Particularly now that we have had it confirmed what a sick man O'Reilly is. I'm amazed Rich didn't respond with "first thing Bill, my name is Rich not boy."
Rich- a man with honor who is an incredibly positive example of his faith Bill-a hypocrite who wields religion and “morality” like a cudgel to attack his enemies while himself being immoral and having bad character all the while.
I cannot overstate how much I appreciate that you all honorably mentioned other influential fighters in certain weight classes where applicable. I've only made it to men's FlyW so far, and I felt compelled to convey this. MMAOnPoint, y'all NEVER disappoint! Thee most thorough! 👊🏼👏🏼
Now do a top 10 clash of cultures fights in MMA. My favorite was very recently, when the true king of Africa Mike Perry, fought the bravest Samurai, Luke Rockhold on American soil. It cured all racism and deserves praise!
@@kylealittleton The reason Volk is so big is because he beat on the longest reigning 145ers of all time in Max twice. I'm ok with the Aldo choice, but Max held it down between Aldo, McGregor bouncing around and Volk now. It's a weird omission.
Thanks for giving Stipe his due. He's been full of surprises and although he isn't much of a personality on the mic, he's a real dude and an impressive fighter. He doesn't try to be loud or over the top because that aint how he is in real life.
Bro, Stipe is one of the real ones. Casual fans talk about trashtalkers, real mma fans talk about legends and Stipe is one of them. A bad mf that fucks up other bad mfs while doing his dangerous job on top of it all.
I think its safe to say that chuck liddell is probably the most important champion and fighter in ufc history. I was a kid during the tough boom in 2005 and liddell was easily the #1 reason i fell in love with the sport, subsequently introducing me to guys like couture, franklin, hughes etc. Nothing but fond memories of 2000s mma
Yeah, even today - while names like Randy Couture and Tito Ortiz are kind of fading from the spotlight, I can still bring up Chuck Liddell in a casual conversation and have people recognize the name. It's crazy how big he was for the time. For a few years, he WAS the UFC. It was Tapout, the Octagon, and Chuck Liddell.
In fact Alexander Volkanovski who is arguably the best fighter in the UFC today, said the reason he became an MMA fighter was watching Chuck Liddell fights.
Dan Severn should have got a mention for heavyweight. He was one of the first UFC stars, won 2 tournaments and the super fight belt and he fought Coleman for the first heavyweight title.
They intentionally left out considering those first few years. This is about the fighters who elevated the sport PAST the years where they had to change venues because certain states didn't want them, TV wouldn't carry them, boxing laughed at them, etc.
I never watched UFC when I was younger, but I knew about it, and every time I thought "UFC" my mind immediately went to Chuck Liddell. Surely the most iconic figure of the sport in the 2000s.
💯💯. Chuck Liddell vs Wanderlai Silva was the first MMA/UFC fight I ever saw back in 09' on a episode of UFC Unleashed and I've been a fan ever since. Still one of my favorite fights..
Yeah, I think the only thing I would change would be Lesnar above Stipe. Stipe is arguably the GOAT, but Brock did so much for the sport in terms of popularity. He bridged the gap between Chuck Liddell and Ronda Rousey as *THE* star of the sport, and was the biggest PPV seller pre-Conor.
Anderson Silva got me into the sport, one of my long time friends from high school started getting into the sport because of Izzy, they're so important to the sport.
Cruz is the full package, a talker, good fight IQ, witty, has good leadership skills, and he just enjoys the sport so much that he’ll cover everything there needs to be covered in the UFC, his passion is just different, his style is different too, and the cocky demeanor solidifies him too.
Joyce Gracie is what brought not only eyes, but brains to the sport. He displayed a massive reality - skill can level the playing field and a smaller man with skills can consistently beat a big, muscular brawler... that was huge at the time when nobody knew if Karate, Kung Fu or Boxing had a stronger skill set.
I have to agree with all, but heavyweight, Randy coming back to save the division by whooping Tim Sylvia’s butt, beating James Tony in a freak match, being an icon of the Sport, going between two divisions. Captain Freaking America definitely has done more for the sport and the heavyweight division than Stipe ever did.
