YOUNG STYLEBENDER meets his most challenging opponent

Israel Adesanya made his GLORY debut against veteran Filip Verlinden at GLORY 15 in Istanbul on Apr. 12 2014
#kickboxing #ufc #glory

[@glory]

Which fight do you want to see next on this channel?

[@jayrowe6473]

The Adesanya-Pereira fights if they're not already on here.

[@TheCraigy83]

The 2 cats always beefing over territory outside my house at 1am ?

[@PMC_Wanker_Group]

Put some Saki, Hari and Spong fights up please

[@IAmIcepro]

Those slips and counter punches at 7.25min are sick. An awesome watch

[@316rayan]

Biased commentary team. Adesanya had Some amazing counters, clean body kicks... And punches... The commentary only acknowledged his opponents strikes.

[@swansmeister]

Verlinden is a trainer now, trained in his gym one on one with him and emediately felt comfortable with this dude, very modest and calm demeanor to.

[@shoedil812]

Meeet me somewhere!

[@swansmeister]

@@shoedil812 hahaha homieeeeeee how you doing??!!

[@jazilet4255]

Verlindin did a great job of not letting izzy build momentum. Always replied back with more strikes than he had received, or disrupted izzys combination. You can tell Izzy defs levelled up

[@fitt4393]

Yes

[@zeldris478]

2:26 Izzy with the sharp reflexes.

[@casz7098]

It's cool to see Izzy get schooled like that as far as seeing him go through the process. His footwork just wasn't there. He wasn't on top of his feints either. His opponent kept his defense tight and Izzy couldn't find the holes. He did really well on a few occasions in the second round though. Awesome low kick counters from Verlinden.

[@donaldquistbullylover]

Ade sanya is en great mma-er but a moderate kickboxer, btw, he;s facing a belgian kickboxer here, Belgians are the dutch small brothers and only therefor great kickboxers, lol

[@Explorshon123]

@@donaldquistbullylover Moderate kickboxer?? lol 32-0 amateur wins 75-5 as a professional with 48 ko's. LOL That is not what you would call moderate. Not to mention 5-1 in boxing.

[@ironmantwilliam]

Gotta cut your teeth at some point Izzy debut not bad

[@HeathenRides]

He broke trough as a kickboxer on the Chinese national kickboxing team. The Chinese first rented him as a sparring partner for their pro's then he was invited to compete against the Chinese in their promotion's then he smacked most of them then they put him on their team..Adesanya ain't no moderate kickboxer. he's Also a BB in tae Kwon do . Adesanya is a legit professional martial artist with most experience as professional in kickboxing.. It's just that when you figth someone so crisp aggressive with such a large tank of Nitro in this weight class you get problems everyone would have major difficulty with that guy on that day even the best in the world.. But look Adesanya still have he's head attached to he's body and stand there like nothing happened even after so much beating even a couple of headkicks he's a total warrior

[@CheeseSpliffs]

@@donaldquistbullylover Lol this was their first fight. Phillip got outclassed in their rematch. Go look it up, full fight is on youtube.

[@bin_aliali8920]

Adesanya has surprised me !!! Damn !! He got a tough high kick 🦵, but he continued the fight as nothing happened. This fight was incredible.

[@aaroningl]

He's a tough individual.

[@nkwenkwezi9537]

Izzy really is an anime character. He even has flashback arcs

[@racequad9]

Dang, i was expecting a tough fight but with Izzy winning. Instead I see him get easy beat...wasn't even close. Filip put that pressure on Izzy and never let off.

[@og_trillmatic6354]

You should watch the rematch Izzy shut him down 🔥👊🏾 Both fights are a great viewing experience

[@racequad9]

@@og_trillmatic6354 I will check it out. Thanks

[@clapdrix72]

He's still really green at that point, adjusting to the skill and speed of elite level pros. Plus Verlinden came down from heavyweight, so he was probably 10-15lbs heavier in fight day.

[@yamaFC]

Crazy, Izzy is ONLY 24 here.

[@J.D.Jansen]

So technical. Amazing bout!

[@bcskhairul6355]

high kick from verlinden is so good man, out of sudden the leg kick reach izzy head

[@PDaddy0120]

Experience made the difference here. That and he was fighting a great opponent

[@chikotachikota3245]

i like the style from the broken native. change left to right and back and again, he is very light footed at this point.

