Japanese MMA Sucks

[@johngallagher72]

I heard that instead of giving Nogueria a boquet of flowers for his retirement match the Japanese gave him a bushell of carrots to give to his bus.

[@Bumblebeast.Camaro]

Underrated comment 😂

[@markwrenn5965]

Oh, that happened... that happened

[@johngallagher72]

@@markwrenn5965whoa!!! big fella ...Uncle Chaels feeding the bus a carrot promo is one of the all time great promos ... hope my comment above lived up to its legacy and gave a few people a giggle. 👍

[@markwrenn5965]

@@johngallagher72 yeah, I was quoting him too. That's what he said when Rogan asked him about it in an interview. I say it all the time when being sarcastic about a crazy story. "OH that happened!" Haha

[@johngallagher72]

@@markwrenn5965 for sure ..👍...all good 👍...uncle chael is prob best talker in MMA ...better than mcgregor imho

[@libertarianrevolution7026]

Kazushi Sakuraba never cut weight anh he most fought larger opponents. He fought and beat Royler Gracie, who was smaller, but for the most part he fought bigger guys. Sakuraba could have cut weight and hid out in lower weight classes his entire career but he did not. He deserves extra respect for this, in my opinion

[@TW7S95]

Sakuraba was something else!

[@kyriewestkanyeirving390]

IYKYK.

[@kforcer]

No doubt.

[@Ruthless-1699]

Sakuraba is bye far Japan's most shining star. Still never beat anybody except the 1 trick pony Gracies. In UFC he would have not done nearly as well. After UFC 2 pretty much everyone was a Gracie killer

[@SadBoysCollectiveCirca96]

You’re talking about something from over thirty years ago

[@alchapo5372]

Chael just ignoring Japan's extensive accolades in pro boxing, pro kickboxing, and Judo lol

[@TheMMAHawk]

not to mention they dominated freestyle wrestling in the olympics lol

[@turnttaco7661]

He's definitely still mad that Spencer Lee got dominated by a Japanese dude in the Olympics!

[@qwerty123123ify]

Pro boxing means really nothing in determining who's the best. When it come to the olympics there's been like 1200 total medals in boxing, and japan has 12 medals total for men and women combined. Keep huffing the copium guys

[@alchapo5372]

@qwerty123123ify by definition a pro is more prestigious than amature. Ask any boxer if they rather be a Olympic Gold Medalist or WBC world champ. See what they say.

[@qwerty123123ify]

@alchapo5372 no that is not the definition at all. Pro means paid.

[@D3thm0ld]

“Chael Sonnen sucks.” -Japanese MMA

[@yvnginfinity]

😂

[@Scoopwoopdewoop]

Taekwondo is a Korean based martial art. Chael’s geography is still undefeated

[@DOKTAJ39]

He didn't make a mistake, Taekwondo has always been in the Olympics, Karate was only in in 2020(2021), because they were in Japan

[@RamseyDewey]

One of my favorite boxers: Ryota Murata, Japanese Olympic gold medalist in boxing in 2012, and 2 time WBA middleweight champion.

[@valygomu]

Hi coach ! Let's all get out there and train

[@PresidentKhuylo-h3w]

Ramsey Dewey

[@clayton97330]

Japan is kicking ass in wrestling, though

[@davidpark2509]

And boxing

[@kforcer]

Yeap.

[@kforcer]

I don't know, its pretty impressive that arguably the greatest American collegiate wrestler of all-time is Japanese. Yojiro Uetake was only taken down once in his entire collegiate career and never lost or really came close to losing a match, other than against future Olympic silver medalist Don Behm, the one man to ever score a takedown on Uetake. For a while, Japan was second only to Russia in freestyle wrestling.

[@ZidaneDaMan10]

Bro named one person 😂

[@kforcer]

@@ZidaneDaMan10 Actually, Oklahoma State has a whole history of Japanese NCAA champions. But Uetake, as a 2-time Olympic gold medalist who never lost in freestyle or collegiate competition is obviously the one who stands out the most.

[@robertasgar6387]

Bro was 130 lbs. Competition at that weight is VERY VERY limited. Majority of men are way over 130, now imagine wrestlers that are 130 AND back when sports weren't even as huge as it is now... Japan does suck when it comes to fighting and It's a fact. Why do you think all journeymen from Europe go to Japan to compete?

[@kforcer]

@@robertasgar6387 The talent at the lower weights was definitely NOT limited in that era. You and a ton of all-time greats; Uetake, Behm, Rick Sanders, Dan Gable (who was one weight up from Uetake), I could go on. Japan, to this day, is behind only the US and USSR in terms of all-time gold medals in freestyle wrestling. And as far as wrestling not being as huge back then, actually, you have about half as many schools that even host wrestling, thanks to title IX.

