Beautiful walkout. It was an amazing display of gratitude from the fans and TKZ was happy, but we could have still had all of that without him getting KO’d stiff. I’m just saying that it should have been a fair fight. Not a 100% guaranteed obliteration.

@GigaChadDuPlessis

9 ай бұрын

The singapore crowd showed up and showed out forsure

@alexb8508

9 ай бұрын

Seeing his family's reaction in the background was hard to watch.

@TOPGOYMMA

9 ай бұрын

Albino

@bertov12

9 ай бұрын

Buy TKZ wanted max for this fight.

@tooshady47446ttv

9 ай бұрын

Gotta just respect zombie it's what he wanted

You don't really see max getting a one punch ko too often it was sad to see tkz's legendary chin gone like that but him brawling at the end was a gangsta way to go out.

@emana.9954

9 ай бұрын

Yeah he either gets chewed up my Max in the late rounds or just says fuck it and goes for it and whoever goes down first goes down maybe Ill crack that chin finally and he said fuck it straight gangsta he gave himself the best shot he had there

@ant2011

9 ай бұрын

It wasn't really a 1 punch KO. He dazed him a couple seconds before the KO. He took some hard shots before that KO

I’m critical of UFC match making for OG fighters as well, but Zombie only wanted this fight. He was close to retiring after the Volk fight, but wanted one last run at the title. He felt beating Max would prove he still belongs and didn’t want to fight anyone lesser and lengthen his climb back because of his age. That’s the fight game. At least he’s smart enough to realize it’s time for him to hang it up and not end up like Tony Ferguson.

@kennwin

9 ай бұрын

Yup. They kept asking him if he was retiring, he said let’s see how the fight goes. He’s stubborn. If they gave him someone to beat like Ige, he’d keep fighting. He had to get dominated. Max is a good guy. He was the perfect choice. Picked him up and screamed at the crowd to cheer louder for TKZ! No other ranked fighters would show the respect that Max did. Not Ortega, Yair, Topuria, Emmett, etc.

Honestly he went away better than some. $400k, main event and a decent match. He was not humiliated or anything and it's better to earn the money than to beg for a handout.

@rawdirt2022

9 ай бұрын

This guys takes are trashhh skip his vids you’ll thank me later

They sure did him dirty. Such an early stoppage

@lucastracymma8764

9 ай бұрын

😂

@jorgemunoz19

9 ай бұрын

Bro wanted blood😭

@Hats502

9 ай бұрын

For real, TKZ pulled a perfect corpse guard. He was baiting Max into his guard

@GazerPlur420

9 ай бұрын

Referees too Soy to recognize Corpse Guard and its huge benefits to fights. If Derek Lewis can feign injury into a nuke, then why can't the wrestlers/BJJ guys? Smh..

The best retirement ever, the crowd made that moment beautiful. It’s not like he was out for minutes thankfully

@ben5154

9 ай бұрын

Robbie Lawler last month.

@Goldchaingarcia

9 ай бұрын

lol

@rawdirt2022

9 ай бұрын

@@ben5154that fight was lame or staged idk which 😂. Bad take. KZ even clipped max a few times

@goodxd701

9 ай бұрын

​@@rawdirt2022🍆head

@GooGooGadget

9 ай бұрын

@@ben5154I actually cried from TKZ’s tbh 😂

Absolute banger of a main event. Zombie rocking Max, then getting turned off and surviving a D’Arce to then get flatlined.

@user-dj6ov2pn5x

9 ай бұрын

It wasn’t a darce

@WarBrah

9 ай бұрын

@@user-dj6ov2pn5x A D’Arce and an anaconda choke are similar enough to be considered synonymous.

@marionpaige8949

9 ай бұрын

Max never got rocked

@edmonddantes563

9 ай бұрын

@@WarBrahsimilar yes but saying it’s synonymous is ridiculous, it’s like saying a kimura and Americana are synonymous

@WarBrah

9 ай бұрын

@@edmonddantes563 I mean they are. Call it a key lock if you want everyone knows what you’re talking about.

TKZ is a real one. He put on a slobber knocker after the snoozers put on by the rest on the main card.

spann has the IQ of a grape, not just for the leg kicks, but smith was so worried about his head his entire body was open the last round, spann did nothing with it, it honestly might’ve even been easier to punch his face if he just switched targets more

@desktopmma3178

9 ай бұрын

😂

Nah hes a warrior, no shame in the KO. LEGENDS NEVER DIE!

