PRIDE: Ikuhisa Minowa vs Butterbean

[@Phoenix7786]

One thing I really want to emphasize is after the match was over, it looked like Minowa wanted to help Butterbean up. There was a true sense of sportsmanship here between these two and I really admire that. It seems to be lost in the modern trash-talking era of professional fighting.

[@GOgunbangbang]

Basically, Martial Arts got bastardized by the west. You don’t see trash behavior at One Championship matches.

[@prometheusadept]

Wouldn't have been me. Butterbean never should've been in fighting.

[@memenatsuki2577]

They have honor we don’t

[@user61920]

It's not lost, it's still a stupid cliche that people care about like it means so much lol. You can help someone up for selfish reasons (like so people like you comment on it?). It's like every athlete thanking God, it's mostly window dressings now

[@donjohn2695]

Butterbean is like a beached whale once his down he's finished

[@Dracoboss98]

The first drop kick was so good. Dude lands so gracefully and doesn’t leave himself open for long.

[@PyroShields]

lands back on his feet.

[@jaxonjaxonfied1931]

Nothing graceful here. Looked more like a spider monkey doing some really bad parkour

[@CNotez-uo8kp]

Minowa the goat imo

[@alastor8091]

Cant believe Minoa was able to not only survibe getting pancaked but then turned the tables and HELD BB DOWN. Insane stamina and will power. That entire time he had to keep the squeeze on him and he outlasted him.

[@batitsogtsaikhan469]

That's because the fight was fixed like many other pride fights back in the day

[@dwpetrak]

Severely overweight people (a la butterbean) have a hard time rolling over. If you are large enough you can keep them down with good technique. Then it's just a matter of draining their stamina which happens faster the larger the body is.

[@ouyrtuy5334]

Because all you need to do is to train and get good at your sport

[@justaneditygangstar]

If butter bean learned some bjj I think he would have beaten Minos

[@MarkRasslin]

@@justaneditygangstar If memory serves, he was only given a couple months to train it max, I think a single month. All things considered, his wrestling is decent, but I think it would take a really long time to correctly use all that weight as an advantage, rather than just immediately becoming exhausted.

[@timothythomas8082]

Good ole Bean. 5'9 tall, 5'9 wide. Like a giant Rubix Cube

[@thefriendlyorcnextdoor9346]

This made my day 👍😂

[@Simon0]

Or a giant bean

[@CommodoreJ]

Mr 5 by 5

[@GOUTAMKUMAR-eg8ss]

​@@thefriendlyorcnextdoor93461:55

[@marstillo8087]

5"11 not 5"9 lol

[@MrJoe-yw5ex]

Two drop kicks in a row. Butterbean reacted less than if a fly was on his face. Never ceases to amaze me watching these old Butterbean battles.

[@matthewellison581]

Butter bean was a tank

[@bigdaddytrips6197]

He bounced right off him lol

[@dreamman5588]

3:38 thank me later

[@Smorpdup2193]

The second kick didn't seem to connect at all though.

[@lowestcommonDenomanator]

@@dreamman5588 He's using his gas defense

[@TexasRedOutlaw]

Jujitsu is absolutely insane, the fact its even physically possible to get out from under a guy 200 pounds above you, this guy could wrestle dirt 6 foot in the grave and wriggle his way on top like wtf

[@ghostttriddder]

His base is wrestling

[@chagas8822]

​@@ghostttriddderwho's base?

[@vegetablackpotato4700]

​@@chagas8822there are literally olny 2 people there and 1 of them is a boxer

[@vegetablackpotato4700]

​@@chagas8822and to not be a prick the other guy who's not butterbean

[@cn4s490]

@@ghostttriddder Ikuhisa Minowa's martial arts are judo and bjj. he never learned about combat wrestling. he only participates in Professional wrestling where it's all staged and not real.

[@Heart2HeartBooks]

Butterbean is a total sportsman. Real class act.

[@DontKnowDontCare6.9]

Minowa is definitely a showman and a fighter. Those drop kicks really riled the crowd.

[@jaxonjaxonfied1931]

Those so-called drop kicks were completely inaffective

[@josesabogal5370]

@@jaxonjaxonfied1931but they look cool 😎

[@jaxonjaxonfied1931]

@@josesabogal5370 If anything, they looked funny. That first one wasn't really a kick. I think his only hope was pushing Butterbean over. Minowa can probably do some good parkour off BB. I'm not messing with either of them-

[@vixenofthedead]

​@@jaxonjaxonfied1931you are not cool :( do drop kicksto be cooler :(

[@ursirius4878]

Years ago I met Butterbean and Irish Mickey Ward they were promoting a fight in our area. I'll tell you this when Butterbean shook my hand it disappeared in those giant mitts like I was a little kid. Man he's huge.