[@balkishalki9711]

Verlinden very very strong.. Where is this guy. Never see him again in the ring.. I really wanna see him again

[@yukihara___1035]

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[@ouwebok3356]

Hes a trainer now

[@KobeGerousse]

He has his own gym where he teaches. Called Bulls Gym in Berlaar, Belgium

[@Chinaonetakeout99]

So many mma fans who never watched early kickboxing 😂.

[@ismaelakakruder6412]

Adesanya, my favourite fighter of all time, as a kickbixer myself, it is a delight to watch him fight!

[@tomfritz6257]

youre not a kickboxer

[@PeterKato83]

Yeah I agree, I kickbox myself sometimes.

[@verskil]

@@tomfritz6257*kickbixer

[@clapdrix72]

@@tomfritz6257 How would you know? I don't think he means professionally. If you train at a gym and spar then you're a kickboxer just like if you play basketball regularly you're a basketball player.

[@donaldquistbullylover]

again, also as a former a class kickboxer, Izzy is a great mma fighter, an average kickboxer tho,

[@schuylerhaussmann6877]

Good tactical approach and focus by Verlinden

[@user-qs6rz5bs8q]

What a fight, damn!

[@bobhaze1461]

A very smart approach/game plan for a fighter so dynamic like Izzy!

[@mider-spanman5577]

Damn! Verlinden was definitely a frustrating opponent and by his record you wouldn't even surmise that fact! Adesanya probably went in there thinking it would be a breeze but those infuriating counter kicks, low and mid, frustrated him.

[@clapdrix72]

It was the head kicks and counter straights that lost him the fight.

[@rj19863]

He beat his ass the 2nd fight. Check that one out

[@cryogen135]

Lol, was his debut, c'mon man, Izzy beat him on the rematch

[@marwin4348]

@@cryogen135 He was 31-1 how is that his debut hha

[@marcuslarwa9098]

@@cryogen135 it was the other guys debut wtf u talking about. The reason he had 11 loses was because he fought at light heavyweight and heavyweight. ThT was his fight fight a middleweight.

[@saintoflastresorts2272]

It seems that Izzy assumed the gas tank would go to empty and his opponent said no I can play this tune all day. What an amazing opponent!

[@MrKanwebrown]

Izzy won second fight

[@nederlands6744]

cute analyze

[@rj19863]

He was still getting his feet wet fighting a heavier vet who dropped down in weight that was fadt and heavier on fight day. Anyone could have gotten the business this day. But the 2nd fight Izzy bust that ass having gained more experience

[@kaladinstormblessed765]

@@MrKanwebrown could care less

[@julienbailly4081]

Beautiful fight !!! PING-PONG FIGHT 👌🏽🥊

[@jaimepericacho2239]

gracias he disfrutado mucho este video

[@SnowBall7148]

We can't believe Adesanya can't dispatch Harrison Ford. 😆😆😆😆😆🤣🤣😂😂

[@outstandingvegan]

Really beautiful fight 💥

[@uncleiroh7967]

them leg kicks early just kept izzy in a stand still

[@katannaossakka1387]

this is epic fight soo tecnical fantasy

[@roelhoremans5887]

The Belgian Bull. Great to watch this again.

[@mider-spanman5577]

He looked so different. More youthful and smaller. Also the lack of hair lol. Made him really look like the Avatar. Ang Adesanya

[@some_g333]

Also the lack of gyno as well 😏. The guy has definitely taken steroids since

[@mider-spanman5577]

Maybe he has, maybe he hasn't. That would be extremely bias of UFC not to do anything about him doing them and suspending others for the same thing. Wonder how he would get away with that?

[@nolan8023]

He got on roids at some point.

[@weednigga7707]

@@mider-spanman5577 I mean Jones did. USADA tests them and the government punishes them. Now USADA is very credible as far as the results themselves, but I'm the Olympics there athletes don't get paid. They've never had a billion dollar power house ask them to spin how a story is told or test on a certain day or not. Their results are credible, integrity not so much. The UFC loses more profit losing superstars than covering up their usage that makes them even more super at that. All that said the most Izzy's ever weighed in his life is 200 while trying to be 205, so I don't think Izzy is juicing. A decent nandralone cycle and he'd have been cutting from 210ish

[@weednigga7707]

@@nolan8023 I actually have a left nipple that randomly gets higher fat accumulation than the right. I plan on going on a small dose of deca and test when I save more money just to reach my genetic maximum in less than 5 years since I'm already 26, but at the moment I've never done anything. Izzy has never weighed more than 200.5 while trying to hit 205 in the most important fight of his life, so unless it's blood doping I don't think he's on anything

[@ricoqwertz123]

Nice counter fighting by verlinden! Good fight

[@MMAtiasAsconeguyRaco]

¡Increíble pelea!

