UFC legend LUKE ROCKHOLD vs ADCC star NICKY ROD | Full Match | POLARIS BJJ
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- UFC legend Luke Rockhold grapples rising BJJ phenom Nicky Rod at Polaris 12 in 2019. Rockhold is a former UFC middleweight champion and collided with ADCC silver medalist Nicky Rodriguez.
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12:23, wow, rarely see someone just get tossed off like that. Luke's strong as hell!
Did not expect to find you here bro. Haha
Saying Rockhold is "just an MMA fighter" is kind of undermining his grappling ability. Granted it's impressive how successful he was as an MMA fighter and to be able to grapple at such a high level without getting submitted.
That guy Nicky Rod is taking some serious juice. Props to Luke for going the distance against such an enhanced athlete.
Was waiting for Luke to just let his hands go in this match. Nicky Rod kept head butting slapping head down the whole match lol.
I thought he was at least going to slap him back with under a minute. Nice composure from Luke.
You must be 15 years old thinking childish like that
Nah i rolled with plenty of wrestlers who try to sneak in headbutts or some dirty shit & claim its an accident.
If you headbutt or strike, we are not rolling anymore we gonna be doing mma now & Nicky rod would get demolished by a bellator or ONE fighter even if he tries to sneak in his dirty shit
@@itsreihart9865
100% - been grappling for a year now. You can tell the difference between a genuine mistake or pos who try to sneak one in. All you gotta say is "mouth guard and gloves?" They're usually pu$$ies - I've had only 1 incident where we changed from grappling to striking.
Imagine organising your entire weekend around travel/accommodation costs and expenditures to show up with front row seats and witness that
lol yea man. it's not spectator friendly.
Rockhold is a world class athlete , really impressive.
One was a UFC champion and the other is a BJJ competitor… yet the BJJ guy couldn’t finish in his own sport
Imagine opening your BlTCHB0Y mouth and not knowing anything. Luke has been a Black Belt in BJJ since before Nicky graduated High School and has competed for the better part of 15 years in BJJ. Nicky has only been training BJJ for like 5 years. And it’s not like Luke Rockhold was taking MMA fights around this match. He was fully focused on BJJ only. You have no clue what you’re talking about, little man. Experience wise, Luke has the upper hand big time.
they prolly have the same belt...
This was testosterone competition, I've seen more BJJ moves used in porn then this match.
Jiu-jitsu competitor was only a blue belt when this took place.
What are really dumb comment.
Rockhold was like I wish you would tried to fight me hahaha
This is embarrasing for Rod. When an mma guy agrees to come to your sport and challenge you, you must show how levels above you are. Rod was very much shyte here. Imagine what Craig Jones or Gordon would do with Luke here. They would play with him. Rod was scared of giving an inch in position because he knows he is not good.
He was a blue belt here. Rockhold had years more bjj experience. Nicky rod was a year and a half in.
@@doriangongar1859 Dude, he already beaten Cyborg at ADCC a year before this. Nevermind the belt, he is a bjj compettitor and should have made a statement here against a mma fighter and not to stall the most boring fight ever. It's not that Luke was being defensive and shot him down, it was the other way arround.
Dumbest comment so far.
@@joominatore6527 bro he broke Gordan's ankle
@@JudoHighlights2015 When you look at this fight, you like what you see? Can you imagine what this would look like if Craig or Gordon would fight Luke? The way Nicky fought Luke is the way you fight someone that is way better than you, so you don't want to engage in technique.
A win for Rockhold
Rockhold did extremely well for a non-pure BJJ guy. Imagine if striking was involved lol
He won the Mundial at purple belt he’s pretty pure.
How do u score this? Least out of bounds and most slaps is the winner??
Thought Rockhold was gunna get KO’d for sure
Luke would have mopped and put juice Rod to sleep in a fight, in under 2 mins.
LoL NR is a punk. Period.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@fabes326he’s had all the testing done, he’s clean, can’t say the same for Luke now
@@DrHarbirSingh you know you can cycle on and off and there are plenty of gear with little half life. He’s not looking how he used to.