[@jamesstreet228]

And there ain't a chin in the world that could withstand a clean over hand right or left from Bean. The guy could KO a train in his prime.

[@caseyriggs2633]

I’ve never seen as many mouth guards go flying in highlights as I’ve seen with butterbean… Dude is a tank

[@rudetoy8264]

Great respect for Minowa! How many men have balls to face an opponent much big than you. It’s David vs Goliath and you know the rest of the story.

[@kronicturbo8327]

He played in open weight.

[@donjohn2695]

Butterbean only has KO power thou get him down and he's finished

[@PyroShields]

@@donjohn2695 Well if he is on top of you, he still has a chance. Remember 400lbs on top of you is a lot.

[@alexpletov2495]

Иудейские сказки зачем сюда приплетать, все больше людей прозревают от религиозного морока

[@part2jotaroandpals567]

I’d watch modern UFC if they had more stuff like this

[@raul5081]

UFC has multiple all-time greats at the moment, but a circus fight would be the one to make you watch more often... But I'd be lying if I said I wouldn't watch these free weight freakshows lmao

[@stevepalpatine2828]

Open weight aside Pride rules are so just much more entertaining. The cooked ruleset UFC uses favors BJJ as as technically skilled as it is it makes for boring matches. Pride was way more entertaining.

[@part2jotaroandpals567]

@@stevepalpatine2828 the one thing I don’t like about modern ufc/mma in general is that there are no more distinct styles anymore (from what I’ve seen). Now it’s just “mixed martial artist vs mixed martial artist” instead of something like “Muay Thai vs kung fu”.

[@stevepalpatine2828]

@@part2jotaroandpals567 I know what you mean, I think thats an inevitable consequence of the sports though. Fighters want to win, way back around UFC 1 and before you could see stuff like a Muay Thai guy vs a Judoka, but as people started to find out what worked and what didn't in their various styles it was inevitable they would evolve. Cut the fat, as it were. You take what works and discard the rest. It would be good to see for example a TK guy vs Kung Fu though. Some of those early UFC fights were great. What happened though I think the ruleset gave BJJ and grapplers an advantage so you started to see more of that, untill eventually everyone was incorporating it.

[@part2jotaroandpals567]

@@stevepalpatine2828 yeah I completely understand that eventually people would just keep the stuff that works and cut the stuff that doesn’t. It was just so cool seeing a guy in his Gi go up against someone in boxing shorts and boots and just go to town

[@MarkRasslin]

Minowa was one of those dudes that just demonstrates the phrase, "It's a mindset."

[@dondallas100]

Minowa and Butterbean both have their strengths and weaknesses. This time, Minowa came out on top. My hat is off to both of these guys. They are great in their own way, and I enjoy watching either of them fight.

[@Couch-Tomato]

Thank you from Japanese fan of Minowa.

[@davekendall1139]

I love how Butterbean cut ✂️ his trunks like a muay thai fighter incase he had to throw some kicks or sprawl lol, Butterbean was the man.

[@kingj521]

That Dropkick was absolutely outstanding. Wow.

[@Shitty796]

It didn't work though

[@thomasthegreatape808]

@@Shitty796 I knew somebody would say that, he’s talking about the kick, not it’s effect

[@gromeisterb6117]

Beautiful worked pro wrestling dropkick 😁

[@private9207]

@@Shitty796 It sure did work. The first one was very powerful. It was a mistake going for a second, but epic fight none the less.

[@josejose-je6xu]

Yeah

[@ramonepedgio5964]

Great match. Even though he lost, I still have great respect for Eric Esch.

[@erepsekahs]

Now he's a 'has bean'

[@huntertrum3658]

@@erepsekahs and what are you

[@erepsekahs]

@@huntertrum3658 Cumon Hunti baby....you go first...What are you? Don't be shy now.

[@bidenpoopants130]

@@erepsekahs he did more than you ever will

[@erepsekahs]

@@bidenpoopants130 Kay....you didn't answer my question. So you're a nothing.

[@anon2234]

Do you guys haven't watched any of the old Pride fights, they were a long time ago, check them out. Some of the most legendary fights of all time happen in those championships.

