10 Insanely Risky Fights Taken With Everything To Lose

[@reynossa3187]

Tony vs Gathje is definitely number one, especially given Tony’s history where he should have been champ for years and either got cheated out of fights or had terrible luck

[@MinkedChopstix]

I’ve never seen a fighter get more fucked over then tony 😢

[@gamebred6995]

Bro gaethje stepped in with no camp. Should have been an easy one for the one who had a full camp

[@stealthyturtles]

Tony was never going to beat Khabib dude. Look at what Oliveira and Beniel did to him, no way he takes Khabib out in any world.

[@darktruthtelugu2429]

@@gamebred6995 dummy gaethje was already preparing for Tony after cowboy fight even he called out Tony and ali is gaethje manager they already had plan to dodge the fight with khabib

[@darktruthtelugu2429]

@@stealthyturtles u know nothing about fighting just don't watch like u guys are dissapointing cuz u speak with no minimum research and knowledge khabib was terrified of Tony dude

[@bushisback112]

Stipe going into his first fight with ngannou was the most pressure I've ever seen on a champion. The way they promoted Francis it felt like he was the champ and stipe was the challenger.

[@fakechow4353]

yeah I remember watching the commercials for it and saying that exact same thing. They did Stipe so dirty. Dude deserved so much more respect from the promotion.

[@OmarElAllaoui]

I think the odds also were crazy right ?

[@randallflagg3700]

@@OmarElAllaoui - Not really, Miocic was a slight underdog at +150, and Ngannou a slight favorite at -190. I mean, it's something, but "crazy" would be more how the odds were when Izzy took on Jan. He was supposed to obliterate the LHW champ and join the 2 divisions champs, the odds were like -270 for Adesanya...

[@OmarElAllaoui]

@@randallflagg3700 my bad and thanks for the precision

[@randallflagg3700]

@@OmarElAllaoui - No problem, you weren't exactly wrong anyway!

[@joshuaperry8729]

Still feel bad for Tony man.

[@Havok999]

I felt bad until Tony pushed Gaethje after the fight

[@madgavin7568]

I was never a Tony fan but this fall from grace he's on has been painful to watch.

[@paulocostaswine.1909]

@@madgavin7568 the worst part is he can’t even accept that his time is over, he just comes up with these bogus excuses

[@berlin4103]

@@paulocostaswine.1909 He will not stop untill he goes on a 12 fight losing streak out of all the guys he lost to nate Diaz 😭

[@madgavin7568]

@@paulocostaswine.1909 Only makes the experience more painful. Tony's way too tough for his own good, too stubborn and delusional, maybe stupid, to recognize the predicament he's in.

[@macbook802]

As long as Petr doesn't roar at the press conference he should have a good chance

[@talesthesalesman3106]

These are facts

[@VlRUSS10]

I have a weird feeling about that fight, Sean only has a puncher’s chance imo.

[@youtuberabbithole6002]

@@VlRUSS10me too.... Sean is confident it will be striking match too which makes me think Yan is going for a quick takedown😅

[@remyhavoc4463]

Idl if it's just me but this fight is like if Prince Naseem faced Pretty boy Floyd Mayweather

[@michaelthatoker7125]

@@youtuberabbithole6002 You people know nothing. Sean competes in bjj and wrestling tournaments. Saw one where he beat 12 out of 15 people back to back. He also just has good td defense and is good at keeping his opponents at a distance. He’s basically Izzy with less counters

[@griggsz9649]

Seeing silva vs Cormier looked odd like no way these guys weighed the same on the same night 😂

[@Nick_Tank]

Cormier cheated on scales

[@WarBrah]

Silva never reached the light heavyweight limit for that bout. He came in at 198.5lbs.

[@xftbllplyr2091]

@@WarBrah yep, LHW starts at 187lbs to 206

[@bcb5696]

@@xftbllplyr2091 those aren’t even the correct numbers

[@wex28008]

@@bcb5696 Yes they are?

[@BatCaveOz]

Note that in PRIDE FC (never die) Middleweight, which Wanderlei Silva fought at was 205 lb (not 185 lb). So Wandy fighting in a Heavyweight tournament as a Middleweight was a brave move... but he wasn't moving up 80 lb.

