10 Biggest Career Missteps in MMA History

[@TheRenegadeMoose]

Henry “retiring” is the most wtf are you doing in your career moment I’ve seen in quite some time

[@philosopher1130]

He thought he had sooooo much more star power than he ever did 😂😂 When in reality people couldn’t WAIT to never hear from him again

[@carljohnson4285]

FACTS!!! If you're going to retire on top DON'T COME BACK!!!!

[@neverlandgrounds1225]

Dude really thought he was GSP

[@corv538]

Dude really thought Dana was going to beg him to stay lol, now he has no championships, no title fight soon and on a 2 fight loosing streak

[@FightSportTalk]

He became so entitled after winning the bantamweight belt its crazy. I enjoyed watching him get embarrassed by Merab.

[@hulkman245]

Cejudo leaving behind champ status and sitting out during his prime, only to come back and make less then Dern who fought on the prelims will never not be funny😂😂

[@DrSpaceman42]

It’s delicious

[@Tyrese-Townsend]

He tried to do a GSP and failed 🤦🏽‍♂️😭

[@I_AM_BAYTOR]

Wait what, they pay Dern? Why?

[@-xxxuchihacion-3318]

Ass plus mma simps love ass no matter how bad of a fighter they are ​@@I_AM_BAYTOR

[@dspecter1187]

​​@@I_AM_BAYTOR at UFC 298 Cejudo received $150,000 in "show" money for his loss against Merab Dvalishvili. While Dern received $200,000 "show" for her losing effort against Lemos. In addition Dern/Lemos both received an extra $50,000 fight of the night bonus.

[@davidfindlay-qf5qi]

That shot of Dom and Dana's unimpressed looks when Cejudo retired was priceless!

[@drunkenmmamaster419]

😂😂😂😂 they were tho

[@m.sb.1806]

It was also funny him talking about it being bc he has a girlfriend 😂

[@joshuab3715]

wideman throwing that spinning kick against rockhold was the beginning of a MASSIVE snowball effect.

[@TPO43]

Right? I expected to see that on here, honestly. But these ten were were pretty rough as well

[@yeayea5851]

Lol wideman

[@Fluoride_Jones]

@@yeayea5851 To be fair, that spinning kick was wide.

[@joshuab3715]

@@yeayea5851I refuse to fix it 😂

[@kanaima650]

The consistency of this channel has been unreal y'all are my favorite mma youtubers by far

[@RMILLSMMA]

Bang on!

[@yeayea5851]

Youre my favorite MMA KZbinr viewer

[@Godly_Nose]

the fact he is this consistent shows how much he loves this sport a casual could never.

[@kanaima650]

@@yeayea5851 ay same goes for you bro

[@JebediahDewitt]

@@Godly_Noseit’s a bunch of them not just tommy😂😂😂

[@yaboihr4]

God I wish Volk just didn’t take that short notice fight.

[@publiusventidiusbassus1232]

And fighting Topuria only a couple of months after getting flatlined...

[@nomadgrappler9410]

Well maybe he should actually get help for his mental health problems if things are that bad. Training isnt treatment for mental health issues.

[@jordancave3089]

So hey, did Strickland call Volk a p**** for being wealth af and having the nerve to say he has mental health problems…he even started to cry in front of everyone at the post fight presser. So he must be the biggest beta male in the world according to Sean “trying to beat down syndrome and losing” Strickland. Seriously though, I love Volk, man. Those two KOs back to back now…are just…idek lol but as much as I would like to believe that Volk just kinda got screwed by circumstances…I think his age played a masssssive part it in. There’s only ever been 2 wins for guys at 170 or less in championship fight at the age of 35+ and both of them came from T-Wood at welterweight. So yeah, it just seems to be a hard cut off for the smaller guys at that age…

[@steve10]

Volk doing that is the number 1 mistake for me. I cant remember who was speaking about him , Rogan or DC , but they basically said he is the type of fighter that literally can't sit still, he needs to mentally always be in fight camp for him to feel comfortable, which is admirable, but its not sustainable in the end

[@jordancave3089]

