Royce Gracie vs Keith Hackney | UFC 4

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[@OppoA17k-wh6bb]

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[@SERGIO-cr6uy]

Support? Do you have the rights to use these videos?

[@user-bd9iy7np5y]

Back when men were men and not egotistical little jackholes

[@drumdude46]

Yeah. that looks like 'real martial arts'. Ha ha!>...More like a Street Grapple. ??? Lol!

[@charlybrow4358]

Siempre aparece un malaonda haciendo preguntas...bobo.!...deja que veamos de la epoca pasada de UFC...Gracias por poner estos videos.!.

[@SkidVicious1971]

No showboating, no words, and a handshake and pat on the back afterwards. Bring back respect and honor to the sport!

[@toes_are_toasty817]

Watch one championship if you want to watch fighters that respect each other

[@jamesjdm]

Dude I was there It was all FIXED

[@exersuiraciss5227]

Who are you motherfvcker!? Stop acting like you were there at that time​@@jamesjdm

[@brianrahuba6919]

​@@jamesjdmWhy's that !

[@jesseflores9087]

Nahhh Gracies were only respectful when they would win, but if they ever lost, he would act like a sore loser. Always wanted the rules to favor them

[@tpqfnars1580]

If youve seen this from a vcr youre a legend as well

[@dylanwade9825]

Thanks! Lol

[@Joe-xo4yg]

I just feel old 😂😂

[@marcosantonionetoneto5483]

😂😂😂😂

[@ulisesroque6486]

I used to rent those fights in Blockbuster.

[@conanthebarbarian1971]

I did, rented from blockbuster, when they came out.

[@shadrussell]

Right in for the handshake. The world is lacking good men like these.

[@jetpaq]

Python leg......damn..

[@jakefoster1669]

Didn’t he punch a dude in the nuts over and over then try to pull his pants off until the dude tapped while he’s pulling his pants around his butt and almost had them off?

[@funboy7468]

Less men...more women for me 😉

[@ofekmizrahi3079]

It's still like this in the ufc plus royce was a dirty fighter

[@Week3nd-Warrior]

That was a “thank you for not snapping my arm” handshake 😅

[@JoJo-st6jk]

Keith Hackney was simply a tough, honourable fighter who gave Royce Gracie a hard time. Kudos 💯

[@Greatest_Scott]

I'm curious why he didn't kick him ? I don't know the rules or anything but the guy In black seemed to have the upper hand, but wasn't laying down any attacks.

[@Dee5iveNyNy]

That's because Royce Gracie didn't let him go,he popped his arm out to submit in the End....that's Technics over power...🏆

[@atprofessional5714]

​@Greatest_Scott Royces strategy was to grab anything and everything (including their hands and feet) he could and wrap his opponent in ways that the stand-up fighters (of the time) had zero defense for.

[@joelmacgregor2615]

I remember this fight back in the day. Keith Hackney should be proud. He did great

[@maxwalker4326]

Yup,, good memories of the boys renting these on VHS and all gathering up

[@QuentinDunmore]

That was the most impressive display of repel defense.. Mr. Hackney is an incredible fighter!!!

[@nadagainagain4987]

His takedown defense was ahead of it's time , especially against a Gracie

[@user-fk8zx5bg3v]

Wasn’t he a cop too ?

[@nadagainagain4987]

@@user-fk8zx5bg3v he looks like a 90s cop

[@mastersathlete7380]

Old school UFC was a treat, with legends like Severn, Shamrock, Don Frye, Gracie, Couture, Hendo, etc. Genuinely tough guys and larger-than-life characters. I may sound old, but those were some of the best cards!

