UFC Champions Who Were THIS CLOSE From Being Finished But Won Anyway (CSO)

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[@lycanz3tearz628]

Volko surviving 2 sub attempts from T city is the stuff of legends

[@JonathanRamirez-tl2sd]

Within 2 minutes too. That’s an insane amount of willpower

[@AWCTB]

@@JonathanRamirez-tl2sd then going for a ground and pound finish attempt where Ortega was saved by the bell.

[@BoondockGore]

His last entertaining fight. Volk fights like izzy now. Scared just trying not to lose. Prelims are the best to watch.

[@gabelopez8196]

@@BoondockGore I guess the styles are pretty similar. I do think it’s more fun to watch a guy use speed and distance management effectively when he’s shorter than the rest of the competition. Plus trading punches looks a lot more dynamic at featherweight.

[@breadispain]

I forgot how deep the triangle was too

[@lukemurray4950]

Still trying to figure out how Volk got out of that choke. One tough SOB!

[@robertm2517]

Cant choke him if he has no neck

[@lunarmizt388]

His bald head.

[@TanWam]

Heart, resolve and grit

[@nikojohnson9894]

He’s got an extra lung in each foot

[@alpe6228]

dude has no neck.

[@chaneyj24]

Hughes carrying Trigg across the ring will always get my blood pumping. Pure heart.

[@spliffsforbreakfast]

Mans turned into the Hulk fr

[@j.mcdaniel4580]

Yeah, after he was trying to tap.

[@jmoney4708]

Very unfortunate the accident he had 😞

[@greghuffman3061]

Dana's fave match. My fave is rampage vs griffin from 2008

[@marioa.madero7328]

Who the hell is Mike Rodríguez? Hahaha

[@shotgunshelz7987]

Man I forgot how absolutely insane it was that Edgar v Maynard 2 didn't get stopped. My goodness.

[@50.CalFilms]

That was their second fight but yeah some great refereeing

[@meesert]

@@50.CalFilms Not really, they should have stopped it Edgar took so much brain dmg in this fight

[@rifraf276]

@@meesert Bruh he won

[@scottydog771]

@harmon trevor he could have been but Frankie was undersized even at the time. Dude just had tons of heart and a good wrestling/boxing skillset that was able to keep him elite until guys like Henderson came along that were just too big

[@JoshN0S]

@@scottydog771 Maynard was bigger than Bendo, just lucky for Frankie as it turned out once he finally hit Gray, he didn't have much of a chin from cutting all that weight. Bendo used to cut from about 175-180, meanwhile Maynard was cutting down all the way from 190.

[@andywoodstead2722]

I remember being at ufc 266 and that choke volk was in felt like a year for the crowd I can’t imagine what it felt like for him. Dudes a unit

[@syncmonism]

Yes, and for anybody who hasn't been in a chokehold before, they're WORSE than they look!

[@kevinsmoon3257]

@@syncmonism definitely man. 5 seconds feel like an eternity and it’s so easy to just tap

[@spectre8469]

@@kevinsmoon3257yeah it does, even when applying pressure it’s rough. i used to tap from pressure when i first started lol, now i’m good but it does take time to get comfortable with.

[@MMAMath24]

That look Volk gives Ortega in the triangle when he bites down on his mouthguard is pure grit.

[@redneckrambo9626]

I don't know why, but when I saw that face, I knew he was getting out and going to punish Ortega lol. Didn't have a f*ing clue (and still don't) that he'd survive the guillotine though 😆

[@gigachad6885]

This is the stuff of movies, the featherweight GOAT ladies and gentlemen

[@soggybiscuitz5985]

@@gigachad6885 Aldo still is but Volk is on track

[@swifty123]

That kick from Condit to GSP is gorgeous

[@mrbigsy97]

Carlos Condit is a top 5 p4p coolest fighter ever

[@CasualGamer121]

It was extremely sneaky and well set up

[@XIXRayderXIX]

@@mrbigsy97 the original gaethje

[@LTD9392]

I remember watching it live at the gym I was going to. The place blew up in OOOHH'S at that moment.

[@aviancypress5181]

Looked goofy asl

[@farwana]

dan henderson not finishing bisping after two monster right hands still annoys me a little bit lmao

[@jacobtoledo3802]

He was eating some crazy elbows on the ground too which shouldve put him out.

