Current UFC Champions vs Champions 10 Years Ago

Today we matchup UFC Champions now and match them up against the champ 10 years ago. Please let me know your thoughts on this and if you had any different takes

[@realheel5722]

It’s crazy that GSP could still walk into a title shot at both 170 & 185 today and still possibly be considered the favorite to win both those fights.

[@Goldrunner1169]

He's 40

[@damienhandel8793]

Also been retired for a decade, Think your under rating Leon

[@dylanpriest9756]

GSP would not be favorite against either Leon or Sean lmao

[@tipnrear7494]

No shot

[@MrBeetsGaming]

@@dylanpriest9756 Yes he would lol.....

[@davidlicea9192]

Jones vs Cain, DeSean vs Wiedman and Volk vs Aldo are fights I would looove to watch.

[@Keltonwiez]

well volk vs aldo did happen

[@elijahtheboxingfan3877]

I would also love to see Pantoja vs DJ

[@bucketostar2741]

@@elijahtheboxingfan3877 pantoja would destroy him

[@rjesh2062]

​@@elijahtheboxingfan3877I think dj will win a decision

[@carl8752]

Jones, Sean, Volk win with relative ease imo. Wiedman kinda sucked in all honesty

[@uchuynguyen4763]

Crazy how truly ahead GSP was extremely skilled in everything on of the greatest ground and pound artist,masterful striking, brilliant submissions

[@jcosta356]

Tbh I think most of the current champs would be favourite just because of how the sport is constantly evolving and to be a champion now you have to have such a well rounded game. There are a few guys like GSP (Im leaving out Jones and DJ because they are still active and its pretty obvious they are dominant in both eras) that were very well rounded for their time but their competition wasn’t necessarily so it was far more of an advantage compared to being simply mandatory now. This debate is similar to comparing past and present basketball players, back in the day there were greats but there is no debate that level of skill now is far superior to then, almost everyone including centers can shoot 3 pointers at a consistent percentage and handle the ball which was unheard even just 15-20 years ago

[@DADRB0B55]

Chris weidman fought far harder competition than Strickland & would probably dominate him if he talking prime Weidman. 205 is also a division that is far worse than 10 years ago when guys like Shogun, Evans, Machida & Rampage were the top

[@darkclaw1462]

Jon vs Cain: Jon by majority decision, competitive fight though. Jon vs Jamahal: Jon by murder, via whatever way he wants. Strickland vs Weidman: Strickland If he can stuff the TDs and keep It standing. Leon vs GSP: GSP, due to greater versatility. Islam vs Pettis: Islam via mauling. Volk vs Aldo: Volk, although I do think Aldo would put up a better fight and probably surprise Volk with his diverse kicks. O'Malley vs Barao: Good fight, but Sean would probably chin him as he comes In. Pantoja vs DJ: Much like Leon vs GSP, DJ would win due to being more versatile.

[@Rain999_]

Hot take but I think prime Cain would actually beat heavyweight Jones.

[@johnsaintilma8422]

Im inclined to believe the same but time after time Jones has taught me to never bet against him

[@daleguest9195]

I believe aldo fought volk and lost although he was not in his prime anymore

[@thememeconnoisseur4088]

Tbf I'd favour prime Weidman since he'd be the single best grappler Sean would have faced, he's very well rounded and he'd also have the size advantage

[@DADRB0B55]

Chris weidman past competition alone like TRT belfort & machida would murder strickland, i don’t see that as competitive whatsoever

[@beaverboss7557]

Love to see the consistency in uploads don’t ever stop

[@hoppero-mma]

of course man

[@martinmcguinness5742]

Just don't burn yourself out please

[@shisuiuchiha4489]

I think CM Punk should’ve won champion of the year from 1766-1789 and then with his second reign from 1999-2018. Simply the two most historic reigns of all time in any sport. #goatshitonly #cmgoat #cmpunk #punknation #iwillnotstoptalkingaboutcmpunkuntilyoumakeafuckingvideoabouthisgreatness #gayforpunk

[@Glizzard280]

Banger

[@shisuiuchiha4489]

@@Glizzard280 ong🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥

[@mosseli6741]

6:26 saying weidman is nowhere near the level of abus is one of the most insane takes I've ever heard

[@DADRB0B55]

Seriously abus is a literal nobody & Weidman has the 3rd most title defenses in UFC 185 history. In general alot of these comments are mad disrespect to prime Weidman skills, Strickland was struggling with Jack Hermanson

[@Goatbaggiemma]

@@DADRB0B553 title defenses wow😂😂

[@tico3326]

Well I’m just gonna put these fights in UFC 4 and see what i get🤷🏾‍♂️

[@constantintummescheit4314]

Gsp is my goat most people don’t know that Gsp took most of the damage after his devestating Acl injury, Acl injuries really can change you as fighter. The Michael bisping version of Gsp was sick but he had the killer instinct again

[@Bolt1105]

I really liked this video, new sub, good job and thank you

[@johnbrylledomingo6377]

7:06 holy crap , how can feathherweight Leon ever hope to match against Cruiserweight pixel empowered GSP ??

