10 Insane Stories of Survival From MMA Fighters

[@Will-vf6lg]

Honourable mention: Bisping being attacked by a hooded man in his flat when he was a teenager. Guy tear gassed him then tried to attack him with a hammer. Watch him telling the story on his KZbin, it’s pretty crazy

[@The.Arbiter85]

Can someone summarize, how tf does this happen.

[@DYLANBROCHILL]

Another honourable mention: Bisping drunk and lost in Brazil, almost killed by homeless people and saved when a stolen police car pulled up also wanting a piece of Bisping, giving him an opportunity to run away and get back to his hotel. He was unscathed but he would for sure be dead if someone stabbed and robbed him.

[@theCust0m]

He tried to set him on fire too but couldn't because his match broke

[@NicolaMaxwell]

That's pretty standard stuff in the north of England lol

[@NicolaMaxwell]

@@The.Arbiter85 That's just sadly how some people in these communities deal with things, my dads been shot in the eye, had his nose cut off, been stabbed 12 times mostly cos of the Catholic/protestant divide up here. Americans have shootings we have this stuff.

[@GL.Killercod]

Anytime I start a video and I hear mr toe hold himself I know the video is gonna be good. Tommy toe hold does the best videos on this channel IMO

[@DanaOrtiz]

Second that!

[@danielpotts9622]

FACT'S 🤣😂💪💪🥊👏👏💯🔥

[@Calebthelowber]

BY. A. MILE!

[@haydarmajzoub7691]

@@bigchief9313 lmao wtf kinda assessment is that 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jamierowe_]

@@bigchief9313 then by that logic Bayliun should be right there with him...never heard a non masculine voice sound like Bayliun's before...maybe they (like me) just like Tommy's voice better, that's not taking anything away from any of the other guys at all

[@lobo_solo214]

The way cowboy told that cave diving story on JRE literally had me on the edge of my seat. I'm low key claustrophobic so imagining being in a rocky maze, underwater, is truly terrifying to me.

[@bignose4703]

Whilst blind and trying not to panic, yeah fuck that

[@trikshotz2955]

Now imagine if you crawled the wrong way

[@bignose4703]

@@trikshotz2955 why did you have to make me imagine this? 😂

[@iamrolfie3755]

That story wasnt true.

[@bignose4703]

@@iamrolfie3755 lmao, you think a dude whos spent his life fighting people in a cage has any reason to fake a story😂 hes not you bruh😂🤣

[@TheDukeOfDallas]

The whole Matt Hughes thing is fking tragic... Poor dude.. I had a friend that had something similar happen... He got some functionality back but he suffered through so much pain, the brain trauma changed him.. he ended up taking his life last year.. Matt is going through some hard-core shit.. props to him for continuing to fight those battles everyday and continue living..

[@Nick_Tank]

Sorry for your loss bro..

[@TheDukeOfDallas]

@@Nick_Tank I appreciate you and the kindness in your words. I hope and pray good things come your way.

[@Hempujonsito]

Hughes used to beat his dad for funsies so serves him right

[@Em3r1c4]

Dont feel sorry for Matt Huges. He is the worst human being you can imagine. Hes a bully, he always loved to make fun of invalids, deaf people, down syndrome people,... He is probably the worst human being you can imagine. For example for you to understand how much bullying can affect anyone: My mum was suicidal as a kid because people like Matt Huges tourtered her for being different (she was deaf). So it was me I would spit in Matt's face and tell him the train driver should get a medal :D

[@619Slipk]

Most of these incidents happened when these guys were already in their "super human" modes, like you called. What amazes me about Nog is that he was just a kid and still fought through it.

[@Davyen]

Honorable mention: Calvin Kattar spent 25 minutes with Max Holloway and was able to get out on his own.

[@GARBO96]

Every time I've heard the BJ Penn story told nobody ever said he was chilling with the owner. Being friends with the owner is a pretty good reason to not Sue the place, I'm sure if he was just there with his family and didn't have any connection to the owner there would be a lawsuit

[@blitheringrando1410]

The only time I went in a wave pool I was just a kid. I was just an ok swimmer, but that pool felt like a big drowning risk in itself. Never really wanted to go in one since trying that one.

[@KayDizzelVids]

And to be honest, it sounds like what happened to Baby J was his fault anyway. Or at least someone can make a legitimate claim as his fault.

