10 More Unbelievable Facts About Early UFCs

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[@Jack_Klash]

7:09 I just love how primitive the UFC was back in the day.. "Power Puncher, Good Chin, Unpredictable, ALWAYS DANGEROUS." So cheesy I love it..

[@Jack_Klash]

@Charlie Rothwill I'm saying the way they displayed the stats back then was cheesy..

[@mgway4661]

Always dangerous 😂

[@accuser_of_the_brethren7816]

I feel you bro lol, I think some of the best were like "submission wrestling" "pit fighting" and I think their was a "shoot fighting" one too lol old school

[@accuser_of_the_brethren7816]

@bob morane pancras not pancreas lol auto correct

[@sharinglungs3226]

I remember one stat had a guy “wrestled in high school”. Ufc was definitely getting just world class talent as you can tell.

[@poopinfruz9771]

i thought naration was by a depressed joe rogan

[@wessmall7957]

I had to listen for at least 10 seconds before I was certain it wasn't Joe Rogan.

[@girlspooptoo8567]

Same Joe on xanax

[@harisbecirovic4079]

K Ranger precisely my thoughts

[@whowouldwininafight3152]

Me too.....sorry #metoo

[@DarthNVious]

Wait...it's not?

[@dfw1fast143]

Crazy to think I remember watching the very first one with some college friends back in the day. I believe it was $9.99 on PPV. Anyhow we were all immediately amazed and hooked. Been a ride watching how it’s evolved for better or worse over the years.

[@setholiver5927]

Imagine being a new fan and only knowing Big John from his commentary on Bellator

[@geraldkeever427]

Seth Oliver in a way that would be ok only because that would mean i was 16 again and my knee and shoulder would be good again.

[@Fluoride_Jones]

+Seth Oliver I never knew Big John Cartney was the ref of UFC, either! Also, Conner is GOAT, not Big John!

[@Godzilla52]

Well I think that depends on how well new fans inform themselves about the sports history. I became a fan 5-6 years ago and immediately started following the sports history and the greats from previous eras etc, so I was at least and an above average informed fan by the end of my first year following MMA).

[@jojosavage]

If your a new mma fan watch old pride. Brings tears watching those guys fight

[@setholiver5927]

@@zacklance7798 woah man.Chill. I never said anything about how I don't want the sport to grow and gain popularity. I said this in the context of someone who has been a fan since 2005 and has known Big John as an iconic ref in the sport. It's crazy to think people will not know that about him, which is why I made that comment. Sorry you got so butthurt over that.

[@commentresurrection1841]

Watching the 1st UFC contests with my father is one of my best memories of childhood

[@controversialopinions3659]

two top ten lists in 24 hours... and they say Christmas only comes once a year. you guys are awesome.

[@tsoliot5913]

dude, Playboy was famous for having quality, slightly outsider articles, especially regarding sports. Hunter Thompson wrote for Playboy.

[@theego2897]

I remember (in the USA) when you wanted to watch a "MMA" fight, you'd have to order a VHS tape from the back of Black Belt Magazine.

[@alanhoward4082]

ya fossil lol

[@theego2897]

@@alanhoward4082 hehehe, yep. You whippersnapper

[@alanhoward4082]

@@theego2897 hahaha only joking mate. The first UFC i ever saw was Jackson ko'ing Liddell. I started buying events & TUF series on DVD before i learned about streaming

[@theego2897]

@@alanhoward4082 😁

[@herrzyklon]

I've still got Russian vhs copies of the dark ufcs

[@GodofWarChuka]

I’ve watching the UFC since the start. Good video, because there was a lot of stuff I didn’t know. Interesting 👍

[@zerg9523]

@Bryson Shiloh - strange, thats not what i got when I googled it... it just said that you two are a couple of marketing dippers with less than no clue how to do it.

[@zackhicks5320]

Pretty impossible to believe but ok

[@VeteranGOD]

you were watching since the start but you said there was alot of stuff you didn't know wtf?

[@j.rsmith6360]

Do “alleged” fixed fight list that would be a cool video.

[@thecasual4698]

Great idea!

[@dannyvizcarra]

I always thought that Sakuraba vs Belfort was an odd one

[@torarinvik4920]

@@dannyvizcarra Belfort had a broken hand!

