Top 10 Rising UFC Stars Getting Smashed

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@joshuabridges7049]

My favorite part was when cowboy literally kept kicking him in the ass while he was down

[@101mrcrazyman]

wait didnt cowboy kick first you idiots 😂

[@DJ_Osiris]

Yeah, that was horrible.

[@david-468]

Ya know what tho I don’t think that’s what he was doing, he kinda just holds his hands like that when doing a teep it seems

[@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

[@EdmundKempersDartboard]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@ihatehandleshowaboutyou]

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

[@ihatehandleshowaboutyou]

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

[@RRich100]

@@ihatehandleshowaboutyou 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

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@ShinzoX90]

It turns a chessmatch into a brawl

[@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.

[@b0ssboi762]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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 .

[@DagmarSLNY]

It was a British audience with at least one British judge. From my POV Till lost the fight.

[@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!

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@canal01cult]

He was not robbed

[@jackal7639]

@@canal01cult 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.”

[@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..

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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]

@Cottonheaded Ninnymuggins 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.

[@Pappi83]

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

[@samaroni8991]

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

[@YvanTDF]

Wtf, here I was, just watching MMA content on KZbin, and out of nowhere I hear my music in a Video xD

[@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

[@FentyMixx]

@@matthewanthony4606you seem like a well adjusted guy

[@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.

[@danabana8121]

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

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@____42]

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

[@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

[@DrSpaceman42]

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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@sherlockholmes60]

How is Roger Huerta not on this list? The UFC was pushing him hard and was their golden boy.

[@RENCE27]

I totally forgot about him! Wasn’t he even on the cover of Sports Illustrated?

[@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

[@toryshafer170]

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

[@jaktucker777]

Your introduction of Vanzant is friggin hilarious!

[@joeljbean]

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

[@13LAIR-R]

Think it's more him realising he's done

[@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

[@travismcminimy8187]

I was never on the Paige VanZant hype train, but I always appreciated her grit. She got her ass beat when she went up against actual high end competition, but she never wilted in her fights. That's a pretty rare quality, and even rarer in WMMA. Shame she never put it together in the cage, though obviously she doesn't need combat sports anymore

[@kittycatcat6962]

She got gang raped at a house party in high school, it's what made her become a martial artist, she's a survivor and a warrior... Didn't have the best run but she fought top level for a few years, she's an amazing person 7:00

[@bendover7841]

@@kittycatcat6962 And now she does OnlyFans. That sh1t really f*cks you up mentally.

[@Umar-gw6fy]

@@kittycatcat6962an amazing person who sells her body online for a fiver, not the best role model lol

[@danelynch7171]

​@@kittycatcat6962hahaha did you just praise her for getting r a ped? Wierd take bro.

[@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.

[@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.

[@xGh0st1.]

@@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.

[@maddog6542]

made some money on that Till-Woodley fight. Putting Till as a favorite was ridiculous. But I lost it all in Woodley's next fights when he turned to complete garbage for some reason.

[@Showmetheevidence-]

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

[@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.

[@tylerolson7928]

Sage was honest as good as he showed. Wasn't going to do better then that didn't think so one little bit. Page was all looks and fun to watch do her thing like she was there to do. O'Malley and Connor are the only super hyped fights who lived up to the hype. But honestly any super hyped players in the game make top 10. They lived up to the hype. A title is beyond a freak states these days.

[@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🤷‍♂️

[@hunterjames4433]

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

[@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

[@chrisbrady6687]

​@@prestonpersonalWhat "good wins" did she have exactly? She lost to anyone talented.

[@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

[@giovannireyes9455]

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

[@georgebrett1738]

Paddy the Baddy on here soon.

[@Slop_Dog]

Ooh, Hernandez getting rekt was so satisfying.

[@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

[@rni-qn2lw]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@redeyetrey4763]

Dana: he wasn’t mature enough Also Dana: Power Slap and Conor McGregor throwing dollies at buses

[@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.

[@israel1539]

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

[@Avogadros_number]

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

[@jeremyblackburn5740]

I love the way you narrate these videos. Keep up the good work!

[@michaelherzog8501]

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

[@thekitchen6378]

Gregor still has fights left on his contract. He’s getting a little long in the tooth but even now fighters in the top 15 want nothing to do with him.