[@charleskoegler2284]

Loved Butterbean you knew when he got in the ring win or lose you would be entertained.....a legend no doubt thanks for the video

[@voltesmazinger7361]

I miss butterbean, he is such a nice guy. He did MMA for the fans.

[@Thai_nerd69]

You miss someone you prob never met lol

[@toxicchopsueylol]

@@Thai_nerd69 you dont miss any dead celebrities? you dont need to meet Muhammad ali to miss him.

[@shable1436]

His son is cool too

[@FunsvideCanc]

the fans $$$$$$$$$$$$$

[@bakayaroh4670]

Money in the old

[@jcrowellz2000]

Wow, didn't think it would go out like that. In the end, and no dishonor, it's best to tap than lose a elbow. Great and entertaining fight! Butterbean is always entertaining and didn't disappoint here. Minowa is someone i learned of from this, that 2nd drop kick aside, he was amazing.

[@chrlpolk]

Fact is Butterbean was a great sport. Instead of relying on his knockout boxing prowess, he relied more on his less-confident ground game.

[@samcat2170]

Rrr

[@PaulieWalnuts_007]

Tap it before you snap it

[@HardTimeBluesCafe]

Bean probably tapped a bit early cuz he was aware that right arm was his meal ticket.

[@madwolf5964]

Super, un engagement sans faille et un respect mutuel des 2 combattants du début à la fin. Total respect pour eux.

[@pauliegualtieri7621]

I never knew Dana White fought in pride. He's way thinner these days!

[@buyerofsorts]

That was back when a DNA specialist told him he had 3 months to live.

[@scotty2shotty]

Those cycles of winstrol are really working well lol

[@SnakePlissken23]

jaja

[@cooka.s2817]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 Yes he did before he went to Jenny Craig

[@DeathbySkullfxxx]

Oh geez... two bald guys... hah. Great observation man...

[@mariobuttino6095]

Way to go Minowa, thank you,great fight.

[@modev4163]

Butter Bean looked like an Austin Powers villain falling on that little fella

[@thomasalundago6332]

It's amazing for a man this size, strength and with speed.

[@erepsekahs]

It's amazing how he constantly manages to lose.

[@chakko007]

True.

[@CNotez-uo8kp]

You'll always see Minowa do that. As soon as the fight is over, he'll help his opponent up, give him a hug etc. TOTAL CLASS Nobody else like him before or since, he's my fave❤

[@Cleatus546]

Butterbean's defense against those kicks was nothing short of amazing.

[@ddtailhappy3662]

Minowa man was the real pro wrestler as he mentioned and did please spectators not just win boringly. ミノワマンの試合は面白かったな。試合後のパフォーマンスも好きだった。

[@chilliecheesecake]

Did he please spectators fighting himself, or somebody else? Please remind me. 🙄

[@NickWeissMusic]

@@chilliecheesecake he did open the fight with 2 dropkicks, Butterbean had a little to say about the course of the rest of the fight...

[@theonetheonlyjoey]

​@chilliecheesecake as if you're offended on butterbean's behalf just because somebody somebody complimented minowa 😂😂 what a wet flannel

[@zakatalmosen5984]

Minowa is my fave fighter of all time. The man's a hero, he would take a fight with a steamroller and he'd try to cartwheel kick it just to give the people what they want. The dude just never gives up.

[@stevedv629]

Damn, that was awesome….one mistake and it’s butter bean destruction

[@Ocidad]

One mistake = bean time

[@CommodoreJ]

It's beanin time

[@greeneyesfromohio4103]

I honestly was doubting he had any defense on the ground but that was the correct defense for an arm bar….butterbean 👍🏻

[@DesignEntity]

butterbean is so iconic. what a guy

[@Mike_Rottchburns]

Those drop kicks were crazy 😂

[@jeffkubik5452]

Thank you for uploading this

[@Marz-px6vx]

Butterbean is a legend very impressive how athletic he was for being a big boy.

[@mark6302]

like the sumo

[@Marz-px6vx]

@@mark6302 yeah definitely

[@codigoceropokemmo]

He was THE big boy

[@bigdaddybuttmaster69]

its all biology

[@CT-nb5lm]

lmao you called Butterbean athletic.

[@josephkunath4173]

I met Butterbean in 2006. He was so nice , asked if i wanted a picture with him, shook my hand and wished me luck. Was at a casino in New Jersey.

