The Fascinating History of The UFC's Lightweight Division

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[@benjaminwilliams41]

Yuki Nakai didn't tell anyone about losing the sight in his right eye due to Gerard Gordeau gouging it, till over a decade later as he wished to preserve the reputation of his beloved sport. What an absolute legend.

[@nayemrahman9987]

A fascinating fact of lightweight division in the ufc: The fight between Khabib and Tony is *cursed*

[@Probablyafed]

Nayem Rahman imagine they both didn’t get injured had long camp perfect build up and Mother Nature comes in and gives every one pneumonia wild

[@nayemrahman9987]

@@Probablyafed I can't imagine it sadly because it sounds to perfect for it to happen even an unprepared fight between them.

[@sdsdsa0d]

The fight got cancelled twice on april fools... if that's not a sign this fight is cursed idk what it is

[@bijosn]

Khabib is a coward, he belongs in welterweight or middleweight. he is not a natural lightweight like the others in the division. he walks around at 195.

[@wnnaufal8128]

@@bijosn okay loser

[@GabrielFelix-zl4sq]

“Vale tudo” means “anything goes”. “Luta livre” means “free fight”

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go up sir!

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Damn.

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Portuguese speakers... Assemble

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MMA On Point that happens haha Portuguese is a wonky language. Phenomenal video nonetheless. You guys always put in the effort, but damn this one was above and beyond

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[@ipawilzon]

Thank you Yuichi Watanabe for being a pioneer and giving us this video of MMA's first ever lightweight championship win. The lightweight div has always been one of my favorites and by sharing this you have given us fans a piece of history. Much respect champ. And thank you Jason for giving us these videos and going deep to get this to us. You're the best brother.

[@gmanrowe]

It’s crazy that the division was on a hiatus because there was no interest in it & now it’s the most popular division in the UFC

[@amarbesic_]

George John Jr it’s between lightweight and welterweight tbh

[@Sam-ng3of]

The division has been the most packed and competitive in UFC for a while. Its very hard to get a title shot there. People like Khabib needed 9 fights before he got his and Tony hasn't even had his yet!

[@Hikinggamer23]

Rn with khabib gaethje Tony conor. 3 years ago was middle weight with weidman rockhold silva romero jacare mussassi Whittaker 7 thru 10 years ago light heavyweight with jones rampage machida rashad bader shogun dc. 10 to 13 years ago was welterweight with gsp hardy Condit hughes serra alvez koshcheck.

[@Hikinggamer23]

@@Sam-ng3of 4 years ago it was middleweight by far bro lol Romero and Tim Kennedy were barely top 10 then

[@bijosn]

Khabib is a coward, he belongs in welterweight or middleweight. he is not a natural lightweight like the others in the division. he walks around at 195.

[@thepunisher6674]

I’m pretty sure the khabib vs tony fight is so cursed that even saying their names in the same sentence something will go wrong

[@ramintawab9843]

They've fought on the same card before :'(

[@dmcdmcdante1390]

if it got cancelled 6th time i think i am gonna tell my kids about those years of bad emotions, disappointment and hope like i was in a vietnow or something

[@ERRR-iv6zd]

Honestly this fight should happen no matter what .. This two is considered a rival funny that they didnt even fought once. lol

[@getrich9828]

It still needs to happen

[@ajinsato9389]

Lord moldie butt

[@ChadwickHo314]

The amount of effort that went into this must be under-appreciated. You guys are fantastic!

[@binkleyme]

Nah. Their fans know what's going on. Newer fans don't even know about the amazing work they used to put out.

[@goddammitalana]

I know what you meant to say, but your comment doesn't really make sense lol.

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Go to their patreon and give them some money

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You mean must NOT be under appreciated...

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@@floatinggoose9197 I can't find their Patreon. Even the link on the official website is down. Can you share the link?

[@saahil3744]

Tony ferguson is the type of guy to enter a revolving door behind you, and still end up ahead of you

[@normang3668]

And then take the stairs faster than you can take the elevator.

[@dmcdmcdante1390]

@@normang3668 and call You on a phone saying hold on a minute..