@@steve10 that and this sport just isn’t made for longevity, man. Older guys can be really successful…in heavier divisions. I’m not really sure if there’s any one thing that makes it so difficult for the smaller guys, but ig it must be speed? Either way, I love Volk. The dude had an incredible run, but I don’t believe the short notice fight is the reason why he’s been KOd two straight fights…or why he seems to be on the decline. The better fighters won…and Volk is getting old, man…

[@douglasdbs7139]

I think that we (fans) often complain about Cain not adapting to altitude, but we often overlook (or forget) to praise Werdum for preparing 150% for the fight and acting like a true professional by thinking before about all potential factors that could impact his performance. Werdum was already a father at that time and he said that moving months prior to Mexico to adapt to the altitude was a big sacrifice for him. Werdum truly deserved the big win that night. Kudos to Werdum!

[@FuntClaps101]

100%. If one fighter prepares better, he’s the better man. End of. Won before the fight started by doing the essential work.

[@megamanxhunter]

Let's not forget that was the 2nd time, because Fabricio and Cain were supposed to face each other at UFC 180 in Mexico City in November 2014. Unfortunately, Cain got injured (again) and Mark Hunt stepped in, and the bout became an interim title. Nobody gives Fabricio credit for his preparation.

[@User-54631]

According to science altitude under 2500m which Mexico City is, acclimating takes 3-5 days. Look it up

[@monkpato]

That's absurd.

[@Trepanation21]

NGL, it always amused me that Cain had that bigass BROWN PRIDE tattoo on his chest, then got punked just by existing in Mexico.

[@projectchaney]

That cable that took out Tony Ferg (shakes fist in air)

[@ryanedinger7894]

A literal misstep

[@the_auditor1017]

Don’t wear sunglasses in doors kids.

[@benzeltser]

Haven’t watched yet but Tony cutting weight for a canceled fight and then fighting Gaejthe on short notice better be #1

[@tdyerwestfield]

I understand Holm being impatient. Ronda was going to be out for a whole year. Similar to what Aspinall is having to do now, wait over a year for any fight that might not even happen anyway.

[@huckleberryharrison6248]

Tony fighting Justin instead of waiting for Khabib is one of the worst decisions in MMA history. He basically took his title shot and said to Justin "here, you can have this". Who actually thought Tony was going to win that fight? A brawler vs a power counter striker? Yeah, great idea, Tony.

[@everybodywalktheDinosaur]

If it was when Justin used to fight wildly I think Tony would've won easily, also him weight cutting back to back like that couldn't of helped

[@huckleberryharrison6248]

@@everybodywalktheDinosaur Tony fans need to come to terms with his limitations. He has always been open to counter strikers and won most of his fights because of his durability. Justin would beat that durability out of Tony 10 out of 10 times, just like he beat it out of Johnson, who beat Tony.

[@random__joe]

And cutting weight twice didn't help

[@treyaberson]

To be fair tho we need to look at this as if we were in that moment. It’s VERY easy to look back in hindsight and say that was an awful matchup and a career-altering decision. Hindsight is always 20/20. But at the time we thought Tony was unbeatable and even thought he’d be Khabib’s biggest test. Nobody could’ve seen this outcome back in early 2020. Easy to say now but back in March 2020 if somebody told you Tony would lose his next 7 in a row, you probably would’ve bet your house and life savings against it

[@hashvendetta7226]

That damn fight got setup and canceled 4 times. Maybe if tony didn't walk around indoors with his sunglasses on like a complete jagoff, the rest of his career would have been entirely different..

[@dsan17]

Chuck fighting a still active Tito at 48.

[@michaelmariani3093]

Tony tripping over camera cable should be the #1 misstep ever. Missed a golden opportunity here boys.

[@lavariosmith5622]

Literal definition of a misstep.

[@hulkman245]

Remember when Gamrot was the back-up fighter for Makachev vs Oliveira 2

[@ElChicoMedas]

that was funny af

[@madgavin7568]

Should have been Gamrot anyway.

