regional scene is brutal. kids are spending their fight purses on medical bills.. massive respect

@marc-andredumaine

2 жыл бұрын

This don’t apply here in Canada because healtcare is « free »

@CastrationNation

2 жыл бұрын

@Ali Abdelaziz u mad🤣

@ibraheemali7028

2 жыл бұрын

@Ali Abdelaziz not gonna lie i am not canadian, but i would brag about free health-care all the time if we had it in my country.

@scatterlite2266

2 жыл бұрын

@Ali Abdelaziz idk the thought that your career in this sport is constantly under threat of medical bills is just kinda crazy to me.

@FuntClaps101

2 жыл бұрын

@Ali Abdelaziz fucking bollocks 😂. Tax paid Healthcare > any other healthcare system an American could think of. And as for your hypothetical scenario there, horse shit. The stabbed man would ABSOLUTELY be attended to first. Subsidised for by a nations collective tax input. Don’t make up fallacies.

The most scary thing about brain damage is that, it doesnt necessarily need to show up right after the concussion but rather any time during your life afterwards, specially when getting older, which makes acknowledging it way harder. Definitely something i cant take off my mind when seeing two fighters throwing bombs at each other. A lot of fans just dont realize how much of a tough sport this one is and how much the fighters put on the line everytime they step in a cage/ring, watching them getting booed or disrespected by those filthy casuals pisses me the f off.

@mikel888666

2 жыл бұрын

Couldn’t agree more. I’m 23, and I had a bad head injury from skateboarding at about 15. I split my head open, had a seizure and kept uncontrollably headbutting the ground while having the seizure. Had a serious concussion and I was dizzy, throwing up and barely remember much of the day or two after it either. However I was given the medical all clear after numerous scans. Regardless of what they said, over the next 2 years I started having twitches in my neck and upper spine that I couldn’t control, and now I’ve only been cleared to go for my license months ago. I still have twitches, and the doctors said I probably always will. Definitely not a good time. Going through that though gives me so much respect for these guys risking so much whenever they enter the ring. P.S Dustin wins tomorrow

@cHol2Ge

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikel888666 Im sorry to hear that bud, the good news for you are that, it happened at a very young age so your body is more likely to recover from that, might take longer, you never know. Just dont give up looking for a solution and hopefully you'll start seeing some improvements. My heart is splitted in this one, i like both fighters, but i kinda want to see that gold arround Dustins waist too. That being said, I beleive this is a pretty good matchup for Oliveira, he had struggled against power hitters in the past but, other than that, i dont see many holes in his game, clean technical stricking and a nightmare on the ground. Is gonna be a hell of a card thats for sure, its a shame that we got Jorge and his three piece and a soda taken out of the menu tho...

@ProtossExecutor100

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. This sport takes many things from you. If it werent for brain damage, i probably would've competed for sure. But you never know, one solid strike to the head could take years off your life. The fighters in UFC are just so tough that some of them can walk through many knockouts and still be fine.

@LegendInThaMakin

2 жыл бұрын

I mean yeah but the ufc is growing and that’s a good thing because it’s a lot less dangerous than boxing. As a ufc fighter you spend less time in the ring, a lot of it is grappling and you can submit fighters instead of ko’ing them. Boxing is a brutal sport because you can only aim for the body or head and your only way out of the ring is you either get your head beat in for 12 rounds or you get knocked out. Those are your only two options. It’s brutal because when you get knocked down or hit badly you can’t just grapple and try and recover, nope, you might have a concussion but the ref stands you up, forces you in your feet and you have to fight through the concussion only to get knocked down over and over again till your body gives out or luckily, the ref stops it. Ufc is the evolution of combat sports where it’s honestly easier on the brain and you’re less likely to suffer serious brain damage in your later years. Not the best of news but hey, as a society, we are improving.

@jackgralla

2 жыл бұрын

You’re right. I find it funny that most of the fans would probably cry or get knocked out if they got punched in the face, yet they form opinions on a subject that they can’t personally relate to. It’s not just MMA though. Same thing happens in football, basketball, and other sports when fans say, “Oh I could’ve done that it’s not that hard.” Then why didn’t they? Lol. Toxic fans need serious help.

I just had my first public fight a few days ago...got tko'ed and two days later it's been nothing but headaches, Nausea, vomiting...basically feels like being badly hungover but not being able to sleep it off. Really opened my eyes to what these guys deal with after fights. I didn't even get knocked totally unconscious, and felt pretty good leaving the ring.

@matthiasthulman4058

2 жыл бұрын

Not to concern troll here, but, have you gotten checked out at the hospital? If that vomiting doesn't stop, or you start having vision problems, go to the hospital brother

@d.a.f.5982

2 жыл бұрын

Please make sure you don't have a serious concussion bro for sure. Keep it easy, better luck next time. Knock this next dude out. U got it

@hollywoodbb

2 жыл бұрын

You have a concussion my guy.

@arcenio429

2 жыл бұрын

been a couple weeks, you good bruh?

