Petr was absolutely dominating that fight from round to round. To be fair though, when they met again Aljo looked much better than in the first fight. Still Petr would have had a better and longer championship reign.
To think of what could've been... Beats Aljo, then TJ in his return, Cory, O'Malley, Cejudo, then losing to Merab. Or maybe being on a streak like that would help him in the fight and he does better.
This knee is one of the best examples of a butterfly effect in mma and sports as a whole. SO much could’ve been different had he not thrown that knee man.
Thank you for the movie. You truly are an asset to the mma space. So many people don’t know the history or have the any idea where to start when looking into mma. Your vids like this really help martial and the many fighters that deserve to be recognized in the space become known to the rest of us.
This complete history is awesome. Nothing else out there like this. Incredible storytelling and production. Fantastic video top to bottom. I really hope this works out for you so we can all be lucky enough to get a continuation of the potential series.
@Kgopani3101 Wasn't killing himself to make weight either. He would have been KOd plenty of times if he didn't poke everyone in the eyes that tried to close the distance. Jones sucks and peaked in 2015. That Ovince fight was pathetic
Most underrated CHANNEL on UA-cam, not just in the MMA community, but on UA-cam in general. The research, editing, and effort shows passion and desire for quality and deserves nothing but success and praise for this level of commitment.
that’s so crazy how underrated you are, genuinely want to thank you so much for these vids, especially these long ones. this video actually motivated me to go back to wrestling practice and not quit lol i’m being so serious. thank you dude you’re a legend ❤
Cruz and Uriah had some good back and forth. Forgot how funny some of that shit was. Also Cruz's " you can't stop talking to me, you're sitting right here dummy." always gets me. 😆
@javierfromthegggnetwork9657 the man was dominant, ehat happened to him would of broken a lesser man. He made tung rust look like it fidnt exist. He got older now and father timr haunts us all but i really hope ufc continues to do right by dom
Just finished it. Holy hell my dude. That was… fantastic. I smiled. I shed a tear. I laughed. I remembered. “A man is never truly dead until the final time his name is spoken” Thank you for this. Truly exceptional work.
Fantastic video. Would love to see more of these. You might wanna put them in parts though to not mess the algo. I do think this video will catch on and gain a lot of views though, might just be a slow burn at first.
You’re the GOAT man, Jon Jones doc from Lionel Rivera and Bantamweight history from you might just be the undisputed back to back best videos ever. Please do some deep dives into other divisions, I know 135 is you’re favourite but i feel you could teach us a lot.❤
There are multiple channels doing this style of mma media, but damn if you aren't the pinnacle. Your collations, music and particularly your narration style and tone of voice bring the absolutely perfect sombre and informative tone to what is inevitably a melancholy sport. Thank you for this content it's the height of youtube.
Good Lord the quality is unreal. 135 is my favorite division. It has the most dynamic & skilled fighters. I'm just gonna throw this out there: I KNOW O'Malley is capable of a lot more than we witnessed in that last fight and i Hate that i know Sean can do Way More than he did but it just didn't happen that night in the sphere. It was not because "Merab hurt Sean so bad and overwhelmed him so much that he just could not do anything" it was not that. That was the least aggressive Merab we have ever seen but it also was the least Dynamic Sean we have ever seen. It was just a frustrating fight in general. There are so many amazing match ups we can make at 135 and I just hope that stuff can happen
I agree about the Sean and Merab fight, something about both of them seemed off. It’s almost like they both trained expecting something different out of each other. They make for a great second fight I think. Thanks for the comment
Bro's like "Here's Eddie Wineland, the inaugural champ, now let's ignore the history of the BW division to talk about two 145ers that will fight for the 135 belt more times than you can count", I get that Cruz and Faber are integral to 135s history, but you've completely skipped over the part none of us really know about to tell us the same story we've heard 1100 times about Cruz & Faber
theres nothing really to talk about more than what I did to be honest, I circle back to eddie multiple times through out the doc. I can only give so much, and 25 Mins to the WEC... in a UFC video is more than enough. Im going to do a WEC video eventually.
