Bruce Lee vs UFC | How Would He Do?

[@TheWeasleMMA]

I was asked about this A LOT in my Bruce Lee breakdown, so I thought I would just answer everyone's questions here. I do give a general simplistic answer within the first 3 minutes but I do break it down in-depth afterward. I hope you guys enjoy it and find this useful :)

[@ceige3102]

You deserve so recognition for your great work.

[@TheWeasleMMA]

Yeet Skeet Thanks man, this one took me WAY longer than I thought. I appreciate it!

[@ceige3102]

TheWeasle Hopefully people will see this, and realize what they've heard 9f Bruce Lee is a lie. But yea I get pretty excited when I see that you've posted a predictions video, or your podcast. I've actually learned quite a bit form these videos, like your fight breakdowns.

[@ceige3102]

TheWeasle of*

[@markant9534]

+TheWeasle I really enjoyed this, I`ve always been confused as to how Lee could be a good martial artist with no pro fights but this went a long way to explaining it. There`s a Joe Rogan vid discrediting Bruce by showing footage of him doing sloppy kicks and stuff, have you seen this vid?

[@alcottdevalte7440]

Bruce in 2018 would have been much better than bruce in 73

[@jk1735able]

Very good comment my friend, Bruce Lee would learn evolve and dominte

[@orin81]

So true he will be on another level he was like doomsday constantly evolving and becoming undefeated...

[@vizunip8773]

Why is that

[@Sevz101]

Agreed. Modern day bruce lee would annihilate.

[@mrsa101]

agree. a man that craved to learn and evolve like bruce would have been still on the cutting edge. yeah he would be in his 70's but he would have known and adapted. that is what he did. this is why he was ahead of the curve in the 70's

[@stephanwatson7902]

MMA proved Bruce's philosophy, use what works regardless of where it comes from

[@duprez2]

I'm sure there are greater fighters and martial artists today than the Bruce Lee of 73. Father time and evolution theoretically gives them a huge advantage. But they probably wouldn't be who they are today if it wasn't for Bruce's philosophy. It's probable that if Bruce Lee grew up in this generation with his philosophy, his insane drive, focus, and modern science then he would be an EXTREMELY dangerous combatant.

[@charlieharcombe7585]

@@duprez2 he already was. Bruce lee invented mixed martial arts and people like Conor McGregor have come out and said he wouldn’t stand a chance against Bruce. No one will be as good as Bruce and no one is currently or have been. He was one of a kind

[@t.sewell1513]

@@duprez2 oh stop. Genghas Kahn would tear these competitive guys in half. Evolution is bullshit. Knowing is everything!

[@dk-ie2dd]

@@charlieharcombe7585 he didnt invent mma 🤣 and connor knows how weird the lee fanboys are

[@MattyDemello]

@@dk-ie2dd there's video of Conor saying Bruce would've been champion and would've beat everyone

[@solomonburke9213]

Remember Bruce's mind set was one of always adapting changing improving himself and his philosophy and technique. Do really think he would just all of a sudden stagnate and stop inventing and creating??? just as he was light years ahead of fighter sin his time, he would be a quick study and evolve and transcend even todays standards. It's all mental, and Bruce had the strongest creative mind over anyone even today.

[@MichaelLim88]

Bruce was the true legend of MMA.

[@concac314]

Brick Schitthouse he fought your mom kid hush u don’t know shit

[@concac314]

MrX lol if he didn’t fought no one they wouldn’t call him a greatest martial arts for no reason

[@concac314]

MrX they would call him the greatest actor of martial arts lmao learn the fact dude

[@jimquantic]

In theory, but he never fought the tournaments, never won them. So, as he is sadly gone, it leaves people to SPECULATE, it goes with the turf of being dead. Two things then, "I know he could have" and the way different, the past tense "he did" (win the tournaments) can't be said--cause he didn't. That is NOT a put down, but it is a fact.

[@Waywardfolk]

@@concac314 false. My family has studied Shotokan karate for generations only my cousin Adrian yanez has fought in the ufc. I will pay your plane ticket to come out here and tell them they are not martial artists to their face.

[@SaveHipHop100]

if he was 28 today...he would be DESTROYING people in mma right now.

[@TheScaleModeller]

Alpha-Q-Up Or another CM Punk.....

[@thebrowhodoesntlift9613]

Not in the way he was back then.. unpolished game. (Not his fault)

[@mochidaddy5106]

Fuck no. He'd get murdered.

[@whotfdis]

Bruce lee didnt only study striking arts u know...? He would completely dismantle todays fighters, even with his material from back then. There was no ruthless partying with coke and booze, or 'drama' in his camp and all that shit I think no1 really has the ability to realize how much time he spend studying martial arts

[@whotfdis]

Ye truly hard to think of when the 2-3hrs of training per week get u fucked up big time, specially because ur nutrition is shit and also interferes with ur mind and therefore with logical understanding of different things, specially things u cant imagine doing urself.. or ure simply just a keyboard warrior and dont even know how to throw a limb

[@ecw787]

The people who say, "Bruce was just an actor" are ignorant. I spent a long time researching "If Bruce Lee Could Really Fight?" Well one of many questions that arise are, Why did Joe Lewis and several other Karate fighters study under Bruce Lee if he couldn't fight himself. Secondly i read many accounts where eye witnesses say Bruce got into several street fights in America and he won them all. One for example was two dude racially abused Lee. Lee told them if they wanted some they could get it. Bruce kicked the dude in the knee and had him on the floor in control. The othet dude ran away and Bruces acquaintance told him its not worth it. So Bruce showed pity on that dude. There are many many accounts like this. Lastly Jim Kelly who was also a Karate Champion stated Bruce Lee was "untouchable". He sparred Norris Lewis and many other Karate fighters and schooled them. Jim Kelly alo said they wont admit it but Bruce did destroy them. Lastly Bruce didn't partake in anything like Karate tournaments since he wasnt a point scoring fighter. Bruce was the type of guy who used eye gouges in street fights. His moto was "Anything goes"

[@deejay3488]

ecw787 - And those accounts are complete bullshit, spread by people profiting off his name.

[@cameronfaxon4064]

Find one video of him in an actual fight or even in competition with someone who had any grappling experience

[@spencerglover1]

Dee Jay yaaaaawwwnnn 💤💤💤😴

[@svetlinsofiev6729]

Let's not forget about fighters like Jon Jones, Conor Mcgregor, Anderson silva and many others saying Bruce was the greatest, if he was alive now he would be champ, no one can ever be as good as him and all sorts of other stuff like that.

[@dyschromotopia]

norris was another pretender, a point karate competitor.

[@ordinarychap1085]

Bruce Lee in the modern era, with all the advantages that other modern era fighters have, would be unbeatable. You've compared him to athletes (UFC fighters, only) who have loads of resources at their disposal, from video of opponents, and rule sets, to teams of coaches and nutritionists, and so on.... Bruce Lee was an actor. That's how he made his money and built his platform. McGregor is also an actor. But Lee also trained to do REAL damage in fighting - he wasn't just a groomed athlete made to play nice and wear reebok. You did a fair job on your video, but all things being equal: my money's on Bruce Lee - even on Sundays.