[@ernieswitzer217]

Chuck vs tito brought me on

[@ejam911]

​@@ernieswitzer217Chuck vs titti ? Naw naw we going on back ... Like way back, to let's say Tank vs Don Fry or Shamrock vs Fry .... Glory days

[@robrtpanchco9915]

Gracie a grabbler not a hand to hand fighter lame, is WY roused lost

[@clintschmitt704]

​@@ejam911Gracie defeated all of them hand to hand fighters with being an expert in Grappling Also he is the only fighter to have 4 fights in 1 night and win them all!!!! Grappling is weak though right, as your leg or arm snaps!!😅😅😅😅

[@MikeFarleyHealer]

I loved shamrock, I was in high school in 95' when he was still huge in the sport. I sure miss those days lol

[@aaronpolselli3691]

Crazy days of MMA... no gloves, multiple styles, pulling on clothing, etc. Love the throwback you posted!

[@mattverville9227]

no weight classes, head butts, and soccor kicks to a grounded opponent

[@justaghost3285]

Damn I didn’t even notice they had no glolves here 😮 that’s insane

[@NotTodayBud]

Pulling hair also

[@ChrisA2617]

There's an interview out there where Gracie says that he had never been hit so hard in any of his fights. Hackney was one of the first strikers that actually had a strong takedown defense. If he had been a little more versed in grappling, he might've been able to win it.

[@morganh2800]

Imagine if Keith went to him and said show me that shit. He would've been a monster.

[@johnnichols3113]

Or if Gracie were lesser of a man

[@mudelinger720]

If Keith tried to grapple with him then Gracie would've balled him up. Keith's best defense was to use what he was really good at.

[@theshadowbehindyou9631]

One of Gracie’s biggest issues was the Gi. While it can be used to help with holds and stuff, it also becomes a trap as we saw here when it gets grabbed, you can’t easily back pedal! I do agree though, a little more grappling game and Gracie may have lost this fight!

[@Cool_chevy]

Gracie told me his toughest opponent was dan severn

[@jopalo31675]

I remember this fight. The guy was a good striker and had good take down defense. It was definitely mutual respect.

[@davidtrevino3843]

If he truly was a good striker he would have knocked him out. He had plenty of chances.

[@joshuahjoseph6738]

@@davidtrevino3843Take it easy Davey

[@JB-zo6gp]

​@@joshuahjoseph6738Keep it chill JJ

[@briankelly7738]

@@davidtrevino3843truth is he was a great striker. I hate to tell you but just because you are a good striker doesn’t mean you always get knockouts. Gracie has a tough jaw.

[@ethansairsoftandmore5327]

​@davidtrevino3843 lol show us how it's done tough guy

[@deezaldad3264]

Hackney was the 1st to pound on Gracie when this all started. I recorded it on my VCR from pay per view. Fuk I'm old 😂

[@mudassiralamkhan2743]

VCR days❤

[@mattstephens6432]

Rented it from blockbuster when they stocked it 👴

[@badmanskill1112]

I was renting these on VHS when they came out. Barely anyone knew about it back then.

[@uplanddigitaldreamer]

Same

[@AceeSoul]

I remember UFC 1 😂😂

[@user-en7wm1cx8h]

Вот что значит настоящий спортсмен, настоящий человек, уважение к аппоненту, респект, уважуха!!!👍👍👍

[@Snizzle_Fizzle]

He looked the most vulnerable fighter I ever saw on his feet. Made his wins all the more incredible.

[@j-jeremy2223]

Exactly

[@marcusjnewtonz28]

Big respect to Keith Hackney

[@JJJr-ni4xz]

Absolutely!!!

[@chubbybeastfishing]

You have to watch his match with Joe Son. Punches dude in the dick a dozen times. It's funny because he was a rap!st.

[@sarielmusic92]

My favorite at this time

[@JJJr-ni4xz]

@@sarielmusic92 Hackney???

[@FatherSonHolyspir1t]

Why? Not much about that mullet is respectable 😉

[@tomsmith9380]

They went out it back in the day, and then they shook hands and hugged each other. That’s sportsmanship

[@Da_Publick]

You had some real a$$holes in early UFC, don't get it wrong; the same way you've got respectful people today.

