Thanks for taking the time to watch this. Just wanted to clarify this in no way meant to target, make fun of Nam or insult his intelligence. It is meant to show the harsh reality of the sport he and we all love. Nothing but respect for Nam, in his UFC run and legendary sparring videos he always show amazing heart and skill which is beyond admirable. This unfortunately comes at great a cost. To also clarify, Nam has mentioned in his videos that his family / friends have asked him many times to stop competing, he has made this very clear. He has caring people in his life. Also Nam impressively has successfully ran / operated his Gym for years. He’s very intelligent and this video on his speech change isn’t meant to question that. Wish Nam nothing but the best, he’s a true warrior / legend. He’s the first ever Vietnamese UFC fighter and he has inspired many.
@inquisitvem67235 ай бұрын
I worry for Rodtang too. He’s show boating and let guys hit him intentionally to show off his chin, but 10 yrs from now you never know
@inquisitvem67235 ай бұрын
Is he the first Việt ufc fighter? I thought Cung Le was.
@believein15 ай бұрын
You did nothing but provide clips to juxtapose as a way to show truth. Thank you. These guys are getting robbed by the UFC and should make at least as much as boxers.
@believein15 ай бұрын
@@inquisitvem6723Cung Le had been fighting but Nam was the first to get into the UFC. Le was in Strikeforce and a few other orgs before making his way to the UFC.
@Nosedruul5 ай бұрын
Old boy was born in Oakland, you know.
@b.f.skinner43835 ай бұрын
After ending his MMA career at 21-17 Nam began boxing, he lost his last 8 fights in a row (besides 1 draw). Brutal way to make a living.
@Saidwhatyourethinking5 ай бұрын
Exactly.. BOXING destroyed this man's brain.. not mma..
@Accountfella82675 ай бұрын
@@Saidwhatyourethinkingcrazy how u didnt connect that it was both...
@Saidwhatyourethinking5 ай бұрын
@dumbaccount8267 if you followed his career, you'd know he didn't take an excessive amount of damage while in mma.. 3 stoppages from strikes and only 1 clean unconscious ko.. getting into the more dangerous sport (in terms of long term brain damaga) when his skills were on the decline was the mistake.. and his coaches should be ashamed of themselves for allowing it..
@kenthan26925 ай бұрын
@@Saidwhatyourethinking it is very obvious boxing does way way more brain damage compared to MMA. Plenty people died shortly after their boxing fight , never heard a case in UFC yet. Also, average time fighter spend in MMA is much less than in boxing because of ref 's stoppage , quick KO or submission, 36 minutes in boxing vs 15 minute in MMA. Let 's not forget most of MMA fight two fighter are just dancing around, even if they are more active, a lot of wild missing punch because their boxing skill is subpar compare to in boxing where most of the time they match a very high favorite to win pro boxer vs a " tomato can " fighter to boost record for the other guy. No debate which sport does worst damage, not even close.
@Koraxus5 ай бұрын
@@kenthan2692 and that's not even counting the rule that allows fights to continue even after knockouts if the fighter can "recover" before 10 secs. that's the biggest factor probably
@fb.7th8 ай бұрын
i go to his dojo and yeah its pretty difficult to hear what he says, hes an awesome guy though
@polishherowitoldpilecki55215 ай бұрын
How’s he doing?
@fb.7th5 ай бұрын
@@polishherowitoldpilecki5521 hes doing well, you should watch the california sober podcast, the latest episode is a nam phan podcast! Road to 50 fights
@smeagol91195 ай бұрын
He's not well as u can see@@polishherowitoldpilecki5521
@trentbrownstone14815 ай бұрын
Lol
@Dylan-wz3dz5 ай бұрын
no you dont.
@JStack5 ай бұрын
I used to train with him a bit in 2009. He was very friendly and even helped me in the parking lot when my car died. He was always so happy and, especially by fighter standards, smart and eloquent. This is really rough to see I hope he can get put into proper treatment
@YungLean1488westfalen5 ай бұрын
stop the cap
@dfpguitar5 ай бұрын
There is no treatment for CTE. The best you can do is to stop taking more damage.
@phoenixmodellingphotography5 ай бұрын
@@YungLean1488westfalen What are you talking about?
