Saku is one of the greatest to ever do it. The only reason he wasn't a dominant champion is cos he frequently fought roided up freaks who had at least 30, 40 lbs on him. He was a natural welterweight and he fought prime Cro Cop, prime Vovchanchyn and prime Wanderlei for fck sake!
ohtebowah agree. He was a true warrior. Never backed down. I wish more fighters were like him now. Now all u see is money fights and champs running from contenders.
I don't think I would be able to resist giving Sakuraba a hug if I ever ran into him. Pretty good chance he'd obliterate a joint in the process, but it'd be worth it.
I remember staying up all night as a 12 year old to secretly watch sakuraba fight on stream.... only good memories for him and Pride I have... great he got honored he deserves it!!
Johnny Lee Well, he did won a UFC HEAVYWEIGHT(!!!!) Tournament while he was 180 pounds........by submitting a 240+ pounds bjj blackbelt champion!!! FUCKING UNBELIEVABLE!!! The 1st man to submit a bjj blackbelt in modern MMA times, in 1997, when bjj considered unbeatable.....
Ka Bh Yes ikr. And Dom might be a great trash talker but he is humble. I think he would have done that. And it would have been a cool moment to look back to.
Yumi Tokushige he fought in one ufc tournament, that was held japan multiple years ago. He was a replacement for an injured team mate and was below the weight class limit, so lied his weight to be able to participate. He fought the same guy twice that night in a weird chain of events that day. First fight was nc and second he won. He could have fought tank abott that night, but the american pulled out from the final fight due to injury... To summarize: He is a UFC tournament champion.
Sakuraba is known because hugs technique, but if you hear his speech you can realize how humble is this guy. I guess this one is his best skill. Saku you are my favorite fighter 4ever
Saku should have fought at the welterweight division but instead fought roided HW and LHW fighters in Pride, which was incredible that he still managed to survive and still put up decent fights against them. Whenever Saku fought fighters his weight, he defeated them all like the Gracies. Saku probably would have been WW Champ had he fought in UFC and his fight against Matt Hughes would have been epic.
2018 Hall of Fame Class Frank Shamrock Kevin Randleman Marco Ruas Jens Pulver The Ultimate Fighter Season 1 Cast (unlikely) Art Davie Rorion Gracie John Milius Clay Guida vs Diego Sanchez
Truth From My Brain Dana's El presidente, he'll probably have something much bigger than a hall of fame induction once he retires. Brock arguably has a case.
Maurice is the Koko B Ware of the UFC HoF.. by that I mean, UFC realized they don't have that many living HoF-tier fighters that 1) they have a good relationship with, 2) aren't on drugs or ill, and 3) aren't brain damaged badly, so they have to start inducting midcarder and jobber tier fighters instead of just the legends.
We desperately need an Official "Hall-of-Flame" (or "Hall-of-Lame", or whatever), so ALL the creative and fabulous "MMAmes" can be properly inducted & made widely known as well. I, for one, have my list right here: - Artem DA GOAT Lobov-nolove - Denis DAROIDS Siver - Coach Edmond "DUCK THE IRS!" Tarverdyan, etc.. I'd like to read yours... Cheers ;)
LOL at Sakuraba: "It's been a while since I've won anything and the last time I did it was a bingo game".
Hey I know you! Lol
I'm very glad Sakuraba got inducted into the hall of fame.
Biohybrid _ me too, that’s a true legend right there !!
Sakuraba Respect☝👍. Hello from Kazakhstan.
Very nice!
Ассаламу Алейкум
Sakuraba is and always will be one of the best to ever do it. A true martial artist by every meaning.
Sakuraba was the GOAT of Japanese mma! Such a thrill to watch him fight anyone and everyone, regardless of size!
Siapapun akan di lawan tanpa pilih pilih oleh Master Sakuraba...
Legenda...
I am very happy for Sakuraba. My favourite fighter in Pride. And great professional wrestler too.
Before i heard of Sakuraba I didn't realize Samurai still lived to this day.
Ian Schmitt same bro...same
Very underrated comment. Very.
Respect to Sakuraba. Always put his heart and soul into every battle
Saku is one of the greatest to ever do it. The only reason he wasn't a dominant champion is cos he frequently fought roided up freaks who had at least 30, 40 lbs on him. He was a natural welterweight and he fought prime Cro Cop, prime Vovchanchyn and prime Wanderlei for fck sake!
ohtebowah he ne to du job job
ohtebowah agree. He was a true warrior. Never backed down. I wish more fighters were like him now. Now all u see is money fights and champs running from contenders.
Also, he fought Vovchanchyn after the 90 minute fight with Gracie...on the same damn night
I agree.... His fight was totally defferent weight class..
God those fights against Wandy took years off his life im sure. Ugh...wish he never fought him
Kazushi Sakuraba the best of all time 💪💪💪
Gracie Hunter!!!!