[@coin2085]

@@madgavin7568 That would've been so boring, see how he nutsniffed 40yr old RDA

[@madgavin7568]

@@coin2085 Islam would actually thwart Gamrot though. He's one of the few fighters in the division who can and the fight wouldn't be boring either.

[@joshcotten1927]

The last time I was this early, they called me premature.

[@skenderjazo9605]

Weidman spinning kick should be in this list in my opinion

[@jonvia]

Tony is the type of guy to wear sunglasses indoors and totally destroy his knee tripping over an audio cable. Talk about a misstep.

[@zwergz1122]

What Pillashaw did was stupid, selfish, a waste of everyone's time and basically wasted an opportunity that would've went to someone else

[@philosopher1130]

He’s wasted alot of peoples time and careers.. Cody would probably still be champ or at least had a decent title reign if he didn’t fight a juiced up Dillasnake twice when he was on the roids 🤦🏽‍♂️ Those KOs shoulda never happened and pillashaw woulda been asleep after that first fight

[@dsan17]

Even his last fight in BW was a waste of everyone's time. Knew his shoulder is mangled and still decided to fight.

[@madgavin7568]

@@philosopher1130 This is utter copium and you know it. PEDs didn't factor in TJ beating Cody, TJ beat Cody because he's the better fighter and Cody is both a hothead and a meathead. Cody also hasn't improved at all, he was trained to beat Cruz and that's it. TAM is not a special gym and Cody wasn't even that special to begin with. He's essentially alternating hooks at the end of the day. He was never going to be a dominant champion, let alone still one now. He doesn't have the brains or the temperament for it, the newer generation of BW's would have smoked him anyways.

[@american1207]

You gotta be selfish in this sport

[@drunkenmmamaster419]

Tony’s double weight cut and Triple C retiring at the peak of his career gotta take the cake

[@jamesallenyz431]

A weight cut 3 weeks before the fight isn't really a double weight cut. He probably did more damage to his body training with goggins

[@SpikeLeePHD]

Chris Weidman spinning wheel kick against Luke Rockhold

[@_Idonthaveaname]

Damn I love this channel

[@trowabarton101]

All my homies hate gdr. She cheats to beat holm and then cowards away from cyborg. Infuriating.

[@JD_13]

Well hang on a second though. Either you hate cheats or you dont. She refused to give cyborg a title shot because cyborg’s pee melted the test cup. What gdr did to holm after the bell is inexcusable, but her hard stance against ped users in the sport is not exactly her worst trait.

[@lavariosmith5622]

@@JD_13 Regardless everyone knew that Cyborg was next in line for the championship fight before GDR fought Holms so it makes little senses for her to even fight for the title to begin with other than to just be a champion with no title defenses.

[@JD_13]

@@lavariosmith5622 nah. Fighters are independent contractors, she has every right to choose to vacate the title over being forced to fight a well known and proven cheat. And i dislike her as a fighter. I would have preferred her to fight cyborg too but to be fair, the call is hers alone.

[@trowabarton101]

@JD_13 if she's going to cheat and win a title, vacate to another cheater, then act like she has the moral highground. That's my problem, yeah she has the right to refuse doesn't mean I won't judge her for it just like the majority of fans judge JJ for not fighting Tom.

[@JD_13]

@@trowabarton101 lol ofc we should judge cheaters, and especially jones btw. And i think a fighter is afforded a certain sense of the moral high ground if they are being blackmailed into fighting a known drug cheat, or lose their belt. Thats just how the company operates, which you gotta agree is not a good look if they are masquerading as being the global leaders in a fair sport. But then again, its not a fair sport, its an entertainment business. Hence Jones being afforded all of Dana's favour.

[@timngo4119]

Other ones i could think of off top: Diego Sanchez hiring Joshua Fabia thus ending his UFC career Fedor never fighting in the UFC thus robbing us of matchups against Couture, Lesnar, and Cain Chuck trying to get one last payday by fighting Tito for the third time Paul Daley sucker punching Josh Koscheck after the fight ended, thus getting cut by the UFC Ronda believing she could strike with Holm and her corner for giving her that belief Wanderlei Silva running away from drug testing Anderson Silva testing positive for PEDs Nate Diaz taunting Leon Edwards instead of going for the finish which could have put him in line for a welterweight title shot Khamzat not making weight against Nate Diaz thus getting removed from the main event

[@barkevvv]

man, thank you for including T Brown in this. as someone who lives IN glendale, it baffled me that he would leave NM for GlendaleFC

[@lucasaaron2315]

Holly fought Miesha in the co main event of Conor vs Nate. So she most likely got that huge payday you claim she missed out on.