[@piro4351]

i agree! im a bjj brown belt and before i even get close to bruce lee he would kick or punch me so hard with his bare fists i wouldnt even know whats happening. people underestimate that insane speed. it KILLS. and he reads peoples movements man..hes a true master.

[@zdutzu]

Lol, wtf does "REAL damage" even mean?

[@GJAkuo]

zdutzu, it means if he hits you, you die. XD XD. not literally but mentally.

[@nyteflex7530]

No one is unbeatable. Absolutely no one. Bruce Lee would definitely be a great Bantamweight or perhaps even Featherweight fighter, if born in the modern era. But he wouldn't be unbeatable.

[@zdutzu]

0 reason to assume Bruce Lee would be a good UFC fighter. Literally 0

[@wngo70]

Of course Bruce Lee wouldn’t be able to compete with fighters today. Fighters now are privileged with knowledge that our martial art ancestors had to learn from scratch along with the resources like all the mma gyms and coaches. Bruce Lee was the one to pioneer so much...and people unfairly compare a guy from the 60s and early 70s to fighters today...lol. If Bruce Lee was born today with the same IQ and mentality, he’d definitely be a top level competitor.

[@bryanangley7771]

Yea I was thinking the same thing. If Bruce Lee was born today with the same dedication to training, mastery of skills, curiosity and advancement of martial arts, he would be as successful now as he was then.

[@yougotsoul8939]

"Of course Bruce Lee wouldn’t be able to compete with fighters " based on what?! Do you know how many average fighters are n the UFC, there is this myth that people think UFC fighters are all elite and amazing that utter bullshit, there are so many bad fighters in the UFC it's only the top level thats good.

[@blackout.X]

William Ngo Bruce would dominate

[@blackout.X]

Ptmp727 lmao Bruce would survive, a lot of modern MMA fighters suck

[@blackout.X]

Ptmp727 bro you underestimate the greats who paved the way like Bruce Lee, Bill Wallace, etc.. Jean Claude is a 60 year old man and he was lighting Cody up in sparri ng. So many modern people wanna disrespect the old greats because of MMA... as if these guys are the baddest fighters on the planet.. most of them are too busy talking shit and getting finished to be legendary. We have some greats in MMA but its also a joke at times..

[@mediocretroll2842]

His speed and striking power are unmatched. His knowledge of how to make his opponent make critical mistakes and taking advantage of them flawlessly is unmatched. Bruce all the way. Even guys like McGregor said he'd be world champion.

[@cuzz63]

Unmatched? Based on which movie? Conor never met Bruce or saw him fight anyone to make such a claim.

[@swansmeister]

omfg he would get murked by everybody, even the worst fighters in the ufc, Bruce was an actor, not a fighter.

[@brettgreen9576]

but he cant grapple as good as an average hs wrestler... lets be real. If a man that did everything bruce did daily and then said he stood a chance today vs mma fighters without a SINGLE fight? we would all laugh lol

[@zoolook3264]

The thing to remember is Bruce Lee was always learning, always changing and so if he were around today he would have continued to learn and change and be up among the best. He had the mind of a warrior and the willingness to learn. Many learned from Bruce and it's fair to say Bruce would also have learned from them. Great topic.

[@brin57]

Unless he changed his mindset and trained as a Fighter, he would get nailed. However, like most elite Athletes, he would adapt quickly, and with 6 months of actual fight training, he would be well on the way making his mark. But Bruce Lee straight out of the past - not a chance.

[@Defender78]

i agree - if the 1973 Bruce, with his knowledge, was teleported into a UFC ring with a solid BJJ/grappler, BRUCE LEE MIGHT LOSE. Without 1995-present ground skills, he'd get clinched and defeated on occasion. If we give the time-traveling Bruce a year to get up to speed on new techniques (after he acclimates himself to the future) he'd be a stronger UFCer. JUST IMAGINE BRUCE WITH GRAPPLING SKILLS..

[@brin57]

A Chaps might not even take him a year, but thing so many forget, is he was just a little guy. With some training In his weight class he would likely dominate. But against the top big boys? Not a chance!

[@elohel1176]

The student is suppose to surpass the master, almost everyone learned from Bruce Lee and like you said advanced some of his techniques. He taught and set the foundations so people in the future could use them and advance them, I agree with your video.

[@TheWeasleMMA]

+EL OH EL That was the most important thing about Lee in regards to martial arts. He was an amazing teacher and influence.

[@Docinaplane]

El OH EL: Very few students surpass their master. Masters are few and far between. If you are a student of the martial arts don't become discouraged if you can not achieve this. Be the best that you can be, and I am sure your master will be very proud of you, as you will be of yourself!

[@MaryMary-ho3be]

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[@markford9734]

Very well said!

[@Docinaplane]

Thank you!

[@roberttoe4612]

Bruce Lee would've adapted to any fighters style. Remember his philosophy be water my friend 😆

[@roger41450]

Robert Toe...i agree

[@Kimura1313]

Robert Toe but he never showed the ability, just shared the philosophy. Bruce Lee would not be able to handle Cejudo going from high level boxing, to karate, to olympic level wrestling.

[@roger41450]

Cimura Nope Bruce Lee would handle Cejudo with extreme ease FYI Bruce Lee was also a black belt in Judo and an excellent boxer besides all other systems in Martial Arts that he mastered, Bruce Lee was to intelligent, fit, quick, skillful for UFC /MMA fighters who are glorified brawlers!!!

[@Kimura1313]

Roger Gomes Mans said judo 🤡

[@roger41450]

Pine fresh... Cejudo would not even reach Bruce Lee, Bruce was so dam fast he would play with Cejudo as a cat plays with a mouse, keep your ridiculous opinions to yourself!!

[@roger41450]

Theweasel... I will give you an example of how good Bruce Lee really was, take the top 10 Mma and Ufc fighters today and using the latest video equipment in movies and remake Enter the Dragon or any other Bruce Lee movie using your top fighters to play the lead role and have them do what Bruce Lee could do and you will be shocked to see how bad they will look in terms of skill and technique...Don't compare anyone to Bruce Lee!!!

[@carlsonyan1753]

As you have said, Bruce Lee was way ahead of his time, what makes you think that he would stay in the “style” that he had back in the day? He would be with the times and continue to invent new ways to beat opponents in the fastest way possible. Bruce Lee was a icon and father of MMA who died way too early. He had so much knowledge and untapped potential to offer the world of martial arts. Adaptation was his strategy and his motto “having no way as way and having no limitation as limitation”. A legend lost but will never be forgotten. RIP Great Grand Master Lee

[@orin81]

carlson yan so true ! He will constantly learn, adapt and evolve .. he wouldn’t stay still ...

[@MPpetey]

Have you read the Tao of jkd? Just because you haven't seen his foot work doesn't meant it wasn't there. His explanation for footwork is far above anything in current mma. And just like an effective grappled nullifies a striker the opposite is true. Perception is the key. And speed is power. Not just from a fan of the man but of mma. Bruce would wreck a lot of top level guys rn imo. A very informed opinion. "He's not an athlete" .......cmon

[@TheWeasleMMA]

+Peter Serna Writing it in that book is different than actually being exceptional at it. I think he knows how to use those techniques, but how effectively in live action? He also wrote down the tactic of "touch and go" or simply a punch, change levels, to a double leg. So does this mean he can shoot and time a takedown like GSP? Maybe but you need some proof for that. "He's not an athlete" is an argument a lot of people make for him not competing in sport.