[@robertasgar6387]

@kforcer You named few legends which not necessarily were even in the same weight category or competed against each other. The fact stays that 130lbs men are below the 5%, MEN and I'm not talking about wrestlers, the competition was and still till this day is very low...

[@AC57001]

huh? historically the best catch wrestlers were japanese, the p4p number 1 boxer is japanese, japanese wrestling is great (they won 8 gold medals in the 2024 olympics), has the most olympic medals of any country in judo. not to mention the crop of young japanese prospects emerging in the ufc now why talk shit about japan like this? this is bullshit

[@SpyroTek]

You must be new to Chael's takes.

[@josephrother7950]

Don't let all of those facts get in the way of a good story.

[@AC57001]

@@SpyroTek haha, i'm not but you're right. it's not that deep, the goat loves to spin tales

[@SpyroTek]

@@AC57001 Exactly that. At this point I think we just have to treat his channel as a parody channel. 🤣

[@vandalg282]

P4p boxer is Not Japanese, he's American, but nice try. The best catch wrestlers were American, very few Japanese were considered good or god tier.

[@Mr_Ja3]

Unc Chael... Tae Kwon Do is Korean... LOL

[@maxrosenbaum2396]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@turnttaco7661]

He is definitely is definitely still upset about Spencer Lee losing to Rei Higuchi in the Olympics

[@michaelthomas8147]

Yushin Okami's gonna be pissed.

[@DOKTAJ39]

Well...Chael beat him😂

[@mikesalz8]

Chael still undefeated

[@GStampedeIII]

Zero chips

[@coolbreeze3793]

If Sakuraba is Japanese uncle Chael is clearly wrong for the first time ever. I’m shocked.

[@lancesoderlund56]

Chael to Japanese MMA "I can't let you get close"...

[@JGD185]

I was thinking this the other day watching Ryzen, most of these dudes are boring AF. And that hurts to say cause Sakuraba is one of my all-time favorites. Japan is a super important part of mma history and they really deserve better.

[@ubvrox]

The disrespect for Kyoji Horiguchi, who challenged for the FW belt and by the way beat Kai Asakura not so long ago

[@nihon_nippon]

and look at how Asakura performed against Pantoja. 100% can.

[@ONomadeBrasileiro]

There's no PE in Brazil, school coaches just throw a soccer ball and kids run after at for a couple of hours per week.

[@henry247]

It depends on the school tbh.. ive studied in private schools so ive done swimming, futsal, judo... all at school. But that ain't the majority of ppl

[@S1eeperServ1ce]

Genki wasn’t champion but he was a good fighter with potential. Good striker and good wrestling.

[@TexasGabe11]

Freestyle wrestling was a “martial art” in Ancient Greece before Japan had a martial art

[@libertarianrevolution7026]

A lot of it is not about fighting skill, it is about genetics, especially in the higher weight classes.

[@Schnikle_fritz]

Did chael watch 2024 olypic wrestling?? Their team was better that ours. Men and women. Freestyle and greco

[@DonMIFC]

UFC didnt even have a Flyweight division until like what? 2012. And even then, they were looking to get rid of the division so probably werent signing fighters Bellator didnt have a Flyweight division PFL still doesnt have a Flyweight division ONE does have a Flyweight division but most great Japanese fighters just stay with RIZIN because RIZIN pays more In RIZIN, most of their champions have been Japanese. You could argue the RIZIN title isnt a major title. Id disagree Either way, considering Japanese people are generally smaller, and theres been an abscense of Flyweight opportunities, and RIZIN has been great at paying local talent, it makes sense there hasnt been many Japanese champions in major organisations

[@jordancobb7553]

Is RIZIN full of monsters… yes. Do they make the same money and have the same talent as the others… no

[@roman..leave.me.to.my.circles]

But man did they know how to put on a show. The Japanese fan base was extremely knowledgeable. Instead of a bunch of drunks booing when it goes to ground a hush tone falls over the 80,000 fans in the Tokyo dome who are watching intently and when a transition is preformed the crowd erupts

[@erikarcher1869]

#2 p4p boxer is Japanese. Inoue is a savage.

[@ashainfinity8852]

the first arguablly

[@ImBetterThanYouHoe]

Well boxing isn't a real sport so who cares

[@HoboWithAShotgun]

In fighting "P4P best" means nothing. Any quality heavyweight dominates a quality featherweight or whatever. P4P is the same argument people used when talking about Rhonda Rousey being "the best fighter" in the world. Nonsense

[@vandalg282]

Inoue is a savage, Crawford being #1 already proves Chael's point.