Jiu Jitsu just can’t hold a candle to MMA.
I'd say the top Jiu-Jitsu guys would have ended this fight early. The same would happen on the other side if they fought in the cage. The difference is bones would get broken in Jiu-Jitsu vs a knockout in MMA.
Watching this in fast forward still made this boring as F
I agree
Yeah, more ground grappling would have been a welcomed addition. It's great that they were confident in their standup though & not just 'pulling guard' like a lot of BJJ people.
Agreed
Both these guys would kill me in less than a minute. I don't even compete. Very boring though. Is this a collar tie contest or BJJ match? Can't wait until the last minute & try & fight.
I’d be gassed and subbed in less than 27 seconds. I was impressed at Luke spamming stall statics and shutting down any and all progress.
Yes under 30 is a better prediction , quite possible under 10
they aren't allowed to fight in a BJJ match.
And NIKI ROD has the audacity to call King Gordon 🤴 an enhanced athlete .....when Niki Rod himself has the torso of a rugby player and legs of a fucking Ballerina 😂😂😂
At what point do they just have a larger mat? 😂
🙂 I feel good about Luks's fight he didn't lose by much.
Hard to lose anything if you stay on your feet & collar tie each other until the last minute.
He's history
this was a BJJ match not a fight.
He looks a lot heavier than Luke.
Bjj match rules need to change if they want any success lmao that was so boring
Are guys signed to UFC allowed to do this?
No submission should mean a draw
This was 4 years ago. I cant believe it xD
What’s the weight difference here? Rockhold looks much smaller.
Doing Bjj for seven years now and just realized that this sport will never be tv popular, boring match as f#*k
That's pretty much all grappling sports. Wrestling, judo, Sambo etc. Usually only other competitors and family get into it. Hard to follow if you don't train/compete. The vocab, positions, points, rules etc. Its hard keeping up with even when you do train haha. This wasn't exactly the best example of great grappling
I'm embarrased I was under a fkn rock. How tf did I not know Rockhold did a match vs Rod
Ikr same here
Prime of his life juiced to the gills NRod couldnt beat a retire Rockhold
which person is juiced?
Rockhold is an mma fighter who does bjj
The rod does bjj and is juiced
he doesnt look juiced.
@@pinksupremacy6076 Does Lance Armstrong looked juiced?
@@pinksupremacy6076 looks can be deceiving
He did a blood test with Derek from more plates and he was completely clean
@@charming_farang1071 means nothing
Nicky is not even close to Gordan's level and should stick to challenging MMA fighters and the like.
Rod is dirty!
They need a bigger mat 😂
Yes! I’d like a wall or something add something to it, to many restarts
Luke is a natural athlete…Nicky Rod is just a badass!
Nicky was juiced up here that's for sure. He may claim natty now but them delts don't lie lol
It’s crazy how you can just be juiced to the gills and compete, I know it’s not a fight but you can break limbs.
Watching Gordon big brother Nicky rod is the best
What exactly was Rockhold strategy? Just amble around the place and throw on a few collar ties? Should have been hit with stalling penalties
I have zero respect for NR or a majority of the B team.
@@bboysix funnily enough, they dont give a fuck mate
Nicky rod lookin huge. Natty or not?
Not
the natty king does what he wants
You're joking right 🤣🤣
@@adriansmajlaj86 could be horsemeat
We need a cage or walls like they have in the Karate-combat to get away from the reset game
no-gi sucks now, (gi sucks a lot too now cause lapel holding), just sumo charging and necksnaps/slaps. they need to start using EBI rules or some kind of round based sht where we actually see subs and escapes
18 months ago….wait what😂
Mucho respeto al principio por eso duran tanto tiempo
Bjj players are intelligent blokes. How about you start padding the entire venue. Out of bounds and 50 feet beyond.
Rod shows he's not ready for the big time. If this had been Gordan, the fight would have already been on the ground and nearly over. Rod should now challenge Rockhold at MMA. Guaranteed knockout for Rockhold...We all know Rod is scared to meet on that level.
