He lowkey got chance izzy knows alex Striking and movements but i wanna see alex test that power on Izzy at lightheavyweight i always felted alex never thru a knockout blow against izzy in the last fights they had it mean sum 💯@@dostotolstoy
Bruh Izzy was getting lit up in there & was hurt but got lucky with a Hail Mary Prayer shot. Pereira gave him rematch after rematch but Izzy can't do the same since it was a fluke. Case closed
@@pedestrian_0 he was posturing and scaring the shit of out Izzy untl he fell to Izzy's trap, if they fight again Alec beats him. Stylistically Alec is Izzy worst nightmare
@devingarcia2178 so true! I will never understand why people are so bitter about this rivalry, its just like enjoy these moments while they are here, because they will be gone soon. We may never get to see a rivalry like this again, not just that, but two of the best kickboxers in the world going at it.
People just need to give Izzy his credit and respect. All 4 fights were competitive so it was no fluke. Neither are Pereira’s wins. These are two of the highest level strikers in the game putting on a masterclass and we should appreciate it.
@@jonathankevin500 Great knockout but I think Izzy vs Pereira is just at a higher level, which makes it more impressive. Some people would argue that Chandler’s KO of Tony was the best knockout of last year but Tony was already on a 3 fight skid. Leon deserved the best KO of 2022 because he did it to a 15 fight winning streak Usman. Same logic as to why I think, Adesanya’s KO deserves the KO of the year. Pereira beat him last year and smoked his way to the top of the middleweight division and is now a two division champ in two sports - super impressive. KOing a guy that good deserves the most credit.
Facts Alex just needs to win against Hill and lay off fighting Ankalaev until Izzy gets his belt back and they run it back These two fighting need to happen again
The trilogy we need is Khabib vs Conor, which is simply the most heated rivalry of UFC history. So much happened inside and outside of the octagon. Khabib needs to come back and do the trilogy against Conor!!!!
Watching Izzy fight him compared to the others on the roster really is a testament to how much better Izzy is than the competition. Izzy and Alex are on another level.
Beating Hill coming off a long layoff, an older Jan, and Jiri coming off a layoff who has always gotten rocked isn't all that impressive to be honest. And he almost lost to Jan after getting instantly taken down in Round 1.
@@drquack1217 The 2nd win vs Jiri was impressive. I'm still not convinced he wouldn't get beaten pretty easily by a good grappler but I don't think the UFC plans to give him one after Jan instantly took him down and almost subbed him.
I found both fights to be very interesting. Izzy controlled most of the first fight just to get knocked out. Alex controlled most of the second fight and got knocked out. I think in both their losses they got too comfortable in letting it fly and it cost them both.
Izzy is the only one to have dominated him in the stand up. He did so in Kickboxing twice (once where he lost via a controversial decision, and the other, where he got caught by a left hook), he also dominated him in their first MMA fight, but again, got caught. Then, he went on to be the only person to knock Pereira out stiff in his whole career. He had been TKOed before. But never had he been sent to the shadow realm. Put some respect on Izzy's name.
Not a big Izzy fan but please put some respect on his name! After seing the way Pereira disposes of all his opponents and rewatching Izzy fighting him 4 times makes me appreciate how technical and great he really is!! Much much Respect to stylebender👌
I'm saying, like people saw him lose a few fights and immediately called him trash, are we just gonna ignore the last 20 fights he won, like did we forget he's an actually good fighter and champion 😂
Came back to rewatched this masterpiece. This was an elite chess match between two of the best strikers in the UfC Edit: Thanks guys it's my first time getting 1k like on a post. 🙌🏾🙌🏾 Edit : Came after Alex dropped Jiri in their second fight. This just keeps proving how great Izzy's victory was.
Had to come back and rewatch this after watching Pereira’s victory against Jiri. I must Izzy is not your average fighter. Izzy got the mind of a warrior. Pereira will always remember Izzy in all his lifetime. Both are their arch rivals.
The whole 30 seconds from Alex backing up Izzy and landed a combo, to Izzy landed the counter and then kill shot, Anik saying “order restored” Joe screaming “oh ohhh ohhh oh” Izzy shooting the arrows and breaking the bow to fish flopping Alex’s kid is arguably the greatest 30 seconds in ufc history 😅
This might be the highest level striking we’ve ever seen in the UFC. You can tell they both really respect eachother’s power - it really is a chess match between Izzy and Alex
Seeing alex literally crunch every man that crosses his path really shows how much of great fighter adesanya really is, and he was able to actually knock the guy out
Credit for getting one win after 4 times? Everybody will see how Strickland and DDP really bullied him out of the title fight scene and say "he really just beat that guy one time". Izzy fans cope are unreal they say Izzy deserves credit everytime Poatan wins like the score is even lmao
Credit for getting one win after 4 times? Everybody will see how Strickland and DDP really bullied him out of the title fight scene and say "he really just beat that guy one time". Izzy fans cope are unreal they say Izzy deserves credit everytime Poatan wins like the score is even lmao
@@meijilee5264 After 4? It was after 3, and even than i can tell you never watched the 1st fight and your just talking out your ass cause anybody who actually watched the first fight knows Izzy won but the judges rigged it, Joe Rogan even talked about it on a podcast before. So its 2-2
@@a7phy219 I did watch it and I would argue Pereira won the first 2 rounds via forward pressure and harder strikes landed. You can tell yourself it's 2-2 to sleep better at night but it won't magically change it. Take it from Joe Rogan? Lmao at the Blachowicz fight that guy was biased af when Izzy got schooled at the standup. Chinese judges thought Chinaman pointfighting wasn't enough and gave the nod to Pereira at the first match.
