@@jamesmelton4412 idk if this is an example of this, but I know for a fact that content creators will purposely say incorrect things or, at the very least, leave errors in the final edit so that people (like you and me) will comment about it, thus driving up engagements. Ya see it all the time.
As a Judoka myself, I was so excited for Karo Parisyan VS Matt Hughes, and I can still hear the Pay-Per-View add when something brings me back to that moment. Karo's injury was truly unfortunate because he truly was underrated, and his throws were truly awe inspiring.
I have huge respect for Judokas man, such beautiful techniques. Specially the ones that can transmute those skills into MMA. Kari was truly interesting to watch. It’s a shame Judo is getting a bit lost in the MMA world.
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I wouldn't say underrated, but underappreciated by those that didn't see him. Prior to the injuries he was beating well known names at that point. He only had 4 losses, the 1 to GSP, 1 to Diego, and 2 to Sherk outside of the UFC.
I love the direction that the new videos are going in. The longer form more in depth content is going to be really important in progression the Chanel. But I also do love how these shorter form videos are mixed in. Especially when it’s an OG like Jason!
When you said 'imagine a champion fighting back to back months', I've been watching a lot of ONE recently and their Muay Thai fighters have crazy numbers in their records; could you do a video explaining why their is such a difference in the amount of fights they have compared to MMA please? I'm assuming it's not JUST the money, those Muay Thai fighters knock the shite out of each other. Thanks and keep up the good work.
Muay Thai fighters do hard training from a young age and it's a lifestyle and culture thing. They sleep, eat and live in the gym where they train. Some guys will fight every weekend if they could. Big stadium fighters will normally fight less often but it can still be as frequent as every three weeks or once a month if they stay healthy.
It is part of the culture. There are events, small-to-mid sized, going every week and fighters are expected to fight. Since they only get paid to fight there’s pretty serious incentives to step in there if you’re physically able. Add to that the pressure from gambling pundits. As your name value rises they usually fight less often, but 4-6 times a year is still common.
To add to that, I hate to say it, but PED usage is a bit more... prevalent to say the least. Someone more qualified to speak on that is Gabriel Varga, world featherweight kickboxing champion for numerous major promotions. He's made many videos discussing his experiences in Thailand, to include PED usage and testing.
Eddie vs Nick during that time period could’ve been one of the gnarliest fights in the history of mma. I would’ve rather continued living life not thinking that fight could’ve happened because we missed out on a spectacle with that one not coming together
A good recentish one that you missed was the Nate Diaz vs Dustin Poirier title fight for that 165 pound division that was announced and just never happened.
Great video!!! Best in awhile (not meant with any disrespect). Love it when you guys do history videos! I’ve been in this since UFC 1 and I only knew about (or at least remember) 1 of these potential fights
Sakuraba vs frank shamrock was a match i really wanted to see. he even appeared in the ring and called him out. I bet it would've happened if saku signed with pancrase instead of pride.( though we wouldn't have eventualy got sakuraba vs the gracies.) And had Mark Kerr beat fujita in the pride gp, we wouldve had a clash of titans with Kerr vs Coleman.
I was thinking about guys who should be in the UFC Hall of Fame and wonder if Mark Kerr is worthy of induction. He had a short run but for a brief time he was probably the scariest fighter alive. K1 World Grand Prix Winner Bronko Cikatić looked _terrified_ facing Kerr at Pride 2 and was obviously trying to get himself disqualifed as quickly as possible.
@@George18798 Not true. They knew is was very much a possibility in the Grand Prix tournament. Kerr and Coleman weren't super close, not like Coleman and Randleman were.