[@davidpark2509]

Inoue is easily #1 in boxing.

[@samk8034]

Chael’s always snubbing Brazil.

[@zurnation3709]

chael is coping hard

[@TheGreekPapa]

Does lyoto machida count? He’s half Japanese and half Brazilian but he is a karate expert with a full Japanese father.

[@MartyFromDagestan]

he should but due to the fact he isn't full asian they don't really give him his props, same with benson henderson with a korean mom

[@bruceparker6142]

Brazilian?

[@ubvrox]

He counts as brazilian

[@bruceparker6142]

@@ubvrox Brazilian is a nationality. Chael seems to be about race. What race is Lyoto's father?

[@davidpark2509]

His father is japanese

[@Guitarial_arts]

Marijuana is culturally tied into jujitsu everywhere, not just Brazil.

[@ubvrox]

Wtf u on about, Brazilian bjj culture is not like the US, we are very right wing and against drugs

[@MichaelMiller-rg6or]

@@ubvroxI didn’t smoke back when I did Jiu Jitsu but if I ever go back, I am smoking a blunt before each class.

[@ShrimpOfDeath]

Chael just can't stop himself from trash talking other countries :)

[@elijahn.grisham4017]

You do know that Tai Kwon do is Korean right Chael ?

[@burningknuckle26]

Japan boxing and wrestling are top tier. MMA they fell off a bit after Pride. But there are some good fighters there still coming up

[@gagecee5129]

Chael would've got unalived in the PrideFC days. Look what old washed Fedor did to him. 😆

[@qwerty123123ify]

I see really bad MMA takes but you win today. They are the same era. Fedor is 1 year older and chael has 1 more fight. Chael was also two weight classes smaller than fedor in his prime

[@dougie2631]

Naoya Inoue is a fkn stud boxer

[@nihon_nippon]

not MMA and it's easy when you're fighting people who are 2 feet tall.

[@Yung813]

Love these type of videos, do more!

[@garyharnish2395]

Steven would always challenge the stunt men and always got choked out and occasionally sh@t his pants. So many stories that they have to be real😂😂😂😂😂

[@lrodrigues7488]

Gomi was pride light weight champion. Kazuo middleweight won middleweight belt

[@zero11010]

7:05 “IF you accepted.” Hah! Dude. It wasn’t a choice. The government picks kids and puts them in athletic training camps and that’s their life.

[@stephenwardellcurry517]

Buddy is trying so hard with the click bait titles lately😂

[@fuzzy4eyes388]

Is Chael ok?

[@Tankenheimer.]

roid rage

[@CorneliusHolden]

I see whats going on here, nobody is watching the "we pick fights" thing so you're gonna cut it up and see if we watch it

[@belalbelal4614]

It’s doesn’t suck.Sakuraba was amazing

[@treroney4720]

Japan just won gold in wrestling

[@timslee0618]

Hughes vs Sakurai and DJ vs Kyoji Horoguchi in UFC. Remember Sakurai was ranked #1 at WW when Hughes fought him

[@mikeg1032]

Same with Arm wrestling. Only ONE guy was ever good out of Japan, Yoshi Kanai.

[@FoxUnitNell]

I think Tank Abbott arm wrestled over 500 Japanese men in that country once.before losing. Some UFC fighter did it for sure.

[@FlatLeeo]

"I'm not looking to insult an entire culture" -Chael P. Sonnen. That's gotta be the statement of the year 😂

[@matthughs5382]

You lost to Machida.

[@honorylealtad5596]

The brazilian

[@zero11010]

3:46 martial arts is basically just combat. As long as people have been fighting martial arts has existed. Virtually every culture goes to war. They all learn to fight. Every single major culture that has ever existed has had techniques they would use in combat. We see this in manuscripts from a thousand years ago. It’s just natural to try and figure out how to get better at fighting when your culture values fighting. The Roman Coliseum was built about 2000 years ago and involved trained fighters fighting each other. This happened in Asia. The Middle East. Africa. Northern, central and southern America.

[@FNA27601]

Surprisingly arab culture never had combat sports they mainly settled things with sword duels

[@SpyroTek]

​@FNA27601 Sword duels are combat to be fair.

[@FNA27601]

@@SpyroTek yeah but not a martial art competition like what most cultures have.

[@SirPraiseSun]

we need Sonnen on the Rampage Jackson podcast squash your beef

[@grappler7343]

Japanese wrestling is killing it. They kicked ass in these last olympics

[@a_ya5555]

In the midget weight classes

[@PsychologyStud]

The japanese women do amazing in Olympic wrestling and the men are decent as well in grappling sports. Not all rounder threats on the USA or Russia level to my knowledge, but not bad.

