10 Most Impressive First Title Defenses Ever

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  • @MMAforBreakfast
    @MMAforBreakfast 29 днів тому +514

    Du Plessis being the first person to submit Adesanya in his first defense deserves a mention💯

    • @xavierb9061
      @xavierb9061 29 днів тому +13

      Wasnt i pressive was losing

    • @juzrhyme712
      @juzrhyme712 29 днів тому +10

      Not really he was arguably losing until that point, you guys are obsessed with black fights losing

    • @desyncer
      @desyncer 29 днів тому +61

      @@xavierb9061 I always love this. DDP looks like he is losing every fight he has ever been in because of his style of just leaping into danger but has a record of 22-2.

    • @OLDMANNATHAN
      @OLDMANNATHAN 29 днів тому +59

      @@xavierb9061 so was Ilia? look what he did. Scorecards only matter if you let them. Both finished fantastic guys in ways they'd never been done.

    • @xavierb9061
      @xavierb9061 29 днів тому +1

      @desyncer he was losing lol dont overthink

  • @pascalllump400
    @pascalllump400 29 днів тому +106

    Was desperately looking for a video to watch then this appears, thanks big man

    • @pete_smack
      @pete_smack 28 днів тому

      Big man? Lmfao

    • @JesusisKing12345-u
      @JesusisKing12345-u 28 днів тому +3

      Praise The Lord. Repent and believe in Jesus Christ who is Lord. Jesus Christ is the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father but through Him. John 4:16

    • @440-fishermandrock8
      @440-fishermandrock8 27 днів тому +1

      U ppl are so delusional ​@@JesusisKing12345-u

  • @JimmySaint43
    @JimmySaint43 29 днів тому +71

    You know, i really wanted too join in on the hate for Topuria, but after the Volk and Holloway fights im finding it harder and harder to deny how great he is. Do i like his personality? Not really. But can the mf scrap? There really is no denying that.

    • @roguerebel82
      @roguerebel82 29 днів тому +5

      Feel the same 💯

    • @I_AM_BAYTOR
      @I_AM_BAYTOR 27 днів тому +2

      He's managed to stop from being lumped in with RainbowHead.

  • @codyaubin7237
    @codyaubin7237 29 днів тому +125

    Felt like Charles V Dustin should’ve made this list , especially with Dustin coming off the back to back fights with Conor

    • @top-G-eezer
      @top-G-eezer 28 днів тому

      Getting beat up and nearly stopped then cheating to win shouldn't be on any list. Love Charles as much as anyone but that win was complete B.S. he robbed Dustin of a deserved undisputed title win.

    • @tannermcguire7713
      @tannermcguire7713 28 днів тому +2

      First one I thought of

    • @walid9893
      @walid9893 28 днів тому +7

      He got dropped multiple times tho

    • @ellyelly6114
      @ellyelly6114 28 днів тому +2

      @@walid9893makes it more impressive the rally from round 1

    • @top-G-eezer
      @top-G-eezer 23 дні тому

      u mean the fight he cheated to win

  • @barrettdowell3985
    @barrettdowell3985 29 днів тому +17

    I appreciate that phantom hammerfist there, good restraint to know it was over

  • @adzm1987
    @adzm1987 29 днів тому +73

    Leon vs usman, after how dominant usman was and him being pfp. The way the first fight went, nobody thought leon would defend it.

    • @Reemo8800
      @Reemo8800 28 днів тому +10

      Why does no one seem to remember that the head kick was the rematch. His first defense was their trilogy. It makes me more mad then it should, but how does no one seem to know or remember

    • @madgavin7568
      @madgavin7568 28 днів тому +3

      @@Reemo8800 Its easy to forget there was a trilogy when their first fight was so long ago (plus it was uneventful).

    • @Loopylocokiller
      @Loopylocokiller 27 днів тому

      I did lol. Usman was only winning cause of EPO. He was the only man on the card not gassed from altitude. I knew once they confirmed the next fight would be at sea level Leon would win with less difficulty.

    • @dsan17
      @dsan17 27 днів тому +1

      ​@@Loopylocokiller Maybe yes, maybe no. But he also trained at Denver, which has a significantly higher elevation than Salt Lake City.

