What if Chuck Norris fought in UFC 1 back in 1993?

[@Wulf-sq9zw]

Royce would get Chuck in a submission hold. And in less than a second Royce would have tapped out.

[@brianmcgarry1632]

🤣

[@anselmvantil7328]

But what if Chuck knew what he knows now but back then?

[@erasylnash6697]

That’s it. Official prediction - Chuck by Von Flue choke

[@michealbreathnach2928]

Easy win for Royce.

[@StandWatie1862]

Chuck wasn't clueless on the ground.

[@carlosheras7139]

My favorite is, "Chuck Norris doesn't read, he stares the book down and gets the information he wants".

[@AveSicarius]

"Please don't hurt me Mr. Norris, I'll tell you the recipe for whatever you want to make for dinner, just don't use the roundhouse again, I can't take it anymore..."

[@FreakyPhilch]

I got another one for ya. “Chuck Norris doesn’t flush, he scares the shut outta the toilet.

[@alejandrogarcia3227]

Chuck Norris is proof that you're never too old to learn new things as a martial artist.

[@HarryTzianakisTheGodOfSpeed]

Ha ha ha ha yeah ok 🤣🤦‍♂️ and to the morons that liked this 🤦‍♂️

[@oldschoolkarate-5o]

there’s still hope for my older not very skilled martial arts self💪🏽🥸👍🏽

[@Nuetral768]

Although Chuck really didn't get himself injured that much, and even if he had there are few martial artists with his level of resources (most of us are relatively poor all things considered, especially since we know injury usually isn't a matter of if but rather when and how bad so what we do usually have set aside usually comes and goes with the tide... this is even more true if you want to stay capable as you age since it means spending more when you are young and don't have much to spend). Chuck Norris had a lot of support when he was younger to get him where he is today... In fact, if you were to ask me what I felt like Chucks true legacy is I would say it is that we need to work together to help lift one another up as well as ourselves because without the help of others we don't get far in society and without society success really wouldn't matter as much. Think about a lot of his movies, in almost ever single one he is trying to help someone... I think for Chuck that's there for more than just values standards, he really believes in that (and so should we). :)

[@fletchkeilman2205]

Well....Ron Van Clief competed at 52, so who knows? And RVC was in great shape.

[@Nuetral768]

@@fletchkeilman2205 Now being in great shape is another issue, assuming you maintain that goal (it takes a ton of discipline and commitment though). The hardest part about learning new things as you get older is whether you can still afford to get it wrong (cause you're gonna, even if you spent your whole life doing them a master can still screw up, the milage can still creep up, and they're not called depreciable skills without reason). The other thing is figuring out what you really want, because there are many crossroads in life and only so much time and energy... the more that time and energy are wasted the less you will get done and the more you try to live life both ways the more likely you are to fall short of both. Or in the words of E-40 "Everybody got choices."... and isn't life just a wonderful hodge podge of those. :)

[@josewmeldondo]

"Chuck Norris doesn't wear a watch, he determines what time it is."

[@HarryTzianakisTheGodOfSpeed]

He is not the only one

[@josewmeldondo]

@@HarryTzianakisTheGodOfSpeed Jocko?

[@HarryTzianakisTheGodOfSpeed]

@@josewmeldondo No! What time is it?

[@josewmeldondo]

@@HarryTzianakisTheGodOfSpeed IDK. Got me there.

[@HarryTzianakisTheGodOfSpeed]

@@josewmeldondo 🤣

[@MrTheWaterbear]

Coach Dewey: Serious martial arts coach and analyst Also Coach Dewey: Favourite Chuck Norris joke is a ninja turtle poop joke Truly, an inspiration for us all

[@jasonbenic6324]

well sometimes chuck did look grumpy. if i had done that to my body and my behind was recovering then maybe i would be grumpy too. could be some truth to that.. imagine how painful it would be by the time he got to rapheal? come to think of it rapheal was grumpy as well.