[@JRF1004]

Imagine if he had become the UFC middleweight champ in the last fight of his career, GOAT shit

[@hakr4751]

Yeah, i wanted him to be ufc champ, that was the only belt left for him to win

[@saucegotti9416]

Didn’t he knock him out and give him like a jumping ground impound the first foght

[@farwana]

@@JRF1004 bro he was like 47 too 😭😭

[@matthewrose707]

In my small town of Denman, NSW Australia, Volk Ortega was shown live at one of the pubs, my insane experience being around Full-Blown Aussies watching Volk escape Ortega sub attempts can never match anything I’ll ever experience again

[@callummitchell3045]

I’m from brissy and even in qld it was bloody hectic. One of the biggest adrenaline dumps with the up and downs. And even though volk was i performing so well,it was impossible for us to not be on the edge of our seats. I go to the pub for every fight and have for years. And round 3 was the most electrifying as of recent, even well above the lfights with chandler and poirier. The only thing that’s came close was edwards knockout to usman as it was an utter shock. If volk won against Islam I could’ve seen everyone getting kicked out eventually from getting too pissed. We need rob and volk to win at 290, And have rob take the title of issy in Sydney and have volk fight another contender. There’s a lot of things that have to live up, but would be one of Australia’s greatest sporting moments if they could pull it off

[@RagingOatmeal]

Alex surving those sub attempts and then taking Ortega to the ground to smash him is possibly one of the most metal things in the recent ufc history

[@justiggs6317]

That crowd for Hughes and Trigg is unmatched

[@spliffsforbreakfast]

Mans turned into the Hulk fr

[@Chadius_Thundercock]

Seeing a mf get put in a rear naked choke, survive, then still have the energy to pick him up, run across the cage and slam him is gonna make you go nuts

[@justiggs6317]

@@Chadius_Thundercock surreal moments

[@lukeraywoid1271]

As much as brock lesnar was criticized and probably on something at the time i respect him for staying awake against carwin.

[@ThanhPham-kb4bp]

honestly i think the ref should have stopped that fight

[@lukeraywoid1271]

@@ThanhPham-kb4bp i agree but brock was popular so they gave him many chances

[@kieranl5249]

ufc protected brock so hard. Im not saying they had a hand in that victory, but they clearly wanted brock to win

[@lukeraywoid1271]

@@kieranl5249 its like with mcgregor, They didnt give aldo the rematch even tho he has it for a while

[@jacket2383]

@@lukeraywoid1271 the first aldo fight would have been close if he kept his composure.

[@ImSoberOfficer]

Edgar Vs Maynard still might be my favourite trilogy of all time, absolute monster wars every single time

[@merkins87]

Sadly both of them shaved years off their life expectancies after those wars

[@respha9925]

@@merkins87 Maynard never recovered after having his chin exposed.

[@merkins87]

@@respha9925 I don't know if it was exposed or just developed due to those brutal wars, that's a tough one to call. Maynard ripped through everybody up until those battles with Frankie, but he started getting finished after that. Nobody is invincible and everything takes its toll, especially with time & physical stress.

[@respha9925]

@@merkins87 Maybe his chin was already weakened after the trauma of knocking himself out cold while slamming Rob Emerson 😂

[@merkins87]

@@respha9925 oh I remember that corker! First NC double KO I'd seen; the other was on a smaller show & Shonie Carter was the ref.

[@TheThelazygamerz123]

Frankie edgar is probably the reason mario yamasaki used to let people fight to the death. His chin was CRAZY

[@LTD9392]

You've got an incredible channel. The MMA community is lucky to have you ITP!

[@youlesie23]

I don’t think we’ll ever see a fighter with as much heart as Frankie. One of the greatest underdog stories in all of sports, let alone MMA

[@FecalMatador]

That second fight tho was a bit sus. Let Edgar get mauled then in the 3rd fight, quickly stopped it in favor of Edgar

[@ethanwells1230]

@@FecalMatadorit’s a huge difference, Edgar was moving around and rolling, Maynard was face down on the canvas getting pounded in the side of the head

[@wanyethegoat9649]

That sneaky headkick by condit was beautiful

[@madgavin7568]

Condit was an amazing striker in his prime; creative, cerebral, technical and powerful with a killer instinct you don't normally see from such high-level strikers.

[@CadChamberlain]

4:36 This is a 10-7 round and nobody can argue otherwise, Edgar landed like 2 punches and was dropped about 5 times

[@Foxa2312]

Jones letting his elbow dislocate rather than tapping is wild.

