RESPECT!!! What Really Happened (Alexander Volkanovski vs Brian Ortega)

Alexander Volkanovski vs Brian Ortega was a dominating performance for Volkanovski, who weathered adversity. How did Volkanovski control the fight? Where did Ortega make his mistake? How did Volkanovski survive?
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[@TheWeasleMMA]

Baldinovski was too powerful. If only Baldtega was in there.

[@zac1518]

The reason volk won is becuase he was bald and Ortega wasn’t if it was switched Ortega would’ve dominated

[@abhishekab1]

Hey Weasel, this makes me wonder, are some submissions stronger than others. For example, if Ortega had gotten a RNC instead of guillotine (of course, that is not his fav submission, and its harder to setup, but theoretically speaking, if he sunk in those hooks), would Alex be able to get out of it?

[@Blank-41]

It almost seemed like we would see something similar to the Silva and Chael fight were Silva got a submission in the last seconds of the fight.

[@WanderingBrushArt]

Ortega could have started elbowing vollks face in when he had him flipped in the triangle... Huge huge missed opportunity to finish it like he said, coming for his head... Gutsy performance from both men

[@TaiLung145]

That actually makes sense... In fw the power form is being bald, and in mw its BLONDE LOOK AT BRUNSON HOLY SHIT

[@clearlyalunhead1109]

This man Volkanovski really smiled at Ortega whilst stuck in a triangle choke😂 Absolute savage

[@KratosMayhem]

That was top 5 MMA moments this year it was like straight out of an anime the way Volk just looked into Brian's eyes in a fully locked triangle before escaping. That was essentially a Frank Woods moments Volk basically said you "you cant kill me" without actually saying anything almost shifted myself. R3 of that fight has to round of the year.

[@jinruizhang]

@I care reported your lame ass video

[@fitt4393]

Ikr man, crazy 😂

[@MobileAura]

Easily in my top 5 fights ever. Wow!

[@domsugar9160]

You mean when Ortega really had no juice left? That squeeze didn't even look that tight calm down stop getting aroused?

[@Xenamos]

I am still stunned he escaped the guillotine and triangle. They were a lock. Amazing fight, Volk is really a savage.

[@vishnureddy3964]

No offense but Conor and till would have tapped 100 times

[@thebanker3223]

He's not ready to part ways with that belt. After that kind of performance I don't know who stands a chance other than Holloway

[@12345Yeah]

@@thebanker3223 Kattar or Holloway are the only ones I see beating him

[@madgavin7568]

I thought the fight was over at those points, but man is Volk a savage. He wasn't even afraid of staying in Ortega's guard landing the ground and pound, which is normally a very dangerous thing to do.

[@giocatic7610]

He has no neck

[@Blank-41]

20 win streak is just absolutely insane, what a performance.

[@mangesongs]

His loss was at WW too you know! Not at 145

[@thomassantino392]

*18th win streak

[@t-city1375]

@@thomassantino392 345 alex

[@Blank-41]

@@thomassantino392 He is on a 20 fight streak, it was in the stats before the fight and weasel even said 20 streak in the video so idk what you're talking about

[@donovanchilton5817]

@@thomassantino392 it's 20. He's 23-1. Lost his 3rd fight.

[@OhShiverMeTimbers]

Crazy it's only his 2nd loss, but both losses were brutal outclassings in championship fights. Interested to see how his arc unfolds.

[@dickdeoreo]

Yeah, he got beat up, but he showed up and almost finished Volk. Beautiful performances by both men. Fight of the night for sure

[@markofcain2324]

I'd say the Max fight was MUCH worse. He never had Max in any meaningful trouble. He surely did Alex.

[@Luczadee]

Chad Mendes had a similar story

[@artem_mma]

I would say he beats most contenders, but won't become a Champ while Max and Volk are still around

[@snookie147z]

@@markofcain2324 seems ortega suffered fractures to his face in this one

[@IftiAlam1999]

IDK why but I kinda found it funny when he showed his little thumbs up saying that he was okay😂. Alex is great.

