Luke gotta be thinking “i would headkick the shit out of this guy”

@nicholasryan5906

Жыл бұрын

Ik he thought that was he got shucked and shoved back bad at the end

@kmolnardaniel

Жыл бұрын

oh, that beutiful roundhouse kick to costa in his last match…

@kagomehigurashi693

Жыл бұрын

You mean tornado kick?

@Flossboyss

Жыл бұрын

@@kagomehigurashi693 factsss

@mccesar8823

Жыл бұрын

Or get koed by another Wrestler and lose another few thousand brain cells permanently

Rockhold is just one of the best athletes i've ever seen. Now he is gone we all will miss him. Prime Rockhold... Damn... Probably one of the greatest 185ers.

@urbansamurai261

Жыл бұрын

In his prime he could win against anyone any position

@samdaman916

Жыл бұрын

As far as I know he doesn't have a physic of someone in performance enhancing drugs if he's never taken any that's pretty impressive.

@dano1307

Жыл бұрын

Crazy how he made 185. Dude is huge.

@dustinsmith4068

Жыл бұрын

@@samdaman916 A lot of dudes on the sauce don't look like a Greek Adonis.

@samdaman916

Жыл бұрын

@@dustinsmith4068 yeah that's why I I don't know just if he isn't that's pretty impressive.

Honestly this is pretty silly. Within the first 2 minutes the match got stopped at least six times because they kept going out of bounds. In freestyle wrestling, you force the wrestlers to stay inbound by having push out points, but here there's no motivation to actually circle and try to stay inbounds. It's pretty unwatchable. BJJ really needs to update rulesets to be more spectator friendly.

@rileyjohnporter4274

Жыл бұрын

It's the closest thing to a real fight with out striking. It's a legit strategy in bjj and a real fight. If you go out off bounds on purpose you get fouled tho.

@tbonr87

Жыл бұрын

They don’t even stop the timer as they slowly walk back to the middle. Wtf at least 4 minutes worth of time gone just by that

@jonasjorgensen8759

Жыл бұрын

@@rileyjohnporter4274 No, you dont reset in a rela fight, and in mma its a Cage so you dont reset either. Thb the constant resets r bad for spectators

@MartialArtsTechniquesideas

Жыл бұрын

@@rileyjohnporter4274 so you say this is a strategy but you say that you can loose point if you do it on purpose which doesn’t make anysense cause if it’s a strategy, it’s not supposed to make you loose point. And since when going out of bounds is a streategy in a "real fight" ? There is no bounds in a real fight dude. This rule is just stupid, they need to add this wrestling restriction.

@DarkRahl69

11 ай бұрын

@@rileyjohnporter4274 restarts suck plain and simple and this many sucks bad.

Gordon is absolutely right saying that most competitors are just boring as hell.

@HB448

Жыл бұрын

@@zeynand4039 i thought rod was usually one of the more offensive bjj guys mainly because his wrestling has he switched it up?

@patl4933

Жыл бұрын

@@HB448 No he is not. He is a point fighter. Good takedowns but usually wins on points, hes not a submission hunter

@overbeatzme

Жыл бұрын

@@patl4933 he’s only training jiu jitsu for a few years. He‘ll get there for sure.

@Voltaire-os1ds

10 ай бұрын

​@@overbeatzme6 years is simply isnt just few years. Been 4 years since his first ADCC and still couldn't pull a submission. His lil brother is actually more entertaining than him, looking for submission

@nia7558

5 ай бұрын

Gordon is the most boring fighter, made worse by the fact that he demands no time limit.

That last look at them shirtless with the referee between them shows the clear size advantage that Nicky Rod had over Luke. Just a testament to how insanely athletic and gifted Luke is that he can absorb those snaps and charges and just keep coming.

@JoeHeine

Жыл бұрын

Juice-Jitsu

@elvisrodriguez9351

Жыл бұрын

i mean, luke spars and trains with the best wrestlers in the world, he is stronger than nicky. it's just facts.

