10 Most Career Defining Fights For Better Or Worse

[@kovacszeuszfenevad1597]

I don’t understand how Ben Askren isn’t on this list. He was an undefeated multiple time world champion outside of the UFC, and now he’s known by most as the guy that got knocked out by Masvidal in five seconds.

[@KaRmaTheSchemer]

3, in 3 seconds The fight ended in 5 😂

[@GLOBAL-STRUGGLE]

Good point lol

[@noodle_tax]

yeah didnt he have a longer win streak than khabib? Its crazy how nobody talks about him as a good fighter

[@kermitahnenerbe3722]

cuz his records are BS, take a look at the askren vs sapo fight... askren was getting sprawles as F and the only chance was eye poke

[@kermitahnenerbe3722]

@@noodle_tax askren or khabab it's like porc or bacon..

[@chad_b]

As a Canadian I am not one bit disappointed with Rory MacDonald. He made us Canadians proud

[@kermitahnenerbe3722]

he is a crazy dude, starting career at 16. who else did that ? no american on roid

[@cameronevans6427]

They should have switched him with Ben Askren

[@tysonrdelay]

Agreed

[@chad_b]

@@kermitahnenerbe3722 exactly. The fact that he was able to come back and keep fighting at such a high level after such a brutal war like the Lawler fight says enough about his will and determination. Even if he didn't quite become the next gsp like a lot of people hoped he still made me damn proud to call him a Canadian

[@dannyknightblade4592]

I'm American, but I'm proud of Rory MacDonald's great efforts in his truly impressive career.

[@ProofintheDoof]

The way Alvarez lost that fight is so unfortunate. He’s had an amazing career with 3 different organizations.

[@hugsavage5286]

He got T rex arms against mcgregor

[@andredillon7685]

Only three?

[@noodle_tax]

hes one of the most underrated (and best) lightweights like chandler, pettis, Frankie Edgar and Henderson

[@TheGr8one1022]

It is wild, because, when you consider his whole career, he is ranked significantly better than Conor. He's in the top three lightweights of all time with ease, after Khabib and BJ, when you consider the quality, ranking and consistency of his wins over time. People forget that the best lightweight fighters were scattered across multiple promotions during the late 2000s and early 2010s, and Alvarez was successful and the champion in every single one of the relevant promotions. Meanwhile McGregor had one admittedly incredible run at featherweight, then a gifted title shot at lightweight after getting destroyed by gatekeeper Diaz, which he was able to win. That's literally it. He's maybe top 5-7 at Featherweight and not even top 20 at lightweight.

[@llongone2]

Not talking about earnings, of course, but as of right now, Alvarez has had a better career than McGregor. Eddie has been a title holder in many fight orgs. with many more wins than Conor. Will Conor even fight again?

[@breckmiller5289]

It's crazy to me how the losses to TJ completely discredited baraos carreer entirely in the eyes of most fans at the time

[@JoshyManTheGreat]

They should put a peak baraos in ufc4

[@KyeClique]

Well, it was the losses were coming after the ‘stoppage’ win vs wineland. Most viewed it as a paper belt as dom was injured. Just immaculate timing and pairing it with never winning a fight again.

[@KyeClique]

The dancing after his wins, while VERY commons among Brazilian fighters, was viewed as showboat-y by American fans.

[@kaic-m2865]

its a shame i do think hes incredibly underrated

[@p_ttown1979]

he sadly never picked up that much momentum afterwards

[@Geirks280]

Really surprised Nate VS Mcgregor 1 wasn't on this list? Dana literally went from saying "Diaz doesn't move the needle" to outright admitting later "he's a needle-mover now." He went from like, what, 40 and 40 fighting Michael Johnson on the prelims to headlining multiple PPVs? He became an instant star and one of the most recognisable figures in MMA.

[@Batman-iu2iv]

Great point about being an upset. Although I think the whole needle mover thing is Dana not recognizing the star power of the Diaz brothers. Just look at what USADA did to Nick. The Diaz brothers have been legends the whole time but Dana will only entertain yes men. Edit: I was manager at a Coral at the time and I remember telling all my good customers to bet on Diaz via sub @ 6/1. I told them Conor only loses on the ground and Nate is a wizzard. I still remember the feeling when they all came in to collect the bets.

[@thingsofrandom]

As a Canadian I can say that even tho Rory never became a ufc champion he is still a hero to us Mma fans here

[@FedericoB1891]

Rip Stephen Bonnar what a badass warrior

[@yungaquafresh2183]

The American Psycho

[@eugenewatson1456]

Weirdly enough my main memory of Eddie is him coming back to utterly brutalise a young Gaethje in his next fight.

