Fights Which Cocky Giants Get Brutally Destroyed By Small Fighters In MMA Pt1

[@PaulStrikerENG]

What do u think about that?

[@davidpeham1776]

Great

[@corncobbob2326]

I liked this video and I would love to see more following this theme and maybe even put them in a playlist if there are several more examples. I dislike how lots of people assume that someone being shorter in height and/or lighter in weight automatically determines who will win or who's more likely to win. There are several more factors on what can narrow the chances of an opponent winning in a fight yet people focus too much on those two factors only. I know there are exceptions proving the "short = loser" assumption wrong and this video is a good example of shorter opponents still having likely chances of winning. It would be nice to see more videos and examples including well-known fighters, fighters actually renowned for their skills so it's not just empty hype (that's how people felt about Ronda Rousey later on), fighters with really noticeable height differences (imagine one opponent being nearly a foot taller than the short opponent or even taller than that), opponents that are large even without high body fat percentage, both opponents being highly skilled and renowned for those skills so there's no fight where it's a "short opponent only won because the large opponent lacks martial arts skill and experience" kind of situation, and powerful fighters that are really short (think 5'0+ or 5'2/5'3+) and/or light in weight so it's not a fighter that's "short for heavyweight" or similar for's. It'd also be cool to see one where both opponents are highly skilled and the short one wins the fight with the tall one being severely damaged and injured from the fight more than the short one is or maybe the short one being unscathed.

[@davidgeerling1879]

It happens a lot more than most would know...Nice video, PaulStrikerENG !! God bless :):)

[@tsrichards906]

@DIRTYOLMUPPET q

[@__loafy__]

"Royce Gracie" lmao

[@260bossute]

Butter bean wasn’t cocky, he was a really nice dude.

[@awlabrador]

I was struck how Genki Sudo immediately asked if he was okay, and how he quickly nodded and said “Yeah”.

[@Cyberchronick]

I met him when I was a kid. Big teddybear. He was awesome

[@Florida_guy]

Hes as sweet as they come

[@justinthawsetmyo4173]

So does this video count as slander? Edit: I'm just saying this in a joking manner but thanks

[@Florida_guy]

@@justinthawsetmyo4173 no.. its opinion..freedom still exist in this case even if it's incorrect

[@_GOD_HAND_]

Bob Sapp was never the same after Cro Cop shattered his orbital bone. That punch shook him to the core.

[@gregoryluc2876]

Man I love Royce Gracie. The little pip squeak fixing the monster!

[@GM-fh5jp]

Akebono was one of the finest Yokozuna (Grand Champions) of Japanese sumo in the 1990s. He had no business however stepping into an MMA ring.

[@Lex45173]

Akebono had financial troubles and fought in mma only to help his family.

[@johnhamilton4446]

Much respect to this gentleman, he'd beat u down and give u a hand getting up, one of the best of all time.

[@veggiefella]

Royce Gracie is the son of the father of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Helio Gracie... Jiu-jitsu dates back to the 1530s and was coined by Hisamori Tenenouchi when he officially established the first jiu-jitsu school in Japan.

[@walkingn6161]

I was glad to see Royce without the Gi. I think many of his fights were won by using the Gi, which I I didn't think was right but was allowed.

[@brahmburgers]

Royce is one of my heroes. I was in a 2nd hand book store recently, and there was a hardback coffee-table book up on a high shelf (needing a ladder to get to it). It was about Royce and his family, with lots of photos. I asked the price, expecting it to be 4 to $8, and was unpleasantly surprised to learn the manager was asking $65 for it! It was a collectible item, only a few years old.

[@velkanzi]

Haha ... even if you are a book seller, it pays to have good general knowledge. To know what is happening in the world around you.

[@paulh98604]

Royce is one of mine too as I started watching the UFC from the 1st one. It was nice to see him flash a rare smile at the end of this video.

[@k0d0kan]

Mine too bro. The only negative I have to say about the Gracie's is they are ass holes for the most part. I know that's harsh but I have experience with the family. I am a Judo black belt and im also 60 years old. I'm to old for Judo anymore. It's just too much for an old mans body so I thought I would try JJ because it looks easier. Well, it's not but I had to learn that for myself. In dealing with the Gracie's they are SOOO into proving Gracie JJ is so much better than anything else that they will setup unfair matches. As a novice at JJ I was at a seminar with Crosley Gracie and while he was a nice guy he had one of his brown belts take me on, one on one in front of his class. He did it because he knew I was a BB in judo. Well, he had me start the match on top of the brown belt but the brown belt had his hands on my shoulders and his feet in the crevasse of my legs. Very unfair... It took him over a minute but he tapped me. He had us do another quick match that was ALSO unfair in which the JJ guy subbed me again. Crosley had his girlfriend video tape the matches which was also stupid, IMO. They attempt to make Gracie JJ look like no one has a chance against it. I'm not saying I would have beat the brown belt but Crosley made sure I had no chance. Joke... I took up JJ under a different teacher and loved it. As a black belt in Judo I would say I was on par with MOST blue belts from the start. Not all, there were a few that could tap me but only a few. After 6 months, I could beat ALL the blue belts and a few of the brown belts. NOBODY wanted to play against me from a standing position. Not even the teacher. The teacher never did take me on but that's fine. I really like JJ and I wish I would have learned it earlier in my life...

