Top 10 Rising UFC Stars Getting Smashed

UFC’ PR machine annually promotes dozens of fighters, trying to make real stars out of them. Some return these investments and make it to the very top. Others face problems, do not stand up to competition and get relegated to sideshows. Today we are going to take a look at 10 hype trains that everyone anticipated to conquer the MMA world, but fell short of expectations and remained only as one-hit wonders.
business inquiries: [e-mail]
Text: Oleg Volodin / Roman Zvonov
Video editing: Ilia Smertin
Voice: Timothy Kerby

[@NamPham-jk5zc]

Johnny Walker dislocating his shoulder doing the worm was the dumbest thing I’ve seen in a ring

[@TheNavyGonzo]

And requiring surgery because of it lol

[@tankjr84]

Whats worse, it that he still does it. He won last night and did the worm again lol.

[@slingslang2934]

Bless him for risking his shoulders🙏

[@Trashytrash1118]

@@jakedalton6236 no one said the worm is worse than a backflip of the cage. The point was that the worm is the dumbest way someone has been injured in the octagon

[@JoeBoxerNo1]

he deserved it. sometimes, guys with heads as big as his and brawn, take something like dumb luck to show them humility.

[@killerkendro]

Old man Cerrone teaching the young buck a lesson will NEVER get old 👌🏼

[@Kev94]

One of my favourite UFC lesson :D

[@laurdessvalentino5849]

Preach!!!

[@lionsden5123]

That was fantastic

[@trdl23]

It was nice to see the kid take it gracefully too. I wish he'd managed to find his feet under him afterward.

[@cannonfodder5599]

Yeah! It sure looked like that douche kid faked a high 5 at 1:05 in order to front kick his opponent... IMO, he had his KO coming from Cowboy!!

[@sov839]

Sage Northcutts one loss will always haunt me as an MMA fan. For a bloke so young with so much talent, that was an insane way to lose a massive chunk of your career.

[@LuxuryBeatsMusic]

damn he was a Chad though

[@edmundkempersdartboard173]

Such a nice dude too.

[@CFox.7]

It didnt make sense that he was dropped - was it politics ?

[@kingt0295]

@@CFox.7 probably just rode out his contract and ONE offered him more money than the UFC to keep him

[@gp873]

At least he got to bang Paige Vanzant tho

[@Rammsteinfanboy2]

The UFC learned from Sage and that's why they played their cards very differently with Sean O'malley. Letting him crush cans, build his abilities up and fan base at a steady pace, letting him work on other Fields like grappling in QUINTET. Until he truly felt he was ready for the big dogs.

[@CaliShah]

O’Malley lost to petr yan. Most definitely lost

[@Jez4prez1]

o'malley is like a bum compared to Sage, at least in terms of athletic ability and potential. O'malley had much better management / opportunity / guidance provided to him by his employer and those around him, however.

[@MrRunescapenator]

@@Jez4prez1 Not true, Sean O'malley could look as explosive as northcut if he wanted to. There's no reason for him to push the pace in his fights though. He is way more strategic and has better timing and a slower pace allows him to capitalize on those traits.

[@Jez4prez1]

​@@MrRunescapenator lol. More explosive? Come on. Sean is a skinny fat pothead. Sage is a genetic freak in comparison, doing backflips n crap, while studying some advanced degree. Sean isn't more strategic. The only strategy is by the UFC, picking fighters for him giving him easy street. UFC legit had to do that after what happened to Sage.

[@disappointmentyes6387]

​@@Jez4prez1 Sage could never beat aljamain sterling on his best day

[@musashidanmcgrath]

Northcut won the next 3/4 fights in UFC after the defeat, so he was not derailed by his own hand. He was only 19, which is crazy.

[@benpriest1418]

Yeah I don't get the justification for releasing him...he wasn't mature enough? Of course not, he wasn't mature haha

[@olivergonzalez497]

@@benpriest1418 Dana was just salty Sage got more money from One

[@insertgenericusernamehere2402]

Thing is I can see sage coming back to the ufc in a few years. He's still a solid talent

[@up2me967]

@@olivergonzalez497 yes God forbid any one but the owners making money.

[@insertgenericusernamehere2402]

@GSP UFC and stuff he's still recovering from his injury in ONE

[@Jtyrone71]

There's been so much trash talk about Sage Northcutt. He was just a kid when he stepped into the octagon. I hope he makes a full recovery and finds a way to move forward.

[@SlayerofFiction]

I've had a similar cheek breakage from a bad cut while falling trees and dropped one across my face, it's a sound I will never forget. Since it's been a couple years, Sage should take Dana's advice and finish his degree. I should mention I truly enjoyed watching him early on, but it seems many, once they suffer that big loss never get their rythem and confidence back.

[@antonispopos4006]

Well said

[@jodylowe8476]

Hey, a positive comment on a MMA sight. Nice

[@mrsam0496]

Naah, you come in with such media hype you best be on point because you become the target of all those underlooked PREDATORS lol, ala Vanzant

[@Z_Rodriguez13]

He’s only 26 he still has plenty of time

[@jaelstrong9654]

I felt kind of bad for Sage. The kid came into the biggest fight promotion with the best fighters and rattled off a 9-2 record at age 19. I just think they could've done more for the kid as he grew. Of course Sage could've done more as well but that's a delicate situation at that age in the fight game.

