The Best Representatives For Individual Martial Arts In MMA. Karate, Boxing, Judo, Wrestling & More!

In this video I discuss the best representatives for individual martial arts in MMA. I go into depth on 6 different fighters. One representative for karate, boxing, jiujitsu, kickboxing, judo, and wrestling. If you guys disagree with any of these picks, let me know who you would throw in there instead in the comments.
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Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
1:00 Karate
4:29 Boxing
8:43 Jiu Jitsu
12:41 Judo
16:27 Kickboxing
20:40 Wrestling

[@lucastracymma8764]

Guys I made a big mistake at 17:13 where I’m speaking about isreal Adesanya but because I edited out the part where I say his name, it makes it seem like I’m talking about pereira. I was saying that “the reason I don’t have isreal Adesanya as my kickboxing representative is because… etc” I hate that there was a bad edit on my part my bad

[@rais6036]

Make the most underrated fighters tier list/video

[@leandrohernandez4557]

u forgot muay thai i know kickboxing is consider almost the same the styles are different specially who are the best elbow user no one talks about those

[@rais6036]

@@leandrohernandez4557 yeah

[@sexualchocolate516]

‘Israel has close fights with mediocre competition’ puts up a pic of the Vettori fight 💀 What are you smoking clown that fight wasn’t even remotely close. His only close wins are Rob and Yoel, who are 2 MW 🐐’s, and Gastelum which was a clear 48-46 for Israel.

[@satyajitsen8698]

Calling the top contenders of the MW division "mediocre competition" is just not fair.

[@a.j.rusinek8856]

Ignoring Machida when discussing Karate is criminal man.

[@User-54631]

I know right machida has worn a belt in mma and Thompson never has

[@benmanry2405]

I don’t think his karate is better i just think he adapted it to mma better

[@manuelzambrano7189]

Homeboi probably a casual looking for views

[@hooter1430]

Thompson is a better example imho. The stance and the amount of kicks he throws represent karate better.

[@thiagohermes4806]

@@benmanry2405 but that's the point; nobody was able to transpose karate do MMA until Machida appeared, people thought it was outdated at the time. He brought a modernization to karate opening the doors to guys like Thompson. So he sould at least have an honorable mention.

[@antoniokovac5170]

You missed out on Anthonty Smith..he is master of all individual skill sets,its just that it wasnt his night..he just didnt show up.

[@aaravrawal9180]

he is the p4p on paper

[@jay-mr2fn]

@@aaravrawal9180 lmaooo

[@TheCallumTR]

So true

[@coolunusual]

Once you take away their arms and legs they're just a stump and i can beat that. So on paper i win

[@TommyTest147]

You also forgot “Jon’s skills arnt that good individually” I like Anthony Smith but the dude needs to be quiet sometimes.

[@spiphieboi7079]

We can’t forget CM Punk. He nearly mastered all of MMA, second only to those in this video

[@Oscar55997]

Right? Dude only has 1 loss on his record. Absolute legend behind khabib

[@firasrashid3338]

CM Punk is literally a 7 time world champion in wrestling, the disrespect is insane. GSP even retired because he heard rumors of CM Punk’s arrival and was scared shitless to fight him

[@stare4539]

ywea

[@harshatomas835]

@@firasrashid3338 What a joke🤣

[@bochko7422]

​@@harshatomas835 not a joke at all

[@siddharthelango4316]

While Khabib Judo was probably one of the best we've ever seen, it's often a mix of wrestling, borrowed skillsets from other discipline. I personally think Ronda Rousey's Judo was lot more in line with pure Judo that one would. Kayla Harrison probably has a better argument as well.

[@JL-zv6ki]

Yh id also say islam makachev is a better representation for judo than khabib, most of khabibs takedowns were double legs from what I’ve seen while islam does a lot of judo trips.

[@lukeinvictus69]

Khabibs takedowns we’re definitely not mostly double legs

[@lukeinvictus69]

Were*

[@JL-zv6ki]

@@lukeinvictus69 idk from what I’ve seen they most were shots either single legs or double legs Whilst islam seems to focus more heavily on trips

[@savagebeast4063]

Karo did judo the best he just kept losing after awhile so he doesn't get brought up at all anymore when it comes to judo but because Khabib went on to obviously be the better fighter I would say Khabib then

[@mike-cuhljoegan3431]

A lot of people dont realize McGregor, GSP, Machida and many other greats are karate based fighters and have had so much success it's so under rated due to traditional karate but new school karate such as what machida teaches is very great to learn

[@ruiyurra4996]

GSP is also a judo guy

[@Paul-gw6un]

They were in Karate when they were very young (Mcrgregor and GSP idk about Machida) I wouldn’t really say they were Karate “based” fighters

[@alfonsotenorio9181]

@@Paul-gw6un Machida grew up doing karate tf u mean

[@ben6591]

Henry Cejudo

[@dogestranding5047]

How’s McGregor karate based tho?