Exactly. The fight will happen again eventually, but the timing isn't right. Izzy needs to build himself back up first. If he gets his belt back, avenges the Strickland loss, beats Dricus, he can then talk about moving up for the trilogy (quintilogy?). At the moment, he has unfinished business, so it's best they go their separate paths for now
@@TheGuyCalledX honestly I love the rivalry but I see it differently, for one everyone says 3-1 when in reality it should be 2-2, not only that but using dubs from two different sports doesn't make sense to me so I always say it's 1-1 and 0-2. And as for the future I more so just want to see him avenge the Strickland loss and ofc beat ddp for the belt. I don't think we're gonna see izzy vs Alex again but if we do I wouldn't mind
@JrE-il7cf he said he won't because he's getting old and only has so many fights left and he doesn't need to waste it beating someone he knows he can beat, you alex fans and izzy haters will never be satisfied anyone, if he does fight again and wins your just gonna say 3-2 smh
@JrE-il7cf he's got the mind of someone who doesn't care what people think, and again no one has wanted to challenge Alex as much as he has so it really makes no sense
@@TheGuyCalledXyeah too many pieces have to fall in place for the trilogy I think, izzy has to beat ddp, then both izzy and Alex have to win their next 2 fights, then uncle Dana has to wave a huge Carrot for that fight to happen. I can see izzy retiring if he wins his next 3 also. Would be an awesome turn of events though!!
One thing that impressed me about this fight is how cognizant Izzy was in regards to the leg kicks. DC and Joe Rogan kept mentioning it, and Izzy was constantly switching his stance to distribute how much damage he was taking to each calf.
Yep, after the first few calf kicks landed on Izzy's right leg he simply had no other choice but to switch stances. By the time of the KO that left leg was getting pretty chewed up too.
@@JimChapAlex made the mistake of trying to finish the fight he should have stayed calm because things weren't looking good for Izzy but that's what happens when you fight at that level one mistake can cost you the fight and you can tell Izzy was waiting for it
I'm here again to rewatch. Just look at Izzy's stance switches.... on timing as well. Just masterful.💪. Both guys are just on a another level. Would love to see their third fight.
@@matthieudelarte3914 at 185, but 205 Izzy wouldn't have a chance. Poatan is a completely different fighter when he doesnt drop 50 pounds... imagine that...
If you really know what you're looking at, these two rounds was an absolute chess match. Every movement made by the two fighters, every feint every switch, measuring, calculating, one wrong move, and Izzy shut the lights out
One thing I hate about these two , is every casual fan with the 3-1 or whatever. These two dudes are honestly soooo good for each others career. They literally level each other up. I really like both of these men as fighters and the styles are so good to watch. Alex the more stiff brute force whilst Israel is so much lighter but technically crisper. Really top notch stuff watching these two go at it. I’d watch a Number 5.
Exactly. Not a single one of their fights aren't competitive. Problem is Poatan got his name for a reason. Adesanya the more technical fighter though.@@LVUFC
This will forever blow my mind. What a fucking crazy KO. And to think Pereira has been on a tear ever since so it just goes to show how elite the Glory guys really are.
Jamal was too cocky. After coming back from a near career ending Achilles injury why step in there with the champ so quickly? On top of that with a broken toe. Jamal hill and his manager should know better
Lmao!!! Not sure how Izzy pulled this off. Alex is an absolute nightmare. Izzy is not a small guy by any means but he looks like a baby compared to Alex.