[@dannyvizcarra]

Torarin Vik oh I didn't know. I thought he got paid to take a dive or something

[@torarinvik4920]

@@dannyvizcarra His coach Carlson Gracie forced him to fight with the injury. And when Belfort just laid on the ground Gracie was furious with him. After the fight Belfort left Gracie and joined Brazilian Top Team.

[@Thor-Orion]

Calling the Ken Shamrock-Royce Gracie fight at UFC V a stalemate is misunderstanding what happened. If that fight were to be allowed to continue OR if they had judging Ken would have won that fight and I think most people agree with that. But I think most people also agree it was entirely because of his size and putting all his weight on the smaller Gracie for 30+ minutes (a great strategy for the rule set in place as he thought it was {in their first match there was no time limit}) and had they been the same size the fight would have looked very different.

[@Robbins996]

I only started watching MMA through Rousey/McGregor. I since learned history and was aware of the UFC 5 super fight but had no idea about the belt situation until that fight pass doc. Glad I’m not the only one who found it fascinating

[@Brett-yq7pj]

I still remember watching this stuff with my father when I was a kid, ufc used to be crazy lol

[@kewltony]

Tony Ferguson is the type of guy to read youtube comments to condition his brain against injury

[@georgel2519]

Great content as always, I love the relentless research you guys put in for this videos

[@poise9995]

Big John in the Hall of Fame would be nice

[@willheydecker6179]

and Herb Dean as the UFC'S best Riot-Magnet OAT

[@doodbob2250]

Basically the most important person in the sport without the last name Gracie.

[@cjwrench07]

Nick Reber Even if you don’t like her personally, you can’t deny Rhonda’s utter domination of her division during her reign. Up to the Holly fight, she dominated fights just as easily as Khabib has been doing. It was just her head getting to big, after being that dominating for that long, and she started to believe her own hype about her standup game, especially against a world champ Kickboxer. Rhonda will easily be in the HoF, she made Women’s UFC divisions profitable, and without her wins, and losses, there would be no Cyborg or Nunes now.

[@cjwrench07]

Big John will being the HoF. They will go or him for his hand in the early UFC. His skill and utter fairness, gave the early UFC the “sports” respectability it so desperately needed. He helped keep the UFC away from being anything close to being the WWE, with real punches.

[@mattgrosskop2510]

GodMetal

[@davidperrott5098]

Concise,i informative, straight talking, no BS MMA stuff. Good stuff guys.

[@chrisreager2614]

Another great video guys! Love the content and approach you have. Cheers!

[@negativegains]

Awesome Part 2. Thank you for all the cool stories. Please make more of these unbelievable/old school facts, maybe also about fighters. Thank you

[@drewlovelyhell4892]

My knowledge of UFC history increased by 10000% in the last 20 minutes. Great video! 👊

[@adamhicks8754]

The discipline vs. discipline gimmick was the best , it'd be nice to see it go back to that but I guess that horse has left the barn.

[@gh0rochi363]

Yea it has no competitor is going to walk in without ground game or something else their art does not teach.

[@Spionagebaum]

You guys are really the f'n best in explaining and talking! Big up MMA On Point.

[@Aristotelezz]

Love your videoos! You always present to many many unknown facts.

[@ChristopherSaindon]

Great stuff! I watched the first one and every one since. Like and subscribed.

[@100proofcrew]

Playboy legitimately has amazing articles, Pulitzer prize winning shit.... and most Hunter S. Thompson books and movies, most notably fear and loathing in Las vegas, originated as articles in playboy.

[@geminisundone]

Very true. As a Brit I never knew this until I played the game Mafia 3...within in it are many collectables to find including playboy mags from the 60s...I found them expecting to view some titties and I did...but after flicking through them most had astonishing interviews with fascinating characters. I'd pause my game to sit and read them all.

[@tomtalks23]

Some of America's best journalists started with Playboy. They also secure incredibly candid interviews with high profile celebrities. Had Playboy never featured nude pictorials and had a different name, the remaining content would build a highly respected publication.

[@ludmillaroman]

if it isn't widely known anymore by younger generations, as with many things long forgotten, it is a shame. Playboy was never meant to be "just a 'nudey' magazine." A simple online search of its history would have shown the incredible list of contributing authors over decades.

