PRIDE 33: Nick Diaz vs Takanori Gomi | February 24, 2007

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[@JohnGodwin]

I feel bad for MMA die hard fans who missed this era - it was the best era hands down. PRIDE was just amazing.

[@МаксимБулдаков-ц2е]

И это правда!

[@fastmovinghomes3552]

thank god we can just watch alot of fights on youtube

[@gamingpoint5134]

I born this year

[@JohnSmith-pg9ns]

A lot fake fights and steroids in Pride according to Republican Chael P Sonnen

[@AnodyneHipsterInfluencer]

💯

[@madextreme2682]

High Nick Diaz is a mythical fighter , seriously bro was high af and pulled off one of the rarest submissions in MMA History.

[@tired7140]

Being high does "not" help the fighter either. Just imagine if Nick was strait during that fight.

[@jameshouser5161]

What was the submission called? I didn’t hear the commentators mention the name of it.

[@jameshouser5161]

Looked insane though

[@madextreme2682]

@@jameshouser5161 It's called a Gogoplata, very rare submission.

[@iamawuss]

He was probably able to finish in large part because he beat the piss out of his opponent on the feet and he was absolutely exhausted. After that shot, he was probably ready for a way out

[@foggy561]

Nick's interview after this fight might be the best interview of any fighter ever. When he said "that little fker hit me with a hadouken" I laughed so hard it hurt. Nick was must see TV in the early days

[@jeremyweems4916]

Lol great interview. That eye was soooo swollen.

[@joeyservo]

"Super punch shit", as high as Diaz praise gets.

[@BigWesLawns]

"Its wasnt boxing it was some karate shit, he throwing keeai's at me" or something like that😂❤

[@spaceorbison]

I think it was 7:32 that caused that

[@ActAccordinglyNow]

3x above the limit for thc lol.

[@majicogarcia8417]

Different era of fighting. PRIDE just seemed to be on a grander scale than the UFC, it was like ancient Rome, gladiators doing combat in the coliseum.

[@TheSoldat1986]

Yes

[@kenlund9671]

Yeah.. UFC Is by comparison boring.

[@newwonderer]

agree

[@Billy-bc8pk]

@@kenlund9671 Also skill ceiling is much lower -- you see waaaaay more unique techniques in Pride than in current UFC.

[@incredible5587]

miss the pride days!!

[@lxchronic420xl]

Ah how I miss these days. What an amazing fight.

[@Susp3nsa]

Yup good times I actually attended this event at the Thomas&Mack

[@TheEndIsCuming]

not better than covington vs edwards tho

[@LEXA_BIK]

​@@Susp3nsaтакие бои получаются когда оба бойца без удара, просто тупо падает хто выдыхается

[@carlosvalerio181]

@@Susp3nsaso many good fights on this card. I was lucky enough to witness it in Vegas as well. Nothing has compared for me since.

[@Susp3nsa]

@@carlosvalerio181 agree my favorite was when shogun KO overeem

[@NASkeywest]

PRIDE was so much better than the UFC before it was shut down. It’s facts. They had so many great and amazing personalities and fighters

[@sirnoname6943]

It was mostly fixed fights that’s why it was another wwe

[@14daroad]

​@@sirnoname6943You just missed the Pride era, admit it😂

[@Garf2O]

This looks more professional, while UFC usually is just plain vegas/LA sorta hollyweird sports game cash grab kinda vibe if that makes sense

[@Herc11355]

@@sirnoname6943 Not it wasnt.

[@gregwright9869]

I don't know about "mostly". Maybe a few but definitely not mostly.

[@CrushDontRush]

This was legendary and then they tried to take it away with weed test But .. Nick ahead of his Time 💯 thankful to be able to witness this era of warriors

[@davidjones8043]

Tried? They fucking DID

[@CrushDontRush]

@@davidjones8043 yep he won fight tho everyone knew it and Nick didn’t pay the fine last I knew

[@travismillar7513]

Weed slows you down- imagine if he wasn't smoking😂.

[@CrushDontRush]

@@travismillar7513 depend on strain boss there are uppers in the Herbal department 💨 not all weed is downer/sleepy fam depends on the lettuce 🥬

[@rapinbatches]

​@@travismillar7513He never smoked on fight day. He wasn't high during this fight. It was just in his system.

[@45BRush]

Thats one of the things i love about the diaz brothers, they dont hit you with all their might. They hit you with volume.