Cyborg has Championship reigns in Strikeforce, Invicta, UFC and Bellator, holding the Record for most overall and consecutive Title defenses in all of them. 2 in UFC, 2 in Strikeforce (3 if she hadnt failed the test in that one Fight), 3 in Invicta and 4 in Bellator
That's an important distinction to make. Sometimes the best champion is also the most important one; but not always. Sometimes the most popular fighter who sold the most tickets wasn't the very best fighter ever in the division; and didn't necessarily put the division on the map the way the best fighter may have.
The best champions in certain divisions have often been the most important though. Its really only a few divisions where the most important are not its divisional GOAT like Chuck for 205 or Ronda for W135.
@@madgavin7568Ronda is a divisional GOAT too since she made her 6 Title defenses in one reign. Nunes did it in two and was a Double Champ which makes her the overall female GOAT but in terms of divisional Status Amandas success doesnt take anything away from Ronda
@@madgavin7568 Like I said Amanda is the Undisputed overall GOAT of Female MMA. But Ronda also had a good run. Of course the Sport and the athletes are always evolving but for her Time Ronda was a benchmark
Especially since you could have easily given it to Brock and few would have complained. After The Iceman era, Brock became the face of the UFC and elevated both the sport and the promotion to new heights.
@@madgavin7568 I mean kind of. Brock fought like 4 or 5 times in the UFC and definitely brought more eyes to the sport than ever before that time, but Stipe’s accomplishments outweigh the 750,000 buy ppvs Brock did.
So you pick Ronda over Nunes because of the attention she brought but snub Conor twice. I’m not saying you’re wrong but pick a lane Conor did just as much for the sport if not more than Ronda did.
In all fairness, she was a main/major in there even being a women’s division. So that’s about as significant you can get. Connor brought more eyes to the sport, but he didn’t really do much to progress the sport/division. Jose really pushed the lighter weight classes back in WEC and became a significant ambassador for the sport.
IMO, Connor definitely brought more fans. But those are mainly HIS fans. He leaves, they’ll most likely leave as well. Everything he’s done was to his sole benefit with the exception of Khabib and Nate. The other champions listed have left a lasting mark that’ll still be felt for years to come. Connor hasn’t really done that.
@mageofsymphonia. Idk man imo Conor will be remembered for years after almost everyone else on this list is forgotten. A hundred years from now causal fans will remember the “best” Jon Jones and the most popular Conor. I’m sure some more serious fans will know GSP, Khabib and Anderson Silva but that’s about it. I could be wrong though so we will see (or not cause I’ll probably be dead lol)
I remember when i was a kid playing with my cousins, and our wwe figures, he had a chuck Liddell toy as well, i didnt really know who he was or what he did but i just remember him looking cool and having weird gloves, so i see the chuck Liddell choice
I didn’t know who chuck lidell was until a few years ago. I just saw him show up in commercials a lot when I was a kid and wondered what he did to become famous for the longest time
Frank Mir belongs at the top at heavyweight. He cemented the HW division to where it really belonged. If it wasn't for his motorcycle accident, there would be absolutely no question. Mir IS the GOAT at HW in the UFC.
I think Cain is a good pick for HW, dude changed the game at that weight class with his insane cardio. No UFC heavyweight has ever had a motor and gas tank like Cardio Cain. He really showed what's possible for the big boys and since then you've seen a lot more guys be able to go 3 or 5 rounds without much of an issue.
I feel like Randy or Brock are more important than Stipe. Most defenses is an important accomplishment but he only defended 1 more time than Randy and had way less impact
Hard agree on all of those... until the last one. Cain revolutionized the way we think of Heavyweights. He showed us that it takes athleticism and cardio to get the job done consistently.
I agree with most of this list however I see how you put Chuck over Jones but if we used the same logic I feel like Brock Lesnar was the most logical choice for heavyweight as he brought in a lot of viewers and skyrocketed mma popularity
Well, TBF, Jon Jones did a lot to hurt his legacy and the UFC. Committing crimes, hurting people, getting arrested, and having a mugshot WHILE (keyword here) wearing the UFC brand around his waist didn't do the MMA community any favors.
I mean BJ was the reason why fans tuned into 155. Until BJ most fans cared only about HW, 205 and 170 (185 wasn't considered interesting until later in Silva's title reign).
I watched gsp cards as a kid cus im from a french canadian area and that man is a hero to every french Canadian kid lol. But the champ who got me to watch MMA as an adult was Izzy. The way he aproached MMA on his come up of was so fun. A hungry isreal adesanya was a a scary ass dude.
