UFC Fighters That Started Training Late

Hello today I'm going through UFC fighters that started training MMA later in their life and became successful. If you enjoy MMA content make sure to like and subscribe to hop on the shadow train!

[@AVXMMA]

Bruhhh the thumbnail of Adesanya 💀💀💀💀

[@fourq2049]

What's funny about it🤷🏼‍♂️

[@oppenheimer2822]

What happened?

[@delux4285]

I didn’t even know it was him bruh 😂😂😂 looks nun like the mf

[@dfredankey]

Lmao

[@Mohammed-tx1ok]

😂

[@aalytoks9755]

That aint Israel Adesanya, that's Palestine Aynaseda.

[@user-ms3bc9dj1z]

Good cause both suck😂

[@22blackabdu95]

Weird words coming out of a neo nazi like you​@@user-ms3bc9dj1z

[@zenta4745]

@@user-ms3bc9dj1zlearn how to take a joke

[@Jonahandleslie]

😂😂😂

[@tinsimatovic1486]

Its actually Israel Mobolaji Temitayo Odunayo Oluwafemi Owolabi Adesanya, no joke☠☠

[@LeftLegCemetery-ig7bn]

Volkanovski at 22 Derrick Lewis at 24 Cyril Gane at 24 Matt Mitrione at 25 Poatan at 21 Mark Hunt also apparently started in his 20's (his first fight he was 25 or so) Ngannou at 26 Leon Edwards at 18 JDS at 21 Werdum at 19/20 Rampage Jackson at 17 Roy Nelson at around 23 BJ Penn at 17 [EDIT]: Some other guys and honorable mentions Khalil Rountree at 19 Frank Shamrock at 21 Bas Rutten trained Taekwondo in his youth but only started training seriously and competing in his 20's Evan Tannner wrestled in high school but had his first fight at 26 after (as far as I understand) focusing on other things for a while

[@googlegmail9888]

Volk was already a national Greco champion

[@adamtaylor1593]

@@googlegmail9888That’s true but he didn’t have an extensive background in wrestling, he’d only done it for like a year growing up

[@lilmanq7746]

Looks like I have a chance then I’m 18 and started a year ago

[@lyrickdv8518]

@@lilmanq7746hell yea bro, but you have to be obsessed with it tho and visualize it everyday, I ain’t tryn sound stereotypical or nothing but trust me its true. You literally have to dedicate your life to it and live for it everyone is gonna think your crazy and your mind will be tested a million times, but if it truly is your dream you’ll do WHATEVER it takes to make it happen you only live once don’t fuck it up. You may lose friends and everyone might think your crazy or delusional but remember its only because your not tryn be just like everyone else average

[@who7950]

@@lyrickdv8518here’s a tip, if your in college and doing good in that then don’t just spend less hours in college just to try to “catch up” in mma. College should be the main priority and mma should be a hobby then you can take it more serious in between the semesters or when you finish school.

[@prod.deathwish]

i believe jared cannonier stared mma at 27 and hes one fight away from another title shot

[@darkallex88]

I started at 26 and it gives me hope

[@tylerlynch2796]

@@darkallex88tbh it’s not about the age but about how dedicated you are and how much experience you have. If you take a bunch of amateur bouts like 20 in the span of 3 years and try go pro at 29-30 you can be pretty good. Do as many bjj comps, kickboxing, mma, boxing bouts as you can manage within those years while training and forget about trying to win just get the experience. By 30 you should be still athletically able to compete and be experienced enough to hold you own.

[@lucasdovallecardoso]

Bro forgot Alex Pereira

[@mma__4_ever]

The fact he started at 21 or 22 is crazy af

[@cashhegs1573]

@@mma__4_everI think he started kick boxing at 22 and later he started mma

[@mma__4_ever]

@@cashhegs1573 exactly

[@bibhutirabha6467]

The kriptonite of Izzy

[@Crakinator]

I just started training boxing at age 20 and thought I was starting late, this vid is a relief for sure 😅

[@AJKMMA]

If you’re trynna become a boxer then you are starting late. For MMA you’re good though

[@hmgclipz6808]

You're technically starting late. Mma guys can get leeway because the sport is only 30 years old compared to boxing 100 years impact

[@jelorer]

Cannonier started at like 25 i believe. yoel started late too. but he had a wresling career before that which translates some.

[@philyoutuber7270]

UFC welterweight Daniel Rodriguez started training MMA at 28

[@youssefbelhadji2575]

you should do more videos like that great video concept !!

[@yellowvespagts300]

Ah yes, Magomed Ankalaev who started training in 21

[@hasforyte_4314]

Great video bro

[@heisenberg6142]

Thanks for giving me some hope! I’m about to start training at 16 years old

[@travonaqw]

Dude that’s like super young you got this

[@Ty-oe4dr]

gane is the best example i think. most of the other guys here either started before 20 or had sports experience beforehand. gane started kickboxing as his first sport in his mid 20s. he gets clowned a lot but 99% of mma fighters dream of having a career as good as his

[@katoshicat]

sure sir sure like your content

[@Korn-fu6lf]

Ciryl Gane Muay Thai training age: 24

[@fizievfan]

Heavyweights don’t count just being in shape and training for 2 years is enough to be ranked

[@mastertrey4683]

⁠@@fizievfanlmao bullshit

[@STEELGMBL]

​@@mastertrey4683it's not. Heavier guys can get by just off of their natural power

[@bennettfender9927]

@@fizievfanHonestly you don’t even have to be in shape😂 cough Derrick Lewis and Tai Tuivasa cough.