[@MPpetey]

It's an example of being exceptional at it to be able to conceptualize it in a way others can learn. Especially when you're explaining a subject that hasn't been explore. Obviously he was able to write about it cause he embodied it. So have you read it?

[@FrancisMaxino]

Yep, he pioneered trapping and takedowns and by the early seventies JKD was all about take-downs and submission, because he knew that real fights more often than not end up on the ground. PLUS he was an expert Judoka and Jiu Jitsu exponent...

[@theeraser1780]

Peter Serna What about Freddy Roach,could he embody what his fighters have been, extremely high level boxing technique with power? I hope you know you could easily teach some something or write it down and not embody it like some fitness experts with no physical appearance of being in shape.

[@AZ-mq8oi]

Ptmp727 exactly. Bruce Lee if he were alive would make these UFC guys look very bad-including the heavyweights.

[@rofea]

Hypotheticals are fun! This is a fair analysis thank you for uploading. Compared to today's fighters, one unique aspect of his repertoire I think that would make him a top UFC fighter... but is harder to measure is his creative intelligence. His rapid ability to gather-learn-test-evolve. With very few resources Bruce was able to rapidly learn, then mix new global forms, whilst filtering out superfluous unpractical movements, to finally create Jeet Kun Do. Just as his 1970s J.K.D style is a mixture of lopsao, silat, fencing, wing chun, boxing etc (completely original at that time); if the young Bruce Lee were alive and dropped into 2018 he would most likely learn, then creatively adapt a completely new hybrid 2018 style of fighting, such as a JKD.2 tweaked for Octagon. Adaptive intelligence and dedication would be hard to beat!

[@jonomotive2000]

I think Bruce lee would be great just because of his speed and he was still alive he would continue to improve his technique

[@swansmeister]

If he was still alive hand tried to fight in the ufc he would be dead by now cause he sucks, again, Bruce was a huped up actor and hollywood's money machine, an actor, not a fighter and he never fought professionaly ffs. Yes o yes the stories which there isn't any proof of besides stories. Freakin Bruce Lee fans, the most delusional people alive, not to forget retarded.

[@guccikilla360]

Khabib would RAGDOLL Bruce Lee

[@panpiper]

From someone who started in martial arts back when Bruce Lee was still alive (and took much of what he said to heart), I think this was a very fair analysis.

[@JCGaming13]

I love Bruce Lee and respect he was very ahead of his time but much like with big nostaliga with fighters like Mike Tyson etc, his fanboys in this comment section are ridiculous with some of the things they come up with, Their MMA knowledge is dreadful

[@duckyduck2082]

The guy who Bruce was sparring with was his student. He wasn't going all out he was not fighting seriously at all. There really is no footage of Bruce fighting for real therefore we'll never know how good he truly was.

[@imahorsefaceddipshit5300]

Bingo. All his demonstration were with a willing dupe put there to make him look good.

[@dyschromotopia]

damn, i'm so disappointed that we can't evidence the real fights bruce had through his career. look at his face, didn't even have a scratch, blemish or scar from all those unlicensed, no holds barred, bare knuckle fights on rooftops & behind closed doors....surely that tells you just how good he was.

[@dodojazz]

he was dan inosanto

[@Departing_Beloved]

That "dupe", was world renowned fighter, Dan Insanato. The man who holds 36 black belts in a multitude of martial arts. Probably even more today. Keep dreaming, dreamer.

[@cky163100]

Bro Fedor emelianenko would of killed Bruce lee.

[@chemistryhacks5289]

Bruce would have ended the fight within 10 seconds after the 1st counterattack!Because he is just too fast for almost anyone End of the match!

[@blackace5167]

There are so many new born babies and lunatics out there say all kinds of sh*t when 99% of them have never engaged with Bruce Lee and now waited for the man who passed away more than 40+ years now say or write their sh*t in this common section. I called this a childish and cowardly act. You are more intelligent than them.

[@irishbrother5303]

Buce Lee was 100 years ahead of his time,he was a master,in the UFC today he would be champion without a doubt

[@andrewortiz6430]

irish brother what exactly do base his fighting talent on you yourself have never seen Bruce in a actually fight

[@irishbrother5303]

On his philosophy and mindset and also from other Martial Artists who witnessed him fighting,Bruce Lee was not your average person he was a Genius,the Weasle Video is laughable to me to even compare the like of TJ Cruz Mighty Mouse to Bruce Lee,if he was around today and in his prime he would have been schooling people just like he done when he was around back in the day,whatever Level Martial Arts is at the time a Master like Bruce Lee would have took it to another Level

[@smackbarm_peywet6533]

bruce lee would get ragdolled by any of the 3 people you just said they would take him down and beat him into the ground even mighty mouse who is much smaller than him would do that let alone fighters his own size ...... put bruce lee in there with khabib or somone he will be fucked

[@irishbrother5303]

k g Bruce would have smoked them all

[@cameronfaxon4064]

That's just silly fanboy nonsense with no logic applied

[@traver1965]

Bruce Lee thought with honour and respected his opponent. If he fought today he would destroy any opponent

[@josephlewis1295]

Has anyone in the UFC ever held any of his world records? Can't deny raw speed power and knowledge. The trick was to hit you before you could hit him. It's all about reading your opponents thoughts. Giving yourself time to react. Creating space and then closing it. He gave us a lot I'm just saying.

[@marshallmarch7265]

What records are you talking about?

[@josephlewis1295]

@@marshallmarch7265 He set 9 world records.

[@marshallmarch7265]

There all for doing pushups and fask kicks, which dosen't mean anything

[@josephlewis1295]

@@marshallmarch7265 plus Bruce Lee would kill every mma fighter the UFC has in a life or death situation. That's what Bruce was teaching self defense. Not mma. He is still unmatched in power speed and technique. Period. Jeet kune do is his own personal style. Meaning that if you are not as fast or as powerful it will not work for you. He said it many times. Find your own way no way as the way. If he were still here he would have perfected his Jeet Kune Do. By adding what worked for him. Brazilian jujitsu included. He would kill anyone that tried. Be for real. You can't copy his speed and power. Stop playing. These mma fighters are not better. You must know the time and what was going on with martial arts at that time. It's 2020 and we still look at him for ideas. Period.

[@josephlewis1295]

@@marshallmarch7265 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWqcY6F5is9jmKs

[@kellyokamoto1604]

One thing I noticed about Bruce Lee is his absolute gift of fast-twitch ability and timing. His opponent would start to throw a jab, and Bruce could launch a kick to the head, make contact, AND get back in his stance BEFORE the dude could retract his punch. That's FAST. The other thing I noticed was he was always "measuring" distance-kind of like what Royce did-by extending his right hand out. I believe Bruce was a pioneer and he was always searching for more effective techniques, so comparing him to fighters nowadays is sorta unfair. I feel like he would've EVOLVED, perhaps faster, then our contemporaries.

[@Edhmedia247]

Your wrong, Bruce Lee’s speed alone would put him in a different level. That with the power is way above. Fighters today would not compare, he was in his 20s not his prime. UFC fighters are still not close to Bruce. Power, speed, technique, IQ, way above.