Azlan Shah A. Shafiuddin Gracie killer
Sakuraba the Gracie Killer!!! Bombaaaaa!!!!
Shais89 It's just coffee dude
I don't think I would be able to resist giving Sakuraba a hug if I ever ran into him. Pretty good chance he'd obliterate a joint in the process, but it'd be worth it.
Nah, Saku is too nice he would hug you too.
So happy to see saku here man, one of my all time favourites
Sakurabaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa !
Sakurabaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Electronic91 Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiillvaaaaaaaa!!! oh shit, wrong fighter
I remember staying up all night as a 12 year old to secretly watch sakuraba fight on stream.... only good memories for him and Pride I have... great he got honored he deserves it!!
さくらば
Sakuraba! Well deserved! so many great memories watching his fights.
Sakuraba is an absolute legend.
the Real Goat someone who truly feared no man any weight
sakuraba is the LAST SAMURAI, he is ''Bushido''
Terima kasih UFC telah memasukan petarung Favorit saya n legenda MMA Kazushi Sakuraba ke dalam hall of fame...
SAKURABA What a fighter , samurai outfit so cool
Dana was holding some serious shit..
nasmo lmfaoo
nasmo alcohol
Sakuraba, you are my hero!!
even though kazushi sakuraba never won a title he won our hearts and a great award
Johnny Lee Well, he did won a UFC HEAVYWEIGHT(!!!!) Tournament while he was 180 pounds........by submitting a 240+ pounds bjj blackbelt champion!!! FUCKING UNBELIEVABLE!!! The 1st man to submit a bjj blackbelt in modern MMA times, in 1997, when bjj considered unbeatable.....
One of the greatest that stepped into Ocragon. This man didnt have bouts or matches, he fought wars against the Gracies. .
Hell yeah !! He fought for his fans and to me that makes him the goat.
Sakuraba - I'm indebted to you for giving me hours, dags, weeks of entertainment.
Joe Silva - you're welcome!!
Would have been awesome if Dom would have inducted Faber into the hall of fame.
TheSpanishSolidSnake that would be an awesome way to end a decade long rivalry.
PureEbola Absolutly
For fucks sake. I can't understand WHY they didn't do that. Imagine having Dom induct him. PURE class.
Ka Bh Yes ikr. And Dom might be a great trash talker but he is humble. I think he would have done that. And it would have been a cool moment to look back to.
Faber's chin is the reason why he is in the Hall of Fame.
zushiiii!!!!!!!!! sakurabaaaaaaaa!!!! the best, this man is a legend. so happy to see recognition from the west, as hes a god in japan!
See that look Sakuraba gave the interpreter when he made a mistake.. He's still got the killer instinct 👍🏼
Frank Shamrock should be next. The UFC founders and creators Art Davie, Rorion Gracie and John Milius need to be honored too!
David Duarte For sure!
David Duarte Cro cop,Henderson and wanderlei
I knew Sakuraba. He's very popular but I didn't know he was in UFC.
Yumi Tokushige he fought in one ufc tournament, that was held japan multiple years ago. He was a replacement for an injured team mate and was below the weight class limit, so lied his weight to be able to participate. He fought the same guy twice that night in a weird chain of events that day. First fight was nc and second he won. He could have fought tank abott that night, but the american pulled out from the final fight due to injury...
To summarize: He is a UFC tournament champion.
Fernando
incredible
Yumi Tokushige They are adding athletes outside UFC as well
No he fought in Pride Tornaments in Japan which was "then", owned by the Japanese after that the UFC bought Pride.. @@Fernando-zpt
@@BigJneral do your research you're gonna see that during the UFC tournaments era, there was one held in japan which he fought and won.
Sakuraba a real Warrior
Did Urijah's chin get it's own award?
Yeah, his chin won the best ass award.
lmfao
I think he has a Trademark on this chin now.
Sakuraba is known because hugs technique, but if you hear his speech you can realize how humble is this guy. I guess this one is his best skill.
Saku you are my favorite fighter 4ever
Fuckin legend I still watch his fights on my pride dvds when I'm drinking, I never get tired of pride 15 & 6
One of the best ever! He deserves! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Sakuraba.... true legend
Nobody wears ear tape quite like Sakuraba. Hes the man.
Dana White's blood pressure needs checking out.
In my opinion Saku's the best of all time
Kazushi Sakuraba! Congrats!!!
I love Sakuraba! Huge fan
RESPECT4 Saku - great, humble, spiritual man! - osu
Sakuraba the live legend.
The word legend gets put out to much saku is legend he made pride and his ability was unreal
Sakuraba the best of the best. For once the UFC did right
Holy shit sakuraba got pissed when he translator got it wrong one time, it was however a special moment for him, u dont fuck it up!
Sakuraba the goat!
never forget stitch
Carl stich was never my friend
Man, Sakuraba's got some sweet robes.