[@KeefeL]

@@blitheringrando1410 I trained for 15 years and am 28 years old. Went to one of them 2 years ago with my childhood buddies in Macau, just racing to the end and loser takes a shot. Shit's DANGEROUS mate

[@dsan17]

Or it could be one of those places with a good view but no one is allowed to enter. Since he's with the owner then they can go wherever they want.

[@marcoramirez313]

We can’t assume he’d still sue if he didn’t know them, I wouldn’t but everyone’s different

[@dsan17]

You forgot Frank Mir's motorcycle crash and Randy Couture having a heart attack during a workout and walking to the hospital to check himself in.

[@kutthroat2336]

Number one better be Matt Hughes surviving the absolute fucking detestation he went through at the hands of GSP during his callout.

[@Cuseball121]

You had me in the first half not gonna lie

[@linoquevedotinoco5602]

Cowboy’s scuba diving story it’s legendary, the way he tells that story in JRE just makes you feel goosebumps

[@Coop-zt5cj]

it’s a great story but sadly that’s all it is

[@khalilkaddoura9341]

Tommy toehold is the MMA on point goat

[@legendofkhanartists4328]

I literally wish it was just him

[@khalilkaddoura9341]

@@legendofkhanartists4328 im okay with Balien, but they are shafting Tommy with the amount of videos Balien is getting. I feel there is some drama between him and the channel, if you remember at first we had about 10 videos of only Balien then the fans sparked an outrage in the comments and the gave Tommy a nice streak afterwards.

[@mutalechisanga9173]

Word brother!! He's second to none! Always look forward to his videos.

[@markus7166]

Wait, is he that hipster clown at the end with the glasses ?

[@bigpunchee]

I just wish Evan Tanner was able to make this list, made me think of his tragic death instantly. 😔

[@larrykeach]

Man that Matt Hughes one was rough especially when you see him on TUF. Just seeing a legendary fighter have to re learn walking and all of those kinds of things. Good to see he recovered

[@re_i_gn]

Brain injuries are also known to alter someone's personality, especially in terms of aggression. So sad that it ruined his relationship with his family.

[@stabyourcat]

You can't feel too bad for the dude when you learn about his past.

[@KeefeL]

@@re_i_gn he was always like that if you "look into it"

[@re_i_gn]

@@KeefeL damn really? Didn't know he was Jon Jones caliber of bad, damn.

[@larrykeach]

@@stabyourcat I’m not sure about his past what happened?

[@Juicelee777ssj]

I also like the idea of Matt Brown having the immortal name because he can't seem to lose enough fights to get cut by the UFC. It's like he would win a few fights and then lose a few fights and right when he was in danger of getting cut he would win a few more fights and it almost seems like he is immortal in that sense.

[@kevincena3]

You know he literally died and came back to life right?

[@Juicelee777ssj]

@@kevincena3 I too watched the video. My comment was in addition to the video that's what drives the moniker

[@baronbrand6825]

@@kevincena3 What even prompted you to comment such a dumb thing. You think homie is just gonna talk about Matt Brown on some random video he doesn't decide to watch? 😂😂

[@madgavin7568]

Matt Brown is one of the best fighters in the UFC with a sub-par record.

[@sukhdevr3489]

@@madgavin7568 Do you think he'd beat Nate Diaz? They should make that fight, it would be insane.

[@citizenkane454]

That cave diving story is insane. To see cowboy get worked up and hear fear in his voice is chilling. Top 5 moment in JRE ufc episodes

[@andycopland3179]

Shame it was a complete over blown account. I have dive buddies, they laughed at the dramatic re-telling.

[@citizenkane454]

@@andycopland3179 if thats true thats too bad. I know absolutely fucking nothing about it.

[@andycopland3179]

@@citizenkane454 meh, he's still a damn fun dude. I'll always watch him.

[@citizenkane454]

@@andycopland3179 likewise! Not really anything to dislike about him tbh!

[@sukhdevr3489]

@@citizenkane454 Really? Look on his wiki page, he's done a lot of controversial things.

[@frankjoyce8354]

Alot of close encounters with the reaper or more commonly known as Rob Whittaker

[@NicolaMaxwell]

Obviously 😊

[@mijonate6484]

you guys never cease to amaze me with new topics

[@patrickbyrnes6499]

What about that time Anthony Smith survived Glover Teixeira?

[@aaronsmith591]

Cerrone telling the story to Rogan is one of the most captivating viewings ever. Highly recommended watching it.

