Man, I miss the old UFC.

@radudebu

Жыл бұрын

me too :)

@willyoueatmypussyplease3549

Жыл бұрын

Me too, glad we have KZread so we can watch old fights like this :)

@gammawhale2633

Жыл бұрын

WORD!

@Jason_Voorhees.

Жыл бұрын

100

@skinnyboy400

Жыл бұрын

Everyone fought each other back in these days.

The old UFC was pretty action packed and these guys are absolute legends

@kinbolluck476

2 ай бұрын

They should get seniors to fight

@Provos7777

28 күн бұрын

@@kinbolluck476Have you not watched Bellator?

@Provos7777

28 күн бұрын

Still is action packed.

Prime Machida was something else

@num1Jaysta

Жыл бұрын

What a time

@bigjer7589

2 ай бұрын

It’s kinda nuts people forget him. Cleared out everyone in LHW when it was stacked, went like 13-0 before Jones beat him. If not for Jones fighting at the same time, he’d be in the conversation for best LHW

@lionelhutz5137

2 ай бұрын

@@bigjer7589 Machida wasn't undefeated when he fought Jones. Rua knocked him out in their rematch .

@HiddenComboMaster

Ай бұрын

Rush King Machida

@SuperMerlot

Ай бұрын

@@bigjer7589 Lyoto was on his decline when he met Jones

I never realized how close Tito came to getting that submission.

@eganc1976

10 ай бұрын

Sooo close....I had my bet ticket in my hand

@HKim0072

10 ай бұрын

Really sweaty at the end of the fight. Maybe in the first round, Machida can't slip out.

@mariaaparecidasoares8323

9 ай бұрын

Teve que saber sair da chave tmb ....

@Bucephalus84

6 ай бұрын

Machida ran the whole fight. Not matching well with Tito's style.

@redriderbbgun8018

6 ай бұрын

@@Bucephalus84So if you're opponent's strength is striking, the manly "right" thing to do is stand there like a crash dummy and try to bang with them? Or maybe, it would be to avoid those strikes and use your mobility to your advantage?? 🤔🤡

favorite era of ufc.

Tito Ortiz was actually competitive on this one. Good times, good times.

@redriderbbgun8018

10 ай бұрын

Shows you how he was tough as nails, even then, when he was out of his "prime." Machida banged on him that whole fight and Ortiz just kept moving forward.

@glenncon2894

10 ай бұрын

@@redriderbbgun8018 Tito was the man during his days. This was peak Machida and he couldn't get Tito out of there.

@paiv4256

10 ай бұрын

@@glenncon2894 Hell, Tito almost flipped the script and got Machida out of there. Would have loved to see Dana's face afterwards lol

@glenncon2894

10 ай бұрын

@@paiv4256 Yeah. Dana hates Tito's guts and Machida was the next big thing this time around.

@boston7704

7 ай бұрын

I don’t know how he kept going after those brutal jaw kicks

Wow i forgot how good of a fight this was. Lyoto wasn't just a striker. The way he took down Ortiz was impressive and, how he slipped out of that arm bar/triangle.

@pescatoralpursuit1726

Жыл бұрын

Lyoto stopped being a savant when he fell in love with his knockout punches and forgot his sumo and clinch work which opened up those opportunities.

@mitchjames9350

Жыл бұрын

@@pescatoralpursuit1726 Lyoto could of gone further if he stuck to his strengths.

@redriderbbgun8018

10 ай бұрын

@@mitchjames9350 Problem was Lyoto was an old dude (in fighters years) by the time he won the title. Being 32 at the time, I really believe that played a giant part in him being unable to get another belt. He started to lose against fighters he would have mopped the floor with only a few years earlier.

@richbrake9910

9 ай бұрын

Was not even close.

@gc-hn4ky

9 ай бұрын

nah tito actually didnt secure it properly. his right hand should be grabbing lytotos left arm preventing to create space. yeah it was tight coz tito squeeze like balls but lyotos elbow was almost out

That knee to the solarplexus is one of the most incredible mma moves I've ever seen. So well timed, and brutally painful to Ortiz. He just went down like a sack of potatoes, my god.