[@marshallmarch7265]

Lol theres alot of mma fighters, boxers, and kick boxers who are way faster then Bruce Lee, your delusional to think otherwise

[@haydenherring2664]

Marshall march considering Bruce lee punches at 190km/h 116mph its highly likely he would be faster than any ufc puncher there has ever been

[@guccikilla360]

😂😂 you nerds are funny.

[@Docinaplane]

Excellent discussion of an interesting topic! I feel that Lee would have been very competitive in mma because of his speed, power, and work ethic combined with his demonstrated desire to continually evolve his fighting skills. I think his one weakness is something you haven't mentioned and that is his susceptibility to injury. Even at his young age, he had already taken some damage from his training, especially his back. Whether he could take the physical brutality of mma competition would be key to his success or failure.

[@tsherman393]

Docinaplane well said

[@Docinaplane]

Thank you!

[@piro4351]

no he woudlnt. because the bruce that lives TODAY and trains today would absolutely study any of these aspects. but thats just mma. in an actual street fight, a real fight hed completely demolish any wrestler or BJJ guy anyway due to not having to wear gloves and these limiting rules.

[@vpower3187]

if you have had a back injury you can forget MMA, it's only a matter of time before it resurfaces.

[@Docinaplane]

V Power - for sure and not just with mma. Back injuries are all too common in life.

[@novu16]

let me break this down for you....fighting is based on first technique second speed and third power, Bruce beat every one in all of this aspects, time to learn he wasn’t just a skinny guy who could kick. He was real, mma no match for him.

[@danielperez939]

If someone like Albert Einstein had trained martial arts ,the result would be bruce lee.He was like a martial art scientist at Einstein's level,so I believe in his capacity

[@wildanakbar9463]

It's not fair to compare martial artist from long back then. But i think lee's fighting iq is above some fighters nowadays if not one of the best ever. He thought mma before it was cool and implements techniques by his own necessity. In my opinion. Always watching this channel. Keep up the good work!

[@TheWeasleMMA]

+Idang Wildan I completely agree with all of that and thank you!

[@Xrider6]

Fighters today are sooo sloww. Bruce Lee's punches were as fast or faster as today's current boxing champs and his kicks were as fluid as Tae Kwon Do martial artists. He was a true fighter

[@ziel9474]

@@Xrider6 Taekwondo martial arts is kinda slow as They still bend their knee instead of going straight to the opponent. Giving the opponent a chance to counter. JKD however implemented the fastest and the most efficient way to attack and defend yourself. Thats what he meant to be a "Water" Formless,The Jeet Kune Do doesnt have any style at all. Its simple,Quick and efficient.

[@cuzz63]

based on what movie?

[@davidl2078]

Now imagine Lee growing up inspired by what he saw in mma today.

[@doritodip8410]

I'm surprised to see so many bruce lee nut huggers on your channel the guy was a actor who practiced martial arts not a fighter he was not even ahead of his time in terms of thinking about fighting combat sambo has been around for years and in Japan they used to have mma style fights where it would be judo vs boxing and so on and in Brazil and in England and all over the world and all through out history bruce lees only contribution to martial arts was getting people to want to do martial arts

[@DevDreCW]

Hell, Pankration in ancient Greece was striking and wrestling. MMA has always been around, it's just that literally any weapon has always been preferable in these 'real fights' that everyone keeps bringing up. So over time MMA just became about trends and tradition, instead of actual usefulness.

[@jungkookievbts]

The thing Is The modern fighters have mentors personal coaches and they would look up to many fighters to improve their Style but back in 60s Bruce Lee didnt have any mentor Or any Personal Coach to learn Mma from Or Any Fighter to study Mma from.The Modern Martial artist Grew Looking Back to The fighters.But there was none in Bruce Lees prime. He might not compete to Today's Martial artists but U Can not Debate on Whether He is or Not the Godfather Of Mma.He is the only Godfather of Mma.

[@guccikilla360]

You can't be the "grandfather" of MMA with no grappling/wrestling skills

[@tsherman393]

Lee's ability to learn, adapt and overcome is paramount, let alone the way he conserves energy. Bruce was the most efficient and effective. Good breakdown though. Peace buddy!

[@Pwanx0w]

Finally someone who doesn't defend bruce lee's skills like he was their father!!! Come on guys Bruce would get wrecked in a modern mma fight... It's the same as sience, was Newton better in physics than einstein? No, they had not discovered half of the shit einstein knew. but Einstein would not be what he was without Newton. It's the same with Lee! He would not be better than a modern fighter, but modern fighters would probably not be as good without his influence.

[@seapeoplesdidnothingwrong1307]

Pwanx0w dilli dilli

[@quantruong9078]

So u dont think that bruce would of up his game throughout the yrs???ur comparing his skill b4 he pass away ...imagine if he would of had another 10 r 20 yrs ...u dont think he would of adapt???if ur not gonna give him a chance to get better...then u cant give all these mma fighters a chance to get better either...and since he was about 50 yrs advance in martial arts at the time...that mean he would of held it down

[@quantruong9078]

Wtf r u saying dude....1st u say bruce couldnt hold up with fighters today ..by the end of ur comment ur saying that fighters now wouldnt b as good without him.....bruce wasnt 40 50 r 60 when he died...he had plenty of time to up his game

[@myselfforforcool103]

He was not a ring fighter...no rules...he would have destroyed every fighter in the 1st UFC in his mid- 50's...all speculation of couse...

[@death265]

I think if Bruce Lee fought in today's mma, he'd be the GOAT. Don't think for a second Lee wouldn't be evolving in his craft same if not faster than these fighters today at flyweight.

[@moderndayman4577]

Death2 fr ppl think he's going to stay the same he's gonna get better and work better that anyone now a days

[@AJHart-eg1ys]

Doesn't mean he'd be better. Everyone always seems to assume that no one in history has ever trained or broken down an opponent except Bruce Lee.

[@GeTtInMaDmUfF]

Yikes

[@JonathanAcierto]

Bruce was a champion boxer before he even started studying wing chun. And the only reason he started wing chun was because he wanted to be a better street fighter. So he definitely proved his skills in life-death situations. For him, fighting in the ring wasn’t a true test of skill, the true test was whether he could end a street fight quickly.

[@cuzz63]

he won 1 match in a high school tournament.

[@randomrhythm3693]

So... Bruce Lee is technically still one of the best because people use his techniques. ShhhhHhhhhhhHHHHHHHHh

[@bensagal-morris8072]

Bruce Lee was the Jimi Hendrix of mma. Yeah there are fighters who trained harder in various areas since, just like there are guitarists who are faster and play more complexly than Hendrix. But you need to take the times and there influence into account when rating them. Hendrix created the guitar playbook that people learn from to this day. Lee was the first MAJOR example of a fighter taking bits and pieces from multiple martial arts to create a new, unpredictable technique. That is why Bruce Lee is so highly regarded. He wrote the book on how multiple martial arts could be applied in a way to devastate your opponent quickly and efficiently. In his day, no one could touch him, and to scale him to modern day, he would be one of the best in the MMA scene.

[@Storm_.]

Bruce Lee would land a punch or a kick with such accuracy and power, that it would knock anyone in MMA out in a second.