[@desktopmma3178]

GSP’s single leg and double leg are just so satisfying to watch. So simple, yet effective and beautiful

[@chrispoop]

Thats why against Khabib he would have won. =)

[@N-fl8zi]

@@chrispoopI agree the wrestling would’ve cancelled it out and on foot gsp would’ve dominated

[@nasvsan6191]

Brunson for boxing and wrestling imo. GOAT of underwater MMA

[@tobymattana5320]

LOL, goat comment.

[@konradbox2399]

"looks like a fish in water"

[@namwarmaster6918]

I think Derek's a big fan of the production crew because he looks up and admires the ring lights every time he throws a punch.

[@jeffblackard9753]

Underwater mma?

[@somdutroy]

@@jeffblackard9753 His boxing looks like he is swimming on land.

[@garvwadhwaney306]

Alexander Volkanovski was also a semi-professional rugby player before he went into MMA at 22. The physical conditioning for rugby is fucking insane.

[@semicki135]

Agreed. But you can’t lie even if it is as physically conditioning as it is said to be that’s really got nothing to do with his mma and only seemed to help his strength

[@drakeslocum2564]

I’d say Ronda for Judo and Khabib for Sambo

[@bachconneshon7809]

Sambo is soviet judo

[@aureum7479]

@@bachconneshon7809 It’s a different martial art ?

[@bachconneshon7809]

@@aureum7479 nah its just a joke I heard from this Ukrainian guy at my judo gym

[@mikeyork3093]

Sambo and Judo are similar but Khabib did both and has a black belt in Judo as well.

[@alejandrogarcia7385]

​@@bachconneshon7809sambo combines judo with wrestling, prakration and mongolian wrestling

[@columodonnell9202]

Why not Machida for karate? He uses a more traditional karate style, wonderboy has that kinda american taekwondo/karate fusion style with the more bladed stance and fancy kicks.

[@coolunusual]

Because it's about who has the best implementation of their art/style into MMA.

[@gladiumcaeli]

I would argue Machida, was the best representative, he held the 205 gold, the only bad thing about Machida was sometimes gun shy and his style of explosive entry got slower with age. But he did the best in representing karate imo.

[@BoricuaMMA.]

I'm assuming it's because he also incorporated a lot of grappling into his style too. Thompson was a pure striker and even tho everyone knew what he was gonna do they couldn't do a whole lot to stop it

[@sammerritt4272]

exactly would of been a way better pick

[@jayn6943]

@@BoricuaMMA. Actually, most of the Grappling that he uses is from Karate itself. That's why it would've been cool if he had used Machida. He brought back parts of Old school pure Karate that most people either didn't know or forgot about.

[@Rushmma]

Petr Yan is one of the most amazing strikers to watch, his well roundedness, incredible ring IQ and adjustments. A true killer. It sucks seeing him be robbed like that

[@MCCARVERWORLD]

lmao bruh for boxing the best boxer in the ufc is clearly jack della madalana like tf switching stance and punching as ur stepping is the only thing yan does good

[@Rushmma]

@@MCCARVERWORLD You’re tripping. He has some of the cleanest striking I’ve ever seen. I don’t really agree with the boxing thing, he has very great fundamentals but what stood out for me was his versatility, well roundedness, mental strength and adjustments. His standup with his Kickboxing/Muay Thai is so good to watch, when I watch him it just leaves me baffled.

[@stefandrugiprofil]

​@@MCCARVERWORLD Guy fought 3x 2min against noone and you speak about his boxing 🤣🤣 broo this is another level of stupidity

[@Venom-xd9st]

Jesus why are you still so salty about the O’Malley decision? It was a close fight, and I did score it for yan but chill it was a great fight and not a robbery. I think what let yan down was he got loads of takedowns but couldn’t do much with them.

[@jakxcombat]

@@Venom-xd9st It was 100% a robbery lmao what are you even saying bro?? XD

[@franciscopalma6146]

In karate, there’s a distinction between traditional karate and the karate that is portrayed in america, which is a lot about breaking boards. Not disregarding your choice, but if we go with traditional karate (I’ll use the shotokan style as guideline) I’d suggest Lioto Machida

[@gannielukks1811]

Brasil né pai

[@johnhiddleston]

Exactly man ive barely broken boards or did those things potrayed in movies ib my 10 years if karate

[@MichiDelNoche]

Khabib did Sambo which is really similar to judo but also his style was mostly just wrestling too.