[@johnm.756]

Made our best friends that way.

[@danfors1333]

The times Gracie lost he never showed sportsmanship at all. He got caught cheating with doping in the later years.

[@inextinguishablemoltenblooded]

@@johnm.756so true

[@valiantfighter911]

We believed in sportsmanship so much that we would make out and give each other handies after every fight. Real men🌈

[@mascadadelpantion8018]

Keith hackney Was one of the most underrated bad ass performers of the old school era

[@BlueMariachi69]

Royce Gracie my maaan. The legend!!! Respect opponents, no trash talk, no bullshits, pure fight 👍

[@brucerhodes8197]

the only thing I never liked about Royce was when he submitted someone, he almost always held the submission several seconds after the ref tried to stop it... The guy taps, the ref tries to separate them, and Royce would keep choking or putting pressure on an arm or leg hold... Absolutely one of the best to ever do this stuff, so he never had to be dirty like that at the end... never really liked him because of it.. In this fight he appears to release the arm fairly quick after the tap.

[@bornvillain6819]

​@@brucerhodes8197 UFC was pretty raw back then, a lot has changed since then.

[@NeoB-Lac]

What a beautiful sprawl for 1993 and being a karate fighter, ufc was so fun back then.

[@iz5808]

Yup, now it's just a marathon for the most effective set of things in the sport. I guess it's with everything, at the beginning you do it for fun, then some super competetive guys come in and it's no longer as fun

[@bjrollick5262]

@iz5808 Don’t get it twisted there was $50k on the line to win those tournaments. It wasn’t just for the fun of it. I’m not saying that it wasn’t a part of it, but back then tI o till a guy hey win 3 or 4 fights and I’ll l give you $50k, that was a nice chunk of change for them back in the early 90s

[@Ryenobal]

I believe this was in Dec. of ‘94. UFC 4 was my first I ever watched on vhs a few months later.

[@ericbailey6779]

Hackney was also a amateur wrestler and had started training in jujutsu earlier that year.

[@andychristian764]

Absolutely, really defines today's defense on someone closing the gap

[@prouddaddyglenpool4926]

I was there with my dad. I will never forget that night. So many fights and no weight category. It was an eye opener for Brazilian jujitsu.

[@JohnSmith-cw1tp]

You are right when this first started there were no weight class just straight up warriors 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@marcosdgonzalez5270]

Brazilian jujitsu is shit

[@RAJANGIBULsekarat]

Yes..., this is liaang beluuttt..

[@vikramsingh9637]

❤

[@cebollitas3438]

Prime Royce was a beast and back in those days the UFC was everything-goes since it wasn’t sanctioned by any sport/boxing commission yet.

[@MP-cc5rv]

We should all give thanks to this man. He proved the smaller man can win with technique. He made this fight game into a sport. We love you Royce Gracie👊

[@YgorTheBest]

Hélio Grace (Royce's father) should be thanked even more. He created and teached BJJ. Royce only made it known what BJJ is capable of.

[@VWFamily]

He also proved that as long as you have a Gi, you can win lol. Crazy times in that beast of an era. Without his Gi, he would've won wayyy less. But definitely hats off to Royce for showing the redefined Japanese Ju Jitsu to the world. It originated in like the 16th century in Japan 👍🏽

[@kennethcurtis1856]

​@@VWFamilyYou missed the memo. There were very few rules. When you are on the street in cool weather, you not gonna be wearing any clothes? Get real.

[@pimpintoads5871]

The gi gets wet with sweat and becomes a rope of sort for choking, that's what the commenter meant I believe.

[@ferntjsf]

Hackney sprawl was good for that era and his ground and pound too.