[@trilobite8589]

I think the fact that a 53 year old Chuck Norris would have a shot at winning UFC 1 is an amazing statement to how good a martial artist is, I love how he was willing to train in BJJ, and widen his skillset way before it was cool to train in more than one thing.

[@AveSicarius]

I don't think that he would have realistically had a chance per se, but he likely wouldn't have been beaten up instantly like many of the striker's there were. Honestly as a striker it's pretty essential to learn some form of wrestling analogue, be it Judo, Sambo, or Catch Wrestling, because you need that takedown defense to ensure you can remain in control of the fight. If we look at traditional striking styles, like Traditional Karate or Traditional Boxing, they included heavy standup grappling elements, and usually they seem aimed towards defending against takedowns and then striking around the clinch. Chuck and Bruce were pretty early examples of people who were willing to cross-train and go outside of the comfort zone traditionally exhibited by martial artists at the time (where they refused to train any other style due to believing their's was superior, ironic given most of them were bastardized versions of far more generalized traditional styles), and while they might not have been the greatest fighters, just learning how to grapple as well as strike massively opens up your options in any combat scenario. A martial artist should be constantly looking to hone their edge, picking up new (effective) methods, and trying to incorporate those into what you already know. This is the very core of modern MMA as well as all the effective styles throughout history!

[@charaznable9209]

@@AveSicarius You guys think they allowed good strikers into UFC and MMA? lol look what happens when those guys try to fight even amateur boxers.

[@AveSicarius]

@@charaznable9209 MMA striking and pure Boxing are totally different sports dude, Boxing a la Sport's Boxing quite literally does not work in MMA, and you would be beaten soundly by trying it because the dynamic is so different. If you don't understand that, you understand neither sport. Just the fact that MMA allows kicks radically changes the dynamic, let alone grappling which fundamentally prevents you from striking unless you know how to defend against it. It's like throwing a Boxer into a Muay Thai match and saying "yeah, Boxer's aren't good striker's because they can't compete in Muay Thai", no shit, because the athlete's are training for totally different rulesets, you could take the best Muay Thai fighter in the world, who is assuredly a better striker than the best Boxer simply due to having more tools, and they'd still lose in a Boxing match. We've also only seen MMA wrestlers fight in Boxing match's aside from Conor, who actually did pretty well against the guy who is known for being perhaps the best sports boxer out there. There are plenty of great strikers in MMA, but they practice MMA striking, not pure striking, all the tools at your disposal radically change what isn't and isn't viable, and you don't have big pillows to hide behind like in Boxing while needing to defend from takedowns, so MMA fighters learn to keep a much lower guard, which is a huge detriment when they switch over to Boxing. It's much like GSP was one of the best MMA wrestler's, he wasn't as good in pure Wrestling as many of the guys he beat, but he could absolutely destroy them in MMA. What insightful nugget are you going to come out with next? "MMA doesn't allow good grappler's in, they all get beat by NCAA 1 wrestlers in pure Wrestling".

[@josewmeldondo]

"Chuck Norris doesn't win, he just allows you to lose."

[@josewmeldondo]

@Bobby Tawil ERB reference. Nice. I see you are a person of culture.

[@The_Humble_Hurricane]

@Bobby Tawil Chuck doesn't go swimming, water just wants to be around him

[@josewmeldondo]

@Bobby Tawil his fists make the speed of light wish it was faster.

[@Dale_The_Space_Wizard]

Imagine a parallel UFC event that was only open to 80's action movie stars.

[@skirk248]

So chuck noris vs van damn

[@eboymorales3047]

Chuck Norris vs Dolph Lundgren

[@João-t5k7l]

I think Dolph would win

[@HarryToeface]

Chuck winning UFC 1 would have made UFC instantly popular instead of gradually popular as it became.

[@stevemyopinion423]

that true, but he might have been about 10 to 15 year to old, but yea that would have been cool

[@HarryToeface]

@@stevemyopinion423 Chuck Norris is a lot older than you think ;9

[@willh3972]

It would have been popular for a brief time then died. Chuck Norris won because of course he would. It's kind of the same issue if Royce's bigger better brother had won the tournament. Of course he would. Royce being the smaller unknown guy got the foundation started.