[@shader6539]

he was also a judo black belt

[@willynunez2118]

Judo is a form of wrestling, controversial but true

[@farlessouza4364]

Mr. Abulmanap (rip) is a master of sports in judo, and his dream was to make a judo champion in an olympics, but he passed away before. He was also Ukrainian judo champion.

[@MegaDoubleStack]

​@@willynunez2118 Judo is a different system and has its own school of thought. It did not branch from wrestling, it's origins are in jujutsu. I don't think it's accurate to chalk it up as a form of wrestling.

[@paquinraino8180]

@@MegaDoubleStack That the contrary Jujiutsu come from Judo

[@souljaboytellem4474]

Oliveira's jiu-jitsu is amazing but I think his offense heavily outweighs his defense. From a defensive grappling perspective he often puts himself in bad positions that get him finished whereas other guys like Burns don't do that as much.

[@jayn6943]

However Burns doesn't use BJJ as often. His striking has developed to the point that he isn't relaying on it as much. I can see Burns finishing a fight without using, but I can't say the same for Oliveira.

[@snandrew6094]

I’d say Demian Maia is the best overall representation of jiu jitsu in mma. Has incredible calculated offence that burns lacks, while also having good defence which Charles lacks. While Charles has more submissions overall, Maia clearly has the better more technical jiu jitsu and also has more credentials as well. Also just to add Burns was scared of old man Maia on the ground and was scrambling desperately to his feet in their fight (before getting up and knocking him out of course😂).

[@jayn6943]

@@snandrew6094 Charles himself says that Maia is the best in his opinion.

[@saucegotti9416]

I think Paul Craig is one of the best Bjj guys in the ufc. Him being so much taller then all these guys gives him a crazy advantage. Watching him throw up triangles without having to touch or adjust his legs is crazy. Two people who where basically or almost champs and undefeated lost to him. When he was losing the fight significantly.

[@wergar_the_warwolf6834]

Yeah, I'd go with Maia, Rockhold, or Jacare. Jacare/Rockhold are probly the best top players among them, but Maia is very, very close to them in that regard even if his gnp isn't as scare as Luke's and his immediate sub threat isn't as great as Jacare's. He's a much more tested defensive grappler than Jacare as well tho not so much with Rockhold Oliveira is awesome, but he's a lot more of a wildman than those guys.

[@ZolPsyko]

I was expecting you to say Alex Pereira, but I agree with picking Volk 100%. His style honestly looks like a sharper, more efficient version of Izzy's.

[@Chadius_Thundercock]

More entertaining as well

[@botondbakos5954]

Volk's boxing is better than Izzy's

[@GoodStuff1992]

​@@botondbakos5954 lol

[@FlyPsiche]

How about Fitziev?

[@jayn6943]

@@FlyPsiche He isn't a kickboxer.

[@giammarcoibba1835]

Most people forget about Karo Parisiyan, dude only had judo and it was flawless and marvellous to watch

[@chinquish7717]

Exactly and at the time he was I think the first guy to do so which makes it more impressive

[@jfw1991]

I was looking for this comment

[@AlexOut1aw]

Taekwondo - Yair Ushu Sanda - Zabit Kungfu - Salikhov

[@UploadsfortheSoul]

I believe Zhang weili would be an even better representative of chinese kickboxing:) but there’s no doubt Zabit was a potential goat

[@1994mrmysteryman]

​@@UploadsfortheSoul Zhang Weilli from a pure skill perspective is not even close to Zabit. Women's MMA lags far behind the men's in most areas.

[@AssassinKreed1016]

​@@1994mrmysteryman holm and bullet are pretty technical for anyone imo

[@1994mrmysteryman]

@@AssassinKreed1016 Holm throws hands from 10 feet away. HISH HISH

[@User-79916_ue]

@@AssassinKreed1016 womens mma is garbage I always skip there fights

[@constantintummescheit4314]

Gsp is the greatest mixed martial artist ever you can tell his wrestling is so good, so inspirational just the goat

[@user-fd5gp4xv4z]

Jon jones beats everyone including gsp🤣

[@wergar_the_warwolf6834]

@@user-fd5gp4xv4z Jones would def beat GSP lmao, he's three/four weight classes heavier But like, magically make them the same size and GSP would just... outstrike him on the feet