@leonardoallievi6235

2 жыл бұрын

@@arcenio429 Bro‘s dead 😭

The head trauma is the scariest. What I hate most about MMA is when someone gets knocked tf out and the opponent keeps full on smashing his knocked out head, making it bounce up and down on the floor

@Jay-mj1tp

10 ай бұрын

really fucked me up seeing henderson throw that second punch after knocking bisping out cold and saying it was personal. if these people knew the damage they were doing there is no way cheap shots like that would be happening

@connorwagstaff2348

9 ай бұрын

​@@Jay-mj1tpHendo admitting he did it on purpose just shows that these fighters usually know, it's not just adrenaline.. Apparently within the fight game, a lot of them want to damage their opponent to the point where they tell stories of how bad the repurcussions of the fight were/not remembering things/fully knocked out cold, etc. It's wild. Almost like making a name for themselves and how hard it will be for future challengers.

@Jay-mj1tp

9 ай бұрын

@@connorwagstaff2348 yeah the reality is that a lot of these guys are complete meatheads. I love the sport but damn so many fighters don’t seem to give a shit about the damage they’re suffering/cause. There’s no excuse for that nowadays, back in the 50s etc people didn’t know much and a lot of people fought bc they couldn’t do anything else. Nowadays there’s no way they don’t know about the long term health affects of head trauma, but so many of them choose to ignore all the data anyway

No mention of extreme weight cuts? They can do more damage than the fight itself.

@SquintyEyedBoab

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah that’s a big one they missed tbh, good list otherwise

@TheStormbringer8751

2 жыл бұрын

I think that was covered in fighter injury. He mentioned that a bad weight cut could end a career.

@crossovo

2 жыл бұрын

You basically sacrifice your metabolism, it's fucking crazy

@vivelajonny

2 жыл бұрын

No but ok

@MiketheNerdRanger

2 жыл бұрын

That's been mentioned ad nauseum. They have several dedicated videos for it.

Can't stress how well you guys have done to make this channel an encyclopaedia for MMA. Fastest way to up your mma knowledge is to deep dive through these lists. I've been watching the sport for 10 years now, and 10 years ago i only had (mma fighting comment section days) Going to individual websites to get info, but now its all here. Even stuff for hardcores, its great guys, keep it up!

@thinglizzy2718

2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree. I started watching mma in 2017. Now I can name every ufc title fight in ufc history. By weight class, champion, and title defenses.

@andrewgammon6799

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely I started watching mma at the beginning of the pandemic but with these guys I feel like I have watched since ufc 1

@ryanoconnor2915

2 жыл бұрын

This is the comment I wanted to leave. Jesus. Yea these guys got it right.

@GamesGunsAndGuitar

2 жыл бұрын

100% agree. I'm a huge MMA fan and have been watching/ordering UFC's since about 2005. These guys still show me info that I never knew and make me appreciate the sport even more.

@alexanderperez2096

2 жыл бұрын

Now all you guys think you know everything about the sport. You can seen it in the comment section.

for everyone saying that you can't compare mma pay to other sports, keep in mind that the UFC shares 17% of its revenue with its fighters, whereas the NBA etc shares close to 40% with its players.

@reptilesgamers00

2 жыл бұрын

there needs to be an alterative or why pay more? UFC is like gladiator

@thegoat-ishere4414

9 ай бұрын

There needs to be a powerful fighters union pushing for better pay like the NBAs players union

@ricoterrentino

8 ай бұрын

In years to come this will be much discussed and Dana will be remembered as a true tyrant. It’s incredibly sad but often these issues only really receive attention after the fact. Dana will not be remembered fondly - guaranteed.

This is possibly the best MMA video that's ever been uploaded to KZread. It's not a conversation that's fun to have, but it's necessary. Everything you mentioned from the hyper sexualization of female fighters to the brain damage and the pay issues are topics that need to be addressed and fixed. Thanks for keeping it real!

@jp-dv7et

2 жыл бұрын

"Hyper sexualization of famale fighters" needs to be addressed -----> Puss$

@julioa.1349

2 жыл бұрын

@@jp-dv7et Good use of the word, probably the only one you know considering you’ve probably never had any.

@jp-dv7et

2 жыл бұрын

@@julioa.1349 Play with your guitar for them girls Julio the simp

@supermario5902

8 ай бұрын

No, it’s not. This video is wrong on UFC providing health insurance and covering fighter injuries. Fighters in the UFC have said they don’t get health coverage and they do have to pay for injuries.

@BigRamifications

5 ай бұрын

> "hyper sexualising of female fighters" Calm down Helen

The point about training leading to CTE is so overlooked. Just like in football, it's typically not large impacts or single concussions, but the years of frequently repeated small-scale brain trauma that causes the big damage.

@jmastapq

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly, it’s wild. Sports Science did a study on offensive and defensive lineman

@achimsinn6189

2 жыл бұрын

I agree - there is currently a discussion on whether or not and how to train headers in soccer because of the possibility of repeated light trauma causing brain damage. If this is an issue in a sport like soccer you can tell how much more of an issue this is in MMA.