[@ahmadabdeljabbar8375]

Holy shit Cowboy,,,, as a scuba diver I can't think of anything more terrifying than being stuck in a cave underwater. I would love to hear how he managed to get out

[@alangraham4211]

He tells the full story on JRE. I highly recommend watching it.

[@ahmadabdeljabbar8375]

@@alangraham4211 yeah I just watched it! I'm honestly speechless rn

[@colejames423]

8:53 - The Midwest is basically one gigantic cornfield with some towns sprinkled in here and there. There couldn't possibly be a gate with lights at every rural crossing for thousands of miles. Sometimes folks got to use that common sense. Slow down, look both ways, and if you really cant see because the corn is too tall, crack a window. You'll here that thing if its close

[@mindslayer1404]

I love MMA. The entire community is filled with the most diverse people with the most amazing life stories. The good and bad, the mundane and insane, the prideful and the humble, MMA is truly a career haven for all walks of humanity.

[@Youngmarkk25]

Noti gang 🔥

[@Suave121]

I'm tryna be on that noti gang that notifies me when my dad is coming home

[@shaneharvey8634]

Finally a tommy video

[@aleksanderb.5254]

About Blagoy - When he got out of coma there was footage of him walking with the help of nurses/doctors and he was looking like a zombie. 2 milimetres distsance was what saved him. Also while he wasn't a gangster he had connections with gangsters because the bar when the incident happened it's notorious with its clients from the criminal world.

[@KikoTheLumberjack]

While being walked by the nurses he was briefly interviewed and said that he will recover and go on to fight again, nobody believed it at the time, myself included, but boy did he prove me wrong.

[@tyrellramsey3781]

Wow best vid I’ve seen in a minute well done!!!!

[@chrisade1981]

This was the coolest video I've watched from this channel and I been watching a while

[@cjcalloway6087]

Death is looking at Rulon Gardner and swinging at the air

[@dontworryillwait3689]

Me: imagines death as Trey from Boyz N The 'Hood 😂

[@davidripley6975]

You guys have been on a roll with these videos, amazing content, and here I was, thinking you guys were starting to run out of ideas lol

[@michaeluribe7414]

Tommy makes these videos very entertaining. 👍 I swear he's the only reason why I watch MMA on point.

[@tobeforgottenisworsethande8995]

Y'all are on fire this week

[@CasperTheGhost64]

Fighters are so resilient. I started fighting after beating testicular cancer. My best friend started fighting after being bullied. My sister started fighting after being r*ped. People fight for many reasons but it always stems from survival !

[@JMRSplatt]

Unrelated but you have nice audio in your videos. The compression used is great! I disable my youtube/movie compressor for channels such as you! Thank you for your work.

[@offhandacoustic]

Cowboy's cave diving story still sends shivers down my spine! True badass to go in to save his friend knowing he could die. Cowboy for the win.

[@GARBO96]

That's not what happened in the cave diving story. He went down together with his friend his friend got scared and started to squirm causing a silt out and then his friend left him down there when Cowboy got to the surface his friend was there with his(cowboys) family basically telling him there's nothing he can do

[@ThaRealDrJ]

Makes me one sad SOB that I decided to give up on anything in life after seeing this

[@ahmeddjeghri6879]

But hey, you now know the value of life and how blessed we are, it's never too late to reverse the clock, time to climb back bro!

[@bloodsweatandbeers9670]

this was a intense vid. well done

[@sumboy6183]

I have involuntary thoughts and basically whatever I hear I can place myself in a POV in that moment so my heart was in my throat this whole vid

[@IftiAlam1999]

The top 4 mentioned in the list should not have existed. Holyshit. Those are some crazy survival stories. Truly built different.

[@N.I.R.A.T.I.A.S.]

Donald Cerrone telling the cave diving story on Rogan's podcast was legit one of the most terrifying things I've ever heard. The parts where he sounds like he's reliving it and talking about what he's seeing/experiencing in that moment ... damn, man.

[@thesilentassassin1167]

White's story reminded me of a similar incident I suffered Me and my family was in park for BBQ party, after playing with my brothers and counsins for a while I came near BBQ stove and Drank from a bottle which I thought is water, but infact was a Thinner, it sent shock all over my body, my uncle when he saw what I did smacked me in the back so I spit all of that thinner, even though not much of it went in my body, 8 year old me was pretty scared thinking I might die if I go to sleep lol

[@NicolaMaxwell]

Jeeeeez you're lucky your uncle seen or you might not have made it past that. 🤘

[@KeefeL]

Still amazes me that people refill bottles with things that kill with children around

[@antoanpaskalev4810]

If it's Tommy I know it boutta be good, he's funny as hell from time to time too

[@aseemawad4294]

Lee Murray should get an honourable mention. The dude pulled off the largest van robbery in UK history!