[@LuxuryBeatsMusic]

damn

[@thesehandlesarefuckingstupid]

Now theyre trying it again with Raul Rosas. Kinda BS they cut a fighter with a record that good, when there are plenty of fighters who have worse but still get plenty;

[@jaelstrong9654]

@@thesehandlesarefuckingstupid yessir. They keep a 4-11 fighter but cut the 9-2 fighter. Rosas is really good. He's the next GSP. He won't lose any time soon. I'm very impressed with Rosas technique and fight IQ. He would definitely take down Sage. It'll be just a matter of who he fights next. Can he sustain the weight of a fighters life and career. And what I mean by who he fights next I hope it's not a vet. Because a true proven, vet will be his worst nightmare. They need to build him up slowly. Not throw him in the fire like they did Sage.

[@AngryJT]

HE'S ONLY 19!!!

[@Crow4o]

I'm so glad that stupid cocky kids are kick out of the promotion regularly.

[@thedrummerdamo]

In my opinion, the most substantial 2 cases in this video by far is how Till was basically the biggest hype train and the amount of b.s askren talked, made that flying knee the most pleasing moment in ufc history.

[@darktheories1758]

I love how much of a flop Ben Askren was. Shows you just how big of a joke Dana White actually is. Trading DJ Mighty Mouse to ONE for Ben Askren? LMFAO. Dude should have support Mighty Mouse more and let him be a family man who could whoop the toughest crap talkers.

[@user-uy9gp3rm7e]

Nice to know Masvidal had a hand and knee in the destruction of both those hype trains!

[@user-uy9gp3rm7e]

@@darktheories1758 If Dana was being honest Might Mouse would be considered by anyone with eyes to be the best MMA fighter of all time.

[@RR-md9dz]

@@user-uy9gp3rm7e woodley stopped the hype of till by dominating. jorge got cracked by till and easily could've lost a rematch

[@thehater6189]

Let's be real, askren beats masvidal like 98/100 times

[@DemocratsareagentsofSATAN]

Don't mess with the gatekeepers... This really does put into perspective how good the top fighters in the UFC really are compared to other promotions...

[@moreblack]

For sure. Tony Ferg or Cody Garbrant may not challenge for a title or even get top 5 ranking, but they'll separate the men from the boys on who is worthy of a title shot.

[@InnerDness]

Some other promotions, sure, because they absorbed the best of the alternatives. Also, the best fighters from certain places usually stay in one particular style. Notably, Thailand has some amazing fighters but they tend to stay in Thailand doing Muay Thai instead of coming to the States to do UFC, which isn't as prestigious to them. Fedor was probably better during Pride than almost anyone on the UFC roster at the time, at least in his weight class.

[@DemocratsareagentsofSATAN]

@@InnerDness agreed about Fedor

[@ThisGuyRides]

@@moreblack Both fighters you named did challenge and won titles

[@replexity]

@CULI-FABRIZIO i feel the same way, i was having a watch party last night and one of my friends who is a fair weather fan was shitting on tony. he is old now and past his prime, but it’s a bad faith claim to say he’s not a helluva fighter. i think it’s the newer fans (which is okay, not gatekeeping, i was new before too) who count him out.

[@whatisreddin7367]

Dana: "Sage isn't mature enough" also Dana:"I just signed a 17 year old on DWCS"

[@hmm7829]

The culture at UFC is just disgusting sometimes

[@Alvah707]

@@hmm7829 not really

[@hmm7829]

@@Alvah707 You seriously think it’s not toxic at all? Come on..

[@Alvah707]

@@hmm7829 no the word toxic isn’t appropriate. Sage was a kid with very low experience, the 17 year old has more experience than some of the newer fighters older than him in the UFC. But if you still want to say something about it a better word would be calling him a hypocrite, or not learning from his mistakes. You make it sound like corruption like boxing managers.

[@innosanto]

Mature does not mean old

[@gordlawson11]

1:06 to show the opponent that you want to shake hands before the fight and then kick them as they do it is just pure scumbag material. Was satisfying to watch him fail.

[@greg133777]

quite possibly the lamest thing you can do

[@danabana8121]

Another amazing video. 👏👏👏 And the end shows of respect were a really nice touch. Your channel is fantastic.

[@ilikebeingsad]

Hernandez really did fck up running his mouth to cerrone. Like I don't care what his ratio was, I'll always remember him as the definition of karma. Can't watch him without being kind of disgusted. Not only did I dislike his berating of cerrone, he got literally embarrassed.

[@joachimcoonan6255]

Agreed, but at least he handled his defeat graciously, and acknowledged the lesson that he had learnt. Trash-talking just seems to be the way of things with so many in today's game. I find it unfortunate, in many ways.

[@Coins.com.]

