great speaker. Very good at explaining but being entertaining.
The sound guy let this down big time, use one mic and quit switching between the mics of each camera pls
Good ear. I agree.
Don't be angry at Kevin James. He just started out. Switching careers like switching mics on this video is hard. Most probably its the editors mistake.
Got Wonderboy speaking in *BOLD FONT* every few minutes
oh phew, you heard it to. I thought my headphones were starting to play up
Yeah, I was wondering why they change mic all the time now I understand what happened
as funny and chill as he seems, the second he starts talking specifics my brain just goes "dude if you're ever facing him off just play dead"
Watch some of his highlights, he’s a master class striker
Erush he stunted on Luque so hard, and Luque is one of the best boxers in the UFC. Wonderboy is a beast
Ehhh one of the best boxers is kind of a stretch. He has good technique and power but his head movement is similar to that of the Starue of liberty. He gets hit A LOT
18:07 Characters: *complete and utter shock* Stephen: First off, that’s Darth Maul
i looked it up... it´s not darth maul
I studied tae kwon do when I was younger, and before I did I used to try and do stunts on my big bro's bmx bike and fail. So many injuries but I guess it did condition me to take more than I'd otherwise been able to. Thanks for this breakdown I feel like I learned something, which is awesome. Stay safe ya'll and keep on fighting the good fight!
This guy taught me karate back when I was like 8. Cool dude.
lucky you
I'm jealous. He is one of my favorite MMA fighter.
He seems like he'd be a really good sensei and yeah like a cool down to earth guy.
Paranormal Encyclopedia yeah seriously. It’s honestly kind of disappointing that I was so young. Feels like a wasted opportunity I could’ve utilized if I had been older.
@@TheElkEnigma I can imagine
living proof that people who live to fight also can be smart,articulate and a through and through nice guy. Keep on doing what you do Mr.Thompson, its been an honour to follow your career throughout the years.
In my experience so far, very few people that get to a decent level, let alone the proficiency of Mr. Thompson here, are the stereotypical "I just want to punch some people". You need lots of patience, good mental health and a tactical mind for competetive martial arts. He is pretty exceptional though :-) Also a good entertainer. Its fun listening to him talking.
@@silentlamb21 Most of the elite level fighters out there that are on the level of Mr.Thompson dont come off good while speakin for longer periods, there are ofc exceptions but most of the high level fighters out there come off as Tito Ortiz,Roy Jones jr,Floyd Mayweather and etc. Nothing wrong with not being natural speakers, only wanted to give props to a guy that has the best of both worlds, something that is really rare.
Wonderboy is like an historian, I could sit down and listen to you all day buddy, favorite tidbit of knowledge in this was how the color of the belts came to be... ...sweat turning it to yellow and eventually to black...that was so cool to learn!
Best one I've seen yet. Stephen Thompson is amazing
12:46 "I've seen shins break" In case anyone wasn't aware, Stephen's own brother-in-law (Chris Weidman) broke Anderson Silva's leg BY BLOCKING IT WITH HIS OWN LEG
Never knew weidman was his brother in law
Mark Young neither did I lol
You learn something new every day. Thanks mane.
Yeah what I didn’t know that he’s his brother in law
That moment was both awe-inspiring and very hard to watch.
Wonderboy is the MAN! i so hope he gets ONE more shot at the title!
Buck Futtler new champ, so it’s possible
@@urmomseffect Usman is a better match-up for wonderboy too imo
Usman is a nightmare matchup for him what do you mean lol
@@sharinganjaman9699 Counter strikers as good as WB are a nightmare for Usman too. something that Woodley and Colby arent.
Wonderboy is garbage, Usman would end his career
This dude is my favorite fighter now. He knows all the cool kid pop culture references and is so wholesome.
“I wish I could jump that high, and in slow motion”. This guy is extremely likable.
People wouldn’t know he broke both his hands winning his last fight, such a nice guy
XxKillealonarexX cause Luque’s chin is made of steel. Even Mike Perry with his power punches couldn’t knock him out l. Props to wonder boy.