This is a crazy video bro Good job mayn Jusy pressed om recomended videos while i was cleaning up the apartment and now im 2 hours in Def getting a sub
Imagine this on UFC fight pass. Oh, you're a new fan, no worries. Here's a 4 hour documentary of the ufc Bantamweight. UFC production team needs to give this man access to all their footage, Can't magine what you could make.
This videos timing is great because I’m actually working on an essay about Doms career. Why some fans still deny his greatness is beyond me. Skill for skill he’s one of the best of all time
Great Job! Truly an amazing and complete documentary. UFC needs more content like this to help newer fans understand why some of the greats are still so highly regarded. Side note: Although I love O'Mailey as well. Its very arguable that he lost that bout against Yan and it wasn't a very clear win. I think even O'Mailey was surprised he won but in the end it's all opinions the results are what matters.
I dont understand how can anyone who watch this sport say that aljo was the goat of bantamweight, just because omally was yapping about it, omally kept saying that because he wanted the luxury of having the bantamweight goat on his record that's all, he just wanted to boost his own ego For me it's dominick and it's not even close, followed by TJ people want to make case for the number of title defenses, but even then cruz is superior Dominick was already the champ at WEC and he defended his belt 2 times, before coming to the ufc and defending it twice again, then because of INJURY, not cause he lost his belt, he got stipped off his title, came back after yeaaars of pain and suffering and hard work, and beat the current best bantamweight on the planet TJ dillashaw in his prime, then defended again against urijiah faber before losing to cody So, dominick has won the title 2 seperate times, defended the belt 5 times against the best competition the ufc can throw at him (faber, dj, tj, joey b) Meanwhile mr aljo, won the belt via DQ in the first time in ufc history, defended the belt in a very debetable and controvertial split decision vs petr yan, beat tj who was fighting without an elbow, then another split decision vs cejudo who was coming off a massive layoff, then lost the belt by knockout to omally Are we seriously doing this? A division's goat should not be determined solely on the number of title defenses, there are other factors that come into play, and even in that regard cruz should be superior as well, since he defended the ufc belt 3 times and the wec belt twice Dominick cruz is the bantmaweight goat, there's not one single doubt about it
The bantamweight GOAT will be Merab if defends it against umar, and might already be the GOAT. He has by far the best resume out of anybody in bantamweight history.
This rivals Napoleon’s heavyweight lineal title series. I can’t believe this exists. This is one of if not the best MMA channel next to Napoleon and Lionel.
This got me through a work day, and didn’t even finish it, so it’ll get me through another! Thanks my man. Look forward to the other divisions getting the same treatment! 👊
Man said SYM LOOL, you're content is much appreciated you shed alot of light on the older fighters and pioneers of the game aswel as the current layout of the bantam weight division. You're videos are very informative and entertaining it took me 2 days to finish this but it was well worth it big props to you my guy
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Now make the entire alternate history where Petr didn't throw that knee
Brother! What could have been
Nobody views aljo as a champ
Petr was absolutely dominating that fight from round to round. To be fair though, when they met again Aljo looked much better than in the first fight. Still Petr would have had a better and longer championship reign.
To think of what could've been... Beats Aljo, then TJ in his return, Cory, O'Malley, Cejudo, then losing to Merab. Or maybe being on a streak like that would help him in the fight and he does better.
This knee is one of the best examples of a butterfly effect in mma and sports as a whole. SO much could’ve been different had he not thrown that knee man.
hope you do all the weightclasses. that would be dope! appreciate your content and the effort you put into it.
That's the plan! Thank you my friend
This is amazing we NEED every division. Fantastic page!
Thanks you my friend I really appreciate it
@@MixedMartialAcademicshould do middleweight next ❤
Yeah it’s an amazing idea for a mini series. Definitely will check back in to see what else you got cooking up, but if you do just go up by weights 🙏🏽
I think bro is a fan of the Bantamweight Division
Ummmmm maybe 😂
How can’t you be though?😂
😂😂😂
Thank you for the movie. You truly are an asset to the mma space. So many people don’t know the history or have the any idea where to start when looking into mma. Your vids like this really help martial and the many fighters that deserve to be recognized in the space become known to the rest of us.
