10 Older UFC Stars Sacrificed To Rising Ones

[@TriteKaizen]

Ufc robbed us of Aldo vs Cruz. Never forget that the fight was right there to be made💔

[@peanutbutterpirate314]

Truly

[@QBryant14]

I wanted to see that fight damn jose aldo retired he fights were awesome he will be missed but I hope Dominick Cruz get back on track and fight again

[@ARMYEEUU]

We almost missed out in diaz vs ferguson saved by the bell 🔔 and never got silva vs gsp Jones vs cain Aldo vs pettis But we did get not knowing back then the best 125 vs the best 135 DJ VS CRUZ

[@scottlemurianboxer]

They did Cruz wrong to be honest

[@madgavin7568]

We missed out on Edgar vs Cruz as well.

[@cujo2680]

Y'all remember when Hendricks went in to the weigh-ins and started justifying why he was gonna miss weight but then ended up being on weight? I do.

[@davidf68]

Peppridge farm remembers.

[@rickybobby38]

I 'member

[@cujo2680]

@@davidf68 Bless you.

[@kidneystonermusic]

Member Josh Koscheck faking eye pokes?

[@benlagman1]

an elephant will always remember

[@jaylenlenear7850]

Bj Penn still highlights how crazy the wear and tear is on a person. From being considered arguably the biggest prodigy in ufc history to being knocked out by some guy at a bar

[@CountaPhobia]

I would have included Nick Diaz vs Frank Shamrock, partly because it addressed the question of how the younger fighter feels about beating up a past their prime legend. Nick wanted the fight to be stopped as soon as possible as opposed to just doing pointless damage.

[@nev12345678910]

That was strike force

[@CountaPhobia]

@@nev12345678910 good point. I didn't read the title properly.

[@filipt.585]

@@CountaPhobia anyway, channel name is (at least for now :D ) MMA on point, not UFC on point, so could´ve included at least as honorable mention...

[@CountaPhobia]

@@filipt.585 Well said bro.

[@Thor-Orion]

Were both fighters ufc stars at some point?

[@chleepy]

featherweight champ frankie is truly the most mythical fighter

[@starkravinglad8099]

I had to double take at that

[@BrandonClift]

You beat me to it

[@MrPek-fe9fp]

Frankie has been really respectful! Dana, thats the fight to make! -Conor

[@lisaspain5957]

Probably bc frankie was never the king of 145 he dethrone the king lightweight div BJ PENN

[@BrettCagle98]

UBEREEM not close

[@-krod98]

Can you do times where Old beat rising stars

[@hakr4751]

Frankie edgar when he beat up yair rodriguez

[@sayaboss586]

Cowboy beating Alexander.

[@madgavin7568]

@@hakr4751 Its funny how Yair critics still hold onto that fight as if it somehow relevant today. Current Yair beats that version of Frankie.

[@carphucker2973]

@@madgavin7568 what ya mean “hold on to it” it’s a loss in his professional career at a time when everyone thought he’d just blitz through the division.

[@madgavin7568]

@@carphucker2973 Whenever Yair is talked about now, TILL DIS DAY some peeps are always bringing up the Frankie loss. Yair is an elite and fun fighter but he's not hugely well-liked, for a loud minority bringing up the Frankie fight is their way of expressing their dissatisfaction with him.

[@JAKEBB]

Always appreciate you legends hope you are all are well

[@benparton1849]

Not directed at me but I hope you're well too dude

[@JAKEBB]

@@benparton1849 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻

[@robertmccoy7722]

editing is top tier. Mentioning Izzy and Silva similarities while both are doing tennis ball training. Enter Sandman reference, and Frozen like Elsa all in the first 3:30 is great

[@MrPek-fe9fp]

Frozen Like Elsa!

[@studogable]

Thanks for pointing that out. Given the rate of output this channel has and the number of sources they have to scrounge for clips, the editing is straight-up remarkable.