    • @Dracon7601
      @Dracon7601 27 днів тому

      ​@@Loopylocokiller Plus Leon was absolutely losing until the head kick like he objectively struggled.

  • @colbymclemore7642
    @colbymclemore7642 29 днів тому +51

    Ilia really put himself in a position where I can’t deny how good he is. Props to him. Why’d my boys have to die though? 😢

    • @YToasty
      @YToasty 28 днів тому +4

      mma gods give and take

    • @Gabi24492
      @Gabi24492 28 днів тому

      This IS a cruel sport where the new get their spot by beating the old. I know how you feel, felt the same when Fedor started losing

    • @llawliet3733
      @llawliet3733 28 днів тому

      Time beats everyone and the New Generation crosstrains earlier and earlier

  • @princev286
    @princev286 29 днів тому +11

    This is a great topic. I think I suggested a list of title defenses that legitamized title reigns but this is a good one too. If you can get the reign off to a hot start then you're certainly setting yourself up for a positive upward trajectory as champion (for the most part).

  • @Starvin_Marvin138
    @Starvin_Marvin138 29 днів тому +25

    I have an idea for a video, best potential title fights that we barely missed out on due to timing of events. I'm talking Khabib vs Olives, Jon Jones vs Jan, Henry Cejudo vs Figgy, TJ Dillashaw vs Petr Yan or Marlon Moraes...

    • @SalvyMic
      @SalvyMic 28 днів тому +1

      We never got to see GSP fight Lawler. Granted that there was a massive Jonny Hendricks shaped obstacle in the path of that fight, but imagine if GSP stuck around, ran it back with Hendricks and earned a good win over him. Lawler is next up, a pair of young prospects who took very different paths to the top and finally cross paths at the highest level, the ultimate final boss for a long, arduous path to redemption. And then Rory MacDonald would have been next.

    • @red_panda_boots
      @red_panda_boots 27 днів тому

      Jan would have lost within 3 rounds 😂

    • @dsan17
      @dsan17 27 днів тому

      @@red_panda_boots With the way Jones was fighting back then I'm not really sure. But a better one would've been a Jones Glover rematch.

    • @red_panda_boots
      @red_panda_boots 27 днів тому

      @dsan17 there's nothing jan could do anywhere to beat Jones

  • @thesmithersy
    @thesmithersy 29 днів тому +16

    Lesnar automatically sprung to mind. I am glad he was on the list.

    • @grangesaves33
      @grangesaves33 29 днів тому

      "Frank Mir had a horseshoe up his ass. I pulled that some-bitch out and beat him over the head with it"
      Brock Lesnar 2009

  • @devil1994
    @devil1994 29 днів тому +23

    Honorable mentions-
    Charles vs Dustin (2 wins over Conor)
    Islam vs Volk (#2 vs #1 PFP)
    Tom vs Blaydes 2 (proved that 1st was a fluke injury)
    Alex vs Hill ( Jiri and hill were most recent champions back to back)

  • @JT44-87
    @JT44-87 29 днів тому +2

    If you guys can continue to make videos like this until the day I die I would really appreciate it. Everyone here is awesome.

  • @mxbblife_mu
    @mxbblife_mu 29 днів тому +8

    Hell yeah Jake Shields vs Dan Henderson was Amazing.... I thought Jake Shields had no chance of getting Henderson down Let alone dominating the Rest of the fight on the Ground... The Olympic Wrestler looked like a JV pipsqueak against Shields

  • @n3rdstuffz
    @n3rdstuffz 28 днів тому +2

    Glad to see serg got a spot on the list, he is genuinely such a nice guy, used to play Fortnite with him

  • @Knxgj
    @Knxgj 28 днів тому +9

    Alex vs hill should’ve been on the list

    • @ImextremelyAsian-c9g
      @ImextremelyAsian-c9g 28 днів тому +7

      Beating Hill coming off injury who barely even trained isn't impressive.

    • @Knxgj
      @Knxgj 28 днів тому

      @ he ko’d him first round and not to mention he’s a former champ

    • @ImextremelyAsian-c9g
      @ImextremelyAsian-c9g 28 днів тому +4

      @@Knxgj His "former champ" label holds little weight, Hill didn't even deserve a title shot to begin with, beat a 43 year old Glover to get the belt and had 0 defenses.

