Kazushi Sakuraba And Josh Barnett Have Mini Grappling Match Before Quintet 3 - MMA Fighting

Kazushi Sakuraba, Josh Barnett, and Hideo Tokoro play around on the grappling mats ahead of their appearances at Quintet 3.
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[@giorgiomarte9131]

Today’s fans will never know how much The Gracie Killer meant to this sport 💯💯💯

[@buddhastl7120]

Giorgio Marte Word

[@jesussotelo4775]

Lol yes indeed I thank my dad for getting me into it early on I remember Pride loke it was yesterday

[@mexicanwaffle1]

@Kozmikōcēlōtl ur so cool that you have been following mma for a longtime bro ur sport would be nowhere without casuals so try to educate them instead of inflating ur ego

[@fightermma]

Life goes on

[@minlee5376]

Giorgio Marte hahaha I know mang

[@chrisweber6090]

Nowadays fighters pull out when they stub a toe Sakuraba would fight three fights a night and was a middleweight at best fighting roided out heavyweights and was injured all the time never complained once that's why he's a legend in this sport

[@mofogie]

And he'd be drinking and smoking lol

[@AceMcSch00ly]

And he beat nearly all the legends he faced!

[@Halloween931]

Word!

[@quilliejones4314]

With his cauliflower ears busted open

[@loumalabann9303]

how dare you belittle the effects of a stubbed toe it can lead to anxiety, depression, PTSD, schizophrenia, seizures, and even onset DEATH

[@LauDanielS]

Saku is the man. Also impressive how a man of Barnett's size can flow with a smaller guy so smoothly.

[@tattoodrdoke]

A skilled big man can be just as graceful. Flow rolling and technical sparring will help a big guy not rely on his crutch/strength.

[@lordofthebeltsthereturnoft1127]

He isn't ridiculously larger, Sakuraba is a rather thick man. Barnett is mostly just a few inches taller and has a bit more flab on him.

[@kellychase4365]

It's probably cause you're used to seeing him to with heavyweights that are just straight sloppy

[@rcchristian2]

I was thinking the same thing. Man it would be a pleasure to roll with both Saku and Barnett.

[@zakhriskin1602]

@@lordofthebeltsthereturnoft1127 are you joking Barnet is 120kg and Saku is around 85

[@SaturnStarOfDavid]

Gracies cross the street when they see this man coming.

[@freedomfighter644]

:))))

[@i_GiveFRUITS]

They run and hide 😂

[@nthnpar01]

yawn

[@jamaalhoward4075]

Saku was, is, and forever shall be THE MAN! It was always awesome watching him compete in Pride. I am happy to see he’s healthy enough to still grapple.

[@donk18362]

Don't he and Renzo have a rubber match in the works?... Jizzed my pants a little when I heard that

[@captmoroni]

Saku's hilarious, asking for outside interference

[@mosesmartinez8994]

Such beautiful souls, demonstrating a beautiful art. I appreciate Saku so much more the morning of Kid's passing. Pride. Never. Die.

[@DeanGallacher1]

Moses Martinez Pride Never Die bro!!!

[@kevinyoshida3586]

@Keith B444 Jeep Rubicoon!! Norifumi Yamamoto RIP!

[@chickendinner5572]

Keith B444 Jeep Rubicoon!! Norifumi Yamamoto.

[@papillonvu]

Damn! I had no idea Kid Yamamoto just passed away! It’s shocking, he’s younger than me. He was one of my favorite fighters and i spent hours watching his super entertaining fights in the early 2000s! RIP good Sir. Heart of a warrior.

[@Halloween931]

Word!

[@matthewalicea4860]

I like how Saku looks like he's trying to tag in Tokoro at one point. He's all like "help me out, help me out"!

[@DannyXXXXX]

This is legendary.

[@RobWitchdoctor]

yes, you are very right!

[@RobWitchdoctor]

MMA is so strong now, but could do with a sak

[@Rainchild33082]

Agreed good sir. Brings my heart joy seeing these legends at play

[@deadmoney5580]

saku would have fought a prime Barnett in Pride if he was asked too, for sure . Two legends here.

[@chrisweber6090]

Wouldn't have even said a word about it

[@ScrubTheNub]

Knowing him he’d still say yes after having 3 fights prior... on the same night.

[@Halloween931]

Word

[@ireviewshtuff]

I'll never forget Sakuraba facing Cro Cop and Cro Cop having so much respect for him doing so, he never even tried to stare him down.

[@ManofStryfe]

It was a pleasure watching this!!! Beautiful transitions the whole way through. Love it! Oh yeah and that last submission was amazing.