@redriderbbgun8018

10 ай бұрын

@@Dave-zz9fh If I were an MMA fighter, that move would definitely be in my arsenal.

@Rambo2492

9 ай бұрын

*liver

@j.r.r.toking

6 ай бұрын

​@@Rambo2492One in the same when it comes to that type of body-shot

@JosrGarcia-kr2uj

6 ай бұрын

Anyone would

@billyclub9863

6 ай бұрын

Floating ribs/liver 😖

Machita was had an awesome style to watch...very entertaining.

I remember watching this live, when Machida threw Ortiz from double underhooks I went nuts!

@eganc1976

10 ай бұрын

I was there too!

E e sempre será meu lutador favorito,representa TD o que as artes marciais ensina,respeito e honra,Lyoto Machida.

@brazilsola3736

Жыл бұрын

E e sempre será meu lutador favorito,representa TD o que as artes marciais ensina,respeito e honra,VITOR BELFORT !!

@jaomarcao9008

7 ай бұрын

Favorito eu não sei se é o meu, mas a luta mais bonita de se ver isso ele tem.

@emb2575

6 ай бұрын

@@brazilsola3736o seu favorito levou duas bica na cara q desligou o disjuntor na hora kkkkk Uma foi inclusive do grande lyoto. Belfort sentir foi lutador fraco, só ganhava de cachorro morto. Anderson Silva humilhou ele na luta

@brazilsola3736

6 ай бұрын

seu favorito perdeu a perninha de vidro , ficou gritando igual uma gazela no cio e ficou com medinho do weidman kkkk patetico. lyoto foi espancada pelo jonjon quase morre com uma gravata, além dos ematomas , sem falar que o shogum rua matou ele parecia que estava socando saco de arroz kkkkkkkkkkkkk rimos muito @@emb2575

@arthurcastrolins4303

4 ай бұрын

Olá, boa tarde! Tudo bem? Foi o Lyoto, que venceu essa luta, certo?

That Sumo style where Lyoto shrugges off the clinch is awesome.

I have always been impressed at how well Chael pulled off his disguising himself as Lyoto.

@LexBundy

Жыл бұрын

fail sonnen fans are the worst

@calvinismistrue

Жыл бұрын

@@LexBundy I smell a Tito cheato in here.

@LexBundy

Жыл бұрын

@@calvinismistrue 😂 a what? fuck tito also

@ceedub619cameraman3

Жыл бұрын

Lol

@gc-hn4ky

9 ай бұрын

no class

Lyoto was a real Samurai

Yeah man, prime Machida was my favorite ufc fighter to watch, such a great technician all around great fighter, always interesting..

@lbertlopez83

2 ай бұрын

I got to meet his dad and brother, the Machidas were the best

@larrycourtney8893

2 ай бұрын

That's cool, I miss watching that guy fight.

When the referee fell I was laughing my ass off

O Lyoto não lutou, o Lyoto deu aula.

absolutely crushing knee to the body in the 3rd

Lyoto lutou o fino dos finos nessa luta , muita técnica

@Ballfrobandit

8 ай бұрын

I think you said lyoto fought fine , both wrestled hard for this fight, and very much technicality from both ! Lol right ? … I’m tryna see if I got it right without the translation lol

@Edurodox1

8 ай бұрын

@@Ballfrobandit yeah man , you got it right , lyoto was on top of his game

@Ballfrobandit

8 ай бұрын

@@Edurodox1 💯💯👍🏻

This is the fight that made me a Machida fan.

Never knew these 2 fought

@Jesseleeg

Жыл бұрын

I didn't either. I was just thinking how did I miss this.

@frankthetank1779

Жыл бұрын

Yeah me 2.

@pedrodavid680

Жыл бұрын

Tambem não😅😅😅

@Jason_Voorhees.

Жыл бұрын

These were the best days of ufc

@viadharmawheel

Жыл бұрын

@@Jesseleeg Tito took the loss like a man, humble at the end.

I seen this on spike many years ago and I really was impressed to see karate being utilized in the UFC.

Machida was so slippery. So good at avoiding taking direct shots.

