Let's Talk: Islam's Legacy getting Stronger; Mike Perry's Success; Petr Yan vs Figueiredo + more

[@mattsadler4234]

@ 19:30 That pic of Robbie Lawler saving Ben Askren from that burning building is the most heroic thing I’ve ever seen. And he even pretended to be asleep when the ref showed up so Ben could win. Helluva guy

[@nikolamanojlovicci]

100% agree with you on the DJ segment. People say that his strength of schedule is not that great, but that's a ridiculous claim. Remove DJ from that division and we would have had at least 3 or 4 different great fighters as champs. The only reason they didn't look like world beaters is the fact that they fought DJ. DJ was so good that he made elite fighters look like children.

[@TheWeasleMMA]

100%

[@lasse9553]

What DJ did to Wilson Reis was almost hard to watch, it was just insane how good Mighty Mouse was at that time

[@ChumbynKnopa]

Same with prime Anderson Silva.

[@jakeonyx4775]

Yeah he was miles ahead technique-wise early on

[@brains8305]

They also looked like children because they weigh 125 lbs 😂

[@BrushworkNL]

Mike Perry is cashing in and becoming know as the "Bare knuckle King".... What an amazing turn around for a guy who for while looked like a typical Florida man about to hit rock bottom. I hope he cashes in and gets out before the damage piles up.

[@Werdxp]

Knowing Perry he won't stop till he's forced by loved ones to stop. Dude loves the war. BKFC is the real "JUST BLEED" sport

[@worldview6218]

Yeah but he’s not really the best . He’s not bad either, I just think he’s similar to bk boxing and that promotion as like Conor was to the ufc, and he brings eyeballs to that sport and promotion with his personality and the way he fights, even if there’s guys who would dog him in there at least on points.

[@DyingBreed8]

Eddie kicked his ass. One sided fight.

[@eaglewinnings8003]

@@DyingBreed8wouldn’t give up on the dreams of him being a typical Florida man yet

[@kg356]

Hopefully the performance Eddie put on him will entice Jorge to throw his hat in

[@JackSmith-te6kj]

History with weasel is phenomenal. Do a history segment every podcast please. Talk about the mighty Hannibal.

[@TheWeasleMMA]

Idk if everyone's ready for Hannibal! Would love to!

[@noelmartinez8123]

Yes, would love to continue to hear your takes on history!

[@keyboardgangsta6890]

You crazy mane what you mean Hannibal? 😂😂

[@john_joeshelvysr5269]

@@keyboardgangsta6890Hannibal Barca the man who almost conquered the Roman Empire

[@JackSmith-te6kj]

@TheWeasleMMA He was the boogeyman to the Romans. Can’t believe he took like 37 elephants up into the alps and losing many men and battling the Gauls along the way. He is my personal favourite.

[@antonydharwood]

History with Weasel better be a recurring segment, love hearing him speak about it with such passion. Japanese history is so interesting, loved hearing him chat about the likes of Musashi

[@yenmeng]

Agreed!

[@CargoShorts7]

I almost feel like DJ was ahead of his time. Even tho long time fans know how long he’s been around, it’s almost as if the sport didn’t have as much respect and appreciation surrounding it back when he was the FW king. Without a doubt one of the goats

[@MetalSolidCrisis]

It depends on what you value as a fan. Lot of fans literally can't understand how good DJ is and he's also so fast. I have tried watching his fight with Henry and halfway through I'm overloaded with how much action takes place over 10-15 minutes much less the full 25. I'm not saying it's a skill issue butbit might be 😭😂

[@CargoShorts7]

@@MetalSolidCrisisInteresting. I hadn't considered it from the perspective that he was maybe too good lol. I could see that haha

[@RobertoSanchez-ew1ce]

my dream card is: GSP vs Robert Whittaker (Middleweight) Daniel Cormier vs Cain Velasquez Charles Oliveira vs Brian Ortega (lightweight) Justin Gaethje vs Robbie Lawler (165) Gilbert Burns vs Michael Chandler (Welterweight)

[@Rosa_percs]

You’ve been getting these done quickly man I appreciate it.