[@TSlataper11]

True, but Fujita and Cro Cop were 240-250lb true heavyweights. Wandy on his heaviest days was fighting around 225 iirc, so still a pretty sizeable difference

[@hakr4751]

Wenderlai fought at welterweight( middleweight in pride) as well, he was a natural middleweight fighting guys bigger than him

[@BigNate021690]

@@TSlataper11 Incorrect. CROCOP weighed in at 220.9lbs for this fight and Silva weighted in at 225.1 lbs. In his prime, Crocop usually weighted in in the 220s. It was until his move to the ufc he started coming in heavier.

[@TSlataper11]

@@BigNate021690 I stand corrected, thanks for the clarification. I know for a fact Fujita was a big boi though lmao

[@akmedullahazebashani9247]

Yeah but he’s the f’ing axe murderer

[@kroniclemma]

Sean acknowledging the difference in experience and skill makes me think he’s a lot more humble and serious

[@kyle21843]

yeah that seemed pretty out of character in comparison to how he usually is

[@BlargTheZombie]

That's Kelvin's secret: he's always hungry.

[@jessicaj8564]

That Cyril didn’t kick the sh*t out of Francis’s legs is mind blowing

[@thebearkhabibwrestled3442]

Sean has nothing to lose imo. Many people believe he can't beat a top 10 fighter

[@rogelioloeralozano5985]

He's popular outside just the MMA fanbase

[@random__joe]

Yan is the one with a lot to lose. Honestly Sean all ready seems like he's living the good life

[@xavierb9061]

@@random__joe tough fight for yan hes small and struggled sandhagen

[@getzvalerevich6565]

@@xavierb9061 struggled, but still won

[@xavierb9061]

@@getzvalerevich6565 so..omalley better striker

[@theegonzo3325]

Win win for O'Malley and a real dog move by Yan if he takes out a hype train it puts him right back in line for gold. Can't wait for this fight!!! 🔥 🔥

[@mikesantini65]

With the belt on the line I'd say you only have everything to gain

[@calebdoerksen6720]

Video idea. Weight classes with the most missed weight. (Total pounds missed)

[@TextieruL]

That's a good one... ✔️

[@lakesthaproduct44]

I think people forget just how well Chad Mendes did against McGregor. It was close up until the point when his gas tank hit E. Definitely a close call for McGregor, but he showed the determination of a champion in that fight.

[@mpforeverunlimited]

His gas tank didn't hit E, conor rung his bell after they separated

[@JAw1729]

Holly Holm vs Amanda was super risky especially with how much a Rhonda rematch would have paid

[@edgiebraahhh7280]

There was never even talk of a rematch

[@madgavin7568]

Holly vs Miesha you mean? Yeah that was a risky fight. In hindsight Holly should have taken the Ronda rematch to not only get paid, but to prove she was a worthy champion. Instead she became a one and done champion, a one hit wonder if you will.

[@branlopgar]

@@madgavin7568 To be fair, she was winning the Tate fight until she got choked out, which is still considered one of the greatest Hail Mary subs ever. But that's the risk taken on every single fight

[@madgavin7568]

@@branlopgar It ultimately doesn't matter since Holly hasn't been able to redeem any of her losses. Her stock goes down with each loss. The subsequent undeserved title shots didn't help matters either. Either way, waiting for Ronda would have been the smart decision.

[@carphucker2973]

@@edgiebraahhh7280 there was… there most definitely was.

[@conormcgregorsbrokenleg9847]

Me fighting to fertilize the egg 🥶🥶

[@shamanautist]

tru

[@tonytwoshoes1951]

Aaaaand STILL heavyweight fertilizer champion of the world!! Nick "the dick" Cannon!!!!

[@johnnieclemons2921]

What? Missed the mark on that one!

[@The13ab]

Rookies

[@Rome6601]

*Fertilization*

[@Bongsandquotesilike]

I feel like it’s not that bad of a loss if by some chance Yan does lose. Because it more so just answers questions about O’Malley and where he truly fits in the division (again, that’s win or lose) If Sean wins then ok he’s "that good" It doesn’t really damage Yan’s position that much in my opinion. He’ll slide a little, but we already know he’s on par if not better then the guys he’ll slide level with.