[@user-fd5gp4xv4z]

@@wergar_the_warwolf6834 if he was the same size he'd be a big shit house for all you know🤣

[@User-79916_ue]

@@user-fd5gp4xv4z Jon jones literally gets caught with peds every year how is he still in the goat discussion lmao his last 2 fights were poor performances

[@user-fd5gp4xv4z]

@@User-79916_ue every year? He first tested positive against Daniel cormier. He was 23 and 1 before he ever failed a drug test. All of a sudden ppl wanna hold on to this picogram narrative🤣 jones only been suspended once. And due to recent evidence “Jon Jones should get reparations for his USADA suspensions given ‘the science changed’ and now tests under 100 picograms per ML are not positive anymore. None of his positive tests would be a positive under the current rules. His no contest should be restored to a win”

[@garethwillis]

Wonder boys sidestep punch against masvidal was a thing of beauty. Such an incredible fighter.

[@ky-passley4769]

I personally think Ronda is the best representative of pure judo in MMA. To the point that the moment she turned away from it she got beaten up.

[@myhatmygandhi6217]

Her and Parisyan are the only two in contention for the Judo spot.

[@mateusmachadomartinsjunior4309]

She was able to become a champion despite barely knowing how to fight with pure judo and armbarz, I think she is the best representation

[@brossools]

@@mateusmachadomartinsjunior4309because she was fighting women😊

[@indiansmokar]

@@myhatmygandhi6217 parisyan and its not close if you look at them fight

[@dangerose9210]

Women's MMA hadn't developed enough her reign is reminiscent of when bjj dominated. Her judo level was much higher than every body else's anything. Once Holly holms took the belt women's MMA really started

[@firmanimad]

Good point about Khabib's judo. I just realized that. I remember Poirier talking about Khabib not being as "strong" as he expected, but that he's so slick. To my layman eyes, this made him different to other sambo wrestlers like Islam.

[@minesteambrand769]

Islam has better judo. Look at they fight when they were young.

[@staple_boi]

Bruh Ronda Rousey's entire style was judo tho.

[@youngboy2pacdrake]

@@staple_boi no, rousey was kickboxing. go learn ufc

[@Wuga350]

@@youngboy2pacdrake bronze in 2008 Beijing Olympics…. You’re gonna say she was a kickboxing expert

[@insertunoriginalnamehere1398]

@@youngboy2pacdrakeYou’re a good troll I like your comments

[@Bananapig9]

For judo I would honestly say Fedor is the best representation because he developed a striking strategy that would perfectly set up his opponents for a sweep or takedown by causing them to close up and then he would just dominate the whole damn promotion

[@youngboy2pacdrake]

mcgregor judo > fedor judo

[@Domw907]

@@youngboy2pacdrakedrug addict

[@chinquish7717]

Karo parisyan 👍

[@WarriorofSunlight]

I absolutely love all the fighters talked about in this video for all of the reasons given. They are all technical masters of their respective arts and are beautiful to watch in action. What each and every one of them has achieved is not only impressive, but will go down in history. It’s so refreshing to see videos talking about technique and styles and analyzing what the fighters are actually doing in the ring opposed to all of the constant drama, hype, bashing and negativity that I see everywhere in the fan base of MMA these days.

[@HieroCrew420]

These larger topic videos is where you really shine. Excellent video my man

[@afarber87]

GSP was an incredible athlete, all around martial artist. Randy Couture is best example of someone using wrestling to achieve success in UFC. He beat juiced up Belfort twice using wrestling.

[@thunderkatz4219]

Dosent he do karate

[@afarber87]

@@thunderkatz4219 classically trained wrestler. Always said he was proud to rep the wrestling community

[@truth-uncensored2426]

GSP ability on grappling doesn't come only from wrestling tough, he's also a black belt in BJJ, and even competed in ADCC with legends like Marcelo Garcia.

[@bubbasloosky]

GSP was so good at wrestling, that he angered a majority of the UFC fanbase at the time. I remember hearing SO MANY people hating on GSP for just “laying on people” for 5 rounds 😂

[@youngboy2pacdrake]

mcgregor judo > gsp judo

[@gamealot4503]

@@youngboy2pacdrakeKhabib Judo > Mcgregor Judo

[@miguelladinodevera614]

Georges wrestled Hughes and Serra in the cage. He learned right then he has to make a statement by beat the one-sport masters in their own game. GSP has karate as his striking base yet became a grappling threat later on.