[@Randomness78]

Minowa's thought process: "my dropkick just failed, what to do next? another one!" 😆

[@gatergates8813]

I can kinda understand the logic though, nobody expects 2 dropkicks in a row

[@saxon1177]

Minowa knew Butterbean was powerful, it's why he directly went for drop kicks, his most powerful strike.

[@TheLoreNiac]

Anyone saying pro wrestling is fake deserves a dropkick to the face.

[@fartzr.schmelli3351]

Butterbean is a legit fighter! I always enjoy when he's fighting!!

[@Jacen13]

Awesome sportsmanship at the end right after the submission!

[@jaymike3302]

Unbelievable !!! Overcoming that huge weight advantage of Butterbean.

[@masshultzy6449]

It proves their is a difference between just boxing and wrestling.

[@Realmasterorder]

Imagine Butterbean doing a dropkicj on Minowa !

[@TheWay-up777]

Butterbean would drop to the floor with all that weight.🤣

[@livegooddad]

Butterbean always been a favorite of mine great boxer to MMA...i don't think any other pro boxer went into MMA

[@ludmilavalesova2555]

Both quality sportsmen and fighters.

[@eddiel2531]

Ground fighting is a whole different ballgame for even the toughest of fighters

[@pjabrony8280]

Butterbean didn't even wait for his arm to be fully straight. He knew as soon as he lost his hand grip that it was over.

[@thexpurt]

The fart sound at 3:38 😂

[@ELRenigeyoGarciaMonteCarlo]

Yessss Straight up old Anicent Days No Rules and Noooooooooooooo Rounds,

[@coolcatfunhouse]

Butterbean may have lost here, but he is one tough dude. He was a great fighter.

[@garybrockwell2031]

A GREAT FIGHT OF STRENGTH 💪, BIG RESPECT FOR BOTH MEN. 🧐💯🤩🤔🇬🇧🗣️👍

[@GuyX2013]

"He just bounced off" 😆 🤣 😂

[@WTanijeruk]

I don't believe.... 😮😮 Minowa is the best👍💯

[@Cleatus546]

Butterbean =GOAT Minowa=impeccable ground game. Upmost respect to both warriors and the fans always win when Butterbean fights. 👍

[@ななしのなーーーん]

この体重差でグラウンドで勝てるのは尊敬

[@kiezersosay49]

"The more you hit him the more you keep him in the fight" Crazy...

[@gabedawg]

At first i thought he was stupid for trying a drop kick the second time. Obviously he was ready for it. But then i realized he wanted it on the ground and that was the safest way. He brilliantly lured him to the ground in order to avoid the punching power, then reversed him and arm bar. Brilliant moves

[@kono5933]

500 IQ if true

[@username-hs3pc]

cute hug at the end

[@GabagoolGang]

Butterbean parrying that dropkick like he was playing Street Fighter 3: Third Strike

[@SS4Mike]

Wow I never knew Butterbean fought in pride 🤯 wish he could've won lol great video 👍

[@struggle-dad6715]

Butterbean has fought in almost every type of combat sport, boxing, kickboxing, MMA, And he's been a champion in almost all of them!! 💪🏾💪🏾

[@ilikebeingsad]

Butterbean has -always- fought in pride. The fck u on.

[@ThePinkMan]

He was supposed to fight Mark Hunt at one point. Might've happened if Pride didn't fold when it did.

[@graciegjj]

@@ThePinkMan that would have been awesome

[@johncase1353]

Godzilla rushing in then being instantly knocked out by Butterbean had me in tears.

[@user-bj8mm4lv6b]

That thumbnail is crazy

[@MrX4Men]

Eric is Legend…a Hero… a Champ

[@Cleatus546]

Butterbean is a living legend. Minowa accomplished one hell of a feat.

[@joebuck4496]

I was already saying “WTF?” to myself when the ref started tapping their heads, it got even stranger when he started cupping their balls.

[@aaronwilcox6417]

Imagine facing Butterbean and throwing nasty leg and calf kicks on his foundation. Man his legs looked vulnerable

[@BenBlackEquinoxEngelhard]

The heavier the opponent the weaker the knees.

[@mattbleen9179]

His legs look like it be similar to kicking a telephone pole to me. Probably just snap my leg instead.

[@scottashe984]

If they were his opponents would have went for them.

[@kennethalbert4653]

God Forbid you get caught on the way in ! I would assume that why Minawa used the drop kick, keep his head out of range !