@@Phoenix.-vs6gv Izzy is an all time great and a savage that’s why, but Alex is the golden boy right now there’s no denying him that. And I’d like to see him make the jump to Heavy Weight become a 3 division undisputed champ 👀🥊. He’s playing with house money rn he ain’t got anything to lose
I counted at least 3 times where Alex threw that high kick which knocked Jiri out cold. Izzy has the same kick boxing background so he anticipates Alex’s striking a bit more. Alex at 205 is scary though 👀
@@ProSyndicateRj facts, their rivalry is something like Goku Vs Vegeta, Alex really got a shot to make big history tho jumping up to heavy weights if he’s got it in him. He just needs the right camp of people to develop his grappling and take down defense
@@ProSyndicateRjit seems like izzy has better fight IQ but the size difference is the issue for him, Alex is a natural heavyweight. Alex was stumbling during their fight dance and was a step behind in this chess analysis
Even tho I really wanted Pereira to win this one, this fight is so entertaining, watching these two fight is like watching a fight scene straight from a martial arts movie
people overlook izzy's power cus because he is known for his crazy movment. If Pereira's 11 out of 10 in power, and Izzy's got an easy 9/10. Both are something to be absolutely respected.
I think this win for Izzy is aging better and better after everything Alex does and keeps continuing to dominate. I’d certainly brag about beating him in a bar until the end of time if I’m him😂
After bell saves, controversial decision, finally Izzy gets the win, after watching Alex flatline Jamahal makes me respect Izzy more. Definately one of the greats 👊
If only it was the same for most people. They sht on Izzy because the last time he fought, he begged Sean Strickland not to bully him some more post fight after all the "Strickland is easy work" talk.
Pereira is one hell of a fighter though. I've never seen such a dominate force on the cage that rivals boxer Deontay Wilder. Just when Adesanya thought he was champ, he found a new hill to climb. Respect to the both of them
You should watch Mike Tysons old matches. People just couldn't stand up to his power and getting knocked out was an inevitability for his opponents. That's true dominance in the ring
@@doriangongar1859 he got man handled in his debut, his fight with Silva was a back and forth, his fight with Strickland wasn't dominant, he just knocked him out in this first and he was getting thrown around by Izzy in their first fight and this fight it was back and forth and then got slept. Where's the domination?
@@aym7n_10 yapping? Bad shape is cope. If Izzy won he wouldn't be in bad shape to you Izzy fans. DDP clobbered Izzy on the feet before Izzy gave his back leading into the choke lmao
@@aym7n_10 since when did I say that? Stop deflecting. Izzy lost the standup to DDP because he got grounded tapping straight out of the title fight picture. Keep crying lmao
You have to give Izzy extra credit. Pereira literally walks around at 220-225, and they said after cutting weight, he's probably 210-215 on fight night. So he's almost a full weight class heavier than Izzy.
yeah, people acting like that 3-1 makes Izzy worse than pereira. In fact, in their first fight he was robbed, in the 2nd and 3rd Izzy was winning, but okay let's assume it's 3-1 anyway. Pereira should be compared to Jones when Jones was fighting in LHW division, not to Adesanya.
As soon as Rogan said “Izzy has to control these exchanges” it’s like Izzy heard him because he start pushing the pace and causing Alex to fight off his back foot
Izzy fr was picking Alex apart in the first half of the second round from southpaw with really nice body kicks and low kicks from that stance , Alex did rock Izzy before the counter right hand Not a fan of Izzy but his striking always matched up well against Alex and their fights are always entertaining
This was honestly the closest fight in their rivalry in terms of striking before the KO. The first 3 fights all had Izzy winning handedly until the KO/bell. First 9 minutes of this fight was so evenly matched.
@@TheGuyCalledX Winning handily is quite a stretch, while Izzy did win most of the rounds majority were very close which is far from winning handily. Even in their first MMA bout, Pereira was controlling most of the first before getting stunned and won the second.... I mean the first KB fight people seem to have a huge misconception of it being a highway robbery when in reality it was quite competitive, competitive fights many times could go either way and Alex won that by decision
Ngl I used to not like pereira because Izzy is my favorite ufc fighter and obviously they are rivals but after what pereira has been doing how can u not like the guy these 2 guys are my favorite in the ufc right now
Adesanya se preparou muito, estava mais concentrado, isso mostra o nivel da qualidade de sua luta, pereira é meu lutador favorito mas tenho que dizer sobre izzy foi extremamente eficaz.
Watching this fight. The fight iq the two men have is something else. This fight is almost artistically like watching a beautiful dance. Seeing how Izzy is the last person to give Perreira a real challenge is testament to both men’s greatness.
I truly think Alex was about to finish Izzy here, that wasn't playing possum. But Izzy just cocked, locked, and loaded one of the most epic counter rights in the history of MMA.
i never saw the left hand in real time it wasnt until the angle ringht in front i saw it! That was one of the quickest 1-2 punches i have ever seen in MY life with the most effect! just beautiful!
As unstoppable Alex is that DDP loss is nothing for Izzy if we being honest, Izzy just lost mentally in which he lost the fight, Izzy is the MW goat whether you like it or not argue with a wall
Bro, I don't get why people keeps saying that Alex was depleted or weakened by the weight cut in order to justify this lose. Pererira looked incredible in his offense, fast and aggressive. He just got caught with a perfect counterpunch.