@oldmedstudent17505 ай бұрын
@@dfpguitar yeah exactly, brain damage is permanent.
@xpat735 ай бұрын
there is no treatment.
@PaliAha7 ай бұрын
And now Dana White brings us Slap Fighting!
@Thelastsamurai_76 ай бұрын
Dana is greedy ass guinea pig
@areckstaune89595 ай бұрын
Dana is a corporate quack. There is no longevity in slap "fighting". Slap fighting is a money grab and there are no winners in it besides Dana and his cronies
@H982FKL-TG5 ай бұрын
CTE City
@inquisitvem67235 ай бұрын
I wouldn’t shove off slap fighting. You never know down the road they can do a study and show that also contributes to CTE. People think it’s not a big deal, but remember there are gonna be more matches due to people not taking it seriously. The more matches mean more trauma to the face. When someone is knocked out, their brain is involved and you see people getting knocked out cold in slap fighting.
@BonsaiM5 ай бұрын
Nothing concerns Dana, as long as he can make a buck from it.
@josephp.3388 Жыл бұрын
Brutal way to make a living man, jeez. Respect to these warriors and what they go through to feed their families.
@drunkenmmamaster419 Жыл бұрын
The fucked up thing is Nam probably didn't even make a million in his mma career fighter pay was pretty bad back in that Era
@HoldMyBong9 ай бұрын
He doesnt get paid nearly enough to feed his family 😂😂 and now that his brain is all fucked up he cant get a normal job or go to school. And he is washed now he doesnt win fights or a lot of money anymore.
@Classikh5 ай бұрын
There are other ways to feed your family. You're basically putting your brain and body on the line for a corporation to get richer. Meanwhile, they want to brush your CTE under the rug and would sign another fighter to take your place to be the next human punching bag. Stay safe. I'm sure there will be a big lawsuit around CTE for orgs. like UFC and the NFL sometime in the future
@DeathRattlingWhore5 ай бұрын
Its their own fault.
@crs0925 ай бұрын
@@DeathRattlingWhoredoesn’t mean you shouldn’t respect it
@knighthawk3559 Жыл бұрын
This guy needs a hospital bed not a doctor. Anyone to sanction this guy to fight needs to go to jail
@KT-qx1tk10 ай бұрын
He wants to fight let him fight
@firstlast238610 ай бұрын
Pay his bills then!
@redfoxparadox22889 ай бұрын
sadly its a mix of money and a warped reality of believing its the only thing hes good at i wrestled in high school and even though it was probably hardest thing i ever did physically i became obsessed to the point that during my peak its all i could see myself doing now imagine a lot of guys like that with the opportunity to make money off of it
@VikingSamurai9 ай бұрын
@@KT-qx1tkhe actually wants to fight me
@traplivesmatter14625 ай бұрын
@@redfoxparadox2288That's true I had that with basketball before I got injured at 18/19 and couldn't play anymore after that. Really hard to find another passion those dark depression days really sucked
@traiwitz27366 ай бұрын
dude absorbed so much damage during his career, hes one of the most surefire cases of cte. absolutely tragic considering the kinda dude and warrior he was and you can tell hes a good guy
@RobVole15 ай бұрын
And what if his brain is studied after he dies and there's no CTE found?
@traiwitz27365 ай бұрын
@@RobVole1 there def will be. He could a SPECT scan or PET scan rn and itd show damage. There are cases of punished fighters who dont have abnormal scans, but they also dont present a symptom profile, like George Foreman. Its true that genetics play a role in your likelihood of getting cte
@traiwitz27365 ай бұрын
@@RobVole1 this guy has obvious neural degeneration from repeated traumatic impact. Those symptoms will have a structural cause found in scans
@BobRoss-wm3lc5 ай бұрын
@@traiwitz2736are you saying that Foreman could still have cte?