[@nicksalvatore5717]

11:25 It looked like Verlinden was just gonna shuffle step back into his stance since he kept moving backwards, but instead he broke the rhythm and blitzed. You don’t just land a one-two on Izzy clean like that easily, the setup was brilliant. It all happens lightning fast, he saw the opportunity and took it!

[@fitt4393]

Yes

[@Will-xl7xp]

He’s gotten so much better jeezus

[@bruteforce9815]

incredible fight

[@lemoinexavier]

Trots op deze man!

[@jeremyjordan6786]

When Izzy loses its bigger than when he wins bcse we always expect him to win, shows how good he is.

[@dhruvishkapadia3508]

Coach Ruffus mentioning that Adesanya reminded him of his student Anthony Pettis!! Look how far Izzy has come now!

[@mindripperful]

His coach Eugene doesn't even have a beard... Aint no body fresh as him, he just so fresh, so fresh n so clean clean.

[@kaladinstormblessed765]

Now he looks like a mutant with rhat beard and that mutation at the back of the head

[@chaosdromanah8620]

Solid win by Filip

[@gafaneworder8961]

After what adesanya did in the UFC, virlinden deserves to be better known.

[@WouterZtube]

Great fight from Filip. Absolutely deserved the win

[@TBE99]

Robbery

[@dalej0327]

@@TBE99 how deluded are you

[@shatner99]

And to think Izzy's opponent made the transition from MLB pitcher, to this is amazing.

[@kidspecial1764]

You hear that?

[@blanethegoat]

is that true? i cant find anything about that when i google his name and even put baseball or mlb in the search

[@notthatname3841]

@@blanethegoat its an unfunny joke. Don't worry about it

[@shatner99]

@@notthatname3841 I concur.

[@ugglebo1198]

Damn. Verlinden schooled Izzy. That said though, Izzy probably got a good lesson from this seeing his success afterwards!

[@datswart7573]

Izzy beat him in the rematch

[@romainbernard5597]

C'est mérité, bravo Champion !

[@flanzie]

Fix the sound please

[@AfrikanGod1]

Yup,Adesayna ate some big punches, good fight nevertheless,thanks for the share

[@andrewchesler2029]

Verlinden is a beast! Nowadays he is a trainer himself.

[@BretLebo]

Good fight!!

[@901kingpin]

Good fight

[@Funkfreed]

Is this a new fight?

[@zoltanheim3197]

Awesome Verlinden!

[@martinmurage780]

Eugene as a young whipper-snapper

[@DC-ss2jx]

Adesanya getting schooled by I a guy that looks just like the average pub customer here in Belgium is something I never guessed I would watch one day

[@kidspecial1764]

The guy has 41 fights 😂

[@pinchesmbuche4354]

Watch rematch

[@zackruff4633]

@@kidspecial1764 lol cmon buddy he has 41 wins not fights

[@nomasmedia2053]

Adesqnya been fighting a long time

[@cameronryanleigh9167]

Who's the guy with the Little Rascals cap in Izzy's corner?

[@neelj5155]

Okay, is that Eugene in his corner?

[@OhDammn]

Gastelum?

[@dboy864]

Can’t say it’s his MOST challenging when it’s a guy who knocked him out

[@aunkuot]

8:14 Izzy at that like some fufu and jollof rice. Fair to say he's right about having a good chin.

[@Yeahitsme101]

True .. I thought the kick connected on the neck but it was straight on the dome .

[@tayzpaid4471]

Alex pireria must be crazy powerful cuz izzy took them head kicks like nothing

[@trk2917]

Both Izzy and Eugene looking baby faced lol

[@TheOgLeandro]

Look how young Eugene is

[@aleksander8320]

Tuff fight 🥊🥊

[@r3mi_rhythm220]

His feint game elite now

[@bennwaters5851]

We need more high level kickboxers in the UFC. Those guys have wonderful technical striking. Look how well Adesanya and now Gane are doing.

[@Wodkaholic]

Gane was disappointing against Ngannou

[@bennwaters5851]

@@Wodkaholic I thought it was a disappointing fight in general. However it was 2-2 going into the fifth and Gane made a mistake in full mount. He had a chance to get the win.

[@chosenone1869]

Giga was glory world champion and got destroyed by kattar.

