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

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[@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.

[@JohnGodwin]

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

[@user-uk4db6vv7j]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@RancorousSea]

@@joebeast15 Imagine being a Japanese guy who's entire culture is convinced that if you smoke weed you'll become a homeless immoral freak and then you get your loss overturned because the guy who beat you up and choked you out was banned for smoking so much weed.

[@tonij9089]

Where can I find info about this?

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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😂

[@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.

[@Makai77]

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

[@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

[@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**

[@errickflesch5565]

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

[@carlabend-ih4kz]

One of the best fights of all time

[@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.

[@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]

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!!

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

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

[@CMRandall5150]

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

[@velvety2528]

That was such a beautiful submission. Never seen that before

[@acepilotson3331]

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

[@porchdog3430]

Pride FC created hall of fame MMA legends!

[@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?

[@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.

[@trolltocol9oseven729]

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

[@stevenstudler5507]

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

[@yuriboyka7798]

add more Nick Diaz fights please! 👍

[@rtleonitis]

One of the greatest fights ever in MMA

[@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

[@napoficial7123]

Both are MMA legends! ❤

[@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

[@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.

[@eloel420]

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.

[@SeenGod]

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

[@theaveragewoodsman6002]

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

[@louss]

Takanori had heart. Dude was a brawler.

[@youtubisashoe]

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

[@dudekdudek9095]

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

[@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

[@user-nx1pe2cs1t]

Two legends of the sport.

[@LIIIIIFE]

GREATEST SUB IN JAPAN HISTORY

[@tonyattardo9350]

This was in Vegas and the Japanese fighter lost 🫠

[@LIIIIIFE]

TRUST ME. JAPAN FELT THAT ONE.@@tonyattardo9350

[@myriadmmaames]

absolute legendary fight!

[@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.

[@yamumshouse]

Best fight I seen in a long time

[@francefamiliaran2104]

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

[@D-proGram_Yousef]

One of my top 5 favorite fights.

[@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

[@Gibson343088]

You can tell how old this is because the commentators are worried a bloody face might affect a Diaz brother lol.

[@hagestad]

and it did. Dude literally had plastic surgery to correct that.

[@Newjerseyblows]

Needed to see this today. I love how Nick just weathers any storm with his spirit and the crowd goes fucking wild seeing the tides turn back and forth.

[@marcusjnewtonz28]

Respect to Gomi

[@user-zt5gb4rl9d]

懐かしい。格闘技の黄金時代。五味選手、PRIDE有難う！

[@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

[@Ganskow]

My favorite no contest of all time

[@AnodyneHipsterInfluencer]

Legendary.

[@user-lv6vc8cj9w]

Tbh they gotta bring back Pride days

[@chrisspry1493]

The Diaz Brothers are some beast💯

[@andersonhuss5407]

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

[@cell6720]

Kkkkkk

[@MrDaigoRiki]

Nick Diaz’s unbreakable mentality is insane. Probably Gomi was surprised of it.

[@nachobuddy1]

Great video! New subscriber, but I've really enjoyed your channel.

[@brentlackey5787]

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

[@FR-ty5vn]

Incredible fight - I remember it well - gogoplata finish - wow!!

[@SeanTheNoob]

the legend TRULY started here

[@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

[@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

[@guillermoviera6970]

WOW, that was awesome! Nick Diaz in his prime...

[@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

[@luna_kits2345]

I love the classic MMA, today's fighter shows being savage behind the social media but lack luster in the fight itself.

[@qbcomicaddict2590]

The beginning of the legend

[@apollyon_flowf.i.s.h]

Always dope to see Nick Diaz fight

[@user-zi7ke4mo6w]

2 legends

[@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!"

[@nimateb1]

Diaz fan since his interview the day before this fight

[@tom4381]

Mad fight.

[@Artisofficial07]

I was in the house for this fight, the card was insane.

[@Bison-id5mo]

Pride was on a different level in its glory years.

[@lauderdale77]

That submission is wild

[@bradley8867]

Diaz always had a weird boxing 🥊 style,it’s like he’s playing a boxing game on Switch 😂

[@HouseOldSkoolRaver]

Brilliant.

[@duckmangooo7376]

Great submission.

[@yeeerrrrrrr]

Legends

[@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

[@AndrewVanBouwman]

Pride ending song is fire yo…

[@kevenquinlan]

Aww, Haven't seen this fight in a while. Nick's Super LUCKY it didn't get stopped. Though HE didn't care, his cut was flapping around after the call. Scar tissue always cuts easy. This was when Takanori was in his prime too.

[@karmaisreal261]

Gogo gadget plata!

[@user-kr7vp8jp9q]

I remember it was great fight

[@HerbisRGreen]

Nobody could keep pace with Nick Diaz on the feet

[@IL_Bowhunter]

Love watching the Diaz Brothers True definition of whooping ***

[@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.

[@ty-le5lv]

Bro. This fight was insane. I never knew about Nick in pride.

[@williamoleary9330]

What a fight!

[@favorites51066]

Legend

[@kreedsutherland4207]

Gomi actually dropping a Diaz is a feat.

[@srt8man09]

Diaz brothers will forever be goated

[@vaneast411]

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

[@lokirussell5891]

Wow ! What a warrior !

[@superBAkid]

Nate was throwing 70% power punches the whole time. Even his kick was 😂

[@rapinbatches]

Pride ppvs back then were $20. Let that sink in kids.