[@ememe1412]

Hackney had experience in Wrestling and JuJutsu, (later submission) his sprawl would be good in ANY era. I've not seen, in over 30 yrs anything in modern training or modern MA that has improved or upped the standard of the sprawl for anyone trained in wrestling at up to even varsity HS level, Catch or other formats of submission grappling (Shamrock's sprawl is as good as any today in his early 90s prime.). There is an exception in judo. With the outlawing of morote-gari (and such like) in competition, their sprawl has suffered in dojos where all sparring follows competition formats.

[@ferntjsf]

@@ememe1412 Many of the fighters shown on the show didn't have submission defense or were not very good at it. When I said "in the era" was referring to the general knowledge of the techniques, not their development.

[@turtlevillanueva118]

@@ememe1412ur trippin

[@ememe1412]

@@turtlevillanueva118 nope. You can point me to where you think I'm tripping. Just the Russians in the last 15 yrs with primary backgrounds in wrestling, never had to up anything on their sprawl or clinch and takedown counters specifically for MMA.

[@ememe1412]

@@ferntjsf for that yes. Fighters not trained specifically in grappling and wrestling were lost. Today's training has made fighters aware of such attacks and how to counter. They're more rounded and tend to be better (by a wide margin) across the board in fighting skills. There were of course the vintage exceptions: Ken, Don, Sakuraba et al.

[@walterhough5263]

Respect to both these Warriors 💯

[@blazet300]

Nothing warriors about the gracies they have zero stand up and would get destroyed off average fighters today. Literally made a bunchnof rules to make bjj any good in mma

[@walterhough5263]

​@@blazet300 I think Hackney did well The Kempo guy 👍🏾

[@brux5287]

@@blazet300😂😂😂 americanos sempre ficarão mordidos de terem levado altos paus no UFC e sua SWAT que treinou com os Gracie, para de chorar.

[@JayYo21]

Respect but it’s crazy how terrible they both look compared to fighters today. Gracie’s entrees are absolutely awful

[@rafaashari4590]

2 sosok petarung yg smuanya mempunyai rasa hormat terhadap lawan nya

[@simonlandskron8146]

My biggest respect to both of them!!! Absolute Legends! 🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽✨

[@terrencebell2482]

I went to the Hackney academy for a couple years. No longer open. Wonderful school. Great guy

[@Senorlatulla]

That's sad... you would think "one" of his pupils would continue his legacy. He should reconsider, life is short.

[@Ryan-mq2mi]

Where was this? And does anybody know if Keith is still alive? He was a very unique fighter, and fart very unique fights in the UFC.

[@scottmcley5111]

I wonder what style of Kenpo/Kempo he was from?

[@tolicoenciclopedia9696]

The respect is more impressive than the skill. Inspiring.

[@SquidFox9]

Royce’s skill is off the charts.

[@moshunit96]

Actual sportsmanship at the end.

[@Crysishawk619]

I lovenit when the fighter come tohether and shake hands. Respect is everything!

[@ahs3129]

All these guys were hard as nails back then. No rounds, no weight classes, multiple fights per night… hands down these guys were the real deal

[@Mr_scared-man_scared-man]

I remember watching these fights when I was young. Shit is epic when you see some of those older fights. They were willing to die in the ring frfr

[@babdboycisco]

😂. Love the comment. "Back when i was young." That makes two of us..

[@user-zq7jf8li4q]

Это касается всех нас, мы тогда были И будем молодыми!!!

[@johnjames9359]

My intro to mma was from a DVD called Kombat in Kiev. It was insane

[@darinkrinovich2062]

Not to mention, these guys fought multiple times that night. I always thought, that, not necessarily the best fighter won that night. The quicker they won their fights, the better off they were. I mean they all had to do it, but it depended on who you drew to fight that made a difference. Suppose that goes to how your fighting style matches up against your opponents style

[@MrLaughinmyheadoff]

​@@babdboyciscomakes tree of us I was a junior in Highschool when this rook place and I would always go to my local movie rental store and rent the latest ultimate fighter tapes which was probley a year after they rook place.never thought it would turn into the sport it has become at the time I felt like it was a shock value sport that would die out.