[@gordon12121212]

Most of these fighters fought for the love of the game and the love of fighting. Not all of them do it to maintain a reputation. Tony and Wanderlei are good examples

[@mpforeverunlimited]

Short notice fights also drop a huge check into your lap that you weren't planning on. That's probably part of it too. Imagine you're just walking down the street and someone tells you you can make 200k this weekend

[@LargeBasstafarian]

Gotta respect Yan for taking on O'Malley .. it was time for Sugar to get an upgrade in competition, but I'd imagine it would be hard to get other ranked fighters to fight him. Should be a hell of a fight

[@xjackxfrost666]

Chris leven's fight with Anderson Silva was a big risk for Chris at the time he was next in line for a title shot

[@thinglizzy2718]

Damn how cool was that footage of Jon Jones training with Firas Zahabi!

[@nachibtalib102]

I think O’Malley v Yan is risky as hell for the UFC too. If Sean loses his hype that’s a huge loss for the organization too

[@AnthonyRiddle]

Silva risked more than his health taking the Cro Cop fight. He risked his whole life

[@funnyguy101ize]

I never miss a PPV and ufc 200 is the only one I paid for out of respect.

[@Mank159]

I feel your pain my dad mowed my stretch armstrong... old school 90s stretch armstrong too, the bastard 😂

[@youknow2849]

Y were u playing with dolls in ur yard

[@theocho]

One of the riskiest fights, in my mind, was Chuck Liddell taking on Tito Ortiz for a third time. Chuck had already beaten Tito twice; there was nothing left to prove there. Chuck was risking his health, but by taking the fight, Tito was taking an essentially no-win fight. Either he'd win and people would go "You beat up an old, out-of-shape Chuck" or he would lose and people would say "You got beat by an old, out-of-shape Chuck".

[@jisunggoat960]

Sean fighting petr is literally high reward low risk

[@whaledicknachos4341]

for Petr yeah

[@happypill6195]

how is it low risk lmao, once they step into that cage they risk everything. fighting against a top 3 fighter is 100% a risk he can beat you so bad you won t recover from it :D. He also can make it look easy and they no one will consider you a top 5 prospect

[@jisunggoat960]

@@whaledicknachos4341 no it’s low reward high risk for petr what does he can from this

[@jisunggoat960]

@@happypill6195 Sean’s expected to lose anyways

[@whaledicknachos4341]

@@jisunggoat960 he gets a much easier matchup than his last few fights, while also getting to build his name from all the O'Malley fanboys who will be watching. win/win

[@Ironman829]

That bus taking that fight against the dolly was extremely risky. Conor had the numbers and the heavy artillery. The bus was pinned in and nowhere to run, so mobility was a huge disadvantage.

[@jennlee7966]

Hello, greetings from Canada 🇨🇦. How are you doing today?

[@gj2885]

Do a top 10 on guys that called somebody out and got beat. Please and thanks

[@galaxyvulture6649]

They did that video already it was their video about guys making the wrong callout or biting off more than they could chew. It was something like that and Costa was in the thumbnail.

[@charlieruisseau2476]

"didn't go his way" talk about an understatement

[@kennyyuen1600]

I wouldn't add Jon vs shogun here. He got the title shot, that's what they all works for. Short notice is nothing to lose either

[@scruz_fashion6527]

I feel bad for Tony like damn the luck on him 😢

[@therezzman4806]

God speed Sean. He has more to gain and more to lose than Yan. Either he will become a Jon Jones (without the drugs or criminal behavior) or he'll become like Darren Till and lose all his hype

[@thomasminarchickjr.7355]

Tony ruined his career by taking that Justin fight and cutting weight twice.

[@barrettmabile1020]

GREAT TOPIC!

[@DJ95529]

Damn, I had no idea Mousasi was supposed to fight Gus. Imagine if Gegard would have fought him and won. Him vs Jones would have been great

[@javier4741]

why tony why did you take the fight 😭

[@GoulagInamte777]

Tony's the time of guy to cut weight twice before a fight

[@shinjude]

Tony ferguson Vs Lando comes to mind as well. Tony was ranked 2 or 3 and vando was debuting in the ufc.