They gave tkz the only fight he would have wanted he said in the post fight interview he’s only interested in fighting for titles and the top contender after losing to volk was the best they could have done for him yes it’s a one sided fight but I’m sure he believed he could win and if he did that’s a title shot if he didn’t retire like he did don’t think giving him every opportunity to be a champ b4 he leaves is wrong on the ufc

idk how you can say Blanchfield vs Santos was boring! it was exciting the whole way through, clearly evenly matched and pretty high level for a women's mma fight. crazy cardio from blanchfield and she rocked santos in the end of the 3rd. excited to see what's in the future for her

@butterz9600

9 ай бұрын

This the first video ive seen from this dude . He dont know mma at all 😂😂😂

@hska7

9 ай бұрын

​@butterz9600 bro you have no idea he's easily the most biased delusional and cringe mma fan I've ever watched on KZread. He also hates on izzy every chance he gets, he legit looked like he was ready to start crying when izzy ko'ed pereira in the rematch lmao

I agree Anthony Smith surprised me in his fight. I know it's like a "if he didn't get ko'd he would've won" situation but before and after that moment where Spann broke his orbital, he was doing really well handling Spann and countering him.

100% agree. We need to treat our old legends better. Should have matched tkz vs another old legend or at least another struggling fighter. Not against the 2nd best fighter in the 145 division

@thenedsmmachannel8970

9 ай бұрын

He wanted Max, they gave him Max. He fought relatively close to his home, then gave him that, and he went out on his shield. I guarantee you TKZ wanted, who are we to say otherwise. Him getting like a Cub Swanson wouldn't how he wanted to go out don't take that away from him

@youarehandsome

9 ай бұрын

Max is the guy KZ always wanted to fight. It is the best way to treat legendary fighters.

@rawdirt2022

9 ай бұрын

KZread comments are brain dead as hell

@GigaChadDuPlessis

9 ай бұрын

@@thenedsmmachannel8970 so if tony ferguson wants to fight sergei paplovic the ufc should let him because thats what he wants right?🤡 who cares about his health as long as he gets what he wants

@jamesweiner5288

9 ай бұрын

He got to go out against someone meaningful if he didn’t have it. He went out in front of people that love him in a way that only a regional hero can be. He wanted one last legend fight, and he gave it his all.

Dude, he's a zombie. He went out exactly like a zombie. It's not that complicated. And it was awesome. Oh, and way more people watched it cuz he was fighting Max.

Before I watch this video Lucas I warn you if I hear any Tkz slander I’m sending the Korean special forces to your house

@lucastracymma8764

9 ай бұрын

😂😂

@lucastracymma8764

9 ай бұрын

Lol I’m literally one of the few that has actually been sticking up for him the whole time

TKZ wanted Max to be his retirement fight, obviously. And tbh it was better from him to end on a high by fighting another legend rather than fighting a younger fighter like Mitchell or Yusuf, or worse, another fighter with little stock like Emmet or Ige. This was best case scenario for TKZ and regardless of the KO, he left the fight game as a hero of the sport.

I scored it 29-28. You're mostly right. Giga was landing the better shots but according to stats Alex actually did slightly outland him in pure numbers in the first and second round. Not sure about third round numbers. Regardless numbers were close and the superior shots meant Giga deserved to win. I do think it was a bit closer than you think.

@harrywatson2694

9 ай бұрын

fights are scored on damage thats why its 30-27

@rawdirt2022

9 ай бұрын

Lucas Tracey is dumb as hell nuff said

@AlqhaIsHereBTD

9 ай бұрын

@@harrywatson2694 then spann should have won 29-28 . clearly had more damaging strikes in r3.