[@RIVALContentJammerz]

Fear and Loathing is garbage, marked to legitimize sex with kids. TO HELL WITH IT.

[@JMS1089]

Great piece of literature for sure

[@Semiserioussocialscience]

You guys give the motivation to follow mma

[@XKV0814]

Great content... keep it coming!

[@Johnniewalker78]

9:53 Oleg Taktarov he’s the guy with the big gun in the 2010 Predators movie haha.

[@stephenzaborski8656]

He also played a part as one of the two bank robbers in the movie about that day the big L.A. bank shootout occured.

[@jordanlopez919]

And bad boys 2 !

[@nonglishq6727]

The main reason Rickson never fought fedor was because his son died he never really got over it. And Rickson was a free spirit that is why he when to pride 1 and 4 not 1,2,3 and 4.

[@MegaYounglover]

Great information Thanks for sharing...

[@melanatedking3763]

In 1994 I actually ordered UFC 3. It was the most exciting thing I have ever seen in my life. It might not have been designed the way it was delivered but it was great.

[@spiegel3269]

I actually paid for that very first Pay Per View back in 1993. Was so excited to see this and I'm still a huge fan today!

[@kookiemonsta6409]

A lot has happened in the sport in the last 4 years. Interested to see how you feel still!

[@pedro55845]

Yet another good video MMA on point

[@jamesbspivey947]

Awesome video guys

[@dantemarotta356]

You guys produce some brilliant original content, Keep it up

[@Anfernee.Clarke]

16:17 that caught me off guard 😂

[@MyCatInABox]

Hey- great info, and great video

[@n8style]

Love these glimpses into the start of MMA

[@sensoukami]

I am reasonably knowledgeable about "the old days", but I found this video super interesting and informative. Well done gentlemen!

[@ZeroBoostBuick]

I remember watching UFC-1... I was 13 years old and loved every minute of it. I don't watch UFC anymore but would if it was like UFC-1 again.

[@gh0rochi363]

The first few were more like spectacles. Way better fighters now, but some part of me misses the no rules thing.

[@carlosmushroom1]

Man i love this channel

[@jhwin30]

I live in Marshall, one town over from Longview. I remember the chicken ranch. Never new he fought though.

[@MrRemcoPardoel]

great video :)

[@topshot2787]

Very informative.

[@Archevan]

This man sound a bit like joe rogan. Am i the only one ?

[@jewellui]

Evan Johnson lots of people have pointed this out in other videos

[@markyg1368]

Lol I was high watching this so I thought it was joe Rogan the whole time

[@AngryJT]

You guys need to clean out your ears. It's Kermit the frog.

[@jjwp-ql5rv]

I AM BAYTOR 100% agree

[@justinsmith5036]

How the fuck can people keep saying this lol

[@TheGroundedAviator]

The early days of the UFC and MMA in general in the US would make an interesting movie or TV miniseries.

[@mmacaine]

And all of the shit they did behind the scenes.

[@TheGroundedAviator]

@@mmacaine That's where 80% of the drama was.

[@FrontPorchSwingers]

I always enjoy your videos, big fan! This time however you miss represented Andy Anderson’s situation and completely missed on Anthony “Mad Dog” Macias and his match with Oleg.

[@luischok-nee7572]

🖤🙋🏽‍♂️ great video.

[@Scientists_dont_lie]

As a kid i was STUPID! I tried karate as a kid and i HATED it! NOW after i got into boxing, i can see clearly the blunt logic of karate. Mad respect for superfoot and karate. I feel i missed out on some usefull techiques.

[@louierod10]

Omg I never knew the zombie guy rumor in Miami was in the UFC😳 thanks for the info Joe Rogan

[@Win94ae]

Keith Hackney was one of my favorites!

[@brunogava6424]

Great stuffs

[@ajmoore2201]

It would have been great to have seen Steve Blackman back in those days fighting in the ufc

[@loudloud111]

Fun fact, Ray Bradburry's Fahrenheit 451 (one of these dystopic novels, like 1984 by Orwell, or Brave New World by Huxley) was first published in Playboy (first chapters of novel). Inbetween (half)naked girls there was bunch of interesting articles, about economy, social theory, literature etc. I don't know how is today tho.

[@tonybparalegal]

Toward the end, especially, this was insane!