@seanlanglois8620

Жыл бұрын

I played football from the time I was 8 years old to college I'm 38th and memory loss sensitivity to light mood swings depression ect

@MathewGlenn

9 ай бұрын

I can go to my sparring, do 90% of my work with guys I trust to not take my head off and I return the favor. Then you train with one 19 year old who doesn't, want to spar, just wants to scrap. He won't even land a clean shot, but getting blasted in my guard is enough to have head aches the next day

Great list, real honesty here. Honestly the Rebok deal was one of the most damaging things for fighters. Before they could control their own sponsors, line up their own deals and make their own money. Now they're just the same shit with UFC taking the big bag as usual. Many things could and should be fixed and heres to hoping.

@eLGiGaming

2 жыл бұрын

they can still get deals on social media though

@1daboi100

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, UFC doesn't even have to worry about fighter pay. Just let the fighters have sponsors on their shorts, and they'll throw themselves into the cage win or lose.

@hischam0698

2 жыл бұрын

@@1daboi100 but then the UFC doesent make as much money and they don’t want that lol

@misocriallo4379

2 жыл бұрын

That's the biggest thing for me, as a fan, I want fighters to have the COLLECTIVE BARGAINING POWER of a UNION. They are worth so much more than they're limited to right now.

@misocriallo4379

2 жыл бұрын

@@eLGiGaming peanuts

The concussion is no joke. Most fighters will experience some form of brain or neurological decease within their lifetime. Even hockey players get ALS when they're older. I thought MMA wasn't as brutal as something like boxing when it comes to brain damage until I watched GSP when he was interviewed in JRE. He said sometimes I look at the clock and it's like 7 am, Suddenly the clock turns to 2 pm in an instant and I don't remember anything. really scary.

I know all about the brain damage. my grandfather was a professional boxer and towards the end of his life he remembered my dad, one of my two aunts, my grandmother and my great uncle who's his brother. he had no idea about who the rest of us were. it was sad to see. the saddest part is that even though he remembered my dad, he couldn't remember his name. my dad is a junior. on the bright side, it was always a new experience for him and he was always very happy to find out he had grandchildren and that my dad had a motorcycle. (edit, adding the bright side)

@berosar

Жыл бұрын

dementia is very common in the elderly, doenst need to have anything to do with concussions through your life. For example both my grandma and especially my grandfather were forgetting stuff all the time and my dad is currently showing early signs of dementia.

The number 1 uncomfortable truth about MMA: Aikido is too dangerous for the sport, it’s why Steven Segal couldn’t compete. I mean, look what happened when he taught Lyoto Machida and Anderson Silva that front kick!

@whogotbarslikethese7563

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@thebruh4589

2 жыл бұрын

Poor Vitor was on Sensei Segal's bad side.

@CT-yr8ph

2 жыл бұрын

There scared of what Segal would do to Francis

@imaXkillXya

2 жыл бұрын

You heard of the Dagestani Handcuff? Legend has it Sensei Segal challenged Khabib's dad in his hometown. After defeating Abdulmanap, Sensei Segal taught him the Dagestani Handcuff because he felt Sambo was such a inferior martial art to Akido.

@Will-ge7ri

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but everyone just keeps burying this truth. Why do you think Fox got Helwani fired from ESPN during Trump’s presidency. One word: Aikido paedophiles. Look into.

"The young eat the old" Glover Teixeira: Am I a joke to you?

@TheStormbringer8751

2 жыл бұрын

Daniel Cormier and Randy Couture cheered him on

@misocriallo4379

2 жыл бұрын

@Oodles of Noodles right. It's not as if Glover beat Jiri Prochazka or Aleksandar Rakic for that belt. Speaking of, Jiri Prochazka is going to dismantle Teixera in the spring...

@joseavellaneda4921

2 жыл бұрын

@@misocriallo4379 and here comes the toxic fans trying to make thi joke about something it isn't haha

@karthiksabareesh2869

2 жыл бұрын

Nah dw Jiri is coming lol

Could’ve predicted a few of these but some I never thought about. Great work.

I feel this, been my dream to be a MMA fighter. Trained my whole life and 2 fights in I need surgery to continue and don't have the money right now. Hopefully something turns around cause I had so much fun leading up to those fights.

@ryanharrison1730

2 жыл бұрын

Best of luck to you on your journey and I hope you find something that gives you that same level of fun again, even if it is unfortunately not through fighting

@samshaw1443

2 жыл бұрын

If you’re serious about your career try to move to the uk or somewhere with free healthcare

@Menace2society187ya

2 жыл бұрын

Im trynna fight too wasup I'm from Houston Texas 19 shit get at me sign me up !

@Menace2society187ya

2 жыл бұрын

@Texan White Panther never but im down w it shi I have never trained mma but im trynna start some

Roy Nelson is the only MMA fighter's Only Fans I want

@NicolaMaxwell

2 жыл бұрын

It's the only one I have.😉

@Thomas-vd4hu

2 жыл бұрын

yes him and maichelle waterson

@MmaSmarty87

2 жыл бұрын

Dennis Seiver's OF is Too Hot to tlk about

@Cg-ru3eh

2 жыл бұрын

@@Thomas-vd4hu Rachel ostrich or valeria louranda

@fermin702

2 жыл бұрын

A man of culture 👏

No joke on the truth about brain damage. Watching Chandler/Gaethje, that fact kept running through my mind. It was for sure one of my favorite fights ever but it got hard to watch in the third round. The funny thing is, a lot of Gaethje's fights are like this (Alvarez comes to mind as well) and it starts to turn my stomach when I think about it too much.