[@mrdude88]

@@BenBlackEquinoxEngelhard I can’t imagine being the knees of Butterbean. They say what doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger; in reality, what doesn’t kill you cripples you.

[@vccavalcanti]

I will never understand why butterbean went for the ground game, the guy is a striker

[@R.Merkhet]

After all that, a hug of respect from the Bean.🎉

[@dvdesprza]

This is what I call good television

[@cwatson42785]

Minowaman was always a entertaining fight!

[@mk.2777]

これ中学か高校の時に見ててこの時はMMAとかよく分からないし体重差ない試合しょっちゅうで見慣れてたけど、今見たらえげつないしすごい映像だね。。

[@mainaccount4560]

VTは本来無差別

[@山田太郎-k3p4j]

ドロップキック、なぜかこれだけは結構きれいにできるのですが、 大きな相手にはほとんど効かないのですね😅😅😅 浴びせ蹴り も得意ですが、簡単に叩き落とされるかもしれませんね。。。

[@田中-y2r]

大相撲みたいな体重差だよね

[@jerryhopper1685]

The Butter man is from my home state of ALABAMA very proud of The Butter Bean he was a awesome boxer but not a UFC fighter he was a heavyweight champion boxer

[@thomasowen5785]

This butterbean is the kind of guy who doesn't look too scary, but could smash 99.999 percent of people

[@BeauMedas]

My fave part was when the ref patted the guys Weiner in the beginning! So gingerly!

[@tubesockets120v]

For the lack of damage inflicted to either fighter, this might as well have been a strict grappling match.

[@anonymoose2474]

Butter bean got full force dropkicked in the face, he just has an insane chin. Second one clearly missed but first one hit clean

[@heishinmega]

Thats the dumbest comment i have ever read about mma

[@vegetablackpotato4700]

​@@anonymoose2474🤓☝️ he technically blocked it didn't hit his chin but I guess his hand hit his chin

[@anonymoose2474]

Freeze frame it. One hand "blocked" one foot, the other is directly on his eye socket/forehead. And that kind of "block" isn't how you block a kick, so it wouldn't even matter, but regardless, it is literally center mass of his face unblocked@@vegetablackpotato4700

[@daviddelarosa5188]

Gotta say I’m glad the bean tried mma win or lose it was intertaining

[@indrarai4764]

Waw ! Minowa is amazing person.

[@ZOMBIEEZ]

bro thought he could dropkick 400+lbs in the first few seconds

[@DouglasGomesBueno-jw9lh]

Minowa Ground Game are God tier that's why he do crazy things he doesn't care if gets Takedown.

[@therockazoid]

That thumbnail is wild.

[@ElbedouiElbedoui]

Vive le Japon et les japonais, des hommes modestes et sérieux.

[@FYMASMD]

When BB faced a professional, the outcome wasn’t in doubt.

[@skill8958]

Minowa, True Legend ✊

[@DouglasGomesBueno-jw9lh]

2:08 Perfect Techinique against a Opponent much more heavier pure skill.

[@ChargemanBaré]

Minowa is also strong don't forget that

[@shotcall1]

Incredible. And I’m a Butterbean fan… but an absolutely incredible win.

[@bubb-ht6hh]

Once Butterbean gets on you, you're in trouble.

[@Molotov82]

Only thing inthink of seeing old fights from Pride Fc is that its Sadly UFC can bring the magic Pride FC once had.

[@ghostmanscores1666]

KING OF THE THREE ROUNDER! That was his strength.

[@paulbacon517]

In Dying Light 2 those well executed drop kicks would have sent Butterbean into next week but he swatted both of them off damn

[@MrPlankinton]

Butterbean on the mat must not only move his opponent's weight, but also his own.

[@benwil1785]

Can't imagine anything worse than having butterbean lying on top of you crushing you.

[@ryanjansen8785]

that was a different start to a match up and minowa impressive on the bottom being so much smaller two, while perhaps he's one of those grapplers who can feel really heavy on top.

[@shevetlevi2821]

Good commentary. At 4:08 Butterbean looks like he's getting gassed. Congratulations Minowa.

[@fingfangfoom2399]

Butterbean has the greatest name in the history of sports

[@PyroShields]

Doesn't matter who wins in the end they show they are good sportsmanship about it by tapping each other in the back.

[@brijeshparmar8540]

Nice Flying Kick. Very Impressive.

[@Faceghost881977]

Butterbean was like: This aint streetfighter. Lol

[@rookiebird9382]

Those flying kicks are insane 😅