[@JulioTheMr619]

Izzy vs Anderson is one of the best fights i've ever seen, of course not on actual straight up quality, but just in how kinda cozy it is, it seemed like both were just sparring and having fun, one of the few "passing of the torch" that is ACTUALLY a passing of the torch and not a beatdown

[@t-wrecks6060]

It honestly did feel like a PASSING of the torch, as opposed to prying it out of the old legends broken dead hands😂

[@SenorGassen]

For sure, it’s just two really skilled technical fighters trying to show off and touch each other, as opposed to beating the life out of the old man lmao

[@nonamemma]

We need top 10 fighters who struggle in their home turf. Like Lewis, Weidman and other fighters who lose in their home state, city or country

[@mpforeverunlimited]

Angela lee struggles to win on her home planet

[@oskar6661]

Or just an episode on weird geographical anomalies. If you dig enough you'll surely find some fighters who only win in certain states/continents/countries or in certain time zones, etc. I bet there's some whacky crap out there. Or fight time anomalies, etc.

[@SunTzuMedia]

That narrows it down lol

[@nonamemma]

@@oskar6661 that complicated and boring

[@lazaruscomplexofficial]

From someone born and raised in Boston. I lost it when you said "closest place to Ireland" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@madgavin7568]

So many plastic paddies over in Boston right? 🤣

[@sportschamps2486]

Older ufc stars transmit their hype to rising ones. The full cycle of the hype.

[@Vsersu]

Thumbnail hurting me the Cruz Vera ko really upsets me man so sad to know that because of his injuries Cruz never got to hold the belt consistently during his prime. I'm gonna assume it's in the video too. It's in the video, damn.

[@buklau9214]

Its karma for being a trash human being if you ask me

[@dominick366]

Hey at least he got the belt. & 2 times at that, plus 4 defenses cumulatively

[@Vsersu]

@@dominick366 yh at least that if not for the big layoffs I would consider him the bantamweight GOAT without question

[@cleech74]

Also, the fight vs Dillashaw to reclaim the belt was pretty epic. It was a banger. Two highly skilled fighters in their prime, putting on a clinic. It won fight of the night, had some great striking exchanges throughout the entire bout, and had Cruz just edging TJ on the scorecards. Career-wise, that’s gotta be his best moment, especially with him returning from injuries to win it back. It’s arguably one of the best bantamweight title fights ever, and helped contribute to growing the sport to what it is today. Sure, it would’ve been awesome to see Cruz live up to his Dominator nickname during the years plagued by injury, but that fight encapsulated the “maybe what could’ve been…”, part of his legacy, all boiled down into that one fight. I guess it’s the next best thing, to seeing a Cruz title run.

[@mbabazigeorge6335]

Watching all the way from Uganda, Africa. Incredible MMA stuff from you guys. Thank you for keeping our MMA community going!

[@Kapppa]

Makes u appreciate how respectful Adesanya was to Silva. I remember it looking like a father & son were having a playful sparring match.

[@Jidds]

Everyone was shitting on me when I said I wouldn’t watch Khamzat vs Nate if they fought, I’m so glad that plan by Dana got absolutely destroyed at the last minute and it ends up working for Nate, then Dana comes out after saying maybe we shouldn’t have made that fight, yea no shit bald Sherlock

[@ElGrande2Fik]

Cruz had Championship aspirations, it's only normal to fight top contenders to get there.

[@codyfrom3plus1outdoors57]

Almost a million subs!!! Congratulations guys

[@J0HNJ0RDAN]

Costa took Big Rig's secret juice and made it his own.

[@elizabethgeorge168]

"It would seem Dana and company are fans of BJ and wanted him to exist as a person" 🤣🤣 I'm at the gym and literally LOL'd at this line

[@SaminS14]

Whoever added that GOAT Scrubs fight clip, you deserve an award. Well done editing team.

[@MMAFightMagazine]

This channel has seriously become pretty amazing 👏

[@Thor-Orion]

Beating up on past their prime legends actually does a lot for a young fighter’s career, because it brings them much broader exposure than they had so far reached, and adding a former world champion to the win column on their resume builds their recognition, their public perception and their accumulated reputation and respect received for the champions and top contenders they triumphed against.

[@acriddick8536]

Featherweight champion Frankie Edgar, missed that one. Now lightweight champion Frankie Edgar, that actually happened.

[@JamesonWoodDJ]

Love all MMA On Point videos but Tommy's are always my fave.

[@acriddick8536]

I’m loving the history revision that this channel does, they seem to forget that Heath Herring was a last minute replacement the original opponent was Mark Coleman.