@Tobias Belz 💯💯💯

[@bblwarrantydepartment981]

Mcgregor at the time was proving that trash talk sells. He just followed the blue print. This is partially entertainment

[@ilikebeingsad]

@@bblwarrantydepartment981 of course it is, but if you're going to talk trash the golden rule is to actually be tactful and good at it. Lest you end up looking like a fool. Which, I dare say that he definitely fit that bill. Even conor had distasteful moments where he brought religion into it, which in my opinion is taboo as a muhfucka but everyone loved it. I love toxicity and my favorite humor is the kind that makes fun of people. If you're going to be an asshole, just be good at it.

[@JoeBoxerNo1]

its always satisfying watching the epitome of your bully from middle school get busted by someone like Cerrone. Humility and Hubris, are always my favorite aspects of a fight.

[@adilshah7450]

This is the List ___________ 10. Alexander Hernandez 0:37 9. Paige Vanzant 2:49 8. Giga Chikadze 5:14 7. Gregor Gilliespie 4:14 6. Hector Lumbard 9:17 5. Sage Northcutt 11:54 4. Edmen Shahbazyan 14:20 3. Darren Till 16:50 2. Ben Askren 19:16 1. Johnny Walker 21:35

[@Eyeofthetiger69]

No Maycee Barber? I'd replace Giga with her.

[@Tkenny35]

Yeah Giga was never a hype train or someone the UFC pushed hard. Dude was just a great guy and won a UFC award for his work with fighting cancer. Lost his biggest fight but he was never pushed fast by the UFC.

[@goead]

Giga only has one loss?

[@tonyconor681]

Add one more on the list sugaa show ( Sean O malley)

[@vanshuppal2291]

I would add Bam Bam Tuivasa to this list.

[@MightyJabroni]

Can't wait for Paddy Pimblett to be added to the list. Some might say: He already has been.

[@alexguandique2324]

ilia topuria and raul rosas.

[@PaddyTheBaddyUFC]

Keep dreaming 🤗

[@tomsmith3886]

@@PaddyTheBaddyUFC Hey Paddy. Looking forward to seeing you again.

[@ronaldodeassismoreira5745]

Paddy allready got derailed by Gordon and thats not even close to top 15

[@NoaVanSnick]

​@@PaddyTheBaddyUFCLegeeenndddd

[@jaktucker777]

Your introduction of Vanzant is friggin hilarious!

[@memesinc5852]

People underestimate how big of an issue opponent changes are. When youve had a camp, been watching your opponents tapes, memorizing his moves and combo's, understanding his tempo and style then someone new is thrown in 5 days before the scheduled fight. Your entire camp is essentially wasted. Your going in blind with no knowledge of your opponents style and strategy while hoping you can figure it out before he catches you. Its not good.

[@Wundernuts]

Agreed. Great point. The "I'll fight anyone, anywhere, anytime" is bluster (well, for most I'd say). Though two other thoughts: both opponents have this same disadvantage--though arguably dynamic fighters suffer less from it. And you have to weigh the business aspect: the changes are always a lesser match-up, and not something the UFC wants at all, but substitutions happen despite the best efforts to prevent them due to the investment already sunk for the event. There's no upside at all for the UFC to cancel a scheduled fight. Or is there another alternative?

[@m.rivers9201]

Makes you wonder how the guys in the early days survived, fighting 2,3 or 4 different opponents a night?

[@Maru7en]

@@m.rivers9201 they didn't

[@JoeBoxerNo1]

@@Maru7en only the Champ did. lol

[@ShinzoUchihaX]

It turns a chessmatch into a brawl

[@samaroni8991]

imagine getting punched so hard u have 8 fractures in ya faces, Jesus lord

[@Skammee]

Darren Till didn't make weight vs Thompson and even with the knockdown of Thompson , something like 90% of media outlets had Thompson winning . It was a close tactical fight as I recall .

[@jorgeegrojjorge]

Love your channel man!

[@michaelsmyth5877]

if Sage Northcut had been better managed and maybe given a few years to develope his grappling and round out his skills in general he could have been champ. he was an athletic freak, and a talented one at that.

[@ordinarypete]

Sugar Shane was on his way to being this guy but his management team hit the breaks on that.

[@lerchomat]

Sage didn't have a chin that's his problem

[@jerellebowens4367]

@@lerchomat exactly that first tko killed his whole hype train and confidence

[@whiteflame24]

The dude really wasn't athletically that much of an outlier lets be real here. It's not like he was a yoel romero type guy. He was good at the start but thinking he was ever going to be champ is pretty delusional. I mean the dude was on the receiving end of one of the nastiest ko's ever from cosmo alexandre who was already a declining fighter. I mean look at how cosmo pieced up by Nieky Holzken who himself is a declining fighter. That's pretty bad when you are literally supposed to be a striking prodigy and then you fuck up your balance almost instantly and get one tapped.

[@louloup4607]

@@SpartanArmy117 what a bright spirit lmao. we wonder what you do here.

[@OhShiverMeTimbers]

Despite everything else, Hector knocked Rousimar Palhares the fuck out, so he's alright by me.