  • @rogerstevens6811
    @rogerstevens6811 29 днів тому +6

    Ilia to the moon! This man is the truth.

  • @N.I.R.A.T.I.A.S.
    @N.I.R.A.T.I.A.S. 24 дні тому

    1:42 Pettis pulling that last punch is what I like to see. Not inflicting further damage unnecessarily. Good stuff.

  • @grangesaves33
    @grangesaves33 29 днів тому +38

    I am still shocked that Ilia beat Max

    • @num1Jaysta
      @num1Jaysta 29 днів тому +4

      Finished! It’s crazy.

    • @stephenr80
      @stephenr80 28 днів тому +3

      We are not.

    • @IDraw99
      @IDraw99 28 днів тому +7

      shocked that he beat max or shocked that he KOd max? I'm the latter max chin is mythical

    • @kjwelk931
      @kjwelk931 28 днів тому +3

      Im more shocked he KOd max.

    • @grangesaves33
      @grangesaves33 28 днів тому +2

      @@IDraw99 latter

  • @grangesaves33
    @grangesaves33 29 днів тому +18

    Alex at light heavyweight comes to mind

    • @starcusmcr3964
      @starcusmcr3964 28 днів тому +2

      nah, hill aint that impressive

    • @grangesaves33
      @grangesaves33 28 днів тому +1

      @@starcusmcr3964 It's the way he beat Hill

    • @Joshpower57
      @Joshpower57 28 днів тому

      ​@@starcusmcr3964first rd ko of hill was impressive and hill is a good fighter. Everyone downplays him now because he lost to Alex, but he was tearing up 205 before Alex KO'd him

  • @kyledabearsfan
    @kyledabearsfan 23 дні тому +1

    Holloway may be my favorite fighter ever, even with that, Topuria earned that win. It definitely is impressive af to take out either Volk or Max but both? Back to back? Thats absurd. UFC got their new star.

  • @CYMotorsport
    @CYMotorsport 28 днів тому +1

    Didn’t know ppl called Henry’s defense impressive knowing what we know now. Huh. But I anticipated Charles on here. Fair enough though by then I suppose we knew what Charles was and expected a lot already

  • @johndeignan2668
    @johndeignan2668 29 днів тому +1

    Holloway’s rematch vs Aldo was huge.

  • @juanfromcase0s
    @juanfromcase0s 29 днів тому +3

    1 minute ago is wild

  • @patb00y
    @patb00y 28 днів тому +3

    Amanda beating Ronda is more impressive than Ilia beating Max Holloway? 🤨 ok

  • @poormansgunz8032
    @poormansgunz8032 28 днів тому +1

    Jan is underrated

  • @CornerStoreDrums
    @CornerStoreDrums 29 днів тому +4

    MMA On Point the most FLAWLESS channel around! Feast your eyes & fantastic, MMA On Point is BACK!! 💯💯💯

  • @Alwaysmoving1
    @Alwaysmoving1 25 днів тому

    Wow, i never new Jake Shields had such a legacy.
    Never liked his style but he deserved credit for a legacy like that god damn

  • @alexisafox
    @alexisafox 28 днів тому +1

    Idk about flawless, Sergio pettis was getting WORKED by horiuchi before that spinning backfist

  • @justinkeizer2386
    @justinkeizer2386 19 днів тому

    Topuria has to be higher on here. Max is a greater fighter than any other contender on this list

  • @hbash1295
    @hbash1295 29 днів тому +8

    Lawler vs Macdonald must be there imo

  • @charlessmith7816
    @charlessmith7816 29 днів тому +3

    Jon Jones choked out Rampage in his first LHW title defense. Nobody had Jones winning at all. He was literally called a sacrificial lamb for Rampage to get the belt back

    • @shaneg4388
      @shaneg4388 29 днів тому +2

      Huh? Jon was a -500 favorite lol

    • @charlessmith7816
      @charlessmith7816 29 днів тому

      @shaneg4388 bro I'm not gonna tell you that you're wrong cause honestly I don't know nor even remotely remember the betting odds, however I do remember the commentary before that fight. Many had Jon getting KO'd

    • @madgavin7568
      @madgavin7568 28 днів тому +2

      @@charlessmith7816 Jones was a big favourite going into that fight for a reason. The people you speak of simply thought Rampage was a live underdog, which turned out to be wrong.