[@rooseveltbrentwood9654]

@@stevemyopinion423 lol he might have been too old, Norris is 26 years older than Royce Gracie.

[@josewmeldondo]

"Death had a near Chuck Norris experience."

[@OOTurok]

🤣 Had to edit, because I couldn't stop 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@GiangoPT]

That's gold, definitely number one 🤣

[@fmills1583]

I'll start; Chuck Norris was such a bad ass he could slam a revolving door.

[@jeffertonalive8536]

He would've turned UFC 1 into UFC 1 and Done

[@RamseyDewey]

Hahahaha!

[@aquiredskill]

Rofl 🤣

[@eboymorales3047]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@GuitarsRockForever]

I think Chuck would do reasonable well in UFC 1, fully agree his age would be his biggest issue.

[@Defender78]

remember, Chuck was kind of a late-bloomer in his Hollywood career - he didnt have a lead role in a major film until 1977-78 (Good Guys Wear Black was his first top billing; he was 37). He was already in his mid 40s when he had his string of 1980s hits (Missing in Action, Delta Force, etc). what if a 34-year old Chuck (early-1970s era) fought in UFC 1 ??

[@jc-kj8yc]

You're spot on, his age would have been a problem. Tbf UFC 1 didn't have the youngest roster. Some of the guys looked like they might have been in their late 30s and maybe even early 40s. But another issue might have been Chuck being well rounded. For example he might have been content getting into a kickboxing match with Gerard Gordeau or Art Jimmerson, who both could have messed him up pretty severely. Curiously the only fight he probably would have won, even being over 50 is Royce, because Chuck's grappling was good enough to defend and keep it on the feet. Putting Chuck Norris in there would probably have ended with Ken Shamrock or Gerard Gordeau winning UFC 1.

[@bryanfong1023]

Early ufc was a freak show, no serious althletes participated besides the gracies.

[@jc-kj8yc]

@@bryanfong1023 it depends who you define as an athlete. Usually athlete describes someone who makes their living by competing in a sport. That would be 100% of the early UFC's roster since they all got paid. Another definition for athlete is someone who's capable in all physical aspects required for high physical performance (Meaning strength, speed and flexibility) and proficient in a certain discipline. By that definition the only Gracie to hit that definition would be Rickson and he never competed in the UFC. But there were some people fitting that definition. Frank and Ken Shamrock, Dan Severn, Don Frye, Randy Couture, Kevin Randleman, Vitor Belfort, etc. were strong, fast and proficient in at least one discipline (usually wrestling), so they'd count as athletes (juiced to the ears, but still athletes).

[@rustyshackleford735]

I don't think chuck would just take a beating rather than shooting in due to being well rounded. He is well rounded specifically because he understands the importance of being good everywhere for a variety of reasons. He was also a top level karate fighter partly because he could adapt, assess his strengths and weaknesses and make adjustments in real time. Age and weight would've been the main factors working against him.

[@AveSicarius]

If he was matched up against Dan Severn, that would be the match right there. Dan was arguably the favourite to win the tournament besides Royce, and was the worst possible matchup for Royce at the time (because he wasn't a great wrestler and so gaining any sort of control would be extremely difficult), the fight went on for 15 minutes of brutal wrestling hell before Royce managed to catch him (or Dan gave up depending on what you believe), and we just didn't see that anywhere else in the tournament. Chuck would have been instantly taken to the floor, and mauled, though Ken would have beaten him up instead of just throwing him around so that would probably have bene worse. So I'm surprised everyone forgets about Dan, because he was a really great wrestler and the only one who gave Royce a serious fight, and arguably would have won with a little submission experience (he also talks about pressure from the organization not to win which could also have been a factor).

