Pride 23 - Fedor Emelianenko vs Heath Herring

24/11/2002
Pride 23 - Fight 4
No commentary version

[@andreamantovani5354]

This Fedor was a monster. Fast, accurate , seamlessly transitioning from one distance to the other, equality strong standing amd on the ground.

[@user-gs7cb1vr9u]

Джон Джонс смеется

[@hb9145]

@@user-gs7cb1vr9u HW Fedor in his prime would ragdoll LHW Jones.

@@user-gs7cb1vr9u Jon Jones admitted that Fedor would fold him.

[@kanethesevenfootmonster868]

@@user-gs7cb1vr9u lmao, jones ain't shit without roids..😂😂😂😂😂

[@user-kf9cw6hl4h]

​@@user-gs7cb1vr9uпричем тут джонс?у них даже весовые разные+разница в возрасте лет 10.че куришь?

[@wenbao2089]

pride is way more entertaining than UFC,good old days

[@RippyClippy]

Go watch WWE. That entrance was SO GAY

[@1nvisible1]

*Good fight. Herring had great knees on the ground. He went the distance with Fedor.*

[@IcRaVeKnOwLeDgE]

@@wenbao2089 100 percent, to me they were more like actual fights.

[@kanethesevenfootmonster868]

@@RippyClippy Shut up, you are gay.......

[@JungYT]

Why do you think that is?

[@lordsothful]

The true GOAT of mma! Your fav fighter's fav fighter!

[@SweetScientist91]

Justin Geathje

[@BMC11879]

@@lordsothful exactly

[@tommygunnggg1127]

Always love the crowds in pride. 90,000 ppl silent jus appreciate what there watching

[@kylebell466]

They aren't silent at all dog they cheer like a proper crowd

[@jabbadabba1978]

@@kylebell466for that many people, you can hear solitary voices. Like nearly every major Japanese crowd, respect and much silence, sounds of awe when spectacular moments occurred.

[@MichaelLadd-c5s]

No room to breath. Fighting Fedor would be like fighting a 10,000 lb blanket. Straight smothering

[@getwhatyougive]

If that blanket was hitting you with sledgehammers whilst smothering, yes

[@GenieOfTheLamp82]

I miss the Pride era. Those were the days.

[@user-br2wc3vw2v]

Все скучают) стареем)

[@mykolas566]

This was so insane to watch back in the day, the narrative was that Fedor was being fed to the wolves and Herring was going to kill him, and Fedor went to work and ended up going on an insane streak. Absolute animal in his prime. Fedor really is a case study in hip control, space taking, and explosive defense.

[@willesnille]

Up until that point the only name fighters hed beaten were smaller guys (Arona, Sobral) so makes sense.All those legendary fights were later.

[@Zippadeedoodaa-nt8om]

Heath was a good fighter, but was a step below the top tier.

[@juliocatao]

Mma used to look like 90s anime. Now it looks like an influencer conference...

[@bd4597]

you win man - that is the most true comment i've read online ever. So real - i can't stand mma of today. I have pride on repeat everyday every moment i can !

[@durah1559]

???

[@nicolaspetit-jr4vv]

​@@durah1559??????

[@kanethesevenfootmonster868]

Sad, But True.......

[@josejaime_]

I don't know what are You watching xD.. but MMA got a Lot of good fights now

[@ronnierussell8405]

Fedor had insane power and never got tired

[@Diesel_Zombie]

Actually, he did got tired sometimes. Like at the end of the fight with CroCop. Fedor had to push and dominate throughout the whole fight - the best way to defeat CroCop as being pushed he started cycling back and couldn't unload his best weapons. But by the time Fedor got tired CroCop was no threat as he took wonderful beating from Fedor)

[@phillipklees7551]

Epo

[@poindextertunes]

@@phillipklees7551I highly doubt at this time in mma. was way easier to just do classic anabolic steroids especially since Pride wasn’t testing for it. EPO is such a strict regiment that requires constant monitoring to get it right

[@joefilms2775]

Fedor is far from being a steroid, EPO freak. He is simply an insanely talented human being that is extremely composed and disciplined. Cobine those attributes, makes any fighter a killer in the ring. Outside the ring he is a gentleman, a true sportsman very impossible not to like the guy.

[@ronnierussell8405]

@@joefilms2775 very true! So humble.

[@c-mo313]

I can't wear my "Pride" shirt anymore these days because that term has taken on a completely different meaning.