[@randallsavage13]

Great list

[@Jameslfgsmith]

Not one mention of Chael Sonnen and his struggles in Westlinn Oregon… come on guys do you even follow the sport??

[@Ivantheterrible81280]

Donald should be a suspense writer. The man can spin an incredibly captivating story.

[@phillipsly]

Love the commentary, damn funny! Jesus, these guys! If I get a cat scratch I'm heading for the antiseptic...

[@billybussey]

I am going to the same stem cell place as Matt Hughes. I will let you all know how it goes.

[@HighFightIQ]

I swear you guys can see my history. I just rewatched the Cowboy story last week. One of the greatest JRE moments ever IMO

[@Wolfsong27FlyHalfFullHeart]

Safe to say the Real hero’s here are the doctors willing to save these chaps who have little to no sense of self preservation

[@NicolaMaxwell]

Lawton is the GOAT

[@odio88]

Bj Penn is a living legend and will always be on my top 5 goat list... absolute savage

[@kevino2435]

That number 1 spot was not what I was expecting at all

[@ElecTricksCity]

The last dude was on the show "I survived", I remember that one!

[@jacobnolan510]

Good eye

[@DreamcastQ]

the BJ Penn Waterpark one had my jaw on the floor holy shit

[@BenWebster84]

I think we all want that Cowboy video!!

[@antoanpaskalev4810]

I LOVE YOU FOR MENTIONING BLAGOY IVANOV

[@tylerdogoda3487]

Uriah Faber has a pretty crazy story too. There’s a video on KZbin of him telling the whole story

[@madgavin7568]

Was that when he was attacked in Bali, Indonesia?

[@aleksanderb.5254]

@@madgavin7568 i think in Thailand.

[@tylerdogoda3487]

@@madgavin7568 yes!

[@tylerdogoda3487]

@@aleksanderb.5254 no, it was Bali

[@maximuswhite4253]

I train with coach grice and honestly such a great dude he is the man fr

[@yerkinakbergenov9382]

Lerone Murphy was shot in the face TWICE

[@Kikibrat2]

Medical personnel deserve waaaaaaayyyy more money than they get. It’s crazy what they can do to save our lives! Forever grateful for them. 🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@rskooma]

Shout out Lawton

[@xTurnPikex]

Uriah Faber's Bali story belongs on this list. honorable mention at least. still a rockin list. dont stop what ya doin!

[@TheManWithNoInsides]

3:09 So my question is how many times does this happen to people?

[@GARBO96]

Probably not. Every time I've heard the story told before now they never said he was chilling with the owner that's probably why he was so close to the engine room

[@cjnorfla7632]

That one was really good.

[@praktiz7490]

Ali Abdelaziz survived being poisoned

[@nussnougat5462]

How are you guys coming up with those ideas. Its crazy how they still put new interesting stuff out every week.

[@BenWebster84]

Also don't ever make me almost cry again!!

[@NicolaMaxwell]

I know right jeeeeeez

[@Karabo4344]

How these guys survive this is beyond me

[@YearsOVDecay1]

Good video, little diff from the usual stuff

[@skylarcore1449]

Great video! I was surprised Yoel Romero didn’t make the list though

[@sukhdevr3489]

For what?

[@benjaminvalin3579]

Just amazing how long cowboy has fought with all his damage outside the cage

[@shawns.12]

Multiple real Diving instructors reacted to Cerrone telling his story on the JRE. Not only does it not make any fucking sense, it’s not even possible. Dudes a legendary fighter, not sure why he would lie about something that stupid, but then again he did think telling everyone he went. back with no air left was believable so maybe that head trauma is catching up to him.

[@palestineadesanya8258]

I need that Donald Cerrone video!

[@seanmmaii7018]

Inspired by Bobby green I’m guessing Edit: wow I was so wrong

[@kidgruesome407]

I AM ACTUALLY ALREADY EATING POPCORN! awesome video guys, Glad everyone on the list is still alive.

[@jjenk911]

#2: Bulgarians are just built differently.