[@scruffyalmighty3270]

What a great showing, love the respect these two had for each other at the end, true warriors

[@713Ace529]

Love that shake hand at the end!. 👏

[@jayb.6685]

Keith Hackney is the man. His karate chop to the face of Yarborough was epic.

[@hothatch1520]

Kieth was one of the greats in the day and deserves recognition.

[@magincap70]

He dropped some bombs on Gracie right there. Hoyce had one he'll of a chin.

[@JC-77]

Kieth was one of my favs back in the early days.

[@k.c.r.5974]

Incredible. Just watched Royce on JRE... living legend for real.

[@Trustee-of-The-Most-High]

When the referee actually saved your as from permanent lawless injury

[@Chris.Minarich.LongIsland]

Hackney was a tough dude

[@g.prince6265]

Key word was.

[@Chris.Minarich.LongIsland]

@@g.prince6265 ….well yeah, this fight is 30 years old.

[@bentonquest4184]

@@g.prince6265You’ll be a was someday too. Probably sooner than you think…

[@g.prince6265]

@@bentonquest4184 someday? Hell buddy we're way past that.

[@kin3249]

You could tell

[@samuraiethos]

Legendary! These guys were pioneers! Real warriors.

[@AnibalDominguez-rw1hf]

Dos gladiadores. Ambos merecen ganar. Mis respetos, a cada uno.

[@jcm3732]

That handshake and hug at the end is all class.

[@MrBubinski777]

what amazing sportsmanship, both of these men are true warriors.

[@stevieg4201]

Great fight, I remember this back in the mid 90s, Keith Hackney hung in there really well against a guy that was almost untouchable, Royce is a legend, but he ate a few good shots in this fight. Thanks for the memories. 😎

[@adalbertocosta2851]

Os dois foram sinistros. Até o derrotado saiu vencedor...Verdadeiro herói brasileiro, que infelizmente não é lembrado como tal.

[@keithbperrin9633]

Who won

[@bunkysbbq6374]

This fight showed that Royce could take some abuse. He was as tough as he was technical. A real legend.

[@onetube40]

@@bunkysbbq6374 Until the Japanese comes along and shows the limits of his boring style

[@BarzOnTheWindow1]

“I wanted him, to fight, MY Fight.” -Keith Hackney immediately following this fight. He clearly did some work, fighting much like a Hockey fight, to some affect.

[@RZS_bowl]

"Your opponent is ____ Gracie" "Okay, so...where is the door?"

[@tyronevaldez-kruger5313]

Why was he scay to fight against? His style looked weird

[@CryptoNative72]

I'm from Tulsa Oklahoma and I was there that night

[@mrsir2378]

Can confirm, I was his Coors light

[@BAZZAROU812]

Nice ..👍🏼

[@CryptoNative72]

@@mrsir2378 Your post made me laugh a little to hard. 😂

[@ianfleischhacker6154]

Livin on Tulsa time...

[@kvra22]

👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@nikeimizhongtomasch1880]

This era UFC was so fun to watch

[@BWater-yq3jx]

Like Hackney's other fight just before this one, where he was in a guillotine choke and punched the other guy in the groin so many times he let go AND tapped out! That's reality, muthaf*ckers. 😆

[@babagnouche]

Fun and ridiculous.

[@DadTalksLive]

Excellent sportsmanship

[@joshcollins1817]

A class sportsmanship from both legends

[@casz7098]

All due respect to Kieth Hackney. He was a natural fighter. He just lacked the knowledge we have today. I think he would have gone far if he was born to do it today.

[@BWater-yq3jx]

He was actually quite comprehensively trained at this point.

[@casz7098]

@BWater-yq3jx not at all compared to today's standards. Even for those days' standards, he had a basic karste street fighter style.