[@randallross420]

Mine is him beating up some actor on Bully Beatdown

[@noodle_tax]

His fights with Gaethje and Dustin are were instant classics

[@balkanboi06]

He showed heart and a Great War in Bare Knuckle recently with Mendes so I thought that was a sick memory. He got the Dub in the end and Chad retired.

[@swifty123]

Those fights with Gaethje and Porier were incredible

[@planetz5953]

U mean assaulted that fight was absolutely gruesome

[@stevenkoudanis5238]

That Conor cocaine cut was incredible

[@madextreme2682]

This video needs a sequel

[@stevejames3973]

Askren and Masvidal. Both careers defined by that one moment

[@onurhayr1937]

That should have been on the list

[@thebreeze1325]

Nah. That’s recency bias. Both of them had well defined careers well before that fight. Ben was an Olympian then went on to have a highly respectable MMA career/record. Jorge had fought his way up from the streets and had a respectable record as well.

[@carphucker2973]

@@thebreeze1325 “recency bias” it fits the criteria dude 😂

[@thebreeze1325]

@@carphucker2973 Nope.

[@stevejames3973]

@@thebreeze1325 isnt that the point though? what will they be remembered for?

[@willvincent4829]

How did you miss Diaz vs McGregor 1 that made Nate a super star in one fight

[@gentlemandemon]

I wouldn't say that fight defined him as much as it got eyeballs on him

[@raul350raptor]

Nate was a superstar waaay before the Conor fight, that’s the reason the fight was so big.

[@fratrickmachomes5263]

@@raul350raptor no it’s because he won

[@carphucker2973]

@@raul350raptor no he wasn’t

[@andymontanez56]

​@@raul350raptor not true at all. Dude was never even on the main card of a ppv before that fight. Conor made him

[@korl8524]

Lawler v MacDonald may be one of the very few is any fights in MMA that encapsulated both fighters so well

[@blessedwithchallenges9917]

Anthony Pettis jumping off the fence kick. That defined him.

[@greglane334]

Good Lord it's weird seeing Bisping with both eyes

[@anthonygreen207]

As Khalid woukd say. "Another one" love you guys been watching since I believe like 2016-17. You guys are great

[@procow2274]

Alvarez first fight with Chandler was same night as hendo vs shogun. People in the know got 2 insane fights in 1 night

[@harrish619]

That day it was all about war

[@johnnyw8529]

I will never get over the TJ “pisketty” skits Tommy used to bless us with!

[@toyotaecw]

Lawler-RoryMac I think defines both those guys careers.

[@GDAWG.]

There are so so many career defining moments in mma that you could have done this as a 2 part video. 1 on the good and 1 on the bad. Still thou, great vid! ❤

[@odio88]

Miguel Torres and Renan Barao the two fighters with crazy win streaks that everyone forgot about

[@SkunkApe407]

32% of Barao's wins were decisions. 67% of his losses were decisions. Kinda easy to forget a dude whose fights were left to the judges more often than not.

[@jimsheppard3166]

I expected Jose Aldo to top this list for his fight vs Conner.

[@Rando1975]

I love Aldo, but you're right.

[@bettylouchessor2653]

I know God bless Jose

[@GGGxe]

heh, the "one thing" was a good reference lol love this channel fr. never stop doing this

[@sah4128]

The Barao fights with TJ is what turned TJ into my favorite fighter. It was a literal work of art watching him there. After those fights I started watching Barao’s older fights (I was too young at the time) and mannn that guy had one of the best peaks I’ve ever seen in the sport. He was him x10

[@noodle_tax]

yeah he was like jose aldo of bantamweight. Great striking, incredible kicks and crazy takedown defense. Im not surprised that he and Aldo came from the same gym in brasil

[@kermitahnenerbe3722]

stop smoking gmo, TJ is good and i'm a fan but Barao never had any rest between fights before TJ.. ufc wanted a new rican champ and they choose who

[@oscarinipayaso]

Perfect list guys. Keep ‘em coming. 12:40

[@Day-ZDuke]

5:55....nice throwback to this fight. I remember watching it live Back in those days, the hidden gem for MMA was HDNet / AxsTv. They used to show Inside MMA with Bas Rutten & Kenny Rice, an hour long MMA news program every Friday night. Then they would show an MMA event from some smaller promotion, and basically every major overseas promotion For non-UFC content, HDNet was amazing. They would air all the Dream, Sengoku, MFC & TKO (from Canada) and even K1 kickboxing events, always live as well

[@eliothillis535]

1:17 is me! Lol. I took that video after Weidman K.O.'d Silva and the UFC used it for their promotion.