@harrywatson2694

9 ай бұрын

nah he didnt output was less as well as his damage @@AlqhaIsHereBTD

people saying max didn’t look good are so stupid tkz was barely landing any of the shots he was throwing at this point we just need a silver championship belt for max

@yoaregey7296

9 ай бұрын

no we need Max to run it back with Volk as many times as he is #n1 contender and on good winstreaks

TKZ's chin was absolutely done and that was obvious from the second TKZ did anything good Max would hit him back and wobble him. I agree its sad to see him get KO'd stiff and wish maybe they did Caceres vs TKZ as the main event instead but Max did try to sub him and TKZ went after him hard in that third round and ultimately, I'd rather see TKZ get finished like that against a legend like Holloway than see him get randomly KO'd by Chikadze or Caceres or somebody else who couldnt beat a Prime TKZ. Plus this is the fight Zombie asked for and it was a great fight

The UFC gave the zombie exactly what he wanted. He said he wanted to fight Max. Both guys wanted to fight each other actually

Tbh I think it's a better way to go out than being 50-43ed and receiving 300 strikes

Zombie was never the same after returning from the military it's like it took a huge toll on him. His fighting style in general left a lot of scar tissue but he always fights so damn hard that's why we love him and will miss him dearly.

Me and my gf were watching this morning and the moment he came out swinging recklessly in the 3rd I told her “you really don’t want to get into a dog fight with Max Holloway” and seconds later he was KO’d stuff

TKZ wanted the Holloway fight. He wanted to retire if he was no longer in title contention. Beating Holloway would be another shot at the title for TKZ (potentially). Giving him to another older fighter wouldn’t move him closer to a title fight and there would be no point in fighting for him. That’s what I gathered from one of his interviews. I still would’ve liked to see him go out with a win.

Tbf though (as I’ve said before) it’s not rare when fighters like TKZ who’ve been around for generations have had their retirement fights where end In getting KO’d. Look at Michael Bispings retirement fight with Kelvin Gastelum where he got KO’d, or Chuck Liddells retirement fight against Rich Franklin (most of the fans thought it was a bad idea, but Chuck wanted to do It). TKZ is no different, he wanted to go on his shield and fight Max, and while I do agree that TKZ deserved to go out on a win, he still went out his shield before he lost, which is just as admirable.

@sonnysad905

9 ай бұрын

That Bisping KO was nasty. I bet he would still be in title talks if he beat KG but thankfully he lost and retired to save his other eye

@rawdirt2022

9 ай бұрын

This guys takes are bad it’s just facts

If you think Blanchfield vs Santos was boring you have no clue about what mma really is. I don't say anything if they only cuddling on the fence without to try really something and are only holding for minutes but here Blanchfield didn't just hold Taila on the fence she constantly tried to get her down with different techniques and Santos was able to defend very well all attempts of Erin,this was high level grappling and great to watch if you know what both really did there

Lucas staring into my soul

Lucas being hyped for smith winning feels like a parallel universe

Great pod..

Been waiting for this one

You keep mentioning Ortega but Max already Fought him and it wasn’t even close, the zombie was a new fight and a top 10

Everyone that’s saying he shouldn’t have fought max clearly don’t understand zombie lol, he said it himself he wants to be a champion he wants to fight the best of best not some guy ranked 3,4,5. That’s why I see nothing wrong with this if it was against zombies wishes I completely understand, but how is it ufcs fault when they want to go out fighting out the best, and personally I would much rather go out losing to the best then to take a handed win, is that just me??

where is the lucas tracy curse when we need it?

Heres how we can tell if you've got a fighters spirit or not, if you were tkz with his career, for your last fight would you rather go in front of your crowd against a layup, Julian Erosa or Billy Q and still possibly get beat, or against another legend top ranked dude? Anyone with a fighters spirit would say give me the biggest show i can have to retire on.

such a shame, he looked so good on the feet too i enjoyed that fight a lot more than i thought i would

Robbie lawyer just did exactly what you’re saying tkz should’ve done. But tkz is insane tho obviously, that’s why it more fitting he goes out that way. 3:10

Your last video on smith cracked me up man was so funny and totally accurate

Zombie got one of the best send offs period. The opponent, the location, the crowd, the announcers shutting up during crutial moments. Everything was good. Would you rather see TKZ fight some bum with no eyes in his retirement or would you rather see what we got with max. I'll take what we got.