[@truth-uncensored2426]

Yep, GSP ability on grappling doesn't come only from wrestling tough, he's also a black belt in BJJ, and even competed in ADCC with legends like Marcelo Garcia.

[@failnation3472]

He was a decision machine though 😂

[@eyer0n9]

why is homeboy burns catching strays man? let the man alone, hes phenomenal.

[@manquail2361]

Interesting fact: GSP himself said he thinks khabib's pure wrestling is superior to his own and it's his ability to mix the martial arts and set up shots with strikes that lead to his success over pure technical ability in wrestling. He truly personifies what it means to be a mixed martial artist and use all the tools in his arsenal.

[@Atlas92936]

It blows my mind how Islam Makhachev was able to make Charles Oliviera tap to an arm triangle in the second round

[@bunnyban5365]

Because islam is just better at everything lol islam would tap his ass out even in pure jujitsu fight Charles olive quits

[@joeykillzcuntzzz]

Its because charles was almost unconscious at the time. In a pure grappling match Charles smokes him and its that simple

[@jayx2514]

wouldn't our strike him

[@joeykillzcuntzzz]

@@jayx2514 Yes he would

[@astrosherlock374]

​@@bunnyban5365Because Islam knocked him out before submitting. Islam would still get smoked in pure grappling.

[@EliFest115]

Such a great video. I’ve been a subscriber for a couple months now, and the quality of your videos have been going way up recently. Great work man

[@MiddleKingdom305]

Ngannou should be a representative for boxing.

[@alfonsorodriguez1491]

Yoooo 10/10 vid Good Mma ytbers are hard to find but you my friend put out a perfect mix of content that is well thought out and entertaining. You and Mexican martial arts do it right even though he stopped uploading 😭

[@vico4386]

Need a part 2 with taekwondo, wing chun, muay thai, greco-roman, capoeira, jeet kune do, sambo and aikido

[@bachconneshon7809]

Nobody does aikido in ufc come on now

[@vico4386]

@@bachconneshon7809 this guy can prolly find someone

[@indiansmokar]

@@bachconneshon7809 Tony Ferguson

[@aym7n_10]

no one really uses muay thai in mma

[@Iviolatekidz123]

Khalil Rountree? ​@@aym7n_10

[@allainangcao28]

Karo Parisiyan deserves to be the Judo rep, his Judo ability was so elite that he was the only reason Judo was an individual fighting style in UFC Undisputed.

[@nickbyrden3402]

Love this video. Very important to understand that how to implement a martial art for MMA.

[@rianstanford7286]

love the content! thanks for helping grow my favorite sport!

[@RhynnMedia]

Please make more of these I'm all for the long form mma videos even career breakdowns and stuff like that I could listen to a fellow mma guy talk about the sport for hours

[@notlegitkoolaid4911]

Great Video Man

[@matheusalves5160]

Now we need a video of the best and most well-rounded MMA fighters

[@zanshibumi]

For someone who's been out of mma for a few years, this video is a gold mine.

[@LJ_SigmaKING_ToxMasc_JokerLife]

writing this before watching the video : Karate : Lyoto Machida, Stephen Thompson Taekwondo : Anthony Pettis, Benson Henderson Boxing : Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier, Diaz Brothers, Masvidal Boxing but more of Brawling / Brute Power : Ngannou, Derrick Lewis BJJ : Charles Oliveira, Ortega, Jacare Souza, Gracies Judo : Ronda Rousey Wrestling : Daniel Cormier, Couture Sambo : Khabib, Fedor Kickboxing : Mirko Cro Cop, Overeem, Mark Hunt, Adesanya, Alex Pereira Muay Thai : Jose Aldo, Donald Cerrone, Shogun Rua MMA (Complete) : Anderson Silva, Jon Jones, GSP, Tony Ferguson, Demetrious Johnson

[@gladiumcaeli]

For judo you can add karo, sexyama, Rick hawn, Bjj: demian maia, to this date I still believe he has/had the best jujitsu for mma

[@stephy-buckets5152]

You got 2/6 right! Good job

[@judgegerald1275]

Criminal you didn’t put Rafael fiziev for Muay Thai

[@niharg2011]

Lmao man put Silva and Tony Ferguson as the complete MMA fighter over Demetrious Johnson

[@l.h.1121]

@@niharg2011 DJ is the ultimative goat when it comes to a complete fighter.

[@easternequinox9324]

GSP is the goat that doesn't think much of himself and his achievements that much. He just proved himself, won his fights and was a phenomenal person and athlete all around. Even Khabib's father explicitly stated that GSP was his all time favorite fighter to watch.