[@omidhimmati]

Exactly!

[@dunningkruger3774]

If only he'd gotten him in a heel hook while unconscious and torn his achilles....

[@robspear03]

Yup. Hector did what many wanted to do.

[@markg.8030]

Wish he would’ve leg locked his ass and not let loose when palhares tapped

[@tempsitch5632]

Steroid cheater KO’s steroid cheater. Woopty do.

[@StrobeFireStudios]

Love that Masvidal is just leaning against the cage and then runs into a flying knee, instantly ending the fight in the first contact. Brilliant.

[@giovannireyes9455]

Dan Hendoooo Henderson 👍 what a fighter! That TKO on Lombard was everything

[@TheSkala9]

That front flip that Sage does is fucking insane

[@matthewanthony4606]

Lmao the D throating for sage northcutt is insane. He must have a popular tiktok page now or something, you kids literally came outta nowhere

[@planescaped]

@@matthewanthony4606 Lotta cretinous weirdos in the MMA fandom...

[@MrCk1234567890]

@@matthewanthony4606 what an embarrassing outburst 😂

[@atmdollaz6348]

The Glazing is wild

[@marcuscompton3772]

Sage really seems like a good dude. I'm sure he'll do well in life no matter what he decides to do.

[@wasabi5338]

Sage is a good guy, he is basically Wonderboy lite.

[@struggle-dad6715]

@@wasabi5338 😂😂😂

[@kras230]

Pretty sure he's Hella smart too, got a petroleum engineering degree from a good school.

[@llll7396]

*becomes international arms dealer*

[@johnnycheckpoint8431]

He was a good fighter, too. He just got pushed way too quickly so once he lost a few, the momentum was gone. I always liked Sage.

[@rafalmatuszewski7718]

Thanks for The best film I have seen in a very long time.

[@christophercollins3632]

I had high hopes for Till. He seemed so scary. His left hand straight was like a piston. He lived in Thailand to train Muy Thai. He was dedicated, learned, and big for his weight class. And he had so much confidence. As much as anyone I’ve seen. To this day, his struggles almost seem foreign, to me. Like they should be happening to someone else, and this guy Till is going to take over.

[@gabsedits2238]

Probably the most overrated fighter in UFC history. His left hand was basic n never really had power... everyone finishes Cerrone. He has a basic left hand and roundhouse... that's why he loses, he doesn't have a skill set. He lost that Thompson fight clearly as well... no one brings that up.

[@socialmediaego]

@@gabsedits2238 18 wins with 10 KOs thats shows he has power clearly.

[@tommypicklesyenoda]

Till let the powder take over in the end sadly. He became a yes man, as a fellow scouser he's on the same path as Paddy The Baddy. Good at the start, and then a rapid decline.

[@axhed]

@@gabsedits2238 also, before the thompson fight, till gave up on the weight cut with like 5 hours to go and came in 7 pounds over.

[@markhill8150]

At the time when Till was rising. There was a lot of hysteria surrounding British/Irish fighters mainly due to Mcgregor. Tills style with his slide back-powerful straights seemed so much better than it was. Truth is, he was never that good and went on to lose all confidence in himself.

[@Pappi83]

Such a good video. Zero BS. Straight story telling.

[@jackielegz8689]

Sage won 4/5 and was dropped… solid.

[@thatguyfromak5190]

Proof that Dana White is full of shit right there

[@petec3185]

Right? Makes no sense

[@dwightchowace]

Probably had a stacked contract

[@reybarrera9345]

4-6 but go on

[@EatMyShortsAU]

Meanwhile, BJ Penn loses 7 in row including a bar fight and was still in the UFC..

[@squidink58]

Fantastic research. Bravo

[@SiirUniversal]

Great breakdown. Looking back it's so crazy, just how one can think that they are ready and Bam boom goes the dynamite and you loose confidence.

[@tendency82]

One fighter that comes to mind is Thiago "Pitbull" Alves. He was 9-1 and had a 7 fight winning streak, with wins over Matt Hughes and Josh Koschek. And earned a title shot against Georges St-Pierre. He lost that. And after that he lost more than he won.. never really came back.

[@lennaymaboyyy4848]

he was 17-5

[@Skank_and_Gutterboy]

He was never 9-1. The only time in his career that he had one loss on his record was when he was 0-1. By the time he got 9 victories he as 9-4. He did have a heck of a run in there (winning 7 straight) and was 17-5 going up against GSP. GSP must've permanently injured him, he was never the same after that. After that loss, he went on a 6-10 run before he retired.

[@kamibains7259]

Usada

[@tendency82]

Alright, perhaps got the wrong record some how. Buut anyway, he could have been great, but GSP put a stop to that. He was a beast.

[@davidjulesarseneau6364]

Renan Barãro 32-1 or something and then 👎🏼… I was at UFC 173 in Vegas when Tj Dillishaw dismantled him. Was epic!

