the early Ufc days was so barbarbaic and it was amazing lol

@HellaBlazedCat

Жыл бұрын

we get it boomer

@toothlessrage282

Жыл бұрын

@@HellaBlazedCat we get it featus

@lifeisstr4nge

Жыл бұрын

Barbaric you fool

@goodsolonius7305

Жыл бұрын

"WELCOME TO CASPER, WYOMING!!"

@lesss4067

Жыл бұрын

@@lifeisstr4nge My bad *Barbarbarbarbaraicbaraciarbariabaraic

I can't believe he's six years younger than me here, he looks like one of my dad's drinking buddies

@Blackhankhill

Жыл бұрын

Right 😂

@Mattessj

Жыл бұрын

He was a man among boys

@cranberryjesus2449

Жыл бұрын

My dad actually drank with tank Abbott once my dad said he was super nice

@Bearinabearsuit

Жыл бұрын

I believe it.

@ltcrutch1440

Жыл бұрын

he is

" I'm probably gonna go to a bar and pick a fight" Tank after a MMA victory

Back when the UFC was Viking Gladiator Sparta style. People damn near died like back in ancient Greek days. What a time!

@Blackhankhill

Жыл бұрын

FINISH HIM

@kutthroat3250

Жыл бұрын

John hitler

@surfboardjoker6299

Жыл бұрын

@@kutthroat3250 lmfao

@somesasquatchnamedsamwithw3929

Жыл бұрын

​@@kutthroat3250 😂

that russian dude was a monster

@blackmesabms7303

Жыл бұрын

Oleg Taktarov came to the USA to study at the school of actors, he graduated from the Academy of Arts and actually became an actor in Russia and the USA, he starred in Robert Rodriguez's Predator and in many Russian films.

@seferino

Жыл бұрын

​@@blackmesabms7303 wow. I didn't know he was in predators 😯😯

@dirkhardpec7881

Жыл бұрын

​@@seferino He was the big guy that didn't talk much with the Gatling gun

@MasmydaMusy

10 күн бұрын

@@dirkhardpec7881 He was the Gatling Gun that the Russian held.

@Psych1_-

5 күн бұрын

Oleg got lucky. Tank had 2 real fights before facing him. He had one. His second fight he fought a friend of his. The guy who was a kickboxer ran across the ring, shot for a takedown against Oleg, a grappler and got submitted in like 10 seconds. His friend threw the fight.

He had Matua cranking that Soulja Boy

@sleepysnoozin

Жыл бұрын

Had to scroll n see if someone had already made this joke looooool

@user-zp5mp5yb7r

2 ай бұрын

He dabbed

@ATribeCalledVince

9 күн бұрын

LMFAO

The Russian Bear was awesome to be only 210 lbs. You Gatta give it up for the warrior!

@user-rn6hr1qw3l

2 ай бұрын

One bad dude who is now a legend by beating tank Abbot LEGEND!!!

@BillyBob-wq9fl

5 күн бұрын

@@user-rn6hr1qw3l”beating” a winded Tank.

@The509sfinest.

3 сағат бұрын

He’s an actor. You’ve seen him in movies like predators. Oleg got better after this fight too

When viciousness made up for technique, amazing

@poleag

Жыл бұрын

I used to think that TA had no technique, but the more I learn about grappling, the more I see that he's actually a good wrestler with good defense against submissions.

@Jack-mw7tb

Жыл бұрын

Yeah title fights weren't ONE fight...

@Jack-mw7tb

11 ай бұрын

@@SwedishMeattball I'm not doubting Tank Abbotts skills, today's MMA fans don't understand multiple fight nights.

@BKPS

11 ай бұрын

@@poleag TA is a character. The man is a skilled martial artist.

@brucewayne2558

5 ай бұрын

Tank could bench press 600 pounds.

Ahh the good old days. Back when the only rules were "no biting, no eye gouging"

@stealingbacktime590

Жыл бұрын

9:53 Fish-hooking? Fun Fact about Casper, Wyoming (location): It was named after 2nd Lieutenant Caspar Collins, they spelled it wrong.

@ssths

Жыл бұрын

youtube King of the Cage. Its got less rules than the og UFC. They fight on concrete, and allow everything including eye gouging, biting, stomps to grounded opponents an everything.