Saku my favorite, even in his japan pro wrestling days was the shiznit, TEAM SAKU FOR LIFE!
dana red
Saku should have fought at the welterweight division but instead fought roided HW and LHW fighters in Pride, which was incredible that he still managed to survive and still put up decent fights against them. Whenever Saku fought fighters his weight, he defeated them all like the Gracies. Saku probably would have been WW Champ had he fought in UFC and his fight against Matt Hughes would have been epic.
Sakuraba.. the modern day Musashi!
Truly legendary!
Win or lose, kazushi sakuraba was never in a boring fight.
dana is tomato red cos hes holding his breath until every headliner is on weight 😂😂😂
SAKU!
Mo Smith is a stud. Can't say it enough. He had no fear of the grapplers.
Kazu IQ Wrestling Gracie Hunter... Sakuraba
Congrats to Saku and white guy!
Sakuraba is all natural, he fought a Gracie for *90 MINUTES*, he fought Wanderlei in his prime and several others.
ありがとうございました Kazushi Sakuraba.
The same night he fought the top hw in the world , Igor Vovchanchyn
UFC, great endeavor. That's what happens with resilient entrepreneurs. Wish you double the empire Dana, keep it up.
Kazushi Sakuraba sickkkkkkkkkkkkk skills
The Hall of Fame is every fighter's dream goal.
Commando Master I think a belt is a bit higher.
Commando Master I wish their was an mma hall of fame not just ufc, that way legendary fighters from other organizations could be inducted
Eddie Perez yea
And maybe the 3 millions bank check?
Sakuraba the goat
Congrats
Jon Annik truly is an amazing speaker.
Sakuraba looks like that one old dude who graduated in your college class
The Lobov comments are pretty good, so where are the Dada 5000 ones? His cardio alone makes him first ballot!
Saku!
Homie!
Legends
All about Sakuraba
The best part was Megan Olivi at the end my lord 😍😄
2018 Hall of Fame Class
Frank Shamrock
Kevin Randleman
Marco Ruas
Jens Pulver
The Ultimate Fighter Season 1 Cast (unlikely)
Art Davie
Rorion Gracie
John Milius
Clay Guida vs Diego Sanchez
Sakuraba said the last time he won was "a second prize" in the bingo game in a year end drinking party.
Сакураба легенда💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Maurice Smith superior fighter ⚡⚡⚡
Love Faber. he's all about hustle.
2018 Hall of Fame Class
Artem "the Goat" Lobov
Denis Siver
Cm Punk
Brock "the Beast" Lesnar
Shayna Bazler
Dana White
Brendan Schaub
Truth From My Brain how fucking dare you leave out Colby Covington and Sage Northcutt
Hassan Syed lolz aside i think it's because they're still active
Truth From My Brain Dana's El presidente, he'll probably have something much bigger than a hall of fame induction once he retires.
Brock arguably has a case.
This class is nothing without Sea Level Cain
JUNIE BROWNING AND JULIAN 'LET ME BANG BRO' MISSING
The look Saku gives the interpreter at 2:36.... :)
Where's Frank Shamrock?
Sakuraba > anyone in the UFC. prior to this anyone in UFC in 2019
Dana Red
Where is Marco Ruas in the UFC HALL?
Maurice is the Koko B Ware of the UFC HoF.. by that I mean, UFC realized they don't have that many living HoF-tier fighters that 1) they have a good relationship with, 2) aren't on drugs or ill, and 3) aren't brain damaged badly, so they have to start inducting midcarder and jobber tier fighters instead of just the legends.
SHOUTOUT TO JOE SILVA THE LEGEND
Sakuraba is the last of the samurai
And for 2018 UFC hall of famer we have.. CM Punk - Modern Era - Former UFC Heavyweight Champ - Defeated Once
Can't wait for my 3 fave goats to be there next year:
- Vitor " ufc bigger than uber " Belfort
- Anderson " es normal " Silva
- Sea level Cain
Ramon.V Cain is not gonna retire for awhile
Sakuraba goat
We desperately need an Official "Hall-of-Flame" (or "Hall-of-Lame", or whatever), so ALL the creative and fabulous "MMAmes" can be properly inducted & made widely known as well.
I, for one, have my list right here:
- Artem DA GOAT Lobov-nolove
- Denis DAROIDS Siver
- Coach Edmond "DUCK THE IRS!" Tarverdyan, etc..
I'd like to read yours...
Cheers ;)
if you're reading this, and you dont know who the inductee's are, go look them up
except Joe Silva ... he's not a fighter
"My faaahhhhhnnnnsss, sorry" 😂
Can't believe Joe Silva never wore his leather jacket with the red stripe.
the Gracie Hunter!! 👍
Love Joe Silva!
@4:11 it looks like Dana's pushing Joe off the stage like, OK, get off the stage, you're fired.