[@rickybobby38]

Wait, wasn't Coleman competing at LHW by that stage? Old, slow, battle worn Coleman vs younger, bigger, stronger, basically undamaged Lesnar would've been nothing less than a State Sanctioned Assault

[@acriddick8536]

@@rickybobby38 Coleman was coming off a victory over Stephan Bonnar, he was pretty beat up by that point, years of doing steroids. In an interview he said he knew that the fight with Brock was a way to get Brock over. However, that’s what was supposed to happen to Stephan. The fight before Stephan, was Coleman’s rematch with Shogun - Coleman was given to Shogun in Pride to have Shogun get a victory over a world champ - Coleman won. In their second fight Coleman lost with less than a minute in the third round. He kept shocking everyone by winning, he wanted Lesnar to prove he could still beat the younger guys.

[@patdeen3960]

@@acriddick8536 I remember that one. Shogun had a brutal arm break after a Coleman takedown. Damn, we're old.

[@eviltwin4760]

Izzy didn’t want a Larry Holmes v Ali moment. He never really tried to finish Anderson. He even said that they had a “karate film kinda sparring match.”

[@blainematthews9714]

That Tipsy Bartender clip during anderson silva's bit had me HOLLERING

[@michaelkirkland35]

Number 2s breakdown had me laughing like hell.

[@HornFinlay10]

Solid list. Shout out for including Aguero’s QPR goal 😂

[@conanjon]

Can still hear the "Aguerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrroooooooo"

[@thechickenbrain9098]

A list that fuels my tears😮

[@aryatripathi8878]

Young Michael Bisping looks like Sean Strickland

[@TheKoolace17]

if you do this for vets getting fed to the young, you've also gotta counter with the times that up and coming stars got rinsed by vets.

[@crackman9376]

Kill or be Killed, Diaz has been saying it for years.

[@JCVV22]

UFC used to do old legends fighting old legends when it looked like the end was near. Now they try to do fights like Nate vs Khamzat, build a young fighter off the carcass of an old one

[@nlee5034]

“…enter Sandman” is just GOLD

[@Bedardo12]

9:50 missed opportunity for an "and he's still my boy!"

[@dinonutz]

Tony Ferguson vs literally everybody he’s fought since Gaethje

[@GodsCosmicBollock]

12:14 I'd forgotten that Dana once possessed a normal-sized human head.

[@twondagreat8893]

😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@LifeOfPablo7]

Go ahead and add Tony vs Paddy to this list 😢😢😢

[@tokiwartuthe]

I love you narration Mr. Hold

[@infinitymiddlefinger8957]

I loved ur Boondocks reference in the beginning 😎😎

[@Tokey_The_Bear]

Such a good Boondock Saints reference right off the bat lol

[@painandpyro]

"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man!?"

[@thinglizzy2718]

All our favorite fighters from the previous era are getting retired and it’s been ugly. The UFC is too dangerous now. New and Unranked fighters keep KOing legends

[@FNoelle124]

You should do a list where this was attempted but the older guy ended up winning

[@-Azure.EXE-]

Imagine Khamzat made weight against Diaz.

[@rickybobby38]

Can we choose to believe Khamzat purposely missed weight so he didn't have to be the guy that ended Nate's UFC career in a mob-style contract killing ... It was infinitely more satisfying to see him shut down Mr Mouth Holland in a quick fashion and then having Nate go at it with Tony in a fight that would basically consequence-free for both guys (and them both getting some much deserved spotlight & $$$ too)

[@joseh9021]

Mercy shown . Class act at his expense 😅

[@rrahul8794]

@@rickybobby38 agreed but Lee got robbed intentionally

[@rickybobby38]

@@rrahul8794 I was about to say what the heck does Kevin Lee have to do with anything here, then realized you meant The Leech 😂😂 Yeah he definitely got the raw end of the deal here with the fight reshuffle and then with what the "judges" did to his fight on the night with Mr Rodrigues (you'd almost swear they found Rogan's stash of edibles & scarfed down the entire baggie), I don't think D-Rod was overly impressed either (yeah he'll take the W gladly, but he seems like someone who wants to do it fair & square) & seems like he's open to rematching Leech at a later time.

[@LiMiiTzOSRS]

diaz would probably still be in the ICU now 😂😂

[@Forever.88]

I can hear how sad you are about this and you are on point about what we want vs what we get

[@stephanwatson7902]

1:34 They're so similar, cause they both use things from jkd. Anderson even said as much in several interviews...GSP also said in an interview he uses several concepts and techniques from Bruce

[@dynimo32]

If you cant beat the old guard, then you do not deserve to replace them.