[@keithprice7119]

Agreed. Skipped back a few times to rewatch sections

[@marinerovrataric4979]

me to

[@Ghertor1]

Barnett is a beast

[@a.a.alvarez2320]

Hes always bn beast

[@skyefox]

Barnett and Frank Mir made grappling exciting for Heavyweights, they adopted a gameplan that was more than a simple ground and pound till you gas out then just lay there.

[@ijmula]

That last submission tho 👏 👏 👏

[@thedevilsadvocate3710]

Im telling you, catch wresting MUST be incorporated into your ground game to have a COMPLETE ground game.

[@nthnpar01]

MyTwoCents It's called just wrestling mixed with BJJ. No outdated fake pro wrestling needed.

[@greywolf2835]

Catch wrestling was around before judo (Gracie Jujitsu come from judo) was introduced to the west. It developed in England and other parts of Europe. It is different from bjj in the it is way more aggressive. There are plenty if submissions in catch wrestling along with crazy throws. Older pro wrestling comes from catch and scientific wrestling. The Gracie family was always scared of pro wrestlers. Check the history on it.

[@landgabriel]

How old is Sakuraba here? Like 80?

[@AceMcSch00ly]

And still schooling the Rookies!

[@FilimoneL]

This gives me chills, two legends of combat

[@alvaroalfaro9478]

In their pride days, saku and barney would have fought for real in a shoot. Crazy that saku was still a handful for prime crocop who beat Barnett

[@k1x000]

catch as catch can

[@YoutubSUCKZ]

right saku and barnett keeping it alive

[@jammer220]

that last move is so sick. This was a treat to watch!

[@sdmfanthony5649]

It's like an amazing dance.

[@seanwilson4885]

Catch wrestling legends right there. Slick movement

[@Jgw2nr]

Saku is such a legend. People always remember his succesfull path against the Gracies, but this guy would fight anyone. Size difference was absolutelly no problem, he fought Mirko Crocop, Kevin Randleman, Igor Vovchancyn, Kimo, Minotouro, etc... Besides legends as Wand, Rampage, Shamrok, Belfort... True warrior.

[@marcw3]

Thank you for posting this great video of Kazushi Sakuraba, Josh Barnett, and Hideo Tokoro!

[@보미-l8e]

Sakuraba is my favorite mma fighter

[@Onlybadtakes2589]

Josh barnett is the deadliest weeb ive ever seen

[@TheVersacePython]

Trt weeb

[@blipblop9094]

@fabrizzio monsalve watch josh other videos that doesnt involve mma to know how much of a weeb he is haha.

[@lordofthebeltsthereturnoft1127]

I don't know man, I think a weabo is meant to be someone who is a loser and wants to be Japanese and usually doesn't know anything about Japan. I think Barnett isn't a weabo, just a normal man who has an affinity for some Japanese things.

[@VictorAHunter]

@fabrizzio monsalve he plays magic the gathering constantly and has a manga collection

[@RazgrizStraitz]

@@lordofthebeltsthereturnoft1127 he definitely is. he did a fight where the intro song was the theme from Fist of the North Star. Hokuto no Ken. you wa shock! I love Josh Barnett lol. i don't mean weeb negatively.

[@bedford4383]

5:19 Josh is so slick, sees an opening for a sub almost anywhere

[@leowashington8991]

if Sakuraba was still on His Prime, I would Love to see Him have a Grappling Match with Khabib

[@hielogogo9109]

Prime Saku was so good but most important one of the most entertaining fighter ever. Won against Gracies, Rampage Jackson, Vitor Belfort and more. True legend.

[@papillonvu]

Those are some awesome transitions! I love catch wrestling! That Full Nelson at 6:20 is just crazy!!

[@Sigsigs]

Sakuraba's still a funny dude

[@azaquihelify]

Sakuuuuuuuuu But also......are you kidding me with that las submission

[@al2577891]

Sakuraba is the MAN, living legend! Barnett have done his duties also for fight business. Great Duo!

[@LloydSaulpaugh]

Barnett with that smart wristlock at the 4:25 mark...ouch. Great sport.

[@Gunnslingereight]

I enjoyed watching that, Sakuraba will always be one of my favorite fighters of all time, he gave me and my friends so many entertaining fights back in the 90s. I remember on weekend really late watching satellite and seeing him fight. He never complained or made excuses on loses, he always fought injured, and always tried to finish his opponents. I always laugh when guys say he's not that good and bring up his record, that's a sign those guys aren't the hardcore fans who watched from the beginning...his resume is impressive. And you can tell Josh admires him too, a legend who compliments another legend, that's says just how great he is. One of the very few fighters who wasn't or isn't a ufc mainstay and still is very popular and recognized as one of the greats.

[@mynamesjeffhardly]

Wow those sprawls were amazing. I can see how wrestling can be incorporated really well into jujitsu wow

[@AztecUnshaven]

Man... imagine Demian Maia, Sakuraba and Barnett sharing and exchanging techniques and ideas... pure gold.