I’d say it’s a bad weight cut that he should’ve stopped doing a while ago, but that doesn’t take away from the absolute bomb Stylebender landed on the terminator.
You guys are calling this fluke but this is exactly how you K.O a bigger fighter . You let him get comfortable and get close and you will have to eat up few combinations up against the cage but when that opening comes you throw that right hand you’ve kept hiding full of rage lmao . This is no fluke this just how you deal with bigger fighter because you can’t take them head on lmao especially a guy like Pereira 😂
@@GhostPabloR and Izzy has won the majority of those 13 rounds. So i don't know why people try to down play Izzy like Pereira steam rolled him in every fight, when that couldn't be farther from the truth.
Watching how ALEX is dominating the MMA now tells you how Good IZZY really is........ PEREIRA isn't losing anytime soon! Both fighters really respect each other 💪 so much fun to watch
In this fight Izzy knew if Alex pressed him he would need to keep his guard up and wait for the counter. That’s exactly what he did! In the previous fight he left his guard down and got knocked out
@@meijilee5264 And yet Strickland got sent to the shadow realm by Alex in like 2 minutes. I think saying it shows levels is a casual take, styles makes fights. And besides, Dricus won by a good submission finish when Izzy turned his back against him, and was 100% not even trying in the later rounds against Strickland.
@@RaidenKyo yes styles make fights as in Alex style dismantled Izzy's style 3 times and the styles that beat Izzy across 2 sports. Alex just got better while Izzy declined. That's what I meant about levels. "Casual take" lmao read the comment again.
@@meijilee5264 How does this reply disprove me at all? Yes, Alex has power. All of their fights were close until izzy had to eat a powerful shots that could end almost 99.9% of humans. Izzy also has an incredible KO over him. What's your point? Alex is better? Could have made that more clear. If that's your argument then it really isnt that cut and dry. Claiming Alex is 'levels above' Izzy in striking is casual, honestly dude
@@RaidenKyo casual? One is double champ in pure striking which is kickboxing and the other isn't. One is 3-1 over the other. Izzy already had more kickboxing fights combined when he faced off against Pereira when they fought twice and lost. And in the current time, Pereira is 5-0 against the best hitters in lhw while Izzy really got bullied out of the rankings by the likes of Strickland and DDP. That's levels lmao. Blaming it on power alone is cope because there are lots of powerful guys on the roster but can't do it like Alex because it actually takes skill to wield it too.
Yep. They both showed masterclass skill like the first fight. But not as long. And Izzy decided to use his wit against Alex and baited him into aggression. Wonderful fight.
Перейра после боя сказал что это Израэль был потрясен и чудом нокаутировал его Но Адесанья не врал когда говорил что это была заготовка. Внимательно смотрите, Адесанья почти всё время в стойке левши, перед нокаутом он меняет стойку на правшу, Перейра бросает лоу кик и Адесанья показывает что его этот лоу-кик подбил, перейра сразу начинает пресследовать его. Но при этом Адесанья не меняет стойку и снова подставляет ногу под лоу-кик, Перейра снову бьет лоу-кик и думает что потряс Изи. Изи прижимается к клетке и через блок видит что Перейра сразу набрасывается с не прикрытой рукой. Бум правая залетает. весь бой Изи кидает эту правую через руку Перейры, прощупывает
Че ты мелишь, он реально ему подбил ногу, вот он менял стойку, а назад менял потому что он ему неудобна 😂. Даже Адесанья прсле боя подошел к бразилу и сказал что ты мне опять ногу подбил
He was trying to land the rear overhand the whole fight, finally the jab feint created that opening in Pereira's guard, that overhand came from the sky man.
@@Burgerbroclubit’s the fact that he literally ran the middleweight division for years and cleaned it out was a very active champion, knocked out some of the baddest motherfuckers and no one gives him any respect because he’s cringey 😂 it’s absolutely absurd real martial arts fans know izzy is an animal
What Izzy did with the arrow 🏹 celebration immediately after knocking Alex out was absolutely brilliant 👏 He took Alex's arrow thing and turned it around on him. Nobody entertains and does the things Izzy does to promote a fight, his celebrations, his entrances and his dominating fighting like Izzy. Love him or hate him, Izzy brings everything to the table at the most elite level.
glory is like the ufc of wordwide kickboxing, these 2 have ran through a few of the best in there. For striking fans these fights are the best you get in the UFC
"Few of the best in there" the best refers to champions/former champions in GLORY. This doesn't apply to Izzy since he never defeated any in that promotion.
Seeing how unstoppable Alex is right now, this ko by Izzy is so much more impressive
I love Izzy, same with Alex too. The real Goku Vs Vegeta Rivalry of UFC.. Hashirama vs Madara
@@wiseboomin who is madara in this schema?