[@walterpowelljr1577]

I remember that match! My family has always loved Royce Gracie❤

[@tropicvibe]

This was a real damn struggle, kudos to both

[@jaesea323]

Great sportsmanship at the end by both.

[@DragonGP]

I watched this live back in the day. Hackney was a fun fighter who gave you a little taste of what it might have been like with better strikers in the very early UFC.

[@CmdrPewpeez]

no, he gave you a taste of what a street fight could possibly be like. the nut shots, the hair pulling, the hand in the throat and chin. lol.

[@snagglesmagoo2750]

His fight with Joe Son was something I'll never forget. So funny.

[@studkickass513]

Big respect to all those first legends, and then the OGs who helped explode it. Chuck, Rampage, Forrest, Stephan (RIP).

[@mckenziecreative]

I used to teach my program at Keith's school. Keith is a good man, tough guy for sure.

[@mandolorion8456]

This was and still is one of my favorite fights

[@LINKchris87]

Keith Hackney was fighting like a champ. A true karateka 👌

[@everettwhite9874]

I loved those early UFC matches. The game has changed so much since then.

[@lukescarpato1487]

Love the respect they both show

[@brianyates844]

Always love seeing good sportsmanship

[@lazybeachbum9394]

This was Blood sport but without killing someone.

[@wildcat8598]

Hackney was piecing him up and did well with the sprawl and breaking contact while dishing out a few blows on the exit but Royce once he gets a good grip on an arm, leg or neck it’s a wrap.

[@judosailor610]

Mostly agree. Hackney did better than most, but I wouldn't say "piecing him up". He landed a few weak shots. That's it. Then he went down like all the rest.

[@seanslattery6366]

Royce Gracie is a brutal tactician deadly and real good sportsman . As well as hackney did pretty well before Gracie got an arm and the legs locked on head looked like he was gonna snap his head off . Good sportsmanship . Zero bootlippin. 100 respect

[@transferlynx6213]

The handshake at the end was legend. 😊

[@st0n3p0ny]

Keith had no idea what BJJ was. Caught off guard, lost, and shook hands. Respect.

[@sergioaggio9101]

Isso sim era luta verdadeira

[@jeffersonlimoeiro927]

Tempo de hj os dois não durariam no mma

[@jeffersonlimoeiro927]

Ms de certo que o esporte se modernizou

[@aldomoreiradasilva3772]

O mais bonito em uma luta é ver o respeito de um lutador pelo outro

[@HandsomeBastard]

Even better when they go shower together

[@taniaxomunic.1531]

That level of strong mans no existing anymore.

[@tk33k]

The handshake and hug at the end is the most important.

[@gregghatfield9946]

Man hoist Gracie. I remember this dude and watch this like it was yesterday. Oh my gosh man what a contender. Hope he’s doing good today.

[@camilomgon]

He’s keeping good, old, but well

[@houserental5424]

Royce

[@thejen24]

Gracie and his gi... back when UFC had real legends

[@MrMichaelmikemikey]

His gi was an unfair weapon. He didn’t do near as well when they stopped letting him wear it.

[@MrMichaelmikemikey]

And although you can definitely call some of those guys from back then legends, the sport and the skills have evolved and most of them wouldn’t last long with even some of the lowest ranked mma fighters of today.

[@phtevenmolz5030]

@@MrMichaelmikemikeywhat do you mean he didn’t do well after it was banned? He wasn’t even fighting in the UFC anymore when it was banned in 2000 and only returned in 2006 against a well-rounded Matt Hughes for a single match. He only has 2 losses in MMA and only one from the UFC. Besides that, he came back to fight at the turning point of the UFC when the unified rules were written, it was accepted by athletic commissions, and athletes started looking at the promotion as a legitimate career path. Fighters were actually training MMA at that point, not just individual disciplines haphazardly pieced together. Royce was almost 40 years old during his Matt Hughes fight and had very little legitimate training outside of BJJ, even with all of his MMA experience.