    • @drunkenmmamaster419
      @drunkenmmamaster419 28 днів тому

      Literally nobody called Jones a sacrificial lamb for Rampage wtf you talking about?😂

    • @charlessmith7816
      @charlessmith7816 28 днів тому

      @@drunkenmmamaster419 they did but okay 👍🏾👌🏾

  • @kkb892
    @kkb892 27 днів тому

    Idk about Jan v. Izzy. That was Jan’s only defense against someone smaller, but given the career of Izzy, I can see it.

  • @MohamedAli-lk3ul
    @MohamedAli-lk3ul 26 днів тому

    Awesome

  • @leelyons86
    @leelyons86 28 днів тому

    Jones vs Rampage not being on here is criminal.

  • @mikeg103
    @mikeg103 28 днів тому

    Toughest road to a title fight, best to never win a world title, best takedown artists of all time. Best KO via slam

  • @osheapeihopa2677
    @osheapeihopa2677 28 днів тому

    Sean vs Chito 2 not on here is criminal

  • @the_auditor1017
    @the_auditor1017 29 днів тому +2

    Ray borg

  • @wh906
    @wh906 27 днів тому

    Imagine if Bisping beat GSP. That would of been number 1

  • @Ice_Controller
    @Ice_Controller День тому

    Khabib vs Mcgregor gotta be number 1

  • @kyletyson3340
    @kyletyson3340 28 днів тому

    RIP Max Randall

  • @metou3072
    @metou3072 28 днів тому

    Max was piecing illia up until the tko

  • @mixturebeatz
    @mixturebeatz 28 днів тому

    I’m surprised to not see either of Roses first defenses against Joanna or Weili.

  • @joesandoval3741
    @joesandoval3741 28 днів тому

    Pettis was getting worked and caught him

  • @SlugfestWizard
    @SlugfestWizard 29 днів тому +6

    How is Dricus vs Izzy not on this list

  • @steelo1364
    @steelo1364 29 днів тому +1

    Ilia Abtoro

  • @riannlim991
    @riannlim991 28 днів тому

    Volk vs Holloway 3 was pretty impressive to me

  • @ynotefil
    @ynotefil 29 днів тому +2

    MMA Right On Point 💯

  • @austintgod9621
    @austintgod9621 28 днів тому

    Topuria inspired video,i see.

  • @amx1820
    @amx1820 28 днів тому

    Khabib vs Conor was no.1 for me. Just imagine the UFC and Khabib without Conor...

  • @Dude-tv6cj
    @Dude-tv6cj 28 днів тому

    Little Pettis was juicing’ boy!

  • @ethanross3157
    @ethanross3157 28 днів тому

    Max was wining till he wasnt.

  • @Notpoop906
    @Notpoop906 28 днів тому +1

    Khabib beating Conor was expected and not impressive... Conor was washed and Khabib was literally his worst nightmare matchup. No one was picking Conor to win that fight except the casuals who ONLY watch Conor.

    • @harsh111yt
      @harsh111yt 27 днів тому

      Conor wasn't washed tf you talking about?

  • @geeksworkshop
    @geeksworkshop 28 днів тому

    Topuria was losing until he wasn't. That was far from flawless.

  • @floknows28
    @floknows28 27 днів тому +1

    disagree with Brocks position. Mir won 1 title fight and was 4-2 after his injury.
    Shamrock is even worse. at the time Bas was 7-3 and hadnt won a title. he stepped up after
    list seems a little random.
    Ilia gets credit for beating Max, but Volk doesnt, Max himself had Aldo as first defense.
    I miss Leon and DDP and maybe Frankie Edgar who proved everybody wrong in the BJ rematch

  • @johnwilson6566
    @johnwilson6566 25 днів тому

    You forgot about Izzy’s first défense

  • @HanginWitLucid
    @HanginWitLucid 28 днів тому

    Illia and Islam is the fight to make now

  • @oierodriozola4464
    @oierodriozola4464 29 днів тому

    Henderson vs Cowboy 2 comes to mind, I have to rewatch the first one, and watch the second one, still getting a sub in the first round after the first fight were as far i remember, Cerrone was winning the sub attempts.
    Also DC vs Gustafson should be counted

  • @R4RB
    @R4RB 28 днів тому

    Flawless? Ilia was arguably losing the fight then caught Max. If anything, Max was starting to build momentum. All the credit to Ilia of course, but it definitely was not flawless.