[@AbdinoorHussein-d1o]

Same here man

[@grayrecluse7496]

You two don't support men beating up women?

[@user-qj6op3rw4o]

Переезжай к нам в Россию , тут в этом смысле все по старому

[@warrax111]

they took also beautiful colors of rainbow. They are curse of this world.

[@snagglesmagoo2750]

Pride had so many great fighters. Their tournaments were awesome. It was sad to see them shuttered by UFC.

[@nathansackett6890]

They weren't shuttered by the ufc....they were discredited and shut down because of rampant overspending and investor losses (the Yakuza don't invest there own money....they have bussines degrees) impropriety and links to organized crime in Japan. Ie, Yakuza fixing fights and raking it on gambling while the promotion eats a loss. Japan is notorious for that shit

[@phillipklees7551]

Is that what happened?

[@nathansackett6890]

@@phillipklees7551 don't bother bro, I tried bringing up the organized crime influence and the rampant overspending but these violence dinosaurs haven't can't appreciate the game for what it is today....it you used to shoots and ladders of violence and now it's damage and mental warfare chess and these juiced up dinos just wanna Shogun stomp someone 😂

[@poindextertunes]

@@nathansackett6890I know you aint calling ppl dinosaurs 😂

[@minnesotatomcat]

I bet Herring wishes he wouldn’t have led with that stupid kick.

[@herrmayhem1915]

... both times. Don't know why he repeated it when they stood them up?!?

[@kanethesevenfootmonster868]

True.......

[@justjoe8397]

To be fair to Herring though, his scrambles and escape attempts in this fight would have probably worked against anyone other than Fedor or Nog

[@masterchief3884]

He didn't learn anything. He went and did the same when they got back on their feet. 😲

[@masterchief3884]

@@herrmayhem1915 i know. That's how you know a fighter doesn't pay attention and can't adapt between a fight. Some fighters IQ is better than others.

[@Lycurgus1982]

Congrads, Heath. You survived and even got some licks in.

[@krb0123]

Honestly this was impressive on Herring's part. He showed lots of heart here.

[@DF-ni5sy]

This is prime Heath. Much respect, he had 10 chances to quit and didn't. These guys were both prime on this day

[@Memovox]

@@krb0123 He clearly didn't want to be there and quit in his corner.

[@gurnblanston9757]

I miss Pride. They even had better fans.

[@okramoffacebook1381]

I am astounded by the publics synchronized aaaash and ooooooh It's awesome

[@RottiDog100]

Respect to Herring for not giving up. What a warrior.

[@rafaelnutri]

Trully warrior

[@chonqmonk]

He was the original Russian Smeshing Machine.

[@jasonwelsh417]

He is actually Ukrainian.

[@user-zr7lh5nl9y]

@@jasonwelsh417 Родился он в СССР, на территории будущей Украины, но он русский.

[@jasonwelsh417]

@@user-zr7lh5nl9y Speak American, I don't read commie letters

[@stmlxx]

@@jasonwelsh417 He is Russian

[@user-kf9cw6hl4h]

@@jasonwelsh417 he is the same "Ukrainian" as Korolev

[@justdan8281]

I can see that guy questioning his life choices...

[@nj1255]

Fedor had lightning fast and crushing blows.

[@bulletsofoldschool2785]

Fedor - my goat and he inspire me and get into mma. Love pride.

[@pablo2715]

Что значит козел? На русском козел это оскорбительное слово.

[@shobox206]

Man, that’s some heavy ass punches. You can tell by the sound of impact

[@JungYT]

And the mangled face, too.

[@Alex-ro2qv]

Легенда !

[@Nenad-ICXC-Shuput-GFAMMA]

Wow Fedor's GnP control was impeccable

[@kanethesevenfootmonster868]

Sure.......

[@joefilms2775]

He's Khabib, GSP, and Anderson Silva combined. You combine these 3 great fighters you have Fedor Emelianenko

[@ericfaulk2204]

Fedor always just looks like he's on his way to work. But that work is slamming someone so hard that their shoes fly off.

[@david9783]

Totally dominated. There was only one Emperor!! He was NOT intimidated by that haircut!

[@bladetrinity87]

So weird to see Fedor fighting now. Back in the day he was fighting like a he khabib with a more powerful ground and pound. Now he just stands and bangs. Still the GOAT for me.