Thank you for the kind words my friend! It’s an honour
This channel is what MMA so badly needed
Here to stay brother!
people hate TJ for cheating but call Jones the goat for cheating multiple times, crazy people
TJ cheats and lose lmao
This complete history is awesome. Nothing else out there like this. Incredible storytelling and production. Fantastic video top to bottom. I really hope this works out for you so we can all be lucky enough to get a continuation of the potential series.
Ohhhh you bet Im going to do more! I don't care if this video doesnt get views, Featherweight next!
@ hell yeah dude. I can’t wait.
@@MixedMartialAcademicfeatherweight is gonna be crazy where can we donate to the cause
Wish those disregarding TJs accomplishments would keep that same energy for JJ.
exactly.
Jones didn't get koed in 20 seconds after taking a bunch of roids
@Kgopani3101 Wasn't killing himself to make weight either. He would have been KOd plenty of times if he didn't poke everyone in the eyes that tried to close the distance. Jones sucks and peaked in 2015. That Ovince fight was pathetic
@Kgopani3101 Light Heavyweight was as shallow as heavyweight. Division of guys not athletic enough for high paying sports like NFL.
@@Nathanate84 should've could've would've, if my grandma had wheels she'd be a car
Most underrated CHANNEL on UA-cam, not just in the MMA community, but on UA-cam in general.
The research, editing, and effort shows passion and desire for quality and deserves nothing but success and praise for this level of commitment.
Thank you so much for those kind words! That means a lot
If this is 1/10 as good as Napoleon’s heavyweight series you’ll be the 2nd best MMA UA-camr
I think it’ll be more than 1/3 as good.
Being 1/100 of any napoleon video is good enough for me brother!
The numbers don't lie
Who is the first please don't say MMA Guru because that guy is just edgy humour and not actual high quality content even though it is funny
@@MixedMartialAcademicadding in jokes about Schaubs failed comedy career is the best way to us Nap fans to add you to our regular playlists.
@@1wa83nnapoleon blownapart
that’s so crazy how underrated you are, genuinely want to thank you so much for these vids, especially these long ones. this video actually motivated me to go back to wrestling practice and not quit lol i’m being so serious. thank you dude you’re a legend ❤
It’s all you mate! That hunger is in you, sometimes the key to unlock it is found outside of yourself! Keep working mate.
Need to work on finals now, but y’all best believe that the FIRST thing I’m doing after is watching this!
Put the work in brother and smash it mate, best of luck 🎉
Cruz and Uriah had some good back and forth. Forgot how funny some of that shit was. Also Cruz's " you can't stop talking to me, you're sitting right here dummy." always gets me. 😆
Bruh, such an NPC moment ahaha
Been waiting on you to post and for you to do it on my birthday? *chefs kiss*
Just for you brother!
Thanks!
Thank you so much my friend!
Is this the 4 hour video?
Cos that’s the one I REALLY wanna watch
4 hours my brother! Stand by for tomorrow!
genuinely stoked!!
Incredible work good sir, please keep 'em coming
Phenomenal video 💪🏼
Thank you 🙌
the amount of work put into this video must’ve been insane. Truly blessed to be subscribed to one of the best channels
Wow, thank you!
Love to production quality and the accuracy of these videos. You put the work in and it shows brother
thank you my friend!
This for every division would be insanely good
“4 years I was gone and you couldn’t get close to this” that was a nasty line by Dom 😂
Dom was great i hope ufc does right by him alot of people forgot how good he was
@@drixjokerit’s kinda crazy because I think he’s still the goat of the bantamweight division and no one mentions him anymore
@javierfromthegggnetwork9657 the man was dominant, ehat happened to him would of broken a lesser man. He made tung rust look like it fidnt exist. He got older now and father timr haunts us all but i really hope ufc continues to do right by dom
In 20 years, this is one of the best MMA video's I've ever seen.