[@lavariosmith5622]

Yeah but I would assume that a large percentage of that pay went to Connor and Nate.

[@donnyg9993]

Yea, co-main. If holly and Ronda fought again that’s a guaranteed 1 million+ ppv main event headliner at that time and a bigger cut for her

[@ChumbynKnopa]

If Tony waited for the 6th fight, I'm pretty sure a meteor the size of Texas would've struck Earth

[@dazwall5092]

The Tony Ferguson bit is the final piece of the puzzle I was trying to understand. Thank you.

[@harrygreb3457]

Chuck Tito 3 has to be on here

[@EverydayElite24]

Ayy Tommy’s back 💪

[@dxbbred]

Right as I needed something to watch

[@41_balisingh20]

You totally missed Dominic Cruz taking multiple fights after serious injuries.

[@LuckyLog97]

He's a fighter though. He has to fight.

[@41_balisingh20]

I agree, but the same can be said for the multiple fighters he included in the list.

[@AndyAhluwalia23]

Kidda bro. I think Dom was right to come back bro. He came back and beat TJ for the belt, then after cejudo he was among the top ranked bantamweights up until his recent loss. I hope to see him fight Aldo now that he’s back.

[@41_balisingh20]

Well to be fair, Dominick already had three serious knee ligament (ACL) injuries, a torn quadricep and a broken rib, additionally, he was also suffering with a very painful muscle condition called plantar fascia tendinitis (which affected the muscle going down his foot) which multiplied during the training camp he had for Cody Fight, he couldn't even walk with ease. Look I'm not making any excuses for him, it was his call given on how he felt at the moment, regardless, I think he should've been at least mentioned on the list for the sake of times he had to push himself to fighting despite of all the injuries. I understand how a similar argument can be made for all the times he won even after having injuries, (like a torn ACL before Dillashaw fight) but we have to understand that all these things were worsening and accumulating over time, resulting in a Cruz who eventually fell to Garbrandt (who was 8 years younger than him), not to mention his inactivity following that fight (also the dude's like 39 rn).

[@steve10]

I love cruz , there's a youtube video about him against Team Alpha Male , and he essentially out thinks them and out fights them on his own ,, it feels like someone up against bullies who is willing to take them all on. I would have liked him to beat all three but Cody Garbrandt was the best he will ever be that night.

[@mauricioyinvieira2242]

A super underrated one is Aldo taking the fight with Merab instead of waiting/angling for a title fight with Aljo. Jose was on a 3-fight winning streak against top competition and had a legitimate case for a shot without his legend-status. He was also a horrible stylistic matchup for Aljo and had a solid chance of winning and retiring as a double champ. Instead, a fighter known for not having great cardio, accepts a fight in high altitude (everyone gassed in that card) against a dude named THE MACHINE. He was doing great against Merab in the first round and half… and just lost on activity. Super high risk for super low reward…

[@erich1380]

there was 0 indication ronda was coming back any time soon though.. its very reminiscent of conor/mike right now. delay delay delay.

[@Jesus_H._Tap-DancingChrist]

Cejudo: Triple C's out. You dont have to hear my ass no more Tommy: And nobody believed him Everyone else: Couldn't give a shit

[@dablonz6852]

Tommy is the GOAT

[@dondada4r647]

intro is so hilarious cause just implies other athletes have to think about nothing at all but playing

[@fluffkiller]

Nice to see bustamente getting some respect on here. He’s one of my favorites from the dark years. He was a complete fighter before that a thing and yeah he chased the money to Japan. Maybe it didn’t work out for him but his contributions as a fighter and coach should be recognized.

[@jordanrobinson6062]

I think 2 had a bigger impact than 1, because a career thats over is a career thats over. And number 1 is still fighting at a high level.