[@renevanderschuur4811]

The best ever for me to the GOAT

[@adammorris9008]

Yeah. Once he was a destroyer, but now he's just a fighter. Age and mileage take even the best.

[@ebrahimhassan9758]

isn't he retired now ?

[@atrailofblood]

@@ebrahimhassan9758 yeah that comment confused me too. wtf do you mean "weird seeing him fighting now"

[@dboygamer8184]

@@ebrahimhassan9758 he just retired now

[@DrLaurelWeaver]

Pride was so fckn cool back in the day

[@user-nq1gh4mp2u]

2人ともおっきいのにグラウンドがすこぶるうまい。 それに加え、ヒョードルのパウンドが異常なんよな。 でもヒースも諦めない。 めちゃくちゃ見応えある試合。

[@Phil-S8]

Bro this Pride presentation hits different 😮

[@cosmicsoundwaves2669]

Right! Them were the days..

[@vincewidemann868]

That body slam Fedor puts on Heath @ 8:51 should be on every mma highlight reel.

[@IcRaVeKnOwLeDgE]

This version of Fedor would steamrolled any UFC heavyweight past or present. Prime Cain Velasquez would have been a war though.

[@frankf684]

Fedor wins with an armbar in 2 minutes

[@IcRaVeKnOwLeDgE]

@@frankf684Cain had a gas tank tho. I was thinking later in the first.

[@dolphinzrwj1]

He would have rolled thru him

[@dboygamer8184]

This PRIDE version of Fedor smashes all the HW Bums in todays Division in the UFC.

[@IcRaVeKnOwLeDgE]

@@dboygamer8184 yep

[@brottarnacke]

Jesus, Herring is tough. Can't believe he came back in the end after that ordeal.

[@colonalklink14]

If Jesus had anything to do with it, it would be perfect.

[@user-fx5cd4px3k]

@@colonalklink14 it's an expression, mr hogan

[@colonalklink14]

@@user-fx5cd4px3k It's Blasphemy against God Almighty.

[@brandontaylor3881]

@@user-fx5cd4px3kactually it’s blasphemy. Why use Jesus Christ name as a cuss word. Why not hitler or Stalin or any other bad person like that? Instead you use Jesus name to swear? Satan has so many blinded to the truth of the glorious gospel.

[@getschwifty9531]

Sup, Heath.

[@tylerlynch2849]

Herring was very highly regarded at this point, and was ranked above most of the UFC's top heavyweights. This was considered an upset at the time

[@shesemerald2011]

Fedor was the greatest Heavyweight MMA fighter of all time. Then he lost to a sub-par Werdum. Because he admitted he didnt train because Werdum was beneath him. Prime Fedor was scary.

[@bd4597]

you couldn be more correct sir. I am one of the biggest fans of fedor and yet i see that he lost his way after his marital problems and making that huge fiasco of a religious turn. Before all that - he was the best mma fighter ever in our human history and one thing is for sure - He may have lost his way later on but those glory days of his past make him the best ever forever. Werdum was like a son and always looked up to fedor as a hero - Fedor trained much less in his latter career and his training was even how he said in the past, that he beat all his opponents. He always outtrained them. His hands were messed up and he went to headhunting - he lost his strategy and whatnot but hey - he is the best ever.

[@stevehumphrey667]

I think he was the best ever like you guys. Basically a 10+ year undefeated streak until Werdum, the cut he lost on shouldn't have been a loss. Werdum almost got him in a triangle choke and after getting out of those long, strong legs he stayed and let it happen again and lost. After so many wars he wasn't the same. Hendo got an easy KO, Mitrione, Bader twice and Silva ragdolled him. Shots to the head add up and he took Alot! But dished out more. The personal stuff surely played a roll but he was cashed out towards the end from all those wars he was in and won all of them. At his best, he was the best.

[@nofilter.906]

​@@stevehumphrey667exactly,,,,,no man,,,no man!! Can remain on top of the mountain,,,

[@vishnulalwani5283]

Lamest excuse I have ever heard. Worse than Wilder.

[@I9IIEIIYIIEIIS]

GOAT

[@NickyBobby-wx6ig]

fedor wrecked this guy, holy crap did he take a beating.

[@thequintanashow5058]

Coach: Heath what your game plan? Heath: gonna fight off my back and block his punches with my face Coach: Bet! Let’s go!

[@shanghunter7697]

I never liked this little heath character, used to love watching him getting pummeled !! Just saying, never liked his hairdo and attitude.