[@AveSicarius]

@@bryanfong1023 Dan Severn was a national level wrestler who almost beat Royce, Ken was an international competitor in various proto-MMA. It's not like there were no serious athletes, it was just an intentional decision not to invite them and they didn't know who Dan or Ken were really. There were serious athletes in the early UFCs, arguably Dan was significantly more athletic than Royce, but it was rare to see because the entire point was to show off the Gracie style of BJJ (because there are multiple styles of BJJ), and not to show off other martial arts. They only let Dan in because they didn't know he was a high level wrestler, and it was almost a HUGE mistake (Dan even talks about there being significant pressure on him to lose by the organization itself, and not knowing what would happen if he did win).

[@expo2000000]

If only 80-90s action stars fighting in MMA style match... Chuck Norris would easily be top tier.. :D

[@Taekwon-Brando]

I would have loved the influx of Chuck Norris jokes after this alternate UFC 1

[@stephanwatson7902]

Gene Labell said that Chuck and Lee were both good grapplers. Not to mention Bruce trained most of the Styles we see in MMA today and some of the best MMA fighters use Bruce Lee's techniques and concepts, like Anderson Silva, Conor McGregor, Israel Adesanya and Jon Jones

[@cameronkazan1630]

True but he wasn’t an experienced full contact fighter and would’ve been way too small to compete against the guys in that tournament

[@dusk6159]

Norris was an actual person able to fight with competence, he would still be thrown in a lopsided tournament vs BJJ, but you could fully see him in there unlike Seagal, Bruce Lee, Dux etc.

[@twotimetony78]

I don't think it's fair to but Bruce with guys like seagal and dux lol

[@ranfan1820]

@@twotimetony78 Bruce Lee hate is so strong they lump him in with incompetents lol.

[@bostoncorbett6022]

Bruce Lee may not have been the God people make him out to be, but he was a man with a proper understanding of striking, even if we have no proper video evidence, he had an objectively good understanding of it from sources like his writings, interviews, audio, et cetra. And on top of that, he was an athletic beast, if you put a majority of BJJ guys of the same weight in an MMA cage with him, someone that physically fit would usually win by default, because BJJ guys of that weight are usually bones, unless Bruce has a Derrick Lewis tank. Not fair to put him with Seagal and Dux, Bruce Lee was a lot more than that, and it's not even warranted, the dick suckery of Bruce Lee was not his own doing, it's just kids wanting their hero to be more than a man.

[@dusk6159]

@@ranfan1820 It wasn't putting them together as the same type of people, the only thing that represents that list is just not being able to professionaly fight. There's the charlatan and then something different.

[@dusk6159]

@@bostoncorbett6022 Cult of personalities that promote themselves with grossly exaggerated or cut setups and show-offs actually want to promote themselves, and pass a certain idea to the people of easy enamorment and little care for checking if any fight had been had.

[@tommcguire6773]

I saw Good Guys Wear Black in theatre when I was 8. Chuck is the GOAT.

[@Malt454]

The early UFCs really just showed how much trouble most single-discipline fighters had with people outside of their styles - once Royce Gracie could get them off of their feet, the difference in grappling skill was usually decisive, but even Gracie had obvious problems with the "no weight classes" aspect of the event.

[@firstnamesurname6550]

My favorite Chuck Norris' fact: When Graham Bell invented the phone he found three messages from Chuck Norris

[@jonsnow761]

Chuck Norris was once bitten by a king cobra and after days of agonizing pain the cobra finally died. The first Chuck joke my dad ever told me

[@oskardavis7318]

I love videos like this 😁

[@makenjikarate]

Chuck Norris is definitely long term training goals

[@gregski2938]

I'm just here to read all jokes and comments about Chuck Norris, carry on people 😂

[@Domzdream]

Good to see you doing so well Ramsey 👍

[@markstevens7208]

How would Billy Blanks (The inventor of Taebo) have done in UFC 1? That's the real question I want answered.

[@Resjek]

Such an amazing question

[@ironstarofmordian7098]

He would've been dominant in the UFC for 10 years.

[@RobotLVS]

Man, UFC 1 was the wild wild west. It's hard to even imagine a guy fighting with one glove on and no wrestling experience lol.