[@TheSoldat1986]

Stamina

[@Dutch_Rudder]

It stammers the opponent so bad, they can’t recover and throw anything good back at them. And if they try to shoot them to stop the flurry, they get a leg around their neck

[@jstin6]

@@Dutch_Rudderim gonna ko you bad boy 😂😂🎉

[@jeremywhittler8591]

They do. They mix up pop shots until they get a clean shot. Then it's 100% , but he keeps it at a pacing so it's a constant flow of shots.

[@mmaaldente]

I was there for this event. This is the single greatest live sports moment I've ever been a part of. The whole event was phenomenal and is still one of the best events ever, but this fight was still EXCEPTIONAL. This is just an all-time classic fight. One of the few 10/10s.

[@siegfriedo]

Pride era was MMA's Golden Era.

[@alexanderapollo2177]

😂Right. There was barely any rules❤ loved it

[@sirnoname6943]

It was all fixed fights

[@avid2112]

Ok pal

[@malomkarom]

Im so disappointed I haven't been watching yet, I've found so many amazing personalities and fights. Pride era is basically just like you said the golden era, like Arnold's time was in bodybuilding.

[@herrmanncs]

Yakuza destroyed everything …

[@CMRandall5150]

So grateful for KZbin, to be able to go back in time & see this-big Diaz fan right here

[@john69Kushman]

Nick Diaz cardio was unmatched 💯

[@qbcomicaddict2590]

That was after smoking a blunt to😂

[@hagestad]

@@qbcomicaddict2590 You meant he smoked entire dispensary and what was left was 1 blunt. Dude broke all the records of THC levels in blood for this fight.

[@Spruce_Bringsteen]

​@@qbcomicaddict2590Weed is a vasodilator

[@Ed7501]

I was there. What a moment!

[@bryantbrito2467]

Lucky. You guys were going nuts!

[@realife1542]

Lucky

[@BUNSOPAVES_PHD]

Same. That night changed my life

[@mikemorris9902]

This is on my short list for best fights of all time. Gomi was the #1 ranked lightweight in the world at the time and Diaz subbed with him an omoplata which is insanely hard to pull off, especially against someone as highly rated at Gomi

[@87Jetboat]

Gogoplata

[@mikemorris9902]

​@@87Jetboatgood call. Thank you, I was overly excited when I saw they posted this fight haha

[@87Jetboat]

@@mikemorris9902 😁 awesome fight. Those days were special.

[@MikeVieira]

@@87JetboatThis man knows! Thanks!

[@TheEndIsCuming]

its a gogoplata**

[@carlabend-ih4kz]

One of the best fights of all time

[@acepilotson3331]

One of the best fights I’ve seen. I remember watching it as it happened.

[@NASkeywest]

I love how Gomi is like, “Nicks eye is busted! Stop the fight he is hurt!” And Nick just pushed do forward and submitted him.

[@Dutch_Rudder]

He held the submission a little longer for that weak tactic by Gomi.

[@tokargaify]

Diaz is a pos. After gomi tapped and he saw it and saw the ref stopping it he gave the submission some extra torque for a quick sec.. watch closely at Nick's face when he does it. You don't do that

[@jaydennewman6631]

@@tokargaifydiaz arguably got hit with the hardest shots in his career in this fight, definitely took the most damage but dayley hit just as hard as gomi, idk dude i been hit by a big ass body builder when i was a untrained fighter and that’s the closest i’ve been to being in diaz’s position in this fight, there’s not a thing going through your mind saying that you need to be careful with how you submit your opponent’s, sorry dude but that was a man close to death i probably would’ve held on longer just from the shock of being hit so hard but there’s no one like nick, he is the true goat.

[@tokargaify]

@@jaydennewman6631 i see your point but I've never been in a cage fighting for my life. Just my casual observation. But it is fact he hung on to that rear-neked* an extra few. Regardless of why, his face during that extra couple secs says it all.

[@jaydennewman6631]

@@tokargaify ya know man, this why mma the greatest sport of all time, little things like this make the sport so diverse! trust man i see the pos in him but im the same pos myself as a lot of nda fans feel. but i definitely see where people would see this as a fucked up thing

[@dougjones1391]

I remember watching this live. Amazing fight. I remember thinking back then that Gomi must have just flow in the last couple days. Pride was just so much better of an event. Way ahead of it time.

[@thenathanimal2909]

If Gomi hadn't spent every day after training getting blitzed in nightclubs, he could have been one the greatest of all time.

[@errickflesch5565]

When you change your passion for glory......it happens to a lot of famous fighters. Connor comes to mind. They lose the "eye of the tiger". It's true.

[@tired7140]

You can't stay on top forever in mma but Gomi was the man to beat back in those days. He was a real bad ass.

[@joebeast15]

@@tired7140which makes Nick a complete badass too. He stood in the pocket with a prime Takanori Gomi and lit his ass up in the boxing exchanges.