Very well done, sir! Thank you.
Wow, thanks, that means a lot 🙏
I respect the work you put into these vids
Got to do it for the boys!
Renan Barao!!! God damn I haven't heard that name in a while.
Great Stuff. Enjoying every second of it.
Thank you so much my friend!
My boy martial with a banger as usual
Appreciate you my friend
Phenomenal video brother!
Glad you liked it!
26:09 Cruz toying with Usman is gold
Just got off from work…
LETS GOOOO!!
I’ve been waiting for this since it was mentioned!
@@mordsythe just for you my brother! Enjoy it, and take it slow if you need to my man, it’s stupid long ahaha
@ I have the rest of the day… BINGE TIME!!
I told you yesterday.. Im genuinely stoked for this
Just finished it.
Holy hell my dude.
That was… fantastic.
I smiled. I shed a tear. I laughed.
I remembered.
“A man is never truly dead until the final time his name is spoken”
Thank you for this. Truly exceptional work.
Thank you so much for the kind words my friend I really appreciate it! Have a good time watching the fights tonight
@@MixedMartialAcademic sent it to my buddy.
He watched it end to end and loved it also.
Top tier buddy.. top f’in tier!
I could never sit through a 4 hour movie but I was so into this video I didnt even pause it once. Great job!!
Wow thank you so much 🙏 glad I could put this together for you
One of the best mma docs PERIOD. this videos probably your best great job man
Appreciate that thanks a lot 🙌
great video, always putting out heaters and its appreciated
thank you my friend! Always more to come!
Needed this one! Good job
Glad you liked it!
Awesome content as always
@@jaynesgsm appreciate you mate thank you! 🙏
Your videos are a. Work of art mate. Thankyou for producing 4hours of pure art
This only having 52k views feels criminal. Really quality content man!!
I got swamped out a little at the start, but it’s picking up again now, I’m happy with where it at deffinatley! I’m gunna make more
absolutely incredible video and would love this to be a series. Can't wait to see a lightweight episode
Gunna work my way from bantamweight up I think in order, leave flyweight to last lol
Wow. What an awesome video. Appreciate your time and effort for making this. Next level!! Loved it!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Bro, I don't even want to think about How long did it take to create this work 😶
Neither do I to be honest 😂
What an absolute monster of a video! Thanks for all the work you've done, you're amazing!
Wow, thank you!
Probably my favorite of all your videos please do more divisions
100 percent!
Superb vocabulary, excellent writing skills.
This is one heck of an undertaking!
I am impressed, and grateful for all of your videos.
Thank you!
Thank you very much!
Watched this while at work and i just breezed through it what an excellent video i can't wait for featherweight
Thank you my friend!
Fantastic video. Would love to see more of these. You might wanna put them in parts though to not mess the algo. I do think this video will catch on and gain a lot of views though, might just be a slow burn at first.
It’s catching on now, you are right it’s probably best, but there is nothing like the feeling of dropping a four hour video 😂
Phenomenal video, would love to see the other weight classes eventually! 💜🥊👏💪
More to come!
This is not content. This is a history resource
This is a fact
Thank you for this!
My pleasure!
Your content is disgustingly underrated
It is what it is - max holloway probably
@@MixedMartialAcademic find out Saturday night
Finally 😭🙌🏻. Been waiting for you to upload mate, and you’ve given us one hell of a video. You’ll make one about me someday 🤫
I hope I do, keep up the great work
You’re the GOAT man, Jon Jones doc from Lionel Rivera and Bantamweight history from you might just be the undisputed back to back best videos ever. Please do some deep dives into other divisions, I know 135 is you’re favourite but i feel you could teach us a lot.❤
All the divisions. Make it so! I appreciate you man! If only you could see mine and Lionels DM's... we planned this all
@ Aha, keep up the good work man. I’m pretty new to the sport so i’ll be watching it all🫡
There are multiple channels doing this style of mma media, but damn if you aren't the pinnacle. Your collations, music and particularly your narration style and tone of voice bring the absolutely perfect sombre and informative tone to what is inevitably a melancholy sport. Thank you for this content it's the height of youtube.