@traiwitz27365 ай бұрын
@@BobRoss-wm3lc yes and no. In all likelihood he doesnt, which is a genetic anomaly considering that he fought at the highest level even at an older age. But he doesnt present a clear symptom profile or obvious neurally atypical behaviors which means he doesnt have cte, or if he does it hasnt manifested to an extent that would affect his life. But if the latter is the case than it can hardly be considered cte, because all fighters have some extent of brain damage including myself, that doesnt warrant a cte diagnosis. The main prognoses for cte is 1) symptoms and behavioral issues and 2) a post mortem abnormal scan of the brain. Foremans post mortem could very well be akin to the normal amount of brain damage a man would sustain in a prolonged lifetime, as opposed to someone whose brain degenerated at an exponentially faster rate than what would be considered normal, as is the basis upon which cte is founded. CTE is a neurodegenerative disease, similar to dementia or alzheimers but affecting the brain, or degenerating it, in a different way. Foremans scan could show no indication of such accelerated neuro degeneration following his boxing career, and since he hasnt presented symptoms, he could be clean. This is why its said genetics can play a huge factor, ie the innate structural integrity of ones brain, the composition of their neurochemistry, and their potential for neuro plasticity. Those of whom with genetic gifts for the aforementioned areas will have a higher resistance to cte then most.
@dlmsarge83295 ай бұрын
Videos like this should be shown to all teens in training gyms. I love the excitement of watching a good fight and appreciate the skill and athleticism of the fighters but wow the long term effects are devastating for some.
@Kanawanu5 ай бұрын
At least to be used as a warning not to leave your brain cells on the mat during the training.
@DWoodsII4 ай бұрын
And ppl like Aljo and Izzy get boo’d for boring fighting style. Those dudes made a good living while still having their brains intact
@phillip43074 ай бұрын
You should watch accidental limb breaks and cte before you start mma lol
@prashantbhuria12843 ай бұрын
@@DWoodsIIyup because people live blood war if you see everybody live Robbie Lawler vs MacDonald just because they were bleeding heavy people don't care about techniques or appreciate defense they just want to see blood if you remember the meme of a guy written on his shirt " just bleed"
@user-he4ef9br7z2 ай бұрын
A few knockouts don't do much. It's the repeated KOs by elite fighters over the course of years that cause this. If you train to fight seriously you will get KOed somewhere eventually. Smart thing is to keep a hobby a hobby and not turn it into a career.
@BURGATRON5 ай бұрын
Remember watching him in the ultimate fighter. Seemed like a good dude. Wish him all the best
@PatrickPierceBateman5 ай бұрын
And he's only 40 years old... 😔
@jimbojimbo68735 ай бұрын
He looks 21
@desmondjackson8725 ай бұрын
@jimbojimbo6873 asains don't age they just turn 100 and die lmao
@kap15265 ай бұрын
@@jimbojimbo6873but talks like 6…
@oldmedstudent17505 ай бұрын
@@kap1526 brain damage does that to you
@WhiskeyToro5 ай бұрын
And he'd whoop you like you're 6...
@drunkenmmamaster419 Жыл бұрын
Sad seeing Nam like this now
@HighEnergyHeroesFan5 ай бұрын
I'm extremely happy. The dude made the students (who paid money to train there) clean the toilets of his gym and the mats...
@jakelowk3y7935 ай бұрын
@@HighEnergyHeroesFantwo wrong dont make a right fam you should never wish on someone downfall
@ricogotgame46875 ай бұрын
@@HighEnergyHeroesFancleaning mats are literally normal, toilets not so much. but the fact that your happy someone is disabled is crazy, go do something with your life.
Imagine what the fighters from Power Slap will sound like in 10 years. 😢
@28gs28gs5 ай бұрын
targets* from power slap
@ChucksSEADnDEAD5 ай бұрын
You can't dodge or block so they don't do practice runs. CTE is developed by high numbers of subconcussive blows, like what happens at sparring. Because of the inherent need to test defense and reflexes against a resisting opponent, CTE risk will always be higher in fighters.
@McCracken2165 ай бұрын
@@ChucksSEADnDEAD You don't quite understand. The number of slaps they take in competition is more than enough to cause CTE. In football you may only take a couple/few head shots per week. It's not every play and rarely in practice.