[@BilalKhan-yg9jc]

Edmen and Sage needed to move to a camp like AKA (some call it RWA or Russian Wrestling Academy) or Extreme Couture early in their careers. That's because you need many years to develop a wrestler's cardio. If you haven't wrestled in highschool or secondary school, it's very hard to develop vs someone who started young and forced their growing bodies to adapt.

[@Fenrisdog999]

U can get wrestler cardio overnight

[@Fenrisdog999]

@jabroni destroyer u just didn't work hard enough

[@tempsitch5632]

@jabroni destroyer You don’t realise how low you are on the totem pole. Trying to use your wrestling background to impress a point is only shooting yourself in the foot.

[@BilalKhan-yg9jc]

@jabroni destroyer the LOTR fanboy is trolling. He's never participated in a competitive sport in his life. It's takes a long time to maximize your VO2 max and it helps a lot if you start a grueling sport like wrestling early on before you start or are at the beginning of puberty as your body is in the optimum time to be able to grow to adapt. The longest fights I've been in lasted a minute max and I was completely exhausted by the end. I opened for my house (the Brits have this house thing like Harry Potter) team in grade 6, the entire rest of the team was from grade 9. I also played for amateur basketball and football clubs but in an international sports complex so we would play practice games against pros to keep them fit and sharp.

[@phoomphgaming5538]

@@BilalKhan-yg9jc ehh I’d argue it’s very much genetics, I can hop off the couch and have better cardio than 99% of people after quite a layoff, and it’s not like I was doing any sports before puberty. Some people just built different dude.

[@clayjerry]

man all of your videos are so well researched

[@thomasohare]

I do feel somewhat sorry for Sage, he was a victim of his own success. If he'd took his time and worked up through the smaller promotions he might be a big name in the UFC now. And he was fed to the lions with Cosmo

[@DrSpaceman69]

True. The perils of hype & fast tracking..

[@Yepitsmedude]

I think that’s why fighters like Khabib do well as they had time to grow

[@thomasohare]

@@Yepitsmedude well... I don't think you can consider Sage and Khabib in the same sentence 😂

[@Yepitsmedude]

@@thomasohare yes you can. Most people didn’t think Khabib would turn out like that.

[@dik2bik]

Dan Henderson has such a sick KO reel, shows how much of a savage he is

[@SpencerStonelights]

I miss the Hendo bombs.

[@DanPeters182]

I remember Mark Diakese getting a really big push after he had a couple impressive wins in the UK. he had a pretty good first outing and then got matched up with Dan Hooker and got mangled. He's had some serious ups and down since and is now a reasonable mid tier fighter.

[@EarlyRaver89]

Always enjoyed watching Diakese he has an interesting style, just struck out with tough competition I guess

[@RonniePTexan]

Dan Hooker unfortunately has become that guy as well. I like Hooker so I hope he turns it around. But he's in the same boat - Some big wins, lots of hype and lots of promise, then things just sort of spin out of control. Hopefully Dan gets back on track. He's by far my favorite fighter from Australia

[@robertjohns4218]

Marc's done a ton of wrestling training since & looked real good in his last few fights.

[@WhitePony-zu5pi]

It always impresses me how simple Dan Henderson’s fighting style is, lurches forward heavy on his feet with that nuke overhand right always cocked and loaded, and then he’d pull off some really crafty Anderson Silva shit like that sneaky elbow on Lombard or hitting Fedor’s jaw by launching an uppercut beneath his armpit. Amazing

[@dumbcomment-ou4kl]

The scariest right hand in the world

[@endonyxoneaudio8644]

I kind of expected Doo Ho Choi too in this list. Good video for the rest. I really rooted for most on this list.

[@sadbuttrue183]

So many of these are tragic cases of bad management. It just goes to show how many levels there are to this game and how important it is to not go too high too fast. Putting prospects against aged fighters who may not be champs, but still have legendary status is such an awful way to end a career

[@JB-uu3oj]

Whoa I had no idea that Sage fought Bryan Barberena. That guys a beast now

[@The_Great_Beyond]

I guess Sage should have listened to Dana :)

[@blaynegreiner9365]

@@The_Great_Beyond Dana is the one that screwed him in the first place

[@b0ssboi762]

4:44 the transition from them dancing to her getting choked out is so funny to me

[@c.e.4138]

That was great!! Thank you!

[@setaside2]

Great top 10 list and presentation. Love getting the fighters' timelines and backgrounds. Really puts the weight of the the results on their lives.

[@suncaseen489]

To be honest this "presentation" is BS! Hernandez was cocky, but was never promoted as a rising star by the UFC. The way he talked to Cowboy on that press conference made him tons of haters, so even if they wanted to make a star of him he dug his own grave that night and burry his potential rise to the stars and he'd need to to something incredible (several times) to become a star. Gillespie lost to Kevin Lee and won his vey next fight. that's his only loss. It's mma. It's normal to lose some. Also - UFC never pushed to make him a star. Nevertheless - he deserves much bigger fanbase than he has, and I hope he'll get them numbers. Giga Chikadze lost to Kattar after 7 fight win streak. That was his first UFC loss. He wasn't promoted as a rising star by the UFC neither. Still, a great fighter with a potential to become a champion one day He's in his prime now. And special BS reward goes to putting Ben Askren in this list. Man was champion in Bellator and ONE FC and was undefeated for over a decade - until he retired. He came to UFC after being retired for almost two years. If we can say Askren was Rising star when he came to UFC than we can say Max Holloway is a rookie.