[@fitt4393]

Ikr

[@stackpapereveryday5682]

I knew Alex was going to be the champion when he faught chad Mendez. The guy has endless cardio. That’s what wins fights. But I don’t get how his striking is so fuckin good. He hasn’t been training his whole life

[@uwotm8634]

@@stackpapereveryday5682 Probably because he trains with City Kickboxing

[@joshuawalker301]

His little thumbs up 😂 ey maaaan lmao 😅

[@extra_butter]

@@stackpapereveryday5682 dude probably got that cardio from being 214lbs playing rugby with massive dudes. but his striking, yeah didn't think it would as crisp as this fight

[@StiggyMcQueen]

At one point, when Ortega had Volko in a choke, you could see Volko look right at Ortega. Could tell he wasn’t going to tap. Man’s a beast! Great fight!

[@artem_mma]

He was pulling faces at him 😂

[@markofcain2324]

@@artem_mma of course he was pulling faces. He was slowly turning purple. Alex almost got killed.

[@artem_mma]

@@markofcain2324 nah mate he was mocking him

[@markofcain2324]

@@artem_mma Sure. And then Santa Claus came in and everone got presents.

[@artem_mma]

@@markofcain2324 the same choke which Volk literally looked at Herb and said "yeah mate he's gassed" when Herb asked him if he was alright

[@BornFromEmbers]

I’m happy to see Volka win man. He’s slept on just bc Max is so loved. I gained a lot of respect for him when he got outta those submissions. The guy is just an absolute tank.

[@thejoke2791]

People sleeping on his 20th Pro MMA win in a row

[@RK-ig8gc]

@@thejoke2791 also worth noting that the loss on his record was at freaking middleweight

[@thejoke2791]

@@RK-ig8gc The guy use be 214lbs, in his rugby league days. So you know he's got power at 145. Broke out of 2 Ortega specials. Like, who the F does that! 😆

[@madgavin7568]

@@RK-ig8gc It was at Welterweight, but still nothing to be ashamed of.

[@dael9163]

Max and Volk the two best fighters in the UFC regardless of division right now

[@bobross6899]

Volkanovski was like: if I don’t consent he can’t submit me

[@ActionJackson669]

😂🤣😂🤣😂 it worked though for real 💯

[@willgulley4061]

saur true

[@JuliusCaesar103]

A fight for the ages!! Incredible fight and Volk is a real champion.

[@Senpai_B]

Lol

[@myidiotbox3]

It was a beat down lol

[@bigsmall2842]

@@myidiotbox3 rounds 2,3 and 5 were extremely competitive,

[@iNeed2.p]

@@myidiotbox3 beatdown? 🤡

[@BigBoss-vm2mb]

@@bigsmall2842 extremely ??? hahahahahha shut up

[@bryanyau2001]

Max and Volk seems to be way ahead of the pack similar to Izzy and Rob

[@dr.danger746]

Colby and Usman too

[@fireball3515]

@@dr.danger746 colby fought only a washed up woodley..

[@_clintt]

@@dr.danger746 usman stands alone at 170, colbys last wins were over a washed woodley and lawler

[@RK-ig8gc]

@@_clintt also think burns is about the same level as usman

[@mangesongs]

@@RK-ig8gc Burns fucked up! He won't do it a second time. We got to see that rematch. Usman will avoid it if he knows what's good for him! :)

[@MonachusRex]

Surviving a mounted guillotine by ortega? how on earth would someone hate a master like Alex?

[@burekskremicem]

Not hate, but the fact that he headbutted Ortega and broke his nose prior to that helped his escape.

[@xMonopolyz]

@@burekskremicem you don’t know that for sure, even so a broken nose wouldn’t play a factor in changing the outcome of Ortega’s submissions anyway

[@pennydropper6875]

@@xMonopolyz nah it could. It would impact his breathing which would impact his stamina which impacts his muscles. He gassed much faster due to the breathing problems therefore weakening his muscles.

[@xMonopolyz]

@@pennydropper6875 ay I mean he can breath through his mouth aswell?

[@pennydropper6875]

@@xMonopolyz thats affecting his breathing right? Most people arent mouthbreathers unless something is wrong with their nose or just exhausted. Inhale through nose exhale through mouth

[@leanmchungry4735]

The Weasle feeds on the fine details of fights, he's a blood thirsty critter but I always learn a lot. Loved the feints and their follow ups, incredible fight and great analysis.

[@doubleL_S]

Yeah sometimes a bit to detailed.

[@joeydrummer7929]

@@doubleL_S only if you’re not a fan of looking into all the nuances of fighting 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@TheWeasleMMA]

Haha thank you so much brother! I always love watching guys like Volkanovski fight because I already know how complex and technical the fight will be.

[@paulparadoxia]

@@TheWeasleMMA You got a hidden cam at CKB bro?