    • @23373
      @23373 27 днів тому

      Arguably in your imaginary scenarios lol he was up 2-0 on the scorecards

  • @starcusmcr3964
    @starcusmcr3964 28 днів тому

    jones and ddp could be on this list.

  • @fearlessjoebanzai
    @fearlessjoebanzai 21 день тому

    Missed O'Malley and DDP - that isn't recency bias either.

  • @SelfBuiltWealth
    @SelfBuiltWealth 27 днів тому

    stop saying ilia's first defense was flawless, many thought max won the first 3 rounds including me. he was bloody af

  • @luliu4572
    @luliu4572 28 днів тому

    Alex Periera vs Jahamal Hill

  • @AllforoneforAll
    @AllforoneforAll 28 днів тому

    ummm…salsa is for burritos and hot sauce is for wings tf

  • @usedfuzzbox
    @usedfuzzbox 29 днів тому +1

    Not to take away from a great KO, but, I wouldn't call it flawless, Max was winning until that point.....just saying......

    • @JimmySaint43
      @JimmySaint43 29 днів тому +1

      Yeah, and then he lost at that point, just saying 🙄 doesn't matter if you win for 24:59 seconds, if you get dropped, you didn't win jack.

    • @lennart0742
      @lennart0742 29 днів тому +6

      It was 2-0 for ilia on the scorecards going into the third round

    • @23373
      @23373 29 днів тому +3

      What can you expect from the fans that swear max won the first volk fight lmao, clueless

    • @philleotardo1500
      @philleotardo1500 28 днів тому

      @@23373it’s the 2nd Volk fight people claim Max won bro get it right

  • @boskobuha6321
    @boskobuha6321 29 днів тому +3

    I wanna see tj dillashaw tested against alex pereira👊💪🫵

  • @TheJonOrtiz
    @TheJonOrtiz 29 днів тому +1

    Thank you for highlighting how crazy it is for Brock to do what he did 👍

  • @jesusblanco7657
    @jesusblanco7657 21 день тому

    No we know it’s Sean O’Malley defense against chito should be number 1

  • @bbelsito
    @bbelsito 28 днів тому

    That thumbnail is unnecessarily cruel to Max

  • @cricketcavalry1824
    @cricketcavalry1824 29 днів тому

    Where is "Hold on, let me cook" defense?

  • @Joshpower57
    @Joshpower57 28 днів тому

    This list.... Is missing some fighters. Jon Jones vs Rampage Jackson..... I'm extremely surprised that was missed. Chris Weidman defeats Anderson Silva in the rematch. DDP vs Izzy... Olivera vs Dustin... I'm glad Jan vs Izzy was included, but Rampage vs dan, wasn't needed. That wasn't as significant as the other fights listed. Also the cejudo TJ fight was important, but it's kind of a major black eye for that time. It killed the 135 division when it happened because then a power vacuum was created and Henry went right into it. He then defended once and an even bigger power vacuum was created in 2 divisions. It's not a good thing and I don't think it should be as significant as you guys think.

  • @sonnym5489
    @sonnym5489 12 днів тому

    Featherweight goat is Aldo

  • @jejbsh2191
    @jejbsh2191 28 днів тому

    My first defense against taco bell failed miserably

  • @Brown87
    @Brown87 20 днів тому

    I can still remember people predicting that Conor would beat Khabib 🤣

  • @tacline2
    @tacline2 18 днів тому

    Honestly hard to argue Nunes/Rousey isn't #1. Nunes went on to accomplish more than anyone in women's MMA so far, arguably next to Cyborg but with a cleaner record and a dominant KO win over Cyborg herself. Shevchenko is my pick for #2 of all time in accomplishments, maybe not for fan favorite or PPV numbers but wins and overall dominance of the 125 division.