@@Jekyll_Island_Creatures What do you mean they weren't close? Watch "The Smashing Machine" documentary. They wouldn't have fought, either one would have just stepped aside, more likely Mark Coleman cause he at the time was on decline while Mark Kerr was undefeated (Igor Vovchanchyn fight was overturned), but after the tournament it was Mark Coleman who resurrected his career while Mark Kerr from that point had only downfall
Before we start : I remember the time Kamaru Usman was to fight Santiago Ponzinibio...2016? it fell through. Now the career course could bring them back against one another
Thank God Anderson took the Pride deal. He wasnt ready in 2002 and might have made a weaker impression in the UFC instead of becoming the legend that he was 4 years later
I love list like this would love a part 2 if there is enough fights like this. I always find it crazy that in the Arlovski title reign i think at one point we were maybe getting Arlovski vs Cro Cop then Arlovski vs Ricco Rodriguez then eneded up with Eilers vs Arlovski.
Conor Mcgregor vs Max Holloway. when that fight happened, Mcgregor was Level 1 Plumber Mcgregor who was just getting his way out of Cage Warriors and Holloway was a new kid, he was just 20 y.o or something. they were not yet the superstars they would become years later. wish that fight happened a few years later.
Jon Jones vs Anthony Rumble Johnson UFC 187 Jon Jones vs Dan Henderson UFC 151 Junior Dos Santos vs Alistair Overeem UFC 146 Junior Dos Santos vs Brock Lesnar... UFC 131 Shogun vs Rashad Evans... UFC on Fox 19 (besides on the video mentioned of UFC 128)
@@thatrugbyguy I honestly think it was a gift from the MMA gods that both of their chins held up to give us a banger for the ages and a pretty good taste at what would have been
Marco Ruas vs Don Frye was announced but never came too fruition. I have a vhs with an indemand commercial for it. Igor Vovchachin vs Ken Shamrock and Igor Vovchachin vs Semmy Schilt in Pride were also announced but never happened. There is a huge thread on UG that has a list of fights that were announced that never happened.
There's a reason we forgot, they were heartbreaking when canceled. Now this video opens those wounds, pours lemon juice and salt in them, and then left us to weep 😢
Tito vs Randleman is a good one, would have been fun to see if Randleman's wrestling would have been enough to neutralize Tito's takedown and secure him the win and subsequently become a two division UFC champion before it was common
Some others include Lyoto v Forrest before either were ever champion. Interesting to think how much that fight could have impacted 1 or both of their careers. Also Mark Coleman was apparently slated to be Brocken first opponent in the UFC not Mir. Surely would have been an easy nights work for Brock and we may never have got his legendary feud with Mir.
Aldo looked really good at 235 lbs. Unbelievable really.
😂😂😂 I just heard this
Yeah and he had just come down to that weight from the 275 division where he was going to fight Tyson Fury.
Muscle weighs more than fat. Or something...
@@jamesmelton4412 idk if this is an example of this, but I know for a fact that content creators will purposely say incorrect things or, at the very least, leave errors in the final edit so that people (like you and me) will comment about it, thus driving up engagements. Ya see it all the time.
Had to rewind that part a few times to make sure I heard it correctly
Never even heard about Silva vs Hughes. That would have altered the course of one man's greatness.
4! Silva Hughes gsp and franklin
@@d-baer4161 Trueeee. Damn that would have actually been crazy.
@@stabyourcat we the real hardcores caring about what coulda been 🤣
As a Judoka myself, I was so excited for Karo Parisyan VS Matt Hughes, and I can still hear the Pay-Per-View add when something brings me back to that moment. Karo's injury was truly unfortunate because he truly was underrated, and his throws were truly awe inspiring.
Karo was not underrated lol he was a beast tho Matt would have ragdolled him
@@probablyyourdadwhat makes him not underrated?
Karo v Diego Sanchez was my dads favorite fight sent Karo’s tooth flying off a knee in the clinch!
I have huge respect for Judokas man, such beautiful techniques. Specially the ones that can transmute those skills into MMA. Kari was truly interesting to watch. It’s a shame Judo is getting a bit lost in the MMA world.
I wouldn't say underrated, but underappreciated by those that didn't see him. Prior to the injuries he was beating well known names at that point. He only had 4 losses, the 1 to GSP, 1 to Diego, and 2 to Sherk outside of the UFC.