@Hi_im_adel_

2 жыл бұрын

That point made me think of the fight between Gaethje and Ferguson...the amount of power bombs Tony took to the face is just sending chills down my spine, combined with the fact that Khabib said that Gaethje hit like a fcking truck...oh man

@Domitianvs

2 жыл бұрын

Gaethje had a bit of a moment when he stopped doing his thing with just walking forward, walking through the punishment, but he seems to have taken it up again with his fights against Ferguson and Chandler, but how much longer can he keep doing that, and more importantly, what happens after that? Sure, he's awesome to watch, but damn, that has to take its toll.

@Bwk-mj4pm

2 жыл бұрын

Facts bro. Especially when you see guys like chandler just walking forward with no regard for defense. That shit is what scares me

@vicentegeonix

2 жыл бұрын

@@Bwk-mj4pm why it scares YOU?

@darksaintxvi6914

2 жыл бұрын

its fuckin fighting. Dont like it dont fuckin fight. Accept brain damage our get the fuck out

This is why this is my favourite MMA channel by far. I've learned so much about MMA through you guys and you aren't afraid to talk about really tough things that as a new fan I'd not even thought of

#1 is definitely why I feel uneasy as a fan of the sport. Watching a KO is exciting, but CTE is terrible especially since it can only be diagnosed postmortem and there is no treatment.

Plant made more than the entire Usman card is an uncomfortable truth for a lot of people

@elliottalonso2405

2 жыл бұрын

Wtf damn how much did he make?

@TristanBehrens

2 жыл бұрын

And didn't the Usman card outsell or nearly outsell the plant card?

@majortom331

2 жыл бұрын

@@TristanBehrens i think it missed plant canelo by like 100k buys.

@TristanBehrens

2 жыл бұрын

@@majortom331 Thanks, I couldn't remember exactly but I remembered hearing something about it being relatively close

@carlosgaleotegandara7812

2 жыл бұрын

Its not going to change. Just take a look at how manny people praise Dana (UFC fans), he and the UFC did a good job making themselves the attraction out of the fighters, UFC fighters are replaceble goods,they can hype and promote the next Guy easily so they dont care. Ask yourself why Dana hates de la Hoya so much, he represents all he fears, a top guy saying FU to the promoter and taking what he deserves. But then again UFC is a company and unlike boxing, beign the UFC champ doesnt mean you are the best MMA fighter un a certain weight class

Not to disparage the other videos y'all have put out the last while but this was the best I've seen in some time. Proper introspection and an honest look in the mirror = proper love for the sport. Keep it up.

@mjstray7961

2 жыл бұрын

@@malus1426 just because a video has opinions doesn’t mean it can’t be a good video lol. Do you only watch science videos?

Really appreciate the honesty. Brain damage happens throughout a lot of contact sports - there are stories of football and rugby players doing something completely insane and often it's due to brain damage. I love MMA but we need to take care of our stars, including paying them properly! 2K for a Bellator fight? Nuts!

This channel has grown leaps & bounds over the years. I’ve been a subscriber from when ya’ll were in the 20,000 subscriber range. From the Tommy Toe Hold bits to now. This is really a channel I can suggest to a novice MMA fan to get there knowledge up quick. Million subs is coming boys!

What complicates the "they signed up for this" argument for things like fighter pay and brain health is the economic background of a lot of them. People love the "rags to riches" story, and it reflects the reality for many fighters. But if you grow up poor, you aren't particularly good at school, and there aren't a ton of decent paying jobs in your area, fighting can be one of your only options to build yourself a life, even moreso if you come from a rough neighborhood where you're getting dragged into fights anyway.

@viljamtheninja

2 жыл бұрын

And while keeping that in mind, remember that we only see those who, to some extent, succeed. There are also hundreds, if not thousands, of kids with similar backgrounds who try to pull themselves up from the gutter through the fight game and end up with nothing but emptier pockets and accumulated brain damage.

One of the things the UFC need to sort out is their gloves. There's a viable option there in Trevor Whittman's design, but because the UFC can't buy the whole design they aren't interested. Money > Fighters Health

@SquintyEyedBoab

2 жыл бұрын

It’s such an easy thing to fix compared to these other huge issues as well, but the ufc insist on using their terrible gloves and great fights get ruined by eye-pokes as a result.

@majortom331

2 жыл бұрын

The UFC doesn't care at this point.

@jordanrichardsonbjj4339

2 жыл бұрын

Would you be able to grapple properly with those gloves though?