[@engine2truck6]

The fact that Coach Dewey has to even consider it, speaks volumes.

[@willh3972]

At the WWF 1994 survivor series Chuck Norris backed up the Undertaker in a casket match against Yokozuna, in an effort to tie into the Walker Texas Ranger popularity. Jim cornette recounts the event with "mister badass karate guy cant kick above his waist" which is interesting if true because Chuck said in an interview about Bruce Lee that he taught Bruce to kick more above waist. If true though he might not have done so well against the younger blood especially Shamrock when he was massive.

[@Laugh1ngboy]

So I kinda thought this was a meme post. I'm glad I was wrong. I often forget that Chuck was a serious fighter since I've been watching walker reruns lately.

[@brucetsai7732]

watching your videos is a great fun in my life.

[@Kishqui]

Would it have counted as cheating if Chuck had use the extra fist hidden behind his beard?

[@RRTNZ]

Chuck's beard would have choked out Royce Gracie after decapitating, Ken Shamrock.

[@thomasotto8693]

When Chuck Norris does shadow boxing the air just runs away...-LOL!!! :-)

[@tommygigg3500]

Hey Ramsey, how about UFC 1, but it's held a full century earlier in 1893. Out of all the fighters of the era, who wins? John L Sullivan? Kano Jigoro? William Muldoon? Edward Barton-Wright of Bartitsu fame? Or some other guy I'm forgetting?

[@NeivGabay]

Playing around with different decades could be a fun thought experiment

[@jamesrowlands1943]

Edward Barton-Wright obviously, have you seen his moustache? That things beaten 3 people all by itself...

[@jamesfrankiewicz5768]

Some others for an 1893 list: Sōkaku Takeda, Wong Fei-Hung (or Wong's student Lam Sai-Wing; too early a date for Deng Fang, though).

[@jimmywest2501]

Awesome, and very interesting question! I think it would go like it did in 1993, and that a grappler(s) would dominate.

[@afranks8566]

Bob Fitzsimmons dominates them all...unless Jim Jeffries is there, but jeffries came later on.

[@Shastavalleyoutdoorsman]

Early Ken shamrock was like a Mack truck in 4th gear. Got his autograph at that time at a karate tournament.

[@vandergruff]

Since 1940, the year Chuck Norris was born, roundhouse kick related deaths have increased 13,000 percent.

[@silversky900]

Chuck Norris against Ken Shamrock would have been a completely different and very very short Chuck Norris joke..

[@chopsueykungfu]

He was from Tang Soo Do, not Tae Kwon Do. A common mistake. Chuck never did full contact, I imagine he would have done okay with his Judo skills, but age would have been the factor.

[@cahallo5964]

Chuck said in an interview that he would've done ok in mma but he was too old already when it became an actual sport, he knew judo and tkd and karate, pretty complete guy. He liked competing a lot, I don't think he knew about Vale Tudo at the time maybe in a different world we have footage of him fighting in a brasilian casino.

[@notabot2351]

Chuck also has a 3rd degree blackbelt in BJJ. He was a lower belt rank back then, but he was already training in it even in those days. He was one of the few that put his ego aside and actually got pretty good at grappling.

[@cahallo5964]

@@notabot2351 he was already pretty good at grappling he was a judoka

[@notabot2351]

@@cahallo5964 At standing grappling and clinch, probably. We've already seen the actual ground portion is much more developed in BJJ though, as Ramsey also notes in the video. He would need that to have beaten Royce. Chuck himself actually got choked out by Rickson, which inspired him to train BJJ.

[@cahallo5964]

@@notabot2351 Cool, Chuck's a pretty admirable fella

[@notabot2351]

@@cahallo5964 Indeed. Chuck is awesome, and could probably still beat many people younger than himself.

[@poppingrico1381]

Like your background Mr Ramsey, also have an idea, out of the TV and movie personas we grew up with (chuck, Bruce, van dam, etc) who do u think would rain supreme if they were put together in the UFC ring. Nothing serious, but something fun

[@GabrielYuriTheNinja]

Dolph Lundgren would win. Huge, very fit as Ivan Draco and knows how to fight.