[@zacsmothers6883]

Why the hell was the Butterbean fight on here at the beginning? He is a respectful fighter and was obviously the only one of the two fighters trying to put on an entertaining fight. Oh and he most definitely was not “destroyed” by his opponent

[@velkanzi]

So sad really. Eric should have stayed in his lane ... "King of the 4 rounders" ... boxing that is. Loved watching him win. Oh, and tough man? Not so sure about that one , only started following him as a boxer. A real man , one I would be proud to call a friend.

[@M60gunner1971]

@@velkanzi tough man? Care to explain this 🤔

[@velkanzi]

@@M60gunner1971 From the wiki page "Eric_Esch" "...in the early 1990s and went on to become a five-time World Toughman Heavyweight Champion with a record of 56-5 with 36 knockouts." Fairly tough, right?

[@JureDoon]

@@M60gunner1971 iirc, Butterbean started off his fighting career in amateur, low profile US fights called "Tough Man" competitions. They were a precursor to things like UFC, etc. Again iirc, that was supposedly when he got the name Butterbean as butter beans were a significant part of his training diet.

[@FBI--OPEN--UP---]

Loosing to a guy withe less then half the weight is destryd and a show is nice but its not all about the show its a fight go watch wwi or that fake Things

[@daniellancaster4161]

Thoroughly enjoyed!!

[@TheBaan]

Great list, thanks! Kunkli Tivadar is not only a Hungarian legend, but World and European champion! 🙂

[@wiseradical3386]

When humpty dumpty goes MMA, awesome :)

[@justinAclark2075]

I absolutely love seeing big angry guys get humiliated after being disrespectful.

[@scotty4288]

When were any of them disrespectful or cocky?

[@justinAclark2075]

@@scotty4288 I mean, one of them threw the smaller guy outside the ropes on purpose. Can you say "I've been schooled when I was trying to school?"

[@Hollylivengood]

@@justinAclark2075 They kind of do that a lot. I watched one fight where the one guy got flopped over the ropes and kept on fighting. Went over the side, and grabbed his opponent, and the two of them hung there beating on each other.

[@justinAclark2075]

@@Hollylivengood that's definitely not boxing. Lol boxing takes place on your feet

[@Hollylivengood]

@@justinAclark2075 Great. The majority of these matches were kick boxing.

[@EarthSurferUSA]

"The bigger they are, the harder they fall!" Remember that old saying? Oh yea, that one is from the good old days, when we punched a bully in the nose. It worked. Your fear was replaced by his respect, and some of them became good friends even. True stories, a lot of them.

[@Kattmann007]

Butterbean love that guy...and Iron Mike my 2 favorite boxers of all time !💪

[@unknown5150variable]

Two sportsman with Warrior Spirit Seemed like Genki Sudo immediately asked Butterbean if his was OK and with a smile Butterbean said yes and congratulated Sudo.

[@justinAclark2075]

Being able to take on people your own size makes you a fighter. Being able to smash people who are bigger than you makes you the pinnacle of hand to hand combat.

[@neispej8284]

Super nice

[@coolj0075]

Haha, that Sumo dude once he was flat on his belly taking shots was like come on look at me ref, I'm not getting up. Tap out 😝🤣

[@willwolf350]

Dragonslayers! Magnificent and inspirational!

[@stanpen4127]

Good video thanks

[@randy5829]

Simply Amazing.

[@michaeledwardharris]

Well done.

[@sinekonata]

9:40 That one is really really impressive.

[@strikemaster1]

I choose the Korean fight because not only was he huge, but agile as well. All the rest big fellas were just jelly blobs. For the little guy to beat the Korean was an amazing test of skill and agility.

[@jackabubba]

othing better than seeing all those "big 'Mericans" getting KO'd!

[@likewise4gaming]

Nate would 100% get in the cage with The Rock. I even like his odds.

[@longleaf0]

Damn I would pay to see that, Nate would destroy him obviously, but what a spectacle!