You know this was 4 years ago, and Nicky nearly submitted Gordan since? And why would a pure BJJ guy fight an MMA guy in MMA...
I didn't think you were allowed to slam.....?
What’s next for Luke … platform diving?
I don't see a winner in this
Luke's eye is the loser
In some ways Rockhold is the most talented all around mma fighter of all time above welter. Just something never quite allowed him to be top tier.
He won the belt at MW so for a brief period he was top tier
@@breadispain and some of those UFC wins were extraordinary.
2 gigachads going at it, just take my money
If Nicky Rod headbutts then it's an MMA fight.
Lets be honest.. This is the most boring sport ever. At highest level is is all about defence so nothing really happens. Sure if you train bjj you get something out from this but even so you did struggle to watch this whole thing didnt you?
Luke would slept him in mma
Let's get some type of barrier already .
Excellent downward dog 😂
Im gonna be honest. As time goes, your eyes are focusing, power vs power, technique and experience clash.. and I don't know what the fuck is going on or why Im here.. 😅
The good old days of Nicky and his steroids
Rockhold! So good at losing now...
Luke should just join Bellator or ONE FC bro...
Whens the last time Luke won something? I only see him lose for the last 5 years at least.
Dumb comment. He is competing against one of the strongest bjj guys in the world. When did you win anything? 😂
Luke might have found his sport.
He’s a multiple time adcc competitor
I had no idea Sumo could be so boring.
Not the greatest advertisement for grappling.
Significant difference of power! Rockhold seems very weak and this guy looks strong & sturdy
Nicky Rod is actually Natty as it can be. Gordon already made those claims and Derrick from MPMD helped him test. Lined everything up for Nicky to be Natty. It’s more so Luke is going up against an ELITE Bjjer. What does Luke do. Hit pads and looks pretty for the camera, no actual improvement. That’s where the differences are.
@@Nick_Tank I appreciate your information, I am sorry for making speculation without proof. I am editing my comment and expunging the claims of him being Juiced
@@Nick_Tank Well, at least at that moment in time he proved to be 'clean' -- we obviously have no idea when it comes to his entire career. For all we know there is the possibility that he was off cycle after ADCC and letting his body recover. That being said, it speaks volumes that he was willing to get tested at a moment's notice and came back in-the-clear, so I think we should (overall) view him as being a clean athlete.
Gordon’s challenged Rod for also being on gear as Gordon would know with them all living in Puerto Rico before they all split up a couple of years ago
He came off for a test, not natty at all..
Don't forget , Luke is not a grapler .. 😅
Rockhold is a loser - & "grappler" is spelled with *2 P's*
Now, _don't_ forget Luke's record is 16-6-0 (average fighter with a low I.Q.)
Luke's first loss was against Tony Rubalcava in the 1st round = TKO on November 6, 2007. He has been stopped five times and lost once via decision.
Paulo Costa, Jan Błachowicz, Yoel Romero, Michael Bisping, and Vitor Belfort are just some of the MMA fighters who have beaten the balls off of Rockhold.
@@RingJando and what are u ? Judging by ur comment I believe ur fight iq is below average . What's up ?
@@RingJando What is your record buddy ? ? ? youre a nobody stop hating
Nothing to do with BJJ, it's hitting each other in the neck by a so called grab-slap, pulling the neck down with force just to injure the other, tryin to twist arms.
Luke needed to defend himself, not against grappling but against slaps.
Disgusting.
Luke's levels of Ls the last few years have been astounding he needs to go back to modeling or become an amazing coach. 😬
You do l know this is 4 years old?
wym he is a mma fighter going agains a juiced bjj elite.
What did I just watch
I know I'm just a club player, but these no Gi matches are so non-technical I find myself zoning out and not paying attention to grips or anything....which roided-out gorilla can smash the other faster without actually smashing him. G.Ryan and Musumeci are always setting traps for less skilled players, but most of these other guys' matches seem to be determined by sudden explosive tackles or who can slap their opponent with a collar-tie hard enough to shake his brain loose of it's moorings. If this is the way BJJ is going...then why? NCAA wrestling is already like that but the guys train that way...so they're better at it...and the rules are based around that so it works better....