@RelentlessPedigree5 ай бұрын
They are not fighters but I feel ya
@Mikamichae4 ай бұрын
@McCracken216 ir is definitely not more than enough Cte is caused by thousands of small hits of trauma to the head, you literally need to get hit thousands of times to develop cte It doesn't just appear, u guys seem to think cte is a common thing and easy to get It isnt
@BruceTree5035 ай бұрын
This breaks my heart
@imark25694 ай бұрын
This is why MMA fans should really be more respectful when they talk about these athletes. Sometimes folks talk about them like they’re some toys
@collinkelleu56092 ай бұрын
Yeah it's a sad buissness, once you start losing they'll throw you away. If alex loses his next 3 fights everyone would forget about him bar the occasional meme of him getting ko'd. A really cruel sport
@lukajovanovic7310Ай бұрын
@@collinkelleu5609 No one would forget him, but the legacy wouldnt be the same as if he retired now, accomplishments cannot be denied though
@downfromthereeefters5 ай бұрын
Please do Chuck Liddell. There's an interview of him in 2002 where he sounds extremely eloquent. Compared to any even somewhat recent footage, the difference is shocking. This is an important message thanks for making the video!
@leelunk82354 ай бұрын
YES CHUCK TOO
@collinkelleu56092 ай бұрын
Chuck breaks my heart to see man, he used to be an accountant you know
@leelunk82352 ай бұрын
@@collinkelleu5609 I LIKE PUNCH DRUNK CHUCK
@lukajovanovic7310Ай бұрын
@@leelunk8235 hell yeah
@JR-hh8js5 ай бұрын
Breaks my heart
@JoshBruin775 ай бұрын
Nam Phan will always ne one of my favorites. Absolutely a warrior, and insanely underrated. 💯 Sending all the best to him. 🙏
@ooohrob5 ай бұрын
no more fighting ... u already put in good work .. .. youre a warrior .....nothing else to prove my man
@oRealAlieNo4 ай бұрын
Man i met nam phan like 14 yrs ago. He was a solid beast of a dude. Man i wish him well.
@waltz4239 ай бұрын
Mma fighters don't get paid enough especially in the ufc
@Nickxxx858 ай бұрын
LOL
@americandissident90625 ай бұрын
They get paid more in the UFC overall than anywhere. Not enough but it’s a myth that Bellator or One pay more.
@tankiegirl5 ай бұрын
@@americandissident9062 Depends on the fighter
@americandissident90625 ай бұрын
@@tankiegirl Everything in life depends on a hundred different things. That’s why talking in generalities is good.
@michaelhauser64404 ай бұрын
@americandissident9062 I know, right? People tell me that I generalize and I say that’s why I say generally. You would never stop talking if you didn’t because you’d have to explain all the infinite scenarios and subtleties
@Marks2Chill5 ай бұрын
Loved this dude in TUF. Always wondered what happened to him....thanx for the vid 😭
@PinHeadThePopeOfHell4 ай бұрын
What's with the idiots putting that stupid crying face after everything?
@JA-ru3il2 ай бұрын
He was a personality favorite, good for TV but I don't remember much of him after that. It's a shame he allowed himself to go so long. A lot of times it's just people unwilling to give up when they need to. If you're winning by all means stay but if you're losing 3-5 in a row it's probably done at that point. Anyway, take away here is BE SMART! Know your limits and when to hang the gloves up.
@hellonihaocomoestas4 ай бұрын
do more of these please. MORE fighters before and afters please!
@roberthawkins445 ай бұрын
I had a old teammate that fought this dude in pro boxing a few years back. He could take a shot but damn he ate a lot heavy shots in that fight. I could only imagine what his whole career looked like.
@ballindavid7145 ай бұрын
He would visit my old boxing gym to train, he was known to be able to take heavy punishment in the sparring as well.
@PlebiteBaller4 ай бұрын
@@ballindavid714 not someting you want to be known for or aspire to. "taking heavy punishment". No brain is immune to that. Google images of CTE brain to regular healthy brain.
@posila5 ай бұрын
there's an interview from 2 weeks ago from him and he said he wants to do 50 more muay thai fights....someone in his life needs to step in and do something ASAP. this has to be one of the worst cases of this type of thing.
@jefferyflood5 ай бұрын
WTF BRO. Wtf am i training for. I grew up watcjing nam phan. Rooted for him in evrry fight in his ufc career he was almost cheated out in each fight. Some of the most underrated mma boxing at the time. Truly heartbreaking to know rhis is what his life is like now and you cant just blame it on age its gotta be damage. And its hurts. Especially knowign the route i wamt to take is becoming a fighter.