@LaSean640

Жыл бұрын

@@ssthsIt’s King of the Streets, and what they’re doing is pretty dope but none of those guys are gonna have long careers, especially with eye poking

@ssths

Жыл бұрын

@@LaSean640 lol holy hell, youre totally right. mustve been drunk when i typed that or something lol. its deffo king of the *streets*. and I thought the same at first, but now im not so sure. it seems like the guys fighting there, a decent selection of them are accustomed to fighting in a street environment, so bad injuries arent as regular as id expect. and the eye gouging is rare too. its also not as effective as one would think either. in the two cases i saw it used, it was far from an immediate fight ender. Most of these king of the streets guys come from a hooligan background, so theyre used to fighting in parking garages, on muddy hills, on sidewalks etc, so they take some precautions against fall damage from hard surfaces (or if they dont, they learn to quite quickly). ive only seen a couple fights end because someone hurt themselves with the ground, and only a few where the gorund was used as a fight ending weapon. I still agree with you though, their careers will probably still be shorter than an mma fighter's. minor damage from bumps and falls on the ground will accumulate faster than they would on a mat, regardless of precautions taken.

@martinhadfield6781

11 ай бұрын

Or fish hooking but Tank was on the last fight! But hey ho, love them both anyway and hey ho, he didn’t complain and won anyway.

I love Tank comes out with a haymaker to the dome everytime.

@mathematics557

Жыл бұрын

Facts one of my favorite 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

@Funrunner008

Жыл бұрын

"Headhunter"

@Robert-nu4vc

Ай бұрын

That's all he had. After 30 seconds he couldn't breathe and would get stomped or choked out like a bitch.

@BillyBob-wq9fl

5 күн бұрын

Thats how he would feel you out. The opponents would think they were out of range.. when suddenly they got cracked..

@metuselahjones6905

3 күн бұрын

Thats a true street technique LOL, come out with the haymaker

Old ufc is the reason I got into training mma. That was real toughness . Nothing like today with all the athletic ability. It was just balls then

@thaistomp

Жыл бұрын

Golden age of fighting.

@ssths

Жыл бұрын

King of the streets on youtube, is the modern version of the old school ufc, but on a concrete floor, and with *everything* including eye gouging, biting etc, allowed. they even have some pro mma fighters competing (not from the ufc, but from european leagues)

@ssths

Жыл бұрын

@@thaistomp like i said in my other comment, if youre a fan of that golden age, vale tudo style of fighting, check out King of the Streets on youtube. *no* rules. Eye gouging, biting etc is allowed. they also fight on concrete.

@thaistomp

Жыл бұрын

@@ssths That sounds interesting man. I still think Vale Tudo is the best rule-set for fighting. Biting and eye gouging should never be allowed in a competition fight imo. I still might check it out though haha.

@ssths

Жыл бұрын

@@thaistomp yeah, ive been inclined to agree, until a specific fight with KOTS, where a guy was trying REALLY HARD to gouge out a guys eyes, and it didnt work, because the dude just shut his eyes lol. tried it with a friend. it works, but your eyelid will swell. still, its a huge gamble and id rather guys not have to risk it. again, though, it doesnt happen often, so if you DO wanna check out KOTS, youd be pretty easily able to avoid viewing anything where there is permanent damage.

Tank is who the 1%er bike clubs sent to collect the rent

@tmackn6592

Жыл бұрын

shiiiit, Tank would be getting the rent money and a complimentary keg of Coors beer just for the hassle

Back in these days they'd match Volkanovski vs Jon Jones

@charlesaguinaldo8483

Жыл бұрын

Could you image that fight? 😂🤦🏾

@zvydvy

Жыл бұрын

@@charlesaguinaldo8483 jon jones would wipe his nose with the pores in volks bald ass head

@ytherenounicorns5077

Жыл бұрын

They would of had mighty mouse vs Brock lesner back then 🤣

@hms9891

Жыл бұрын

Francis ngannou vs volkanovski

@boskobuha6321

Жыл бұрын

Moreno vs ngannou, who wouldn't pay for that

Tank Abbott fish hooking that guy at 8:35 is something you don't see everyday lol

@JAKT7

2 ай бұрын

Yeah that was bullshit, if fishhooks are legal, biting the fingers should be legal.

That shot of them both laying on their backs completely gassed is hilarious. Ah the good old days.

Tank is a quiet retired older man now who, after some medical issues, seems to appreciate his peaceful lifestyle now.. In his day he was the best

Tank was the only one that wore gloves. I bet he broke his hands a bunch of times in street fights.