[@tonij9089]

Where can I find info about this?

[@deadarmd]

​@@joebeast15 this wasn't prime gomi. Prime gomi didn't gas in 90 seconds. Still bedside that nick is a badass

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

Don't care how many times I watch this fight. It gets better every time

[@Makai77]

The legendary chin and cardio of Diaz. Prime Nick was as good a fighter as anyone, ever.

[@samboherring3673]

GSP destroyed him

[@jroggs85]

I'd actually say Nick's chin was a weakness. Mastering head movement was what gave him his survivability.

[@dirtysalamancas]

Diaz got knocked down with a Gomi punch 2 minutes in.

[@05548A]

@@dirtysalamancas him and his brothers ability to recover is what makes them special .

[@porchdog3430]

Pride FC created hall of fame MMA legends!

[@RoadRunnerGamer]

alot of people dont really understand how big of an underdog nick was going into this fight, Gomi at the time was putting dudes in body bags!

[@tired7140]

I remember Gomi beating the shit out of several fighters.

[@onetwothree-lk2qm]

gomi was the king in his prime

[@Dutch_Rudder]

He came out strong and impressive and hit the wall hard. Terrible cardio.

[@tired7140]

@@Dutch_Rudder Before that fight Gomi never went up against someone like Diaz with endless cardio. Good cardio can take a fighter to places he has never been before.

[@heroe1486]

​​@@tired7140 I mean the dude gased out round 1 without doing anything exceptionally taxing, it shows more his lack of cardio than Diaz's good one

[@mikemorris9902]

My favorite lightweight fight of all time!! This is one of the best fights of all time and it's such a shame it was ruled a no contest cause Diaz popped for marijuana.. he was stoned AF during this fight and fought his ass off!!

[@CJ-xi5gm]

I watched this whole card at a sports bar in Oakville Ontario. I was the only guy in the bar. I think this was the best card I’ve ever seen.

[@youhaveayds8975]

what time was it at the bar when they came on?

[@Newjerseyblows]

That sounds like a great time actually 😆

[@StewartLucrative]

​@@youhaveayds8975 this event took place in Las vegas, so it wouldn't have been on that late.

[@dirtysalamancas]

You and the three moose.

[@ClarenceJasin]

@@dirtysalamancas Just two Moose behind the bar. The third one was sent home cuz it was dead in there.

[@stevenstudler5507]

Gomi was the man back then...great fight from both.

[@velvety2528]

That was such a beautiful submission. Never seen that before

[@rtleonitis]

One of the greatest fights ever in MMA

[@errickflesch5565]

The scowl on Nike's face............LOVE IT. Classic Nick. Takanori Gomi........legend.

[@twocrowsknows2811]

One of the best fights of all time. The finish with the Gogoplata is insane!

[@heroe1486]

Amateurish level of striking, one guy gasing out round 1 although he didn't do anything taxing in energy, how is that "one of the best fights of all time" ? Even unranked dudes in the UFC these days are ten times better. Something being old and the narrative being good for you doesn't necessarily make it "one of the best fights".

[@twocrowsknows2811]

@@heroe1486 opinions vary

[@jptothetree]

@@heroe1486 You don't know how to cook anything.

[@jonathanbradley4896]

​@@heroe1486 the best fights are the best because they are entertaining. This was very entertaining. Don't overthink it.

[@youtubisashoe]

Gomi, Sudo, and Hansen were some of my favorite lightweights,,, never a dull moment

[@biblejohn4681]

That is what we call a classic! Two warriors who inspired the masses.

[@theaveragewoodsman6002]

I remember watching this fight live, and it's hard to describe how awesome it was at the time.

[@剣剣城]

懐かしい。格闘技の黄金時代。五味選手、PRIDE有難う！

[@YuriBoyka-1981]

add more Nick Diaz fights please! 👍

[@dudekdudek9095]

Getting Chills n Cheering Diaz ,,Diaz ,,,Diaz watching this Old Classic Diaz Fight !!! Diaz Army 🪖 4Ever !!!!

[@trolltocol9oseven729]

Diaz cardio set a standard for fighters who don’t have KO power. Those basic boxing punches at 30% force crack me up

[@LennyTwo-o7q]

Robbie Lawler wants a word..

[@juliusdream2683]

Outstanding Performance by Nick Diaz and that other dude.

[@SeenGod]

man them Diaz boys can take a beating like no one else! and that shin choke at the end was amazing

[@introspect420]

the end of the golden era of mma

[@philip506]

I am new here. What happened after that? Too many rules?