[@the_imm8rtal_1]

@@TheWeasleMMA when is your debut?

[@martysnoozeman9163]

FOTY IMO, for Volk to be in that good shape after a terrible bout with Covid, that’s scary for the featherweight division

[@fitt4393]

Ikr. To think how much he can go all rounds if he didn't get covid

[@dildodickings2668]

Zabit is definetly staying retired after watching this one

[@gawaniwhitecrow2731]

Yup, the dude is clearly not one of those soccer playing fancy kids that cry when thier ankle gets tapped..

[@225lock4]

Because he's doping with EPO and other banned substances that oxygenate his blood. Just wait... he'll get popped soon!

[@planetfixer]

@@225lock4 is this the level of holloway cope we've reached?

[@davidagiel8130]

This is what really happened, Brian never stood up at the end of round 3, he was picked up and carried to his chair by his corner men, this is not allowed and it should have been called a TKO at that point.

[@filthypagan3639]

I dont see why this hasn’t been brought up more! This fight is literally for the belt

[@opahmar]

Technically that should have been a TKO as you can't be saved by the bell in MMA

[@nichtrick3308]

He stood up fine even after that beating at the end of r3, he just took his time.

[@quz1ree]

@@nichtrick3308 They picked him up what do you mean he stood fine?

[@reee_4067]

@@quz1ree he didn't not sit at the chair , his team literally picked him up

[@bryanyau2001]

To me, it seemed like Ortega was halfway unconscious or at least heavily concussed between the third and fourth round. The fact that the refs and the doctor checked on him and gave him multiple opportunities to respond to a simple question gave him so much more time to recover from that vicious beating he took at the end of the third where he was slowly going limp.

[@oneeyedcrow]

Yeah almost 3 times they gave him time to recover

[@armandoarellano9327]

Hell yeah his team picked him up in between rounds

[@christian_urocar]

Yea dude he took some big headbutts, id be rocked too damn that looked like it hurt

[@giorgiochiodini5773]

yeah but... did he died? Jokes apart, tbh this one was to call out AT LEAST after the medic stepped in... but it would be ok even when Ortega couldn't pull himself up

[@SwarfCrawler]

Was gonna say that. PLUS it should've been stopped when volk was just smashing him on the ground when the bell went off he didn't even get up

[@Andrei-sm3er]

Volk is the most cerebral, disciplined and diligent fighter in the world.

[@Loots1]

Isreal?

[@Andrei-sm3er]

@@Loots1 Israel is not as well-rounded, so he has less tools to choose from. He's better with feints, but he's too reliant on counter-punching.

[@bigsmall2842]

@@Loots1 volk can blitz up close, fight at a distance with straights and leg kicks, feints with everything, use the clinch to get better position and unload, and a scary mount game, great defense. He’s just too well rounded

[@tommyboyindy1157]

After seeing how good Volk was last night I have a new respect not only for him but for Max. That Max could fight him as well as he did, twice, is very impressive.

[@chalky_white]

No way man it's definitely Tito

[@jessechavez4820]

Volkanovsky shaved his head on purpose. He knew it would help him get out of Ortega chokes easier

[@kiabtoomlauj6249]

Yes. Some people think guillotines and triangles work like a vise or scissors and all you have to do is just bring the two mechanical parts together and they clamp down exactly. Arms & legs going around another elite fighter's neck isn't like that. First, Volkanovsky has a mini-Romero neck; #2, he's also slippery like oil, due to sweat a perfectly shaved head, in 3rd round. #3, Volkanisky really is a physical specimen: he has that extra power/strength that he could call upon in do or die moments like those two. It's not Brian's "incorrect"/"improper" guillotine or triangle set-ups.

[@jakemissen2935]

This is how MMA evolves man, love it.

[@CGSocDem]

Incredible

[@thejoke2791]

Alex, finally going to get the respect he deserves.✊

[@thecount1]

the joke

[@thejoke2791]

@@thecount1 Chaos

[@davidbell4626]

👎 NOT!

[@thejoke2791]

@@davidbell4626 Sore loser huh.🤦

[@davidbell4626]

@@thejoke2791 nope! Just cash my ticket, TO be the man you have to beat the man and he didn't. The judges gave it to him. There's a difference. Stay safe my brother.