[@saucegotti9416]

Well he shouldn’t. Especially for greasing and using steroids.

[@stephenhughes5156]

​@@saucegotti9416 Who says he used steroids? I don't remember him getting popped or anything.

[@reemraw9956]

Great breakdown, sound analysis 💯

[@jabibgalt5551]

Interesting video. I'm on board with most picks. Keep it up!

[@kauankmk3844]

Lyoto Machida is the best representation of Karate

[@codyowens755]

Volkanovski does have pre MMA wrestling experience. And he was apparently pretty good at it like everything else lol

[@dzimikes]

He trained Greco roman wrestling in rugby off season and he wasn't good

[@JohnnyEtiquette]

@@dzimikesWhat are you talking about? He won Australia’s national wrestling championship in Greco Roman

[@dzimikes]

@@JohnnyEtiquette Australia doesn't have wrestling lol

[@User-79916_ue]

@@dzimikes doesn’t matter he is still a National champ

[@dzimikes]

@@User-79916_ue yeah with 1 club in the whole country

[@factandsuspicionpodcast2727]

Fantastic video, man. Well written with excellent production value. Really enjoyed it.

[@dawg4769]

Love the music you picked

[@yril2765]

Why people tend to ignore Demian Maia when they talk about the best jiu-jitsu artist in MMA? Even Oliveira himself said that Maia is the best at Jiu-jitsu in MMA.

[@musc1esman]

Louder for the people in back! Maia’s BJJ is the best!

[@NoOne-ky1er]

Maia and Jacare. Anyone else is beneath them in UFC.

[@tylerscott2116]

I also think kyokushin Karate in terms of a singular style of Karate that is MMA ready with minimal tweakage is a complete striking discipline. The punching is strictly body shots, and they are masterful body punches because of it. But, they also are phenomenal at straight punches as well as alternatives to traditional "circular" punching from boxing (hooks/uppercuts) with more arching longer range variations of said punches. That being said, the application of straight punches and long arch punches to the face and head is seamless. They also have Leg kicks. It's a style of fighting that's like fighting in a phone booth, but they also have in and out tactics as well. Known for having a squared stance, but also uses a bladed stance at times. Known for a high guard for kicking defense and using elbows to block body shots. The most hard and diverse striking discipline. MMA Kyokushin Black Belts: Georges Rush St Pierre Bas Rutten Uriah Hall Just to name a few. I've always wanted to see someone with a black belt in both Kyokushin and Judo in MMA, as both styles originate from Japan and would create a well rounded fighter.

[@Jacobrossfitness]

Hype to watch this🔥

[@BenBradyOfficial]

Phenomenal video

[@scottrobben3642]

Bro the disrespect of adesanya is insane. The nutt riding of ap is crazy. Izzys title run was flawless.

[@couldntthinkofanamesoiwrot4711]

Don’t understand the hate or complete disrespect of skill for adesanya from this guy.

[@Slime_threezus]

Bro acted like izzy damn near didn’t exist

[@judgegerald1275]

@@couldntthinkofanamesoiwrot4711 Lucas Just has dumb takes kinda like weasel except Lucas is more biased

[@savvydrako5075]

You must be new to this channel bro, this dude hates izzy with his soul

[@scottrobben3642]

@@savvydrako5075 was new for sure lol

[@Cr0NiiX_]

Would love to see it for Sambo, Taekwondo, Muay Thai and maybe even some style of Kung Fu (Wing Chun..)?

[@WarriorofSunlight]

Cung Le is one of the most technical strikers to compete in probably any kind of fighting competition ever, and he practiced Sanda, also known as Sanshou, which is a kickboxing-like martial art derived from Kung Fu. It features punches leg:body kicks similar to European Kickboxing, mixed in with more technical high kicks often seen in arts like Taekwondo and King Fu, such as side kicks, hook kicks and spinning kicks. It also allows takedowns and throws. It’s a really cool martial art. I’d look him up if you’re looking for good examples of Kung Fu-derived fighting systems in MMA.

[@MrFreedomforyou]

Great video ! I was into it right up until the end. Subscribed

[@brassaddict]

Awesome video dude!

[@xav5787]

This guy is genuinely sad. So many instances of Adesanya hate

[@tobymattana5320]

8:40 Charles still the best grappler in UFC folks. Islam had to hurt Charles to sub him.

[@manavpatel2591]

Excellent picks.