[@sjcobra84]

The bigger they are, the harder they fall. Splendid. 😂

[@RP-le1fp]

Totally different story when you are dealing with very fit big dude with some serious speed and skills.

[@corncobbob2326]

fr I want to see examples of a really short fighter winning based on their own powers and skills and not some technicality, point system, or luck in a fight against a powerful big opponent as mentioned in your comment. and I'd love to see the short fighter being less injured, damaged, and beat up compared to the big opponent or maybe the short fighter being unscathed.

[@FBI--OPEN--UP---]

@@corncobbob2326 watch mike Tyson

[@FBI--OPEN--UP---]

Watch mike Tyson

[@YuriMakarov-h3p]

Old Slovic blood, that tribal barbarian fire.

[@chefscorner7063]

If any video deserves the saying of "On Any Sunday" this certainly would fit! I would have loved to see what odds the bookies were giving on these fights, as I think someone that always cheers for the little guy to win could have scored big time on their bets!!

[@denisfolcik1373]

Royce was the greatest early stage MMA fighter ever, and probably best ever submission artist. Fedor is probably the greatest MMA fighter of current rules, or at the least the best HW ever. Then you have Sapp, the biggest pound for pound baby ever in MMA. One decent shot on him and he was on the ground covering up.

[@LinksBetweenDrinks]

Kazushi Sakuraba would like to have a word with you.

[@peterliggett5233]

I think is was determined that once a fighter goes over about 210 pounds, any weight advantage after that, becomes negligible. This from a boxing perspective. In 1919 Jack Dempsey fought Jess Willard.Dempsey at about 190 and Willard at 270 and 6 foot 6 inches. Dempsey destroyed him in two rounds. Dempsey was about 6 ft 1inches tall.

[@jakecooper5855]

One or two examples are an exception, very far from the norm

[@Joshua-uq2pn]

The narrator sounds like the rock dude from "Thor." 😂😂😂 Exactly like him.

[@bruceinoregon8163]

So, this is sport fighting with rules, and still much smaller fighters with the appropriate training and requisite skills can take down anybody no matter what their size. No matter how big or tall and especially if it is no rules self defense, we all have vulnerable points, and limbs, and joints that can be locked, torn, broken or struck. Even getting ahold of a finger or two, or a toe and locking it to the point of extreme pain or fracture can bring about a rapid submission. Eyes can be can be gouged, a wind pipe can be struck or grabbed and broken, ears can be clapped, genitals can be nearly ripped off. We are talking life or death self defense here but it is important to keep in mind that if you are a smaller person and a bigger person attacks you (which is the usual scenario) you are NOT automatically a goner

[@MrTVx99]

They can't take down "anybody". There is a massive skill gap in most cases and in other cases, a fighter has to follow the rules of a sport they are not trained in. You know what I would do if I had massive size advantage on my opponent? Take him down with a wrestle and just stay on top of him forever. Don't need to try BJJ, just your weight alone will make them struggle. And smash their head against the floor over and over. Doesn't really make a good MMA fight though. And you'll find just as many cases, if not more of a bigger opponent taking down a better fighter just because of size advantage so a video like this only proves it's possible to beat a bigger opponent, something we already knew. It's also possible to lose to them as well.

[@EpicLulz000]

At this point just get a knife or a gun lol

[@Poof57]

I wouldn't agree with that today, the videos we have seen here are relatively old and we can see that the biggest opponent always seems to be fat/not well trained compaired to the smallest guy. Today fighters are big AND technically on top.They got reflexes, cardio (less than small guy but still), know multiple martial style to be able to fight on the ground and on foot.... Take Francis Ngannou or Cyril Gane for example, they are heavyweight and you better not provoke them on a bar fight, a single hit even with your guard on would project you to the ground and hurt really bad if not knock you out. As for self defense, the smaller you are the more vicious you have to be. Im 1m70 64kg and I would pinch, crush throat, press eyes/balls if I have to be, this is animal mode if my life is in danger. But you better be running if you can, cause I know for sure that I can outsprint any bigger man (that is not a professionnal sprinter ofc ^^') and for longer. This is the law of nature, nothing is fair specially when talking physical capacity

[@bruceinoregon8163]

@@Poof57 Sure I understand your point, but being bigger isn't an automatic ticket to dominance even if you are well trained. Reflexes, speed, and strategy are. If I as a smaller person can get to his vulnerable points faster than he can get to mine, then I dominate. Generally speaking, larger means slower and less agile, thats why on a football field the smaller more agile players run around while the larger slower players push and pull each other around, in general

[@flatearthgaming5357]

You don't know my mentality, bro. Once I see red, anything smaller than me is getting crushed. Jujitsu doesn't work on the streets.

