@@5555juli that's your perception if you just tuned in. He's selling the fight. Look at Floyd, most successful boxer ever and 95% of people watch for him to lose or because of what he says. 5% like watching what most people call boring.
A lot of casual fans pick and choose but real MMA heads know what both bring to the table and appreciates them. Conor even with all the drama leading to a fight, if u can't be a fan of his skills ur just a hater. Khabib is the greatest lightweight EVER mostly because of his dominance on the ground and Conor is the most exciting lightweight because of the entertainment factor and his creativity in the octagon.
vexxxboy well, when his dad passed away he skipped school and hung out with a local gang called the Mongrel Mob. Apparently didn’t go through with the initiation coz it was too violent. So, I guess you’re right.
How tall is he? His head almost reached the ceiling. Btw, i love how soft spoken this guy is. The way he gave his opinion about his fav fighters and he also pronounced Khabib's name correctly🤗
Man! Steven Adam, Sir u just earn more fans watching your interview..in a time were the world is in crisis of the virus..such a humble guy! Props to ariel and espn..thnx
Steven Adams has always been one of my favorite basketball player, people snooze on him. I saw his potential when he was barely averaging 5 points a game 😂
I don't think people realise how knowledgeable Steven is with MMA. While most famous people thought connor mcgregor was gonna win, Steven knew 100% Khabib was gonna win on twitter telling everyone to watch the eagle. He is a long time supporter of Khabib.
His home town is one of the great Rumble towns of NZ, if you want a quiet night just mind your business, Eat Street is awesome, go go Rotovegas, it's pretty cool these days🤙
💯 went out down there one night for the first time, the amount of fights I witnessed within a 4 hour period was crazy, they definetly love a good fight down in Rotaz.
I would love to see Adams fight not sure who he would face off against, I know he has been training jiu jitsu for a bit and he is the strongest guy in the nba. With proper training this guy would be terrifying.
@@jiggym8089 jumping and running dont have as much in common with fighting as you think, ngannou is more of an athletic freak than any basketball player in my opinion, he's 250+ pounds and moves around like a midleweight
Billy Bob MMA no need to ,i think the only people who should cry are conor’s white sloppy wack fans .. i’m khabib fan I don’t have a reason to cry lol 28-0 lets go 🦅👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I thought for sure he would go with Mark Hunt. it would have been crazy to see this man in MMA after watching him in the NBA. sadly we'll never see that because he's makin BANK safely.
This man knows what he is talking about. You can tell he is a real fan of MMA.
Real fans know who Mark Hunt is.
@@j-stilt9746 well they are country men. No hate just saying.
@@j-stilt9746 correction he knew who Mark hunt was he just couldn't remember his name
He grew up in New Zealand fighting with his siblings, everyone from here who’s done that is a big UFC fan
I like how he likes Khabib but doesn’t hate Conor, a lot of fans now have this mob mentality
Those aren't fans. Those are bandwagoners. Fans appreciate all fighters at the highest level.
@@artiew8718 conor is a pos tho
@@5555juli that's your perception if you just tuned in. He's selling the fight. Look at Floyd, most successful boxer ever and 95% of people watch for him to lose or because of what he says. 5% like watching what most people call boring.
@@artiew8718 is attacking old men in a bar "selling the fight"?
A lot of casual fans pick and choose but real MMA heads know what both bring to the table and appreciates them. Conor even with all the drama leading to a fight, if u can't be a fan of his skills ur just a hater. Khabib is the greatest lightweight EVER mostly because of his dominance on the ground and Conor is the most exciting lightweight because of the entertainment factor and his creativity in the octagon.
Dudes really humble and soft spoken for being arguably the strongest Nba player who bullies people
Not anymore. Zion is the strongest. But point is still well taken.
His older sister is 6ft4 265 pound olympic gold shot putter, crazy genetics
@@MadMaxM232 Lol stop it Adams would toss him around some people are just oddly naturally strong
Zion bullied him pretty good a few days ago but he IS freakishly strong for someone so slender...
@@rconn4501 Adams is stronger but Zion is bottom heavy and can bully anyone down low.
What a great guy Steven Adams is, truly humble down to earth guy.
He literally just sounds like a super fan.. I think its awesome
Tony's workouts? Wow, he must be a real MMA fan to know that lol.
He's a kiwi, we love fighting..
Richy Anderson And he used to be a gang member. I reckon he’s had his fair share of fights.
@TheSixthMannn dude, wth
@@G4MBIT sorry he wasnt in any gangs. as he has said his sisters and Aunts would have killed him if he went near the Gangs
vexxxboy well, when his dad passed away he skipped school and hung out with a local gang called the Mongrel Mob. Apparently didn’t go through with the initiation coz it was too violent. So, I guess you’re right.