[@walterpalmer2749]

“Most dangerous man in the world” was the title given Shamrock at the time of UFC#1.

[@williamkeller6854]

top serious mma channel in the world. second to only ttths overall.

[@toreywakeland1894]

There are still tournament fights in smaller promotions. I just cornered one last year.

[@SimonsDiscoveries]

Joe Son was also an actor and appeared in 'Austin Powers' as Random Task, a parody of the James Bond character Oddjob.

[@koslim]

Nice video

[@perest4438]

I live in Longview and have never heard that story until this video..

[@winterose2331]

Perfect video for dinner

[@Fluoride_Jones]

+DF Moria Do you like protein shakes, sweetie?

[@jjwp-ql5rv]

Fluoride Jones How long in prison are you looking for?

[@sofakingonmynuts1438]

i think she said yes

[@griffinjohnson3858]

Can you please do one on the first 50 fighters in the UFC I can't figure out how to find out who they were?

[@viego29]

4:38 our dude is a true gamer

[@kingrye1624]

It looked like shamrock fcked up gracie. Hes face showed a beating.

[@theamericandreamdave]

@bob morane Shamrock still won.

[@theamericandreamdave]

@bob morane Gracie was a bloody mess and took 100 percent of damage in that bout.

[@louierod10]

theamericandreamdave Umm no that fight was a fair draw the fact they were both holding each other and Royce is way better then Gracie he beat him in their last fight in Bellator even tho he hit him in the balls hard

[@Parallaxus]

Well, they did fight for like 49 minutes. I think headbutts were allowed back then too. Probably how it happened. With like 50 pounds over Royce, AND the fact that Shamrock had just recently gone and come back from the Gracie training camp to figure out how to counter Royce, it was still a loss for Shamrock in everyone's book. A humiliation even.

[@McFIDO1]

There is Kazushi Sakuraba on the Planet, to beat the Gracies... ;) Just check that out.

[@ReyShady05]

Best mma vids

[@jamesthe-doctor8981]

Big John eventually became a great ref, but you couldn't tell by his first two UFC events (2 & 3) that he knew anything at all about jiu jitsu. There were guys choked out for over half a minute while the guy doing the choking waited for John to call the match. There were also at least three tapouts (one by Royce Gracie) where the fighters stopped after the tapout while John looked at them like "Hey, why are you guys stopping??" Watch UFCs 2 & 3 and you'll see what I'm talking about. By UFC 4 he was jumping in so hard to stop matches that he was injuring the fighters. John definitely became one of the best, but his first few event performances were abysmally awful.

[@RealBillyGarcia]

The Keith Hackney Vs Joe Son has to be the most brutal fight in UFC history. 😁

[@JerryRiceBall]

16:17 lets not forget about Art Jimmerson. The one gloved bandit.

[@Bravilor]

Hey does anyone know if there is any video clip on KZbin on the former boss of the UFC, where he is filmed ringside and puffing a big cigar with a dollar grin on his face? I saw it on one of the old events but can't remember which.

[@qwerzypaine]

Wow more classic ufc, content please!

[@Beardmania]

Fact #11: I was originally supposed to fight in the first UFC, but they wouldn't allow me because they thought I was too good.

[@waynedrew7074]

Jason never stop narrating or editing. You sir SET THE STANDARD

[@DanielDahlman]

Denver, never woulda thought....

[@funkworthrollin4959]

Let's get it on!!!

[@gitman3486]

"No-one would have guessed the smaller unassuming guy in the gi would beat out his much bigger opponents" Except the Gracies who set the event up specifically to showcase BJJ and deliberately excluded anyone who could have beaten him.

[@fitnesspoint2006]

Lmao! Who did they exclude? These guys were monsters, I wouldn't have fought any of Gracie's opponents for fear of missing teeth and broken orbital sockets.

[@gitman3486]

@@fitnesspoint2006 Anyone who competed in Vale Tudo, Marco Ruas for example. The Gracies BJJ had a rivalry with Luta Livre in Brazil and there had been no holds barred fights televised there for decades. There were plenty of fighters that could have beaten Royce from Brazil. They picked Ken Shamrock because they'd seen him fight in Pancrase and they knew Royce could beat him. UFC 1 was Ken Shamrock vs Royce Gracie and a bunch of irrelevant scrubs. If the card was full of Vale Tudo fighters Royce probably wouldn't have won.