[@Kingganggriddy]

cain velasquez was a real threat on the feet

[@remyhavoc4463]

"Demetrious would have to mix up striking witj grappling" that's what he usually does lol😂

[@FitnezFreek]

Bro always has the best video ideas

[@Zero-wy2gx]

Congrats on 4k subs man, your channel is growing so fast.

[@hoppero-mma]

appreciate this brother💯

[@coreydallmeyer67]

Great video cool idea

[@Ajax222able]

Man Jones also fought with Glover for 5 rounds

[@Keltonwiez]

yea but that was 24 fight win streak 34 yr old glover. And Jones man handled him. Hill fought a 43 yr old glover who was just in a war with jiri

[@hoppero-mma]

different generations. young glover coming off a winning streak. hill beat a 43 year old glover who had just been finished

[@darkclaw1462]

Yup, and that was a physically In prime Glover who was on a 20-fight win streak steamrolling everybody Including even a current HW champ like Bader, and Jon dismantled him for 5 RDs, Glover was manhandled In the clinch, sliced up with elbows, was picked apart In the pocket, and even got his shoulder dislocated by Jons shoulder crank. Not to mention this was a better version of Glover than the one that subbed Jan, Krylov, and almost beat Jiri. Prime Jon absolutely decimate Jamahal Hill.

[@kingofnpcs2547]

​@@hoppero-mmaglover was better in his old age he didnt even try to grapple that much back then. Plus its a way better stylistic matchup

[@barebuttspankin]

I think that yan O’Malley was a robbery but you got to give props it was a great fight just unfortunate where the decision landed

[@sixersfan602]

Pantoja is a nightmare matchup for dj he’s way bigger and to good of a grappler, but dj would probably tko Pantoja or win by decision if he defends the takedowns

[@uchuynguyen4763]

DJ has faced some bigger guys at ONE so i think he can do it given a few rounds to adapt

[@niharg2011]

Pantoja is way bigger and too good a grappler, almost like Adriano Moraes?

[@B00MR0ASt3D]

Also don’t forget Jones smoked prime Glover while old Glover gave Janahal a good scrap

[@lukeinvictus69]

Honestly they both smoked glover, and jamahal probably fucked him up worse

[@kingofnpcs2547]

​@@lukeinvictus69these guys r just npcs especially with jones

[@kingofnpcs2547]

​@@lukeinvictus69like reyes didn't clearly win 3 rnds when jon was 32. Is 32 past yr prime now lol

[@B00MR0ASt3D]

@@lukeinvictus69 I just went back to re-watch the highlights for both. Granted, Hills victory was more decisive. Then I gave it credit for. But considering John Jones was about 14 years old, and he was throwing axe kicks, crescent kicks, spinning wheel kicks, shoulder cranks, side oblique kicks, spinning back elbows/fist, rising elbows, flying knees, and literally anything else he could think of even styling using George Foreman’s boxing stance. He also chose to take Glover down, knowing it was playing it to his game. He had 15 straight minutes of highlights in a 25 minute fight while Glover had none and the commentary team was absolutely blown away.

[@B00MR0ASt3D]

@@lukeinvictus69 The fact that he didn’t get finished by either champion just shows how fucking tough Glover is though

[@ThoughtGnu]

Jones wins both easily, Strickland wins Edwards wins Islam wins Volk wins Barao wins Dj wins

[@FoggyTheHippo]

Edwards beat GSP? What are you smoking?

[@ThoughtGnu]

@@FoggyTheHippo 2013 GSP was one of his worst versions.

[@FoggyTheHippo]

@@ThoughtGnu It was certainly not his best but I still favour him over Leon fairly dominantly, I think of it going like Usman vs Leon 2, except GSP has a far higher fight iq to avoid that head kick and frankly better takedowns.

[@ThoughtGnu]

@@FoggyTheHippo I do think it would be close. And also fair play to you for making good points.