I think there’s an argument for Forrest griffin for light heavyweight. He might not have been as popular as chuck, but he essentially saved the business
Faber was one of the few champions who avoided a bloated ego. There are a few others, Demetrious being another one; but I've had several friends meet Uriah, both during and after his prime competition years, and they uniformly say he was the most down to earth and friendly guy you could ever meet.
All I saw was “Apex Champs” and for a split second I thought the UFC was going to follow boxing and add belts for random apex cards main event fighters
My only disagreement would be heavyweight, Cain Velazquez set the standard for the heavyweight division in the UFC a long time ago, any good heavyweight that appears since him we ask " how would he do vs Cain". I think stipe has had an incredible career but I think if you replace him with anyone else it's the same thing, I dont think you can replace the standard that Cain set for everyone.
I gotta disagree, Henry Cejudo is the reason flyweight even still exists. Sure Mighty Mouse was great and all but hes literally the reason that division almost got eliminated.
Strawweight: Joana 5 Defenses W. Flyweight: Valentina 7 Defenses W. Bantamweight: Ronda and Amanda 6 Defenses (Ronda in one reign and Amanda in two) W. Featherweight: Cyborg and Amanda 2 Defenses Flyweight: DJ 11 Defenses Bantamweight: Dominik 3 Defenses (plus his WEC Reign) Featherweight: Jose 7 defenses (plus 2 from WEC) Lightweight: BJ 3 Defenses (plus Welterweight Champion) Welterweight: GSP 9 Defenses (plus Middleweight Champion) Middleweight: Anderson 10 Defenses (11 if the Fight agains his overweight opponent has counted as a Title Fight) Light Heavyweight: Chuck 4 defenses (Honorable Mention Jon 11 Defenses [8 consecutive] plus Heavyweight Champion) Heavyweight: Stipe 4 Defenses (3 consecutive) The most important Champion is in 99% also the best one
Crazy that Conor was an honorable mention for both FW and LW as he won only a single title bout in both divisions.
But he blew the sport up. He brought in casual fans and that counts for something.
@@jayguiles9434 Totally. I'm not saying the mention isn't deserved. It's crazy what he did with those two wins.
@@chriscooper1449 if casual fans keep the sport profitable then it was an important achievement
Casual fans only watch big fights like a Conor , Izzy ect . Real fans keep this going and profitable
@@geradoprado8289 any new fans watching any event is better for the sport
I had never seen Rich Franklin standing up like that to Bill O'Reilly. I have even more respect for him now.
That was so satisfying
Particularly now that we have had it confirmed what a sick man O'Reilly is. I'm amazed Rich didn't respond with "first thing Bill, my name is Rich not boy."
Rich- a man with honor who is an incredibly positive example of his faith
Bill-a hypocrite who wields religion and “morality” like a cudgel to attack his enemies while himself being immoral and having bad character all the while.
Rich Franklin is a class act and would be an amazing ambassador to the sport.
@@ericwill2133 he is one of the ambassadors for ONE FC
HEAD MOVEMENT!!!
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You win.
Incel
*MOOOOOOOMENT
Definitely on the next goat coaches video along with lord fabia
I cannot overstate how much I appreciate that you all honorably mentioned other influential fighters in certain weight classes where applicable. I've only made it to men's FlyW so far, and I felt compelled to convey this. MMAOnPoint, y'all NEVER disappoint! Thee most thorough! 👊🏼👏🏼
This deserved a reply from MMAOnPoint, my condolences
Came to say the same. Glad it's #1 comment at the time of posting this comment.
Brown nose❤😂😂😂
@@ALLTimeGamerTroll 🤷♂️👊🏼
@@terroristiga 😅 🤷♂️
Now do a top 10 clash of cultures fights in MMA.
My favorite was very recently, when the true king of Africa Mike Perry, fought the bravest Samurai, Luke Rockhold on American soil. It cured all racism and deserves praise!
Conor vs diaz
Islam vs Olivera
These two were massive cultural clashes
Lol
Gathje vs. Johnson culture fight because Johnson got away with being openly racist to Gathje and called him inbred then Gathje broke him
@@Snarf_Le_Wombat how is calling someone inbred racist
@@K0TK0 it's a common insult blacks direct towards Whites, obviously
That shot at the beginning with 135 champ Dom being noticeably bigger than 155 champ Frankie is funny
It takes two to tango
@Dana White's Cocaine Dealer Edgar was the champ 2 divisions up
Frankie was kind of small for a 155 and Dom was kind of tall for 135
I got to attend to a Dom Cruz seminar, and holy crap is his feet fast in person. Seeing him move and cut up front was surreal.