@publiusventidiusbassus1232

Жыл бұрын

Him and Don Frye knew wearing gloves allowed you to hit harder.

Tank Abbot was a monster. Guy could bench 600 lbs, upright row 315lbs to his chin, do 150lb arm curls, knock out and wrestle around 400 lb guys all while weighing 280 lbs... And he was still beaten buy a guy in a long drawn out fight with both standing and ground game who weighed only 210 lbs... Taktarov was something out of this world.

@SwedishMeattball

11 ай бұрын

Look how fast tanks hands were kids he weighed ,280 and hit hard he also was a div 2 NCAA wrestler he hurt his knee so he quit wrestling he was a beast then and fought injured vs cheats on peds and was close to winning it all multiple times he gave Rizzo the hardest striker ever a good fight thats how he will be remembered

@Wesmancan

10 ай бұрын

Slice dealt tank a two piece and a biscuit. He was overrated.

@sergeys9119

10 ай бұрын

Taktarov was a good wrestler, one of the first professionals in mixed martial arts. He knew very well how to fight with Tank, used his endurance..

@daniel79tj

9 ай бұрын

if they had rounds and were not at the altittude Tank would have won that fight, he was always kinda unlucky like when he fought Frye and slipped as he was starting to control the fight and here fighting in the high altitude under the olf fight settings.

@herculesbrofister265

9 ай бұрын

too bad he tarnished his legacy by coming back over the hill to drop a fight to kimbo the bum destroyer.

6:12 Jim Brown said it best, Abbott was a street fighter! Here in his prime he was an intimidating juggernaut.

Just love the early presence of Jim Brown at these events. He was a tough guy amongst tough guys when he played pro football.

@csnide6702

8 ай бұрын

my favorite Jim Brown saying was " I can't understand why a grown man would run out of bounds"

@nickeverything4433

6 ай бұрын

Dude had a knack for mma commentary. Loved Jim.

tank abbot is such a powerhouse. its amazing he fought a 400lbs man, the size of these men is unreal

@bauerj3398

Жыл бұрын

Matua was nowhere near 400 pounds. Back then, they could put anything on their application, and there was virtually no confirmation.

@stevenscummy1458

Жыл бұрын

@@bauerj3398 Yeah he doesn't look like he weighs that much more than Tank Abbott, he might weigh in the low 300s

@csnide6702

8 ай бұрын

and no discipline or technique.

He was very accurate with those quick strikes

you know this is brutal when the time is counting up

17 min fight after fighting twice earlier in the night 😳

@terellgreen5305

Жыл бұрын

Yea my man ran definitely ran outta juice🤦🏾‍♂️

@mikeevanoski1108

11 ай бұрын

Some nights 4 or 5 times in a night. Early nineties the guys were animals.

The mighty tank! At the end it was the cardio that got him.

@Robert-nu4vc

Ай бұрын

That and every real fighter he faced who whooped his ass or choked him and made him tap like a sissy.

Taktarov was impressive, fighting a guy 70 lbs. heavier and w/ streetfighting skills! Wow! Had he had kicking skills he would have ended the fight earlier.

I was lucky enough to have the descrambler box back in the 90's and was able to get every channel for free including PPV channels. Although it was illegal, it was nice to have. I watched the first 11 UFC's live. I wasn't impressed with any of the fighters until Tank Abbott made his debut at UFC 6. Watching him fight was pure excitement and adrenaline. It was equivalent to watching a Mike Tyson fight back in the 80's. I believe Tank put the UFC on the map, not Gracie, not Shamrock, Severn or Taktarov. It was Tank who brought the thrill into the octagon. He was the very first "true" fighter. The next person who brought that excitement didn't come along until the debut of Vitor Belfort. Crazy hand speed and accuracy. Insane to watch him go! The good old days. Tournament format. Crazy!

@blackvenmo2273

Жыл бұрын

He was the peoples champ back then I was a little kid watching the fights with my pops on the hot box lol

@mrshifter8220

9 ай бұрын

FCC here.....we would like to set up an appointment.....................................lol

@metalmacabre9991

8 ай бұрын

Well said, I totally agree with you, tank was an exciting fighter to watch.

@woahitsmeach9150

3 ай бұрын

that’s something a lot of people don’t consider when mentioning people who put the ufc on the map

@paulengels6926

Ай бұрын

Have you ever paid for anything in your life?