[@guerrerosioux]

@@philip506 PRIDE died. This was the penultimate event of the japanese promotion.

[@jamesdarnell1944]

Only time I’ve ever seen that finish- Nick is a legend

[@alvaroc6326]

Aoki has two gogoplata victories one even from mount.

[@aldrocherres6224]

No really

[@od94st]

I love both of them i was real big fan of gomi once i saw how much endurance and stamina nick diaz had i knew he was a future champion

[@MagnusGalactusOG]

When i introduce people to MMA i show them this fight.

[@maxpower789z]

I was there for that fight...the second Gomi hit him with that wild hook the entire arena EXPLODED. Wild card, every fight ended in KO or sub except for 1. One of the best MMA shows I ever saw

[@andersonhuss5407]

Nate Diaz um dos maiores lutadores da história!!!!!

[@user-nx1pe2cs1t]

Two legends of the sport.

[@RickyJSports]

Should have never been taken away from him. Shame on the commission for taking this win away from Nick

[@clayufcmusicfan]

History knows who won.

[@hubertkabacinski8850]

You can check the historical rankings. Taka Gomi was nr.1 lightweight in the world. And Diaz casually finished him while high lmaoo. Legend

[@joeldeleon6107]

Nick’s jiu jitsu is no joke! Along with his boxing, conditioning and sheer toughness! Nick is da man!

[@travisdonaldstanley6420]

Agreed. The fight was over in seconds after the ground game started up. I have never seen that finish before. It's dumb to go to the ground against these guys.

[@heroe1486]

​@@travisdonaldstanley6420 Not like they spent the whole first round in the ground without anything happening

[@LIIIIIFE]

GREATEST SUB IN JAPAN HISTORY

[@tonyattardo9350]

This was in Vegas and the Japanese fighter lost 🫠

[@LIIIIIFE]

TRUST ME. JAPAN FELT THAT ONE.@@tonyattardo9350

[@cesaraguilar9096]

I'm glad I was there somewhere in the audience, the whole card was awesome

[@Ganskow]

My favorite no contest of all time

[@DoubleDogDad]

I didn’t respect gomi before this, and I didn’t know Diaz. So, this was a true gift of a fight for me, and it will always be treasured! Thank you for sharing!

[@taze27]

Gomi fighting with his hands down. Crazy but a warrior spirit because Nick had good boxing. Nice sub by Nick. Gomi always reckless with bjj practitioners. Love both of them. The Fireball Kid and Nick Diaz. 👍

[@canesblack6538]

Su boxeo es malisimo

[@vrrooooommmm123]

Hermano esto es MMA​@@canesblack6538

[@gregorsamsa1364]

Diaz was a pretty light puncher

[@heroe1486]

He just has amateurish striking, how is not having a guard being a "warrior" ? Especially if you're taking a beating, it's just having low fight IQ or wanting to put up a show despite loosing

[@heroe1486]

​@@canesblack6538 Ofc, but people here try to say it's some high level fight

[@livelife1198]

This is one of my favorite fights to come back and watch

[@marcusjnewtonz28]

Respect to Gomi

[@francefamiliaran2104]

He’s the BMF of all time! Standing or on the ground. 💪🏽

[@jacksonsmith5644]

Greatest fight of all time

[@myriadmmaames]

absolute legendary fight!

[@thisistheway3456]

Pride was so brutal and awesome to watch

[@johndarcangelo6893]

The fight that made me a Nick Diaz fan. I think this was the first gogoplata in MMA.

[@mmaaldente]

This was actually the second. The first happened not even two months earlier when Shinya Aoki tapped Joachim Hansen. It was beautiful, but it wasn't as sweet as this one. Nick countered a takedown with a gogoplata, like it was a guillotine. And this one was all one motion.

[@realife1542]

Aoki pulled it off more then once I think

[@im_organic_mojo]

1:56 i love how they pause, and gomis like “my face is here” 😂

[@artsofancientwisdom]

I like both their personalities. Two abnormal punchers of the MMA world meet! Exciting match!

[@JohnAdams-bb3qz]

This is when gomi was running through guys in PRIDE. Shoulda been for the title. Woulda made the no contest even more legendary lol

[@Bison-id5mo]

Pride was on a different level in its glory years.

[@tom4381]

Mad fight.

[@californiacavemandastardly6538]

Nick Daiz was going to be what mcgregor was. Nick made us all fall in love with MMA. We all owe him

[@HerbisRGreen]

Nobody could keep pace with Nick Diaz on the feet

[@MarkJensen-x1j]

Diaz, what a legend of the sport!! Took every hit thrown at him and was still standing there, I promise you Takanori did not expect him to still be standing in front of him, great battle by both fighters! We had Pride and the UFC both having good fights on the regular for all of us early MMA fans!! miss these days!....