@xWhoaSean

2 жыл бұрын

@@jordanrichardsonbjj4339 I'm no expert but surely if the UFC were willing to buy them then i'd think so

@Eric-bl8lp

2 жыл бұрын

@@jordanrichardsonbjj4339 from what I understand from watching trevor whittman on the jre podcast, the ufc gloves kind of hold the fighters hand open with the fingers straight out while with trevor whittmans design the hand is just in a natural position which is ipen but not with fully extended fingers

honestly, im glad that this video came out. it was time for us to face the truth like how other sports do. kinda like bringing awareness in a sense. solid video

So essentially, MMA is experiencing issues that Pro-Wrestling experienced 15 years ago.

@LostBoysBasketball

2 жыл бұрын

Basically. Dana White is a Great Value Vince McMahon

Good job guys! It's a MASSIVE reality check about the sport.

I think this was your best video to date! I assumed that from your first and second line "today we're gonna catch ourselves looking in mirror and its not gonna be pretty" that so many online warriors and half your fan base were gonna leave you 😂. But its the way you so elegantly explained these extremely hard truths with such grace and also supported by some undeniable facts that how can anyone dislike or deny anything you said? As an MMA fan we run across some of these topics all the time and man is it frustrating as shit trying to hammer some of these points home. Its damn near impossible. But anyway, this video is a classic. Love it. Now watch YT take it down 🤣

This was a great video. Awesome job. Can’t believe I’m just now watching this one.

They're so right about the media in this sport. I started watching mma as a teen and even I could immediately tell that they basically just let Dana control the narrative and never push him on any stupid thing he says

You have made an honest list that sadly I was aware of each issue. These were not secrets. Step One Honest Journalism. Great video!

Dude called out the healthcare system, billionaires and the lack of money for most fighters. Cheers comrade, really well done video

@s1nnocense

2 жыл бұрын

that's a very american problem, not one of fighting sports in general.

@saltyzu8412

2 жыл бұрын

@@s1nnocense it’s more than just America buddy

@babosanders5223

2 жыл бұрын

perfect allegory for the US

@JelloTricks

2 жыл бұрын

someone clearly doesn’t like America for most likely uneducated reasons

@babosanders5223

2 жыл бұрын

@@JelloTricks you’ve proving his point, we can’t even mention fair compensation or healthcare and u get offended 😭😭

That’s the best video you guys made so far, thank you 🙏🏻

That was such an incredibly good video, it’s a rare thing covering this topic. Well done!

The cte thing is the most damning. I wish we knew more about the disease. Sure, it comes from getting hit in the head. But maybe someday there will be a way to prevent/treat it.

@opfibres

2 жыл бұрын

Cte stuff is the most worrying simply because we can't even diagnose it in living people yet. Once the diagnosis is there it's way easier to raise awareness and then get treatment but even treatment is a long way away, the brain is just too fragile.

@Sir.Craze-

2 жыл бұрын

The prevention is minimizing hits to the head during life in general.

@Mcmj-ot4dt

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sir.Craze- Impossible in mma rn

@deleqtronica8733

2 жыл бұрын

There’s no way around brain damage/CTE if you’re competing in combat sports. You’ll have fighters that don’t exhibit negative symptoms of it but there’s no safe or good way to take repeated blows to the head. The best way I read it described is imagine your brain is floating in container of after water which is your skull, any quick impact to it will slam your brain to the sides of your skull, now imagine guys that eat 100 head shots in a fight, you can’t see it but their brain is battered inside.

@Mcmj-ot4dt

2 жыл бұрын

@@deleqtronica8733 I majored in biology man, I get it. I'm just saying that maybe, in the future, there will be better diagnostic techniques/tools, better ways to prevent the disease, maybe even ways to treat it.

Its scary to think how badly damaged the brains of the likes of Chandler, Max, Lawler, Gaethje, Poirier, Guida, Alvarez, Nate Dias and many others who been in a few wars in their careers

@radekseky4571

2 жыл бұрын

I swear, Diaz, man. That's gonna be sooo sooo sad to see him old one day. He took soo much.

@markbritton7612

2 жыл бұрын

Nate is already punch drunk.

Damn son, the fact that you chose to do a video on such a uncomfortable topic and covered it so thoroughly, props to you!

Brilliantly written mate. So many of these points transfer to everyday life. A hard lesson

those i knew would be there : - almost everyone is on steroids - some fighters are horrible people - female sexualization those i'm glad you reminded me of: - most end their career broke - brain damages

@Arnell_Long

2 жыл бұрын

Toxic fan base was my first thought...because it's so true lol.

@RougeLino

2 жыл бұрын

@@Arnell_Long yeah but I feel like it's true in most internet fandoms. That's why I barely care about that one lol

Here's one - the MMA fanbase will support and cheer exciting fighters (the stand-and-bang brawlers) and yet also mock these fighters for suffering the consequences of that style of fighting, i.e. CTE.

@emeraldworld209

Жыл бұрын

I wanna become a fighter been thunk about it I know risk

That - both content and production - was very good. Thanks

People like this are needed so that things can change so big up u guys show way more care to the sport than just accepting money to be a “journalist”

A masterpiece of a video. Strangely, the best mma video I’ve seen. Been a huge fan for the sport for 20 years now. It takes time to see the flaws that you depicted so accurately. The one thing for me that stand above it all was the Toothless media. They being more of a PR machine rather than journalism was super tight man. Quite dystopian but so true. Fuckin Dana white man.