[@j46s96]

Lmao nahhh bro

[@Kimura1313]

ElderScrolls Addict I guess you never heard of Marlon Moraes? But no Bruce is not knocking anyone out.

[@ballisticfish1212]

Bruce lee would get beaten by most modern fighters, but that doesn’t make him not a legend

[@mikeadams2677]

I have to disagree to a point. Granted, Bruce hadn't trained for competition at the time, but his ability to train and adapt, I think would have made him a formidable opponent.

[@Alex-eh7jg]

@Peter Grahame lol he wouldn't have made Jeet Kune do if he didn't. Do some research. He fought different masters on their own fighting style and he took what was useful from those fighting style and discarded wasn't useful. He fought them and learn from them and made them his own.

[@Alex-eh7jg]

@Peter Grahame watch his biography it's a series where they converted it to 5 hour movie.

[@eyeninja3398]

"I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times" - Bruce Lee

[@Sullivansky2012]

As I do appreciate your thinking and detail here are some facts you just are missing.the Martial Arts for Bruce was a way of life a Philosophy hence the founder of his teachings, not just for self defense and movies . Bruce would not have ever compete in the MMA or any other competition because he did not believe in fighting for Points he did not like that kind of exhibition, And a belt was for holding up your pants not your rank. He was equal whether he used his Left/ Right, Hands or Feet. He was lightning quick with Tremendous Power and always incredible Balance. The other point you made that the Evolution of Mixed martial arts would put Bruce at a disadvantage. No way Bruce was Only 32 and his mind flowed like a River constantly evolving to be as efficient yet simple as possible ending a confrontation quickly. Another thing he had absolutely no Fear of his opponent he would exploit weakness. For those who made comments he was just some actor it is sad you do not know who he truly was, He was the definition of a Lethal Weapon not to mention an amazing human being that was well ahead of his time and yet that time was cut way way too short. There will never be another

[@dyschromotopia]

fighting for points isn't real fighting, it's a bit like darts or scrabble. these professional boxers & mma fighters just ponce around, posing & dancing like a fairy on a rock cake. the real shit is the stuff on rooftops, without rules, to the death, bare knuckle like bruce fought in countless times through his career & without a scratch

[@Kimura1313]

Phillip Sullivan proof? You’re describing an urban legend and a super hero.

[@Kimura1313]

Kevin Hickin words of a man who has no interest in actual high level combat

[@dyschromotopia]

@@Kimura1313 yawn

[@dyschromotopia]

@@Kimura1313 just a bit of sarcasm 🤓

[@Le6old]

I think this is a bad analysis, I see ground game effecting him in the UFC. As for striking he would have been ahead in striking easily. Weasle you talking about his footwork is not comparable to other UFC fighters. Is simply not enough to say he would lose at striking. There's way more to striking than just footwork. As for the feints to Bruce's intercept, that's also not enough to say Bruce would lose at striking. As for the majority of other abilities I would see Bruce either being better at it or around the same level, except ground game. Also weasle your analysis is simply not deep enough enough. I'm just going to say what Conor mcgregor said "Bruce without a doubt would have been world champion".

[@TheWeasleMMA]

+LeVann Leas I'm going off by what i see from Lee. I need more proof about his other techniques than just what he wrote down. His footwork is a massive liability for him if he were in today's world.

[@Le6old]

TheWeasle TheWeasle fair enough, but that sparring video with his footwork, you still don't know if that's how he truly moved. And it's not like footwork now is that much different from older techniques. For example, Conor mcgregor's footwork is not as sophisticated as Dominick Cruz and tj, but he still outclasses great fighters. In fact Conor's footwork is similar to Bruce lees.

[@jasonpwilson01XFORCE]

I believe that if he was alive today and in his prime that he would be at the level of today’s top fighters just because he would constantly be Learning and involving his fighting styles and techniques.

[@jademermaidmusic]

That's not the premise of the argument... it's taking Bruce Lee at his prime and put him in the octagon against modern fighters. BL defenders always paint the what if scenario... if he had been born now, studied the modern game, blah blah blah... He was an actor and an icon who inspired millions, but he wasn't a fighter.

[@V4Remember]

​@@jademermaidmusic Putting 1973 Bruce Lee in modern MMA is also a what if scenario. If he was just an actor he has to be the greatest actor who ever lived because for the last 60 years he's convinced the world including the best fighters and martial artists in the world that he is one of them. I don't know any actor who makes their whole life about training and learning. You are an ignoramus.

[@shawngilmore3628]

Facts and look at mcgregor he don't use grappling stand up or ground fighting at win and bruce lee was any faster than mcgregor , mcgregor said only bruce lee can beat him !!

[@DamnZodiak]

Have you read the Tao of Jeet Kun Do? Sadly, Bruce Lee died before mastered it, but he did have a solid grasp of grappling I believe. They're some small sections about in his book. He actually has a drawing of the jab to double-leg takedown in there, but it seems to be almost in passing.

[@mav2savvy]

Sorry but Brice Lee would be Champion zero doubt in my mind, he was the perfect fighter! His speed was unmatched and he had more power than Muhammad Ali in his punch alone! Amazing balance and a wide range of styles he mastered. tell me how can one compete with the man, you can't block or Dodge what you can't react to in time! Even Connor McGregor said there Is no doubt Bruce Lee would be Champion!

[@Kimura1313]

Davin Boyd Conor Mcgregor is a delusional cokehead. No way in hell Lee punched harder then Ali you sound crazy. Bruce Lee is not a super hero, there is no proof of most of the claims that people use for Bruce Lee, he’s never been in the octagon, he’s never fought high level competition, he’s never fought the animals that the UFC would throw at him. He’s the Tupac of martial arts.

[@YazeedZS-]

Keep it up brother! One of my favorite MMA Analysts 👍

[@howey935]

Yazeed Als me to. I'd love to see him do commentary on a fight and I think he would be a great guest on the Joe Rogan podcast.

[@arseniodelgado5940]

If BL was around now in his prime state, with all the access to martial art knowledge and information, many attributes to himself (weird paradox cause it wouldn't exist), he would study and develop into a superior fighter. If he was ahead of his time then, imagine now with the internet?? The moment he saw BJJ, Krav Maga, Muay Thai, or any other style be effective and/or necessary, I'm positive he would dedicate learning, then mixing it into his style if he'll felt it'll give him the edge... It's hard to argue for modern MMA, because MMA was influenced by him... there's a reason... his mindset was so ahead then, why wouldn't it be now??

[@DROLETRON]

Don't judge bruce's abilities as inferior to the ufc fighters today by just watching his black and white sparring videos, for those are his wing chun days(no foot work) that wasn't his mma days. Bruce always preaches speed combo speed, blocking while throwing a combo follow up, and the feints to make opponents throw to counter them with speed. His footwork only came in his later years, in mma jeet kune do days. He can compete in ufc today and would still be on top, the only disadvantage is he's small.

[@DROLETRON]

@UnjustVerdict , he will only have to add Brazilian jiu-jitsu in his fight skills. Because his stand up striking game is superior to all ufc fighters I've seen. And I don't even like bruce lee as a person. But I see perfection in his striking game.