[@primolivingbc5138]

Most psychedelic submission of all time!!

[@D-proGram_Yousef]

👍💯The only one higher on my personal favorite subs list is the Korean zombies twister vs leonard Garcia in Seattle and I was there for it.

[@primolivingbc5138]

@D-proGram_Yousef Oh yeah that first Twister was pretty sick too! The boa constrictor with the Ezekiel chokes, also very psychedelic!

[@D-proGram_Yousef]

@@primolivingbc5138 it was a ground breaker for sho and then Joe trippin was the cherry on top. "OMG Eddie Bravo is losing his mind somewhere!"

[@sonofsalmon56]

No one could deal with prime nicks cardio along with his boxing

[@heroe1486]

That's not high level boxing at all, and the other dude gased out first round, tells you more about his lack of cardio than Nick's good cardio tbf

[@JoshMeiners]

Nick was mid in the UFC getting outworked by Diego and Karo Parisyan

[@jasonbored8319]

Prime Diaz

[@MichaelThorne-c7k]

Tbh they gotta bring back Pride days

[@JasonVictorEverett]

I remember that Nick took a lot of damage to his face in this fight, which he talked about afterwards. Gomi hits h a r d.

[@D-proGram_Yousef]

One of my top 5 favorite fights.

[@luiseduardovery]

Siempre es bueno recordar está pelea legendaria de las épocas del pride

[@timothymerrill6859]

De acuerdo!!! Pride never die!!!

[@brentlackey5787]

Fuck the music blasting at the end of Pride fights was amazing.

[@karmaisreal261]

Gogo gadget plata!

[@napoficial7123]

Both are MMA legends! ❤

[@northface484]

Gomi was gassed before the fight started...

[@mattfaus1732]

I got this fight on ppv back in the day… my favorite fight of all time

[@pheejl7534]

10 secs in and Gomi was gassed already.

[@dflores2695]

absolutely LEGEND.

[@treasuretrails]

The entire Japanese crowd stood up and clapped for Nick after his win that was super respectful!

[@hue9962]

That was another fight. This fight with Gome happened in Las Vegas in Pride.

[@BrownBomber92181]

This was at the Thomas and Mack center in Vegas

[@juhbellz]

both of em always get the shit beat out of em and end the fight bloody, but still win. Crazy warrior spirit. Probably a lot of scar tissue too

[@Xanrax]

Gomi would have won if his arms were an inch longer, but they aren't and he missed several times by half an inch.

[@DANIAC262]

If he was in shape maybe.

[@SV-lp4oy]

6:35 chuck norris on the bottom between them.

[@bobsaget9931]

If you notice, Gomi taps and Diaz thinks "No, you're going to sleep" and puts him to sleep. Vicious.

[@LEXA_BIK]

У него просто ногу свело, он сам не ожидал

[@danieladjares3624]

Que luta incrível! Dois guerreiros lendários!

[@vaneast411]

Nick got burned big time a couple of times by testing positive for MJ

[@yamumshouse]

Best fight I seen in a long time

[@louss]

Takanori had heart. Dude was a brawler.

[@kaox44]

Gomi's short is AWESOME. I want one...

[@t1gerface716]

This is probably my favorite fight of all time. But Nick falling the wrong way for the kimura throw @0:36 will never not give me a sensible chuckle

[@davidjones8043]

Dude I just rewatched that six times trying to understand why TF he did that.... 😂😂😂 Glad it wasn't just me 😅

[@VollKaracho209]

@@davidjones8043 Gomi had his hand locked inbetween Nick's legs, he just picked him up.

[@rookiefloridasportsman7787]

What a submission

[@稲城文之信]

五味さんかっけえ 確か相手の方ドーピングしてたんだよね

[@Sam-ht4og]

ドーピングっていうか大麻だからパフォーマンスは上がってなかったんじゃないかな

[@johnniegallagher3522]

One of the best fights I ever saw... They should both be proud. ..

[@maddog6542]

Man I miss nick Diaz. Everybody now is just boring. All the same.

[@mxcxrons5637]

Justin gaethje, michael chandler michael pareira is coming back its no longer boring

[@lokirussell5891]

Wow ! What a warrior !

[@jeremygordon4483]

I was at this fight. I met Nick post fight. Met Shogun. Watched one of my favorite fighters Hendo knockout, the axe murderer. Then I partied with Chuck Liddell at Pur nightclub at Caesars palace. I watched Tim Sylvia wait outside while I went in.