[@fizievfan]

@@mastertrey4683 Tai ‘The Fat Man’ Tuivasa isn’t even in shape was number 3 or 4 ranked

[@TusharSharma-vy7bo]

You didn't mention the true GOAT Cm Punk, who started at 34 💪

[@hmgclipz6808]

Mma is still soo young as a sport that our pioneers were 30-35 years of age. Most mma guys will be a little much in the older side since the sport is still in it's infancy stage. Unlike boxing that's 100 years old

[@5ive-5tar]

All these guys had a background in other sports

[@mma__4_ever]

Usman started wrestling when he was 17 and mma at 25, izzy kickboxing at 18 n mma at 22,poatan kickboxing at 21 n mma later magomed ankalaev started greco-roman wrestling at 21 and then transition to combat sanbo and then mma, even their backgrounds were very late but they succeeded, age was never an excuse

[@futur_sunds]

What is the outro song?

[@LucaWehr]

Subbed

[@BenT800]

16 and i want to go pro soon

[@ericyoutube77]

I wanted to start when I was 16 but never had the chance to

[@chainsawchanselour5452]

I mean a lot of these guys started out like us but even like John Jones didnt start training full on to be an MMA fighter until they were like 18. And tbh its probably healthier and more impressive for you to start when your journey when your ready rather then when your at the youngest capable age you can be

[@kiszeljovalexander4838]

daniel rodriguez self admittedly started training martial arts at 25

[@riichcoby7433]

I’m 20 years old and I’m a former walk on D2 wrestler, is it too late for me?

[@ShadowboyMMA]

Definitely not especially with your wrestling background

[@DjChester300]

Alex pierrera started late as well

[@theunbeatable6598]

Kamaru was competing at 25 I think they started earlier but competed at the age u mentioned

[@omarsheikh4222]

Yoel Romero started training MMA during his 30s.

[@mma__4_ever]

He had a background in wrestling and he literally wresled since 5

[@bradyclark1]

Should I start training? I get fire in my heart when I think about fighting. And I’ve been training with hand weights for months and gotten better.

[@ShadowboyMMA]

100%!

[@OfficialStreamSagaTv]

I started 9 months ago

[@DAVID_L0L]

why dont you add music in your vids

[@cameronchandler7861]

I'm 19 started 3 weeks ago am I good or nah

[@ShadowboyMMA]

Yep, you can do big things if you stick with it!

[@biimedicalsupplies9304]

What do you think?

[@wavyturkmusic]

I’m getting to two years in and I’m still a scrub compared to most amateur and all pro fighters. You got a long way to go😂🤣

[@BenT800]

You just need a good coach, you're good bro

[@mma__4_ever]

You're good keep training and keep going, if u wanna reach a high level u need to train at very least 5 times a week

[@fellawhofilms7760]

What about fancus Nuggayo

[@jisantony5389]

Romeroooooo????

[@Oscarboy-ho3on]

Yoel Romero joined the ufc at like 40

[@DjChester300]

But they wrestle in high school or boxing

[@ocanaldojj]

Kamaru could not have been given the decision in his 3rd fight with Leon He lost a decisive 48-46

[@mr.e6748]

Bro let bisping paint the thumbnail

[@jack6815]

CHOOOO CHOOOOO🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@Emperor.Palpatine]

Bro that thumbnail is a violation and i dont even like izzy

[@Az21-]

Francis Ngannou should be here

[@renegade9464]

Ciryl Gane

[@davidleitontellez83]

I'm steell have time !!!!!

[@ericyoutube77]

The fuck u on about Kamaru Usman?

[@DaltonWatts-ie6cp]

Volk?

[@mma__4_ever]

He had a background in wrestling

[@oppenheimer2822]

He was a national champion when he was like 12-13

[@mma__4_ever]

@@oppenheimer2822 12

[@Korn-fu6lf]

@@mma__4_ever I have talked to a lot of Australians and they say that wrestling in Australian high schools is nothing compared to wrestling in America. It is equivalent to learning karate from a McDojo.

[@wordsofwisdom00751]

Nope Kamaru Usman started wrestling in high school

[@ShadowboyMMA]

Yeah when he was 17

[@wordsofwisdom00751]

@@ShadowboyMMA No he started when he was a sophmore 15 years old

[@ShadowboyMMA]

@@wordsofwisdom00751 no he didn't mate

[@wordsofwisdom00751]

@@ShadowboyMMA Check wikipedia

[@jas_0]

Bro start talking fast, you talk too slow

[@user-cd3dn3pl4j]

Change the thumbnail because he looks like he’s cross-eyed

[@evpurewater228]

israel lasagna 5:19