@viking94425 ай бұрын
Good for you to see this then early on, this is the reality of fighting
@Duncle05 ай бұрын
Good for you bro, but for real. Don't become a fighter if you've got another route in life you can take. The reality is that 90% of fighters don't make it big, and it's not something you can do part time. To be a fighter successfully you have to do it full time, which means sacrificing any normal life until you make it big.
@nasirjones5805 ай бұрын
Same with the Diaz brothers they sound totally different from when they first started fighting.
@vince11harris5 ай бұрын
No they don’t . They always sound like that
@CarlWidegrip5 ай бұрын
@@vince11harrisno, they didn’t.
@xiMaarKo5 ай бұрын
To be fair the diaz bros was always quite mumbley but your probably right.
@brodssn5 ай бұрын
Bro the Diaz brothers have talked the way they talk from childhood lol.
@CarlWidegrip5 ай бұрын
@@brodssn No.
@amang1001 Жыл бұрын
Damn this is a bummer...
@WhiskeyToro5 ай бұрын
Poor guy. Now I see why Holloway never spars. No need for additional damage.
@bigbreasts848 ай бұрын
Come back in 5 years and listen to Justin Gaethje or Stipe Miocic because they sound pretty bad now.
@creativeape89947 ай бұрын
I think Justin and stipe have always sounded off
@Bflo235 ай бұрын
@@creativeape8994Stipe sounds terrible. Tough to put a sentence together.
@itzyabui5 ай бұрын
Stipe was always a mumbler speaker, so it can only get worse as he gets older
@darbyheavey40610 ай бұрын
Compare this to wrestling…in 2021 Dan Gable gave Joe Rogan an interview…at 70 plus years of age and decades of wrestling, coaching, Olympic Gold behind him his brain is intact. Sad to see.
@nasirjones5805 ай бұрын
True but there is there a great deal of risk in getting concussions from doing wrestling, although not at all at the same level of mma
@mysteryhombre815 ай бұрын
@@nasirjones580 Wrestling defintely can impact the brain, but compared to MMA or Gridiron football. Wowzers.
@sugoi96805 ай бұрын
Ngl I saw a dude go for a flying armbar and get paralyzed. What if someone just dunks you on your neck. Risks to everything really.
@dfpguitar5 ай бұрын
Also remember that most wrestlers are cherry picked athletic studs who have been training since they were little kids. Wrestling is far more dangerous for the average adult who got into it via MMA. Talking about spine and joints more than concussions.
@FearTheIndoorHorseRancher5 ай бұрын
Yeh but wrestling 🏳️🌈 tho.
@foggy5618 ай бұрын
Stuff like this fans seem to be okay with... but don't trash talk... that crosses the "line"
@jamessunderland74355 ай бұрын
Who do you think you're speaking on behalf of ?
@foggy5615 ай бұрын
@@jamessunderland7435 "Cte society" are the worst offenders but overall in general the majority of fans will get more upset about "over the line" trash talk then they will about someone landing extra shots to an already Ko'd opponent. It's crazy that anyone would push back on trash talk when they literally sign a death wavier before they fight. Trash talking is the least damaging part of the sport yet it gets the most negative press and attention
@foggy5615 ай бұрын
@@garliconionshallot It's a bunch of videos of fights being stopped way too late and the comment section saying dumb stuff like "he had him right where he wanted him, why did they stop the fight" or "he was using zombie guard to perfection that was a early stoppage" when the guy is clearly unconscious. Sick humor basically
@Zozz-tw9vnАй бұрын
@@foggy561i hate to be that guy but you’re definitely right,trash talk isnt a big deal and CTE is life threatening but people get more sad about their favourite fighter being trash talked than him getting severe CTE
@PCgamerChannel5 ай бұрын
Damn I remember him from 2011 I was in high school watching him on Tuf. Crazy to see how much CTE he has now.
@alexsolo40854 ай бұрын
Good luck brotha. Hope you live a quality life from here on out.
@Spacemonkeymojo10 ай бұрын
People have been commenting on his videos telling him to get his brain checked out, I really hope he reads the comments and does something about it. This is messed up.
@Bob-wr4ep8 ай бұрын
He can’t do anything about it unfortunately.
@Spacemonkeymojo8 ай бұрын
@@Bob-wr4ep Probably not, but I'm sure he can do things to slow the progression.