[@gokolink]

I did that when my friend who doesn't train bjj got me in an armbar just cos of pride (dumb I know), and it didn't even hurt that much so I'm not surprised Jones did that.

[@puchu_5001]

@@gokolink sure bud

[@aidangriffiths5075]

Volko surviving that choke was just unbelievable, what a badass

[@ytbaby1730]

@2:52 underrated moment in UFC history

[@phineasgage8252]

Could have been a Leon Edwards moment almost

[@sanzmarc07]

Love this channel

[@8ballhunt1500]

Hell yea

[@bertifekete465]

That Matt Hughes slam on Trigg was a thing of beauty. Trigg actually originally got the dominant position from an illegal cup shot that went unnoticed by the ref so it felt even better to see him get out and display his insane strength. Miss these days of UFC ngl.

[@wgamer85]

fr, matt is strong asf

[@toryshafer170]

Getting out of the guillotine was crazy, but getting out of that triangle when he was still losing position is INSANE Volk is a monster

[@xela2ooo]

He almost got finished twice and still clearly won the round (and almost finished Ortega). I was working when the fight actually happened so I checked the result before I ended up watching it (dumb but the curiosity was too strong). Wish I could have actually watched live not knowing if Volk would get out.

[@redneckrambo9626]

Volk said the triangle wasn't nearly as deep as the guillotine. It was a hell of a lot more impressive he survived the guillotine. Dude's head was turning blue. But with the triangle, you could see it in his facial expressions that he wasn't going out from that one. It was just an added cherry on top that he survived it

[@fardnshid4898]

@@xela2ooo sometimes it's just too easy to find results and too hard to find a video of the fight.

[@C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13]

Islam is gonna have a much harder time controlling him than most are saying.

[@sonny9493]

​@@xela2ooo It is probably the most exciting fight I watched live. I was jumping up and down in front of the TV

[@darknessjerry7862]

Am glad some of this fights wasn't stopped early especially Shane carwin vs Lesnar

[@GoodStuff1992]

unfortunately for carwin, he gassed himself out

[@SuaSponte75]

It actually should have been stopped since lesner was getting grounded and pounded for over a minute straight and wasn't fighting back all he was doing his hands on his head

[@stormer2318]

Volk is an ultimate warrior, watching it live i thought it was over like 3 times.

[@Blee408]

Bro herb kept on asking Ortega how many fingers he was holding up and he was just looking off in the distance then said like 2 different numbers and let him keep fighting it was so wild, I wanted Ortega to win but Volk is just a absolute beast. That loss has aged well already cause volk is on a tear right now and is P4P, if volk can beat Islam hes easily on his way to the GOAT list.

[@2juiced]

that jones belfort armbar gave me goosebumps the first time I saw it. legit thought he's going to ruthlessly tire through and snap his arm in half. scary af, cant believe being undefeated meant more to jon than an crippled arm

[@rtide]

When Miocic chased Overeem is like when you were play fighting with your brother and accidentally hit him way too hard and you see his face fill with anger and realize it’s time to run for your life

[@nanafaitcaca7209]

overeem knock down on miocic is still one of the funniest thing i have ever seen, just look so weird

[@christsianhill1439]

he walked up to him like a penguin then just dropped him

[@madgavin7568]

At the same time the punch that led to the knockdown looked so effortless.

[@nanafaitcaca7209]

@@christsianhill1439 its just miocic way of falling that make it so funny to me

[@JAKEBB]

I still can't believe the insanity that was the 3rd round between volk and Ortega, Brian had a decent 3rd round against Max too,well compared to the other rounds, so maybe it's a trend with Ortega lmao, awesome stuff as always ITP respect brother.

[@mrotter3029]

The end of the 3rd ortega couldn't even stand up

[@JAKEBB]

@@mrotter3029 which time?? lmao

[@mixnflix101]

3rd round Ortega is a monster look at the Moicano, Guida and Brandao fights

[@JoshN0S]

@@mixnflix101 3rd Round Romero reborn

[@JAKEBB]

@@JoshN0S must be

[@lameguy3352]

1:43 i love how bruce buffer in the background jumps out of his seat lmao that fight was so hype

[@toryshafer170]

That Jones Kimura happened so fast

[@JoshN0S]

Jones' Orangutan Arms vs Vitor's T-Rex arms, allowed Jones to control them very easily.

[@terrylad3562]

@@JoshN0S that and vitors other arm was trapped, basically 2 arms vs 1 arm

[@MattPawlowski]

Jones only had 1 good arm, which made it that much more impressive.