Izzy cant beat pereira in light-heavyweight.
He lowkey got chance izzy knows alex Striking and movements but i wanna see alex test that power on Izzy at lightheavyweight i always felted alex never thru a knockout blow against izzy in the last fights they had it mean sum 💯@@dostotolstoy
@@wiseboominexactly, i always say this, no one can stop madara except hashirama.
Honestly, Alex kicking everyone’s ass makes me realize how damn good Izzy is
Crazy good,but not perfect cause nobody is.
Bruh Izzy was getting lit up in there & was hurt but got lucky with a Hail Mary Prayer shot. Pereira gave him rematch after rematch but Izzy can't do the same since it was a fluke. Case closed
With your knowledge the Strickland win over izzy makes Strickland the goat since he beat the guy who beat Pereira 🤡
bro whooped out the MMA math 😭
@@kingpin69 All the times Pereira won against Izzy, he was actually getting pieced up, until he landed the nukes!
The striking from both guys is just so crisp and so perfect. Two guys who have truly mastered their craft.
Alex could have won but izzy tricked him
@@ajax1472 bruh
if izzy didnt win alex would have? what a comment!@@ajax1472
@@ajax1472 so then he couldn't have won because adesanya tricked him...
@@pedestrian_0 he was posturing and scaring the shit of out Izzy untl he fell to Izzy's trap, if they fight again Alec beats him. Stylistically Alec is Izzy worst nightmare
KO of the year without question. One of the best KOs ever. Mad respect to Izzy for finally getting it done and to Alex for being such a beast.
fluke ko of the year
@devingarcia2178 so true! I will never understand why people are so bitter about this rivalry, its just like enjoy these moments while they are here, because they will be gone soon. We may never get to see a rivalry like this again, not just that, but two of the best kickboxers in the world going at it.
People just need to give Izzy his credit and respect. All 4 fights were competitive so it was no fluke. Neither are Pereira’s wins. These are two of the highest level strikers in the game putting on a masterclass and we should appreciate it.
Ko of the year was that Bomfim one flying knee
@@jonathankevin500 Great knockout but I think Izzy vs Pereira is just at a higher level, which makes it more impressive. Some people would argue that Chandler’s KO of Tony was the best knockout of last year but Tony was already on a 3 fight skid. Leon deserved the best KO of 2022 because he did it to a 15 fight winning streak Usman. Same logic as to why I think, Adesanya’s KO deserves the KO of the year. Pereira beat him last year and smoked his way to the top of the middleweight division and is now a two division champ in two sports - super impressive. KOing a guy that good deserves the most credit.
If these guys ever run it back, it'll be the best trilogy in mma history
Facts Alex just needs to win against Hill and lay off fighting Ankalaev until Izzy gets his belt back and they run it back
These two fighting need to happen again
True that
The trilogy we need is Khabib vs Conor, which is simply the most heated rivalry of UFC history. So much happened inside and outside of the octagon. Khabib needs to come back and do the trilogy against Conor!!!!
@@yassinee.3463 how is it a trilogy but
Clearly you're a casual 😂@yassinee.3463
Watching Izzy fight him compared to the others on the roster really is a testament to how much better Izzy is than the competition. Izzy and Alex are on another level.
Both are master kickboxers ofcourse they know whats up
Beating Hill coming off a long layoff, an older Jan, and Jiri coming off a layoff who has always gotten rocked isn't all that impressive to be honest. And he almost lost to Jan after getting instantly taken down in Round 1.
Which is what made the Strickland fight so strange. Alex walked right through him. It really goes to show you the importance of styles.
@@fkcoolers2669then what would actually impress you lol
@@drquack1217 The 2nd win vs Jiri was impressive. I'm still not convinced he wouldn't get beaten pretty easily by a good grappler but I don't think the UFC plans to give him one after Jan instantly took him down and almost subbed him.
Who’s here after Alex KO’d Jiri again?
Me 😂
Me 😅
Every single time ! Doesn’t get old
I expected to Jiri win, but that ko make me sad for jiri
Dang adesanya was the only person to do this to poatan in ufc
I found both fights to be very interesting.
Izzy controlled most of the first fight just to get knocked out.
Alex controlled most of the second fight and got knocked out.
I think in both their losses they got too comfortable in letting it fly and it cost them both.
This is a W take ngl
Fax both them when they lost were so comfortable and winning the match but got to comfortable and didnt respect both of their striking powers
CORRECTION
izzy got TKO'd
Perreira got KO"d cold!
@@highsobriety9465 Pereira also KOd Izzy out cold before in kickboxing so whats your point
@@vagabond57097 different sports
Watching Alex KO Jamahal Hill makes you appreciate just how good Izzy is.
But haters won't acknowledge it.