[@muthafungmartialartsmfmaak7216]

I needed this

[@RayRay-ir3yh]

I got to meet Chuck Norris and Jean-Claude Van Damme in the 80's. Chuck Norris gave me fitness advise and Jean-Claude Van Damme gave me martial arts advise. I don't know why it worked out backwards like that, but it was still a memorable and helpful experience.

[@Maodifi]

This is such quality content

[@mmaphilosophytheologyscien4578]

Chuck Norris didn't begin martial arts until age 19. Imagine if he had grown up doing something like wrestling and had been an even more complete martial artist.

[@lancehobbs8012]

Ramsey, your known all the way in Australia mate! I was talking with some younger guys recently here, who bounce/teach/ prizefight and they knew your name

[@jasonkleung]

Came for the video stayed for the Chuck Norris memes

[@robcharters2645]

Karate tournaments prior to 1984 where completely different than karate tournaments today,full contact,no gloves,and more often than not,no mats,was fortunate enough to be into that shit b4 the changes,although too young to compete,just watching in person taught allot

[@lewisb85]

The closest we got to a chuck type in that stage of MMA was Erik Paulson who was a Hollywood stuntman back when he competed in WCC, but he got screwed over by being put in the "striker" category (possibly to protect Renzo-WCC split grapplers and strikers during the prelim stages with different rules eg less time on the ground in the striking category, and then the final was nhb) because of erik's Jeet Kune do, Muay thai and Taekwondo background, although back then he also had been training with rickson for years, also because there was no rules against grabbing hair and being a stuntman back then Erick had long hair so his opponent used his hair to restrain him.

[@geoffreyfletcher6976]

Well Ron Van Cleef, competed in UFC4 at the age of 52 or 53, although he was beat, he did better than people expected him to for his age.

[@josephbedwell3164]

I'm impressed. Chuck Norris taught a turtle karate by eating it.

[@Shastavalleyoutdoorsman]

I was always told he was the seven-time world full contact champion.

[@Soldier-of-God.]

Hi Mr. Dewey Ramsey Royce Gracie fought Arthur (Art) Jimmerson as his first adversary, at UFC1 at the first ever UFC MMA event in the USA, then he fought his arch nemesis Kenneth (Ken) Shamrock in his second match. He then fought his final opponent to win the overall tournament, Kyokushin Karate and Savate exponent from Holland, of French descent Gerard Gordeau, in doing so the first ever, inaugural UFC world champion.

[@davewilson3893]

Chuck would never agree to fight in UFC, or MMA of any type unless he fought no less than 5 opponents at the same time.

[@gabortsauber6822]

Ultimate Fighting Chuck

[@fullcontactdownhillgymnast2572]

If Chuck Norris were in UFC 1. The moment Gracie went to the ground with him the ref would call the fight, and the announcers would claim he broke something on Chuck Norris. But also Chuck Norris would've beat that tournament so bad the tournament itself would retire and there would've been no UFC2

[@johnwill8467]

Chuck is a great guy. I had the pleasure of giving him and Howard Jackson a number of private lessons around the time of the first UFC. of course, he had little to no serious grappling experience - but, unlike many other well-known martial artists, he recognised the 'holes' in his training and hence, his efforts to get a handle on the fundamentals of Jiu Jitsu. Of course, good manners prohibits me from answering what might well be your rhetorical question. Needless to say ... Chuck is a nice guy.

[@lunchguy659]

I hope everything is ok in Shanghai. We've heard that the city is in lockdown and some neighborhoods are short on supplies. I don't know how accurate the information is but best wishes for you all anyhow.

[@ThePristineDean]

They say that Chuck Norris killed his first man with a firm handshake

[@FRANK45CASTLE]

In UFC 1 there was alot if bar room brawler types. He is a legit karate champion so he might have done ok. My favorite thing he's ever done was in walker Texas ranger. He jump kicks through the windshield of a car charging at him. It's just so damn epic lol.