@mandrillsass56875 ай бұрын
It's not like he can do anything about it, it isn't fixable
@babyfood95375 ай бұрын
@@mandrillsass5687 stem cells maybe?
@CarlWidegrip5 ай бұрын
There is currently no treatment or ailment for CTE. Unless we reach new breakthroughs in medicine, his condition will continue to deteriorate.
@LTD538Ай бұрын
Poor guy he is COOKED
@mrivera92865 ай бұрын
Man Nam is a legend in the early gladiator challenge days. I remember meeting him at my first fight and I was so start struck cause he was recently signed with the UFC. I hope he’s doing well
@YourJewishOverlord5 ай бұрын
Fun fact: The Broca’s Area is located in the left hemisphere of the brain. Damage to that area will cause slurring. That’s why fighters seem ”dumb” when talking but that’s due to the impact over time in that region.
@breakdancerQ5 ай бұрын
Damn... hope he is alright in life in general
@MrNickD125 ай бұрын
He seems really happy, and seems like he’s very in touch with reality, he’s just very hard to understand when he talks
@judajitsu5 ай бұрын
This is why you shouldn’t fight if you don’t have potential to be a world champion. Sometimes even the best get CTE and this guy went 2-6 in his UFC run and had a total record of 21-17
@TechnoAlliance15 ай бұрын
This is heartbreaking. Been a fan for a long time. Good dude. Anyone remember when he beat up the bully? lol
@Anklespank5 ай бұрын
Beating the bully? Is that a new slang for beating off in the shower? Oh I remember that episode on TUF with Nam!! 😅
@RatnamedslickbackАй бұрын
This really sad met him a bunch back in the early 00s at tournaments here in ca really cool guy
@AlbertWhiskers15 ай бұрын
Seeing people dissolve like this always make me sad and angry at the guys who didnt stop him in 2011 when it was apparent enough
@Whodat-te6pn Жыл бұрын
That is rough.
@desmondscoby19432 ай бұрын
I call this the other side of combat sports He was exciting and successful and we'll remember him for his willingness to fight anyone. 21-17 record is a gatekeeper record and every win he earned his way and every lost was epic We love you nam.pham
@kingmo5655 ай бұрын
This is truly a rough sport. He's a great guy and it sucks he's going through this.
@Mediocre_JT Жыл бұрын
Chuck is another sad case. Well, he might just be wasted all the time, I can't tell the difference.
@8BitQuasar Жыл бұрын
CTE used to be called Punch Drunk Syndrome because of slurred speech, memory problems, and coordination issues. Not surprising it's hard to tell the difference
@SuperRobertoClemente Жыл бұрын
@@8BitQuasar They also GET wasted to alleviate their symptoms, or "self-medicate." Plus the frontal lobe is going, so they have less impulse control. It's all tied together. That and impulsive violence-- ring any bells with other fighters and NFL folks?
@8BitQuasar Жыл бұрын
@@SuperRobertoClemente Aaron Hernandez had one of the worse cases
@KeyserSoze23 Жыл бұрын
@@8BitQuasar Also used to be called Dementia Pugilistica
@seancidy60089 ай бұрын
@@8BitQuasar Both his parents had long criminal records. Does it have to be more complicated?
@timslee06185 ай бұрын
There is also video of Spencer Fisher with similar cte. It was sad to see the way Spencer sounds recently
@THISISLolesh4 ай бұрын
Potential signs?
@THISISLolesh3 ай бұрын
@@BLVCKO Ahh, you’re one of those folk. Enjoy a nice corner somewhere else by yourself mate.
@wgsuperstar77305 ай бұрын
I've been in this guy's gym in 2014. He was a lot different
@johnbedtime4 ай бұрын
Potential?? Try full blown CTE. And he's not the only one. Look at Gatehje.
@m47t41Ай бұрын
So sad to see this. I always remember his fight with Leonard Garcia.
@DragonballG.5 ай бұрын
Devastating. I hope he lives as well as he can.
@73monochromeАй бұрын
Shows you how important it is to keep your hands up to block them punches and most importantly Those vicious Kicks!
@celile82794 ай бұрын
Nate Diaz sounds like this too.