@shanghunter7697

20 күн бұрын

And tito has poor taste in women, every time he kissed his wife, he kissed millions of kids. Just nasty !!!

That knee was beautiful

The good ol days, UFC had 2 karate champs, GSP and Machida

@thechosenone3625

Жыл бұрын

Yeah but there is more champ category karate fighters like Wonderboy or Robert Whitaker

@MVProfits

Жыл бұрын

GSP didn't use it though, so it is reaching. Machida, Wonderboy and Whittaker do.

@pihermoso11

Жыл бұрын

@@MVProfitsKarate was the foundation of GSPs style, it was the first martial arts he learned because he was bullied as a kid cause he was small, he only learned other martial arts when he went full MMA, karate is evident in his striking just like Machida

@shanghunter7697

20 күн бұрын

@@MVProfits No clue what you're saying

I always come back and watch Machia highlight's that liver kick in this fight, and his spike trips, and that perfectly timed straight punch, he did when they were coming into attack are some of my favorite moves, I have seen to this day in mma.

Machida's speed, elusiveness, counter skills, feints was a beauty to watch. He was like the Muhammad Ali of MMA. Prime Machida is one of the greatest LHW fighter (top 5), only very few that could and would beat him.

@sgrew

5 ай бұрын

ali of mma, it was exactly what i was thinking!!!!!!!!

@killjoysmakesomenoise668

5 ай бұрын

the way he evades and counters always look like he’s doing it at the same time. He’s so fluid with it. One of the most underrated LHW. And he was thrown into the lion’s den from the start of his career talking about the quality if fighter he fought unlike others who fought alot of nobodies early in their careers

@ymgbundy7586

4 ай бұрын

Until Jon jones faked the kick and put him to sleep 🛌

Both super great Fighters!!! Thank you men!!!!

I don't even watch the UFC like I did in this era. I just watch it on KZread to a couple of fighters after there fights and just the highlights. Back then I would watch the UFC fight after fight after fight. This was the era. Rampage, Mir, Machida, lesner, cain Velasquez, junior dos Santos,

Tito: stop moving so I can pound you. Lyoto: I'm not Jenna...

Excellent match, thank you

This was a great fight. Action packed

Prime Machida was amazing. Nearly unbeatable.

@solarpoweredafricanvegansp178

6 ай бұрын

I wouldn’t say nearly unbeatable but definitely a top 15-20 fighter of all time.

@Kinosis79

Ай бұрын

@@solarpoweredafricanvegansp178 He didn't lose and won the title.

I always wondered if Lyoto could have cut weight and fought smaller guys. He always looked out muscled even during some of his most impressive wins.

@MoosicDude

8 ай бұрын

He did fight at middleweight too.

@tibbar1000

8 ай бұрын

@@MoosicDude cool, I didn’t remember that, or maybe I missed those altogether. Do you remember who he fought in that division?

@MoosicDude

8 ай бұрын

@@tibbar1000 He fought some legends at that weight Dan Henderson, Vitor Belfort and Chris Weidman among others.. I'm just really sad he never fought Anderson Silva. Those two in their prime would have been incredible.

@tibbar1000

8 ай бұрын

@@MoosicDude wow. I remember a couple of those but did not realize they were middleweight fights. Thanks

@daynerdude1

7 ай бұрын

he beat bj penn twice

Machida way stronger than he look

Dana white was shaking while watching this fight. He wanted Tito to lose so much, his last fight with ufc.

Excellet Fight

Этим ребятам грех лайк не поставить!

IMHO Machida was fairly underrated

@CalvinHikes

4 ай бұрын

By who? He was the undefeated undisputed, reigning, defending champion.

@dystopian..

4 ай бұрын

@@CalvinHikes what does that have to do with being underrated? He was not marketable. He was not a trash talker. That’s what fills seats. He wasn’t one of them.Take this as a lesson. Boy.

Good fight. Was fun to watch. Great video

Uma boa luta e um respeito entre os atletas

Had that triangle worked it would have changed history big time.

A luta a distância do Lyoto é surreal

this the first machida fight i saw and hes been my favorite ever since!!!