[@DADRB0B55]

GSP is not as athletic as Usman, he isn't gonna get him to the ground when he struggled with far worse fighters, his best win by modern standards is Jake shields. Leon actually can grapple, idk why we are pretending he is Gane or Pereira, the only way GSP wins is a decision.

[@loneszn5740]

🔥

[@sosamanotf642]

You’re crazy dude. Weidman would steamroll Strickland!

[@MaddoxOberaSM]

Just a question but why do you never do the female divisions ?

[@PGAGaleno]

Can you do One FC vs UFC dream matches please?

[@ehe4474]

Make a video where you compare UFC fighters to Football players

[@MrBeetsGaming]

There is zero chance Jones would finish Cain.... He beat probably the worst heavyweight grappler in the UFC at heavyweight and that's it, he looked slow before the grappling also.... That was literally only his second finish in 10 years too. Would he win? Maybe. Finish? No.

[@FoggyTheHippo]

HW: Jones LHW: Jones by murder MW: Close but I lean Strickland WW: GSP by domination LW: Islam FW: Volk already beat Aldo BW: I honestly don’t know. FLW: DJ by domination

[@clovers6690]

heavily underrating leon and pantoja

[@FireCaT-]

Everytime you say "fellas" my mind always goes "FELLAS IS IT GAY"

[@abdullahrehan3357]

Hopperomma uploaded🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@hoppero-mma]

W

[@diespieler2153]

Yall underate jamal Hill

[@khananas8983]

Jones vs cain in hw will be a banger

[@Figgy636]

Johnson would have to mix up striking with grappling? Yeah thats his specialty bro 😂

[@Abettergrappler]

No, Weidman runs through Strickland. Would be like him vs Usman all over again.

[@DADRB0B55]

I don't even see strickland beating Machida or Belfort at 185 , prime Weidman clears.

[@Abettergrappler]

@@DADRB0B55 TrTfort would just blitz him to death. He doesn't beat Prime Luke either.

[@Goatbaggiemma]

Terrible take

[@alexpietsch2108]

The real interesting past vs now match up would be Strickland vs Prime Silva. Could Silva find the chin?

[@jimnosnow4484]

Jon Jones wins the first two matchups from past era and current era. That’s goat stuff

[@user-gd1cm1tn8j]

HopperoMMA why did you decide on Chris Weidman and not Anderson Silva but to be fair, Prime Silva beats Strickland in my opinion

[@DBZSeanzie]

Weidman could definitely mix it up better than Sean. He has the wrestling to mix in.

[@joshr.8010]

been watching these videos everyday. your constancy and ability to come up with interesting topics will see you rise in popularity very quickly. that being said, i would love to see you improve a couple of things. 1. keep the same format with graphics but upgrade them 2. dont just read whats on the screen 3. try to be better about not repeating what you say multiple times. i don’t know if it’s for watch time, ad revenue or just running out of things to say. i just find myself skipping parts of the video. like i said previously though, loving the content! hope to see you improve and keep up the good work.

[@bubak4960]

DJ beats pantoja now

[@ev5710]

Cain is the worst possible match-up for Jones, pressure fighter with great boxing and takedown defense

[@hoppero-mma]

definitely difficult for jones, especially current jones

[@richcantgame]

God(at his highest peak) vs Jones Hoppero: Jones gets him out of there in 5

[@user-lf7ig9wm4j]

Jones's is past, present and future champ 😮

[@joshxip]

Jones of the early 2000s?!

[@joshxip]

Also gsp's last fight was 2017 not 16

[@Dwood777]

Heavyweight Jon isn't as good of a striker as his light heavyweight version and Cain can wrestle. Definitely tough fight for Jon especially since heavyweight Jon's only had a single fight

[@rseftons]

Prime Jon smashes anyone who has ever lived

[@Goatbaggiemma]

Tom aspinall

[@jocoolshow]

I think Hill vs 2013 Jones is actually a competitive fight. Aside from the skill level evolving to the point where 2019/2020 Jones in his prime years of early 30s was getting pieced up and barely scraping by with split decisions and arguably robbery wins over strikers like Thiago and Reyes, and I think Hill is better than those versions of Thiago and Reyes when it comes to striking and his overall game You say Hill not finishing Glover is a fault on his part, but Jones also went to a decision vs Glover. Yea Glover was younger but he wasn’t championship level yet when Jones beat him but was undeniably on that level when Hill beat him And I’d argue 2020 Jones is better than 2013 Jones who was beating the Old Guard of the LHW division, Pride fighters from the early 2000s, Chael and Gustafson in a wild fight that could’ve went either way I think Leon Edwards vs GSP would be very competitive too. GSP admitted his prime self would have a hard time against people like Usman, Leon and Khabib. You could say it’s him being humble but in context he has a quote of saying it’s hard to admit, but fighters of today are better than fighters of the past, specifically referring to his era. So I think Leon can clutch a W against a slightly out of prime GSP. I think Leon would be able to stuff the Takedowns considering the TD defense he showed (The upcoming Colby defense will determine whether I’m sold on it or not), and I think Leon’s a more technical striker, with both not being KO artists usually. The rest I either agree or have no idea about