Lol yeah I always thought he would probably make an excellent tap or Irish step dancer 😂
@@lavenderpants8695 just envision in your mind the Dom we all know and love, step dancing 😭😭😭
I took dance lessons to help improve my footwork. It made a major improvement.
I say all the time that the best HW ever would have been Cain vs. Stipe. Man that thing would've been great.
Oh of course!
Nah greastest heavyweigt ever is prime Cain vs prime Fedor, if we ain't counting Jon Jones
STIPE,CAIN,FEDOR.......⚔️
@@tipetelbn5758 Fedor is definitely in that conversation. It’s like Cain, Stipe, Fedor and maybe Randy Couture.
Feel like Max got left out of 145 here, consistently putting on murders.
Ya tommy did max dirty here
@@RiderLover2426blame his little henchmen editors lol. Tommy's big time now he just reads wut they email him.
Do I feel he deserves mention? Yes. Do I think he's more important than Aldo or Volk? No.. and he's even admitted to one of them.
@@kylealittleton The reason Volk is so big is because he beat on the longest reigning 145ers of all time in Max twice. I'm ok with the Aldo choice, but Max held it down between Aldo, McGregor bouncing around and Volk now. It's a weird omission.
Exactly max is the FW GOAT until Volk beats a few more bods
Good to see BJ and Matt Hughes getting some love. People forget
Rich, too. He was really important to the UFC's image during his time in the sport.
"Look at the little snake in the grass there" popped me just tremendous
Thanks for giving Stipe his due. He's been full of surprises and although he isn't much of a personality on the mic, he's a real dude and an impressive fighter. He doesn't try to be loud or over the top because that aint how he is in real life.
Stipe walks the talk 💪🏾
It was the only one i disagreed with.
Bro, Stipe is one of the real ones. Casual fans talk about trashtalkers, real mma fans talk about legends and Stipe is one of them. A bad mf that fucks up other bad mfs while doing his dangerous job on top of it all.
@@DrLakai18which talk are you talking about? He couldn’t talk
119 champions holy crap that's a lot
i thought pereira was the 100th but i guess not
nevermind i guess it counts champs who reign twice
@@destano2951 aww well that's not right.
I think its safe to say that chuck liddell is probably the most important champion and fighter in ufc history. I was a kid during the tough boom in 2005 and liddell was easily the #1 reason i fell in love with the sport, subsequently introducing me to guys like couture, franklin, hughes etc. Nothing but fond memories of 2000s mma
Yeah, even today - while names like Randy Couture and Tito Ortiz are kind of fading from the spotlight, I can still bring up Chuck Liddell in a casual conversation and have people recognize the name. It's crazy how big he was for the time. For a few years, he WAS the UFC.
It was Tapout, the Octagon, and Chuck Liddell.
@@Helldog6and Matt Hughes 😉
In fact Alexander Volkanovski who is arguably the best fighter in the UFC today, said the reason he became an MMA fighter was watching Chuck Liddell fights.
2005-2008 When I think of UFC , I imagine Chuck Lidell.
I can agree with all these statements, you guys rock
Dan Severn should have got a mention for heavyweight. He was one of the first UFC stars, won 2 tournaments and the super fight belt and he fought Coleman for the first heavyweight title.
They intentionally left out considering those first few years. This is about the fighters who elevated the sport PAST the years where they had to change venues because certain states didn't want them, TV wouldn't carry them, boxing laughed at them, etc.
@@princeofcupspoc9073 If it’s post Zuffa he fought for Dana once. I know it’s a stretch but im tired. Good list though.
I never watched UFC when I was younger, but I knew about it, and every time I thought "UFC" my mind immediately went to Chuck Liddell. Surely the most iconic figure of the sport in the 2000s.
I pretty much agree with this list. Making several points for contenders made sense.
Giving chuck his due! Preciate it
It takes two to tango
That’s your dad or something? Swallow next time.
💯💯. Chuck Liddell vs Wanderlai Silva was the first MMA/UFC fight I ever saw back in 09' on a episode of UFC Unleashed and I've been a fan ever since. Still one of my favorite fights..