[@rickfeld7995]

GOAT is over used with athletes, but Fedoor certainly is the Greatest Of All Time.

[@ДИДЫЧ]

oh hell yeah let's go

[@Ben-xf7uy]

Why isn't Saenchai in here??? He is know for fighting bigger guys and making them look like amateurs. He constantly is fighting guys 20-30 lbs heavier than him. How do you over look one of the greatest fighters of our generation.... I think he is on a 100+ fight win streak right now. Check out Saenchai. You will love him. He should be in part 2 haha

[@italianstalian331]

Well cause this is mma

[@Ben-xf7uy]

@@italianstalian331 he literally included K1 kickboxing matches....

[@zebichezas13]

Is a fckn legend

[@killlr0y]

Saenchai lost a bunch in 2014 ???

[@aljosaskrabelj8412]

Whell you can not get every fighter in every clip. We know who is he. I love him. But to be honest...you need to check his history. He lost a lot of fights. He is not as good as you think he is.

[@2persons]

Excellent final fight!

[@damionrockwell2300]

Wish i hadve fought these guys 20 years ago

[@PeregrineFalconZG]

I remember Bob Sapp vs. Mirko Filipovic Crocop. Mirko finished Sapp in no time... I guess the most of those big guys look rather intimidating, so their opponents lose their confidence. Also, because they often win because of that, big guys are not so sturdy and used to withstand beating, so when some coldblooded fighter hits them seriously they lose their confidence. Besides, they are mostly clumsy compared to normal size fighters. And Sapp came from wrestling, and I want to lose any time commenting this rediculous thing...

[@scoutman]

sapp got his come uppance

[@jeroekoe]

you should have seen me defend myself on high school lmao

[@randy5829]

Amazing.

[@Boardwiser62]

some up and coming champs to look out for in the UFC are Preston Parsons, Colin Lubberts, Steven Koslow and Trey Waters....you heard it here first

[@Pdotta1]

Alternate title: Giant Americans beat by Smaller Non-Americans 🤣

[@resourcenetworksystems9547]

Fitness and Good Strong Techniques CAN many times take down a larger and stronger opponent.

[@singleasasin]

This are some of the most memorable fights ever ! ... 🙂

[@jamesparker1071]

Fedor. The GOAT.

[@josefhyatt2780]

It's never about the size of the dog in the fight, it's about the size of the fight in the dog. Semper Fidelis

[@richyearle007]

That's a saying i have heard many times. The truth is, that's exactly how it is. Had big friends that were very intimidating and could not fight their way out of a wet paper bag. Had small friends that you would never want to mess with even on their off day...

[@justmyopinion7568]

Semper Fi

[@BLKninjas]

Genki Sudo, the dude from the music group "World Order." Technically the first time I've seen him in fights.

[@ronniesnauta2692]

More please thank u

[@bumpedhishead636]

Those fighters were giants, but not cocky.

[@kma037]

881 pounds !!!! What a unit !!!

[@Hirtenschmaus]

You could have shown literally any fight of bob. He got "destroyed" in every of his fights

[@bboyStuntZ]

Yea he threw his fights cause he got paid more to lose

[@velkanzi]

Unless your name is Hoost. ( sure the fact checkers will check the name of the guy ( btw, world standard ) that he fought and beat twice )

[@teslaphile2097]

Kaoklai Kennonorsing shin splinting Mighty Mo still sticks with me to this day.

[@BushMaster420circle]

at what time was this???

[@XSPAWNX23]

Bigger they are the harder they fall and less stamina they have.

[@letzgobrandon5007]

Bob Sapp was good he just didn’t have any endurance. And he was usually not cocky

[@kevinflick61]

A shorter center a balance is a great advantage in a fight

[@aljosaskrabelj8412]

Btw...Bob Sapp was scarry untill Cro cop killed him. Cro cop show the rest of them how to handle him. Sapp was never the same after that fight.

[@JMARTIN1947]

Ditto. Bob Sapp had one dimension (big, brute strength) and he wilted when his opponent had skills.

[@djoswald9128]

MMA got to love ❤️ it.😉. I still do.!.

[@damionrockwell2300]

I love fighting bigger guys, their moves are slow motion type predictable.

[@paulbrenning2310]

Keyword Volkanovski. Mega beef.

[@tonygosser2552]

Thank you

[@drekbowser6307]

These thumbnails though 😂😂😂

[@jimmurdoch2044]

Sapp got KO-ed! 😮😂

[@thewatcher9539]

The easiest way for a significantly smaller fighter to win is to gas out the giant by running, knowing this why do giants chase? Just stand In the corner reducing the ring size or possible angles and when the smaller guy comes in grab him...