[@stabyourcat]

Saahil Ashiq they type of guy to copy someone's joke for internet likes.

[@saahil3744]

@@stabyourcat i would wish thou would show me in which comment did i extract and replicate this sentence of a humourous nature regarding a mammal who specialises in mixed martial arts

[@stabyourcat]

@@saahil3744 I'm not going to entertain you. If anyone else is interested it's from the "Interesting facts about Tony Ferguson" put out just a few days ago by MMA On Point.

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28 minutes? Well I have no life, let's go

[@M.S.Fitness]

1.25 speed

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@@M.S.Fitness 😂👍

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Half the length of a standard netflix episode, I think you'll be alright.

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M .S I tried that but I’m too toasted to follow along 😂😂

[@slicric131]

It gave me life lol

[@tiny10110]

What’s crazy is after all that we still will never see Khabib v Ferguson

[@NamuWilliams]

That footage of Yuichi Watanabe was amazing to see. Thanks for sharing!

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[@kingpin2691]

How the hell did this vid get 67 thumbs down!?!? One of the best takes on MMA period. Jason👏👏👏

[@neveroffended45]

I just ate 1 can of Vienna sausages and was thinking about Conor McGregor the entire time 😍😍

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Not enough f-bombs, porobably fake

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LOVED every second gents! Appreciate the extra homework! Levelled UP on this 1!

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[@paulosicne5803]

9:50 I remember those great looking old UFC belts. Those looked 100x better than the plain all gold belts they use now.

[@dmcdmcdante1390]

yea i feel the same. some things should just remain as they were. like an anthem. dont need to change whats already a goal to achive for any fighter. symbol of highest achievement + it looked more aesthetic if you ask me

[@theDavidChannel1]

Those were from the tournament era. . Dan Severn's got three of them! And ironically Royce Gracie was never given a belt!

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This might have been the coolest and most interesting video y’all have ever posted! Would love to see more content like this!

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"Micheal Chindler" - Jason from MMA on point.

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This was one of the most well written and informative videos I’ve ever watched. It is by far the best mma-informative video I’ve ever watched. I am a huge nerd for the old j-mma/shoot wrestling stuff and the video you’ve featured in this is stunning. Thank you.

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That was great! One of the best videos so far. Would love to see some more documentary style videos like this

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This was possibly the most interesting video I've seen from this channel. Great work! It was really cool hearing some of the history of the sport. It's crazy seeing how the first champ was using modern striking with grappling/wrestling way back then in Japan. I wonder what he thinks of contemporary fighters - it looks like he had the fundamentals of today's fighters down decades ago

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Incredibly thorough channel, awesome content

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really informative and interesting video, thanks for the hard work mate it really shows how much time was put into this!

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It’s such a great channel, well done to you all. Thx for the 3 vids a week, they are so appreciated during these quiet times. Keep well

[@lilllwizzzle]

That Shooto fight was so damn cool to see thanks for including that.

[@docm5357]

9:30 “After losing he would go on to lose” I think you meant to say “after vacating”? Just made me question my knowledge, all love! Loving the content, keep it up boys!

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Amazing video! Thank you for all the hard work guys. I know we all appreciate quality content during these times.

[@tsurutajumbo]

Incredible video. Thank you so much, great as always

[@normang3668]

5:26 that sequence of submission hold reversals was awesome.

[@sdsdsa0d]

The RDA title victory over Pettis still one of the most surprising results I've seen live. I legit thought Pettis would've ruled the division

[@BreninRJM]

Man it was hard to see the beating pettis took

[@chiquirun1606]

I won some money in that fight. I saw something In rda eyes during the face off after weight-ins. I knew rda was on a mission.

[@naveedahmad6728]

I wish rda vs connar took place.

[@Sdscholten15]

These are the kind of videos that really stand out and remind me of the beginning of the channel. Well done

[@anthonyfranco3854]

This is an amazing video! Loving the longer length and the chapters setup and the history. You guys should do this for the other divisions too. Maybe heavy weight or middle weight?