@@YourUpperLip1you thought you did something lol
I want to say again how much I appreciate that every single shot for the whole video is cited in the corner. Like I can just see the source.
Especially in a time where so much content people consume is just straight stolen from other people
Great list, I pretty much had the exact same list. Thank you for giving these legends their flowers.
Yeah, I think the only thing I would change would be Lesnar above Stipe. Stipe is arguably the GOAT, but Brock did so much for the sport in terms of popularity. He bridged the gap between Chuck Liddell and Ronda Rousey as *THE* star of the sport, and was the biggest PPV seller pre-Conor.
That smile from dana when franklyn was speaking about his love of fighting
Dude, seeing a young jon jones next to GSP makes me feel so damn old thanks lmao
Anderson Silva got me into the sport, one of my long time friends from high school started getting into the sport because of Izzy, they're so important to the sport.
Why are you lying
Cruz is the full package, a talker, good fight IQ, witty, has good leadership skills, and he just enjoys the sport so much that he’ll cover everything there needs to be covered in the UFC, his passion is just different, his style is different too, and the cocky demeanor solidifies him too.
Joyce Gracie is what brought not only eyes, but brains to the sport. He displayed a massive reality - skill can level the playing field and a smaller man with skills can consistently beat a big, muscular brawler... that was huge at the time when nobody knew if Karate, Kung Fu or Boxing had a stronger skill set.
"Boogie Woman is coming for you Rose!!!"
Mystery solved
I have to agree with all, but heavyweight, Randy coming back to save the division by whooping Tim Sylvia’s butt, beating James Tony in a freak match, being an icon of the Sport, going between two divisions. Captain Freaking America definitely has done more for the sport and the heavyweight division than Stipe ever did.
Exactly what I said. Agree w/ everything but HW. Everything said about Chuck goes mostly for Couture also.
I've never seen one if these listicle style videos where i agreed with every single entry, but man, you really nailed it with every single entry!
For me Amanda's win doesn't affect Cyborg much seeing as she proceeded to kick every ass after that as if the loss didn't even happen lol
Cyborg has Championship reigns in Strikeforce, Invicta, UFC and Bellator, holding the Record for most overall and consecutive Title defenses in all of them. 2 in UFC, 2 in Strikeforce (3 if she hadnt failed the test in that one Fight), 3 in Invicta and 4 in Bellator
Great list it’s not the BEST champion but the most important one
That's an important distinction to make. Sometimes the best champion is also the most important one; but not always. Sometimes the most popular fighter who sold the most tickets wasn't the very best fighter ever in the division; and didn't necessarily put the division on the map the way the best fighter may have.
The best champions in certain divisions have often been the most important though. Its really only a few divisions where the most important are not its divisional GOAT like Chuck for 205 or Ronda for W135.
@@madgavin7568Ronda is a divisional GOAT too since she made her 6 Title defenses in one reign. Nunes did it in two and was a Double Champ which makes her the overall female GOAT but in terms of divisional Status Amandas success doesnt take anything away from Ronda
@@llawliet3733 Disagree since Amanda beat better opponents. Plus she beat Ronda quite easily.
@@madgavin7568 Like I said Amanda is the Undisputed overall GOAT of Female MMA. But Ronda also had a good run. Of course the Sport and the athletes are always evolving but for her Time Ronda was a benchmark
Edgar is a legend. The smallest guy but 155 champ
The Stipe call for heavy weight is a classy choice. True mma fan perspective
Especially since you could have easily given it to Brock and few would have complained. After The Iceman era, Brock became the face of the UFC and elevated both the sport and the promotion to new heights.
@@madgavin7568 I mean kind of. Brock fought like 4 or 5 times in the UFC and definitely brought more eyes to the sport than ever before that time, but Stipe’s accomplishments outweigh the 750,000 buy ppvs Brock did.
Thank you guys for putting respect to Stipe, Rich, and even Might mouse
So you pick Ronda over Nunes because of the attention she brought but snub Conor twice. I’m not saying you’re wrong but pick a lane Conor did just as much for the sport if not more than Ronda did.
In all fairness, she was a main/major in there even being a women’s division. So that’s about as significant you can get. Connor brought more eyes to the sport, but he didn’t really do much to progress the sport/division. Jose really pushed the lighter weight classes back in WEC and became a significant ambassador for the sport.