@1Up_Gang4 ай бұрын
Dude wasn’t this the guy on tuf who has smart parents that wanted him to be a dr as well
@brentnettell7074 ай бұрын
These guys literally sacrifice their bodies and health for our entertainment. Salute to Nam Phan. I remember watching him with my ex-girlfriend on Ultimate Fighter when he was Team Koscheck.
@coreytrevor19205 ай бұрын
I first started getting into MMA in 2018 and briefly started training. Luckily the first DVDs I bought featured Gary goodridge and being curious I looked him up to see where his career went. Watching the interview where he’s talking about how CTE has crippled him and how he would be dead without his medication immediately made me rethink fighting. If someone that good and successful ended up in that spot, what would happen to the average Joe
@Duncle05 ай бұрын
It's why MMA isn't an average joe sport. MMA is meant for people who have no other purpose but to fight even at the amateur level. You're not going to find a successful fighter who started because he thought it would be fun to do, it's people who've hit rock bottom and can't possibly think of any other way to move on in life other than by fighting for it. Most of these fighters had nothing to lose when they started, so the insanely high risk of CTE was worth the potential of being a superstar.
@phoenixmodellingphotography5 ай бұрын
@@Duncle0I get why you'd assume that, but it's simply not true at all, not even close. Definitely recommend against talking this confidently about things you know nothing about
@Duncle05 ай бұрын
@@phoenixmodellingphotography Look at all of the successful fighters, most of them come from nothing. Conor McGregor, Demetrious Johnson, Alex Pereira, Francis Ngannou etc. Then you had people who started fighting for a reason, such as to prove a point or for self defense. Like Georges St-Pierre, Israel Adesanya, etc. Then you had people who started fighting because it was all they know. Khabib, Islam, most of the dagestanis etc. Then you had people who started fighting cause it was a last resort. Alex Pereira, Khamzat Chimaev, Jose Aldo, etc. Very few people make it as a hobby. Bo Nickal, Chael Sonnen and Ciryl Gane being the only three I can name right now.
@Auudubillahi4 ай бұрын
@@Duncle0have you ever actually been to a real fight gym? Or sparred? Than you would know that the world is full of people who have professional lives but train and spar and participate in the sport simply because they ENJOY it and love it. I have loved boxing since I was 17 , and have a passion for it till today because it's genuinely fun and exhilarating , and the training is the best form of stress and anger relief I've ever known
@stevendo43575 ай бұрын
Thats not CTE he's just speaking vietnamese
@beansprout21705 ай бұрын
Nate is like hold my joint
@trigun45 ай бұрын
You legend LMAO!!!
@SF_Native3 ай бұрын
Damn. Sad to see. I always rooted for him because of our shared Asian heritage. I wish him well.
@moreclips8055 ай бұрын
I always get him and fainting Felipe mixed up lol both silent assassins in the ring. Humble, yet devastating. Glad to see he’s still at it!
@PsuNotPsu4 ай бұрын
Hard life man, Stay strong bro
@matthewpatterson18385 ай бұрын
I used to train w/ him a bit in 2009. He was very friendly and even helped me in the parking lot when my car died. He He was always so happy and, especially by fighter standards, smart and eloquent. This is really rough to see I hope he can get put into proper treatment
@stephenbrand56613 ай бұрын
"Potential signs of CTE" There's nothing "potential" about Nam's brain damage, it's overwhelmingly obvious.
@dogfoegami5 ай бұрын
"a asian brother cant get no love man"
@mgc35004 ай бұрын
Stand up dood. Wish him the best.
@Ultradude60410 ай бұрын
All too common. Many black pro boxers sound like this as they got older. James Toney, Holyfield... etc. I thought it's an urban accent... No. They were very clear in their speech when much younger. Definitely CTE.
@Wilderbliss175 ай бұрын
Yeah only black people are vulnerable to things like CTE. We are empathizing with u 😢
@HonkeyKong545 ай бұрын
@@Wilderbliss17 huh
@Wilderbliss175 ай бұрын
@@HonkeyKong54 do you eat cereal with a fork?
@theymockedjesusalso5 ай бұрын
You sound like you have cte.@@Wilderbliss17
@HonkeyKong545 ай бұрын
@@Wilderbliss17 I thought you were serious hard to detect sarcasm
@ChaunceyDos4 ай бұрын
Take care of yourself and have a good life, bro.