Man he would’ve beat someone worse he wasn’t looking old

@lucastracymma8764

9 ай бұрын

He probably would’ve beat Mitchell

@cummerchant542

9 ай бұрын

@@lucastracymma8764yeah that first round was great,no idea why he was slugging it but fair play

I’m not too mad about this tbh. He lost to an all time great and made it exciting even if we knew Max was gonna win. It could’ve been like Frankie Edgar where he got KO’d by Guitierrez or however it’s spelled. Getting KO’d and putting some damage on max is a good way to go out if you’re losing regardless

it’s a catch 22, TKZ coulda fought someone for less money probably but it wouldn’t have paid him out for retirement

The stat about Sean Omalley’s post fight interview having low numbers is extremely misleading. UFC posted the full 2nd round including the post fight cage interview on their channel and that has well over 6M views.

Thought zombie should've fought another vet like barboza, caceras or even an old 155er like clay guida, jim miller, tony

@MMASpeakZ

9 ай бұрын

Not barboza but the rest I agree

Man hopefully TKZ gets one more official last fight shit was tragic

I agree they should've gave him a lawler like retirement maybe 4 low level fighters where he builds himself back a bit and goes out on a win streak or at least tune up fights before he tries himself vs the best again

Great retirement

I wish all cards was this early.

I completely agree with you Lucas on the main event. KZ didn't need to go out like this.

You can be mad about the KO all day long, but, let’s be real, that wasn’t the dominant performance everyone was worried about. Max needed that KO because he looked like shit and made that fight more competitive than it needed to be.

@Ma-kf3fg

9 ай бұрын

@KereTista-km9ckI watched the whole fight from start to finish, and like I said, it wasn’t the fight that everyone thought it would be. Try that bullshit on someone else.

Rinya made the Olympic team guy is a absolute unit

Some of us are upset with the Smith win bc that will give him 5 more shitty main events when we could be giving them to good lowkey fights like Blanchfield vs Santos, Ismagulov vs Grant etc.

@lucastfitness7299

9 ай бұрын

Blanchfield Vs Santos was horrifically bad?!? Why would u want that lmao

@LeRobb3

9 ай бұрын

@@lucastfitness7299 Sure thats the opinion we all have after watching it, but I rather have a fight that actually means something than Smith or a Strickland vs Abus kind of fight any day. Pantoja vs Askar was not a main event, neither was Barcelos vs Umar, Sandhagen vs Edgar... just cant look forward to random LHW stuff main eventing fight nights

Zombie looked damn good Max was spooked in the 1st

Oh no!? WOOOOOO!!! accurate ahh reaction tbh

Shut up TKZ fought like a true warrior

Blanchfield showing shades of Merab

Old zombie would've never got ko'd by holloway the way he did.

how would amanda nunez do against the current mens bantamweight division?

Man I teared up ngl

He asked for this fight. The ufc didn't do him dirty. How? When he asked for this and he got what he asked for. Max is just trying to get that title shot back. Zombie asked for this fight. So u can't try to make it out like the UFC shit on him. There's a ton the UFC does wrong but this wasn't one of them. He got what he called for. I would say the UFC was nice enough to give him what he wanted. When we all new he didn't deserve a shot at max but they gave it to him because he was retiring. Thank u for a wonderful career Zombie. Undeniable Max is coming for volk with a new mindset.

“Give Holloway Brian Ortega” I have good news for you Lucas

As much as we are shitting on the ufc for this the matchup was more competitive than I expected

BIG BRUISER ANYTHONY SMITH GETS ME EVERYTIME 🤣

🧟‍♂️🧟‍♂️🧟‍♂️

When is the last time an Irish fighter used a Korean song walk out.

Ryan Spann must have the worst fight iq in the UFC only throwing 5 total leg kicks against paper legs anthony smith smh

All the fighters i loved in highschool gonna slowly retire soon 😢

Do you think you could beat Bedtime MMa in a fight? 3 five minute rounds?

Max was a directed weapon of energy on TKZ. If TKZ had been wearing blue, he would have been saved - Oprah's Roof

Lucas needs sleeper agents to throw banana peels into the octagon.

Lucas Tracy giving smith props 😂 omg

I think we r blamingthe ufc too much. Tkz wanted holloway to show he got what it takes for a title. Thats what he wanted. He got gifted the title set up and lost. Thats what he wanted. The title or quit. The ufc granted his wish

Tkz last 2 fights were hard to watch i remember the prime tkz tho

early stoppage

100% truth on the tkz fight. Sure the walkout is cool and all but why did he have to get KO'd?