IMO, Connor definitely brought more fans. But those are mainly HIS fans. He leaves, they’ll most likely leave as well. Everything he’s done was to his sole benefit with the exception of Khabib and Nate. The other champions listed have left a lasting mark that’ll still be felt for years to come. Connor hasn’t really done that.
@mageofsymphonia. Idk man imo Conor will be remembered for years after almost everyone else on this list is forgotten. A hundred years from now causal fans will remember the “best” Jon Jones and the most popular Conor. I’m sure some more serious fans will know GSP, Khabib and Anderson Silva but that’s about it. I could be wrong though so we will see (or not cause I’ll probably be dead lol)
Great analysis as always. I feel like you guys are the cheat sheet for casuals...like me.
Congrats on 1M subs
THANK YOU FOR GIVING HUGES HIS FLOWERS IN THIS. Dude is one of my top 5 all time.
You should read his autobiography!
@@Thor-Orion i did, The Guy is literally the blueprint for Superman/Clark Kent.
i love this video. just respect to the nostalgic legends of the after during and before the tuf era thx for the vid. respect
“Ha there’s little snake in the grass “ got me 😂
12:30 i love seeing rich shut O'Reilly down like thag 😂
I remember when i was a kid playing with my cousins, and our wwe figures, he had a chuck Liddell toy as well, i didnt really know who he was or what he did but i just remember him looking cool and having weird gloves, so i see the chuck Liddell choice
I didn’t know who chuck lidell was until a few years ago. I just saw him show up in commercials a lot when I was a kid and wondered what he did to become famous for the longest time
😂 I personally know the guy that owns that owns Chuck Liddell mascot
Nobody's search bar: Ben Rosets sick beats
Frank Mir belongs at the top at heavyweight. He cemented the HW division to where it really belonged. If it wasn't for his motorcycle accident, there would be absolutely no question. Mir IS the GOAT at HW in the UFC.
Did you really not even mention Max Holloway's name in the featherweight segment?
Not the first major name and not the goat of the division, why would he get a mention?
Volk already surpassed him
@@llawliet3733 he sure did, but I still think Max deserves a mention with the way this video was made. There’s many mentions in each division
@@slyder35 Agreed. Max has also the strongest Chin in all of MMA
never knocked out
never knocked down
absorbed most punches
TJ going bad really broke Tommy's heart, and killed off one of his best characters.
Broke mine, too. He was my favorite active fighter at the time the news of his failed test was made public.
0:46 how does any of this stuff we’ve done in the last 13 years happen? This is what we do!
Damn this is confidence
Very well done video on a really tough subject! MMA On Point, bravo!!
It's really too bad that Cyborg rushed Nuñes so quickly in their fight. It might have had a different result.
Georges also brought the sport to canada in a big big way. The rabid fandom he has/had across the country was unifying.
Great topic and excellent execution.
I think Cain is a good pick for HW, dude changed the game at that weight class with his insane cardio. No UFC heavyweight has ever had a motor and gas tank like Cardio Cain. He really showed what's possible for the big boys and since then you've seen a lot more guys be able to go 3 or 5 rounds without much of an issue.
Cain was good but I feel the title of Best heavyweight in the UFC has to be Stipe but all time I would say Fedor
First great video
Honorable mention would be Victor belfort
If there are Brazilians in ufc is because of him
Keep up the good work guys!
I feel like Randy or Brock are more important than Stipe. Most defenses is an important accomplishment but he only defended 1 more time than Randy and had way less impact
Rose: Just saying the lord’s prayer
Joe: 😳
Phenomenal video, good job fellas!
lmao that rich franklin interview was hilarious 😂
Hard agree on all of those... until the last one. Cain revolutionized the way we think of Heavyweights. He showed us that it takes athleticism and cardio to get the job done consistently.
I agree with most of this list however I see how you put Chuck over Jones but if we used the same logic I feel like Brock Lesnar was the most logical choice for heavyweight as he brought in a lot of viewers and skyrocketed mma popularity
Well, TBF, Jon Jones did a lot to hurt his legacy and the UFC. Committing crimes, hurting people, getting arrested, and having a mugshot WHILE (keyword here) wearing the UFC brand around his waist didn't do the MMA community any favors.
Dom Cruz redifined footwork and was such a key figure for such a long time. One of my favorites for sure
Glad BJ was picked as the most important champ for 155 😁😁😁
I mean BJ was the reason why fans tuned into 155. Until BJ most fans cared only about HW, 205 and 170 (185 wasn't considered interesting until later in Silva's title reign).