[@fredp1983]

Johnny Walker is still a very interesting always entertaining fighter... He is back in the mix now... a couple impressive wins away from a title shotid say

[@goatk325x3]

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

[@Uzi0celot]

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

[@jjstratford]

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

[@moensh420]

thanks for that! 😂

[@xdeevex428]

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

[@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 👍

[@williamray4512]

A lot of these MMA videos have been disappointing me. BUT NO THIS ONE!!!!! Very good video, very good editing, and very good list.

[@alicraft9542]

This also proves that anything we do is 80% mental . When they felt unbeatable they couldn’t be stopped but once they suffered their first loss it’s a wrap. Loss after loss .

[@TheMiist]

They also fought weaker opponents when they were undefeatable and only lost when they met their match. Also losses degrade your body and abilities so it can be a downward spiral. Mentality is important but to be overly simplistic is silly

[@arandombard1197]

Most of it is just chance. If you flip coins enough time, you'll get a string of heads. That doesn't mean that the coin you used is really at getting heads, it's just a statistical inevitability. If you take a few thousand prospects and have them fight each other, you're going to have 10 up and coming 'champs' even if they all have exactly a 50% chance of winning their fights.

[@innosanto]

It is and they proved that they pose by a dosappointment, so they were losers. Pthers boumce back stronger

[@cacaman17]

Its kinda sad when u think about the pressure these guys cracked under like u can do 100 things right but that one wrong moment costs everything.

[@Itisfinished.]

This is a seriously good video.

[@bradymiguel]

I don’t get it. Sage puts up several impressive wins. Takes his first loss, then wins four of his next five fights. And gets cut?! Wtf?

[@rjari8578]

sage wanted to get out of ufc so he fight out his contract

[@zachary9706]

You're way off. Sage lost 2 of his first 5 fights in the UFC. He had no 4 fight win streak in the ufc. He had a 5-2 record under the promotion. Dana felt sage needed more work with another promotion. And he was right. Shortly after leaving the ufc sage got destroyed by a no namer in one FC that took like 9 surgeries (literally look this up) to fix his face and body lol. He had 8 facial fractures.

[@nf1]

I was thinking the same thing. Dude was clearly ufc level, not a contender or anything but he could have grown into one

[@BudMasta]

​@@zachary9706 the no name had like 70 fights and like 20 we're mma, u delusional

[@xancypillosi9497]

@@zachary9706 and he hasn't fought since

[@RGY33]

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

[@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

[@chidispalace]

Kelvin Lee brutal shin to the chin is lethal. That was devilish

[@topkekm8817]

The fact lombard even made it to the ring without getting popped shocks me, so clearly juiced

[@qo1o4262UYA]

One Championship did Northcut so dirty. He’s from my Town of Katy Tx and everyone here loves him, he was so nice and a great personality. Hopefully he makes a comeback but it’s been so long

[@qo1o4262UYA]

Also crazy how he went from thousands of like and hundreds of comments on his posts to a few hundred likes and 10 comments. Poor guy just posts sponsorships nonstop now.

[@davidferrer678]

To be fair his dad said he took the blame for that one. Cosmo Alexander was mad overlooked. They had no business taking the fight.

[@kertaspaper94]

In ONE's defence I don't think even they anticipated such an upset with that fight. Cosmo Alexandre is a kickboxer first and foremost, so one would think Sage would take that into account, and utilize grappling to neutralize Cosmo's striking.

[@syndrome5372]

Kumshots hype train got smashed without even having to lose a fight. It just took burns exposing him as not actually as dominant as people thought against opponents that aren't cans, and then basically purposely missing weight and not giving a shit. I'm noticing a LOT more people finally realising that all he does is call out dumb fights and then duck anyone who actually agrees.

[@TheBaller3213]

Lol that is not aging well. We will see against COSTA but 12-0 with 11 stops via KO OR SUBMISSION wins in dominate fashion against JINGLANG and HOLLAND and UD against BURNS come on man and now facing COSTA that is legit and to be 100% real YOUR GUY CRYBABY COLBY doesn't want any part of that guy he talks it but he doesn't want it.

[@CaliShah]

And yet he’s still selling tickets. The hype is still there my friend. You can hate all you want

[@syndrome5372]

@@CaliShah ...to muslims. Who buy tickets BECAUSE he's a muslim. Woooow

[@CaliShah]

Omg the racist hate is real with you. Hope you find peace my friend

[@syndrome5372]

@CaliShah muslim isn't a race, it's a religion dumb dumb. You also couldn't say I'm WRONG.