[@iamDBA1]

The craziest thing about this list. I never realized Glendale fight club is like 10 minutes away from my house lol

[@KerioFive]

I would argue that the biggest misstep was Tony tripping over that cable 😪

[@MichaelSpikes-pv6kl]

Good review video

[@CornerStoreDrums]

MMA On Point NEVER misses!! 💯

[@natetripp3932]

PLEASE do a “wins that aged like wine” video. Volk, Connor, usmans early losses in the regional scene. That vid would BANG

[@RMILLSMMA]

These videos are so good. Side note, if ever there was proof Dana and co don't give a poop about the fighters the way they treated Cejudo is that proof. 😮

[@ChrisF-fx5du]

Gathje not acclimating in his fight against khabib was horrible..

[@khaderkhan190]

Honorable mention Johny Hendricks eating too much going to middle weight to fight paulo costa....

[@oscarflores6367]

Cejudo wasting his prime was a damn shame. Literally made his comeback just sad to watch

[@Nonegiven14582]

Learning MMA is bad move as many other sports pay more.

[@ryderhuggins508]

T’time and time again I like these videos

[@balkan-funny-shorts]

Best voice this guy sounds awsome i listen every video he is in love From Macedonia Europe

[@MustangGT4]

Great video!

[@stevehendrix7532]

Dc retirement in front of no crown sucked 😢

[@OddJames]

Henry's hair when it's forward looks so weird lmao idk why. makes him look like a big toddler.

[@Rizzbulla]

Where tf did TJ go? Forgot about dude lol.

[@WhereIsSchmitty]

Cejudo literally ruined his legacy 😂

[@CaptCKernel]

Seeing how long Dillashaw is out due to surgery, thats the worst for me. If he would have pulled out and got the surgery when he needed to, he would probably leapfrog Merab for this upcoming title fight at significantly better health than his showing vs Aljo

[@branlopgar]

With the levels of f**ked up his shoulder is at, I'd be surprised if any commission ever clears him to fight again. His career is as good as dead. And after those two dumb moves of going down to 135 and fighting Aljo knowing he was on one arm, that's probably for the best

[@everybodywalktheDinosaur]

Ah well, he didn't actually beat Corey so he didn't deserve the title shot in the first place

[@CaptCKernel]

@@everybodywalktheDinosaur agree, still doesn't mean he wouldn't get a shot though

[@WhiteMousse1980]

DC explicitly said after his surgery that he was better than ever. Glad that eye poker got wrecked

[@Johngottisentme]

Tony’s ego killed him

[@ericcote1632]

Idk but I feel that Tony not waiting for khabib was the biggest in the sport

[@donnyg9993]

That fight was so cursed im sure some fluke incident would’ve stopped a 6th booking

[@MinkedChopstix]

I’ll never get over the tony situation :( he threw his entire career away just to prove a point 1 more time.

[@DaemonPix]

I remember Jon Jones coming back a few events before the TJ/Henry fight. There were talks that Jon gave up some key information to work his way back to the cage. Then a few months later TJ gets popped for EPO, which is not something USADA would normally test for in fighters. The snitch and greatest of all time, Jon Jones.

[@madgavin7568]

The silver lining is when Jones retires after beating a washed up Miocic, he is going to be heavily criticized by fans for avoiding Aspinall, Ngannou and all the cheating he's done throughout his career.

[@AgentActive]

2:45 I wish that the commentators would still freak out like that

[@Jesus_H._Tap-DancingChrist]

Miesha not waiting for Ronda is more significant. Some of us are still hoping for TateVRouseyIII

[@shaundoherty088]

As always.... on point

[@matthewpople9639]

The weight-cut stupidity from Tony Ferguson was truly epic in retrospect. Surely he knew it at the time too?