[@ButIPoopFromThere]

Sinosic vs bisping was one of the best examples of poop vs dookie

[@mightymikemike]

80% of Jon jones fights were him slaughtering the last generations best fighters

[@matchingfingerprints]

Its hard to tell when a fighter is past his prime until he gets knocked out

[@MangoDomo]

I already know bj penn v Ryan hall is on here and I just read the title

[@MangoDomo]

And cowboy v Alex hernandez but that ain’t work out

[@RemyKBartels]

Neither are on the list

[@MangoDomo]

I’ve realized and am sad. The list more like true ranked up and comers who get fed an OG on their way to the title shot, went from video title alone 😢

[@michaelwhitewolf6988]

That wasn't a sacrifice, they basically gave BJ the worst fighter on the roster in hopes to get him a win lol.

[@MangoDomo]

Ryan hall wasnt even close to worse on the roster, it was dudes first fight back since winning the Ultimate Fighter and BJ Penn was a +900 underdog or sum dumb like that

[@ericguzman4043]

The hendricks acosta face off 🤦‍♂️ bro got done dirty lol

[@mike55k2007]

Hughes/Alves. Omalley/Wineland few more that pop into my head

[@preciouslouis7634]

Long reigning champs that didn’t get an immediate rematch. Aldo vs Conor, Dj vs Cejudo, Stipe vs Dc, Woodley vs Usman etc

[@tiagopacheco4654]

Stipe Vs Francis and let's see if Usman has one coming

[@davebaldwin9457]

Good call.

[@madgavin7568]

Stipe did get a rematch against DC though without having to fight another contender, he simply waited while DC snuck in a title defence. I think its fair to say Woodley didn't deserve an immediate rematch considering he got dominated in what should have been a 50-42 decision loss, whilst showing no sense of urgency.

[@madgavin7568]

@@tiagopacheco4654 Stipe only had 1 defence on his 2nd title reign (he played his automatic rematch card against DC), plus he got destroyed by Francis in a shutout KO loss. Considering those facts and his less then positive relationship with the UFC, he was never going to get an immediate rematch.

[@preciouslouis7634]

@@madgavin7568 true but technically not an immediate rematch, its only an immediate rematch when the two fighters step into the octagon again without facing anyone else.

[@ubermikesocal]

06:55 Dominic "Suga Rashad Face" Cruz

[@septiq3105]

the last one really got me, that bj pen retirement was too good💀💀💀

[@Fourside__]

Could swear we got this video like 3 times already

[@joseh9021]

Damn I forgot the face Frankie made w that front kick almost as bad as Ferguson😅 brutal stuff

[@whogotbarslikethese7563]

I learned from this video that Weidman has not yet retired.

[@frasert8779]

I feel like on the back of this you should definitely make a video about the top ten times they tried to feed an older fighter to an up-and-comer but the older fighter won lol

[@diemos322jones9]

I won so much money when rampage won the LHW belt. Nobody knew that Rampage destroyed Chuck in pride and I took everyone's money.

[@liaemilie6583]

Top Ten Inebriated/Under the Influence MMA performances!

[@Beastboy0123]

Bro put tipsy bartender as Anderson Silva

[@vexedhulk9817]

I think Costa vs Hendrix was more to punish Johnny for his weight issues and steroid use than boost Paulo.

[@phillipmoses2513]

The UFC can be vindictive at times... We saw what they tried to do with Nate Diaz.

[@W1_o]

9:15 spot on example.

[@Phiotrek]

Herring is actually 3 years younger than Lesnar.

[@tibib0ss]

What's the name of the instrumental that plays during the whole duration of the video in the background ??

[@ajphilbrick588]

Hey man a win is a win and momentum is momentum. Maybe they want their potential starts to have unshakable confidence and what better way to get a huge boost than to take out somebody they grew up watching

[@twistedtrailerparktales2126]

This is why I like the idea of Cowboy Lauzon or Cowboy Miller. Old vets should face old vets for these send offs.

[@Un-Known-2023]

6:46 damn! those kicks! looks just like Tony Ferguson

[@crzxm]

Great opening line!