All NBA fans know Steven Adams is cool af.
facts, i’m so glad he’s on the thunder
I wish he wasnt so underrated though😪
@《Crypt Knight》 chur🤙
@@thunderfan2461 Fax
Smart guy, We are team khabib baby 29-0.
Inshallah
@Valxntines 29 0 Inshallah
@Valxntines God is with Khabib alhamdullilah
@Valxntines only God know what will happen , i hope Khabib smashes
@Valxntines We will see we will see
2:34 lol why they do Pettis like that
Bro I'm Weak 😂😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
lmaoooo
I was looking at his face but didint take much from it
FML I had to rewind to see what's up. They done em like that
Loved this video. As a big NBA and UFC fan, this was so fun to watch. Thank you Ariel, only you could make this happen.
Josh Osh are u actually a big nba fan?
Adams is a huge MMA fan. Knows his stuff. UFC and NBA are my favorite pro sports leagues. That makes me a bit of an Adams fan.
Khabib nurmagmedov is real deal 🦅🦅🦅❤️✋
Warya!
Let’s gooo Adams one of my favorites.
Hayden W. yessir
Steven Adams has been following UFC for a while. In some of his old interviews he makes comparision to NBA and UFC style of training.
Genuine guy✊✊
Khabib nurmagmedov is real deal
Get him on JRE
Yes!! I can see that being a great podcast, potentially a long one too if it went down
Man I would love that
Great interview Ariel! Adams seems like a really nice guy.
It's a kiwi thing... Competitive AF but at the end of the day respectful people
Whole world absolute loves New Zealand One of my fav country in the world! Love NZ
How tall is he? His head almost reached the ceiling. Btw, i love how soft spoken this guy is. The way he gave his opinion about his fav fighters and he also pronounced Khabib's name correctly🤗
Crazy, a fan of khabib who knows how to pronounce khabibs name. I’m so impressed by this man, amazing.
He's 7ft
@@billybobmma7891 I cringe whenever I hear "KAH-beeb" mate
DaggerMan11 lol
DaggerMan11 Go to Dagestan and see how they pronounce your name. Stop being dumb
He called him uncle Dana definitely a hardcore fan
in NZ we call anyone in high positions uncle ... mostly as a joke lol, we call our prime minister aunty Jacinda hahaha
@@franmase2857 nah only u do no one calls that horse face aunty
JUST WHEN I THOUGHT I COULDNT LIKE STEVEN ADAMS MORE THAN I ALREADY DID!!!!
Love it!! Need more of this type of interview. Would help UFC growth tremendously!
UFC as big as it gets lol this isn't 2008
Congratulations you have WON a pot of boil up.
Gazza Be Thy Name hahahha
I betya he would take that pot of boil up over a gold watch at this point lol
Best personality in the NBA for sure! respect
Just made me Love and Respect you more from this interview bro. Really appreciate how you are acknowledging our country. Top Man 👌👌
Steven Adams is nice. He was always a likeable good guy . I wish well to the Oklahoma Thunder !
Man! Steven Adam, Sir u just earn more fans watching your interview..in a time were the world is in crisis of the virus..such a humble guy! Props to ariel and espn..thnx
Definitely Definitely Definitely. Thank you Thank you Thank you
OMG, Steven’s hand is so big, can easily wrap up Ariel’s head. Lol
He could probably dunk Ariel if he wanted to.
Ariel Helwani: *MMA Is My Passion*
Also Ariel Hollowani: *You Know I'm Also A Basketball Player Myself*
If the NBA didn't pay money by the truck loads, Adams would probably an MMA fighter.
Always wanted to know what this guy’s favorite fighters are.
This guy had been following Khabib before most amd even bet people on Twitter that Khabib would win when most said he wouldn't last. He loves his MMA
This makes me so happy... I'm a huge thunder fan and an mma nut... this is great.
Giant hands.
Thots have entered the chat
He’s a legit fan
Man, i just found the nicest creature on the planet, respect to Steven Adams
Ariel : what time is?
Steven: khabib time
I would love to see Steve adams and jason momoa interviewing together
Adams could of been heavychamp if he put his energy into it when young instead of ball
Sensai Steven Adams
Steven Adams has always been one of my favorite basketball player, people snooze on him. I saw his potential when he was barely averaging 5 points a game 😂
Pretty sure this is the first time I've heard this dude talk 😂😂
Alton p 🙄🙄🙄
I don't think people realise how knowledgeable Steven is with MMA. While most famous people thought connor mcgregor was gonna win, Steven knew 100% Khabib was gonna win on twitter telling everyone to watch the eagle. He is a long time supporter of Khabib.