Like I said, who am I, just a blue belt, but this match is like so much of no-gi I watch; more athletics than skill. In my opinion.
Does Nicky take steroids? 🤔
Love to see Conor in this
This a great match up. Nicky acting like he could kick Luke's ass in a fight... Never
I skipped through it. Its just too boring. And i competed for years and love grappling.
Get a bigger mat. These constant restarts are annoying.
That was lame!
In todays episode of rockhold ruining his legacy;
what legacy lol? also this was 4 years ago
16-6-0 what legacy??? He's an average MMA kind of fighter - mind is weak
@@RingJando6 losses all against human beings that can knock you out with a fart😂
Ryan would have finished
Might as well fight already
Nicky Rod, strong as he is, is just ignorant unless his opponent agrees to sit down with him. Very lame BJJ skill.
Funny both guys are supposed to be the same height. Hmmmm
Is this Jui Jitsu or collar tie jitsu? Watching these guys collar tie for 11 minutes was just garbage. They should start on their knees if they don't go past the collar tie in the first 5 minutes.
good old lotion loving nicky rod 🤣
A former ufc champion, not a legend.
Luke did very well!)
Luke should get some of that steroids N-Rods got
Dudes arn’t even trying to wrestle. Just slapping each other around. 🤦♂️
That’s rockholds 5th straight loss at anything he tries to do.
Like don't like getting punched in ghe face
Rockhold stay taking L's
Wait, Luke is a UFC Legend? That's news to me.
Are you serious? Luke is a legend, one of the GOATs of the sport and a former champ.
@@crazzynez what's his impact on the sport? luke got a good win against weidman then lost his first defense. and he's a LEGEND?! people throw around terms like goat, legend, etc to easily. goat and legend are meant for once in a generation athletes that changed how a sport is played or viewed. will luke be in the ufc hall of fame? if not, then we know how ufc feels about luke's legend status.
@@SocietyOfNone 100% he will be inducted into the hall of fame. Dudes a dog thats been fighting since strikeforce. He always has exciting fights win or lose, but an absolute beast. His first fight in the UFC was against TRTitor (also a legend), and his first loss as a professional I believe. You must not have seen the Weidman fight if you think that fight alone wasnt enough to cement him as a legend and one of the best the sport has seen. Anyone who has become champ can become a legend honestly, its not easy to do. Do you not consider Machida a legend either? Also former champ beaten by rockhold.
To become a legend you fight and beat the best in the world for as long as Rockhold did it. Dudes been fighting since 2000s or so and didnt retire until 2023 I think. Former champ, fought and beat champs, hes a legend no question.
@@crazzynez luke didn't fight a prime machida. i would consider machida a legend because he's been in the mma game since at least '03, in multiple organizations and fought better competition. yes luke has fought top 20 guys but not all of them were in their prime. he got his ass handed to him by an one-eyed bisping at the tailend of his career and he got his ass handed to him by mike perry.
@@SocietyOfNone Luke has also fought in multiple organizations since 2007 not a huge difference from machida. I think he was strikeforce champ and fought the likes of Jacare and Tim Kennedy. He lost to bisping but he also beat bisping. And dont tell me bisping isnt a legend either, hes actually in the hall of fame. Rockhold will get inducted no doubt, he fought everyone. He fought monsters like Yoel, and Costa as his retirement bouts. And he looked good in the Costa fight considering. who does that?
Nick Roid riguez
Well that was a snooze fest
Nothing “natural” about these guys 🤣
If luke was a juice head he would be murking fools
This is awful to watch. Super aggressive with no actual punching e kicking . This is Wack . Just fight for real
wasted 21 minutes on this
more like Stupor fight 💤
not a fight, it was a BJJ match
it’s crazy to know that Khabib man-handles Rockhold. He would absolutely destroy nicky rod.
Too many stops
Worst jiu jitsu ever seen
Gi is dead, lol.