[@billandbraden1439]

Lol the puns in this video are going to kill me

[@thirtythree504]

I wouldn't call some of these a sacrafice because the old guys were still ranked high or they still wanted to compete for a title

[@foxdocs]

Sometimes the passing of the torch is really just DFW taking the torch off you and making you watch someone else playing with it. Sometimes my pro-worker heart worries when folk get cut after a loss but then my head has to remember that this list is usually what happens to those who don't get let go.

[@Darwin327]

FATHER TIME IS UNDEFEATED

[@JuanSanchez-vh6od]

Khamzat vs Diaz would have been #1 on here

[@HonkeyKongLive]

That would have been a mauling. Nate got a big win on his way out instead of being torn to shreds in seconds.

[@JuanSanchez-vh6od]

@@HonkeyKongLive definitely him getting a past prime furgeson instead was a blessing

[@__D-B__]

Khamzat is a middleweight. He doesn't belong at 170.

[@JuanSanchez-vh6od]

@@__D-B__ he just has to find where he can be his self and be dominant without having to worry about a weight cut but he’s At least top 5 in both

[@__D-B__]

@@JuanSanchez-vh6od He's only 28. It's only gonna get more difficult to make 170. Guys add a bit of natural weight around 30 as their metabolism slows down, he already has trouble making 170 and he looks terrible on the scale when he does make weight. He needs to move up and stop fucking around.

[@sanatsrivastava2814]

Tony Ferguson vs Gaethje, Oliveira, Dariush? Tony Ferguson literally kept the division alive throughout the pandemic and ever since. He's created more stars at his expense than the UFC would ever credit him for.

[@krishall8222]

Sometimes it dose work out the passing of the torch other times is just people want to see past champions fall

[@TreyParker318]

Now Tommy, you know Frankie was not the former featherweight champ! Lol

[@edboi6929]

"Let's put middle aged BJ Penn against a real life Tekken character like Yair. What could go wrong??" -UFC

[@DOCB-op1qc]

2:16 franky edgar was a former lightweight champion & featherweight contender. HE WAS NEVER A FEAHERWEIGHT CHAMpION.

[@darkbalanceproductions]

Man I'm catching these early lately

[@D4rthridiculous]

you may as well reupload this with tj getting smoked by aljo here sometime soon

[@rebelking5218]

Man I love me some Tommy fumbles😃

[@brianbuckman6908]

Y’all doing Frankie wrong by including that shot at 6:46 😂😂

[@Kwaighzo]

Top 10 backfired sacrifices

[@beaver68rock93]

Nate v Khamzat would’ve been number 1 for sure if it happened

[@Oncopoda]

Nate had an outside chance to win that fight.

[@clevername4205]

Boondocks Saint, nice reference.

[@cajequartz4074]

I would’ve added a few of Ngannou’s opponents to this list from his first run to a heavyweight belt challenge. Arlovski and Overheem seemed a bit over the hill.

[@madgavin7568]

That's pure hindsight talking. Arlovski was over the hill yes but dude somehow manages to stay relevant. At the time Overeem was a massive step-up in competition, the fight was to basically measure where Ngannou's ceiling was in the title picture. Hard-core fans had mixed feelings as some believed Overeem was too much, too soon for the Heavyweight prospect while others were worried Reem was going to get KO'd (again). Of course the latter happened, though few could have predicted how iconic and brutal the KO would be. That fight was good match-making that created a star overnight.

[@cajequartz4074]

@@madgavin7568 My guy, Arlovski was on a 3 fight losing streak going into their match and Overheem seemed clearly outmatched. I could see you arguing for Overheem as he at least had a 2 fight win streak, though Arlovski was clearly big name fodder

[@allyourbasearebelongtous2191]

Not sure about that last point about the guitarist Ben. If B.J accidentally turned his stereo up too loud Ben's riffs may actually hit B.J right on the button.

[@scarlet__eye9489]

Is this a re upload? Feel like we saw this video a few months ago

[@jbev840]

It’s crazy that Chris weidman was winning most if not all of those fights up until he got finished. Probably why they never cut him from the roster.

[@jbev840]

At middleweight

[@Darbley92]

The Siver fight was just like the Cowboy fight.

[@jerichoalmana2489]

He been commentating since he came back Frm the leg injuries

[@calebdoerksen6720]

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

[@jdc7323]

That Frankie one still hurts to watch

[@JR-td5zj]

Before feeding Yair Rodriguez with BJ Penn, they fed Rory McDonald with BJ Penn.