@dandruff34144 ай бұрын
This is heartbreaking
@binky7774 ай бұрын
Cte can also give depression and suicidthoughts. Fighting is not a disney story for many
@7empestTv5 ай бұрын
This man has never been knocked out. They always say you get way more brain damage in those 15 minutes of violence than you do with a quick knock out. Respect to this warrior.
@jacoobart5 ай бұрын
The majority of his brain damage stems from years of heavy sparring in the gym day in day out, moreso than the 45 minutes of damage accrued in a max of 3x 15 minute fights per year.
@wspTre4 ай бұрын
only was finished twice via punches makes it even more insane
@charliecharlie99844 ай бұрын
this is so heartbreaking to see, I remember watching him in the UFC when he first started. I hope he's taking care of in the money department, so he doesn't have to fight for money if he doesn't have to.
@theguy824227 күн бұрын
I was in disbelief and thought these videos were fake. Its sad
@ethanstewartstevenson73094 ай бұрын
Bless this man.
@Kanawanu5 ай бұрын
I am sorry to see him in this state. This is the consequence of the received damage which i cant recollect of his career that it was substantial.
@RobertMcCutcheon-cf9vn20 күн бұрын
There are videos that show him in 2024 for an interview and it is even worse. He is barley coherent he is talking like someone who is high or mentally disabled it is really sad to see.
@larsmonsen884 ай бұрын
Man thats rough..Hope he is doing alright.
@tonykartracer80324 ай бұрын
Unfortunately, if you have a lot of heart in the ring/cage and can take a beating...... the end result is so kind to that. I''ve seen a few of his fights and the guy is a warrior, has a never give up attitude.
@cnccigars7484 ай бұрын
Sounds like Daniel Cormier now
@juanlee3375 ай бұрын
His ambitions far exceeded his talents...
@inquisitvem67235 ай бұрын
At 0:22 sec and 0:35 sec are different in the same year. I think the previous one is when he was tired after running which he said. I believe CTE is real, but I think that clip was a bit misleading. You could’ve used some other clip.
@TimeFlyingBy18845 ай бұрын
He should've listened to his parents and went to college to be a doctor or a lawyer.
@RelentlessPedigree5 ай бұрын
Ur a tool
@abzigwe36565 ай бұрын
This sad seems like such a good person aswell.
@bobby60095 ай бұрын
people usually become more fluent of the language i barely could understand what he was saying in the newest one... hope he's healthy
@user-qv2is3po9r19 күн бұрын
Sometimes we forget just how much is at stake for these fighters
@gnosis8142Ай бұрын
In 2007 - there was a problem already.
@x-Musashi-x5 ай бұрын
Is there anyway to reverse CTE? Via diet, superfoods, meditation, etc?im wondering if there is an active research team working on this type of reversal.
@trynalearn5 ай бұрын
There’s some anecdotal evidence that a ketogenic diet may help. Probably not going to fully reverse it.
@thelevelbeyondhuman4 ай бұрын
It’s brain cell death. I don’t think you can reverse that unless perhaps some new kind of stem cell treatment happens in the future
@rui994 ай бұрын
Superfoods😂
@Anthony-dj4nd4 ай бұрын
Who knew getting hit in the head could cause brain damage???😮🤯
@shawnkay54624 ай бұрын
Gaethje is sadly headed there too.
@user-he4ef9br7z2 ай бұрын
Everybody is. It's a death sport.
@rajendranadarajan89315 ай бұрын
Poor guy. But then again this sport is high risk high reward. He knew the risks.
@gates005 ай бұрын
I used to go to the same mixed martial arts training facility as this guy
@EsEf1255 ай бұрын
This was hard to watch. Hope him and his loved ones are doing well.
@Youtubeaccount_8183 ай бұрын
he was a great fighter he had some wars !!!!!
@MiyataNum1Fan5 ай бұрын
At least he's took his shot at his dreams
@usadbro5 ай бұрын
Oh my god
@NoaVanSnick5 ай бұрын
Damn that's brutal, I hope he gets better
@nelly31005 ай бұрын
I don’t think you understand how CTE works bud.
@crupt10232 ай бұрын
I think you may have the words "potential" and "obvious" mixed up.
@michaellopez20705 ай бұрын
All fighters get it to some degree or another, even if it’s not so apparent