[@locknessmonsta7355]

For me it really gives me more respect for these guys. All the years, fights and beatings they have to to endure just to get to the UFC. With no promises to make it past how many fights their contract guarantees. No wonder fighter pay is such a big deal in the mma game, specifically the UFC.

[@Slop_Dog]

Ooh, Hernandez getting rekt was so satisfying.

[@l30S3UX]

Very entertaining edit and narration. Great video.

[@illuviium]

I still very much consider myself a noob st UFC even though I’ve been really into it the last almost 2 years. I never really understood why in some interviews , when talking about someone’s particular loss, they say things like “he took so much damage when he fought so and so, you don’t recover from this kind of thing you know? It’s hard to recover from a loss like that” And I guess I understand it now after watching this video. The pressure from the audience after having your confidence reduced from a loss greatly affects your performance in future fights. I just always assumed that if you train the way you’re supposed to and belive in your ability, the pressure from the audience kinda goes null. Guess the mental pressure is Greater than I always thought

[@gxtmfa]

1:11 it’s crazy to think of Dariush losing to Hernandez nowadays. Dariush is an absolute beast.

[@o.gcable8267]

good people around him also he ducked islam seems like. a smart decision

[@ok-hg2in]

Can't u appreciate Hernandez? Dude was awesome

[@Deacers]

I don't see the hype around Dariush, let alone calling him a beast

[@Berenicerobedo]

Barboza koed dariush too

[@goead]

Dariush isn’t a beast by any means. He’s a good grappler but that’s about it.

[@Showmetheevidence-]

“Regularly providing your friends with links & high spirits” 😂😂😂 well said!

[@lebavu8260]

This was good. Nice job 👍

[@weaponofthepeopleword-of-g7567]

This was a great video. Well done.

[@toryshafer170]

Cowboy shows how powerful kicks are. Can''t block it with one arm; you can still get wobbled hard

[@jackal7639]

I think Derek Brunson is an underrated fighter. Has been top 10 the last 5 years. Has beaten a lot of hype trains and the only two people who’ve beat him recently have fought for the belt. And four of his last five have held Middleweight title belts or have challenged for them. He also was robbed against Silva. Always the underdog and comes out in top a lot.

[@HandsomeBastard]

Derek who ?

[@jackal7639]

@Oodles of Noodles true but his big downfall is his chin. If you watch the Whitaker or Yoel fight he was winning until he got caught and finished. He’s definitely talented just seems his body can’t take the punishment anymore.

[@jackal7639]

@@HandsomeBastard just a guy who’s currently ranked fifth in the Middleweight division. Not a big deal at all.

[@nomesobrenome9690]

He was not robbed

[@jackal7639]

@@nomesobrenome9690 you’re one of the only people in the world who think that. Google biggest robberies in UFC history and that is almost always on the list. Brunson led in total strikes landed, significant strikes landed, takedowns and control time on the ground (3:46 compared to Silvas 0). You can not look at that and say “yea Silva deserved that win.”

[@jaybingham119]

That was an excellent video well produced

[@ryanrhoades5922]

Askren was a bit more than undefeated wrestler. He was 19-0 in mma

[@herbie747]

19-0 fighting no names in the B and C leagues.

[@blitzblix9455]

@@herbie747 still

[@Repetoire]

@@blitzblix9455 still what? I'm 19-0 against 3rd graders I should get a million for my next fight right?

[@MrYounis26]

@@Repetoire 19-0 is 19-0.

[@Berenicerobedo]

@@Repetoire and you’ll be bens next to make it 20-0 shut up bum and sit down

[@____42]

Huge respect for those who hug and keep it sportmanslike even in such brutal sport. Honor for them.

[@YamahaR12015]

Van Zant fooled the world for a few years into thinking she was a legitimate fighter. I think a lot of people really wanted to see her succeed.

[@prestonpersonal]

She was legitimate and had some good wins. She just couldn't cut it against top 5. Most can't, thats why they're the top

[@wastedwarrior1045]

Sweet Video 🤙🏻

[@joeljbean]

Damn, the way walker looked into his opponent. He's probably never been hit that hard.

[@sirbla1rsco239]

Think it's more him realising he's done

[@kandycid100]

@@sirbla1rsco239 he won his last fight. How’s he done?

[@arjunkhatri3766]

Really enjoyed the video , really well put and great content.

[@kuniosolis]

Its very interesting how some of these fighters look amazing against just below elite competition. Its also very interesting how many fighters are elevated by their confidence and their cloack of invincibility... But once that is gone it seems like they had a trick that is now revealed to every other fighter

[@chrisbrookens5994]

That’s wild. I fought Gregor at Grapplers Quest back in 2010. We had a pretty good fight, but he won by a couple points. I had no idea he was a decorated wrestler and on a path to the UFC at the time.