[@ciaranfox2925]

I know how cool it is to hate Conor at the moment, but out of this list his was by far the riskiest ,he had been training for Aldo(pure kickboxing match more than likely), everyone at the time was saying how any wrestler would beat him, so with an injured knee he fought the best wrestler in the division on what 11 days notice which could have potentially ruined at the time the biggest fight in UFC history, I don't think anything on this list is close at all

[@backbone93]

He was much taller than and longer than all of them, so it doesnt matter And he had a training camp and mendes didnt And mendes is not a guy that is always trainig and ready like diaz, so it wasnt really that risky as you make it out to be, conor still had more advantages than mendes cuz he was in his best possible shape, and a lot bigger

[@ciaranfox2925]

@@backbone93 you obviously weren't following what was going on at the time, you can say all this in hindsight but at the time the betting odds completely changed and it was a huge deal

[@backbone93]

@@ciaranfox2925 lmao, all you say is "i love conor so much, he is the best and conor =mma for me"

[@ciaranfox2925]

@@backbone93 u got I love Conor from that? I actually dislike Conor for reasons you wouldn't have a clue about, I'm from the same area he grew up in and know storys of him smashing people up on nights out for little to no reason when he was a teenager and up, but then like most Irish people when he got into the UFC I thought he'd changed and was a fan of course but not the last 6 or 7 years I know about some very scummy things he's done so am really not a fan at all, but that doesn't change that what I said is right, and your reply there is so fucking weird you freak haha

[@jcam320]

Nahh man. Tony risked it more against Justin. All the shit he had to go through to get a title fight. The five times they've pulled out against each other with khabib. Putting his 12 fight win streak on the line. He cut weight twice 😩 fucking Tony man, why did you take the fight 😭😭😭

[@prestonwinters9656]

Prime Cro Cop was so fucking scary

[@rajuio]

Absolutely love the Jon Jones & basketball kid comparison... nice & subtle crackhead joke LOL

[@dannymartinez7405]

Frankie Edgar be Brian Ortega should’ve definitely been on this list

[@SteelBallz97]

I’m so glad to see other fighter not in the UFC get some shine. Reinier de Ridder is an absolute monster

[@madgavin7568]

He could be a welcome addition to the Middleweight or Light-Heavyweight roster.

[@brendonwallace6640]

Yeah he’s a bad dude one found a gem with him

[@DeerTGOD]

Sure a ranking risk for Peter but the money is double his last fight, a title fight. who’s the real winner?

[@xftbllplyr2091]

Francis had so much to lose fighting Gane. Gane was tabbed as the best and most complete heavyweight in the sport history. He had solid striking, excellent footwork and defense for a guy his size and can submit guys on the ground. Francis dominated that fight with 1 good leg. Francis have not only lost his belt but lost his bargaining for the UFC.

[@worldview6218]

He didn’t dominate , but he did convincingly win. It was still for sure 2 rounds for gane and for sure 3 for Francis. But that last round man if it wasn’t for that half guard sweep Francis pulled and gane stupidly going for a heel hook gane would have probably taken that round just being in top control

[@madgavin7568]

Domination is a stretch but Francis deserved the win because of the stakes involved. Bonus points for making Dana White salty as well, someone needed to give Dana a middle finger he just couldn't ignore.

[@JoeyCentral]

I’m starting to notice a trend between everyone loving African fighters. Other than the fact he is from Africa why do people love Francis?

[@theflash3100]

@@JoeyCentral what

[@xftbllplyr2091]

@@theflash3100 He is obviously intimidated by Francis. Francis knocked his boy out and now he needs to gaslight fans about Africa

[@stevie6175]

Mans said “Alexander goose-staffsin “

[@Rando1975]

The 2006 Pride Grand Prix was an openweight tournament, not heavyweight.

[@WarBrah]

Casuals on Point

[@firerbenoit2808]

O'Malley is not taking an actual risk, because if he wins this fight he frankly does not deserve he's almost certainly fighting for the title next. When was the last time the number 13 dude was gifted a title eliminator after an NC with the number 9 dude?

[@tomh343]

Tony took the biggest risk for sure.