[@madextreme2682]

Had this video came out a year ago , Leon Edwards would have been on the list for the fight against Diaz from that 5th round , thankfully he had that moment against Usman which is gonna be number 1 on the sequel of this video.

[@madgavin7568]

Leon proved he was no one-hit wonder in the rematch as well. I hope he beats Colby if they fight later this year.

[@madextreme2682]

@@madgavin7568 Same just for the fact that Colby doesn't deserve it , but if Colby wins it's also good cuz the UFC has another big star as champ which is good.

[@madgavin7568]

@@madextreme2682 Problem is Colby would be a terrible champion. He wouldn't fight Belal, let alone Shavkat, he'd cherry-pick the winner of Poirier vs Gaethje or Chandler vs McGregor (if that happens) as his first title defense and the sad thing is the UFC will probably let him getaway with it. Welterweight would end up like Middleweight after Bisping.

[@madextreme2682]

@@madgavin7568 True now that you mention it I'm quite worried , so it's either the division would have an active champion who doesn't have the most starpower or star champion who barely fights once a year, and to me I'd take the first any day of the week cuz I'm not a UFC executive I'm a fan and I don't care about stars I care about fights , I don't care if no human being knows who Shavkat is ,he's statistically the most exciting fighter in this division out of all the contenders .

[@madgavin7568]

@@madextreme2682 Leon needs to win to keep this division moving. After seeing his performance against Usman in the trilogy, I don't feel Colby winning the title is an inevitability.

[@SaveTheManuals1]

Great video...Holly Holm is #1 on this list for me. She's a legend but would likely have been irrelevant in the long run if not for that win over Ronda.

[@DizzyDez613]

I don’t care much for McGregor. But the Conor that showed up that night to fight Alvarez was something special. One of the single best MMA performances we’ve ever watched.

[@howey935]

You forgot to mention Holly was a world champion boxer as well.

[@drunkenmmamaster419]

This channel is casual central

[@GLOBAL-STRUGGLE]

Yeah legit

[@kermitahnenerbe3722]

and ? rousey was an olympic level judoka. it's mma isn't it ?

[@reececisneros1622]

They mentioned her kickboxing accolades and continued on with the topic of the video. As a content creator should. No need for pointless facts.

[@emeraldspark101]

RIP, Stephan Bonnar

[@matthewfurst1577]

Just enjoy your videos great work keep it up ✌️

[@Lukerogers0121]

If I had to choose 1 moment that is Michael Bisping as a fighter, it wouldn’t be the Rockhold rematch. It’d be the Silva or Henderson rematch. Pulled it out the fire, got knocked down (multiple times) and still won, didn’t give up.

[@ChefHxllxw]

Happy almost birthday Luke it’s cool we were born same day and same year!

[@CoolToMe_]

Thank you so much! Happy bday to you too!

[@michaelmccleery3105]

You also have to give Bisping the EXTRA CREDIT for doing it with only ONE 👁️ . That's right he was blind in his right eye when he won the Belt . You're a SAVAGE BISPING !!! One of the GRATES and hands down one of my top 3 Favorite fighters of all time .

[@JuanHernandez-rh1nj]

I think a part 2 would be amazing

[@wumbago8910]

someone said that you guys are the watchmojo of mma and i can't look at this channel the same

[@PaleHorse73]

My lasting memory of Eddie Alvarez is Bully BeatDown.

[@edgiebraahhh7280]

Same for me with Woodley

[@jamespaul6315]

@@edgiebraahhh7280 woodley got ktfo by a youtuber 😂

[@hhtptai]

I just watched McGregor vs. Alvarez last night. Great timing!

[@el_footographer]

I feel bad for fighters like Chael and Cowboy. They have ultimately become the clippers of LA. They might be good in the reg season/against top tier opponents, but when it comes to the title shot or big profile fight/playoffs, everyone kind of knew that a choke job was incoming

[@cherryb0ng]

"I will eat your heart, feast on your family, and then go to Disneyland" has to be on of the funniest trash talks ever.

[@TheSamp00]

At Barao vs Dillashaw I had T.J winning at fifth round, odds were 50 to 1 and when I will never forget the moment I watched it all happen. Beautiful win.

[@kermitahnenerbe3722]

off course, if you let TJ rest and not Barao for the last few fights...