@JoeHeine

Жыл бұрын

@@elvisrodriguez9351 believe. Receive. Achieve.

@jettrink13

Жыл бұрын

Nick ROID is why, he could never compete clean 😂

@darkmagician1710

Жыл бұрын

Luke Rockhold is not a small guy and he's really strong. Even in mma, you didn't really see many guys overpower him, it was more that he would have mental lapses in fights and his opponents would capitalize on it.

Could they make that mat any smaller??

@ah64Dcoming4U

Жыл бұрын

Yes

@erreip_

Жыл бұрын

Lol. Ikr

@bennieboi7114

Жыл бұрын

It’s not that small….

@TerminalM193

Жыл бұрын

The mats huge compared to most.

@AlwaysDiamonds

Жыл бұрын

Way smaller

Even though Luke fell short in this, it's still impressive that he was competitive against someone of Nicky Rod's caliber in _his_ area of expertise.

@ExXile_1

Жыл бұрын

Nicky rod was a purple belt here, he's been doing BJJ for the quarter of time Luke has and Luke has been wrestling a lot longer. He started training BJJ less than 2 yrs before this lol Not much can't be done when a guy just wants to disengage and stall either....I get UFC fans don't understand grappling, but what we saw was Rockhold basically getting tech'd. This is why a lot of MMA guys, look at the UFC, are still getting dominated by guys who started out as wrestlers, the reason being that most gyms are just training guys in basic wrestling a few times a week.

@kevinwilliams8375

10 ай бұрын

Lol what??? Luke has been doing jits way longer than Nicky

@LearningWithSuj

10 ай бұрын

@@kevinwilliams8375 That's true. However, Nicky has been doing this sport exclusively, without splitting any training time in to other areas like is done in MMA. Nicky is a specialist in this specific area of unarmed combat, who has competed and placed highly in numerous ADCC competitions. This would be the equivalent of a great MMA boxer competing against a great professional boxer in the sport of boxing.

@smokepurp5614

7 ай бұрын

​@LearningWithSuj exactly if calvin kattar barley lost to like luke Campbell in a boxing match that would be crazy asf.

@deltoids1151

5 ай бұрын

lol rockhold legit did nothing but defend

That bridge from mount by Rockhold was excellent

Luke is a tough guy. He has great strength and fortitude.

@josiffexplosiff1

Жыл бұрын

Testicular fortitude? Or just regular old fashion fortitude?

@tonysoprano8750

Жыл бұрын

@@josiffexplosiff1 🤣🤣

@henrychi4197

Жыл бұрын

AGREED. Strength and Fortitude and Believeing and achieving

@kagomehigurashi693

Жыл бұрын

Fuckin samurai

It's hilarious see that Nicky Rodriguez isn't massively impressive when faced with someone roughly his own size. He seemed scared to engage Luke on the ground.

@edmonddantes563

Жыл бұрын

To be fair he’s beaten bigger guys in ADCC like Orlando Sanchez and Cyborg

@mcjohnson31

Жыл бұрын

@@edmonddantes563 sanchez is 5'7

@999waves

Жыл бұрын

Luke is a black belt

@liamnissanS2K

Жыл бұрын

@@mcjohnson31 5'7 500lbs

@theunknownguy265

Жыл бұрын

@@edmonddantes563 also muhammad ali too

Nick obviously won, but I still feel the real winner is Rockhold

That mat is too small, they keep going out of bounds..and they don't stop the time when they bring them back, so half the match they're just going back to the middle

damn that was impressive by luke. i knew his grappling was good though. the right match ups for him can be really entertaining in this sport.