Thank you so much for these amazingly kind words! That means so much
I've BEEN waiting for a new upload!!!! 🙏
Sorry about the delay!
Quality content, very nice.
Glad you think so!
This is a masterpiece! Please more!
Thank you! More to come
Amazing video
Thanks!
Great production. Top 3 in the MMA documentary space. Look forward to the other weight classes. I’ve seen all your work and will continue to 👏🏻
Thank you my friend! Glad I can get these out to you
Another banger. Love from Australia bro
Why did I cry at the Star Wars timeline scroll?
It’s the way it around here!
This was so well done. Thank you for this. Featherweight next??
Featherweight next my friend!
Does the video finish early for anyone else? Mine ended at 3:56:02 when O Malley stabbed Merab in the g-
Then it just ends
Just refresh and it should be okay
MMA UA-cam needs more of this high quality long form content. So clearly a passion project great video
Glad you enjoyed it! A passion project it certainly was, hopefully I can do more for each division!
Good Lord the quality is unreal. 135 is my favorite division. It has the most dynamic & skilled fighters. I'm just gonna throw this out there: I KNOW O'Malley is capable of a lot more than we witnessed in that last fight and i Hate that i know Sean can do Way More than he did but it just didn't happen that night in the sphere. It was not because "Merab hurt Sean so bad and overwhelmed him so much that he just could not do anything" it was not that. That was the least aggressive Merab we have ever seen but it also was the least Dynamic Sean we have ever seen. It was just a frustrating fight in general. There are so many amazing match ups we can make at 135 and I just hope that stuff can happen
I agree about the Sean and Merab fight, something about both of them seemed off. It’s almost like they both trained expecting something different out of each other. They make for a great second fight I think. Thanks for the comment
I wouldn't put 'brief' for a 4 hour video. Either way I'm going to watch it.
It was Brief trust me - CM Punk probably
Bro's like "Here's Eddie Wineland, the inaugural champ, now let's ignore the history of the BW division to talk about two 145ers that will fight for the 135 belt more times than you can count", I get that Cruz and Faber are integral to 135s history, but you've completely skipped over the part none of us really know about to tell us the same story we've heard 1100 times about Cruz & Faber
theres nothing really to talk about more than what I did to be honest, I circle back to eddie multiple times through out the doc. I can only give so much, and 25 Mins to the WEC... in a UFC video is more than enough. Im going to do a WEC video eventually.
@@MixedMartialAcademic fair enough, I look forward to that 👍
This is a crazy video bro
Good job mayn
Jusy pressed om recomended videos while i was cleaning up the apartment and now im 2 hours in
Def getting a sub
That's awesome! Glad you enjoyed it
Your work is excellent. This was as high quality as it can get. Whatver you set to do here, you exceeded your efforts! 👏🏽
Deserves more views. I haven't finished yet or watched any of your videos before but you've earned a sub. Tremendous effort. Kudos
Much appreciated!
@MixedMartialAcademic i finished it. It was amazing
Great video. Thank you for that
Glad you liked it!
i appreciate this video, excellent work
Thank you my friend
What a banger of a video
Imagine this on UFC fight pass. Oh, you're a new fan, no worries. Here's a 4 hour documentary of the ufc Bantamweight.
UFC production team needs to give this man access to all their footage, Can't magine what you could make.
Imagine... Just imagine the dream. And not to be working all alone :(
What is up with the O'Malley knee picture in the background? It's dope!
It’s a painting by Ross baines art - you grab a print if you want
The level of production is amazing, a movie well worth any price given for free
This videos timing is great because I’m actually working on an essay about Doms career. Why some fans still deny his greatness is beyond me. Skill for skill he’s one of the best of all time
Hope I could help my friend!
unreal video. Would love this for other divisions, albeit if their histories aren’t as compelling
This is my comment for the algorhythm. Fantastic work.