I watched this with my Grancha way back in the day I was a kid. This was the best era of ufc in my opinion . Everything was much better.

People remember Machida as a Karate striker, but forget he’s a Jiu Jitsu black belt as well…

O ufc já foi muito bom nos tempos antigos 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥

masterful fight

Did anyone else noticed the ref fell in the background on round 3 got back up and smiled. 😆 that shows how intense the atmosphere was during that fight.

E e sempre será meu lutador favorito,representa TD o que as artes marciais ensina,respeito e VITOR BELFORT !!

Ver o lyotto nonseu auge era algo incrivel ele lutava de um jeitobunico e haro....parabens lyotto....

Lyoto was different. No intimidating demeanor or macho attitude like one expects from fighters, but a very gentle guy instead. I bet a lot of opponents underestimated him because of that.

@slipnorris5882

5 ай бұрын

The opposite of tito

Como aguanto el rodillazazasso Increible!

THIS was back when it was fun to watch!🥋

Old ufc old soccer old F1 old NBA old mlb old NHL old snooker old cycling ilove old sport

adoro o Lyoto

O Dragão fez historia

Тито Ортис никогда не залтурит и бьётся всегда честно и его интересно всегда смотреть 😂😂😂👍👍👍

Lyoto orgulho brasileiro ❤

Lyoto é o inimigo da “luta feia” muito técnico e cheio de “cartas na manga” nunca se sabe qual coringa ela vai puxar na luta.

Lyotos rise was really fun to watch. He was a tough riddle to solve for a while. This was a Flawless fight by him.

That knee really gave him fits

Eu ñ entendi a do tito, ele queria q o Lyoto ficasse na frente dele parado é....kkk

best ufc i watch ever

That was beautiful

Solta Hadouken Lyoto!!

Lyoto era monstro na esquiva, liso demais

Big fighter's. I miss them

And jones fought machida in Lightheavy weight but people never call him weight bully

@motivationontop6587

Жыл бұрын

Jon jones is literally a heavyweight not light heavyweight, this is when UFC become corrupted, put jones in pride, jones will die, jones fights only midget

@num1Jaysta

Жыл бұрын

Who’s the weight bully?

@eeyyaakk6801

Жыл бұрын

@@num1Jaysta jones

La mejor división con el mejor roster , Machida , Jackson , Ortiz , Jones , Henderson , rua , etc

Awesome

Awesome fight!

Lyoto derrubou até o árbitro kkkkk

I was at this fight , week before memorial day weekend mgm grand Was an awesome time .

Machida is MMA's version of "float like a butterfly but sting like a bee."

Machida whooped that ass

@mlinger18

Жыл бұрын

Ahh it was a good fight

What a great fight

That triangle choke was crazy

Man that Knee to the rib cage.

After your arms get kicked 5 or 10 times they get weak. We saw that here.

Great fight

Eu gostava de ver esse Tito lutar. Lyoto nesse tempo tambem era o melhor.

Reading that Dana White wrote a personal check to Machida for defeating Ortiz was the coolest ufc trivia I've ever heard

Tito did well against a Prime Lyoto

o cara foi totalmente anulado no controle de distância, ficou tão frustrado que começou a chamar pra luta kkk

Nice to see the UFC allowing older content to be posted to it's youtube accounts like this. We all know the fix is in.

Back when the ufc put the best against the best & made there was no favourites just awesome stylistic matches

This fight is on the UFC Ultimate 100 Greatest Fights DVD set. That's where I first saw it.

Magnifique

When the new era meets the old and a striker out wrestles a GNP master

Lyoto, vc é o melhor de todos os tempos.

🔥🔥

This is one of those I forgot they fought fights.

Submission attempt by Ortiz looked great.

There are levels to the strike game

Machidas knees and grappling were insane. So was his hands but dang he was legit

muito tecnico Lyoto

A+

Back when a man would collapse from a hard liver shot only to come back and almost pull off a triangle. This is why we call it the golden years of UFC.

I don't always listen to Joe Rogan but when I do I make sure he sounds like a Helicopter Pilot with a Hyper Cordioid Microphone.