[@Dontchataboutit]

Bro you are lost if you think glover was a better fighter at 42 vs hill than at 35… also did you watch that fight? Jon fought glovers boxing style in the pocket and gave the guy brain damage. Jon is so much better than you are giving him credit for😂 Reyes trained his whole life for Jon and lost when Jon barely cared. The guy ran through the division three times, I don’t think he was really giving it his all like he did in fights where he respected his opponents. You’re talking about a guy who has fewer fights than Jones has title wins! The light heavy weight division is much worse than it was 10 years ago (the only division this is the case for) and glover becoming champ is proof. These guys are mid as hell

[@remyhavoc4463]

3:45 it also took Jones 5 rounds to beat Texeira 😂 (yeah I know he was younger, just thought it was funny)

[@ABeastGaming]

he destroyed glover though

[@remyhavoc4463]

@@ABeastGaming they both did

[@hoppero-mma]

Jones fought a younger glover coming off a winning streak, hill fought a 43 year old glover who had just been finished

[@ABeastGaming]

@@hoppero-mma this. He fought a younger glover who is probably closer to his prime than the glover now

[@marcusht7352]

Hoppero try not to make a banger challenge (impossible)

[@DBZSeanzie]

You know Cain knows how to wrestle right? Like really wrestle

[@ExTreyu]

If leon fights Shavkat and wins, I will shit myself in my chair.

[@Goatbaggiemma]

He wont

[@kevinhanandi]

It's funny that jones is champ 10 years ago and today

[@GoulagInamte777]

Cain would murder Jon Jone, he looked slow as fuck against Cyril Gane

[@AllStarFlamePepito]

Jones comfortably beat Teixeira as well

[@REVOisMYname]

Of this doesn’t confirms Jones’ goat status what will.

[@a6340]

Only one i really disagree on is sean o'malley beating bararo, but im also the #1 o'malley hater so im biased

[@hoppero-mma]

would be a very close fight

[@gang1516]

Sean chins him

[@soratos9785]

Man actual volk kills prime aldo

[@DBZSeanzie]

GSP is the GOAT

[@GengoSenmon]

You're insane and bought into the hype. Ngannou would destroy Jones with ease. The power isn't even remotely comparable. Jones cowardly waited in fear for Ngannou to leave the company altogether before he even considered going Heavyweight.

[@hoppero-mma]

Ngannou having more power than jones is obvious, but this is MMA not slapfighting. from what we’ve seen, jones should win that fight

[@Zero-wy2gx]

Why are you making things up, how do you know Jon waited for Francis to leave?

[@Craonster]

Might wanna rewatch and relook up gsp record bud. He beat Johnny.

[@hoppero-mma]

i wasn’t talking about on paper. 99% of mma fans agree that hendricks should have won the fight

[@fabriziogarreta7160]

Prime Aldo beats folk and Cain might have beaten jones at heavyweight his gas tank was insane

[@blakenilsen9852]

Bro just stop lol. Prime Aldo is good and definitely beats mcgregor but loses to both max and volk.

[@mr.ditkovich6379]

Jon can't be beaten.

[@dababyvevo3634]

⁠@@blakenilsen9852prime aldo lost to conor lol what

[@sundaybear4]

Aldo gas tank aint make it to fourth, I agree that it would probably be a super technical fight. Volk would want to take him down while Aldo want to stand up and we all knew how Aldo TDD is. I want to see how Volk neutralized Aldo leg kick tho

[@DickenMifrensmamIII]

@@blakenilsen9852not to meat ride but lmao he got ko’d in 13 seconds. I’m sure he could beat mcgregor but on McGregors fw rise he probably would’ve found the ko later again

[@DBZSeanzie]

I think Jiri could take Jon

[@playing1997]

chad mendes literally dropped volk with a jab. Prime aldo would indeed fu*k him up

[@josephmontoya6815]

Sorry but DJ would ragdoll Pantoja i don't see how this is even a conversation

[@noodle_tax]

this dude doesnt know that Cain was a wrestler wtf

[@hoppero-mma]

yes but he was a scary heavyweight on the feet. that’s why jones’ game plan would be to try and break him down and finish him on the floor