[@bobymox]

Herring had some crazy ground skillls.

[@-Hesco]

homie was wearing mac’s duster from always sunny LMAO

[@Luis_Ah_Hoy_Jr]

Fedor absolutely dominated, outclassed and destroyed him. And Herring was a beast in his own right!

[@brentstinson7346]

Herrings entrance here is awesome. Legendary

[@tomneidher]

Man Fedor was dangerous! My opinion is that Fedor and Vanderlei Silva were the 2 best. Fedor was in front of everyone and he was agile figher.

[@russellsidell]

PRIDE's promotion was unbelievable

[@Sosolidcrew]

Heath has won the intergalactic worst hair cut in his award ......

[@yoginasser305]

Fedor made his face match his haircut🔥

[@Sosolidcrew]

@@yoginasser305 🤣👍

[@AnalogopatoM]

Опять переживал за Федора, как будто не смотрел много раз.

[@andregallo7372]

Damm stop the fucking fight guy is getting murdered ref !

[@hey12358y]

Herring is brave, but no spinning that ass-whooping. One of the more sided fights I've seen.

[@MagnusFabrication]

Fedor fights alot like khabib. It was decades until we saw someone with that level of ground n pound.

[@mam4819]

Heath was a baddass for taking a beating like that and still having any juice left at the end.

[@SocialSecrets1]

I think Heath Herring didn't get enough appreciation for how well he fought against Fedor, not much behind. Not a joke at all that guy. Respect.

[@dbcooper030]

Love Fedor! Absolute unit and legend! The man comes to the ring, nothing flashy or fancy, just business. But in the end of each beat down, Fedor always hugs his opponent and has nothing but respect.

[@truocdoan1934]

Fedor is number one!

[@JayB.USMC.]

I never seen anyone handle Heath Herring like that! He was an awesome fighter. Fedors ground and pound was stuff of legends!!!!

[@deluxsound123]

Pride took place in Japan with zero regulation and run by the mafia so of course it was different than the UFC. In all honesty MMA is lucky to actually be around.

[@mikecollins8241]

Fedor " I only have to fight one man? This sport is so simple..."

[@spacepigeon8841]

Heath was force to recon with, Fedor treated him like a child and stole his soul, never was the same fighter after this one. Hail Fedor

[@Monscent]

Pretty insane skill level in the scrambles by both men. Not many current UFC HWs that could move like this. I can only imagine how cool a Fedor vs Aspinall fight wouldve been.

[@japanjapan8544]

歓声が桁違い

[@neivaldoduarte4576]

Se o Heath não tivesse apanhado tanto, e não fosse sua desistência por motivos óbvios, terminou o round moído, a luta teria outro rumo. Fedor deu uma cansada e andou recebendo bons golpes. Ganhou bem... sufocou e machucou muito o Heath. Boa luta.

[@user-bx6xv6ou4x]

если бы к бабки был х.й лна была бы дедом☝️

[@Apathetik]

Why does the title picture look like an amazing but obscure rock/country artist!! I’ll listen to him!!

[@ichivanvara2588]

Dracule Mihawk

[@user-fl2bf8oo1z]

Этот в шляпе ,вышел такой весь на пафосе,Федя быстро развеял его иллюзии.

[@rickmarshall7101]

Heath became the "red herring"😅

[@O-Mf-Faulk]

Dam u takin me wayyy back. Preciate it

[@Patriotx-gx4ce]

While Fedor went down over the years Crocop fought and won in 2016 in Rizin open grand prix, beating man half his age and some of the best in the sport. Fedor never wanted a rematch while Crocop was asking for it. The older Mirko got the better he got. Scary.

[@jamusloos2859]

I'd like to see Fedor on a Rollercoaster sometims lol he is so stoic

[@user-ek2xm1bs5e]

ヒーリングの終盤は惜しかったですね。早い段階で体を入れ替えることが 出来ていれば、膝で勝機を見いだせたかもしれない。そこに行くまでに 削られすぎましたね。ヒョードルの体さばきの鋭さには脱帽です。。

[@BrandonMcLain-fo3ty]

What are the ring floors made of? How did Fedor not break his hand at the 7:25 mark?

[@Roadstar1602]

Herring took an ass beating for 14 minutes then finally got in a position to start handing some back, but the round ended. So unlucky.

[@joshwhite6515]

Its crazy how quiet the Japanese audience is

[@koppilork]

I prefer it like that in stead of hearing the stupid sounds from the ufc audience.