[@chrisbrookens5994]

@@Tonysopranoyafinook He did not. He took me down, got up on points and I slapped on a triangle in the final 10 seconds but couldn't finish. I know you're trying to troll but I can't be bothered by betas like you.

[@EdwinMaverick7]

Dude Giga is not a hype train, he has great talents, one loss is not the end of the world, he might come back strong and be a champ one day

[@10joJoe]

I know wth??

[@10joJoe]

He took out a bunch of monsters as well

[@adrift4days]

I think it's all about how he came off before the Calvin fight, only to get humbled HARD. He didn't really help himself after the fight either.

[@damendred1]

Yeah, Giga and Askren don't belong here. I never liked Ben, but he still was an undefeated champ at two respectable orgs (OneFC/Bellator) for like 10 years, came to the UFC close to retirement, still undefeated finished Lawler. Lost a close fight with Maia. Yeah, took a flying knee from Masvidal, then took a cpl million to lose a boxing match to Jake Paul, and suddenly casuals think he was some fizzled prospect, and he's on #2 on this list? I never thought I'd be defending Askren but gotta give respect where it's due.

[@10joJoe]

@@damendred1 yeah that’s true as well. And he had bad hips by the time he got to ufc. Maybe Dana really never liked him lol waited until he was old and slow

[@desibains9947]

Cerrone’s vs cocky what ever his name is was the most satisfying. Even Conor was respectful to him when they fought. Cerrone is a living legend

[@planetoftheapen1559]

Cerrone is shit bro. Guy took a dive for money against mcgregor, how can a man respect somebody who sells his ass for money.

[@Borgborg128]

Cowboy in his prime was one of the GOATs

[@Itisfinished.]

This is a seriously good video.

[@MelquiIam]

The way Johnny was looking at Corey in disbelief when their fight was stopped 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cameronmartino1994]

That Dan Henderson KO of Lombard was 🔥🔥🔥 totally forgot , should be shown and appreciated and talked about more...that was WAY ahead of it's time especially for an aged HENDO

[@CatnamedMittens]

It's underrated

[@robertgerrard]

When Lombard was fighting that was the era of the TRT or a lot of juiced fighter's with Henderson 1 of them but he's a mean mothafucka with crazy power.

[@Mosely2007]

Hendo was awesome.

[@hunterjames4433]

Sage north cut came to mind immediately when I saw the title

[@WellOilBeefHooked]

A great vid. Thanks.

[@rodgal87]

Great list!

[@nickmildon6348]

Years later i still can't believe that Masvidal v Askren went down like that. I would say that, along with Conor koing Aldo and Leon kicking Usman are the greatest moments in ufc history

[@jamiegallagher1644]

Griffin Bonner fight too🤷‍♂️

[@goatk325x3]

Am I the only one who replayed Johnny walkers celebration 50 times.. and laughed harder everytime lol

[@DominicanJonn]

This was 🔥

[@Ihechieme]

Fantastic narration and scripting. Kudos!

[@DigitalBath306]

Ben Askren was a great ROI, made Masvidal a huge star

[@Ascendance485]

He could have been someone else and there would have been 2 huge stars 😂😂😂

[@iamfishmind]

mighty mouse is the goat

[@dylanmulroe9978]

@@iamfishmind ?

[@iamfishmind]

@@dylanmulroe9978 ufc traded Johnson for Askren. Google exists.

[@SYNvGh0st]

@@iamfishmind asshole response considering DJ had nothing to do with what the original comment was about besides the fact the only reason Ben was in the UFC was because he replaced DJ.

[@cccomputerchannel629]

I worked as a boxing coach for many years. A lot of tough guys don't want to grasp that there's always someone out there who is a little tougher than them. They only believe it the moment they get their ass beat.

[@asraarradon4115]

Nobody's game is perfect. There's someone out there whose strengths are your weaknesses. Some people just have your number.

[@jgold7730]

Well done video, thanks

[@griffinkelly8694]

I really don't understand what happened with Sage. He fought 8 times in the UFC and lost only twice. Why let him go? Did Dana really want to push him that hard, then when he couldn't, he just got rid of him?

[@finished6267]

Too much too fast. They did the kid wrong. Waste of a future legend. Broke him early

[@israel1539]

Roger Huerta is missing from this list. He was the first mma fighter to be on sports ilustrater.

[@Habeas_Corpus_indefinite]

What’s that? A computer program?

[@konradnicholasnel262]

such a great dude too

[@mclovinjwst]

Ppl always say someone is missing, but can only have so many on a list

[@JoeBoxerNo1]

FOR REALS!! I remember thinking Roger Huerta was gonna be champ, then he dissappeared forever.

[@MsXynex]

him getting soccer kicked in the face was the highlight of his career

[@richboitalkin99m]

Great video champ

[@pr9039]

This was a damn well made video, good team.

[@michaelherzog8501]

i’ll add uriah hall to the mix for consideration. that guy folded like a card table

[@RGY33]

Paddy Pimblett gonna be added to this list in the next couple years

[@kandycid100]

How ? He just won again

[@SITHRootz]

@@kandycid100 Did you see last weekends fight?