[@larrytate1657]

Obviously as soon as he met Frankie Edgar he would look the same as our modern day Bruce Lee, Rodriguez did!!! The same thing Frankie did to Rodriguez would happen to Bruce Lee. Bruce Lee wasn’t even a real fighter, he was a practitioner. He would win in shadow kick boxing, not fighting.

[@doublejacketjimmy391]

Larry Tate Yeah just a casual practitioner who taught tons of greatest martial artist that are praising him until now. And also who was so influential and inspired a lot of other martial artists and changed mentality of one dimensional martial artist. Who is respected by even current UFC fighters including Frankie Edgar.

[@ChibiZone]

I think the ending when you mentioned his mental acuity was the answer. Bruce Lee wasn't the type to stick to one thing. He assimilated what worked. If he were still alive, he would most definitely learn from the bjj and Thai boxing masters and use it in his fighting. If you compared his fighting ability back then to now, it's obvious Lee would have been bodied easily by our current day fighters. But if you take into account Lee's attitude to martial arts, he would have put an effort to learn how to defend against takedowns, to read opponents. He was huge into philosophy and if you remember his popular water analogy, you know he would have adapted to the UFC of today.

[@Xrider6]

It's 2019 about 50 years since he died. And people still talking shit about him. He will be in your dreams every night you sleep forever ;)

[@shamounian]

Great video since you were very respectful to this legend. We can say that he was one of the best of his time, 40 years ahead of any one else. I would do a video on what if the fighters of today lived at Bruce's time without all of these advances, or if we had Bruce training now with all these advances in fighting. Now that would be a different story.

[@Senorgusanos]

Another great breakdown...good work, mate!

[@TheWeasleMMA]

+Senorgusanos Thanks man!

[@g.m.fordham9217]

Ok, so one key thing about Bruce Lee was his phenomenal speed and accuracy. Look at the footage. Who moves like that in MMA? No one that I've seen. So here's a few questions, just for discussion: Are any of those fighters so fast they have to slow down for a camera to catch the motion? Bruce was. Bruce wrote once that when you can kick a palm tree so that the tree is rocked, and you are not, you will understand a kick. If you see bruce hit things and people in his training, I believe it. Can anyone in MMA really hit or kick like that? Bruce was a master of footwork, one of the very fastest and most mobile fighters ever. Who has footwork and speed like that? Before answering in a hurry, really go and watch some of the raw training and demonstration footage, not just the movies. Then go watch the MMA greats. Conor is fast, Anderson Silva is fast, lots of them are fast. None of them are as fast as Bruce Lee. Not one MMA fighter who has existed. Sorry. It's an open question that we'll never really know the answer to, thus the endless speculation. It's my opinion that Bruce Lee in his prime (Enter the Dragon, Return of the Dragon, 1972-1973) was an unprecedented and unequaled fighter who could beat any man put in a ring with him, under any rules.

[@basilistsakalos9643]

@The Weasle Hello, when you refer to the "history and evolution in Martial Arts", and that "since the first UFC in the 90's there has been the biggest evolution in Martial Arts", what is the timeframe that you refer to? There is an opposite view which considers that there is actually nothing new under the sun concerning martial arts, considering that Martial Art (in a broader sense) is the utilization of the body and weapons to conduct war, and this happens in human history for at least let's say roughly the last 5000 years. The evolution that is happening since the 90's is a pattern which has repeated itself multiple times in that timespan, martial arts' styles get mixed, separated, remixed again depending the needs of the era, the cultural context and so on... I believe a more orthodox approach is to rephrase as: "since the first UFC in the 90's there has been the biggest evolution in Martial Arts since World War 2, and even that could be under debate, considering that UFC/MMA is the best simulation of actual comabat, yet is actually under the category of combat sports.

[@TheWeasleMMA]

+Basilis Tsakalos I'm just taking about unarmed combat.

[@basilistsakalos9643]

By the way, great videos!!

[@Mharriscreations]

That's true, especially when you consider the fact that Vale Tudo and Shoot Boxing have been around long before MMA.

[@euananstice4747]

Basilis Tsakalos , I don't know if I believe that.

[@basilistsakalos9643]

Euan Anstice well, elaborate.

[@thomaswilliams2953]

Great video!! Thank you for putting the time to make it!! Absolutely love Bruce Lee

[@andrewortiz6430]

What do people base Bruce Lee's fighting talent on he has no pro record, never competed, has no footage of him actually fighting other than a pretty mediocre sparring session with a few good kicks against very very mediocre talent and footage of him looking extremely mediocre on the bag, why do you get claims that he can beat heavyweights win every UFC belt can beat up 5 guys by himself it's ridiculous to hear people who have never seen Bruce ever in a fight claiming he can do this

[@richardcopersroommate8928]

Andrew Ortiz he throws fancy shit that isn’t as effective as cookie cutter Muay Thai and boxing fundamentals. For his time he’s good but he’s not even an amateur by today’s standards.

[@KittyBoom360]

maybe actually watch the video. no one here is making those claims. Bruce Lee said himself that he couldn't beat the best heavyweight of his time, Ali, because of the size difference, in an interview.

[@andrewortiz6430]

The Sapien people do make these claims im not talking about the video im talking about in general

[@richardcopersroommate8928]

The Sapien Bruce lee wouldn’t touch Ali even if Bruce lee was actually heavier than Ali. It’s not because of the size at all , Bruce lee pound for pound isn’t anywhere near professional fighters.

[@otlpharo8646]

Andrew Ortiz those are big claims , but I believe Bruce would be among the top fighters in his division .. #1 , maybe

[@mkaaa2742]

Many peoples would predict Bruce Lee is only good at standing fight. But remember Bruce Lee fight like water. he will use or invent the best fighting moves to win the game suitable with the rules set in the ring. who knows he might also use ground fight and submission moves. Bruce Lee is an extremely a work hard person and truly discipline. moreover he is also a genius gifted martial art fighter (authentic). To beat Bruce Lee in the octagon ring the opponent should have a very super fast moves and vision, He must trained twice harder than Bruce Lee and having a physical advantage.

[@dylanjohnson2733]

Very insightful video! Love this channel.

[@MichaelLim24]

Just think about it, Bruce was 50 yrs ago, his ideas and techniques were from him and way ahead of his time. Everyone in MMA knows how valuable his contributions were to today’s mma .

[@wacko37]

When he die none of ufc fighters even born 😐

[@soccer4444life]

If he was alive today. NO ufc or mma fighter could beat him. Because his SPEED was 100 times faster then today’s fighters.

[@jademermaidmusic]

you're crazy

[@boogeymanodin63]

Nobody knows how Bruce would do I dont care how much research you do or how much you think you know about fighting you cant predict that or you yourself would be unbeatable. Bruce would have to be here in the flesh for you or anybody else to know that so when people say oh he would do this or he would that is crazy you dont know, look at as many videos you want but you cant sell that shit on me

[@Farnhamification]

2:36 Before everyone starts commenting on how BL would get beaten by modern MMA fighters, watch the video.

[@CherryPauper]

I did. He still would get beaten by any top 10 in any UFC division.

[@harrysohal3785]

Cherry Pauper when ufc first started he would have fucked people up

[@ihateliberals518]

fool

[@bobjones927]

I JUST FIGURED OUT WHAT BJJ MEANS, STILL DON'T LIKE THE WAY IT SOUNDS

[@bashtati6768]

He is the father of mixed martial arts in general how can you even say they would have complete advantage over him , this is baloney....