"Can you imagine a UFC champ fighting in back to back months? Especially in the modern era"
Deiveson Figureido: 😐
Thats fucking insane. Especially considering how much Weight Figueiredo cut to get to 125
Aldo went down to 235lbs apparently 20:27
Garbrandt getting an immediate title shot against Figgy but having to later pull out will always be crazy
Karo's use of judo is still some of the best examples of it in the UFC imho
Jose Aldo looks really undersized for 235 pounds. I didn’t even know that was a weight class! I can’t believe he went that far up in weight!
they said he came down to that weight class 0.0
I love the direction that the new videos are going in. The longer form more in depth content is going to be really important in progression the Chanel. But I also do love how these shorter form videos are mixed in. Especially when it’s an OG like Jason!
Well stipe vs jones
I think a part of my brain thought Severn/Frye were the same person for the past like 15 years
As an MMA fan since the very first UFC, this is one of the most painful videos you guys have ever put out (aside from actual tragedies).
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"....and then roid raged the fuck out...."
Almost spit my coffee out laughing. 🤣
Pettis vs Aldo at their peak and Vitor vs Fedor cancellation are 2 of the wildest, most violent fights we never got
You forgot Igor Vovchanchin vs. Tank Abbott in the first round of the UFC 11 tournament.
Damn man, I remember when this channel had like 30k subs. I’m so proud of you guys I might actually buy a true t.
When you said 'imagine a champion fighting back to back months', I've been watching a lot of ONE recently and their Muay Thai fighters have crazy numbers in their records; could you do a video explaining why their is such a difference in the amount of fights they have compared to MMA please? I'm assuming it's not JUST the money, those Muay Thai fighters knock the shite out of each other. Thanks and keep up the good work.
Muay Thai fighters do hard training from a young age and it's a lifestyle and culture thing. They sleep, eat and live in the gym where they train. Some guys will fight every weekend if they could. Big stadium fighters will normally fight less often but it can still be as frequent as every three weeks or once a month if they stay healthy.
It is part of the culture. There are events, small-to-mid sized, going every week and fighters are expected to fight. Since they only get paid to fight there’s pretty serious incentives to step in there if you’re physically able. Add to that the pressure from gambling pundits. As your name value rises they usually fight less often, but 4-6 times a year is still common.
I am only speculating, but I can assume their lack of weight cutting also allows for a quicker turnaround
I know! Stamp Fairtex is only 25, but her recent fight for the One Atomweight MMA title was her NINETY-NINTH pro fight!!!!
To add to that, I hate to say it, but PED usage is a bit more... prevalent to say the least. Someone more qualified to speak on that is Gabriel Varga, world featherweight kickboxing champion for numerous major promotions. He's made many videos discussing his experiences in Thailand, to include PED usage and testing.
Dang Jose Aldo came down to 235 pounds? 20:29 lol who knew he was so big
Holy shit it's Jason!!!! We need more Jason!!!
14:03 Deiveson & Moreno both had fights back to back, UFC 255 & 256 👀
Brock Lesners mma debut against Min Soo Kim was supposed to be against Hong Man Choi. That’s what I heard in Korea’s mma community.
How about the fight between Dana and Tito we really missed out there as mma fans
Bas rutten. We all love him, but hall of fame, 2 fights in ufc and 1 of them, he got battered. Worst ref decision of its time .
Judges decision, not ref's decision. But, yeah, I've watched that fight numerous times and still think Randleman was robbed.
@Rando1975 yeah I meant judge 😆
Kevin smashed him to bits, lol
Eddie vs Nick during that time period could’ve been one of the gnarliest fights in the history of mma. I would’ve rather continued living life not thinking that fight could’ve happened because we missed out on a spectacle with that one not coming together
Absolutely
Tony vs khabib really is the most cured fight, 5 failed attempts and it never happened
Cured eh
Watching the demise of Tony doesn’t help either
What did it cure
So cursed, the 5th time caused a world wide shutdown. 😆
Cured bacon
A good recentish one that you missed was the Nate Diaz vs Dustin Poirier title fight for that 165 pound division that was announced and just never happened.
Chuck Liddell vs Ken Shamrock better be on this list. Vernon White replaced Shamrock due to Ken's injury.
