Josh Emmett’s Brutal KO over Bryce Mitchell

Chael Sonnen talks Josh Emmett’s brutal KO over Bryce Mitchell on this episode of Beyond the Fight
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[@harborwolf22]

The man reacted to a win properly, and then reacted to a potentially seriously injured individual properly too.

[@D_Smith81]

Exactly

[@chiquita683]

Nah he reacted like he caught homie looking through his kids window

[@harborwolf22]

@@chiquita683 RIGHT after, yeah. But then he calmed down and reacted like a compassionate human. I honestly dont even like Emmett, but he didn't do anything wrong here.

[@josh-kf2rd]

who said otherwise? Chael didn't name names, so I don't necessarily believe him.

[@Waveydriver]

@@harborwolf22yeah he was super respectful in the presser too

[@slinkygecko2757]

All you need to do is watch Emmett's post-fight press conference to find out what kind of guy he is. He was humble and incredibly classy. Even Bryce thanked him for restraining to drop the hammer fist. Glad Josh is getting his shine for the performance and for his reaction to the KO.

[@Travis31427]

Both Josh and Bryce were very graceful (in victory and defeat, respectively). I’ve become fans of both

[@meridianheights6255]

I hated Bryce in the past for his silly conspiracy theorist BS, but he accepted defeat with grace. I still want to see him lose, but I kinda like him better now.

[@brettlayne6591]

@@meridianheights6255hating a man for opposing beliefs that do you no harm is crazy. Regardless of his beliefs he is a good man and soon to be father.

[@jacobeberhardt1649]

Absolutely nobody did any wrong in this fight. The KO was bruuuuutal. And Bryce seems to be alright now, so... Wow what a knockout.

[@dustinwalker8152]

Nailed it

[@nordics834]

except of the blatant steroid use of one of the participants of course

[@jacobeberhardt1649]

@nordics834 I wanted to immediately come out and say some shit like "nahhhh Josh is an honorable guy, he wouldn't do that" but then I remembered the camp he was in.

[@nordics834]

@@jacobeberhardt1649 true but a half a second look at him tells the whole story as well

[@Fightconnoisseur96]

he isn't alright, he may seem like he is, but wait a few years....

[@dv2033]

Emmett took a knee an showed respect as soon as he realized how severe it was.

[@loponolocozo]

Emmet has that old man strength now. One of the most brutal ko's I have seen

[@thisdayage7997]

check out his highlights

[@TroubleOnTheWaters]

I didn’t know he could deliver a worse KO than what he did to Michael Johnson. Boy was I wrong

[@buckbreaker5185]

Roidman strength

[@frankzappa951]

He could always crack. Roids ? WTF

[@loponolocozo]

@@frankzappa951 yeah. Man bounced back hard after the topuria fight

[@jeremyrgraham]

Josh Emmett did nothing wrong. Both fighters handled a brutal knockout finish the best way possible. Rare air.

[@IronReef77]

Right, he was in the zone. They don't understand, some never felt that kind of adrenaline. They're so damn soft it's insane. If they watched the sport enough they would know the type of guy Josh has always been. Very respectful

[@89shmike]

That after ko reaction wasn’t bad at all compared to the Masvidal Askren knockout

[@heroofharo]

Masvidal plank was one of the greatest celebrations in MMA history, and I'm an askren fan.

[@screenplaya4562]

I can understand why some are not happy to see someone glowering down and yelling at a guy they just KOed brutally. But, Josh was, in my opinion, just celebrating and overwhelmed. He collected himself and was very respectful after that one howl.

[@NecroMemer]

The thumbnail is damning evidence for a false narrative of Josh. He is still in warrior mode and it was immediately after the KO. Everyone celebrates…and Bryce even thanked him for not following up. In that moment he was just an adrenaline fueled victor who knew the job was done. Thank you for defending Josh Uncle Chael 🤘🏼 And I’ve been becoming an Emmet fan since his return. (I was a casual before he got injutred) I think one more fight at minimum is all he needs for his undisputed title shot.