This sport needs Luke "The Legend" Rockhold. He makes it fun to watch because he is such a down to earth dude

@JohnDeanMusic

Жыл бұрын

just call him Mister Ralph Lauren

Nicky Rod is the kind of guy you avoid at the gym lol

@TheGarlicfather

Жыл бұрын

Those are the ones i always go for after you whoop em you get some good satisfaction out of it

@strangeone7198

Жыл бұрын

@@TheGarlicfather he's the type where when you land a good strike in sparring he turns it into a fight lol

@PauIdenino

Жыл бұрын

@@TheGarlicfather Yea sure you do... Nicky would whoop you with his eyes closed 🤣

@astheskylarksings

Жыл бұрын

@@TheGarlicfather bruh 🤫😂

@TheGarlicfather

Жыл бұрын

@@astheskylarksings What? 🤣

Always a pleasure to see Rockhold compete, dudes a beast in any competition 💯👌🏿✨

@keenanvanzile

11 ай бұрын

he did nothing but try to survive being sub

@rileygarcia1

11 ай бұрын

@@keenanvanzilelmao you don’t even know what your watching. Also this is Nickys profession not Rockolds and he’s also the smaller guy and still held his own.

Does anyone actually enjoy these two just pushing each other. I almost thought it was a Sumo match.

@larrybardwell8461

Жыл бұрын

no i don't it's like sumo wrestling

@nikhayes3396

Жыл бұрын

@@larrybardwell8461 Yeah…. ummm, exactly what I said.

The more I see of Nick Rod, the less I am impressed. His strong wrestling base and athleticism carries him so hard.

@kashura38

Жыл бұрын

i feel like i rarely see him doing good bjj

@thomasburchfiel120

Жыл бұрын

@@kashura38 He just got silver at adcc tho haha

@dylanwagner1162

Жыл бұрын

@@thomasburchfiel120 yea but if he was any other weight class he probably wouldn’t the heavy weights are way less technical and athleticism matters way more cuz of it

@cbroo69

Жыл бұрын

@@thomasburchfiel120 With... 0 submissions? Yeah...

@kashura38

Жыл бұрын

@@thomasburchfiel120 it was mostly stand up, much like this match. We hardly get to see bjj

How he got out of that full mount is just mind blowing. From a guy a lot stronger and bigger than him

@thatdarnmage1515

Жыл бұрын

Prob had Cain and DC do that same shit to him over the years

@tolbster.

Жыл бұрын

@@thatdarnmage1515 fair point

@micvili7527

10 ай бұрын

STRONGER AND BIGGER ???

Crazy how Luke can hold his own vs Nicky. If Luke went 100% BJJ he could be one of the greats!

@GaryCooper12

Жыл бұрын

*could have been* Luke is wayyy too old to improve his game that much to become one of the greats.

@5CRALREADY

Жыл бұрын

​@@GaryCooper12 Already a UFC CHAMP

@Telescope1994

7 ай бұрын

Way more prestige by being a ufc champ

Rockhold ain’t worried bout nothin or no one.

How tempting it must be for him to just blast one right up the middle.

Watching this after the Costa fight makes me appreciate Luke so much more..what a legend and skilled fighter

Imagine Rockhold start punching and doing the knee to the face. Sorry man... for a moment, I thought I was in a UFC fight... 😅😅😅

nick just another bjj juicer… props to luke

The reset position was incorrect. There was a cross face with the right arm, not an underhook on the left arm.

The size and age diff is massive. Nicky looked afraid to take it down to the ground unless he was guaranteed the back.

On the street ROCKHOLD ALL DAY

It's comical how untechnically successful nicky rod is.

@edweaver2750

Жыл бұрын

Rod should move to MMA. He's way too emotional and unstable for jiu jitsu. He's not technical or skillful - he's just a brute relying on brute strength who picked up some great techniques introduced by wise people.

@jtaco4101

Жыл бұрын

@@edweaver2750 the fact that he still pretty successful shows how low the level of athlete really is in JJ. Better than it was, but not by much.

@wayne47able

Жыл бұрын

If he’s having success then he has technique

@Durin_Son

Жыл бұрын

He relies on the juice a bit too much

@Durin_Son

Жыл бұрын

Rod couldn't actually submit Luke despite the fact that JJ is his primary sport. He clearly had the size advantage and is clearly on the juice. Even in full mount he couldn't finish him. This should've been a tie

i cant stop but think whenever an mma fighter boxes a boxer or grapplers a grappler, "what if he stops and just headkicks the shit out of them midfight as a reality check?" lol

It's really cool to see an elite MMA fighter do a great job against an elite no jiujitsu fighter, also ADCC finalist. It shows you how well rounded are MMA fighters.