Damn I never knew Jose fought at heavyweight
Silva vs Hughes getting booked blew my mind.
Heavyweight Aldo was a beast!
Great video!!! Best in awhile (not meant with any disrespect). Love it when you guys do history videos! I’ve been in this since UFC 1 and I only knew about (or at least remember) 1 of these potential fights
Holy shit Jose dropped down to 235!!! lol
Sakuraba vs frank shamrock was a match i really wanted to see. he even appeared in the ring and called him out. I bet it would've happened if saku signed with pancrase instead of pride.( though we wouldn't have eventualy got sakuraba vs the gracies.)
And had Mark Kerr beat fujita in the pride gp, we wouldve had a clash of titans with Kerr vs Coleman.
I was thinking about guys who should be in the UFC Hall of Fame and wonder if Mark Kerr is worthy of induction. He had a short run but for a brief time he was probably the scariest fighter alive. K1 World Grand Prix Winner Bronko Cikatić looked _terrified_ facing Kerr at Pride 2 and was obviously trying to get himself disqualifed as quickly as possible.
@@BiggieTrismegistusIn Branco's defense, Kerr was terrifying at that time.
Mark Kerr and Mark Coleman would have never fought each other
@@George18798 Not true. They knew is was very much a possibility in the Grand Prix tournament. Kerr and Coleman weren't super close, not like Coleman and Randleman were.
@@Jekyll_Island_Creatures What do you mean they weren't close? Watch "The Smashing Machine" documentary. They wouldn't have fought, either one would have just stepped aside, more likely Mark Coleman cause he at the time was on decline while Mark Kerr was undefeated (Igor Vovchanchyn fight was overturned), but after the tournament it was Mark Coleman who resurrected his career while Mark Kerr from that point had only downfall
Aldo thick as hell, man be looking 100 pounds lighter than his 235 pound weight lol.
Hughes vs Silva: same outcome as Hughes vs Landi-Jons
Video idea, forgotten wars, eg mark hunt and Bigfoot silva 1 was a absolute war but imo it doesn't get the love it deserves
Randy vs Coleman happened but After their primes.
Much more so for one than the other
Great edit and my favorite delivery. Thanks! :)
Aldo fought at 235lbs? 😂
Before we start : I remember the time Kamaru Usman was to fight Santiago Ponzinibio...2016?
it fell through. Now the career course could bring them back against one another
Thank God Anderson took the Pride deal. He wasnt ready in 2002 and might have made a weaker impression in the UFC instead of becoming the legend that he was 4 years later
Also love that UFC 17 became UFC 217 REDEMPTION 😂
I love a good typo/mistake, and now I'm picturing Aldo at 235lbs and it's a great image in my head. Just fat retired happy Jose over 2 bills 😆
Mark Kerr v Royce Gracie at Pride 2 should had been #1
I love list like this would love a part 2 if there is enough fights like this. I always find it crazy that in the Arlovski title reign i think at one point we were maybe getting Arlovski vs Cro Cop then Arlovski vs Ricco Rodriguez then eneded up with Eilers vs Arlovski.
Conor Mcgregor vs Max Holloway. when that fight happened, Mcgregor was Level 1 Plumber Mcgregor who was just getting his way out of Cage Warriors and Holloway was a new kid, he was just 20 y.o or something. they were not yet the superstars they would become years later. wish that fight happened a few years later.
235 lbs Fat Aldo
Honorable mention for dustin vs nate diaz
Jon Jones vs Anthony Rumble Johnson UFC 187
Jon Jones vs Dan Henderson UFC 151
Junior Dos Santos vs Alistair Overeem UFC 146
Junior Dos Santos vs Brock Lesnar... UFC 131
Shogun vs Rashad Evans... UFC on Fox 19 (besides on the video mentioned of UFC 128)
The editor of this video did some amazing visual storytelling.
Great video❤
Yall remember when Aldo came down to 235 😂
This one was awesome!
20:27 that's a heavy ass jose aldo 😂
235lb Aldo is a menace. Would've absolutely crushed Cejudo.