"I wanted too tickle his brain a little bit"🤣🤣

Tank was my favorite back in the day! So glad I found this replay

"i'm going to be the most athletic man to step into the octagon" lmaooo

@jeremiahpickens5048

Жыл бұрын

Definitely not back in these days. Being in shape wasn't a requirement.

@tmackn6592

Жыл бұрын

@@johnrawlings2161 Good Ol' Tank, back in the day, threw 600 lbs. JACKHAMMERS! not paltry 500 lbs.

@iamjp1

Жыл бұрын

@@johnrawlings2161 are you actually trying to say tank abbot is the most athletic man to compete in the octagon?😂😂

@iamjp1

Жыл бұрын

@@johnrawlings2161 do you honestly believe tank was more athletic than royce or ken shamrock? you gotta be kidding lmfao. tank had power but athleticism? you're fooling yourself there

@iamjp1

Жыл бұрын

@@johnrawlings2161 i also said ken shamrock. he was not more athletic than ken lmfao. and maybe

I wonder if Tank would have won his last fight under different circumstances. Remember, it's widely believed Oleg got a Bye in his semifinal match against Anthony Macias. They were friends, training partners, and had the same manager. Macias is a kickboxer and shoots in against an expert grappler and taps to half a choke in 12 seconds. Even the announcers sniffed it out when it aired.

@cwm180

7 ай бұрын

Oleg could tell that was a work and he looked pissed.

the wheres tyson sign killed me

Tank Abbott. Self proclaimed best athlete . Love u Dave

Tbh they should extend the first round to 10 minutes like in pride. It really shows here how much can happen when there ain't no time limit

@gustavonanarosales2629

Жыл бұрын

Nate Diaz would be 9 division champ lol

@darekkabaja2

Жыл бұрын

@@gustavonanarosales2629 I think he would not know how to speak at this point in his career xD

@thegrinderman1090

Жыл бұрын

@@gustavonanarosales2629 ...no he wouldn't. lol. Nate is a legend but he gets fucked up vs the top 10 welterweights. Above that he gets killed.

@Tylar122

Жыл бұрын

@@thegrinderman1090 he fought a great fight against the #2 welterweight in his last fight and certainly didn’t get “fucked up.”

@thegrinderman1090

Жыл бұрын

@@Tylar122 You're delusional. He got dominated for 23 mins, surviving on having great cardio and a god-given chin. Landed 1 good punch, but was too busy acting tough to properly hunt for a finish. It was not a good performance at all, and was more a failing of Edward's gas tank.

One of the hardest hitters in early MMA history. This man is definitely as tough as he looks.

The last guy actually had some skill and discipline

You gotta remember this fight was 1 mile up and air is thin up there.

Last time I was this early I had just enough time to crack open my ModeloOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Remember watching these videos as a kid and being star struck!!!

What a channel the editing is legendary

Пионерам UFS браво! За то что подарили это зрелище! 👍👍👍

@user-dt4wp7en7p

9 ай бұрын

Эти первые бои я смотрел и кайфовал это настоящие замесы смелых мужчин

Say what you will about Tank's technique and conditioning, but very few ever hit harder. the guy's punching power was first-rate. At 40 years old, he knocked out Cabbage like it was nothing, that alone is legendary.

@Robert-nu4vc

Ай бұрын

Many guys hit way harder than Tank. He's not even in the top 100 hard punchers.

@BillyBob-wq9fl

5 күн бұрын

@@Robert-nu4vcok robert. I watched all his fights and all fighting since 1990.. He is top 10 for sure. Fedor was a great puncher too. Tank floored Frye with a jab ok.

Back when men were men & America still had balls. God I miss it.

@seanthegod4585

Жыл бұрын

Trump 2024 🇺🇲

@debbiemiller4281

Жыл бұрын

@@seanthegod4585 Yes Sir. Bring America back!

@davidpineda9160

Жыл бұрын

Tank was a r3tarded bum that gave up because of leg kicks

I don't think that any UFC fighter has had more INSTINCT than Tank.

@mr.eryder9445

Жыл бұрын

“These days fighters would destroy him” HAH

@davidpineda9160

Жыл бұрын

@@mr.eryder9445 They would easily, he's a bum.

Tank with the gloves. Not to protect Matua. But to protect his hands. Beast

Олег настоящий боец. Смотрел эти бои ещё на видеомагнитофоне.

The good ole days

UFC classics NEVER fail!!!