Exactamente.... Izzy a good stricker
@@rouhoullahdiomande3970 kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Izzy is the only one to have dominated him in the stand up. He did so in Kickboxing twice (once where he lost via a controversial decision, and the other, where he got caught by a left hook), he also dominated him in their first MMA fight, but again, got caught. Then, he went on to be the only person to knock Pereira out stiff in his whole career. He had been TKOed before. But never had he been sent to the shadow realm.
Put some respect on Izzy's name.
i'd rather watch 10 more pereira vs adesanya fights at this point in every division
say whatever you want about izzy after the strickland loss, but he is still one of the best fighters to ever touchdown in the UFC
Strickland lose his next fight after beating Adesanya having 0 defenses. Can't make Sean to be more than he is.
MMA math is undeniable right?!?! You cant equate izzys one loss to strickland defining his whole career, seeing them at the same skill level. @@Zolo00
💯
@@Zolo00strickland "lost" to dricus it was a terrible fight from both of them
@@ericspring2033 You didn't watch the fight if you thought that was terrible
Not a big Izzy fan but please put some respect on his name! After seing the way Pereira disposes of all his opponents and rewatching Izzy fighting him 4 times makes me appreciate how technical and great he really is!! Much much Respect to stylebender👌
I'm saying, like people saw him lose a few fights and immediately called him trash, are we just gonna ignore the last 20 fights he won, like did we forget he's an actually good fighter and champion 😂
Came back to rewatched this masterpiece. This was an elite chess match between two of the best strikers in the UfC
Edit: Thanks guys it's my first time getting 1k like on a post. 🙌🏾🙌🏾
Edit : Came after Alex dropped Jiri in their second fight. This just keeps proving how great Izzy's victory was.
Literally the best strikers in the ufc, I don't think there's many who come close in terms of pure striking
@@sultanofsomaliland9332 facts
@Rome66zero1but he didnt?
@@HumanBeing_RUclips I think he means contender izzy and not champ izzy
@@HumanBeing_RUclipsIt was a short notice fight. Sean going to lose that belt to Khamzat anyways.
Had to come back and rewatch this after watching Pereira’s victory against Jiri. I must Izzy is not your average fighter. Izzy got the mind of a warrior. Pereira will always remember Izzy in all his lifetime. Both are their arch rivals.
The whole 30 seconds from Alex backing up Izzy and landed a combo, to Izzy landed the counter and then kill shot, Anik saying “order restored” Joe screaming “oh ohhh ohhh oh” Izzy shooting the arrows and breaking the bow to fish flopping Alex’s kid is arguably the greatest 30 seconds in ufc history 😅
Honor restored
Yup only to then get dog walked and beaten like a drum by Strickland. xD
@@JoeyCentralOkay? that doesn't take away anything to what he did to Alex keep coping tho 😂
@@kiddopain4164 Izzy got lucky he won’t ever do that again that’s why he refuses to rematch Alex
@@JoeyCentral and Alex got lucky the bell saved him in their first mma match
This might be the highest level striking we’ve ever seen in the UFC. You can tell they both really respect eachother’s power - it really is a chess match between Izzy and Alex
Seeing alex literally crunch every man that crosses his path really shows how much of great fighter adesanya really is, and he was able to actually knock the guy out
This win is going to age so so well. Every new record Pereira breaks, Izzy gets a little bit of the credit for this fight
Ong Izzy is a different breed the only one to beat alex in his game
Credit for getting one win after 4 times? Everybody will see how Strickland and DDP really bullied him out of the title fight scene and say "he really just beat that guy one time". Izzy fans cope are unreal they say Izzy deserves credit everytime Poatan wins like the score is even lmao
Credit for getting one win after 4 times? Everybody will see how Strickland and DDP really bullied him out of the title fight scene and say "he really just beat that guy one time". Izzy fans cope are unreal they say Izzy deserves credit everytime Poatan wins like the score is even lmao
@@meijilee5264 After 4? It was after 3, and even than i can tell you never watched the 1st fight and your just talking out your ass cause anybody who actually watched the first fight knows Izzy won but the judges rigged it, Joe Rogan even talked about it on a podcast before. So its 2-2
@@a7phy219 I did watch it and I would argue Pereira won the first 2 rounds via forward pressure and harder strikes landed. You can tell yourself it's 2-2 to sleep better at night but it won't magically change it. Take it from Joe Rogan? Lmao at the Blachowicz fight that guy was biased af when Izzy got schooled at the standup. Chinese judges thought Chinaman pointfighting wasn't enough and gave the nod to Pereira at the first match.