  • @taeyangkang5176
    @taeyangkang5176 28 днів тому

    I really didn’t want to click on this yet

  • @iceoholic
    @iceoholic 28 днів тому

    Frankie Edgar V BJ Penn?

  • @OtreblaIIIable
    @OtreblaIIIable 25 днів тому

    Connie's not on this list because... he never defended a title, never.

  • @Loggjamm
    @Loggjamm 26 днів тому

    No way in hell this Jon Jones fight actually happens, right? Just no way...

  • @BrainDeadMMA
    @BrainDeadMMA 28 днів тому

    Who tf is George Hutchinson

  • @kalebnolan8343
    @kalebnolan8343 28 днів тому

    You forgot about mcgregor’s first def…. Oh wait

  • @josiahmartinez5179
    @josiahmartinez5179 28 днів тому

    I'm not going to watch this video, not yet. I haven't healed from that last max fight.

  • @kevino2435
    @kevino2435 29 днів тому

    No more max Randall??

  • @timc7312
    @timc7312 28 днів тому

    You left out McGregor//

  • @bretthumphrey6821
    @bretthumphrey6821 28 днів тому

    Topuria is a new champion he has to do alot more to impress me volkanovski got 5 defences of his belt 2 isn't alot jon jones has 14 championships gsp had 9 at ww and was mm champion 2 is a small number

  • @zeze-oo2rh
    @zeze-oo2rh 29 днів тому

    Where’s Luke Rockhold

  • @Cody-C300
    @Cody-C300 20 днів тому

    Boss Rootin 😂

  • @tylermoore587
    @tylermoore587 28 днів тому

    No Charley olives

  • @seancathari
    @seancathari 29 днів тому +2

    Omalley vs chito coulda been here

    • @benmcreynolds8581
      @benmcreynolds8581 28 днів тому

      Yeah I think that was one of the best performances we've ever seen in a title defense and Sean did it against someone who EVERYONE thought had a win over him..

  • @mitroxbtw3588
    @mitroxbtw3588 16 днів тому

    who tf is yan bovich it's jan blachowicz

  • @WingwingHello
    @WingwingHello 28 днів тому

    Blachowicz would sell his soul for a title fight in the apex again 😂

  • @stevenwalker7835
    @stevenwalker7835 28 днів тому

    I don’t think you can put Cejudo vs Dillashaw should be here because in hindsight it’s clear that TJ was crazy depleted that he couldn’t take a clean shot big name to have on your record but with all info not a very impressive one good video tho

  • @george.vasilev.reyner1916
    @george.vasilev.reyner1916 28 днів тому +3

    Love that the women are getting their flowers on this list! I know "WMMA bad lol" is a fun narrative, but there are some epic women's fights among the great fights in history.

  • @natetripp3932
    @natetripp3932 28 днів тому

    Can you guys pls do I video on the top fakest beefs in MMA history. Ones that were so obvious just to sell the fight

  • @JustinPuyear
    @JustinPuyear 26 днів тому

    “McGregor had never lost either of his titles”
    Bro he’s never defended either of his titles you glaze master 😂

  • @TehAwareness
    @TehAwareness 29 днів тому +1

    Let’s goooooo

  • @onefiveten
    @onefiveten 24 дні тому

    ahh joe with hair

  • @optimusbrown1
    @optimusbrown1 28 днів тому

    Ai on #6 really isn’t cool.

  • @MajeedMuhammad-d3e
    @MajeedMuhammad-d3e 28 днів тому

    cant lie i have loved mma on point for years now, but that max thumbnail, you're getting a dislike

  • @jermainebooker277
    @jermainebooker277 28 днів тому

    Change the thumbnail ASAP!😢

  • @timephire
    @timephire 29 днів тому +1

    In response to the video's opening statement; Why not? People seem to have no respect for Matt Serra nor Julianna Pena's title wins. Calling it a fluke and I never see too many come to their defense. (Counterpoint Sidenote I guess; Aljo has title defenses and no one seems to respect him either so what do I know...)