[@kevinkohoutek995]

@@MrMichaelmikemikeyhe stopped wearing it because when he went to Japan everyone was using it against him . Yoshida used a basic gi choke to beat him

[@metro76100]

That Gi won him a few fights😂😂😂😂

[@user-gh8wt2zi2n]

Love the sportsmanship. 2 guys going at each other but at the end they shake hands.

[@Great_America]

A time when the opponents had mad respect for one another.

[@nickeverything4433]

Man, Keith was a really good fighter back in the day. Only lost to Royce and Marco, two of the toos guys back in the day.

[@ricardoraulino2745]

Nice to meet you, discover Brazilian jiu-jitsu 😂😂

[@paulletchworth2036]

Dude his record was 2-2 he was 50% in 4 fights he would get murdered today if he fought now

[@nickeverything4433]

@paulletchworth2036 he is literally the only striker to sprawl Royce and damage him. Ever. Oh course he would get murdered today, he was a karate hobbyists who owned an HVAC company. Dude was never a full time athlete, like two people were back in the day. Don't compare the old guard to the new.

[@71stang]

Watched this on VHS for the first time in High School with 10 of my friends. We all started pretending we were pro fighters whole we watched it beating the crap out of each other. Was so much fun.

[@inextinguishablemoltenblooded]

I remember beating up on the homies 🤣🤣🤣

[@hp7639]

I bet you are in your 40s

[@71stang]

@@hp7639 yes you guessed right sir!

[@hp7639]

@71stang I was 17 years old on UFC 10 lol.

[@hp7639]

@71stang In 1994 I was 14. so it makes sense. I was probably a freshmen then.

[@areader8303]

fighting a Gracie is like fighting a Python constrictor

[@Effin_Dave70]

I was there. It was my 24th bday gift. IT WAS AWESOME!!

[@Zucchini-official]

Keith Hackney was my favorite fighter back in the day.

[@conrad9398]

Dudes a legend. Keith was all over him tough. Two studs at work

[@TopTierTens11]

😐🤫

[@klugenstein8389]

Some of the best scenes are the handshakes and hugs afterwards. Goes for any sport

[@tony.demarco]

This was the LEGENDARY days of the octagon arena

[@bambam7272]

Back when UFC and MMA didn't have mouth guards or gloves. Just straight fighting bare knuckle. Much respect to both men

[@johnlloyddy7016]

And head butts, hair pulling and groin shots were allowed too.

[@midwestrebel2]

Back when it was actually UFC - different fighting styles compete to see who's the best .. Now it's the same shit all MMA fighters . I know things evolved but this was the Golden era for the UFC .. BJ Pen , Anderson Silva , Chuck Liddell , Rampage , Vitor , all those great fighters was the last good generation to watch in my opinion. Of course there's good fighters & fights now but it's not the same .. That's why slap boxing, celebrity boxing etc is growing because the UFC is to cliche now

[@kuvalvas]

@@midwestrebel2почему Тактарова пропустил?

[@unkljj]

Not just that…they would fight three fights in a night. Progressive tournament style.

[@DeadBeatShitHead]

You can see a mouthpiece in hackney’s mouth half way through the short

[@draileduncommon]

Keith was a badass but i say Gracie is the foundation of nearly everything we see today.

[@kylelaughinghouse1893]

The weak striking or the mediocre bjj rickson was the foundation he could stand and fight also had a far better bjj execution in fights

[@draileduncommon]

@@kylelaughinghouse1893 but it was Royce that brought the style to the surface.

[@garyspaid3444]

Yeah he had some battles, Shamrock, Kimo???

[@aedronzak897]

It didnt work on Sakuraba 😂😂 aka the Gracie hunter

[@user-iu3ju2hf9k]

​@@aedronzak897actually yes it did ralek beat him and broke his arm in the process. 😂

[@OregonDARRYL]

You can tell this is an old clip... respect is shown.