I love how people say Izzy is scared of Alex yet he’s the only to fight him on 4 different occasions 😂
Exactly. The fight will happen again eventually, but the timing isn't right. Izzy needs to build himself back up first. If he gets his belt back, avenges the Strickland loss, beats Dricus, he can then talk about moving up for the trilogy (quintilogy?). At the moment, he has unfinished business, so it's best they go their separate paths for now
@@TheGuyCalledX honestly I love the rivalry but I see it differently, for one everyone says 3-1 when in reality it should be 2-2, not only that but using dubs from two different sports doesn't make sense to me so I always say it's 1-1 and 0-2. And as for the future I more so just want to see him avenge the Strickland loss and ofc beat ddp for the belt. I don't think we're gonna see izzy vs Alex again but if we do I wouldn't mind
@JrE-il7cf he said he won't because he's getting old and only has so many fights left and he doesn't need to waste it beating someone he knows he can beat, you alex fans and izzy haters will never be satisfied anyone, if he does fight again and wins your just gonna say 3-2 smh
@JrE-il7cf he's got the mind of someone who doesn't care what people think, and again no one has wanted to challenge Alex as much as he has so it really makes no sense
@@TheGuyCalledXyeah too many pieces have to fall in place for the trilogy I think, izzy has to beat ddp, then both izzy and Alex have to win their next 2 fights, then uncle Dana has to wave a huge Carrot for that fight to happen. I can see izzy retiring if he wins his next 3 also. Would be an awesome turn of events though!!
One thing that impressed me about this fight is how cognizant Izzy was in regards to the leg kicks. DC and Joe Rogan kept mentioning it, and Izzy was constantly switching his stance to distribute how much damage he was taking to each calf.
Yep, after the first few calf kicks landed on Izzy's right leg he simply had no other choice but to switch stances. By the time of the KO that left leg was getting pretty chewed up too.
@@JimChapAlex made the mistake of trying to finish the fight he should have stayed calm because things weren't looking good for Izzy but that's what happens when you fight at that level one mistake can cost you the fight and you can tell Izzy was waiting for it
He also said pereira would look lost when he went into southpaw
@@trenchmedia1380 Pereira ko'd him when he went southpaw in kb.
@@meijilee5264 we’re talking about mma keep up buddy
Greatest knockout in the sport aging like wine with the run Alex is on right now
You must be young asf to be saying that ish 😂😂😂 go watch some more fights casual
I'm here again to rewatch. Just look at Izzy's stance switches.... on timing as well. Just masterful.💪. Both guys are just on a another level. Would love to see their third fight.
These two are like the mma/kickboxing Ronaldo and Messi
Facts
No they are like Naruto vs Sasuke
@@godlikeexcellence1201basically the same lol
This felt so good as an Izzy fan.
3:1 🔥🔥🔥
U mad lol
@@ggbb056 Doesn't matter, mate. Izzy will go down in history as the only fighter who knocked him out stiff.
@@rouhoullahdiomande3970same can be said for Alex mate
@@ggbb056❤❤❤❤
Adesania, it's not a question of whether he won or lost, it's simple, in my opinion he has the most perfect technique in stand up fighting in MMA
This for me is the greatest knockout of all time
Elite level striking from elite level athletes...could watch these two fight all the time
I don’t usually like purely stand up fights but man I could watch these dudes go on forever
Who is here after Jiri got sent into the shadow realm in 2.0 vs Alex? This dub keeps aging better and better for Izzy
Izzy is the only guy who can match pereira striking
Poatan has no chin at 185.
No one has a chin dropping 50 pounds.
at light heavy, Jizzy world be destroyed by everyone in the top 5.
@@goose5462 Doesnt change the fact that only izzy can strike with him for now
@@matthieudelarte3914 at 185, but 205 Izzy wouldn't have a chance. Poatan is a completely different fighter when he doesnt drop 50 pounds... imagine that...
@@goose5462 I talk about skills man not weight. Weight doesnt change skills
If you really know what you're looking at, these two rounds was an absolute chess match. Every movement made by the two fighters, every feint every switch, measuring, calculating, one wrong move, and Izzy shut the lights out
One thing I hate about these two , is every casual fan with the 3-1 or whatever.
These two dudes are honestly soooo good for each others career. They literally level each other up. I really like both of these men as fighters and the styles are so good to watch. Alex the more stiff brute force whilst Israel is so much lighter but technically crisper.
Really top notch stuff watching these two go at it. I’d watch a Number 5.
Exactly. Not a single one of their fights aren't competitive. Problem is Poatan got his name for a reason. Adesanya the more technical fighter though.@@LVUFC
@@ሕያው"more technical" he got bullied by a guy whose best moves are jabs and teeps and an african who blitzes in with his chin in the air.
This was probably Izzy's most important fight in his career
1-3
@@BalkanManic Alex is my favorite fighter rn but some fans like you are weird spamming this everywhere
Probably is.
2-2. Izzy won their first kickboxing bout. Judges just suck. Even Alex knows he didn't win.
@@BalkanManic 1-1 in this sport. And the latest to win is the best....