@radekseky4571

2 жыл бұрын

It's really scary. If any one of the journalists said something about it, they would be banned, simple as that, career and the show over. Similarly if the fighters wanted to unionize, the first one to say it would be so crucified by Dana, mark my word, that no one else would dare afterwards. It's just shitty.

Hasbulla said he’s waiting for the winner of Ngannou v Gane

@eman22017

2 жыл бұрын

Hasbulla picks apart Gane on the feet and has more power than Ngannou. He should probably try to pick fights with people on his level smh.

@ayyaz3981

2 жыл бұрын

@@eman22017 Too bad Thanos is fictional

@eman22017

2 жыл бұрын

@@ayyaz3981 we still have Artem Lobov though

@dannymirjanovic8453

2 жыл бұрын

Hasbulla crawls up gane/ngannous ass and bursts out their stomach for the ko

@tyronmarz457

2 жыл бұрын

@@dannymirjanovic8453 not to mention... In the 1st round

This was the realest video ive watched in a WHILE..real eye opener! 👏🏾

Love this channel. This is the best video I've seen on here. Really really interesting

Ye just recently saw icarus after Joes episode with MPMD and I'm now more inclined to believe the Diaz bros

@user-qj1yv2nq2z

2 жыл бұрын

When I Saw it years ago it blew my fucking mind. Everyone is on Steroids

Imagine the heartaches we would have if we found out who all REALLY is on the juice. If Max or someone like Conor popped, as someone who’s invested so much time into them, maaaaaan it would leave me sour.

@buubuufigs

2 жыл бұрын

I honestly don't even care who actually is on PED's. Though the fact that they would be suspended/banned from fighting would suck. It really seems to be a game of who is the best at hiding it at this point.

@smhgaming3259

2 жыл бұрын

Connor 100% is on roids look at his most recent picture he is huge i guarantee he uses epo and something similar to lose weight faster

@enzocarneiro6748

2 жыл бұрын

@@smhgaming3259 EPO is not a diuretic mate

@Enrique-peralta

2 жыл бұрын

What a weird perspective this is entertainment if your not professionally affected by then popping then your weird go find another hobby

@kingcold1758

2 жыл бұрын

@@Enrique-peralta It’s naïveté man which is the whole reason why USADa exists is to keep up the appearances that all these guys are natural bc most of the fans wouldn’t respect them less if they found out they used peds bc it makes them almost superhuman.

one of the best narrators anywhere, hands down, the controlled energy your narration brings to mma content is perfect

Great video. Tough subjects that we try not think about as fans.

What a great list, Tommy! Really hard to swallow pills. Congrats!

One thing I really hate is knee-jerk reaction of mostly American MMA fans to defend UFC and Dana every time a question of fighter pay comes up as if it is an attack on their own identity

@lordmemes9463

2 жыл бұрын

Aaaaaand there we go. I was waiting for this comment to show up.

@ThePussyDestroyer69.

2 жыл бұрын

How would you know where there from, do you have a tracker on every comment you see.

@whitephillip6997

2 жыл бұрын

@Tony X huh?? In Canada & Chile lots of people are big fans

@SicksInYourAss13

2 жыл бұрын

Whenever I hear one of those Americans I think about one of my favorite quotes “…the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.”

@babosanders5223

2 жыл бұрын

irs because Americans are successfully brainwashed into thinking getting paid less somehow makes everyone happier and makes it better. try talking to americans about universal healthcare, or unions. it’s a reactionary reaction because corporate overlords have successfully brainwashed the majority of the american public they don’t deserve better. so any attack or criticism regarding their coveted system is an attack to their being, because they’ve been told forever it is.

Best video of yours so far! Great work.

Dope to see Derek (more plates more dates) on here as well! Big up RSK

This was one of your best videos. As predicted the amount of dudes rushing to dismiss female fighters being sexualised was huge. Willful ignorance is astounding. This is why the online mma community is so full of shit. Thank you for pointing these important truths out.

@Enrique-peralta

2 жыл бұрын

Waaaaah waaaaah waaaaah lot of these chick's don't want to actual finish fight, no ones interested in watching boring male decision fighter, why would a women be treated any different if your not exciting your not going anywhere, but women tears are so moving to a man they lose rational thinking

@rudynuts

2 жыл бұрын

@@Enrique-peralta

@DerrickJamesHtc

2 жыл бұрын

Stephanie Frausto (Zoila's younger sister) has a video on instagram where she echos a similar sentiment.

@TheSquad4life

2 жыл бұрын

Will have to agree that female fighters get sexualized cos a huge portion of the fan base are perverted af. BUT they(female fighters ) also make it their job to contribute to their sexualization , only fans, sexy pics etc. I just think it’s a sword sharp on both ends. Perhaps a bit shaper on the male fan tip

@greenseas104

2 жыл бұрын

@@rudynuts for reeeal! 😂 like honestly bro tell us you're an incel without telling us you're an incel 🤣🤣

Another sad really is that we keep seeing legends fighting way past their prime. It was sad to see frank mir get destroy the other day and even is sad to see a guy like big foot get destroy every time that he steps into the octagon, ring or cage.