[@turtleturbo1025]

Saku still at it all the wars the fights the man is amazing !

[@bamhamer]

Legends!!!

[@TheKarkian]

Josh remember me to Bjorn of Vikings.

[@silversurferguy6319]

Two catch legends!! I wish they would form an organization to keep catch alive

[@IriaChannel]

Hideo Tokoro* And Josh Barnett Have Mini Grappling Match Before Quintet 3 Ft. Sakuraba clowning around for 30 seconds.

[@waltdusza3400]

It was a fun 30 seconds though. Tokoro vs. Nicky Ryan is going to be nuts.

[@lordofthebeltsthereturnoft1127]

Oh that guy is Tokoro, he is a bit bigger than I thought he was. I believe the Tokoro guy is someone who has fought for a long time also.

[@blipblop9094]

2 of the best catch wrestler in mma.

[@nthnpar01]

blippi blipblop Which says a lot about how bad catch has done over the decades. Literally those are the only 2 anyone ever mentions. Sakuraba was a freestyle wrestler who had BJJ training. Barnett under Erik Paulson had a hybrid style.

[@oneguy7202]

@@nthnpar01 saku never train bjj and barnet have a honorable bb in bjj, catch is not popular but is a very good grapplkng style. Bjj influenced by catch in past

[@colet1096]

@@nthnpar01 Sakuraba trained with Billy Robinson, he is a catch-wrestler

[@nthnpar01]

@@colet1096 Don't you ever get tired of pretending that Barney and Saku were the only two people who trained under Billy Robinson, therefore, just because those two were successful, that "catch" is the end all be all? Why do you people ignore the fact that there were plenty of other people that trained under Billy Robinson, yet we never hear of them from you fanboys because those other trainees sucked ass? crickets

[@Qthetar]

@@nthnpar01 Actually many are catch wrestlers. Randy Couture, Matt Hughs, Demetrious Johnson, Sean Sherk, Ken and Frank Shamrock were/are catch wrestlers. All these I mentioned their grappling coaches were/are catch wrestlers. Hell Khabib is a Catch Wrestler since Sambo is basically Catch Wrestling but called Sambo, the creator of the sport was a catch wrestler. So sit down mark. Hell even Jon Jones is a catch wrestler, he’s trained grappling by Pankration coach which is a mixture of boxing and catch wrestling.

[@homersimpson5964]

Crazy, DC picked that guy up like a child and threw him.

[@chirazi]

Even more crazy. Gustafson took dc down

[@homersimpson5964]

Gustafson ain’t no slouch, he took down Jones too.

[@Halloween931]

Word!

[@Qthetar]

DC is an Olympic wrestler. They are elite at takedowns.

[@homersimpson5964]

@@Qthetar Not all olympic wrestlers that get into MMA can do what DC did that day to Barnett.

[@pardontheleft2692]

sakuraba is a gift to this earth

[@J_Gar]

Sakuraba... The heart & soul of PRIDE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS.🙏🏾

[@jamesptah9993]

Imagine if Kyoshi Tamura would have been on his team!!

[@freedomfighter644]

its like a warior dance. beautiful.

[@alexm4515]

So odd to see my hero breathless. Its like finding out santa isn’t real. I guess even heros age

[@codyjobe]

I wish real grappling was as fluid and transitional as these flowing spare sessions. So cool to see a submission out of every transition

[@shoto520]

Catch

[@Mayib-ra]

Josh was eating Thai Food last week in Hollywood....tall dude

[@jorgegandolfi9476]

Sou seu fã desde 1993

[@freedomfighter644]

SAKURABA Known for his excellent skills in catch wrestling, he is considered to be one of the greatest mixed martial art fighters of all time, and also holds notable victories over 7 UFC champions, 3 Pancrase Champions, a DREAM champion, a King of the Cage champion and Battlecade Extreme Fighting champion; former Welterweight Champion Carlos Newton, two former Light heavyweight champions Vitor Belfort and Quinton Jackson, former Heavyweight Champion Kevin Randleman, 3-time UFC Tournament champion Royce Gracie, former Superfight champion and King of Pancrase Ken Shamrock, former UFC Tournament champion and King of Pancrase Guy Mezger, former King of Pancrase Masakatsu Funaki, DREAM Super Hulk Tournament Champion Ikuhisa Minowa, former King of the Cage Light Heavyweight champion Vernon White, and former Battlecade Extreme Fighting champion Marcus Silveira. He is also the first of only two Japanese champions in UFC history. Sakuraba is the founder of the submission wrestling promotion Quintet, where he has competed since 2018.