[@Trilltord]

Probably not.. he’s incredibly stupid

[@cappy2282]

Me never starting my career was a big mistake....I was the best

[@andrewalaskiewicz38]

Well DC is such a company man so they offered him a bank to fight Stipe again. They knew it would sell and he thought he could take him out again easily and put the ultimate stamp on his legacy by beating the HW best of all time at the moment. After the loss he wanted to retire on top and once again was offered another Bank and thought he was winning and could take him and knew it was his last and tried to retire on top and get one last multi million dollar payday. So he took a shot at greatness and I respect that and he would have regretted it if he didn’t so I dunno about putting it on the list.

[@hersonflores8832]

Fedor not fighting in the UFC and losing in StrikeForce

[@ynotefil]

MMA Right On Point 💯

[@jackdaniels2905]

Khabib calling Tony stupid guy is still too funny.

[@Godly_Nose]

people will talk about henry leaving for 3 years but no one will talk about how Jon did the same thing just without the retirement part, only Jon wasn't negotiating he was hiding from Francis.

[@shadynas7y]

I honestly side with GDR. If UFC is going to do fuck all to punish steroid cheats the fighters have every right to just flat out refuse to fight them. Don't give a shit if they created that division for her or not.

[@johnkylepacana7131]

When cejudo announced his retirement, dana didn't even flinch 😐

[@procow2274]

The sad part is GDR had a good chance of beating cyborg

[@mattlatakas7051]

Lol, Cyborg would absolutely destroy her cheating ass and I'd pay good money to watch it happen.

[@procow2274]

@@carphucker2973 oh course she did she was powerful and one of the best strikers around. even nunes had trouble with her striking and nunes went right through cyborg

[@Slim.Shaggy]

Dillashaw real mistake was teaching his team how to do steroids

[@howey935]

No one was even asking for Henry to come back let alone begging him.

[@DailyDabber-kc8ev]

You can’t help but love Volk and want the best for him. He’s such a genuine person, no character, no gimmicks.

[@derpderpenson7492]

just clicked to write that in the thumbnail TJ looks like a T-rex

[@nickrawlins8570]

Am I the only who thinks that Cain Mexico City thing is bullshit? He just got just ass kicked by a prime werdum.

[@chrispeach3820]

Ok I get the Travis Browne one, but.... Stay in Albuquerque New Mexico or Go be with the most famous female athlete at the time, who's also pretty damn hot, eventually marrying her and having kids. I get the man's decision.

[@DTS_I]

Every Bj Penn fight post 2011 could go on here

[@BenKellyMusic92]

GDR bailing on W145lb was actually a good decision, in the long run! 🤘

[@raceing101]

First love your videos!

[@sjtimmer7]

Do top 10 False Retirements! Hit the like button, boys!

[@pedroroggla8129]

tony not fightin max is the worst decition ever...

[@williammoore1980]

Can add Weidman & Valentina throwing spinning shit to the list too.

[@locks69]

TOP 10 TOUGHEST TUF WEIGHT5 CUTS DAMNIT!

[@quilesboy]

#0 Literally everything Jones has done

[@kolbybusiness9296]

Hold on brother I’m cryin

[@oaktwain]

Cejudo has to be number 1. So much potential and threw away his entire prime for nothing

[@groundknowledge5989]

Wish #alex_volkanowski shouldn't have taken that short notice fight, and returned back to fight topuria.

[@Fiercetits]

Travis Browne had a broken hand in rd 1 and other injuries in the Werdum fight, leaving Jacksons was an awful decision, if anything Ronda should’ve gone there to train

[@bigtreeplays2031]

Volk fighting Islam again still hurts

[@Smiteforce]

Idea: biggest tone deaf moments

[@raulcruz3386]

Cejudo must fight Brandon moreno there’s unfinished business there

[@billyidol4354]

“Couldve made more money as a UFC champion” HAHAHAHAHAHA…riiiight

[@Rammsteinfanboy2]

Volk/Islam 2 should've been one of the most anticipated rematches with both guys getting plenty of prep time. Could've been another back and forth war. Instead we got a last minute meeting that didn't live up to the first bout.

[@user-vl8xd1um1b]

What about Mr Hold only making one video a year? That's gotta be pretty high on the list.

[@jacquesbraz4801]

Man this video is making me sad... For real

[@fauxmulder1284]

Diego Sanchez going with Joshua fabia