[@branlopgar]

Francis' risk taken was huge as hell. He was in a fight he couldn't say no to (he was pretty much forced to fight injured, because if he pulled out with his knee injury, he would have been stripped just like Tony was when he blew his knee), Gane was seen as a nightmare matchup for him (nobody knew he would become Franbib Ngannoumedov mid-fight) and he would have lost all possible bargaining power if he lost the fight (he could still sign with Bellator or PFL, but his golden ticket for a Tyson Fury exhibition for a few millions would be gone for good if he wasn't something besides the undisputed UFC Heavyweight champion, and if by some miracle he did re-sign, also goodbye to a Jon Jones fight) and for daring to go against Dana, he would have been fired to make an example of him. That was even more of an all-or-nothing fight than Tony's. Tony had the option to not fight. Francis didn't.

[@ChannelSOFLYOFFICIAL]

Honourable Mentions: Miesha Tate vs Amanda Nunes, Gilbert Burns vs Khamzat Chimaev, even Adesanya vs Alex Pereira

[@edgiebraahhh7280]

How is adesanya vs pereira a huge risk? Alex is clearly next in line and the champ has to defend his title

[@ChannelSOFLYOFFICIAL]

@@edgiebraahhh7280 My logic is he didn't fight Costa, Whittaker or Vettori and he clearly got the jump cause of his history with adesanya. If Adesanya wins but uses his wrestling, I imagine the mma community will roast him. If he loses he's lost his title to his most bitter rival. The only path Adesanya likely wants to take is to beat him in the stand-up where he's already lost twice, idc how the kickboxing fights played out

[@carphucker2973]

@@edgiebraahhh7280 Alex is not next in line. Outside of the backstory between him and Izzy he’d still be unranked.

[@SuperAttitudeera]

4:13 Wanderlei was heavier than Cro Cop in their 2nd fight.

[@elizabethgeorge168]

Gotta disagree with #1. Francis was either getting a payday and some respect *OR* out of his contract. He might have lost some steam moving into boxing or a different promotion, but I don't honestly think it was as big a risk as say Tony

[@chaosdromanah8620]

I'm glad to see RDR made this list

[@GamingMarioYT]

rip Khabib vs Ferguson 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020. You will be missed 🫡

[@georgecoull1883]

O'Malley is a performer and fighter 💯 he gives us fan's everything we wanted. Yeah a little cocky but he's a professional fighter. He knows he has a slim chance of winning against Yan yet he took the fight to put on a good show . You can only respect that dude

[@LiamNI]

My first reaction to Tony was, that shit ended his career as an elite 155...

[@liaemilie6583]

Top Ten Inebriated MMA performances! I will carry this request well into 2023 if I have to!

[@kylelemon4230]

Yan vs o mallet gonna be so hype might as well ban steve

[@k45207]

2:53 this ones pretty ironic, knowing Jones would go on to decline a short notice fight with sonnen I swear that was most angry ive ever seen Dana white

[@blairbremer]

How is Jones taking the Shogun fight a fight with everything to lose? He had everything to gain. Shogun is the one with everything to lose.

[@ynotefil]

Let's Do This Shit!

[@JAKEBB]

Hope everyone is well

[@sECUREij]

Shogun was 3-2 with his “win streak” being against an undersized champion and 2 washed up fighters. Pretty sure not a single one of Jones fights were “high risk”

[@joeclarke7982]

Thats revisionist history right there because at the time everyone considerd Jones schedule as a murderers row and most ppl though Jon was too young and Shogun would end up winning

[@fisniktamere]

Exept against chael sonnen

[@sECUREij]

@@fisniktamere when he refused to fight Sonnen and got an event cancelled

[@fisniktamere]

@@sECUREij it was a joke bro

[@fisniktamere]

Undisputed undefeated chael sonnen meme ?

[@whoareyou221]

I totally disagree with this list. How is taking on an opponent who hasn't been training for a fight for 3+ months, when you've been in training camp for 3+ months considered "risky"? It's actually incredibly favorable. The fighter stepping in on short notice is at a tremendous disadvantage. Not to mention they have to cut weight on short notice too.

[@DanAddison]

yeah I've been thinking how hugely risky this is for Yan. It's possible (if not likely) that Sean styles on him and knocks him out while he's just starting to feel his way into the fight. Meanwhile if he beats Sean, so what? We expect it, and Sean's very successful brand isn't dependent upon being the best, so it's just like nothing really happened.