[@olibob203]

I hope not, I hope this weekend was a lesson that it's not just skill, he has to train harder and not get fat in-between

[@jonargentina6285]

Great upload, brother. Was expecting to see Aliakbari

[@rni-qn2lw]

UFC be like: oh you lost once after 800 KO wins? I guess it's over for you bucko.

[@hmm7829]

Sage doesn't deserve to be on here. He had real talent and deserved all the support he got, even proving himself inside the ring. He was treated so unfairly by UFC. Especially so given he'd already proven himself in the ring and his age. On top of that, he seemed kindhearted and good spirited, unlike the majority of fighters who come across as roided up egotistical dickheads. I really wish him all the best and every bit of success in his career.

[@JamesHussain82]

His spot is deserved.

[@blitzblix9455]

yes and after that loss the commentator said he fought 5 more bouts and won 4 of them the ufc doesnt make any sense they give some people chanches even if they lose 6 fights in a row but not someone like sage

[@JamesHussain82]

@@blitzblix9455 how may of those 5 fights did you watch? I watched none.

[@hmm7829]

@@JamesHussain82 If you're trying to point out that you didn't watch the fights because you lost interest in him after the loss, you're a part of the shitty toxic culture that did him so dirty

[@williammoore2227]

@@JamesHussain82 That's the real reason

[@RetroEcoChicken]

walker was a bitter one. dude looked incredible and fought with a all-action style, then he got dropped by a wrestler not known for ko finishes.

[@jovanleon7]

No, he beat himself up with a silly celebration.

[@William-Morey-Baker]

an*..." with an all action style" ... not "with a all action style" say the sentence out loud. which sounds better? massive pet peeve of mine... using a in the place of an sounds like a faulty robot. the other way around is even worse, but you dont see it as often... for example... "by an wrestler" obviously doesnt work. cant wait for the obligitory replies roasting me for caring.

[@lerchomat]

@@William-Morey-Baker bro who hurt you?

[@calumhm]

@@lerchomat A faulty robot presumably

[@madgavin7568]

Corey 'ThErES LEvEls tO THiS! tHeRe's LeVelS!' Anderson

[@popcorn9791]

This is a great list

[@tomek8464]

Good stuff👏

[@amsterdamoriginalsaustralia]

Many fans underestimate brunson but fighters don't

[@fofopho]

...don't anymore... hopefully

[@goead]

Brunson is good but no one will really give him a chance

[@amsterdamoriginalsaustralia]

@@goead true hes a dangerous fight for anyone on a run

[@amsterdamoriginalsaustralia]

@@fofopho 👍

[@moodycxnt]

Kevin Lee didn't forget about wrestling, he used a low and wide stance to prevent Gillespie from shooting. I guess they developed an entire gameplan to beat Gillespie and it worked.

[@nietzschean3138]

A head kick isn't a game plan.

[@1994mrmysteryman]

@@nietzschean3138 It absolutely is a part of a gameplan.

[@nietzschean3138]

@@1994mrmysteryman It's not a game plan in itself. The OP stated his wide stance stopped Gillespie shooting. Throwing a head kick isn't that game plan nor is it any game plan.

[@1994mrmysteryman]

@@nietzschean3138 The OP didn't say the gameplan was the headkick. You did. There are a thousand things that lead to a successful headkick. Including the stance, wrestling defence, striking exchanges and much more. Which is all part of a gameplan.

[@nietzschean3138]

@@1994mrmysteryman The headkick is what finished and won the fight, not the wide stance. Hence, a head kick isn't a game plan. A right hand to head kick is a basic combination. This isn't difficult to understand.

[@jjstratford]

22:25 The way Walker shucked the ref off of him 😂😂😂😂

[@moensh420]

thanks for that! 😂

[@williammorris3303]

Watching till get punked was one of the highlights of that year

[@ReinEngel]

Northcutt was taken advantage of from the time he was nine, just like any child actor. There's no way he should have been allowed to fight at nineteen years old, ffs.

[@Andy-bh8hw]

Why not?

[@phoenixamaranth]

Nah, he was definitely into it. His whole family was all about the athletics. He wasn't being exploited and the age wasn't the issue. His lack of grappling in MMA was the issue. He'd trained wrestling and BJJ, but not enough under the context of MMA.

[@kg-zj2lq]

UFC just signed a 17 year old lol

[@playnation4116]

Huh?

[@blaynegreiner9365]

@@phoenixamaranth Or at the very least not for UFC yet.

[@mysticalbeing8943]

i feel really bad for Sage Northcutt the ufc done him so dirty

[@ECReeves]

Great video! I had such high hopes for walker for sure. He is on a little comeback though…little

[@DOCvip808]

When you said "shadow realm" I lost it 😂

[@xdeevex428]

All of these examples just further shows how cruel of a game MMA can be. One bad loss can end a career.

[@Uzi0celot]

I think Giga is still a rising star it’s all about how he handles that loss to Kattar.