[@oneguy7202]

@@fitnesspoint2006 no luta livre practitioner or BJJ fadda paractuoners, no good cat h or shoot wrestler and ofc no good sambistas or kosen judoka. Gracie have 80 years in vale Tudor that started in Brazil by judoka and catch wrestlers and the others had no clue about ground fighting

[@oneguy7202]

@@gitman3486 there are also a lot better catch or shoot wrestler in Japan than shamrock

[@ssimon64]

Git Man Exactly! Now here's a man who knows the untold truth!

[@jhawkrugby]

Joe Sun also played Random Task in Austin Powers (the guy who throws shoes)

[@patrickkavanagh7371]

Lamo at the subtle zoom in on the weirdo with the hair helmet.

[@drewderescobedo1633]

I love Jason mang great voice great channel

[@Wergrun]

this is why I love the ufc

[@kaveson101]

I fucking knew it! I watched the fight on tv live when Oleg vs Macias took place and I NOTICED the wink of the eye from Macias to Oleg and how quickly and effortless the Russian Bear won, I always thought it was fixed!!!! Thanks for pointing the facts out.....now I am at peace!

[@themaxx2195]

No you didn't

[@kaveson101]

Mr Bones Ninja Maker looked pissed yeah, cuz he won? If he wasn’t in on it a win is a win plus he advances to the finals of the tournament so why would he get angry? Nowadays the only reason a fighter gets angry after a win is when the ref lets his opponent (friend) receive punishment and doesn’t stop it in time, otherwise unless I’m wrong I’ve never seen or heard of a fighter getting pissed after a win

[@lilkurd2000]

Maybr got angry cos he wanted to fuck him up so much more then 9 sec

[@TheAntManChannel]

Cool, you saw it way back in the day? xp

[@msanders777]

You should've mentioned Joe Son played the character "Random Chance" in the first Austin Powers movie.

[@catslie9588]

Your impression of JR is impeccable.

[@mylefnepple1936]

UFC teaches me that ball shots and eye pokes are the most effective defense.

[@bennyrosa9103]

Fun fact: Joe Son actually played random task in Austin powers

[@ChristopherSaindon]

John McCarthy was gold the second he yelled *WATCH your FIGHTER!!*

[@derreksainz6857]

Great video and thanks. I’m sure I’m not the only one who thinks your voice and Joe Rogan’s sound similar

[@justaneedlessboi6710]

3:28 love that joji

[@Tai_Mai_Shu]

As trivial as it may be. I enjoy the Naked Gun and the McGregor clip! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@ewiem4351]

Gracie used to run small ads in men's magazines. I remember seeing these in the back pages of Popular Mechanics as far back as the 1950s so they probably existed long before. The ads were simple, saying something like "I will beat you up", accompanied by the word GRACIE and an address to contact.

[@pustulio81]

While grabbing and holding onto each others shorts is a big "no no", its perfectly okay for Royce Gracie to wrap his hands into the other fighters gi and use that to cling to their backs, like a tick, until they get tired and give up. Also, it was okay for him to pull another guys hair out. Specifically, the braid Kimo had at the time lol

[@shawnj1966]

Would've loved to see Oleg vs Pat Smith!

[@chrismidyette1098]

Great video thank you very much enjoyed seeing some of the original UFC from back in the day. I do agree with the other commenters you do sounds a little bit like Joe Rogan

[@jonsmit9956]

Be like water my friend.

[@274pacific]

It's wild that Big John McCarthy could have fought in UFC 2, smashed Royce Gracie as the only other fighter with BJJ training, then (probably) won the whole tournament.

[@CounterCultureCantCount]

Jason, please check Al Snow's story about how Kimo and Joe Son wanted the plane they were flying in to crash because it would "bring them closer to god".

[@danielclark653]

Ayyy I remember meeting don frye my dad trained with him for a while

[@fordthefnlordasd3187]

Damn! Big John would've been really interesting fighter I think

[@geshadimitrov2106]

Early Ufc was the best!

[@louierod10]

Gesha Dimitrov Naa fam there’s smarter fighting nowadays and better techniques

[@melvinhogberg]

Oleg taktarov looked so pissed