[@shadlamb5874]

Leaving out Dustin Porier after that awesome fight with Holloway for the IC?

[@mma95worldwide29]

Fuck dustin

[@austindaily3091]

fct enschede053 why

[@Thor-Orion]

@@austindaily3091 i wonder how he feels about Dustin now. Haha!

[@ufctekkers1945]

@@Thor-Orion he probably loves him because of conors hater

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I’ve been waiting for this for so long, finally another BJ Penn video, I was literally just watching the Penn vs Sherk fight.

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XHamster has the best BJ videos....

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@@my11badkids78 they even have rare POV footage its crazy

[@LeftHookLegend]

Dylan MacKinnon 😂😂😂

[@sookymooky326]

This is a really great video, a lot of interesting history and great story telling. Y’all keep up the great work over here!!!

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Fantastic work, guys! This is by far the best MMA History video I´ve ever seen.

[@jessehilton1337]

Dude. Legit documentary. Way to go. We made it

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The love yall have for this amazing sport. Shows heavy in this one.

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This might be the best, most fascinating video ya'll have put out yet. Love it

[@bucho9979]

Thank You for this Documentary Style Take On MMA I hope you Keep Digging Deeper for more Never before Seen Footage and History

[@trinitysinclair5589]

The best division in MMA

[@soonerborn7603]

casual complaints Which division is better? Lightweight is stacked.

[@Sam-ng3of]

@casual complaints Its common knowledge the LW division has been the most packed and competitive in UFC for a while. Its very hard to get a title shot there. People like Khabib needed 9 fights before he got his and Tony hasn't even had his yet! See 11:00

[@soonerborn7603]

casual complaints So just because those other divisions don’t have a champion that’s as dominate as Khabib means they’re better divisions? Before Max got beat he had mostly cleaned out the division. And after Adesanya fights Costa then what...? A rematch with Whittaker or Gastelum?

[@YourFutureBoyfriend]

@casual complaints Middleweight isn't stacked. Agree the lightweight isn't necessarily the best, in my opinion its equal to welterweight

[@zerochance7708]

@@soonerborn7603 In featherweight only Max was cleaning the division. In lightweight you have Tony and Khabib and the other fighters are beasts, too. Khabib and Tony are just too good so people think that the other fighters are bad. I mean the last fight for example of Khabib. How can you say that Dustin is a bad fighter? That dude is a BJJ black belt and a really good fighter.

[@BeerChaser1403]

Lineal history of every division like you guys did for HW would be great!

[@Gutirinthians1]

One of the best videos MMA on point ever made, thanks for the entertainment during this quarantine while we have nothing.

[@andrewaldrich3602]

This is definitely one of your best videos. I would love to see something like this for other weight classes.

[@thematturbator2146]

Tony Ferguson is the type of guy who actually reads the books when he plays Skyrim.

[@brandonrodriguez6]

The Matturbator I heard he the type of guy who sits next to you on an empty bus

[@goddammitalana]

They're actually really interesting if you're into lore.

[@llawliet3733]

@@brandonrodriguez6 That would be really cool and an honor

[@jasperbooth6383]

This must have took some real research, you've earned my respect

[@davecat8473]

Far and above my favorite video I've watched on this channel is a long time. Great job guys keep up the great work!

[@giorgit5252]

Great video man. This needs to be the series.

[@IvanMartinez-ze6es]

The best division in the history of the UFC

[@dominickschrute3084]

Light heavyweight

[@DrRuhe]

@raihan abmny i think he meant in the history of the ufc

[@305miadadecounty9]

Back in the day the light heavyweight division was stacked. Forest Griffin, Rampage, Dan Henderson, Chuck Liddell, Rashad Evan's, Jon Jones and many more top level fighters.

[@xSmokeoutxSlawthx]

Lightweight was always the most talent stacked, followed by welterweight. Lightheavyweight was just the most popular, mainly because of Chuck. Most popular doesn't mean most talent rich.