[@haggis357]

Heath Herring looking like a certain pirate captain with a big sword...

[@lockonstruts5150]

ヒョードル選手、 相手選手を完璧にコントロールしてる✨

[@phillipklees7551]

That epo though damn

[@klink708]

Please bring back PRIDE....

[@user-ru5go6wm6d]

Уууу, 2 бой Фëдора, задал он жару своими кувалдочками🤜💥, парнь просто💣, красавчик во всем👍🏼

[@aplus1080]

Shout out to fedor's adjustments to Heath's rolls. They worked once and then never again. How fedor shuts this stuff down should be studied by every bjj guy.

[@TaTyM333]

его парикмахер был в угаре😂

[@Topmotorcycles9079]

Fedor is the best fighter I've ever seen no one today boxer or mma would stand a chance, just like all the fighter's when he was competing his brother also was amazing if not for his personal demons he to would have been unbeatable...

[@trebreh1100]

Back in this day, these guys were fighters. Guys, today are tough, but they're athletes. There's a big difference.

[@minnesotatomcat]

Heath was like the white mma version of Dennis Rodman 🤣

[@Skate1968B]

After watching the first 3 minutes and 49 seconds of this video i get the impression that Heath spent way too much attention to his appearance -- leather jacket, black hat, fancy hair cut, fancy beard, etc. Way too much attention to appearance and not enough attention the upcoming fight. I already know that Heath did not win because I certainly would of heard about it. Fedor did not lose very often. Nor was he challenged very often. But that is my first impression.

[@tonypine3434]

He was always gonna lose. Might as well make the most of it

[@redearthpaul178]

The much touted Fedor vs couture match would have gone one way...fedor was the man 2000-2005

[@dirtmike6258]

pride was loaded... fedor, nog bros, cro cop, axe murderer, spider silva, takanori, hendo, rampage ... just killers

[@28GramsOfLead]

Break out fight for Fedor , nobody expected him to beat down Heath the way he did ... Crazy Horse showed resilience and massive heart to stay in it and take the kind of punishment he did . Massive Respect for both fighters 👏

[@chg26]

Pride never die

[@justjoe8397]

People dont give Herring enough credit for his pride days. Beat a lot of guys but stopped short of the big 3.

[@mindrover777]

Didn't brock beat heath in UFC? Is it the same heath

[@koppilork]

@@mindrover777 Arent you thinking of Tim Sylvia?

[@mindrover777]

@@koppilork I think he was gone by then

[@getwhatyougive]

1:47 Herring’s style being listed as SAMBO is wild

[@XTQ-Fanat]

Fyodor is an emperor, a fair warrior in an irregular battle

[@HOLDFASTBEAR]

Walking out to Copperhead Road is BadAss!

[@dalegriffin6768]

Fedor has combination of Speed & power

[@joefilms2775]

And a lot of technique, talent, humility, and discipline. Makes him as one of the best fighters to ever walk the earth. A truly remarkable human being that only a selected few possess. Win or lose will always root for this man.

[@incorrectbeans]

With Fedor, this was just a red herring.

[@soldierofjesuschrist6303]

Fedor was a wrecking machine...the Mike Tyson of mma.

[@sebastianmunoz7626]

Pride was something else...

[@TheMetalAllfather]

The problem i always see with Heath is he's too focused on appearance and showmanship, rather than his fighting ability. Almost every PRIDE and K-1 fight he's in, he's outclassed by more experience, more serious fighters.

[@warrax111]

The times, when Pride meant something good.

[@CurtisLoew63]

It’s a good thing Heath was breathing those strikes from the bottom the whole fight😂😂😂 12:25

[@haxsys]

I remember this fight, seeing it years later, I still think the same thing... "Heath wanted the ground.... He got it."

[@davemariano5763]

Fedor always looking like doesn’t give a shite. Easy like a morning coffee ☕

[@cengizelmas9864]

Fedor is a complete machine best of fedor is like a bird of prey.He is an Emperor

[@FurioMil]

Fedor was a nightmare

[@croakingfrog3173]

Gotta admire Fedor and also Herring. He was obviously a great athlete though he lost here.

[@introvertincognito4518]

Id really like to know what happened to Heath, whether drugs or just lack of passion. He was on his way to greatness and then fizzle out

[@spacepigeon8841]

This fight happened

[@joshuapierce574]

God dayum, that guy got lit tf up.