Adams vs zion on heavyweight bout will be interesting
Adams will eat that kid alive.
Adam's got that polynesian chin. Could proberly eat bombs haha
OMEGA NIG Zion is strong but Steven is tough mate
One of the best guys in the league. All other players respect this man.
Steven Adams mma iq is higher than SAS
“Running on tires” that phrase is wild 🤣🤣
What a nice guy
I just became a fan of Adams
Crazy to think Adesanya is 4 years older than Adams
Steven Adams is my new favorite player! 🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅
His hands are disproportionately huge.
His home town is one of the great Rumble towns of NZ, if you want a quiet night just mind your business, Eat Street is awesome, go go Rotovegas, it's pretty cool these days🤙
💯 went out down there one night for the first time, the amount of fights I witnessed within a 4 hour period was crazy, they definetly love a good fight down in Rotaz.
Steven Adams mma podcast needs to be a thing
Nice interview Ariel
I would love to see Adams fight not sure who he would face off against, I know he has been training jiu jitsu for a bit and he is the strongest guy in the nba. With proper training this guy would be terrifying.
1:05 yea right he’s a new khabib fan boy for sure
Khabib is the goat ever.
He could be heavyweight champ in UFC.
Yeah im sure he could ko Ngannou or stipe... 🤦♂️
@@bingbong6127 😂
If he started when he was a teen then yea but way too late now. His athleticism would be way above any heavyweight in the UFC
@@jiggym8089 jumping and running dont have as much in common with fighting as you think, ngannou is more of an athletic freak than any basketball player in my opinion, he's 250+ pounds and moves around like a midleweight
If he landed a Stockton slap with those hands someone would die 🤣
Love that Steven loves Khabib. :)
Best pick for favourite fighter!!!That's my booooiiiii👍
Ayy my Kiwi brother. Such a rolemodel for our country.
He likes hunter x hunter and naruto too! Steven Adams, class act!
One piece is his fav
your the man broo !!
Bro just throw this guy on First Take MMA segments and watch him mop up Stephen A. Smith
Tony will beat Khabib I think. And if he can't? Then nobody will before Khabib retires.
I think Khabib wins. However, I won't be surprised if Tony wins because they are both the goats of lightweight division no doubt.
Steven Adams the beast
Imagine him in the ufc😳
No wonder why steven adams likes khabib because he a humble guy as well
One Piece - UFC- NBA, what's next? We literally are twins 😂😂😂
Do you have to bring conor to every fkn conversation? Ridin him hard
XD cry more lmao
Billy Bob MMA no need to ,i think the only people who should cry are conor’s white sloppy wack fans .. i’m khabib fan I don’t have a reason to cry lol 28-0 lets go 🦅👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@@crazydeemo Yea you sound like a typical Khabib fan indeed
Vincent Luciano i am tho ...
@@crazydeemo dude stfu casual
Man, it is clear how differrnt the body size is! But man, that fist bump size difference is something else!
Obviously James Johnson would win the NBA MMA crown, but putting him aside, I think I'd pick Steven Adams to beat everybody else.
Ariel is shocked he was expecting him to say mcgregor
Lmao yes 😂
Adams is 26 and Adesanya is 30
@IVEY 96 I know right, it's cool to see he's an actual mma fan though
Adams I love you
Love from NZ 🙌
Tony Khabib Zabit and mutual respect for Connor on to it tokoua ♥️♥️♥️
I can't believe Hooker call out Gaethje. He gone get embarrassed
Steven Adams is def not a casual
4:29 you can see bambam
The no eye contact is real
Cool dude, I’m a big fan of him.
Aotearoa 🔥🔥🔥
Look at those hands
MMA real fan! 💪
6:04 The Lads 😂😂😂
Israel Adesanya vs Yoel Romero OMG!!! will put NZ back on the map with an Adesanya win!!
this guy would be a crazy fighter if he learns mma LOL
holy BIG HANDS! its like baseball gloves
Brooo 😂 he even knew zabits lil bro. That's absurd. He wasn't even in bellator at the time.
for real Khasan was like 19 or sum, Steven knows MMA for sure
Hooker looked amazing in that main event
Very close fight, hard to call especially the 5th round
Crazy to think that Israel is older than Steven
I thought for sure he would go with Mark Hunt. it would have been crazy to see this man in MMA after watching him in the NBA. sadly we'll never see that because he's makin BANK safely.
His hands are giant
I said hands, not shovels
It's kinda crazy that a NBA player and a UFC fighter came out of the same highschool
Theres literally 3 high schools in all of Newzealand so the odds were high
@@generaljemz8985 I did not know that 🤔🤔
Just playin man😂
His hands looks gigantic
This guy looks like Kieran from Dinner For Schmucks.