[@Skibidi4234]

Shauns not gonna style on yan cory couldnt even do that

[@jacobochoa-fy6ve]

I know this video came out a year ago but Gaethje vs max is definitely on the list he was the next number one contender but took the fight because he wanted to be active & Islam wasn’t active

[@hotkeyafl]

what about Chuck Liddell short notice fight against Babalu instead of waiting for title fight

[@alexgonzalez8954]

Yan is a gangster.

[@allyourbasearebelongtous2191]

Come on Yan!!!

[@Cyrenaika98]

Asking Dana about fighter pay

[@wmen48]

Correction - Ciryl won first 2 rounds. Francis won next 3.

[@Bouldergoat]

Across five rounds means, over the span of five rounds, Francis won more.

[@bryanzermeno8466]

Correction Cyril won 3 round

[@sonny9493]

@@bryanzermeno8466 And that's how he is now the champ....oh, wait

[@bryanzermeno8466]

@@sonny9493 sucks that the current champ doesn’t even like defending the belt so might as well get one that does

[@xftbllplyr2091]

@@bryanzermeno8466 He is out on a knee injury. The guy literally defended his belt 4 months after he got the title. The champ before him defended once a year, while he was healthy

[@randysavelljr5324]

Wow, i changed my mind. Suga really grabbed his nuts and showed me & the world that hes the real deal. I eat my words with pride, you showed us Suga. Bravo sir

[@jamesandreev4684]

I'd say Sean has the biggest risk yan is a beast and Sean hasn't fought anyone very good except Pedro munoz

[@markchapman2585]

I thought Chuck Liddell would be on the list

[@jesmccoy26]

W Francis

[@alohatigers1199]

Bayliun, iykyk

[@CornPop2]

Chuck Liddell vs Babaloo

[@trident5523]

Yan fighting Shawn is smart. He knows that Shawn's basically up next for the title shot. Might as well fight for it.

[@justinboggs6213]

What makes u think Sean is up next for the title over ppl like sandhagen or vera.

[@gate_1_forever975]

Thoughts in jon comeback? Who wins jon or curtis?

[@theoptimisticatheist1528]

He’s not fighting Curtis, it either gonna be stipe or Francis, and he beats both of them, Curtis isn’t even on the list of potential opponents

[@youknow2849]

Jon doesn't return till 2033

[@eklavyagupta2160]

Burns definitely deserves a spot here vs Chimaev

[@rancewhite9312]

Silva was actually just moving up and ducking Charles Bennett after getting KO’d backstage. 😅😅😂

[@thomasmacalpine2747]

Had Mendez not failed a PED test I really think he would have beat Connor in a rematch. He was controlling the hell out of him on the ground before he gassed out.

[@Andymac28]

Frankie Edgar fighting T City losing his shot at belt for taking contender opponent when he was supposed to fight the champ Holloway

[@kaijusdad6220]

Hell yeah

[@adampatino5372]

Oi! This wankah has a fun accent :3

[@elizahhoward3923]

John Jones and Daniel cormier and Anderson Silva my MMA top 3

[@MegaDJhart]

my fiances dad wasnt around that joke was uncalled for

[@claytonbigbsy3880]

Tony v Khabib 5 time fail. The match we never got!

[@mikaelk7182]

7:55 what dad?

[@joshb4898]

Ben Rosett should fight for the Heavyweight Belt

[@O_C293]

Risk it for the biscuit.

[@gerardosantana4505]

Sean vs Yan, Yan has nothing to lose, because he won’t lose.

[@rjusth06]

Keith jardine vs Houston Alexander

[@DekiMisI]

Connor vs Aldo world tour. Tell the Editors that Canada isn’t a city Rio, Vegas, Boston, London, Dublin, Canada?!

[@remyhavoc4463]

Funny thing is Conor could've made the list twice Say that you want about his cardio or his grappling but he was undefeated in the UFC, has been a champ champ in Cage warriors before that, finally became the featherweight champ and then faced Nate Diaz because why not

[@patwalsh1045]

khabib left america knowing he wouldnt be able to come back with the pandemic. we must not forget this!!

[@ChriStayChiefin]

noti gang !

[@darktruthtelugu2429]

Tony vs barboza Tony vs Lando Tony vs gaethje all short notice and risky fights

[@michaelspikes8076]

Watch impact wrestling every Thursday night on axes TV at eight very much appreciated have a great day today

[@dillonyaciuk461]

Tj and Joe Soto