[@Digital_Gangster]

Giga has only had the Katar loss, he hasn't fizzled like the others in the video. I still think he has potential to become champ.

[@damienthefuelman]

Definitely agree, with the landscape of featherweight I’m very interested to see who Giga squares off with next

[@marrami2059]

I’m expecting Erick Silva here. Haven’t watched the video yet. Edit: I’m surprised you didn’t include Erick Silva. The hype behind him was hugeeeeeee. The next Brazilian star.

[@fuzz7981]

Yes, I was waiting for him too. Hype train derailed comprehensively by Matt Brown.

[@xxuniwizxx4126]

Johnny Walker is one of the most spectacular fighter whether he knocks out or gets knocked out

[@rempuii6367]

To me,that dan handerson ko was the most brutal KO..

[@jimmy999-z2j]

John Lewis was a BJJ legend back in the day and seemed to be made for MMA - until Jens Pulver dropped that left hook of his

[@AnglandAlamehnaSwedish]

I remember him Jon Lewis now I seem him coaching

[@squidink58]

Fantastic research. Bravo

[@JesseDumontt]

22:26 Bro pushed the ref for no reason 😭

[@o.gcable8267]

u may have seen this guy raising hand of the opponent in. every fight he lost after Corey loss

[@polarvortex3294]

You're right, but, generally it's a sign that a fighter is really rocked when he starts fighting, or more commonly, wrestling, the ref. He may not have known what he was doing.

[@four-twenty4205]

@@polarvortex3294 - He was fine... Did you watch the clip?

[@polarvortex3294]

@@four-twenty4205 Yes, several times. But I'm afraid I don't understand what you meant by "He was fine..." Who's "He"? The ref or the fighter? I'd agree the ref was unhurt by this very minor incident.

[@four-twenty4205]

@@polarvortex3294 - The fighter was fine he didn't push the ref because he was concussed or something... He dominated the fight and pushed the ref away with his hip after the ref called it

[@sonofabacon9647]

had no idea sage got matched against barbarena that’s a brutal opponent for anybody

[@ordinarypete]

6-2 then they cut him? 😂 wth

[@squill40]

@@ordinarypete he left for more money. good move in his part

[@rafalmatuszewski7718]

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

[@Kh088]

Before watching the video, I gotta say personally the biggest up and coming fighters I was hyped for but got derailed was sage Northcutt and Uriah hall; Uriah hurt the most cuz he really just lost to himself. Sage I can forgive cuz he just had better life opportunities outside of the cage so can't blame him for pursuing them.

[@coachdeanda9102]

I thought for sure Uriah would be on the list even though he did carve out a decent career, he was supposed to be the next anderson silva

[@bvasel17]

@@pmbbmp For a lot more $$$$

[@siddey9782]

Great Content. It only shows how difficult it is to maintain greatness. Whatever the case is We should always appreciate Demitri, Jon,GSP, Khabib, Anderson, Kumaru, Stipe,DC,Izzy and Francis for their long winning Careers, Salute.

[@jonklippert2083]

You forgot about Chuck Liddell

[@larrybrown1864]

Cowboy , donald? How do you say long winning careers and not include him. You are insane

[@siddey9782]

@@larrybrown1864 Bro there are also BJ Penn, Max, Matt Hughes, Rashad Evans, Machida. So my bad if I had forgotten someone.

[@larrybrown1864]

@@siddey9782 all good my man. You take ownership thats all that is wanted.

[@jonklippert2083]

@@larrybrown1864 I love cowboy also but he wasn't a ufc champion like everyone else he named. But your right he had a long great career and was also entertaining to watch

[@ROFLBOB24]

Solid list, but I will say this: if you're gonna put Hector Lombard on here, then you might as well put Wanderlei Silva too. Hector was old and pretty much spent by the time he finally got to UFC, but he had an absolutely brutal record in his prime. Same with Askren tbh.

[@elizabeth3280]

Kevin Lee is kind of amazing, I cant believe a rookie would sleep on him lol

[@druknmnky]

Lee missed weight that day. 9 out of 10 times people who miss weight end up winning the fight

[@NeverSpeak6]

Kevin Lee is the definition of overrated. He’s an athlete, not a fighter. Even his main coach specializes in strength and conditioning, not striking or grappling or combat sports.