@theymademepickaname1248

2 жыл бұрын

That's why I consider Khabib the greatest. He had awesome skills, but his most impressive accomplishment was walking away while still in his prime. I hope he stays retired.

@finsmith9907

2 жыл бұрын

it would be sad to see frank get sparked like that if he wasn’t guilty of the first problem on this list. it’s actually quite a happy sight

such a good video and pure awesomeness mentioning the smaller content creators at the end.

Only thing to say is this was a great video.. well done!! 👏🏾👏🏽

the two greatest female athletes in Nunes and Cyborg don't sexualize themselves and they're generally the least popular females despite their skill.

@EthanHall7276.

2 жыл бұрын

Both of those 2 are extremely popular. Valentina doesn't sexualise herself and she's beloved by all. PVZ was popular for being hot but she also got a lot of shit for caring more about her Instagram than she did about her training. So let's not pretend PVZ or Rachel were the most beloved female fighters of all time and nobody cares about Val or Nunes.

@IncredibleMD

2 жыл бұрын

No one cares about their fights because they're never any interesting. Basically the only interesting fight at women's 145 would be the two of them put together. You can only watch a one-sided beating so many times before it gets uninteresting. Add that to the fact that they don't have any sort of interesting persona, or even an interesting fighting style, and what's there to watch? An outmatched woman getting slaughtered? Seen it, like a dozen times already.

Honestly kinda surprised that the stuff said during the live chats were mentioned. Props to y'all for pointing out that abhorrent stuff though.

@popcornsaidfu8757

2 жыл бұрын

Rip Joe Rogan!

Great episode, thank you!

This was quality!! Thanks Tommy! 👍

One of the best videos you guys ever made. Really gives you a reality check

@NoMoreBsPlease

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, they don't fact check a high announcer, before using his clips to disparage fighters. TJ's retest for the Cody fight came back clean, but they didn't bother to check because a high Rogan could NEVER misremember something. Lost a lot of respect for them when I saw they used that clip.

MMA on Point back with another banger as always! Congartz on almost 900k subs!

Best video you ever did! Amazing work!

Excellent list, the beat you've done in a long time, kudos for including the regional scene and exploration of female fighters...excellent list

Great introspective list. We need to keep these facts in mind.

If you make fun of fighters for getting knocked out and harass them about it online and just genuinely don't respect fighters for what they do for us, you are not a real fan. You should never root for somebody to lose in MMA. These men and women put their lives on the line to entertain us and if you are too small minded to realize that then this community doesn't need you. These people deserve the utmost respect whether or not you like them personally. You don't understand the sacrifices it takes to be a fighter.

@hhiippiittyy

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. Yes. Yes. Except for Jon Jones. If he died in the cage it'd go to far, but anything less...

@lucasmcclain3088

2 жыл бұрын

@@hhiippiittyy ok fair play i agree its okay to root against that scum bag lol

@lucasmcclain3088

2 жыл бұрын

@@hhiippiittyy he doesnt count lol first time i'm ever rooting for someone to get their head sent into orbit is in his debut at HW. hoping Francis beats Gane just so i can see francis take jon's head off and finally humble him.

I've watched 3 of your videos now and the amount of stuff I've learned about ufc and mma is amazing

Some of these really hits on me 🎯 since I'm a fighter with a career of 7 years and didn't make it to the big leagues, I have paid hundreds of therapy rehabilitations and after this knee injury... Literally my money goes to my knee and I don't know if I ever will be able to fight again... Ouch 🤕

Loved this video. Last few points especially but yeah sexualization of female fighters is so prevalent. Ofc Paige Vanzant and Rachel Ostovich, non champs who are popular for their looks. Feels bad for other fighters with far more potential but who didn’t have genetics on their side

@werdumed6665

2 жыл бұрын

Felice who was shown in the interview, also had onlyfans

@TheStormbringer8751

2 жыл бұрын

@@werdumed6665 quite a few have OF accounts. It's just a way to make ends meet for female fighters. Say that sex sells and that's true. You don't need the sex to win fights. Just win fights and the opportunity comes to you. Especially when you consider how thin the female ranks are.

@YouAintGotNoTegridyBoi

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheStormbringer8751 asking women not to get hung up on looks and get jealous of better looking women getting more opportunities is like asking your girl to admit she's wrong in an argument, just not happening.

@marcos0055101

2 жыл бұрын

@chris mcd All of their speech is a dyslexic reading of reality to legitimize the anti-capitalist narrative, it's always the same thing. I saw a comment in this same video where the guy said that women fighters think it's better to sexualize to have more visibility and money, which is a female privilege, rarely does a man get that, and that it's men's fault, when in fact they who take advantage of the UFC cloud to earn more money selling their bodies because most of them are terrible fighters, and because they are not able to succeed in the sport because they are bad, they choose to get rich by prostituting themselves.

Wait, you're telling me that women are sexualised more than men? HOLD THE PRESSES!

@Slayerformayor1983

2 жыл бұрын

Water is wet!! The sky is blue!!! Mass hysteria!!