[@pedroteixeira7595]

@@chosenone1869 he wasnt a champ

[@chosenone1869]

@@pedroteixeira7595 he left as #1 contender and was undefeated in glory but you right. I should have used gokhan saki as an example who was glory champ and is 1-2 in mma after getting lit up in a striking fight with khalil rountree. My point is that it doesn't always translate to mma.

[@Allinone_MMA]

He won the rematch right?

[@user-np1rh8ds1r]

Красавчик

[@ccraig4399]

This stylebender has like 0 feints and when he tried Filip didnt take the bate and just fired back. It's cool to see just how much better Izzy has become today. Filip is beast as well.

[@qaasimmiddleton1007]

Did that commentator say colored? Please correct me if I'm wrong... but I'm pretty sure I heard him say colored...

[@jjakfamily]

Eugene without the beard 😂

[@partnah2887]

is it just my phone or the video sounds like it’s playing thru a soda can

[@Poppyandfly123]

Izzy probably thought he had won 🤣

[@seelooney9042]

Was that Eugene in his corner?

[@robertjalu6897]

nice fight ...

[@MrRobjs83]

One of the few and the proud to beat him

[@ricardocarvalho8927]

Primeira vez que vejo o Adesanya tomando apavoro na trocação, esse cara lutou muito. Obs: não venham falar que o Poatan deu apavoro, até pq nas duas lutas ele estava apanhando.

[@df643]

E como terminou?

[@ricardocarvalho8927]

@@df643 primeira com vitória na decisão que gerou uma polêmica internacional, é só pesquisar. A segunda foi nocaute para o Poatan, mas antes disso o Adesanya tava dando uma surra no Poatan, infelizmente nesse esporte se uma mão pesada entrar pode acabar com tudo.

[@fellipecatuzzi9556]

Surra naquelas né, metade dos golpes do adesanya ficavam na guarda e todo mundo fica nossa tava ganhando fácil até "a mão entrar". A primeira foi mais parelha mesmo

[@nandorick8210]

Poatam tomou um nocaute antes de entrar no UFC hahahahah e tava perdendo sim pro magrelo aí. Mas duas lutas, nem vem que se o magrelo não fosse nocauteado venceria sim.

[@daniellarosa8741]

Great Fight🤙..

[@AshwinT24]

Nice fight. But is it recent or old ?

[@personanongrata123]

2014

[@AshwinT24]

@@personanongrata123 thanks

[@ohji-soo73]

Nice

[@frontoffice777]

filip has the same concrete face like raul catinas ,they could be brotherss

[@johnyblitz9774]

Dutch style kick boxing is unstoppable

[@HomelessNinjaKennedy]

Jesus Adesanya is fast

[@ehouimonvieux]

Duke rufus speaking about "his student" Anthony Pettis at 5:50. different period !

[@Maartun]

13:47 Starvin Marvin 😂

[@tommykool6989]

Izzys head is from an unnamed iron :D

[@patrick_albert_golinski]

BLACHOWICZ SCHOOLED HIM TO

[@josh3112]

Adesanya is one of the best martial artists to ever exist idc what u say guys like khabib come to mind for their superior grappling but Adesanyas striking is off the charts

[@synestergates7965]

That "off the charts" striker needed oxygen tank to regain consciousness and a stretcher to leave the ring after trash talking alex pereira and suffering the most embarrassing ko loss of his life..

[@AKMuni_]

@@synestergates7965hahaa you were saying

[@uzogbugh]

Filip looks to be in a different weight class to Adesanya. Was this a heavyweight bout?

[@makeme.coffee]

Verliden should try UFC

[@renorocks6865]

I really enjoy watching Glory and One fights. I just wish they would give up the pillow fight 8 ounce gloves and switch to 4 ounce like MMA uses! We would see more knockouts.

[@vincarosea6557]

Is there a no cheering policy with the crowd? All must be big fans of the sport watching so intently

[@mmatrunks8649]

Bald face Eugene looks so young

[@pedrovicente8763]

Bate de mais esse Bélgica

[@mhelsen6764]

Belgian lionsheart!

[@TTVitanivui]

Tuyệt vời

[@foodforthought2180]

So what about when he got knocked out by Alex?

[@ducksauce2746]

He ain’t have the footwork to run like he does now

[@felixtwister2499]

This guy fought Adesanya like a person with bad intentions but felt disappointed somehow 😞 ☹️ 😆

[@drquack1217]

Israel loaded up on his lunches way more back here and his foot work wasn’t nearly as fluid. Dudes come a long way.

[@joeking7803]

Izzy got schooled bad

[@msizinkosi3481]

So he wasnt called "StyleBender" back then