[@jacksdad734]

Rulon Gardener is a different animal. And that BJ Penn story is terrifying.

[@irritant623]

This one was intense

[@adenwu7846]

Their mentalities are insanely tough!

[@OfficialGeoffreyTraylor]

Sweet Jesus these stories are insane!

[@therambler0001]

9:20. That is a great story of Triumph. Did anyone else see that?!

[@peterrodriguez6843]

Top 10 crazy post fight ring interviews

[@zaug1561]

I thought Blagoy was gonna be #1 but that guy you chose deserves it more with that crazy story. Slowly freezing to death is a terrifyingly horrific way to go out.

[@jbj7599]

Makes sense why Cerrone gets hurt from body shots so easily damn.

[@jeremiahsnyder9262]

Rulon Gardner needs to start playing the lottery. Dude would win every powerball

[@shanelathrop7596]

dude holy shit these stories are fucking nuts every single one of these stories could’ve been #1 these dudes are absolute fucking warriors

[@jacoby5868]

Tommy my man

[@ioannisbougios1451]

Rulon also had a severe spine injury because in 1995 (not sure) during world wrestling championships Karelin slammed him so hard his shoulder blades almost touched with his heels. The guy is tougher than nails

[@ives3572]

Food For Thought: Recovery is a process: it takes time, patience, and pretty much everything you've got. Your injuries do not define you, but your strength and courage do.

[@mgmodp8966]

rul on is my new fav

[@overlordghosthd7428]

I met a guy who was in the marines, he had been deployed in Iraq I think was the location, but one night he was on a rooftop on the phone with his family back home when he described pebbles being thrown around him only to look over at a wall and see a bullet hole magically appear someone was sniping at him from another rooftop, he said he quickly hung up and got off the rooftop safely but later on when he was eventually done with his service he took his step son on a hunting trip where his step son ended up accidentally shooting him in the chest was put in a coma and eventually pulled through.

[@thomasredden4263]

Soon as I saw the title card I knew Cowboy’s diving story would be here

[@deek8822]

Yes we need a list of Donald cerone doing crazy stuff!

[@llawliet3733]

Top 10 Fighters with the most Blackbelts (If there are too many with the same amount take those with the highest Dan grades) 😁✌🏻 Inspiration for that Video: Upcoming Title Challenger Chan Sung Jung who has a 3rd Dan Blackbelt in Hapkido 2nd Dan Blackbelt in Taekwondo Blackbelt in Judo Blackbelt in BJJ

[@markfigueroa1681]

There's actually quite a few states or cities that don't require lights and bars at railroad tracks and injury or kill every year.

[@TY-gh2yf]

Noguera once tried to feed a carrot to a hippo, those are dangerous animals. He should be on the list for that.

[@daki80]

2 things: one of my greatest accomplishments in life was coaching a win against gardeners wrestling team. Also an honorable mention would definitely have to be Court McGee who is dead for over 8 minutes due to an heroin overdose. One of the toughest dudes on the roster and has been sober for over 15 years

[@justinblundell9506]

I was gonna say court as well, glad you mentioned it! Seriously one of my top 3 favorites

[@daki80]

@@justinblundell9506 I love Court. He's one of my MMA coaches, so I'm bias, but such a Bad Ass. He does full on surgery with no pain killers and he is a machine on the mats

[@mankdemelord6974]

Terrance McKinney also survived a severe OD and died several times

[@justinblundell9506]

@@daki80 no way, he's your coach!? That's absolutely awesome- I'm jealous haha. Pass on that he's a real inspiration in and out of the octagon. And best wishes in your training!

[@ryanwilson6036]

Every kid in Wyoming that grows up wrestling hears the stories about Rulon. The man is a fucking warrior.

[@johndcoffee632]

A guy i knew died cave diving. Had to put his oxygen tank through a squeeze in order to get through, the tank kicked up silt and he never found it.

[@NicolaMaxwell]

😖 damn sorry to hear

[@zwoodard1]

I feel Bryan Barbarenna's pain! I had the same thing happen to me a couple of years ago (mine wasn't as manly as getting kicked in the gut tho, lol). Same symptoms, same amount of internal bleeding (had to get 4-units of blood also), was rushed into emergency surgery with a ruptured ulcer, and it was the most extreme pain you could ever imagine! F'ing sucked!!! Made a full recovery, but still have some digestive issues at least once a month. I wouldnt wish it on anyone.