[@fungunsun1]

Americana*

[@outis439-A]

@@MattPawlowski he still used it he just didn’t really extend it

[@youngprivileged8772]

Bisping-Hendo 2 is such an underrated fight. It should’ve never happened but I’m glad it did

[@Aquamatiic]

How that ref didn’t stop Frankie’s fights are beyond me

[@Oshianis]

For real.

[@ProjectRaijin]

I love gsp but my heart was with Carlos ❤😢

[@madgavin7568]

Its been said many times before and we'll say it again; Condit was robbed of the belt against Lawler. Such a shame that decision overshadowed such an amazing fight.

[@madgavin7568]

@@Jake-qo3mp Interim* 😂

[@tylerjuarez6190]

Volk has improved so much, even since the Ortega fight. I was in attendance for 276 and watching his speed in real time was absurd, and for him to put such a striking clinic on Holloway was unreal to witness in person.

[@DoubleDOwnage]

When Volkanovski survived the first one, I wasn't surprised because I could see how much he was fighting it and would rather have died in that moment, but when he got caught in the second one ... and then came back and smashed Ortega... oooo boy

[@toryshafer170]

Can't believe they didn't stop Lesnar/Carwin

[@andruddy8229]

Gray Maynard got to be the closest ever to winning a belt those fights were legendary

[@ViolentMessiah666]

I need to go back and rewatch the Maynard/Edgar triolgy again, one of the greatest. Still don't know how Frankie survived the 1st round of the second fight, that's the closest I've ever seen to a 10-7 round in MMA

[@ParrotMan01276]

More people need to subscribe! This channel is one of my favorites

[@shinomori69]

Frankie Edgar was a true legend. Watched his fights when I was in Afghanistan and nearly cried watching him come back to win his belt. A true warrior

[@danielmizrahi9629]

0:37 the most intense eye contact ever lol

[@booqrdoit9138]

Never noticed that. It looked like Volk raised his eyebrows like 'think you got this in the bag huh?'

[@Mexican_Food_Truck_1]

Your pound for pound the best MMA content creator/ Asian 📱🐉🏆💪

[@TheFuriator]

Amazing video!! Great content from you

[@fatjeezussouthtexasoutdoor5244]

....AAAAAND ANOTHA ONE!!!!! love these vids bro💯

[@Richard_dicky_Johnson]

I remember Maynard saying how the first round wasn't a 10-7. They scored it a 10-8, but he has a good point. If it was scored 10-7 he wins the fight.

[@awright986]

ITP MMA is literally the 🐐 off mma videos!! Keep it going

[@CoolPandaTheMovieNerd]

Watching Overeem run away never gets old

[@dillanpepin-fontaine3401]

Man crazy how the edger vs Maynard happened twice it’s crazy I feel like these 2 were made to fight eachother possibly the best match up ever

[@aidanbagwell7879]

Volk staring directly at Ortega while he’s being choked is cold asf

[@zackhicks5320]

I remember that Matt Hughes slam on Trigg, party we were at went absolutely nuts

[@CABZasim]

Frankie Edgar is a prime example of a man just refusing to let his body quit that was incredible

[@user-nv2wt4hi8t]

I absolutely knew 'THAT'S A NICE HEAD KICK!' would be on here.

[@lorenzovanstormfire3878]

Bruce buffer was moving the Hughes slam 😂😂 that’s gold

[@olddirtypelican]

Matt was not gonna let go of that hold lol

[@C.D.J.Burton]

Hendoson just throwing them elbows like a machine

[@zealpulses3826]

Damn that referee gave that match to Lesnar.

[@reacongaming5977]

Man he tingled the opponent 🤣🤣

[@aliarif1244]

Thats the content we want🔥

[@MoonisHavn]

That third Franky fight looked wild as hell.

[@C.D.J.Burton]

1:32 That was one cheer and a half xD

[@ereHeuqibmazoM]

Matt hughes is the one that encouraged me to wrestle as a kid.

[@KhanalSush]

I am addicted to this channel

[@foxferret59]

ITP is goated fr fr

[@soarkiclu4718]

Credit to the ref Josh Resenthal for letting some of those fights go on, created a good portion of this compilation

[@coreynewman6730]

Ight that condit high kick was crispy

[@chloe_player4031]

Hendo going to war vs bisping in his last fight is always sick to see

[@elusivent]

Idk something about the way Jones got through that arm bar and ended up submitting Belfort in return was real nasty!! That shit had my heart pumping.