[@jackrubelmann]

the wrestling nomad said it best, no celebration is a disrespect to your opponent because it shows you expected a win so confidently you weren't emotionally moved by winning, a celebration comes with emotion and relief because you respected your opponents skills, i've always liked that point of view

[@davidjenkins2429]

Very good point!

[@spooky_zen]

Dan Henderson was evil with his late punches

[@dasshape00]

Yup. He made sure he got payback for talk they did

[@leifkemp]

All I needed to hear was his explanation. And, all I needed to see were his actions afterward. Josh was classy & real.

[@johnbutler7567]

I was very surprised when i saw Josh as the underdog in this fight. Dude is legit

[@stevengardner9564]

He held back from follow-up shots and just screamed to get the energy out after a career-defining moment.

[@lucastfitness7299]

Emmett did nothing wrong the people that are complaining are obviously new to the sport or just not very smart. Nobody bats an eye when people celebrate but because the KO was nasty and it’s Bryce Mitchell (fan favorite) Emmett needs to act like a choir boy ?

[@nra4life752]

I seen a man celebrate for a split second but you spent more time worried a lot of respect for Josh on how we handled that

[@gregknipe8772]

Perfect hit, perfect reaction, and amazing response from the fallen fighter one day later.

[@thestonksmarket1897]

The real question is, where does Kevin Lee fit into all this?

[@Cucumberdrx]

Wrong weight class, so he doesn't.

[@thestonksmarket1897]

@@Cucumberdrx *whoosh*

[@4gottenUFCfan]

Made up controversy you hit the nail on the head. I will admit to being a Johnny-come-lately when it comes to Josh Emmett. I watched all of his fights. I just wasn’t that interested until now. It’s not necessarily because of the knockout either. I can’t put my finger on it. I just am rooting for the guy.

[@jaybeezy4843]

Wait until mvp gets his first ufc knockout. That man is straight disrespectful

[@pirate_duck4985]

Pokeball + Cosplay shit after legit caving a dudes head in with a NASTY knee. He walks a very very fine line between showman & just disrespectful.

[@nicholaskoontz8362]

I don’t always love when a guy stands over the knocked out guy and screams and beats his chest if there’s no previous bad blood. But in this case I think even he was surprised by the knockout and he let out that emotion. Josh is obviously an awesome man and did not do anything wrong.

[@jackdemoguitar]

Josh Emmet vs Max Holloway!!!

[@quinnschreuder4769]

Yall im dying @ chael calling him your rear Rodrigues 😭🤣

[@FrankLewis040]

Josh Emmett should call out Max Holloway to become the #1 contender. I would say Brian Ortega, but i don't think that will have the same effect. If he beats Max and calls for the title shot, I don't think anybody would say he doesn't deserve it.

[@jaredtaylor326]

That’s true but beating Max is the problem for everyone

[@FrankLewis040]

@@jaredtaylor326 100%! I think Max wins, but if Emmet thinks he can beat Max, that's the best road to the title.

[@olivergosling3668]

The whole point of the fight is to do what Josh did. Stop your opponent in the most definitive way possible. We can’t be moaning because the victor celebrates doing that. 😂 Been a fan of Josh for quite a while. He now has 3 of the nasties KO’s in the divisions history in Lamas, Johnson and now Mitchell.

[@corey69000]

Maybe it was a competitive instinct that made Emmett celebrate the way he did. He was pretty vocal leading up to this fight that he’s lost some big fights recently and is obviously not getting any younger, and that finish was exactly what he needed. He handled that as best as anyone could reasonably ask him to all things considered.

[@davegoodwin1950]

I've watched Emmett for a few years myself and I'm always looking at who he'll face next. Man's got bare power and everything else you need

[@chrisfontaine6221]

Emmett is a stand up guy for sure

[@whoozworldizthis4221]

I loved Joshs raw release of energy primal scream instead of hammerfisting Bryce it was cool as fuck and totally respectful

[@groundscum4-ps4pd]

One of the most vicious KOs I’ve seen in MMA. His problem is running into a guy fighting for the belt & that fought for the belt.