Anthony Smith. When he speaks yet well I know music has a far more pleasing sound

I thought TKZ was doing pretty good until he got dropped.

TKZ mentality has gotten him KOed stiff before. If he didn’t try to be a tough guy against Yair he never would got hit with that elbow and would have won an UD.

Yair went to split dec with casers lol and casers has been on Streak 7 wins out of 8 fights he would be on 8 fight win streak if not sodiq dec which some people consider for caserrs this fight wasn't as easy of a fight as it looked

Anthony was protecting his family.

Nah he Was unconscious for a like 10 seconds and then he returned but the only guy he got koed stiff was Edgar

LucasTracyMMA is what happens when the after-school karate kid brings teenage drama into professional sports. Like why is it that everyone is always doing each other dirty with you? Stop applying your school yard insecurities to better men. TKZ went out like a G. Max was a worthy retirement fight and not some pity fight. TKZ said it himself; he thought he could still do it. Sometimes you need to believe in yourself despite your detractors. At the same time, sometimes it takes a decisive loss to humble you and in a way help you make that decision in the end. TKZ probably thought “this fight is it. If I can’t beat Max Holloway, there’s definitely NO WAY I can beat Volk. And if I can’t have a shot at being the best, I’m out.” Bam. Legend. Idc what anyone says, guy went out like a boss.

How did they do him dirty? He wanted the Holloway fight and if he won we could have been the number 1 contender.

I understand where you coming from Man. But this is fight game. Me seeing TKZ getting KO'd doesn't diminish my view of him and still respect him they I respect him before. And I can say the same thing with Shogun. But IDK, we have differents point of view

The UFC did TKZ dirty. You could have him fight someone who was a fair fight for him but no you give him Max Holloway who is the 2nd most dangerous guy in the division.

Why are we talking about TKZ like he’s 40 years old? he’s 36 that’s not old at all

Max vs Justin for the BMF

I would like to see TKZ fight either Mitchell who is IMO the most favorable ranked fighter for TKZ or Cub Swanson another 145 legend but def a winnable fight for TKZ, in fact I think Zombie would win. Against Max, TKZ was overmatched.

really weird how TKZ ran out and did that in the 3rd, strange.

@erickmeister8570

9 ай бұрын

He wanted to get that shit over with 😂

Max Holloway its invulnerable to LucasTracyMMA curse

Yeah totally true. I think the ufc care less and less

7:26 what is this guy on

I’d rather see TKZ get KOd stiff early than to watch him get pieced up for all five rounds wondering when his corner would throw in the towel.

After u said to not watch anything osmelly after his win is been avoiding everything like a plague.

Why would he fight ortega again?

tkz had to be sacrificed in order for the ufc to continue operating the way its been operating. i dont think its a big secret that dana HATES his fighters, especially champions, being able to walk away from the sport under their own power. now granted, tkz isnt a champion. but thats kind of the point. champions like GSP, khabib, and even former champs like lawler, might find a way to limp away from the sport just because, while declining, they still have experience on their side. if a solid, but not necessarily elite fighter like tkz doesnt get flatlined, it just ups the expectations for retiring champs. its some majorly abusive shit. almost like an abusive mom. where the ufc simultaneously wants whats good for its retiring champs (because the value of the belt they leave behind, partly hinges on the strength of the former champ), but also cant have them go out in an idyllic scenario. its kinda sick.

My counter argument would be, if TKZ went out there and chinned imanari roll Mitchell and got the dub, he wouldn't have retired. And let's be honest, this dude only retired because of how dominate Volk was against him. And I bet in his perspective, he figured if he could beat Max, he'd have a shot against Volk in a rematch plus, it would instantly give him the winner between Ilia and Volk. He had to lose to retire.

Mr Lionheart defended his family.

Let’s go Anthony smith

TKZ after the fight said he legit was only interested in continuing fighting if he was moving towards a title, and a win over max was a clear way to do that. Why not let him retire by competing against the best, if he wasn’t interested in fighting Holloway he wouldn’t have fought Holloway. Why are we talking about this like fighters, especially veterans, don’t turn down and pick and choose their fights constantly. He clearly wanted to compete against a top guy. I don’t see the big deal