Appreciated
Great Job! Truly an amazing and complete documentary. UFC needs more content like this to help newer fans understand why some of the greats are still so highly regarded. Side note: Although I love O'Mailey as well. Its very arguable that he lost that bout against Yan and it wasn't a very clear win. I think even O'Mailey was surprised he won but in the end it's all opinions the results are what matters.
Solid presentation.
Thank you my friend!
I dont understand how can anyone who watch this sport say that aljo was the goat of bantamweight, just because omally was yapping about it, omally kept saying that because he wanted the luxury of having the bantamweight goat on his record that's all, he just wanted to boost his own ego
For me it's dominick and it's not even close, followed by TJ
people want to make case for the number of title defenses, but even then cruz is superior
Dominick was already the champ at WEC and he defended his belt 2 times, before coming to the ufc and defending it twice again, then because of INJURY, not cause he lost his belt, he got stipped off his title, came back after yeaaars of pain and suffering and hard work, and beat the current best bantamweight on the planet TJ dillashaw in his prime, then defended again against urijiah faber before losing to cody
So, dominick has won the title 2 seperate times, defended the belt 5 times against the best competition the ufc can throw at him (faber, dj, tj, joey b)
Meanwhile mr aljo, won the belt via DQ in the first time in ufc history, defended the belt in a very debetable and controvertial split decision vs petr yan, beat tj who was fighting without an elbow, then another split decision vs cejudo who was coming off a massive layoff, then lost the belt by knockout to omally
Are we seriously doing this? A division's goat should not be determined solely on the number of title defenses, there are other factors that come into play, and even in that regard cruz should be superior as well, since he defended the ufc belt 3 times and the wec belt twice
Dominick cruz is the bantmaweight goat, there's not one single doubt about it
The bantamweight GOAT will be Merab if defends it against umar, and might already be the GOAT.
He has by far the best resume out of anybody in bantamweight history.
Yehessss, content! ❤
Just for you buddy
Excellent documentary. Would love to see a deep dive like this for every weight class 🤞🏻
This rivals Napoleon’s heavyweight lineal title series. I can’t believe this exists. This is one of if not the best MMA channel next to Napoleon and Lionel.
Wait until you find out we have a group chat ;)
Lived to see another mixed martial academic banger
Another one! More to come, stay alive
@ staying alive is the best i can do lol appreciate you putting in the work for us
I’d love to have one of these every few months, just a great walk thru history.
I’m gunna aim 3 a year I think with a doc on a single fighter inbetween
Well made video. I'd watch more.
Thank you my friend
This got me through a work day, and didn’t even finish it, so it’ll get me through another! Thanks my man. Look forward to the other divisions getting the same treatment! 👊
And more content to come, getting you through all of work my man
Thanks!
Thank you my friend!
@MixedMartialAcademic that was truly amazing. Would love to see more of these across divisions
More to come!
@MixedMartialAcademic I appreciate the amount of time and effort that must go in to these. The passion for the sport is there in abundance
This is hands down top 5 MMA videos on UA-cam, set up a patreon and let's fund the whole series 🔥🔥
UA-cam membership is the way! I’m not in it for the money though, I’m gunna do it regardless… try and stop me 🙏
Amazing video. Deserves over a million views
Thank you so much
Congrats on making this amazing video/Doc.
Thank you kindly!
Will always love your content, brother! Thank you for consistently putting out high quality videos for us 🙏
I appreciate that!
brief?? this video is 4 hours long 😭
I'll make the next one longer then :(
Definitely doing every single division is gonna be fun, great stories, rivalries and of course controversies! Do welterweight next!
That CM Punk line at the end was cherry on the top lol
Man said SYM LOOL, you're content is much appreciated you shed alot of light on the older fighters and pioneers of the game aswel as the current layout of the bantam weight division. You're videos are very informative and entertaining it took me 2 days to finish this but it was well worth it big props to you my guy
I know you made this 4 hour video just to be able to talk about TJ and team alpha male again lol
Mate 😂 don’t out me like this