[@rustyshackleford735]

Chuck doesn't do push ups, he pushes the world down.

[@MarioLamRedRebel]

Ik think hé had come far, i still respect him hé is 80 plus and still training. 🥋OSU 🙏 Greetings from the Netherlands

[@nixtux2003]

I am not a huge fan of hypothetical. Chuck fought in a different time. He lost some and came back stronger. Respect all around to the man. And Chuck Liddell saying he would choose Chuck Norris over any other Expendable actor because he would give him a challenge is all I need to know. Win or lose, the man has heart, he's a kind man, and a inspiration still to people.

[@mopbrothers]

Chuck Norris's stare puts you into submission.

[@umadbro998]

Hey coach... generally boxers say you should keep your eyes fixed on your opponents chest/shoulder area. Do I want to keep my gaze there when I'm punching too or should I look specifically where I want to punch? Thanks coach!

[@bigmanbarry2299]

You’ll just need to gain experience. Its like driving a car, where do you keep your eyes? There’s your side mirror and the rear mirror and the road and signs on the side of the road. You’ve got to keep all these in mind. At first it’s difficult but over time you’ll get used to it. Just like fighting

[@zerte4197]

And if you always look where you want to hit people will see this, you can even feint with your eyes

[@muineeguh7011]

That’s a trippy background

[@skirk248]

I'd love to see a video about if Tyson was in ufc 1

[@adamtr1121]

This is very interesting, because I’ve always wondered that to, how good would they have been in their prime like you said church Norris vs Royice or Ken shamrock!

[@dan-oq4be]

Who do you think would of won the first ufc if it started in 1970?

[@elpanamoe8040]

Joe Lewis

[@dan-oq4be]

@@elpanamoe8040 I think gene labell would of beat Joe lewis

[@finhyland4270]

Benny the jet maybe.

[@elpanamoe8040]

@@dan-oq4be Gene is tough! That would have been a great match

[@ctv186]

Before the Tony Ferguson jokes, there were Chuck Norris jokes

[@FilmFlam-8008]

This is a hard question, mainly because if he was in UFC, he would have trained in different skill sets tailored to UFC. So this is looking at the history of someone tailoring their skills to a different sport/goal. I think he would have done very well with his current history of training, but he likely would have been in the top of his weight class as he would have altered his training (in not only styles, but muscle development and stamina).

[@RamseyDewey]

There were no weight classes in UFC 1, and Chuck would have been the smallest guy in the bracket.

[@anardistformerlynigel5250]

He apparently started training BJJ in '85 so 8 years of training by then and apparently got his 3rd degree black belt in 2015. I don't know what rank he was in '93.

[@ericschaab5135]

Chuck Norris can kill two stones with one bird.

[@carlosdeleon7475]

God bless Chuck Norris,,,and Willy Nelson.

[@ryandoupe1019]

Best Chuck Norris joke I’ve ever heard

[@theguywhoasked715]

When Chuck Norris walks into a room he doesn't turn on the lights, he turns off the dark.

[@Jenjak]

choked unconscious most likely... He then would be called "Rear naked Chuck"

[@cahallo5964]

hmm? he was a judo black belt it ain't that easy to choke someone familiar with those techniques

[@briancox2721]

Every year on his birthday, Chuck Norris selects a lucky child to throw into the sun.

[@gobihoukou1]

Here is a lesser know fact: Some time ago in my country, they built a new bridge and thought that it was good idea to decide the name for it by voting on internet, where anybody could suggest a name. Naturally, someone suggested "The bridge of Chuck Norris". And it won. Sadly, people in charge quickly decided that this particular way of finding the name was not such a good idea afterall, and went with something else.

[@jordanmartens5591]

They should really be making the same Chuck Norris jokes about George Foreman because that guy actually did become a world heavyweight champion at 45.

[@willspeakman2461]

Hope your doing well in shanghai coach. I know a few people right now who have not been able to get food for 5 days.