[@trinity3422]

You gotta give the Aussie and New Zealand fighters a lot of credit flying as far as they do, and for Volkan to fly that far, get used to the time zone and still put on an amazing performance against someone like Ortega is amazing! I haven’t been a huge fan of his but this was a great performance!

[@devendullarwar8555]

How about dagistani fighters?

[@devendullarwar8555]

Nd Stockton boys too

[@Legend-v5vls]

@@devendullarwar8555 Stockton California has the same timezone as Vegas. Australia is Nearly 20 hours away from vegas time while moscow is 7 hours ahead. it would take 2 days to adjust from moscow time but a week for vegas

[@tsarven5674]

@@devendullarwar8555 Stockton? Lmfao wtf you going on about

[@devendullarwar8555]

@@tsarven5674 I was talking about Diaz bros

[@jesuschristcunt8469]

The amount of bandwagoners in mma is crazy, apparently everyone has been a fan since his debut 😒

[@markofcain2324]

to be refreshing: I still think he is a d*ck. Great perfomance though, lots of heart and grit.

[@jesuschristcunt8469]

@@bonk4225 another thing is before 90% of people were saying max won the second fight but now if you say that your a "casual 🤡 volk 2-0" mma fans man. (Before anyone says anythign i think volk won the second fight)

[@clearlyalunhead1109]

The opposite happended to Costa, everyone loved him then after one loss he apparently sucks now according to the bandwagon fans

[@jesuschristcunt8469]

@@clearlyalunhead1109 yeah mfs acting like costa is some bum that wasnt undeafeated before the izzy figjt

[@SPACECOWBOY705]

I became a fan after Volk v Holloway 2... After he came back from 2 knock-downs out pacing the man with the most pace... Couldn't believe it... He deserves respect

[@thebanker3223]

A true definition of a champion. How he fought past those submissions is crazy. I think he went beyond his own limits and that makes him almost unbeatable the next time. Think those kind of moments are what elevate these champions to levels other fighters cant just get to. Adesanya coming back the way he did after round 4 against Gastelum. Jones surviving that sub against Belfor. Usman coming back against Burns in round 1. These moments almost emortalise these champions

[@juxhinmeminaj3446]

Thats very true

[@recipoldinasty]

You literally named the best champs from the last years and well jones for a decade

[@thejoke2791]

Alex saying he's just a normal guy and that anyone can do what he's doing. Me: Umm... Nahhh

[@shawyon433]

Volk is a machine not a normal guy , what an absolute savage .

[@kenmken]

Haha my exact reaction

[@thejoke2791]

@@kenmken I looked in the mirror, just to double check. But just ended up saying, You've got to be kidding me.

[@spendiggity9324]

He was just a normal bloke over weight and playing NRL he worked to become this talented. Nothing given to him

[@darkghoul4049]

Dude has a longer reach than holloway...

[@davidniyi2483]

Crazy the pace Volk kept. Not to mention how he got out of ortega's fight ending submissions. True Champion.

[@yuxinwu3755]

That round 3 was the craziest thing I’ve seen in a minute 🔥

[@jonnyjoe119]

10 years from now Rugby has become the best foundation for MMA

[@matthewrake5011]

The craziest part to me is during the post fight interview he wasn’t even breathing heavy. Most fighters are gasping after 3 round fights. He fought an insanely paced 5 rounder and he sounded like he just got stopped for a chat at the grocery store

[@aurochsxx5932]

Weasle breakdowns are one of the best in the world, gives new appreciation for all the techniques and subtlties involved in the fight game

[@d.e.e.j.2416]

About a week ago there was a video Stylebender did on feints... City Kickboxing fighters have the best feints in the game right now. Izzy, Volk, Hooker, Riddell, etc.

[@SwarfCrawler]

Can we talk about how BIAS the commentary was towards ortega

[@rogerraymond358]

THANK YOU... It was disgraceful !

[@samking3875]

I thought that me self hey. Am an aussie but hahaha

[@SwarfCrawler]

@@samking3875 yeah nah same here but volk was smashing him and they say nothing then Brian does the tiniest thing and they go wild. At one point volk was landing combos and the commentators are talking about how good Brian's jab is (while he's not even jabbing) then they tried to say that he came back in the 5th round even though he got smashed the whole way through

[@Yellow_Flannel]

I’m not surprised. The top three of this division are so clearly defined it’s insane. Halloway is the only 145er that has any chance against the champ.

[@HerrRisotto]

Agreed since magomedsharipov doesn't seem to make his comeback after his surgery. Those 3 are a league of their own.