[@JackTorrance333]

Kelvin is finished. He peaked in Izzy’s fight😂

[@Werdxp]

His peak ended at the very second he decided to stupidly grapple Izzy after rocking him bad

[@Brandon-tk2rw]

who is Izzy?

[@sagaz5569]

Israel adesanya​@@Brandon-tk2rw

[@AlexM-mz7rx]

@@Brandon-tk2rwdog molestor

[@Boggsy.]

I love the Bakumatsu period in Japan. The last hurrah of the dying Samurai way of life, the Shinsengumi running around in Kyoto fighting reformation Assassins. So many great movies, books, and of course anime come out of that period. Musashi is of course phenomenal. If you can dig manga at all, please read “Vagabond.” It’s like a biography of Musashi w/ Five Rings philosophy set to some of the most gorgeous line and watercolor paint work you’ve ever seen. So good.

[@kaangeyikipek]

he once mentioned that he reads manga, if I remember correctly

[@ShakAKA12]

Who would win tachibana or honda

[@mcnally211]

I like the idea of champs having to defend at least 4 defenses of the belt. This 2x champ chasing is messing up the divisions.🤝🍻

[@dsan17]

Their contracts should also have a clause that they are required to defend 2x a year unless injured.

[@worldview6218]

Idk about a particular number, I think it needs to make sense, both in the division and in the division they move to in order to try and accomplish that. For volk regardless of the amount of defenses he had, most of those were against the same guy, it worked for that Div because you have a max Holloway who is literally stopping contenders in their tracks and giving volk little options to defend. It also made sense because in the division above you had a new champion in islam who took out Charles, and Charles had taken out every other legit title contender during his reign, and those title contenders and top guys all had multiple shots themselves at the title and so it was just the perfect time. You could argue it screwed over Benny, but tbf Benny ended up losing two in a row recently so in hindsight he wasn’t ready yet anyway despite the win streak. I think if the actual super fight makes sense, and the division is in a tricky spot contender wise or the champ has lapped them all and the division above isn’t full of multiple guys ready and deserving of title fights or top contender fights like ww currently is then the number of defenses don’t matter imo.

[@rclxastro]

podcasts are part of the routine at this point

[@pt5728]

Man’s been dropping these podcasts left and right, it’s beautiful🥹

[@BedrockMMA]

Loved hearing about your personal story of becoming a mma fighter. Great stuff🔥🔥

[@Nick_Tank]

I 10000% agree about the champ champ status. Especially the “if a fighter can’t cut the weight anymore, vacate the belt” cause the fighter getting on the scale is the biggest risk for the UFC

[@universalsquadra2520]

appreciate you getting these podcasts out so fast. 🙏

[@PotentSenzu]

Never thought I would hear you talk about King Baldwin. When you learn about his story you realize how inspiring he was.

[@sethh1]

the content has been poppin lately man good stuff!

[@nickbeattie3077]

Damn Weasle, you pumpin this shit out. Hell yeah!

[@J0HNJ0RDAN]

"On the ground, he looked like Derrick Lewis." 🤕😅

[@MostafaElSakari]

I hate this new comments by members “feature”

[@lartdelavivre1]

Weasel: Love to listen to you. Just like a friend who sits next to me who are so good in telling story, great knowledge on commenting on mma topics, have a good sense of human and speak so eloquently. Thank you.

[@joaoalegria7578]

Nevermind MMA, we need a 3h podcast about japanese history, would love that!

[@FromRussia_With_Love]

TheWeasel stays being the best MMA commentary channel on KZbin.

[@mybestfriendlober]

Duuuude that samurai part sold me on the history podcast man I already liked the idea but now I NEED IT Edit: RAAAAAH I NEED THAT

[@coey25]

Ro. I just wana listen to you talk about ancient battles now. Those last couple of questions were awesome! ❤

[@gordonfoo2416]

Bro, I love the passion when you're talking about History. I'm also shock that I listen through the whole thing. It's interesting

[@H_whit99]

Let’s go!!! Dude definitely do some KZbin fights. Weasel gonna be dropping these content creators

[@viciouslydelicious]

talofa, yo im sorry i haven’t commented before even though i’ve definitely tuned into your channel first and everytime for my mma everything lol but i just wanted to say i love this segment and appreciate your amazing work. stay safe. tofa

[@jamesmswenko8292]

I always appreciate the time stamps.