[@davidpark2509]

Didn't the japanese mens beat the usa in wrestling this olympics

[@henry247]

Success at the Olympics are more connected to how much each country invest in sports tho. Many athletes that win medals aren't supported by their govt. Not everywhere is like the US or China that use the Olympics as a soft power. So that's a weak argument to measure this kinda thing imo.

[@lusteraliaszero]

"I don't remember a boxing medal they've won in the olympics" they literally have the p4p #1 or #2 boxer right now, one of only 3 people to every unify 2 divisions in the modern era.

[@siSixEight]

No it doesn't.

[@valygomu]

Japan is just really good at keeping, celebrating, promoting, and exporting (most of the time) its culture. That includes martial art

[@Tankenheimer.]

mcgregor and wonderboy are both karate

[@valygomu]

I always thought that as well but I don't think Connor actually did any karate. Is fighting style really look like it though.

[@tony373]

the audience doesnt care if they suck or not i buy a fight for the entertainment value

[@dantemagalhaes9462]

Pridefc was my favorite mma organization tbh. It's too bad they fixed some fights which tarnished the credibility of the whole organization

[@tman229]

The thing I've learned about Japan after living there a number of years and still counting is that Japan is excellent making and maintaining a very good surface impression....... that is until recently. And that's evident since we have loads of people who still believe that Japan is this perfect country that's a utopia to live in.

[@Andy246.]

Baz Rutten "Dutch" also became champion in Japan

[@MrNickW123]

Honestly, greatest Martial Arts culture in history might havd ACTUALLY been Ancient Greece

[@WLowry]

I'm not surprised by the title 😂

[@robertgerrard]

Chael is a funny guy

[@jjg5193]

Professor Uncle Chael really spinning yarns - 10% fact 90% charm and intent to do 100% harm on Japanese MMA.

[@ResidentXombie]

Nope, BJJ is the one dominant martial arts to learn for MMA. Bo Nickel didn’t even want to go on the ground with his last fight bc he was scared of submissions.

[@jordancobb7553]

Maybe if you had to wear a GI… develop some take down defense and if anyone wants to play BJJ he can pick his teeth out of an elbow

[@ashainfinity8852]

u gotta go with sambo first mixed with good bjj, the bbj only guy is very limited versus highlevel ground games

[@ubvrox]

Even against Brundage, Bo’s ground gane looked amateur at best

[@Willifordwav]

The best Chael Sonnen KZbin title in a while

[@davidpark2509]

Who hurt you? 😂

[@timmylakey1259]

The populated area of Japan is very small about the size of north Carolina

[@ilikevines]

Japan has some very good boxers in the lower weight classes. They don't seem to have a great local scene for wrestling , BJJ and kickboxing gyms.

[@henry247]

Success at the Olympics are more connected to how much each country invest in sports tho. Many athletes that win medals aren't supported by their govt. Not everywhere is like the US or China that use the Olympics as a soft power. So that's a weak argument to measure this kinda thing imo.

[@DY-td3ku]

Taekwondo is Korean so I’m not surprised they don’t do that well in that, they do really well in judo and I’m guessing they do well in karate

[@stevenkalin6845]

Possibly their best fighters in their country has a sacred vow to not fight for money or fame. My opinion learning their history on martial arts and the roots of Japanese jitsu. JJ was created from slaves like the ninja to form moves to win a battle against soldiers on horses and with better armor and weaponry. So their honor and code is high. So possibly their best fighters did not enter. Don’t know for sure but I believe same as china may be same case. Food for thought. Another reason we don’t have monks or any level grand masters in mma. Also those countries are better at killing attacks no rules no ref. Which I find easier ways to win quicker. I learned both from military to street no rules and mma and it’s completely different

[@stevenkalin6845]

Also Japanese and Chinese fighters have disadvantage of size and power plus wrestling compared to Brazil and America. Doesn’t help them whatsoever.

[@str8edge0]

chael strikes again

[@adamant4107]

I f***ing love Chael. Just says what he means and doesn't give a damn.

[@112233JORDAN]

Maybe, but lets be honest, many UFC mma fighter's striking sucks. Id bet that Kai has much nicer striking than Pantoja tonight. If Pantoja wins the battle on the feet, Id be shocked.

[@DY-td3ku]

China doesn’t win alot of medals at the Olympic Games per capita , Australia who usually come 4th on the medal tally with only 26 million people win a lot of medals

[@ResidentXombie]

Sakuraba? Genki Sudo? Yuki Nakia?