[@donovanchilton5817]

@@HerrRisotto Zabit is nowhere near this level. Dude gasses after 2 rounds. Max or Volk would drown that boy.

[@Blackbeardpirategodthefatass]

@@donovanchilton5817 Only cus of a Health issue if that’s fixed he’s the next champ.

[@Jnikola97]

@@donovanchilton5817 People tend to force Zabit so much, dude has done nothing special to get praised that much...

[@mpforeverunlimited]

Maybe of zabits surgery goes well

[@ethanlester1479]

been refreshing for this video since the fight ended, what a performance!

[@ianbeale5980]

Yea the "puppet master" I like that.. hope it sticks. Ps congrats volkanovski, he's been overlooked for years and I've no idea why the spotlights never left max.

[@pamelaskouhus5455]

Why have I not seen your channel before? Thank you for the breakdown!

[@sparrtak]

great videos and breakdowns man really appreciate the work and the time put into it.

[@ethanvern4600]

Herb dean honestly messed up bad in this fight end of the third should have called it end of both third and fourth gave Brian extra time to recover and during the 5th stopped the action for some reason

[@themonsterbaby]

Dude when a fighter seems lost you have to check if he can continue, he did the right thing. They were TRYING to find a reason to stop it but Ortega answered all their questions and called how many fingers he seen. That gave Volks extra time too....

[@cheeseball5030]

C'mon Herb didn't do anything wrong today. I swear there's always that one guy.

[@heelyBrah]

@@themonsterbaby ortega answered all their questions wrong lmfao

[@rBlake]

@@cheeseball5030 are you dumb? Its illegal to be picked up by ANYONE to return to your stool, thats literally a TKO for starters, secondly he asked brian the same question 5 times until he got it right, again, answer wrong ONCE and thats a TKO, not just this fight, herb dean regularly makes stupid calls and no one talks about it, dude isn’t a good ref yet gets praised as if he’s the level of Big John McCarthy, its a joke

[@rBlake]

@@themonsterbaby volk didn’t need extra time? He was dominating and made a mess of ortegas face…. Ortega just got rocked and was borderline concussed, you shouldn’t be watching this sport if you can’t make a fair assessment of such a simple situation, either that or you’re a brian/max fanboy and still can’t accept how good volk is

[@Tier1GearEDCReviews]

I’ve been waiting to hear someone mention all the masterful traps The Great was setting up. You sir have the best breakdowns on YT! 👏🏼👏🏼

[@Ben-xf7uy]

I love your videos man. With your details and the pictures you do in include. Great production man. I feel like i watched the fight and i probably learned more haha

[@osuk1]

Thank Weasle!❤💯

[@skartimusprime4779]

Literally thought he had lost 3 times in that fight, was like he just decided 'nope' and waited for Ortega to let go. Was an awesome fight, Ortega is tough as hell, he took such a beating but never gave up and remained some level of dangerous the whole way though. Huge respect to both guys.

[@loco0106]

He won that fifth round in my eyes

[@XmarkedMySpot]

@@loco0106 100%

[@JakeYoung-vm4bn]

@@loco0106 yeah and gpt do,inated in every other round. The fight should have been stopped as well

[@loco0106]

@@JakeYoung-vm4bn totally should not been stopped because Brian won that fifth round

[@aaronaustin9814]

@@loco0106 Brian didn’t win the 5th he landed 2 shots it got doubled In significant strikes it was another beat down round for volk

[@jackmorgan8914]

The first real FOTY quality fight. All the other fights this year have looked pretty weak compared to other years. This was a good one

[@Blackhawk211]

TJ vs Corey?

[@vicentegeonix]

@@Blackhawk211 It wasn't that great.

[@du4li7y3]

Max vs kattar

[@jackmorgan8914]

@@Blackhawk211 yeah, exactly that was one of the best fights of the year and it’s pretty naff compared to last year or 2019 or other years

[@Aman-kw4hr]

This and olivera vs chandler are FOTY contender

[@user-sp5in6oh6y]

Great job ! You almost always predict correctly about main card fights !

[@lolly_bread]

Great detailed breakdown Weasel. You always make me realise I don't actually know that much about the science of fighting.

[@hankhill4353]

Let’s go baby geeked on shrooms been waiting for this i needed this

[@dickdeoreo]

Sounds good man. Just casually taking mushrooms to watch youtube. Sweet life bro

[@glo3236]

Hah just tripped too basically over though

[@felixxavi2866]

Ortega and Chris Moutinho have unbreakable titanium facial bones!