[@thijs_vt]

You scaredtf out of me with that dillashaw barao scare

[@Boxxca]

When I think of Chaels fights with Anderson I think of how he dominated the spider and with a very clever move forfeited the last round to go 4-1 and then willingly gave a rematch to go 2-0 with the spider. Greatness

[@tylerakerfeldt7220]

Can we get a “10 careers changed by Jon Jones just being in the UFC”? Or “what might the ufc look like if Jon Jones never chose mma”

[@shajirislamuddin-caycho6659]

Before he won, the lhw belt was a hot potato where people could barely defend it more then once or twice.

[@faustorodriguez3619]

I’m excepting Yan vs Sterling on here because after the knee it was all downhill from there for Yan

[@lavenderpants8695]

I feel like people forget that the first couple rounds of McDonald vs Lawler were so boring the crowd was literally booing lol. The rest of the rounds were a totally different story.

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

I rewatched that fight recently and you're absolutely right. During round two I checked to see if I was watching the right contest. I'd completely forgotten how dull it was at first.

[@nightangelx1513]

Ferguson vs Gajthe is a defining moment sadly

[@DUxMORTEM]

4:55 even worse, that winnover Keith Jardine was highly controversial too. Keith won that fight by all intents too. Bonnar was a tough as nails guy and sadly it clearly began to take it's toll on his pysche late in his career.

[@nicholascole9673]

Rory and Robbie gave everything they had in that fight and niether were quite the same after it.

[@mattiashaeger5403]

"Snake Boy." that was a good one...!

[@Sleepingfishie]

Holly was one late punch away from a second belt too

[@StickEBallz]

hahaha featherweight Tom Aspinall... now THAT'S on point 🤣

[@davethomas543]

I will remember Holly for speaking out , more then the head kick. THANK YOU HOLLY !!!!!!!

[@harrish619]

Do you mean her recent speech against protecting children in the states !?

[@floptart5712]

I’ll speak for all the kids abused when I say you really got to watch those preachers. Brother.

[@fatmanpig1274]

How the hell is Masvidal not here that flying knee made his entire career

[@thexbigxgreen]

I would argue that Bisping's defining fight was the one with Silva - it showed his grit and determination in the face of harsh and unfair circumstances

[@kenobi639]

Absolute masterclass performance by Bisping. And his post fight interview! Literally in tears.

[@psolo3]

biggest fight of his career, I'd agree, but everyone will always remember the rockhold knockout

[@takesfromjake3769]

I understand the argument that he didn’t fight the best version of Anderson Silva, but I agree with you. Beating a former longtime champion is the exact moment Bisping turned the corner.

[@I_AM_BAYTOR]

It was Hendo's Hbomb.

[@Reiderreiter]

This has to be a multiple-parter because there’s definitely way more that could be talked about. My pick would be Joanna vs. Rose. Joanna was a killer. Undefeated and never really looked threatened. She was the Boogeywoman and for damn good reason. But once Rose put her out in MSG, she never fully recovered. Only two more wins in the rest of her career. Sure, she had some great performances in some of those losses but her aura of dominance and invincibility was was completely shattered by Namajunes.

[@nomad155]

Think if you guys want to show respect to fighters from the kisses to to folks like McGregor is make top 10 videos on fights outside the UFC. Helps get casuals more exposed to other organizations and appreciate the kind of Aldo and Eddie

[@jaydub2971]

Recognizing that he's had a long & storied career, I would argue that Nate Diaz belongs on this list for his submission of the Notorious, at a time when Nate was the only one in the building who wasn't surprised by than outcome.

[@Testosterooster]

Nice, let's go!

[@cheesecream8472]

Lolol I died at that coca*ne reference at 2:31

[@trentmaconer]

Good list. Good around!

[@adampatino5372]

If I make y'all a new intro track, would y'all use it? Cuz the Ben Rosett, elevator 🛗 song 🎵 is as old as it is bad. No offense to you, all the offense to Ben Rosett.

[@1awesome180]

Who else noticed the GMM clip at 1:20

[@voiceofthestreetz8275]

I would swap Eddie with Aldo

[@jus_nico]

aldo is still considered one of if not the greatest fighter in bantamweight despite the loss, and eddie went from a pretty great champion to the guy mcgregor beat to become double champ. so no i would not lol edit: featherweight not bantamweight 👍

[@valerionts6893]

Facts

[@brettbcomedy]

Nah Aldo was one shot while Eddie was a slow motion execution with his wife wailing in the background.

[@jamespaul6315]

While it was one sided, it was one punch ko that landed perfectly. Eddie just got demolished and clowned for the whole fight

[@jamespaul6315]

And gsp losing to hendricks should be on this list

[@GigasMain505]

2:53 .....so are we not gonna talk about that? 😂

[@nlmbboogz7382]

Matt’s win over GSP only showed bro was literally a one hit wonder 💀💀💀😂💯

[@I_AM_BAYTOR]

2:30 made me miss 2008-2012 so much.