[@LordHolley]

That knockout was life changing. I hope Brice makes it back stronger, but people rarely come back better after KOs like that.

[@CommanderOfLight]

It's a yes and no. While it was visually extremely brutal, in terms of concussive damage you'd much prefer a 1 and done over let's say a tony/gaethje, max/ortega etc. You know what I mean? Like Bryce is gonna walk away from that barely feeling like he was in a fight versus someone who's brain that's been rattled for 3-5 rounds straight

[@SudsMcDuff007]

Agreed. Plus a tough kid.

[@RonniePTexan]

The KO was brutal looking but not life changing. The only time a KO changes a fighter is when the fighter that got KO'd was undefeated and thought he was invincible until the KO. The confidence becomes a problem

[@yeetsalittle]

Didnt really start following the UFC until late last year, and first time i heard about Josh Emmet was when he fought Yair. Been a fan of both of them since

[@authentik2008]

I’ve been saying this…Josh is a monster WHEN HES FOCUSED…if he brought what he brought in the fight with Bryce to a title fight, he’s a CHAMP at the end of the night

[@thaterrapin]

Is there some type of webinar or master class i can take to learn the absolute arsenal of hand gestures Chael's unleashing on us over the past year or two? I'm interested in revising/evolving my hand gesture game 3 to 4 decades into life as well. It's not gonna stop there. I might tweak my laugh as well. Never seen someone just add a hand gesture DLC pack to their public speaking.

[@iamtoddpreston]

Chael has a job to create a narrative and keep us hooked. And he succeeded! We all love it! Which… is why he does it. ❤ But, I don’t think there were very many (if any) that thought Josh Emmet did anything wrong. Chael is the master of his craft! LOVE IT!!!

[@Stratman_Gary]

I want Emmett vs Holloway. Please and thank you.

[@josevarela4928]

Only a casual is not interested every time Emmet steps in the octagon since a long time ago.

[@pupilofdarkness]

Brian Ortega. That makes sense to me. I also wouldn't mind seeing him change weight classes because I really don't see him challenging for the title at 145 at this point. I don't see him getting through Max Halloway. I don't see him getting a rematch with Yair. Giga or Arnold Allen also come to mind as great fights, but to be honest, I see him more as a gate keeper and trying to get him in exciting fights. The person I'd actually have loved to see him fight the most was Korean Zombie. I even think a Barboza fight could be fun.

[@legendaryskinman7305]

I wanted to see the guy who loves America win.

[@blitheringrando1410]

I'm sure Josh Emmett loves his country also

[@thunderbird233]

No explanation necessary. He is a class act and reacted appropriately period.

[@yafreshprince]

Max blessed Holloway

[@blitheringrando1410]

Bryce didnt mind the scream, he was happy he didnt get donkey konged

[@mikepierce8053]

He should be calling for Max Halloway imo

[@HoniTheCircleMaker13]

It's not a submission Chael. If I have you in ashi garami and you extract your leg and dislocate your knee, that's not a submission. Sherdog has it correct. It's a TKO by shoulder injury

[@christianhuerta25]

I think Emmitt Vs Holloway should be the next fight for Emmitt clearly josh a top 5 145lb and Max in my opinion is the obvious #2 145lb behind Volk

[@JustAnother_Millennial]

Ya he did a quick roar out of adrenaline/excitement after just landing what many are calling the knockout of the year, then after realizing the gravity of Bryce's situation became contrite and showed the martial arts reverence for the man. I think we can give him the benefit of the doubt.

[@nate2B1]

Would love the fireworks of Emmett vs Chikadze.

[@patkels45]

Bryce v paddy catchweight . Think Mitchell might be at a little higher level but not much

[@rob7985]

Josh and Kattar should run it back cause Josh didn't win the first fight.

[@thomascharters984]

No better time than right now to do Josh Emmett vs Max Blessed Holloway

[@andrewminer3308]

Josh Emmett might have the scariest right hand of all time at 145. I've been a huge fan for years. He can sleep anyone if that shot lands.