[@noodle_tax]

@@hoppero-mma dont think jones could outwrestle him or really take him down consistantly so how would he break him down on the ground? Jones could maybe win by arm bar, guillotine or triangle but we havent seen that from him. Jones isnt the most technical or powerful striker but he was still really good and very unconventional/creative. i think his best chance at winning is on the feet with kicks, waiting for something to happen and maybe catching cain with a submission. Cain had a crazy pace on the ground too IMO Cain is the absolute worst matchup imaginable for jones. worse than Curtis Blaydes, Volkov or prime heavyweight DC. Jones can always win but i cant see him ground and pounding Cain. Cain is the guy to beat Jon Jones

[@coypandora0795]

Jon has phenomenal wrestling, his best chance is outwrestling Cain, Cain is not someone you want to stand and trade with, Jon would probably choke him out

[@noodle_tax]

@@coypandora0795 yeah cain was not someone you wanted to stand and trade with but his wrestling was still better than his striking and he was a natural heavyweight. The craziest thing about Cain was his cardio and Jon just moved up more than 30 pounds

[@coypandora0795]

@@noodle_tax Jon has no real disadvantage though

[@Pounceboi]

Omalley would face cruz

[@onyxthegemlord2847]

Thought of Strickland beating Prime Weidman made me chuckle

[@sosamanotf642]

These “new” MMA fans are ridiculous. Weidman has already fought a “pressure” striker with even more power in Vitor. Weidman would just take him down and finish him easily.

[@MrBeetsGaming]

Well he would so... Prime Weidman beat a bunch of guys on the decline, he was in the right place at the right time to become champion.

[@onyxthegemlord2847]

@MrBeetsGaming Yeah guys on the decline that all just so happened to be champions/top of the division. Funny how that works

[@DADRB0B55]

No version of stirckland is beating Silva twice, or Lyoto machida & don't even get me started in Belfort he would murder strickland, he borderline murdered Hendo twice in less than 1 rnd & rumble in less than 1 rnd

[@DBZSeanzie]

Dude… quit acting like O’Malley dominated Yan, and quit saying he slept sterling. It was barely a TKO and that’s questionable. Prime Barao beats O’Malley

[@Goatbaggiemma]

Omalley dominated yan slept sterling and would maul renan

[@DBZSeanzie]

@@Goatbaggiemma Yan was robbed, not to mention the like 9 fouls. Sterling was still defending and totally coherent. Dana got his wish though the clown man can eater is the champ. Hell of win over Chito last week. That was undeniable. Even if it was against the number 6 guy

[@Goatbaggiemma]

@@DBZSeanzie chito was #5 at the time of the fight he dominated every round against yan and sterling beat him

[@DBZSeanzie]

@@Goatbaggiemma that sounds about right. I knew he was 5 or 6. Doesn’t change my opinion about everything else, but yeah he worked over Chito. Sloppy work Chito

[@Goatbaggiemma]

@@DBZSeanzie ok keep crying buddy omalley schooled yan

[@DBZSeanzie]

GSP won against Hendricks. Don’t be trying to rewrite history here

[@Goatbaggiemma]

Hendrix won

[@DBZSeanzie]

@@Goatbaggiemma history begs to differ

[@Goatbaggiemma]

@@DBZSeanzie no it doesn’t

[@DBZSeanzie]

@@Goatbaggiemma scoreboard

[@sabian8601]

The great chael said it best. Jon in his prime could’ve walked in there at 205 and beat all those heavyweights

[@kelvinsanyaolu995]

Not sure why Mcgregor isn't in this video like he wasn't lightweight champion or featherweight champion

[@hoppero-mma]

because he wasn’t ten years ago

[@Zero-wy2gx]

He wasn’t champ 10 years

[@ogrimzyz8643]

Learn to read

[@faithalone5081]

Dunkin donuts crispy kreme

[@kelvinsanyaolu995]

@@hoppero-mma Ahh my mistake misread title

[@triocha233]

this channel attracts so many miserable haters… Just say whatever the fuck you wanna say, it’s MMA anything can happen 😂

[@ReyMoraga.]

the video is boring bro why not putting some fighting videos

[@hoppero-mma]

ever heard copyright

[@Pounceboi]

@@hoppero-mmado what mma che does add clips from training camps or talk with a face cam like lucas tracy but google slides r fucking trash i can make videos like you

[@Bigcruz12777]

Leon beats Gsp