[@RamseyDewey]

The west side of Shanghai (where I live) is on a five day lockdown (first time in over 2 years). It wasn’t a surprise. Everyone in the city got two weeks of notice if they payed attention at all. But yeah, most folks here didn’t grow up in a food storage survivalist culture like I did. But if they’re going hungry now, how the heck did they survive the 3 and half month lockdown from January to April of 2020?

[@willspeakman2461]

@@RamseyDewey Well glad to hear you are prepared then. I tell other people to get long lasting food and it falls in deaf ears. It's not difficult to keep at least a large bag of rice in the cupboard.

[@jeffreywright2294]

Chuck would I believe done well !

[@Shadowoftheoldones]

There were other Judo guys in the early UFC, and none of them ever won. Norris was a well rounded martial artist, but he probably wasn't good enough at BJJ to replicate what Royce Gracie did. Having said that, I like your analysis - his age would have been a problem, but his skill set would have made for some interesting matches.

[@RayRay-ir3yh]

Orlando Weit(UFC 2).

[@Shadowoftheoldones]

@@RayRay-ir3yh Yeah, good example. He fought Remco Pardoel (who was one of the early Judo guys) and lost. Remco almost won UFC 2, but lost to Royce Gracie.

[@iandixon7641]

Chuck Norris is so tough that under his beard there is another fist.

[@lockeddownboxing9904]

Hi coach! What do you personally think as a former professional fighter, and I use former for a reason that is as you’ve said one time something along the lines “you are not the same person/fighter as you were 5-10 years ago. So what is your take on fighters playing it more dramatic to injuries, best examples being exhaustion, fractured/broken shin, ribcage. The injuries and or exhaustion in question are real but the fighters could remain composed but played it harder just so they can justify their injury where their head gave up mostly.

[@77Ricky]

My favorite was always. Chuck Norris doesn't do push ups... He pushes the earth downnnnn... 😁

[@Charlie_probably...]

I often wonder what would've happened if UFC 1 would've had a high level kickboxer like bill wallace or Joe Lewis, etc.

[@canalefight4413]

Well, technically Bill Wallace was right there :p

[@aquiredskill]

Lol Wallace was there

[@Charlie_probably...]

@@aquiredskill Competing I mean.

[@seven-qs5tm]

This guy is a soldier as you see unlike us martial artist soldiers are trained in environment where you fight outside of a cage and people stab you with a knife

[@jeremiahiwinski1401]

I mean, probably does reasonably well vs the strikers. I think Royce or Shamrock submits him though. Yea, Chuck was learning BJJ, but those guys were two of the best grapplers in the world at the time.

[@michaelrauls4943]

Best Chuck Norris joke( imho).. Chuck Norris recently visited the Virgin Islands.... Now they are just called " the Islands".

[@2002kirbow]

The reason no one escorted Will Smith out of the Oscars is because he was sitting next to Chuck Norris

[@OfficialHymMusic]

He would have gotten chocked out by Chef Gracie 😂

[@gcoffey223]

Pat Smith would have drop kicked him, Shamrock would have ankle picked him, that Gerard dude would have knocked a tooth out of Chuck, Gracie would have Choked him out, AND STILL CHUCK would be victorious, because he is Chuck F-ing Norris

[@jeffreywright2294]

Ken was really good 👍

[@JamesMMcCann]

Truthfully I think had Chuck taken part and won, even just one fight, people would have claimed it was fake. Now, Richard Norton would have hurt someone :)

[@cecilchuck9962]

Chuck Norris built the house he grew up in.

[@itzbebop]

Chuck Norris wanted to fight in the UFC. But no fighter wanted to fight against him since no one else had a fist underneath their beard.

[@anthonyrussell0912]

Ignore the anachronistic approach, a 30 year old Norris? That would be interesting.

[@constantinealexandrakis]

Will Smith says, keep Chuck Norris 's name out of your f... mouth. Sorry, couldn't help it. 😂

[@ricardoleonardo442]

So what about Ron Van Clief he fought in the Ultimate Fighter in 94?