I watched gsp cards as a kid cus im from a french canadian area and that man is a hero to every french Canadian kid lol. But the champ who got me to watch MMA as an adult was Izzy. The way he aproached MMA on his come up of was so fun. A hungry isreal adesanya was a a scary ass dude.
Every John Fitch win after his title challenge to GSP didn't moved the needle. He's just considered the next best after GSP.
Solid list! I cannot believe that Chris Widmen was not even a honorable mention for middle weight!
This is redemption for that silly lightweight GOAT vid
Great rich Franklin clip
Who would win in a MMA fight PRIME Anderson Silva (2006-2012) or PRIME Jon Jones???
Jon
Jon
Dana looked so proud of Rich for still being more well spoken and argumentative than Bill O'Reilly's geriatric ass.
Really quality list! I might slightly change a few things but great overall!
Next out the front of the tent he’s running a ghost I see the legs running
Thought it meant champions of the apex 😂
Thank you for the Stipe love!
Cyborg: “I born for this” 🗿
I think there’s an argument for Forrest griffin for light heavyweight. He might not have been as popular as chuck, but he essentially saved the business
Best mma channel on UA-cam by far, by far.
Crazy that Forest Griffin and Stephen Bonnar werent even mentioned
Faber was one of the few champions who avoided a bloated ego. There are a few others, Demetrious being another one; but I've had several friends meet Uriah, both during and after his prime competition years, and they uniformly say he was the most down to earth and friendly guy you could ever meet.
All I saw was “Apex Champs” and for a split second I thought the UFC was going to follow boxing and add belts for random apex cards main event fighters
Chuck is like if AI built a mma fighter and I mean that as a compliment
Do too 10 MMA countries!!
huge props for not giving in to the casuals and putting the ice man and prodigy in the list
TO THIS DAY!
List should be called first star in every division
Haven’t even watched it, and I already like that it’s “most important” instead of “greatest.”
The amount of information that was incorrect in this video is crazzyyy 😂
it's dj for sure, but do you think if there was more competition for the belt, would it have been a more popular division?
When Tommy said the person for Lightweight I was so happy. Its great having a channel that educates casuals
You guys made like 5 videos on this theme already.
My only disagreement would be heavyweight, Cain Velazquez set the standard for the heavyweight division in the UFC a long time ago, any good heavyweight that appears since him we ask " how would he do vs Cain". I think stipe has had an incredible career but I think if you replace him with anyone else it's the same thing, I dont think you can replace the standard that Cain set for everyone.
The writing and lead up to the LHW Champ was so well written/built... Absolutely agree with your pick too. There is no doubt.
I gotta disagree, Henry Cejudo is the reason flyweight even still exists.
Sure Mighty Mouse was great and all but hes literally the reason that division almost got eliminated.
Strawweight: Joana 5 Defenses
W. Flyweight: Valentina 7 Defenses
W. Bantamweight: Ronda and Amanda 6 Defenses (Ronda in one reign and Amanda in two)
W. Featherweight: Cyborg and Amanda 2 Defenses
Flyweight: DJ 11 Defenses
Bantamweight: Dominik 3 Defenses (plus his WEC Reign)
Featherweight: Jose 7 defenses (plus 2 from WEC)
Lightweight: BJ 3 Defenses (plus Welterweight Champion)
Welterweight: GSP 9 Defenses (plus Middleweight Champion)
Middleweight: Anderson 10 Defenses (11 if the Fight agains his overweight opponent has counted as a Title Fight)
Light Heavyweight: Chuck 4 defenses
(Honorable Mention Jon 11 Defenses [8 consecutive] plus Heavyweight Champion)
Heavyweight: Stipe 4 Defenses (3 consecutive)
The most important Champion is in 99% also the best one
Perfect list, perfect reasoning, most accurate list of all time.
“We come to change his face brotha” this diference”…. Damn!
Dj will probably always be my goat but I think cejudo and his victory over tj and Cruz is what makes him the most important 125 champ
I have no doubt to say: ufc would not be even close to as popular it is today in Brasil if it wasn’t for Anderson silva
good decision not putting izzy over silva.
Yall should rank every UFC champion ever
Top 3 in every Division otherwise the Video would get too long
Chael Sonnen is the biggest champ in history, no doubt about that