Nicky has a massive physical advantage due to age difference and juice...and still couldnt get anything going.

@PauIdenino

Жыл бұрын

He had a massive experience disadvantage though

@LOLLYPOPPE

Жыл бұрын

Prime age for bjj should be 35-40

@mohammedamer934

Жыл бұрын

Why do you people think everyone with an above average body is on roids 😂

@c_rock3512

Жыл бұрын

@@mohammedamer934 I mean Nicky is more than likely on the sauce now come on

@christiandefreitas5258

Жыл бұрын

@@mohammedamer934 Casual

If Luke wants to keep competing, this is where he should be not mma. He's obviously a world class grappler. Would be awesome to see him in ADCC

@62Tob

Жыл бұрын

You don't earn money in grappling buddy....

@jonasjorgensen8759

Жыл бұрын

@@62Tob gordon says hi

@benjamindover8221

11 ай бұрын

he's also a world class striker, just too arrogant when he's fighting power punchers

God I wanted to see that go no time limit so much that match ramped up to such an awesome level of action!

You gotta respect Luke 's body of work and his competitivenes to continue.

would be so much better and maintain more flow if there was a side to the cage similar to ufc, onefc etc.. where the athletes could continue to work

Go luke! Never seen this side of him.

Where was the grappling part?

What a match enjoyed this more then many ufc fights .

Love seeing Luke compete

Newport Wales, damn. Missed this and I'm only in Gloucester!!

Great win by headbutt…

Shows how UFC fighters are just beasts.

wish we got more jits and less wrestling, but props to rockhold for bringing it

Man, I'm a massive fan of UFC and MMA, never watched a single grappling match, and this was insanely entertaining.

@SolarJakee

Жыл бұрын

If you think watching it's fun, give it a try yourself! Only problem is it makes everything else in life feel boring in comparison

@breakdancerQ

Жыл бұрын

It was boring. Only guy worth watching is Gordon Ryan.

@liamnissanS2K

Жыл бұрын

@@breakdancerQ I hate that I hate BJJ. I love martial art and I wrestled but I simply can't get behind It.

Rod living up to the name juiced through the roof!

I’m new to this sport but can someone explain why the mat is the size of a one car garage? It seems like it should be like the size of a basketball court.

@mattbenyon5356

Жыл бұрын

its 81 square metres, those are just big men

the announcers don't know how cuts are treated apparently...

Pure athleticism and technique alone is what allowed Luke to hang with Nicky. People often forget how good Luke's grappling was. I honestly feel that he needed better coaching and fight team to utilize his talents. His move to Blackzilians/Sanford really hindered his career.

@kimborampage

Жыл бұрын

Leaving AKA was a mistake for sure

@rb9017

Жыл бұрын

Nicky rod survives against Luke purely due to athleticism and gear.

@mjfortner23

11 ай бұрын

Athleticism and technique is all there is

Nice shot by Nicky Rod @ 18:26. Way to take advantage off Rockhold's frustration!

If anyone ever had any doubts about how rampant steroids are in bjj competition you need only look at Nicky rod

The commentators have a funny idea of "really bringing it". Why are they so in love with Luke Rockhold?

Pretty sure Nicky is on some sauce.

@LearnEnglishwithJames.

Жыл бұрын

You think?

that camera man FUCKED up at the only moment i wanted to see lmao. Rockhold ESCAPED nicky's mount at 12:20 and we can't see how..........

Luke is a beast

I imagine theres a bit of frustration on lukes part knowing if it was a fight it would be like taking candy from a baby ..but sticking to rules that completely keep nicky safe

humility goes a long way, he has to learn that...