[@RyanKaufman]

You can see why with the Butterbean fight. The little guy is too far to be grabbed but is still agile enough to land more solid shots than Butterbean can, so if he stands still he'll lose by points. So after a few strikes he loses his patience and runs at the guy to try and get a good hit or to grab. But as you can see there too, the agility of smaller size comes in handy.

[@austinwinchester]

5:05 took his ass out didnt even see it coming 👀

[@jstuckless]

Royce didn't get an armbar there btw, it was a weird spot for sure so I could see how someone might think it's an armbar, but it's actually somewhere between a kimura and an omoplata (officially credited as an omoplata but it's definitely not a classic omoplata). The difference being that the tap was caused because of torque to the shoulder rather than hyper-extending the elbow. PS. Royce isn't the Father of BJJ, his father Helio is.

[@GetawayFilms]

A highly insightful and correct statement that will never get the recognition it deserves. I saw it though and approve

[@ByronicLuke]

Sapp was obviously terrified to get hit.

[@elitiller8623]

Butters was never cocky

[@Thehouseplanthermit]

And that's why Tyson fury should be careful in his next fight.

[@roleplayingpain4349]

needs more Minowa Man

[@DLindgren46]

Bob slapp is a big baby. He cant take any damage. He just falls on the floor and cries like a baby.

[@Cristal.Matrix5.0]

Bigger they are the harder they fall

[@RaptorsDot]

Bobby 😂yea wind hit him he’s down , you picked a wrong example lol

[@josephlynn7600]

Cocky isn't exactly appropriate

[@iffykidmn8170]

Mismatched in size yes! I did not see any cockiness from the larger fighters which = click bait.

[@rodbarker1017]

I would say Bob the Beast taken down with a Rt Vagus strike with the forarm / elbow in the ideal strike from the rear

[@IzzySpeaks]

If he's bigger, always hit in the same place. Again and again and again.

[@EchoPrograms]

13:15 wasn't an arm bar, I think it was a variation of the omoplata (correct me if I'm wrong) you can see that it was a shoulder lock, his arm was the wrong way for an arm bar.

[@brandonellisFLman]

Gracie is a fkn BEAST

[@rogerthat10-47]

I made a career out of getting people to underestimate me, by the time they had realised what I had done, it was far too late for them to do anything about it.

[@martincarlberg9671]

5:48 - 400kg, some dont know the metric system.😂 400kg you live in your bed waiting for death second to second.

[@rockyrambo1678]

Pride was a first time first successful run but shouldn't be how you run a fight empire but it was usually the best we have seen in ufc and other programs we have never seen anything like it

[@ZlPPENHAFT]

Only one manage to win without submission

[@ghostcharmer1142]

Yes the fighters that act more hurt than they actually are is because they don't wanna get beat up anymore

[@woutervanwijk4369]

If you accidentally ran in to a fist of Eric Esch it was game over. But he wasn't a pure athlete by all means. His advantage was his power combined with his above average wide shoulders which gave him immense reach.

[@Hollylivengood]

Pluss he could just take a beating. People don't notice that Bean really couldn't move well, and he would take a serious beating until he knocked his opponent out.

[@jeffreygroesser1009]

Gracie is UFC!!!

[@marvinalancornell8275]

RIP BUTTERBEAN (ERIC ECH) he was one of my HERO'S....RIP my friend.....

[@oneyy6165]

He’s still alive

[@Si74l0rd]

Lol, he's slimmer than ever and actually taking care of himself a bit better these days. I don't think he's even retired yet, let alone dead.

[@levi-5th]

Very little cockiness in display, but huge size difference for sure.

[@scottcarns5156]

Coolbeens

[@fivepiece]

More accurately titled "Fights where the smaller guy won"

[@shanemaddox5049]

A flared up grasshopper

[@maheshb6092]

That's why they have weight class.

[@marcuslatimer]

i miss mighty mo vs kaoklai kanorshing

[@kevspencer5744]

Show us some of the small fighters destroyed by the bigger opponents, I bet there are a lot more.

[@jesse_cole]

Of course Bob Sapp made this list.

[@sowhatitsjustme]

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son (Jesus Christ), that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life

[@rodolfobaliga7577]

Only small opponent can create havoc To a big.

[@velkanzi]

Ah ... no, that is what makes these events so exciting. If the smaller opponent does not play to their strengths and the opponents weaknesses , then they get to stare up at a bright light in a sterile white ceiling for a very ling time. Hopefully attended 24/7 by earthly angels.