[@ianrobinson2831]

the cut to an old lady after holly’s introduction was crazy

[@andrewjones9798]

I thought for sure you’d mention Hamill vs jones

[@alucinaman]

Petr Yan DQ loss to Sterling seems fitting in this list

[@STAXXX313]

Chael said I'm going to put my forehead into his chest, take him to the ground and drop bombs on him for 5 rds. Then he did it. Even Joe Rogan asked between 4-5 is it too early for Chael to take a victory lap? Then the unthinkable happened.

[@toyotaecw]

The unthinkable… a gracious, considerate man like Chael who fought his way up from the gutters of West Lynn, Oregon, passed the torch to another man so that he too could elevate himself from the poverty stricken nation of Brazil. With his decision to tap, Chael allowed Silva to finally earn enough money to buy the Nogueira brothers an actual donkey to feed carrots to rather than a bud. Chael P. Sonnen, the P stands I can’t let you get close, undefeated, undisputed, never lost a round, greatest of all time.

[@edneragnarok]

Thanks for the masters of the universe reference

[@lawrencemick1665]

Not only proved Jones was human but won the first fight.

[@azzyuuu208]

Cheal i can't let you get close is what he is known for 😂😂

[@declamatory]

*Chael

[@bushisback112]

Real mma fans know Eddie's legacy was and still is defined by those wars with Chandler. Mma media will always try and tell you different but they're about numbers and conor brings numbers

[@EmmeryMyers]

Truth

[@luliu4572]

Beating Stipe Miocic really did wonders for DC. It helped stepped out of the shadow of Jon Jones. It put him into the good gracious of the community at a time he was called a fraud. It would cement his legacy as one of the best to step into the cage. And it led up to him being the the first man to defend the LHW and the HW titles at the same time.

[@xXmrgameandwatch]

On the subject of Eddie Alvarez, why does no one talk about his fight with Justin Gaethje? That was such an amazing fight with an amazing ending. Can we please see a "top 10 ufc fights no one talks about?" That would be my top pick but I'm a filthy casual so idk

[@Gbari7]

That’s a tough video to make. There are just too many fights in this category to drill down to 10 fights.

[@goldbergiron]

the first thing that comes to mind with Bisping its Hendos Hbomb

[@SteefPip]

I'm surprised there isn't a movie about Matt Serra's story in the works. If there is and I am living under a rock, I'd like to know.

[@Jay-xs2jh]

Anything on ring girls next 😂

[@xenomorph_2447]

What the hell happened to Caposa’s corner? Been waiting for those to show back up.

[@tubechiq88]

I would like a list that's focus on One championship. Whatever you guys wanted to be because not everything has to revolve around the UFC. Especially after they had that show in Colorado.

[@_zachmcall]

i think the war with joachim hansen is the defining moment of eddies career tbh

[@tab021]

The only time chael gets to be #1 lol. Dude is defined by losing for sure

[@trystinlindsay5674]

Luke Taylor NB reveal? Respect

[@oldcountryboy]

Let's also remember John Jones Poked Alexander in the eyes repeatedly And the ref never called it

[@declamatory]

*Jon

[@oldcountryboy]

@@declamatory Yeah there's always more than one way to skin a cat

[@declamatory]

@@oldcountryboy - You've never tried even ONE way!

[@billdenny9599]

2:30 damn dude lol 😆

[@Papajohnstuffedcrust]

Gaethje v Johnson should be on the list. Encompasses literary his entire ufc career

[@akalawada]

Holy shit that Disneyland quote from Ruthless hahahaha

[@moistwafffles8147]

Sandwich joke mad me laugh out loud lol

[@brianwarner308]

those punches at 6:48 looked so slow lol

[@lolovidela1248]

Sarah vs GSP still a crazy fight to this day.

[@Anthony-dj4nd]

McGregor lit Alverez up!😂 Bisping vs Silva was Bisping's best fight

[@trashtalkwithdamiontj4520]

Gabriel Gonzaga versus Mirko cro cop

[@geezuscryst13]

Wait. ... Chael lost that fight? Blessings!

[@user-KrackerJack]

Im a huge fan of the American Gangster #1 Chael Sonnen has by far the best talk of anyone in the game

[@dartyhernandez6497]

ricegum clip in an mma video is a real jumpscare 😹

[@mitchcreighton1494]

You should do a top ten commercials with mma fighters