Luke’s the fucking man. Giving one of the best BJJ players a hard time and that’s all Rod does. Not to mention Rod’s undoubtedly on the juice. Luke’s grappling is just one facet of his arsenal.

Slap fighting champ Luke has met his match..

This was great, reminded me of Galvao vs Palhares. Two silverbacks going at it. 💪💪

Referee's decision without any real criteria is a horrible way to end any contest. Its possibly the worst part of BJJ

@mattbenyon5356

Жыл бұрын

The Polaris rules are online for all to see 😁

@schenksteven1

Жыл бұрын

@@mattbenyon5356 yes, and those rules don't have any criteria for how the referee is supposed to decide the bout if it is tied at the end of regulation. I prefer something more decisive. I come from a wrestling background, we have a "sudden death" where we compete until someone scores. Of course, wrestling also has stalling calls that are applied much more vigorously than BJJ. I have seen some BJJ rule-sets where they have an equivalent period at the end of regulation. If tied, each person gets to start in back control, and go for a submission/escape. Then the person with the fastest sub (if both sub) or fastest escape (if both escape) is the winner. I love BJJ, but its one of the most annoying things about it: the number of contests that don't have a real winner, even though the referee declares one.

Big difference, Nicky Rod's probably juiced to the gills, Rockhold isn't.

Impressed by Luke…

needed a bigger mat! always forget how big rockhold was, walked around at 230?!

one of the most exciting grappling matches I have ever seen

People can hate on Rockhold wall they want but you cant deny the man is a samurai lol

That was 21 minutes I’ll never get back.

Im a DDS/B team fan but Would have been more fair if Nick was also in the USADA pool.

Was this before or after his ufc retirement?

Prime Luke was so fun to watch man, what a beast he is

You can't just beat a samurai that easily.....

People so quick to judge Nicky rod but he’s made massive strides for really not training that long.. sure he favors his wrestling but with his prior experience and physical attributes what else would you expect

Lmao jui jitsu “Do you wanna watch two grown men push each other for 10 minutes then start rolling then this is the sport for you”

Nicky Rod is like 90% aggression, 10% skill. He'll never beat Gordon.

Nice

Did they have beef or something???

Ain’t nothin I like to see more than Luke Rockhokd eat that good ol humble pie damn

They need to make this sub only.

Achieve Believe Conceive

they really need a descending grappling pit just cant do it every venue it would be expensive

Is it asking too much to have a little extra mat, so they aren't restarting every 5 seconds

16:23 even the cameraman fell asleep

Luke shouldn't have retired. He looked awesome against a top contender and fought at altitude. He looked sharp af imo

Love Luke

Can someone answer this for me... In this matches can you use wrestling techniques or Judo techniques or does it HAVE to be only BJJ in order to get it to the ground?

I found this boring to watch, would rather have seen them pulling guard to initiate some interesting jujitsu exchanges

I would think a mixed martial artist would really struggle to not strike the other guy in a combat competition.

costa's ground game underrated. he toyed with luke. took him down, mounted multiple times and took his back

@mmainvesting7013

Жыл бұрын

Luke was also completely gassed 2 mins into the fight and got hurt on the feet… makes a massive difference

@OldFashioned751

Жыл бұрын

@@troncity6693 I hope he does

@silcoxjakob

Жыл бұрын

@@mmainvesting7013 Luke was literally gassed in 2 minutes and paulo still managed to look like a moron 😂😂😂

What has happened to BJJ?

Luke Rockhold has got that scary Dad look lol.

but to be fair, props to rockhold for competing vs nicky rod like that

Rock is a beast!

I’m sure this matched pissed Luke off, knowing a 2nd year kid in jiu jitsu had enough grown man strength to slap him around lol

Losing 1 point for every time you go outside the Matt area would make things more interesting.

Just bleed, Samurai! Just bleed!!

Luke Rockhold ! 👍👍👍

how do they not have proper cutmen thats crazy

Tough to find someone to root for in this match..

Luke isnt on steroids either....

This was in.2019?

@simonbouma2434

Жыл бұрын

Yes