[@josephawc]

would like to see him against holloway, that way we can kinda see how holloway topuria would fare

[@zacharyfranklin2250]

uncle chael. i did some googling and some thinking. i am more interested in josh emmett now and i think he should fight super sodiq yusuf. sodiq is a savage and if he can get passed josh that puts him up there with the bigger names, and if josh wins he snuffs out an up and comer, sounds high ish stakes for me, co main? main event for fight night? lmk unc

[@drdoodlittle365]

Uncle Chael always has the best take..maybe not the best pick but alwaysvthe best take

[@Bedardo12]

I didn't see it as him celebrating as much as I saw him doing that to let out some aggression instead of throwing a follow-up shot

[@mcconkeymudmotorsports949]

Chael is just flat out great man nothing else to say about him but I’m glad I got to see him fight

[@dan_halfsvear]

Agree 💯 about his celebration. Class act. Would be an inspiring champion

[@rossreynolds9668]

So we already have Rodriguez vs Ortega, we also do Emmett vs Chikadze Winners face each other in a number one contenders match.

[@gcoffey223]

Who said that? I have not seen or heard this. Apparently, it is because I am wrong. Thank you for correcting me Loed Chael. Undisputed

[@teamgitusome]

In that moment when you flatline somebody, that’s the reaction. You explode. It feels crazy. Respect to josh and Bryce

[@michael95621]

That KO and the way Josh conducted himself has put him into the category of IDGAF who he fights next for me at least.

[@JoeyWoodpine69]

Josh Emmitt did everything right. Hes response to it all was top tier. Gosh darn casuals need to go play in traffic

[@michael95621]

Honestly Emmett's team all did well and got a bump. Andre, Cody, and Josh all by KO. The card was a bit boring frankly beside their fights, but nobody got a bigger bump than Josh out of that card, and nobody had a bigger slide than Colby.

[@WynnterGreen]

Emmett was simply doing the Lords work.

[@Ciarnyn]

I mean, come on. A fighter is a coiled spring with *so much* potential energy waiting to be released, thinking strikes and strikes in advance. Emmett had the self control to redirect that energy into a shout rather than dropping another. That takes a level of self-control and martial instinct that most people don't even comprehend, let alone possess.

[@cals0ul]

Max Hollaway has entered the chat. I would love to see this matchup.

[@samerhamze3551]

Been a fan since yair vs emmet was announced

[@theonce-ler7732]

I love this idea that MMA fighters aren’t allowed to celebrate all their hard work paying off in the heat of the moment, and that they need to think of the perfect, PC celebration a split second after winning.

[@janpol466]

Bryce already shot a video thanking Josh for not following it up. Topic is dead, Chael is late, as usual.

[@buster_roo]

Are we now doing videos based on clickbait as if this was real? Clickbait responses that take them seriously is just more clickbait.

[@samk8034]

I’ve been interested in him since he showed so much heart against Yair.

[@brandonmaynard9507]

Oh btw he didn't follow up and was completely within his rights. True class.

[@SergioMendoza760]

I just wish Josh knew how to market himself. I want Josh to be successful but it’s almost like he doesn’t want himself to be successful. I watched the post fight press conference and Josh basically let the media come to their own conclusions on everything they asked him rather than telling them what he wants to do next. They asked “Josh who do you want to fight next?” And he just kept saying “whoever will get me closer to the title.” And that’s just such a non answer I wish he knew how to speak better because he would be SO much better off at getting the title fight on Volk or Illia. He’d also avoid situations like this because people would know who he is as a person and would know that this headline simply wouldn’t be true. As for who’s next I think he should absolutely try and get Arnold Allen, or I would’ve said Ortega because I think that’d be another easy win for him. But anybody but max or Illia. Both guys I think easily take care of Josh and he needs to avoid losing if he wants the belt.