[@bashtati6768]

He is at least as twice as fast as a top tier UFC fighter ffs

[@MrNetana]

he would beat at most untrained Asians though. Average joes will put him away with better genetics.

[@st8vie282]

@@MrNetana average joes no thats just wrong also better genetics yeahh okay

[@traiviator]

Great video and great discussions! What I love about BL's JKD, is the freedom you have to work in your own techniques. If you like Karate, incorporate that. If modern MMA is your thing, add more of that.

[@ethiopiansickness]

Hey Weasle BRO I love your videos, can we see a video with you in it. I'm sure we're all curious who the man behind the mask is. Cheers

[@CherryPauper]

Who cares what he looks like? What are you? Gay? Let the man do his videos in peace how he wants.

[@user-kl1ie5ls5f]

I kinda want cartoon/animated face to associate with him, that could be fun & limits any possible backlash/ privacy concerns.

[@dmoney3491]

Cherry Pauper he's an up and coming fighter who also has a awesome channel why wouldn't we want to see this potentially new contender.

[@mechanic808]

i think as time passed from the day he died until today he would have evolved into a monster but maybe to old to compete, most likely he would not have fought in the ring because acting pays so well but guarantee he would have a had a student that did...probably a huge chain of dojo's in his name or style, but if not gym's or dojo's then he might have been ambassador for the US in China...im pretty sure he wanted to break the mold when it came to asians but more the Chinese culture not to be looked down on during the late 60s and early 70s stigma twards asians...i should know. im half japanese and during Vietnam when my dad served..there was no place my mom could stay in ease w/o the lingering WW2 resentment twards asians in the US...so we had to move to Hawaii...where Bruce Lee was well known before the mainland even heard of him..Empress Theater had all the tacky kung fu movies 1st..Alexander Fushang, Jackie Chan, Sonny Chiba,Dan Inosantos, the list goes on...we even had japanese samurai movies...Bruce Lee would'nt have to fight..his teachings do it for him..;) aloha !!

[@cerebralassassin147]

Show me a one ufc fighter doing two finger push up effectively as Bruce Lee

[@j46s96]

What does that have to do with fighting ? I’ve seen dudes do one armed human flags and jump over cars. I never seen Bruce do that, so that means they can beat him in a fight?

[@kevdaddy7256]

LMAO 😂😂😂😂

[@guccikilla360]

😂😂 I can tell you've NEVER been in an actual fight

[@digitalfilmjat6534]

Good honest Analysis Weasle. Thanks.

[@kevinhanandi]

So it's like if we compare bruce lee skill compare to modern mma fighters (like dom cruz, dj, joe B, etc) he lost definitely, but without bruce lee, maybe we can't see their skill growing as advance as now

[@laurabaker6774]

Hello Weasle ,This's was so good. Love the evolution in 40 years . Study of body mechanics.

[@TheWeasleMMA]

+Laura Baker Thank you so much!

[@Edhmedia247]

All you need to do is actually research about Bruce Lee in real fight situations and you will get all your answers. Sparing, tournaments, and MMA fights don’t equal who the best fighters actually are. You have to agree there are Martial Artist in the world that are not in the UFC that would dominate in the UFC. Also, he was an expert Martial Artist, he used that ability to create a better life ie. Acting. He was a martial artist before Actor. For those who don’t know. All you need to do is look at videos of other martial artist, mma fighters and boxers who all say they today or in their prime would be destroyed by Bruce.

[@marshallmarch7265]

The guys who compete will always have an advantage, there more likely to be composed and will have better instincts and reaction from constantly having people trying to knock them out, and Demetrius Johnson (one of the p4p greatest fighters of all time said he'd easily hand Bruce Lee an L

[@1345-v2e]

Somebody has been watching Blood Sport too many times.

[@HistoryandHeadlines]

How do most of you think he would do?

[@carnalcarnage4499]

Interesting video on an interesting martial artist.

[@nickwayne6789]

Did you major in Understatements in college LMAO

[@BakkerSamuel]

‘They have his techniques at a higher level’ .... man thats complete bullshit! If I look at the modern mma ufc fighters, none of them have the speed, agility and technical level of Bruce his kicks and punches. Still after all these years; unmatched!

[@BakkerSamuel]

Brick Schitthouse I was not even talking about real fighting. Just looking at how they perform kicks and punches. The speed, explosiveness and agility of Bruce is still unmatched. Even after all these years and all our modern training methods. You asked if I had seen Bruce Lee fight. No, but have you seen any mma fighter fight for real? No gloves, mouthguards, cups, no rules, no ring???

[@BakkerSamuel]

Brick Schitthouse haha those videos are old news man. Already had seen those long time ago. And they do proof Bruce Lee’s movements, punches and kicks are still unmatched. Look at how slow and not explosive those guys are. Also they still have rules, and none of them really want to kill the opponent. And to me these fights look like shit and gay, always going to the gay positions on the ground. A real fighter does not go to the ground himself.

[@BakkerSamuel]

Brick Schitthouse Haha you sound like a 5 year old ;) ‘you know nothing about fighting!!! Stamping his feet and cries’ ;) ‘a fight on the ground is called wrestling’!! Hahahaha really??? How did you get so smart ;) Anyway it would be really sad if those guys really hate eachother. Such things proof of very low intelligence. Though most of it is just a show to entertain boys like you, who really believe it ;) Anyway they don’t really want to kill eachother, it’s also not allowed. So there is no life threatening situation. Forget about the idea that those are real fights. And fighting on the ground looks gay and is for gays and the people who like it must be guy too. Even Connor mcrgregor admits that Bruce Would beat mma fighters easily.

[@BakkerSamuel]

Brick Schitthouse so there is no real threat of dying. If you know one of you will die there, the fight will be totally different, when you really have to fight for your life.

[@BakkerSamuel]

Brick Schitthouse so conclusion, we have never seen Bruce Lee fight for real, but we have also never seen most mma fighters fight for real. And my initial comment was not even about real fighting, but about the level of Bruce in speed, skill in punches and kicks. I have not seen any mma fighter with his speed, skill, agility, let alone surpass it. That was my point.

[@joejayno]

False, Bruce will be adaptable. He was like water. He will destroy any MMA fighter.

[@jamestodd51]

I love you're channel. Keep up the good work.

[@TheWeasleMMA]

+James Todd Thank you so much!

[@dmoney3491]

James Todd best MMA channel

[@ayylmaio]

This was a good video but don't turn into MindSmash pls 💞

[@jeffvalencia7656]

Haha yes I second this!

[@DepressionShaman]

The B Mindsmash is more abstract. Apples and Oranges.

[@cloroxbleach7283]

Don't hate mindsmash they are both good

[@AcceleratingUniverse]

mindsmash's videos are unwatchable

[@alldayeveryday20able]

Bruce Lee was very receptive to good fighting styles and good fighters. He admired boxing and Ali and imitated Ali's footwork. If he came back to life now, he will not win his first MMA fight. But he will become obsessive and driven to win and he will def become a monster in the cage. He's one of the most determined and driven person I have ever read about. If he's main focus is to become the best, he'll def achieve that.