Legend has it Matua is still laying there.

@spacejockey4746

Жыл бұрын

So you didn’t see him leaving?

@veridicusmaximus6010

Жыл бұрын

@@spacejockey4746 That was his spirit bro!

"Do you think tank would have performed better at lower elevation" "I think you would" lol😂😂 the commentary is awesome on these older videos.

Dude was crazy strong

Wow even Hasselhoff was the man at this time. Lol see the sparkle in his eye knowing cameras were on him trying to act smooth. 😄

Ah, Tank fights w/ so much hatred... I love it!!!

Did even Oleg know what he was getting at the end? He looked like he was signed out of the operating system

one of my favorites growing up.

I remember and love the old NHB days. Beginning of ufc was amazing!

Tank threw 7 punches in that first fight and was gassed. I love it. Straight from the barstool to the octagon. This is how I like my UFC fighters.

The way he mocked Matua stiffening after that clubbing 😂😂😂😂😂

My dealer stopped answering his phone, and I had to get off the road, so, I hit a Arby's off Beach Blvd/405 freeway(H.B.)and as I was standing in line, I heard this chick behind me, who said "I like your shoe's" and I turned around, after getting my reciept and change, and a guy in a Hawaiian Shirt, and a Smoking Blonde Lady.....I smiled and said "Thank you, ma'am! and went to sit down.....as I looked harder, at who those people were, I noticed the dude in the Hawaiian shirt, who was now ordering for the Lady, was for sure, without a doubt, H.L. "Tank" ABBOTT.....knowing exactly who,what, and How he was/is....I automatically ducked my head, thinking he might of taken offence to me, in anyway.....But, he just ordered something for the Lady, and walked out. He does have a Bearish, or King Lion aura to him, he seemed exactly the same as his interviews after his fights......I was thinking he wears hawaiian shirts as a trophy for causing that hawaiian wrestler guy on UFC1 or 2 to have a Seizure, after he swallowed his teeth.....I'll never forget that. What a Man, Tank Abbott!!!!

This was awesome!

I'm 35 I would watch in the 90s on a cable box with my Dad.

Miss them multiple fight nights in today's UFC

Jim Brown has never been in a beautiful COUNTRY like Wyoming before

Man i really liked Tank. Friggin beast. Wish he would have gotten the championship once.

That’s another level of cardio

Real Fighting. Modern day is a sport with rules

I didn’t know Mick Foley was in UFC

At 6:20 Tank says the most savage thing in UFC history

You should have 1 million subs dude.

what a throwback

Abbott with those fishhooks crazy

I love that dance tank did it was so 😁 never seen anything like that before

ufc was so cool back in the day. tournaments, option to have gloves or bareknuckle, shoes or no shoes. Good ol days

@uuuultra

11 ай бұрын

What went wrong?

*This was the first UFC I ever watched. I'd been hearing about them from a friend, but my dad was cheap so he wouldn't order PPV, and then I saw this on the wall of New Releases at Hollywood Video. We were instant fans of Tank. Dude had stupid power! I loved UFC right away, and have been ever since! Best sport in the world, and the only one that really matters!* *RIP Paul Varelans*

Tank was a monster.

".... a-as we look at the replay, .... our thoughts are with Jon Matua right now..." Lmao

yo be going off last few days... appreciate you

The 90’s will never die…Tank was an animal!

Tank participated in a lot of "miracle" fights early on. I call them miracles because it's a freaking miracle that Tank's opponents won. Taktarov not going to sleep in UFC 6 = miracle. Frye managing to get the RNC after Tank slipped on the invisible banana peel = miracle. Before the slip Don was getting absolutely annihilated. Maurice Smith vs Tank = miracle. Tank was winning the first 3-4 minutes of the fight, but it got stood up (for no good reason) which allowed Smith to secure the win with leg kicks. No ref stand-up and Tank would've killed Smith with GnP.

@Robert-nu4vc

Ай бұрын

Not a miracle that they won. They were real fighters and every single real fighter that Tank faced whooped his ass.

2:30 Tank does the funniest things that was hilarious

@Blackhankhill

Жыл бұрын

Legendary moment. Horrific to watch though

@spacejockey4746

Жыл бұрын

No class that guy.

I watched this live as a kid. I watched UFC 1 all the way to now and there is still nobody like tank Abbott. Definitely a fan favorite. He knocked out cabbage with one shot after Tim Sylvia hit cabbage 12,368 times and couldn't. Tank is a legend.....