[@hakr4751]

Chandler vs oliveira was the first time i've watched a card in my life and i know nothing about boh these guys, my mind was blown away when michael dropped charlie, i thought it was over

[@josuef.2593]

How important is find the right move to finish the business, is not just about the champion heart to survive the adversity, it's to got the smell how, when and what move choose as well.

[@StigmaShadow]

0:30 ortegas so busted up he kinda looks like KZ there, haha

[@ab_neet_k7379]

Alexander is the biggest dog in the game. He is a beast. A phenomenon.

[@branislavjozefmurcin4800]

i love bruce buffer on gsp vs condit, he already said "and still" and they are waiting there for the name to celebrate

[@ItsReplayBro]

When Ortega had the triangle, some elbows would have been perfect. He didn’t pull down on volks head so the triangle didn’t have its full effect but some elbows may have given volk a huge cute or possibly knocked him out (I also realize Ortega was gassed and before he even had the mounted guillotine so he was definitely not even 50% there).

[@madgavin7568]

I can't recall elbows from bottom guard ever knocking someone out. Hurting? Yes, but never KO'ing them. Elbows would have helped Ortega yes, but would they have allowed him to secure the triangle? Debatable given Volk's own grappling skills.

[@madgavin7568]

@Hi-Tech27 I remember that, but thats moreso a submission than a KO.

[@Alexis-zy3cs]

You can do a second part there's Robert Whittaker vs Romero 2, GSP vs Hendricks, Cormier vs Gustaffso, Oliveira ..., and plenty others. Nice video

[@Alexis-zy3cs]

@Deweydew ????

[@Christian-ps9mx]

Frankie Edgar's run thru the lightweight division was my favorite days back then

[@joemamma6182]

You can see Chuck Liddell going crazy during Lesnar vs Carwin

[@VicMackeyful]

Another great one was in WEC days, cowboy cerrone vs benson henderson.

[@cburton1588]

Almost all of these would be stopped today. I miss this reffing

[@BobcatBlade]

I thought you´d include Silva vs Lutter. I believe you watched that fight two days ago and commented on it.

[@medgasguy]

Great video.

[@dsyusufi]

Demetrius Johnson vs Tim Elliott is a good one that wasn’t on here, Elliott had DJ in a tight ass choke I thought it was over

[@williamdavid9272]

Jones with those elbows after that arm bar attempt….he made belfort pay for it lol

[@Solesamurai]

i still cannot believed Carwin vs brock wasnt stopped

[@Aaron-nm1ob]

People forget how legendary tide Edgar Maynard fights were

[@weaamahmed8853]

People don't Understand Or Forget How Good Frankie Edgar Is ..!! Cause Unfortunately In This Sport Ur As Good As Your Last Fight .. The Man Wasn't Just Champion, He Also defended His Title In a Weight Class Were Everyone Has been Almost double His Size And People don't Realize How Much That Affected Him In A lot Of ways Specially His Body facial .. He's A Legend

[@Lucas420Farough]

Rhonda unlocking advanced achievements with getting her neck cranked on for a min but still getting the first round arm bar sub lol

[@hakr4751]

What a legend frankie is 🥹

[@cornpop21]

ortega gotta be my fav fighter what a champ

[@holeindanssock156]

Those little tank guys....... U cant sub them. I rolled with this stocky iranian back in the day that dude was a BEAST

[@juliozamora47]

I was at 266 and maaaan I was in SHOCK when Volk got out! My section made it feel like that arena was shaking too, good times! 🤙🏽

[@-diferentcloud-1312]

To be a champ, you need to have the heart of a champ, this guys deserve more respect ❤

[@sahnimus3455]

I don’t understand how Volk said that Makhachev won’t be able to hold him down

[@luhbruno9848]

bro the referee was touchin on ronda and the other fighters butt after the fight ended😂

[@eretz3318]

You forgot the first 21 minutes and 50 seconds of Silva vs. Sonnen 1

[@DuffmaneB]

legend has it that it was tight

[@DizzyDez613]

I’m still trying to figure out how Volk got out of those chokes. If I recall correctly, I’m pretty sure in the post event presser he said he was kinda going in and out of consciousness a couple times. Or if not all the way unconscious, he was like almost passing out, then coming back a few times.

[@Dezember19th]

I forget that choke started from a left hand

[@shadowspartan147]

Michael will forever by my favorite fighter a absolute beast only have one eye