[@elliot3200]

Can anybody really explain to me why an actor is being taking so seriously in mma? Scot adkins aka boyka has better kicking techniques than most pro ufc fighters, and i never heard someone talk how good he would do in the octagon and no one should. You keep saying about how high his skills and mental level is... what mental power? The dude never even fought under pressure😂 . Of course i'm gonna be labeled as a hater because more and more this bruce lee & mma bullshit is turning into some super delusional cult that is really dedicated to make bruce lee look like the mma icon as same as muhmmed ali is the boxing icon.

[@elliot3200]

yoav vardi so does my 70+ old dad, your point?

[@TheWeasleMMA]

+Elliot The level he was thinking about martial arts back then was unlike anyone else. His theories and actual techniques he thought of using in a street environment was picked up in modern MMA. The moves he was using have not been taken seriously or used until a few years ago which show how high level he was with his philosophies and what he thought worked in a fight. The best fighters to ever exist use his techniques.

[@markotikvic]

TheWeasle But what concrete moves did he invent? Who did he influenced directly to start MMA movement? Is there a concrete evidence of this or all these speculations based on how he spoke of martial arts during his life?

[@elliot3200]

TheWeasle 😂😅😢 i'm starting to think that you people are really just doing this on purpose for shits and giggles...

[@TheWeasleMMA]

+marko tikvic He did not create any moves but what he deemed effective proved to be effective and the moves he made popular came to surface. He influenced many MMA fighters, the most famous ones Conor McGregor and Anderson Silva.

[@kotosquito]

Another question to ask is, if Bruce Lee had come up in the post-'93 MMA world, and had a chance to learn grappling & BJJ to supplement his striking--how would that have worked out? He had a habit of immersing himself in techniques (like Ali's footwork, and judo) that he saw as effective. Since he was already, on his own, developing combinations of striking and takedowns, you can assume that he would have taken to BJJ/grappling quite readily.

[@albozzzzzzzzzzz]

Great analysis! With that being said, Bruce Lee would fuck Ngannou up.

[@nikobellic9729]

albozzzzzzzzzzz lmao

[@albozzzzzzzzzzz]

Hassan Syed you are very very uneducated.

[@darxcide7375]

albozzzzzzzzzzz to quote Mike Perry ahem DIS AINT KARATE KID BOIIII

[@albozzzzzzzzzzz]

Darxcide 马克思 lmaaoo 😂😂😂

[@MMA_Ruskie]

albozzzzzzzzzzz lol if Ngannou could cut down lower than 170, he’d get fucked up, that is on the off chance he survived.

[@markant9534]

+TheWeasle Hi, who was the best martial artist that Bruce Lee sparred with? Do you know much about one of his sparring partners, Joe Lewis?👍

[@In3inity]

sorry but how on earth can you say dj tj and cruz have the best footwork youve ever seen .. floyd mayweather .. pernell whittaker .. lomachenko .. all have better footwork.. mma are years behind boxers in terms of footwork even mma fighters would tell you this.. please get out of your mma bubble.

[@otakuMistake]

dadondutta most people don’t know shit about boxing lol he probs means in mma

[@djbobby224]

dadondutta footwork based on mixed martial arts, if anyone you just named stepped in the octagon they would get taken down, leg kicked, head kicked, etc becuase they don't know how to use their footwork based on the different fighting styles.

[@sakispdsw]

dadondutta 1st we are talking about MMA 2nd The boxers have better footwork because they only have to worry about punches.An Mma fighter has to worry about takedowns legkicks and punches.So please get out of your superiority complex bubble.

[@MRostendway]

dadondutta Maybe hes talkong about foorwork IN MMA. Ofcourse boxers tend to have better footwork. Boxers can perfect their punches and footwork because they dont have to worry about all the other aspects of fighting mma fighters have.. And i say that as a boxing fan.

[@clutchmasterian7091]

not to mention this is a MMA centered channel....

[@LifeInNoMansLand]

Bruce Lee died before i was born but he is the reason i got interested in martial arts. I tried to copy his style, his kicks, his stance, his training, actually i studied jeet kune do and other books about him to learn his philosophy on life and fighting. I did learn a lot. He was like at least 3 times faster than anyone on the screen and i wanted to fight like him in my younger days. If anyone introduced me to martial arts and fighting then it has to be Bruce. It was not chuck or jackie but Bruce Lee. Having said that it is also true that i never saw him in a real fight against a top class competitor. I just know that he was very fast and very strong at the same time considering his size. He was like a pop icon, a person who could do things on the screen as a fighter which nobody else could do but it was on the screen. We dont even know if he has a good chin or how good his cardio is going to be while being hit. That we cannot neglect. I know that you are trying to cover all the bases and holes in this kind of comparison in a short video but we have to be honest. We dont really know how good he was. Stallone is not the best boxer in the world because he made some rocky movies. Bruce Lee was for me a martial artist who worked in movies and had a solid philosophy on fighting and life. It just doesnt make him the best fighter. It was not his job to compete with other top fighters. We never saw any of that and its also ok. Bruce will always be the person who had the most profound effect on me regarding martial arts but I will keep it at that. There is for me no need to speculate on how he would do in MMA today. We dont even know how he would have fared even in his time. He might have beaten all the top contenders of martial arts in the 60s and 70s but this is still speculation. He was a special and unique martial artist who worked in movies. That is how I remember him.

[@andrewortiz6430]

He would get dominated I respect Bruce but people seriously overrate him as a fighter making ridiculous and idiotic claims he's no where close to greatest fighter

[@ceige3102]

Andrew Ortiz EXACTLY

[@djbobby224]

Andrew Ortiz I mean he would be like 40 years old by now so i would assume so

[@jabroni3400]

Andrew Ortiz I agree, I think he’s an amazing martial artist but putting that into an actual mma fight would not of been easy.

[@Mharriscreations]

Very true. Bruce was an important martial arts philosopher and influencer. And it's obvious that he was actually pretty skilled in martial arts. But as you said, he was nowhere near being the greatest fighter. Even back in his day, he wasn't. I honestly think he couldn't hold a candle to someone like Mas Oyama or Jack Dempsey in a match.

[@andrewortiz6430]

PARK what are you basing that on he has no pro fights, never competed, has no footage of actually fighting other than a pretty mediocre sparring session with a very very mediocre sparring partner and him looking extremely mediocre on the bag, you yourself have never seen Bruce in a fight yet claim he can beat real fighters or that skill is above any just stop

[@jackaharts1]

You forget one thing, Bruce Lee was always ahead of the game. If he was alive today he would have moves made to counter everything people threw at him. He also fought for real not games and he is so fast, for someone to stop him , I can’t believe it. He is like the Batman of martial arts, he studies and he improves it. That’s why he was ahead of the game then and how he be ahead of the game now.

[@serenawilliamslovesbigwhit5029]

Bruce Lee was just an actor who scammed the world into thinking he was a fighter. In no way would he survive a single round against pro MMA fighters. He is just an Asian version of Steven Seagal. TJ Dillashaw is a real Martial artist who is like a real life Ninja when he fights. TJ is what Bruce wishes he could’ve been.

[@omniexistus]

who?

[@danishhussain7127]

Simply put there is a hell lot of difference between MARTIAL ARTIST and PROFESSIONAL FIGHTER