[@lakehouse1607]

Ivan Martinez it’s not even the best division rn, 135 is way better

[@blackiechan6969]

Quarantine is going to give us a bunch of these awesome lists 🙏

[@michaeljohnston2581]

Your content is always fantastic, but this was a phenomenal video. Well done!

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Man, the best MMA channel on KZbin just keeps getting better. Been here since your first video and haven't been disappointed yet!

[@dtac_10_29]

Watching Watanabe's match gave me goosebumps, just look like any other MMA fights these days.

[@wasabi5338]

Him and the other dude could have won UFC 1 if they are a bit heavier.

[@geoffnolan1053]

This is my voice-over guy. Not that dude that yells all the time.

[@ThaTruth223]

Tommy is cool some times, but he usually does the loud voice when its called for

[@1Learn2Swim3]

This guy's my favorite narrator, also.

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I like em both..

[@richo2765]

fuck off TTH is the best!!

[@markandrewposa]

and nobody mentions tom.

[@michaelharrison5564]

Thank you for this class content man, the effort it must have taken to make such a lengthy descriptive video.

[@DasUberCow]

Great work on this one, very informative.

[@Wild_Danimal]

“Name you might recognize” *inserts name I’ve never heard*

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Lmao

[@RagingDemon69]

Casual

[@1Learn2Swim3]

@@RagingDemon69 if you actually knew who that guy was, which I'm positive you didn't, you'd be an "obsessive"

[@llawliet3733]

Can we get another "Every Champion of a UFC Division Ranking" Would like to see Flyweight and Welterweight 😁👍🏻❤

[@danielsmerda6636]

What a great video. Appreciate it greatly. Keep it comin'.

[@nork24]

WOW!!! Best episode in a long time. 28 minutes of bliss, thank you and keep it up.

[@iez]

5:10 wow that was a lot more technical than I was expecting for the time

[@RagingDemon69]

Casual

[@Karma-hy6ki]

Crazy how tony hadn’t fought mcgrgeor khabib Dustin or gaethje. We missed some great matchup between all these 5 competitors

[@zeroronaldo9313]

This four keep doggeing each other

[@Arcothesis]

khabib 3/4 but really think tony would've been the only one to give him some stress in the octagon bc of his insane stamina. dustin is a close second imo.

[@Karma-hy6ki]

@@Arcothesis I think tony would have been his easiest fight cuz he didn’t have the KO power or conor Dustin or gaethje

[@zeroronaldo9313]

@@Arcothesis no it was khabib 2/4 the pandimanic is not khabib fault and his father had corona virus at the time

[@Arcothesis]

@@zeroronaldo9313 i meant he fought 3 out of the 4 mentioned

[@hirakmathur714]

More videos like these, this was very informative and absolutely fascinating!

[@mariobustos7603]

Dude great video love all of them but this one certainly the best one yet !

[@ajkourafas]

"Waiting for Tony Khabib to be re-booked" How much difference just a year makes!

[@bharathwaajsundararaman8422]

Why didn't the UFC just make Tony the undisputed champ since he had the interim belt and Conor was on hiatus?

[@itsZukka]

That’s what should of happened

[@bigtuss7482]

To be the best u gotta beat the best

[@low-fatmilklove1187]

TL;DR: the UFC really wanted McGregor to come back and held off on stripping him because they thought they could make a deal. Long Story: That was sort of the intention, but rather than hurry to promote him from interim to undisputed, the UFC and McGregor were in talks for McGregor to come back to fight Tony, finally, but McGregor apparently wanted more than money, he wanted a monetary stake in the company itself because of his role as the biggest draw at the time. That ultimately fell through, and Tony was set to fight Khabib for undisputed status. Tony then trips over a cable and tears his ACL so he was out of the fight, so featherweight champ Max Holloway steps in to fight Khabib for a chance at being a double champ…. Then Holloway pulls out because of complications with his weight cut, so the UFC searches through the light weigh roster for the next best thing, ultimately settling on Iaquinta who took Khabib to a 5th round decision (no joke, massive props to Iaquinta for that. No one else has lasted five whole rounds with Khabib before or since). Khabib becomes champ after the win, McGregor has a long established beef with Khabib, and is more willing to fight him than Tony because of it. Conor still doesn’t get a stake in the company, but his Proper 12 Whiskey gets promoted by the UFC, and he agrees to the fight after two years away from the sport. Khabib dominates Conor. Everyone saw it coming. Bottom line, Khabib and Tony still haven’t fought and probably never will. Bummer.