Tank Abbott was a special guest in an episode of Friends where one of Monica's boyfriends fought in a UFC PPV show

One of the rules was no biting 😂😂 tha fuuckk haha damn these guys were savages

@unwnme

Жыл бұрын

If I'm attacked I would absolutely consider biting, headbutting, repeated groin punching, etc

@slinergumble3593

Жыл бұрын

@@unwnme groin strikes was allowed at that time lol

@frek175

Жыл бұрын

@@slinergumble3593 no fcking way thats actually insane.

@slinergumble3593

Жыл бұрын

@@frek175 watch keith hackney vs joe son fight, that was nasty, but legal

@tvrtvr6984

Жыл бұрын

@@slinergumble3593 they banned those after UFC 4.

Big respect to Taktarov! I watched this live and the Varelans vs Abbott fight was brutal the camera angle on Varelans neck when Tank had his knee on his head and was pulling in the fence with his weight and grip was just vicious. I liked Tank I rooted for him at like 13 years old. Watching it now I was like OKAY dude . Because I knew Oleg would whip his ass. Oleg is a true Martial Artist and now has some decent acting credentials. Tank is a beast. Oleg is a Martial Artist and honestly one of the first true Mixed Martial Artists the UFC had seen.

when Tank did the pose after the knockout........priceless......

Ooh it's the neckbreaker! 😂😂

It really sucks that Tank got winded so fast... even if he had just a little better cardio who knows how many more people he would have gone through... probably one of if not the toughest “street fighter “ to ever set foot inside the octagon...

@ChillPill365

9 ай бұрын

He was a lot more than just a street fighter, though. Sure he was a dude who enjoyed throwing down at bars, but he had plenty of wrestling and boxing experience. More than most of the competitors back in those early days. He was also the first guy (other than Art Jimmerson) to wear some sort of gloves to avoid breaking his hands. He knew what he was doing.

@Peenurpool

9 ай бұрын

@@ChillPill365 Very well said👍.. I never knew Tank was one of, if not the first man to bring those mma style gloves into the ring.. There’s no doubt he knew what he was doing.. when I use the term “street fighter “ in reference to him, it’s more because of his style and technique, which was to not try and feel anything out about his opponent, but more like just go right at him and win with superior overwhelming violence haha.. and if he had to take a shot or two so he could land a couple of his bombs then that was fine with him.. just as long as he wins, and I suppose that is the ultimate goal, right??... In absolutely no way am I saying anything remotely critical of Tank.. The man is a legend and one of the toughest men to ever step foot in any ring.. He backed down from Nobody, and could never be intimidated... He focused on getting the job done and getting it done quick... Nothing but respect for the man 100%..👍👍🇺🇸

@csnide6702

8 ай бұрын

@@ChillPill365 he didn't have ANY discipline to be a quality fighter.

@user-bk4vi4dg9v

8 ай бұрын

Но Тактаров всё токи его натянул😂🎉

@brianmeen2158

7 ай бұрын

Tank was a true fighter. If he wasn’t fighting in the cage he was fighting in the streets ..

Fencing response has entered the chat.

Man, guys, these fighters weren't picked off the street. Look at tanks SHOES, dudes a WRESTLER that can strike...not a striker that can wrestle. To this day same thing, you MUST know ground skills, striking is a very distant second. The only reason we see striking is because the audience wants action. If we wanted to see a fight to the death between the best two fighters, it will be a ground game, and at LEAST 2 hours on the ground.

Хороший боец.В детстве да и сейчас с упоением и наслаждением смотрю его бои

Been watching UFC since 1993.. Tank Abbott was the Best and most exciting fighter ever..Matty NYC

Mick foley inna face

one of my favorite early ufc fighter

Them fish hooks were brutal

I watched this UFC live on Cable(With a Black box.). It's my favorite of all the early UFC's. IDK what Matua's strategy was there...."Stand there and get hit." lol. Only the super skillled champion types could beat him in those early days. Would've liked to see the grudge match between Tank and Shamrock. Crazy you had to win 3 in a single night back then to win.

Back when tank imitating a guy froze up from being hit so hard was the closest thing we seen to dancing in mma.

Just came here after watching the Jaxxon podcast with Rampage and Tank was the guest !!

That Matua head slam was brutal

First KO is BRUTAL

Legendary✊❤👑