[@paypalmymoneydfs]

Emmett's power is to be respected, just look how Topuria fought with a modified philly shell vs him for the first time in his career. Actually made me respect Topuria a lot more who'd been very hittable vs much lesser strikers than Emmett before. Just goes to show you he gave the BJJ dorks no respect 😂

[@DouglasBell-iz4kd]

Josh was very classy,true warrior!

[@crazyjimheath]

both showed class , Brutal hit glad Bryce is doing good after that

[@KingQuis3]

Emmett vs Holloway is the fight to make. But As much as I love that fight doesn’t make much sense for Holloway unless Ilia beats Volk. Even though id still pay to watch Volk and Max fight again if both were to win, its a TOUGH fight to make on paper.

[@kaylek3874]

Josh Emmett Giga Chikadze would be a fun one

[@Razear]

It's a fight. You can't blame the winner for celebrating after doing their job when the opponent is looking to exact the same action. Emmett was respectful in the cage, but I think the backlash was from his social media posts milking the win.

[@James_Cy]

I feel like Arnold Allen is an exciting fight to make. Makes sense within the rankings too

[@drakepellegrinmma532]

I wanna see Emmett vs Holloway

[@moneyraylucas7161]

He should fight Max Holloway if Holloway doesn't move up then Arnold Allen I guess but thats a stretch

[@StuffAndMemes]

Emmett was just “adrenalined” up from the fight, he didn’t even follow up and he definitely could have because Herb was across the octagon. It was a nasty ko and very sad to see for Bryce, but Josh did everything right

[@heroofharo]

I am interested... But hes in a weird spot after getting subbed against Yair. Ilia Topuria would be a good match up, but hes booked. Holloway is a derailment for everyone that faces him, and i dont find the match up especially compelling when you think about the size difference and who max Holloway is. Volkanovski, I'd watch if he beats Ilia, and volk hasnt been shy about giving guys that almost deserve title shots, title shots. But thats very dependent on Volk winning and wanting to stay active enough to throw the guy a bone. I think he has to fight backwards and stay active enough for volk to respect him, and pray that volk beats ilia.

[@chop3050]

6:23 the rizzard

[@isiahaalejandro]

most satisfying ko of the year

[@joeschmoe6908]

The ufc should be taking criticism for making this fight. There was no other way this fight could end, given their respective skills. The fact that josh was an underdog just shows that mma bettors are clueless.

[@johnf1235]

If anything, Emmett should be praised for not throwing an extra 2 shots at Bryce because he easily could have, but chose not to.

[@connorwalters6076]

Holloway! Let's go! Who else? Gotta be holloway

[@Its-THK]

he should fight hollaway

[@dixonbuttes]

Leave it to the MMA community to get mad over Emmett being a jerk when Bryce put out a video saying how grateful he was for him not following up. Emmett was a class act! That being said - Josh vs Yair

[@konservativtnorge.2032]

Bryce came out and said «Thank you for not following up with ekstra shots». IDC about others opinion when the dude that got KOd viciosly has THANKED Emmet for not following up. Emmet comes of 2 Ls, and a HighLight reel KO infront of THAT CROWD. Emmet was, as usual, a savage, a civilized savage.

[@zfxGOD]

I would love to see Emmett fight the loser of Volk vs Topuria considering that Max is already next in line for the title anyways. Emmett vs Volk would be an amazing matchup no matter how you look at it and if Volk beats Tuporia then just match Josh up with Arnold Allen.

[@mikeevans4483]

If Holloway is going to stay at 145 then Holloway vs Emmett

[@gamebredduramax71]

They should have let it go another second, we never know Emmet could have woke him up with a second shot and the fight could have continued instead of being over so quick

[@imdaboogyman815]

I wonder who the ones were criticizing Josh? Journalists? Fans over social? Or did Uncle Chael create his own story? Which now makes it real.

[@phillipadams4738]

I became a huge fan of both of these warriors.

[@EBurstyn]

I’ve been an Emmett fan for a while, but i grew up near Sac so I’m biased

[@austinlively3678]

I say Emmet v Allen, great matchup, title implications if volk wins and ofc banger for a london card