[@matthewroelfse2176]

I think of Rhonda when it comes to Judo. I mean her whole game was Judo based and she was in the Olympics for it. Judo made up for her horrible striking

[@whodatboi2567]

I'd argue that Jose Aldo is a better representative of kickboxing in MMA. His striking style is more reminiscent of traditional Dutch Kickboxing techniques and that combined with his legendary anti-wrestling represented a better display of kickboxing in an MMA context skill-for-skill. I think this is further illustrated by the fact that Islam Mackachev's takedown threat gave him more success on the feet versus an exceptionally better striker in Alexander Volkanovski whereas Aldo's striking didn't lose its efficacy against wrestleboxers.

[@kellvinkellvin3680]

isn't the only double champion in the history of the biggest kickboxing event in the world the best kickboxing????? Poatan is the best kickboxing.

[@whodatboi2567]

@@kellvinkellvin3680 We're looking at it in the context of MMA and Pereira has not faced adequate enough wrestling threats to label his striking as highly effective. Same way that Henry Cejudo is, on paper, one of the best wrestlers to crossover in MMA but he is not an exceptional MMA wrestler.

[@topsycrates8271]

Great analysis. Neat video

[@modolief]

Dude, your content is the bomb!

[@BestPropTutorials]

Muay Thai and Kickboxing are very different. In Muay thai, you have the threat of sweeps and throw. Rafael Fiziev would be the best Muay Thai representative IMO

[@madd.villain]

Fiziev and Gane are both solid picks for Muay Thai imo.

[@columodonnell9202]

Muay thai is a style of kickboxing, just like savate, kyokushin and dutch k1 are styles of kickboxing. Im guessing you mean "kickboxing under thai rules and k1 rules are very different"

[@judgegerald1275]

@@madd.villain nah fiziev and Jon jones

[@judgegerald1275]

@@columodonnell9202 Muay Thai isn’t a style of kickboxing it’s it’s own separate thing if you look into the history Muay Thai and karate competed against each other karate ending up losing so they made kickboxing to compete against the thais and it ended up being it’s own sport

[@madd.villain]

@@judgegerald1275 Jon Jones doesn't have anywhere near the best pure Muay Thai. Edson Barboza is the best Muay Thai artist in the UFC if you want to be real.

[@joshuachan1731]

You missed Wushu Sanda to which I'd say would be Zabit Magomedshapirov or Zhang Wei Li

[@Slime_threezus]

What exactly is that ? I’m relatively new to mma …

[@joshuachan1731]

@@Slime_threezus Chinese kung fu in the form of a combat sport. You can look it up, Muslim Salikhov, Zabit Magomedshapirov, Cung Le and pretty much all of the Chinese MMA fighters train in it or have a base in it.

[@copeenthuisiast5453]

​@@Slime_threezus i think its chinese kickboxing

[@aaravrawal9180]

been waiting for this vid

[@sethdiaz1471]

documentary level production and editing, good shit bro

[@kooltactic8269]

i thought Tompson was 57-0 in kickboxing

[@mcphilly4825]

Yeah but that record might be including amateur fights tho

[@GoodStuff1992]

mostly regional fights

[@isaacpitts6656]

Wow the kick boxing section aged poorly 😂

[@tmg_sav209]

Great video man👏🏽

[@kristjanrom9429]

Great stuff want more of those

[@thewhitepinoy9539]

I honestly think you should’ve put Rafael Fiziev in the kickboxing/Muay Thai category, or at least an honorable mention. The dude has some of the cleanest and most vicious striking in mma history, but I understand putting volk as #1.

[@WarriorofSunlight]

That man is a technical MASTER. It’s so beautiful to watch. He’s like a Jedi Master, he’s just so damn technical and everything he does is so perfect.

[@stephenhughes5156]

​@@WarriorofSunlight Until he faced Justin Gaejthe and got picked apart by his jab.

[@benjones8436]

Alex was actually a boxer before he became a kickboxer. When he transitioned from boxing to kickboxing professionally he was called out by all his competition saying that he was just a boxer, and proceeded to knock all of them out.

[@thediaz07]

awesome video...your passion shows and it's GREAT! subbed.

[@Nigel514]

Very good video wonder boy is such a joy to watch his kicks are a beauty to watch

[@niharg2011]

I think the most complete has to be Demetrious Johnson

[@waterlegend72]

Yeah but if you take away all their skill sets and look at them individually, Anthony Smith is the best

[@keion_arknights]

True. On paper Anthony Smith could beat anybody.