[@RobertLofrano]

Great breakdown and the way you explained it 👍

[@THEincredible990]

Bro awesome breakdown! So much to study and write down

[@harlequin75]

Never doubted Volkanovski’s abilities. Why? The dude is a dynamo. I also thought Cormier was biased. What the hell was he watching.

[@Tigo625]

Cormier is dogshit at commentating. He only says anything useful when talking about wrestling.

[@jgeez8829]

What makes his title reign so impressive is that this man started training when he was 23👀 hard work can get you anywhere in life 💯

[@gmartines8511]

so deontey wilder was 23 when he started boxing

[@fzoid3534]

great video.. it also sounds like you had a lot of fun analyzing Volkanovski.

[@wauney]

Been waiting on this video

[@Blank-41]

This was the fight of the night for sure! This was an amazing fight and I got to give it to Ortega too, those submissions were so tight I thought he was going to do what Silva did to Chael in their first fight. Ortega got dominated pretty much the entire fight besides those 3 submission attempts.

[@IftiAlam1999]

This has been awarded the FOTN

[@madgavin7568]

This deserves Fight of the Month, and even Fight of the Year.

[@anthonyrivera-medina]

Dominated, the striking exchanges were not that one sided volk was point striking the first 2 rounds and he got stung twice in the first

[@Blank-41]

@@anthonyrivera-medina Maybe we didnt watch the same fight? Volk was picking him apart the entire fight

[@anthonyrivera-medina]

@@Blank-41 I mean he out pointed him but nothing was really wobbling Ortega in the first 2 rounds and he almost finished volk in the 3rd. But I mean volk is good, but I’m just being honest.. we are acting like he was never closed to getting finished like he didn’t take over after Ortega gassed cause of those tight subs

[@badpalsx1]

Volk is gonna be considered one of the greatest of all time after it’s all said and done I think especially if he goes up and tries to take that second belt

[@antvn222]

Amazing video

[@eddiebhoy6754]

The boys definitely got more fans and respect from the crowd and fans

[@stressedout5969]

Hey weasle you need to make a video about Usyk vs AJ

[@danielradd111]

Put some damn respect on volks name,20 wins in a row and I don't see him losing anytime soon.lets go aussie

[@sasarasa]

This is one of the best highlight videos I've ever seen

[@golo5000]

TheWeasle, breakdown is the best in the business.

[@robthevampireslayer3211]

Lets not forget that Volko is fighting dudes significantly taller than him.

[@rastamoustache183]

True... 👍

[@adacPROKYON]

can we talk about ortega getting dragged to his stool, shouldnt he lose at that point?

[@adacPROKYON]

@KZbin mods are Fascist ah okay didnt check that out yet just woke up

[@loco0106]

@@Ar1AnX1x he won the fifth round

[@IronHorsey3]

Loco 010 - you're both right

[@looseunit9180]

Excellent breakdown

[@bubbahubba7238]

Great analysis! You make MMA more interesting by analyzing it in such detail. 👍👍👍👍 👏👏👏👏

[@emildemaeyer6513]

This fight shows how far ahead Alex and Max are to the rest of the division rn

[@ActionJackson669]

True, but Ortega may be the next best a bit down on the list. But those two are nasty, I think Max could pull off a win if he trains like a mf‼️💯

[@kenshinbrown5259]

Yeah man, I hate how Volkanovski gets so much disrespect. I believed in him before he got the title shot against Max, man's no joke.

[@jordanfrancis129]

Yeah sure buddy, being a fan of his back in nrl? Ye bandwagoner

[@kubobetterrelax7435]

@@jordanfrancis129 lmao he was never in the NRL he played club footy

[@kenshinbrown5259]

@@jordanfrancis129 I'm talking about his MMA career not his Rugby career dummy lmao

[@jordanfrancis129]

@@kubobetterrelax7435 club footy is nrl dipshit....it's the sport of nrl...of rugby league, aus rules hence national rugby league....room temp iq...

[@sombient]

Did you even sleep last night? Love the edit on this video. Your selection of key frames and how you highlight them is simply killer.

[@YODAJJ]

10:02 love the throwback to the GOAT of Domination..thank you Weasle

[@katte2223]

The toughest Hobbit of them all. Samwise gamgee would be proud!