[@byxvella]

Another Chanel talking about history would actually be really good

[@Stmpjmpr01]

This was fantastic. I'm so sick of Conor. I can't even believe this is even still a thing. Dude has not been the same in years.

[@Theblobmma]

I love the history section weasle, I’m joining the military in January and plan on doing special ops, I dream of working my way up as a general or commander one day and those stories you tell really do motivate me, keep up the great work I’d love to hear more of them if you continue to tell them

[@TheWeasleMMA]

Yeah man, go for it. I'll keep them coming too 👊

[@jayiguess6735]

Dear Weasle, the gang is very much in need of coverage on the Deiveson Figueiredo 135 debut. Please and thanks.

[@MTBJJ2001]

just tore my ACL and MCL 4 years in, was wanting to compete. broke my heart, i’m so depressed right now, i put so much time money and effort into it and i can’t do it and i wanna cry man. this is the only sport i’ve found success in, i was good at most sports i did but never got to a high level u was legitimately doing good and my coaches were so optimistic. but now i don’t know

[@williamross8366]

get that history podcast or videos out in general I am ready for that content asap! love your content

[@TheWeasleMMA]

Working on it as we speak!

[@impqct7150]

the history with weasle segment is awesome

[@JustinSilva-fm8lz]

I would love a seperate channel highlighting different parts of history, perhaps even a podcast dedicated to it.

[@f5768]

Love the history section respect from Japan🔥💯

[@reesemcgrath5138]

Ayo fellow math major. I never comment, but that took me way by surprise, respect my brother

[@yenmeng]

We need a whole history segment w/ the Weasle talking about the Romance of the Three Kingdoms !

[@sly_tendencies87]

Thought you was gonna do a video about the Day of Reckoning last night.

[@sirkiken]

Man spitting the straightest of facts about DJ and Champ-Champ. Weasle, if you wanna know about Japanese history, especially Sengoku Jidai period, The Shogunate is a fantastic channel. Hope that's not bad form to suggest another channel here, but I think you'd get a kick out of it.

[@vaneast411]

thanks Weasle. love your content that samurai shit sounds incredibly interesting!

[@-Ice_Cold-]

22:30. Good point. People are always overlooking of smaller guys in UFC, despite being the most skilled. Just like in common life

[@user-qp8vi8dd5y]

Some history topics that would be cool for you to cover: 1. Battle of Teutoburg Forest 2. Delhi Sultanate defeat of the Mongols 3. Attila the Hun 4. Timurid conquest of Delhi 5. Conquest of Constantinople

[@Xejex]

TBONE MMA should be your guest. Dude is amazing and deserves the attention

[@dharmeshsolanki3204]

History talk is impressive man keep it up ..

[@Jameslfgsmith]

Jared Gordon was outstriking and piecing Bobby right before Bobby head butted him…

[@woahblackbettybamalam]

Weasle do a live members chat

[@PjBarnessutv]

The Weasel being our YT boxing savior would be epic 🤣🤣

[@jamierowe_]

Duuude.... you've got either upload some 3 kingdoms vids (and other history) on this channel or make you a history channel cuz that's badass hearing ya talk about Dynasty and Samurai Warriors,i personally loved Dynasty Warriors with all my heart and although i did learn some truth beyond the fiction,you seem to have a good rundown of it and i wouldn't mind learning it from a vid of yours if ya can do that,but either way good vid... especially the end history lesson, always was my favorite subject

[@losertrap1031]

Bruh I only been into mma for 2 years or a little longer n I got them same thoughts but I doubt I’ll ever achieve them even starting out as a fighter. I just really like this shit I don’t see it just as fighting but at a higher level I really just see it as an art. Great videos as always keep it up always nice to listen to these long videos when I get back from work.

[@NaomieAw]

what do you think about Robelis Despaigne? would be cool to see a video on him

[@TheWeasleMMA]

Huge powerful heavyweight, but I just don't like how old he is already. He's 37.