This is the best top 10 you guys have done. Well done!

Amazing content. Thank you.

This might be the best video I've watched on this channel. Well done!!

Glad they pointed out the toxic fan base

Another Banger! Even despite the absence of Joko ⛽️ Keep up the great work guys! Like you alluded to in your toothless journo bit, you guys are appreciated for the broad perspective you take on the sport. COME ON THE UNDERDOG!!!…..not like that…….well maybe just…🤔

This is one of the most informative and honest opinion on MMA the fact that you get the info even when they cover these problems up

The bit about journalists having to play softball with the UFC to even get press access is 100% legit and really depressing.

Something that makes me cringe is when mma fans say every fight is a "🔥🔥banger" when all main events are the most important fight in the history of the division or in the UFC, when the social media fighters are calling out all the roster and ppl is like "OMG 😱😱😱 this fight will happen for sure😱😱😱" and that fight never happen or when before a fight start we see the same video with the same words just with different fighters "i know i'm better than him" "i'm the best in the world" "i will knock him out" "it will be a violent fight" pay attention and is always the same.

@scottmescudi3423

2 жыл бұрын

Fact

2:58 "experts estimated that 4-39% of pro athletes dope" Glad the experts could clear that up for us with a guess ranging a 35% difference

Top notch list. I stood up and applauded when it was done x

Sad truth is fighters don't get a fair share of the profits. Woodley made more money boxing once than his entire mma career.

Every single sport that isn't gear-oriented will leave your body broken in some way. While brain damage is by far the scariest, let's not dismiss all the backs and joints that get shredded in other sports.

@nicholasdonin1465

2 жыл бұрын

Man just training for a hobby is hell. Wrestling all thru grade school didn't do half as much in a decade as a few years at my mma gym. My last injury broke my big toe getting it stuck in a boxing glove thumb, the kind with the thumb tip that's sewed to the glove.

@mistrants2745

2 жыл бұрын

While this is true, a (rich) person can have a perfectly enjoyable long life with a f***ed back or knee. However you can have all the fame and money in the world but brain damage can make the rest of your life hell.

@LeArmBoss

2 жыл бұрын

@@nicholasdonin1465 how

@nicholasdonin1465

2 жыл бұрын

@@LeArmBoss a blocked kick. But still about as likely as winning the lotto

This was a good one. Keep it up

Beautiful work!

Absolutely love the callout of the trolls. Anonymity is a real bitch when it comes to a lack of consequences for your actions. Not enough people commenting remember that it's an actual person on the other end. But then again, that doesn't even seem to matter in person anymore.

@locodood1

2 жыл бұрын

@@malus1426 Their point still stands.

@hurfdurfy8167

2 жыл бұрын

@@malus1426 Yeah, victim blaming isn't okay. Just because someone else's opinion differs from yours doesn't give you the right to treat them poorly. There are exceptions, but the vast majority of the time it's just unwarranted and cruel.

@nays.7031

2 жыл бұрын

+

Love the videos guys

What a terrific video. Well done!

More props to Derrick from more plates more dates being featured, for a few seconds here! So proud of this guy!

Probably the most important video you guys have ever made. Well done.

That felice just herrig interview is one of the saddest things I’ve seen in my life, she feels like no matter what she does she’ll never be marketable. Female fighters don’t nearly get the respect they deserve, they work just as hard as male fighters and are always being told how masculine and unattractive they are in the comments. I can’t imagine what that’d do to a person. Jesus, y’all act like you can’t be nice to anyone unless you get something for doing so.

@werdumed6665

2 жыл бұрын

Yet she also has an onlyfans

@DarkPassenger

2 жыл бұрын

It's sad that they feel that way, but the reality of the situation is female sports in general are not as entertaining to watch, so you need to be something special in order to stand out. There's a reason why women's sports do much worse in ratings and profits earned, and it's not because everyone is a sexist monster.

@swagonometry9893

2 жыл бұрын

@@werdumed6665 Because onlyfans is the only way to make cash.

@scottmescudi3423

2 жыл бұрын

Bro she's got Onlyfriends to stop simping.

@Dukeflyhawker

2 жыл бұрын

I don't condone misogyny against men or women, so it would be great if people chilled on that behavior, but there is a level of attention to physical beauty that is normal and won't change. My advice to women fighters is to be confident with what you got and lean into it. if you're sexy be the sexiest, if you're a dork be the dorkiest and if you're an orc, be the ...orciest(?). there's a market and audience for all of them if they're confident and proud enough in their own skin. Winning fights helps too

This the best video I've seen you put out yet.

Love it. Thanks

Excellent topic for a video, I know we all love this sport because its awesome to watch and follow but the knife cuts both ways. Hopefully this will help people in the MMA fan community grow and learn. Recently had to sit through a small MMA events live stream and holy shit the comments section was infuriating. No one was talking about the fights it was all vitriol and negative shit. Love each other and enjoy things together, don't be an ass and most importantly, just bleed.

Weight cutting is also insane

I love how you add humor to this here and there. It’s honestly fucking hilarious

Tommy from MMA on point I always enjoy your videos