[@Potatodrumcrow]

You should do another one of these videos but with other fighters :) this was amazing

[@silverback6497]

I love these types of videos lucas

[@michaelenns8872]

With judo: We actually see a ton of techniques used effectively in mma, people just don't have an eye for it. all these foot sweeps, tai o toshi, harai goshi or I even saw ippon seio nage are all techniques that are very common in mma (except for ippon seio nage) and are techniques typically seen in judo. Besides these throws. Where do you think do these bjj practicioners got their techniques from? Like hadaka jime (rear naked choke), sankaku jime (triangle choke but in Judo usually not used in the same position as we usually see in mma competitions), ude garami/gyaku ude garami (kimura) etc. When these fighters pull out a technique like that, did they do bjj or rather judo? Or maybe neither, maybe it was Japanese Jiu Jitsu all along or Luta Livre etc.... I mean, no one had a gi on so it was probably luta livre or maybe CCAC....right?? My point is there are many judo techniques used in a mma setting but people usually classify them as something else...usually bjj technique.

[@yonas1028]

Funny that aswell because guess where bjj came from, judo hahaha. Judo is so underrated and unknown, good thing khabib knows.

[@egochally7288]

17:14 Ahh you one of those Izzy haters...clueless

[@richardpanini971]

Awesome vid man

[@arthurvarela572]

Great video. Keep it up!!

[@deadbeat3391]

So izzy isn't the best kick boxer because he slipped for a second against periera, but volk is even though Islam was really competitive on the feet with him. And Charly olives is the best bjj even though he get got choked out by Islam. You got my head spinning

[@stephenhughes5156]

You do realise that the only reason Islam was competitive on the feet with Volk is because Volk had to worry about the takedown. Same thing when Conor faced Khabib. If it was a pure kickboxing match, Khabib and Islam would have had no chance. Having said that, I agree that we shouldn't take anything away from Izzy and that he is probably the best example of a kickboxer. I mean, with all of his success he only got his first takedown ever against Peirera- that's how far his striking alone has taken him.

[@lykastannis7662]

Bro you have zero idea how MMA works.

[@desktopmma3178]

Love the Judo 🥋 respect

[@YellowshortsUFC]

Great content my guy keep it up !

[@monric5730]

I love how you compliment these guys but I wish you discussed Machida

[@pranavsivakumar3873]

ken shamrock for wrestling and lyoto machida for karate for sure. ken shamrock reached the heights of mma with wrestling, something no other wrestler has done.

[@impervita8384]

Coleman, Hendo, randleman, askren, cejudo, DC? Ken was a catch wrestler he won most of his fights with submission that had long since been banned in wrestling

[@bachconneshon7809]

*catch wrestler

[@brossools]

did you stop watching mma 10 years ago?

[@remyhavoc4463]

Man, you're definitely gonna hit at least 100k subs this year But man, you didn't read everything I said in the livestream 😭 I was trynna say that the MMA greats of our time and their flaws remind me of boxers like Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, Jersey Joe Walcott, Muhammad Ali, and even Sam Langford (even if barely anyone knows him) Because their legacies are similar in the way that they were very ahead of their time despite not being perfect, they still revolutionized their sport to where it is today. Anyway peace, don't want any problems, just a lil ramble 😂

[@lamandragore1920]

Great video!

[@kikos06]

Lyoto Machida for Karate imho... achieved more than Wonderbread

[@readytoworkboulder]

Combat Sambo - Fedor

[@jjmunger7897]

amazing video, i subbed.

[@kurtfranklin2680]

Excellent video

[@tilliondrako9578]

I disagree with many of these but good video. George wasn't better than DC and volk isn't better skilled than izzy

[@cecildunlap3346]

Great job

[@James-kt4ju]

Volkanovski definitely didn't *dominate* Islam on the feet

[@desktopmma3178]

He never said he did. He just mentioned that volk beat his ass more than the 6 last opponents combined

[@James-kt4ju]

@@desktopmma3178 Watch the video

[@sickheadjoker1421]

I have one thing to say about Charles Olivera representing jiu jitsu from the thumbnail, Charles Olivera won the belt by knocking out Micheal Chandler and not using his jiu jitsu, let that sink in, crazy

[@Mrimperialbeast]

What does that mean lmao he has 16 sub wins if not him then who

[@jayn6943]

And?

[@gm-ns1996mg4p]

Charles defended his belt twice by submitting Justin Gaetjhe and dustin poirier, Charles arrived at the UFC being just one jiu jitsu fighter out of the 21 wins that Charles has at the UFC 16 were by subm Submission

[@davisenpai1203]

Great video man Hope your Thumbnail editing gets better too you getting up

[@regardlesslamron2096]

Amazing video