[@JGD185]

All those dudes are past tense. Legends of the game who are done. Japanese MMA today is really bad. Most of these J fighters in Ryzen aren't good to watch. And it's a real shame considering Sakuraba's legacy and Japan's importance in the history of mma.

[@PresidentKhuylo-h3w]

Wait until he sees the stats of Chinese martial artists.

[@jasonjohnson9072]

Same thing happened with soccer/football. England assumed they were the best in the world. So much do they didnt attend the first world cup. I font know the history accurately to remember when they did first go but when they did turn up thinking it was theirs to take home, they hot their ass whooped. Long story short they’ve only won it once. They used to just tell everyone they were the best. But when they were tested …. Meh. We all know that guy from high school too who everyone thought was a tough guy, until he picked on the wrong quiet guy and got his ass whooped. The story exists a thousand times over in human history

[@delphithefantastichealer2]

true

[@honorylealtad5596]

What about tatsuro, inoue and rinya nakamura. Bro is a casual

[@chiefkirby9982]

Has he been sitting there the whole time?

[@thefishinglor6931]

from watching Pride, it looks like they failed to absorb western styles into their mix but the opposite happened but

[@thiaguinhooitodois2211]

Of course Uncle Chael didn’t pick Brazil to be one. PE DOES NOT offer judo or jiu jitsu. They don’t do crap lol

[@thiagovannuchi]

My God, I love America, but Americans are so blind for the rest of the world. Not picking Brasil in fighting is ridiculous. Ignoring Japan's Judo is crazy, Tae Kwon Do is Korean Chael. The other guy not sure if Kung Fu is chinese is also crazy, common guys, you can do better.

[@philharrison2498]

Cheal why you England hating? Let me tell you OK my man, size for size, I mean like "pound for pound" England has been by far the most successful Olympic medal winning country. England are the greatest sporting country, they do not dominate in any one sport, that is because they have there hand in nearly all sports and are at the top 5 in all of them

[@tcwentertainment]

Gomi was the.only japanese champ

[@estebansolis6807]

I dont like hearing my thoughts through the audio

[@doGInVain]

His takes get goofier nd goofier everyday

[@SAM-ru4vx]

🤔🤓💻 excuse me sir but the 90s ruled.

[@elizabeth3280]

Asians appear to be really bad at MMA and driving seems like a standup opener😂

[@davidpark2509]

Their mma is very mid level bc of less focus on wrestling/grappling...and mkre focus on striking. but they're one of the best in boxing(japan)muay thai(thai) and up until recently wrestling(japan) beat usa at Olympic wrestling

[@freddietamura]

As a a Japanese American born and raised in California…. I gotta say I absolutely agree 😂😂😂 only thing I wanna say to put into perspective. Taekwondo is Korean and Japanese would probably feel more honored to not do their art and do their own soo they’re good at judo 😂 but yes you definitely don’t see a bunch of kickboxers and mma fighters besides a select few that made it. I definitely think Asakura is good and mma there in recent years has started to evolve more to less one 1 trick pony shows, but yah I don’t think it was considered normal to be a actual Japanese guy and fighter in Japan cause other Japanese would probably assume you’re in the yakuza or something. Parents see fighters on tv and see the tattoos on the fighters and like ooo noooo nooo yaaakuuuzaa no good. Y you be fighter and no doctor?! Education!!!! Other countries you have people like Khabibs dad having him wrestle bears, what y’all said on China with the parents and the government starting them young, Cuba is Cuba I mean damn they have some good athletes in all sports.

[@Andy246.]

Russia China Cuba "All communists"

[@txforyoux2347]

....because ninjas

[@tcwentertainment]

Chael you should not be disrespecting someobes record

[@honorylealtad5596]

They just created martial arts and techniques for us (caucasian chads) to use.

[@im_organic_mojo]

Nick diaz vs oh wait nvm. don frye vs oh wait nvm

[@Demion83]

Lots of triggered weebs in the comments.

[@davidpark2509]

Who hurt you? 😂

[@guillermopilajes826]

Why is Chael rage baiting so hard for Japan?

[@XZagatoX]

Aint that deep

[@honorylealtad5596]

Views

[@jasonszeto7790]

I want Kai too win don’t think he can ..

[@kaula17]

Inoe is tough

[@darrellowings2343]

They're kind of the originators of the stuff but then haven't done much in MMA. You know who's great? Those Dagestanis. Wow. Maybe it's steroids. I used to think the same thing and feel for them. I guess they designed the method and others have the genes. And to add insult to injury Japan created Jujutsu then Brazilians perfected that.