[@miguelladinodevera614]

Sakuraba-sensei asking for the tag 😂 man still has that puroresu psychology and Prof. Barnett still moves like a man half his age. Two living legends of MMA just living out their martial arts journeys.

[@jshawney3355]

Finding out that all the fighters , especially Brazilians were juicing, why didn't Saku do it also? He really set himself back by not getting on the medicine himself. Wanderlei and Vitor especially were juiced to the gills and had such an advantage over him.

[@forosquetofuringos5877]

If i had the honor to practice catch wrestling with Sakuraba and Barnett...Eventhough i'm skinny as fk,lol.

[@fatmunch6318]

Who’s this student who tapped out barnett and couldn’t be submitted by saku Dana wya

[@Braz438]

Pride ! Arona, Wanderley,shogun, Barnet, Sakuraba, FEDOR, minotauro,Werdum,Dan Henderson,rampage Jackson,crocop,Mark Coleman,............

[@freedomfighter644]

Sakuraba a real legend. the greatest of all time.

[@chadelliottfahlman]

At first I saw Hideo and thought, "Josh Barnett lost some weight."

[@mangravy2000]

Barnett should have stayed stateside for his career. A great fighter but a, IMHO very funny personality.

[@colet1096]

Love Sakuraba so much @4:45

[@rbtfcf]

Sakuraba es legendario, ídolo 👍💥

[@sovannpen]

Lots of cool technique. Liked the step over arm bar counter to armbar at 4:52 and counter calf crank at 5:18 in the truck.

[@danf8047]

Wait why isn't Sakuraba wearing hello kitty pink undies?!!!

[@IvanCapitani]

that last move from Barnett. never seen that

[@jasondelvaux3036]

Saku has no problem fighting heavyweights.

[@FR-ty5vn]

Super cool watching you killers flowing

[@wlangstroth]

Sakuraba. What a ham. Tapping to the keylock that wasn't even on yet. Such a good sport.

[@LloydBlake89]

Josh letting the guy work what a great training partner I used to roll with guys that outweighed me by 100 pounds when I started when someone my size actually came to the gym I mauled them

[@solarjudgement4575]

All looked choreographed. Not sure if it was but if it isn't supposed to be then it looked like it was.

[@carloshenriqueandradecorre4449]

Sakuraba = Gracie HUNTER💪

[@s1r155]

Poetry in motion - 2 legends of the sport

[@JACKTHEDRAGONOKEEFFE]

CANT WAIT TO GET PISSED DRUNK TOMORROW..

[@Sandlin22]

Too bad Barnett got caught cheating so often. He seems like a nice guy but he's been caught doping way too many times. Dude is a beast he doesn't need to cheat.

[@arifdesisusanto7389]

Dulu bertarung sekarangsahabat.. Salut untuk semua

[@blackshinobikusanagi3496]

i wish i had the rashguards sakuraba and barnett was wearing so i can wear it for my bjj no gi class and my catch wrestling class.

[@osvaldao.]

Sakuraba cool

[@joenorway47]

that kesa gatame to kimura roll at 4:47 was pure filth

[@tagplayaify]

Sick

[@ryanatanacio2964]

Hahahha that was cool. but we know that was pro wrestling exhibit

[@SaxBurgos]

Jakuso

[@orsonincharge4879]

Barnetusan , please dont break the fighters .

[@EyetalionMafia]

Catch wrestling Is alive!

[@pancraseash9002]

Nothing will beat sakuraba v Newton

[@natyapashyatayangvlog6642]

Legend never dies

[@granddad6689]

SAKU IS LEGEND

[@Daniel-yo5es]

either wear wrestling shoes or spats josh... not both.

[@omi807]

Is that California kid there????

[@d04lvallier]

Sakuraba vs Zack Sabre Jr. Please?

[@granddad6689]

Zack ain't worthy to face sakuraba.he ain't earned his stripes yet.

[@granddad6689]

I'd like to see Suzuki vs sakuraba one last time

[@bobmulhall8682]

Two of the all time best.

[@اللهأكبر-ح6ح2ث]

Master Sakuraba

[@goodnis6180]

Beautiful

[@matthewduncan9405]

Sakuraba!!!!

[@jlovethelounge7959]

SAKU ...A TRUE MODERN DAY SAMURAI/ MARTIAL ARTIST.

[@weirdnessbeardness]

Sakuraba trained at Maurice Smiths K-boxing/submission center in late 90's Bellevue,WA USA when in town. Loved watching him roll there. He was also always on the treadmill running. Motivational beast.

[@DavidDavid-yz2sh]

That japanese guy is really hopeless.

[@blagosvirakolo]

Sakuraba is amazing! Still very active in his age! Respect to the pioneers 🙏

[@oggywink2255]

can some one tell me what name of that last sub>>>?????

[@infiad1275]

Best defense against those 3 guys is RUN.