[@LochTaupo]

Volk comes from Wollongong, which is like Australia’s version of Dagestan. A place of hardness and suffering.

[@Dingodinguss]

Man shut up haha Wollongong is beautiful

[@LochTaupo]

@@Dingodinguss Oh yeah, all the coal dust and social issues. Yeah the beach is fine, as long as your looking away from Port Kembla! GTFOH!!!

[@Dingodinguss]

Comparing it to dagestan is a far stretch dude haha, its probably not even in the top 10 roughest places in NSW

[@LochTaupo]

@@Dingodinguss And yeah the escarpment is not the Dagestan mountains, but for those in the Gong, it may as well be.

[@thebpulse6477]

Bro the gong ain’t a place known for suffering 😂 don’t be that guy. Not every fighter who is a badass has to come from the dirt in some shithole city. He lives in shellharbour where I live and it’s stunning here. He’s just a hard working dude who has a warrior mentality

[@benjamin5026]

It's unreal how well you're able to break down these high caliber sequences in such a fluent, easy to absorb and understand type of manner. It makes it so even the least informed person could see what you're explaining and i bet your teaching and helping so many people learn things that they otherwise would be overlooking. You're freaking amazing at what you do man. I want to like make a petition to get you as a Official Judge for the UFC. I'm not kidding. If we had people like you and others you approve of to judge MMA, MMA would evolve so much in the scoring department. Thanks for breaking down such a epic fight. This fight symbolized "Dedication" and True strength that comes from the heart. Like of course we don't want to see a fighter get too much damage but deep down we all can relate to a fighter wanting to push himself to the limit of trying to overcome a loss and especially if this is what you do for a living. So it was cool to see a fight go to it's limits. I hope Ortega is doing okay after this. He has got to be hurting. Volk is amazing, they both earned so much respect from me and i bet so many other fans after this night.

[@vandinh1142]

Good work weasle! I see you as ufc commentator in the future!

[@steelmacecontinuum8696]

Ortega hanging out with two girlfriends and two sons, Volk on the other hand focused, training with his teamates. Embedded showed who will win and it happpened.

[@AshishKP43]

Don't know about that one sir, Ortega did what he could, he had him in 3 seemingly very tight submission attempts, tbh Ortega had nothing for Volk after that.

[@l.s3132]

I agree, he made the sacrifices needed. And it paid big time.

[@areyouskunked5625]

Of course you gonna run your mouth and say that. What if he won? you would be showering him with praises of how he was with two girls but still won. Both guys tough as nails but the best man won.. Simple as that. So stfu with that b. Shit

[@dustingaethje1332]

@@areyouskunked5625 Dude's just jelaous of Ortega for having two girls cuz he's a virgin, that's all 🤣🤣🤣

[@areyouskunked5625]

@@dustingaethje1332 facts 😂😂 his face spells virgin in capital letters

[@imaXkillXya]

Ortega needs to work on his defense or he will become the Justin Gaethje of the featherweight division.

[@declanp1]

Gaethje's defense has been amazing his last few fights.

[@BryanMuwanguzi]

Anyone who hasn't jumped on the Volkswagen, should watch this fight and accept how insanely good and tough the dude is! The man is next level.

[@MrJRW1]

I have to agree with you that Alexander Volkanoski deserves a lot more respect for what he has been able to achieve in his career so far. He is not going to go away easily, so whoever has the skills to take the belt from him will have to be a special fighter for sure!

[@hashmi1195]

Ortega chin is made out of adamantium.

[@shanesummers1458]

He was always gonna smoke ortega on the feet he's one of the best strikers in the UFC, Ortega's best bet was always gonna be to snag a sub

[@Joelification1]

This whole fight and rewatching it gave.me chills

[@jnsbrt4285]

How he got out of that guilutine was insane but the triangle wasn't close to be finished at all

[@Pedro-lg9wz]

the cardio of Volk is insane, the third round was tough to watch, but love how the fight ended with Brian landing good shoots , this was a hell of a great card.

[@friedmotherboards2395]

Probably on EPO like Usman, Khabib.

[@IronHorsey3]

Fried Motherboards - You think The Eagle does EPO? Why?

[@Don-po8vl]

Told all before Ortega was to hyped with one fight winning streak.