[@ginacimaglia9625]

2 head slams back to back. Fun night

[@AngelofDethMetal]

Or if the Champion doesnt have 3-4 defenses, then they should have to fight a Top 5 Contender and earn the title shot in the other division. Kinda like Poatan but have the rule apply even if he retained MW belt.

[@cryptomnesiac]

@TheWeasle you could become a sports psychologist bro, probably a lot of money in that if you're good at it. And it's so closely related to coaching and performing, I think it could be very fulfilling. Also, with podcasting man, you're putting out a great product. I bet there is room for a podcast with a sports psych angle, and you could also get into the analysis of famous warriors throughout history. No shortage of content, hitting from so many angles, that's for sure.

[@kap10ahab420]

DJ not boring i got into ufc cuz of him

[@Runnit12]

History with Weasle was fun

[@kaangeyikipek]

Hey Weasle, what books would you recomend for Japanese war history and such

[@longbowlover123]

More history talk please! 😊

[@kasv4103]

what a legend. regarding history lesson...thank you very much man. cheers boss.

[@chuckseager8001]

Hey weasel I love your content and have been watching you for years. I have a question ? Which event is it you're speaking of ? I have also only been to one event and don't go anymore because of all the fighting in the crowd

[@jhglaze]

Love your commentary about the Samurai.

[@ZolPsyko]

You sound so passionate about competing I think you should pursue it one day. Or at least coaching. Dont wait around and regret it bro

[@rumi3213]

I’m very very excited for the weasels history podcast

[@garyclarke2385]

I'm very much in agreement with you on the " PLATINUM MIKE PERRY " finding his home regarding BKFC..he's absolutely loving it over there, his confidence and love for it is dripping off him...even when talking to Rogan about bareknuckle you could see him with a grin talking about it... I think Eddie was doing well before that swelling which closed his eye, great call to. Speaking about his wife and her believing in him at the very start when he was a nobody " she's earned her right to scream my name guys so leave her alone " PRETTY HONEST, FROM THE HEART THAT....

[@waldstuhl2099]

I like the history stuff at the end

[@kd1233]

Love the history talk very interesting!

[@5t3v3zzzzzz]

Weasle the coach wud be sooooo 🔥 🔥🔥

[@dwdplayer]

Who do you think would win if prime Chuck Liddell vs Jiri?

[@DJ95529]

29:22 I hold DC higher than Stipe on the GOAT list. Sure Stipe beat him twice, but DC was double champ, and defended both belts. Also, he won the Grand Prix in Strikeforce. That's a better resume to me. Also, 35:28 thanks for saying that. People have such short term memories about Tony. He would have given Khabib real problems in the early days.

[@smrkdaddy6859]

@TheWeasleMMA you should do a breakdown of Perry vs Alvarez would love to see it , huge fan watch all ur vids

[@nikolayppn]

Did you record most of this before the fight night with Tsarukyan? Around 40:30 mark you say if he wins against Dariush, then Makhachev's win against him would look really good.

[@TheWeasleMMA]

Yes, I recorded most of it a day before

[@treroney4720]

Hey weasel Love the channel been following for a long time. You’re definitely my favorite at breaking down the fights. Prime Jose versus prime Demetrious Johnson at 135??

[@austinklein7644]

Who you got in holloway vs topuria???

[@jimhendericks]

Wow can wait for the weasle network

[@osio7528]

DC in his prime would obliterate Jones and Stipe

[@charlieruisseau2476]

Ben Askren's arrival was so great, the way he called out everyone, he's a hell of funny guy, still love him!

[@geoskillz]

i wanted to hear your thoughts on the cage surface being harder than normal at ufc austin. Wellington turman looked to have injured his shoulder as well whilst being finished.

[@danielgonzalez-yp7hi]

I gave a thumbs up for Sean Strickland ✅

[@YODAJJ]

Crazy when you think about how Belal Muhammad big brothered Sean Brady..it was very satisfying to watch

[@downtownjb100]

DJ should be on everyone's goat list, but he's never mentioned

[@luiz9672]

No way bro said nobody is above Izzy besides MAYBE Anderson. Very casual take

[@MAT-wn5fr]

Topuria has a good chin. I'm surprised that you think O'Malley has enough power to finish him.