I still get chills when I see that faceoff between Chuck and Wanderlei. What could have been...
Gay
They did fight a couple years later though. It was banger too.
@@thatrugbyguy I honestly think it was a gift from the MMA gods that both of their chins held up to give us a banger for the ages and a pretty good taste at what would have been
Aldo at 235 was a monster.
He’s Undefeated at that weight !
Marco Ruas vs Don Frye was announced but never came too fruition. I have a vhs with an indemand commercial for it. Igor Vovchachin vs Ken Shamrock and Igor Vovchachin vs Semmy Schilt in Pride were also announced but never happened. There is a huge thread on UG that has a list of fights that were announced that never happened.
Bro I never knew Aldo was 235
Good lord that was a long ad. I mean at least give us an intermission screen or something
Silva vs Hughes would have been epic!! I never knew that at all!! Hearing that legit made my jaw drop.
There's a reason we forgot, they were heartbreaking when canceled. Now this video opens those wounds, pours lemon juice and salt in them, and then left us to weep 😢
18:58 Cowboy, Mighty Mouse, and Big Country were the first ones that came to mind.
Still waiting for lesnar vs cormier ...maybe @ufc200😮
babe wake up new MMAOnPoint
Karo was good dude but he is forgotten about now he was on first ufc game for ps3
The pride lightweight Grand Prix that never happened. It had posters printed for it and everything.
Mark kerr vs royce
235 aldo would be horrifying
Please use the old soundtrack you use to use..please, I can’t get over it and I’m finding it hard to adapt to the new one.
Video starts at 2:20 , you're welcome!
Sadly, I remembered all of these except Hughes vs Anderson Silva. A big What If?
Aldo really bulk all the way to 235
Royce Gracie vs Mark Kerr??
Heavyweight Aldo was terrifying
2024 ah yes Jose Aldo Junior the former 235lbs champion
Tito vs Randleman is a good one, would have been fun to see if Randleman's wrestling would have been enough to neutralize Tito's takedown and secure him the win and subsequently become a two division UFC champion before it was common
How about ranking fighters based on their top 5 wins ?
Ilia was also supposed to make his debut in 2018 at 135 against petr yan in moscow
If Don Frye and Dan Severin did fight you'd need them to wear badges to differentiate them 😅
Rickson vs Sakuraba !!
Frank vs Saku!!
Matt hughes vs anderson silva
Am I missing something? Chuck did fight Wandy and won 🤔
This was years before they finally did fight. Similar to Coleman vs. Couture that was mentioned earlier in the video.
The first went to Randy, second to Chuck, third and final to Chuck.
@@FusionFocus863Wandy, not Randy 😂
@Rando1975 The title of the video is fights you forgot ALMOST happened. They definitely fought, it just wasn't when the UFC had planned.
One not talked about much is Leon vs Khamzat
Video titled "Legendary fights you forgot where ALMOST booked."
Included: Wanderlei Silva vs Chuck Liddell
Jose Aldo came down to 235 huh? Lol love you guys 😂
Aldo came down to 235lbs can't believe I missed that
Some others include Lyoto v Forrest before either were ever champion. Interesting to think how much that fight could have impacted 1 or both of their careers.
Also Mark Coleman was apparently slated to be Brocken first opponent in the UFC not Mir. Surely would have been an easy nights work for Brock and we may never have got his legendary feud with Mir.
Just wondering... Why is your logo a ghi when ghis havent been a thing in mma since the first couple of ufc events?
I can't tell if you're joking or not
what about Brock Lesnar vs DC
Aldo Vs Pettis at 155 was booked
Deiveson Figueiredo fought 2 months back to back in "today's age". Y'all hiring?
Like the Spider-Man reference
You can’t tell me don Frye and Dan Severn aren’t the same person 😂
We've come so far it takes two minutes to start the videos now eh
Nick diaz vs Eddie Alvarez!?? Wowwww
Aldo/Pettis
Jose Aldo was 235 pounds where was I in his career for that time?
Glad I didn’t see musk zuck on here
The real trivia is that Aldo made 235