[@funwithoutpants]

I just wanna thank you guys for doing such great work. I appreciate you. You've got at least one fan in Alaska.

[@BlkChidori]

Amazing production on this guys, seriously great work.

[@214warzone]

The Fascinating History of Savat.

[@kyokuslaps2411]

Is this a reupload, bc the intro seems oddly *familiar*

[@hermeticxhaote4723]

Hey! MMA On Point! THANK YOU FOR THE LONG VIDEOS!! We got no live MMA to watch, this channel is helping with the withdrawals!

[@alanphalen2721]

I would love to see a visual time line of who passed the belt to whom. Something in the guise of /dataisbeautiful.

[@elizabethgeorge168]

www.reddit.com/r/MMA/comments/7dau7c/timeline_of_all_current_and_past_ufc_champions/?

[@alanphalen2721]

Elizabeth George, thank you so much! Great visual representation of the UFC history. 😁

[@elizabethgeorge168]

@@alanphalen2721 it's not current but it's pretty cool!

[@cockylockridge8644]

I vote for the next video. "Top 22 times khabib and tony were supposed to fight but didnt"

[@rafaelsanchez580]

Man, its so wonderful to see the video essays comeback. They may not be as popular as the lists and top 10's, but they are sure the best content on the channel.

[@megan4975]

Amazing research for this one, nice job 👍

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“Masked Shooter” lol

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"My foot was a balloon"

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Wow, this is such amazing content. I can't even fathom the amount of research and work that went in creating this. Please keep this up guys and do let the community know if any support is required. Thank you.

[@travisbicklejr]

Jason, this video is incredible! Thank you!

[@NoNo-kl4dv]

I love Conor, but he really fucked up that division by holding it up for so long, I’m glad khabib is a relatively active champ

[@zerochance7708]

Exactly. Khabib needed 9 fights to get a title shot and Tony was immediately stripped of his interim belt because of a knee injury while McGregor always got a title shot in lightweight and was allowed to have his title for like 2 years and not being stripped. He was only stripped when the fight of Khabib and Iaquinta began. And now UFC249 got cancelled. Dana stays the problem and is to blame.

[@NoNo-kl4dv]

Zero Chance yeah I understand Conor getting the fight at 229 since he was the lineal champ, but it should’ve been tony immediately after, not Dustin

[@anthonywest5992]

I hate to say it, but having Khabib as champ feels almost as bad as Conor lol

[@NoNo-kl4dv]

Pickle Wickle I agree tbh idk khabib really fucked up the division by getting suspended for so long too

[@surakura3819]

Kevin lee noticed holes from the very beginning.

[@OllyKing]

This is so amazing! Nice work on the background read watch bro!

[@p.graham7519]

One of y'all's best. Really enjoyed this timeline and its history!

[@eddiedean4471]

Been a while since a good documentary. Thanks

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This is your best video so far. Love all the work my friend.

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Great video man. Seems like you put a lot of heart into this video. Thank you for the work that you do.

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Awesome video, thanks Jason!

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Mma on point with the clutch videos this quarantine. GOAT🤙

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Great research and video, awesome!

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This video was superb informative... Maaann I love you guys.

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I love all yalls videos, but this is the best one

[@Sfitzerdude28]

Huge shoutout to Jason and all the MMA On Point crew for this video, the quality of content this channel puts out is unrivaled

[@ninjapacquiao15]

This video was awesome!!! You should do this with all the weightclasses. Loved every second

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Great video, thank you mma on point you made my day

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Bravo!!!! Bro this video is awesome. Most of y'all videos are killer, but this is above and beyond.

[@matthewhill9145]

Really, really enjoyed that. Great stuff! 👏🏻