[@galdfieldren6209]

Yeah hyped and give the champ his hardest fight

[@Don-po8vl]

@@galdfieldren6209 okay hyped compared to volk than

[@eatsheet7087]

@@Don-po8vl he almost submitted volk give some respect both of them deserve the hype

[@Don-po8vl]

@@eatsheet7087 fair enough both deserve respect I would have given up sooner for sure so yes I give him that and he can fight great to.

[@TheAllthegoodstuff]

U have the power Weasle! This is how Alex gets his due respek. Thanks for the great vid about The Great Volk!

[@donthatetheflayerhatethega4170]

Early mornin risers wasss goooood!!

[@T-City-]

Don’t know where Ortega goes from here, 2 title shots got battered in both

[@markofcain2324]

Probably to the hospital

[@loco0106]

@KZbin mods are Fascist I think not he needs to be more like Oliveira

[@Blindashitmetalasfuck]

I'd actually like to see Volk go down a weight class. If he could make weight without loosing too much in the process, I think he could run through that devision too.

[@artem_mma]

He actually said he wants to go to 155 so he can be more active

[@ProfessorUFC]

Did you see him on the scale? He has to cut a lot to make FW

[@ThatBustedVQ]

He’s too dense to make 135, he used to weight 215 and buff when he played rugby. 145 he cuts a good amount already, he’s just dense.

[@ConnorMcMatthews]

Fantastic breakdown as always. This was a crazy night with crazy fights and crazy rounds. Best event of the year after 261 in my opinion.

[@jasonpenney8658]

I was blown away by his resilience! Huge heart in that dude! Can’t teach that…..

[@deanmadigan447]

If volk beats max again he’s p4p number 1

[@christian_urocar]

Lmao

[@dustingaethje1332]

@@christian_urocar Don't see what's funny about facts here. Longer win streak than Usman against better opponenets for the most part.

[@christian_urocar]

@@dustingaethje1332 ok, how long have you been watching ufc? Volk has like 6-7 ufc fights Beat chad mendez, max ,jose aldo, and Ortega . His biggest names are his whole ufc career. There’s no way he’s a P4p when you have Valentina for example , she’s got 6 title defenses and volk only has 4 , Valentina has like 10 wins in ufc , volk has 7 , Valentina has like 6 finishes in last 10 fights , volk has 1 in last 10. Valentina hasn’t really been in danger , and her wins are solid , volk has had problems with chad, max and Ortega . I think if your going P4P there’s quite a few more guys and girls ahead of him in that category. he’s proving to be one of the best there is for sure!

[@dustingaethje1332]

@@christian_urocar How long have you watched the UFC? Because you should know by now that female and male pound for pound are discussed and graded seperately, dude to the difference in both the physiology and competition levels between the two genders.

[@christian_urocar]

@@dustingaethje1332 I wasn’t aware of that honestly. I don’t see why sex makes any difference in Pound for pound. But if you classify men separately. I’d say he’s going up there , probably top 3 maybe Ortega really isn’t a “ big “ name but hes top tier he’s beat some good guys . But that list has to be alittle bs , Ciryl Gane is 5th, kinda high if you ask me

[@thegoat525]

Volk haters becoming fans now haha, disgusting

[@scottjohnstone5551]

Enlightenment is not disgusting. The way people were talking before was though.

[@stevenyang08]

One of the slickest transition to mounted guillotine. Goddamn!

[@Sephiroth-1]

Respect to both guys!!! 🙏🏼🔥🔥

[@FabricateFrog]

I think thats why Volk shaved his head clean for this fight plus having no neck really helped him slip out of all those submissions. Bad opponent for Ortegas submission game tbh

[@TunbosunOyenuga]

Volkanovski is a being who has evolved past the state of requiring air to breathe.

[@jordanstroud2402]

Well the guillotine is more of a blood choke, but still crazy how he didn’t go to sleep

[@elsullgore]

volk with that massive angle change into the overhand + left hook was so nasty man

[@YEDxYED]

It’s insane how they looked into each other’s eyes during that triangle sequence

[@calebhodgson-taylor887]

The bald fighter always wins

[@jimpavlidis5915]

Bold mcgregor didn't

[@loco0106]

Say that to Yoel Romero and shamil 🤣

[@daltanionwaves]

Unfortunately the clash of heads was a turning point in the fight. Personally I'd like to see it again.

[@aaronrubalcava7810]

Ortega got beat, give it a rest.

[@coachken6130]

did you add a small explosion sound effect when Volkanovski lands something ? Well done!

[@shaunty89]

Weasle with the lightning fast breakdowns! When do you sleep dude?