[@michaelrobinson9677]

The respect was incredible.

[@TwinMagsCobra]

As a kid I use to have to stay up until 1am to see any UFC fights on tv.

[@franciscosuarez2346]

The wait for the girls gome wild 😂 at 3am 😂

[@ERSTARKK]

Hell yes! And I remember renting the UFC VHS tapes with my dad when my mom was away. 😅

[@matheusnaruto7594]

Já vamos pro UFC 300 , Royce uma lenda que abriu caminho pra todas as gerações seguintes 🙏🏼.

[@ruttpremsrirut1512]

They respected each other after the fight with class. The sport has been missing that.

[@Smartsometimes]

I remember this fight, they both did astonishingly incredible. This is back in the day where men were real and they were 100 Don fries

[@thchazz834]

Gracie was such a warrior, fighting dudes 2x his size bare knuckle, multiple fights a night , just was built different then fighters now a days

[@estiben3508]

Now they fake injuries too delay fights quote tyson fury😂

[@KeithPonder21]

I fought Gracie 45 years ago in a martial arts tournament in Texas. He won by a slither but he spoke to me after the match and told me that I would be a world champion one day if I trained with his family. I chose football and ended up in the NFL

[@brandonellis8111]

For Dallas 🐄🤠?

[@AdamWilliamsLiveTrack]

What a great story..I love it!

[@themaestro5946]

lol. Yeah right! And then you woke up. As Steven Tyler once said, Dream on…

[@samarnold5952]

Me too, I remember fighting you and me barely winning in '77 , then I decided to go another route and ended up a rock star banging the hottest groupies all over the world

[@stevenbrown9883]

@@themaestro5946if that is Keith Ponder he did play for Dallas, New England and the Houston Oilers. I don’t know about the fighting though

[@QuarterZipBro]

Hackney was a real ball buster

[@ajrestivo]

The immediate handshake

[@user-ev7yj8jg6f]

Раньше были бои, противостояние стилей, было интересно, сейчас все в основном универсалы, но самые зрелищные бои UFC были в начале 👊

[@user-wy3rj6qn4n]

👍

[@MyEnemy]

Those were fun times. The contrast between styles made for very entertaining fights.

[@theodecy4748]

Except for Drikus du Plissies from South Africa 🇿🇦! He still keeps it humble and about what sportsmanship’s stands for.... anther legend, Mike Bernado, who’s not with us anymore, RIP dear friend, also maintained a very humble professional approach towards all his opponents

[@daianefernandes3980]

Os caras lutavam e mantinham o respeito

[@user-bj6ie1oo9j]

I absolutely love the sportsmanship they showed

[@corymanning5425]

Royce was too good.. crazy thing he had family even better

[@rodrigoyoyi-ds6rm]

Sin arrogancia y respeto mutuo.....luchadores de verdad

[@KING_OF_FARTS]

Royse Gracie was just amazing. He's like a spider. If he took your back, it's over. I studied every one of his fights. He was like a fluid, the way he flowed & transitioned to different positions.

[@GarryTerrell]

The way he would cheat and grab his bathrobe and make you tap, other than that he was a good fighter, but he cheated alot with the clothing.

[@KING_OF_FARTS]

@@GarryTerrell it was in the rules that if anyone wore a gi, it could be used to choke or for leverage by the person wearing it or by his opponent, so it was totally legal. He definitely did use it a lot though.

[@GarryTerrell]

Oh ok, I didn't know that they were allowed to do that. I always wondered about that.Thanks for the info.

[@summersoldier1003]

I was so blown away with him when I first saw him that he became mythical it's only these days you see just how much punishment he took too. hellova chin for a little guy.

[@yourgodsisspeakingtoyouher4284]

Especially because all fighters signed the contract.. Lol. What an infomercial

[@matthewhouston4736]

Royce took a beating for that arm bar lol