[@noahmontgomery9902]

I’m a huge Baldwin the 4th fan too haha! Love it

[@jlol933]

For the 5 fight main event, I’d love to see Brock Lesnar vs Francis Nganou, Khabib vs GSP at catch weight, Adesanya vs Anderson Silva

[@bluechili7036]

Armin Tamzarian legit!

[@thesilentassassin1167]

Weasel, Your Opinion on new GTA VI trailer and are you excited for the game?

[@roycemorales3924]

It's a shame DJ is underappreciated by Dana and the ufc. I feel like if dana and the ufc put the same amount of money and time promoting DJ as slap fighting it could have been different. But I'm glad he's getting his worth in ONE championship.

[@joshuacurtis6011]

Have you taken a fight yet? I remember in 2017 you would talk about it

[@Victor-fg1ky]

To be honest, Islam has the chance to do something Khabib never thought of: become a 2-time division champion. He can climb up to Welterweight and defeat Leon Edwards since Usman is no longer champion. It might be challenging for him to shred down to lightweight, which might affect his metabolism and conditioning. He's definitely on his way to cementing his legacy just like Khabib did either way. There's really no lightweight opponent who can challenge him st the moment, not even Oliveira.

[@blakenilsen9852]

That's fair, although I wouldn't be shocked if volk floored everyone in the lightweight division except Islam

[@madgavin7568]

Islam should silence all doubt at 155 before going up though. There are peeps who think Charles had an off-night at UFC 280 and would beat Islam in a rematch, those need to be silenced. He should also try to break the 155 title defence record of 3, its never been done before.

[@blakenilsen9852]

@AHALKALAKETS ehhh honestly I don't know. Maybe Oliveira but I really think that Volk can hang with both Dustin and Justin on the feet and now that his grappling got so much better I think if he mixes in takedowns I see him getting UD over both of them

[@blakenilsen9852]

@@madgavin7568 if he plans on defending both belts than I have no problem with him moving up sonner than later

[@kinantantjiptawirawan1326]

I am the one of the very few that believe Islam will fresher thus more dangerous at WW

[@activeunsub]

U listen to Weasel long enough & u realise who he likes or doesn't like, and Jon falls in the latter. As for DDP, if u listened to more than clickbaity excerpts of an interview or read more than the headline, u'll know that he said he'll defend the belt if he wins, against Chimaev, Izzy & whoever is next. He mentioned LHW as a long term goal i.e that it's where he'll end up bc he's a big boy & moving up with a belt is preferable.

[@mcmays22]

History segment was good

[@mernky3562]

I think time and budget permitting the PFL could actually conpete the the UFC in some aspects

[@ikervega0116]

History with Weasel could be its very own channel, if not hopefully there will be a permanent segment of the podcast for that. Also have you ever played Ghost of Tsushima? If so what do you think of how it tells events

[@kits9701]

if jones beats aspinal. he would’ve beaten 4 generations of fighters

[@AncientAryan]

Any fighter would rather a fight stop late than early, they all say it. So to us a late stop seems better but and early stop is actually worse to fighters. This is there career, a loss can change everything. A loss could be a difference of millions of dollars in sponrships, pay per fight , viewership etc.

[@katser5023]

As you say that but you're forgetting all those brutal shots bobby green took all can change his career and might as well be over for him. At least with an early stopage he can come back but with that type of dmg he took, he may never be the same. Just look at tony for example. Took a lot of dmg from that Justin fight. Literally the opposite of what your saying and with examples and facts.

[@AlexM-mz7rx]

bro bobby green was done, you dont know what you’re talkin about

[@FSuixo]

Romero V Walker That would be amazing - 0% ground game/ 21% Stand-up fighting/ 39% Taunting/ 40% Air-fight

[@sharpgaming6237]

You need to have MMA QUICK HIT as a guest on your podcast.

[@MAT-wn5fr]

Jai Herbert is taller and so much bigger and more powerful than O'Malley. Topuria destroys O'Malley and could KO him on the feet. I'd be shocked if O'Malley was able to hurt Topuria enough to get a finish or win a decision.