Give Izzy all his props men
This will forever blow my mind. What a fucking crazy KO. And to think Pereira has been on a tear ever since so it just goes to show how elite the Glory guys really are.
Ithink with the matches we've seen Alex pereira knocking out people cold, it makes us realize how powerful the last style bender is?
As a huge ufc fan and izzy fan being from nz, this was my favourite ever moment watching ufc! goosebumps!!
who here after Alex vs Jamahal?
Here
man, pereira is unstoppable right now, izzy striking is just different
Jamal was too cocky. After coming back from a near career ending Achilles injury why step in there with the champ so quickly? On top of that with a broken toe. Jamal hill and his manager should know better
@@jhanmichaelgatchalian2906Izzy was basically fighting a lhw opponent as a middleweight himself
@@hybrid.catastrophic.impact6071 Jamahal*
Who is here after Alex sent Jiri to the shadow realm with a left head kick
Lmao!!! Not sure how Izzy pulled this off. Alex is an absolute nightmare. Izzy is not a small guy by any means but he looks like a baby compared to Alex.
@@Phoenix.-vs6gv Izzy is an all time great and a savage that’s why, but Alex is the golden boy right now there’s no denying him that. And I’d like to see him make the jump to Heavy Weight become a 3 division undisputed champ 👀🥊. He’s playing with house money rn he ain’t got anything to lose
I counted at least 3 times where Alex threw that high kick which knocked Jiri out cold. Izzy has the same kick boxing background so he anticipates Alex’s striking a bit more. Alex at 205 is scary though 👀
@@ProSyndicateRj facts, their rivalry is something like Goku Vs Vegeta, Alex really got a shot to make big history tho jumping up to heavy weights if he’s got it in him. He just needs the right camp of people to develop his grappling and take down defense
@@ProSyndicateRjit seems like izzy has better fight IQ but the size difference is the issue for him, Alex is a natural heavyweight. Alex was stumbling during their fight dance and was a step behind in this chess analysis
Even tho I really wanted Pereira to win this one, this fight is so entertaining, watching these two fight is like watching a fight scene straight from a martial arts movie
people overlook izzy's power cus because he is known for his crazy movment. If Pereira's 11 out of 10 in power, and Izzy's got an easy 9/10. Both are something to be absolutely respected.
Had to come back & revisit this fight after Jiri got knocked out with that beautiful head kick. Makes you appreciate more what Izzy did to Alex!
Даже в нокаут, Переира падает каменным лицом😂
3:1😂
как Доктор Петросян дважды пробил в 1 точку, поэтому и глухой нокаут.
Что за спойлер под видео 😂
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@@userbubblesbubbledyou’re Russian and you don’t stream these for free? I’m ashamed 😂
I think this win for Izzy is aging better and better after everything Alex does and keeps continuing to dominate. I’d certainly brag about beating him in a bar until the end of time if I’m him😂
Me imagino cuantas horas y horas estudió al rival. Notable, Adesanya.
I think Izzy was motivated and gave it his all in this fight. This fight shows how great Izzy actually was.
Will always be one of my all time favorite fights from the walkout song to the ending it was ment to be for Izzy that night respect to both tho
After bell saves, controversial decision, finally Izzy gets the win, after watching Alex flatline Jamahal makes me respect Izzy more. Definately one of the greats 👊
If only it was the same for most people. They sht on Izzy because the last time he fought, he begged Sean Strickland not to bully him some more post fight after all the "Strickland is easy work" talk.
@@meijilee5264Stay mad.
@@Daniel-jv2tjmad like you? Izzy got bullied and tapped out of the title fight picture and the p4p rankings 😂🫵
Pereira is one hell of a fighter though. I've never seen such a dominate force on the cage that rivals boxer Deontay Wilder. Just when Adesanya thought he was champ, he found a new hill to climb. Respect to the both of them
Bruh, where was the domination though?
@@teepssenju3411all the people he separated from consciousness to get to the title was domination.
You should watch Mike Tysons old matches. People just couldn't stand up to his power and getting knocked out was an inevitability for his opponents. That's true dominance in the ring
@@doriangongar1859 he got man handled in his debut, his fight with Silva was a back and forth, his fight with Strickland wasn't dominant, he just knocked him out in this first and he was getting thrown around by Izzy in their first fight and this fight it was back and forth and then got slept. Where's the domination?
@@teepssenju3411 most men would shit there pants and would never Fight Alex Perria. Izzy knocked him out. Something most men can't do
After alex beat Khalil, people should give adesanya more props he really is the only one that can stand up with him
But they won't because Izzy really couldn't stand up with Desean and DDP.
@@meijilee5264 he was in Bad shape against sean and he beat ddp on the feet wtf are u yapping bro
@@aym7n_10 yapping? Bad shape is cope. If Izzy won he wouldn't be in bad shape to you Izzy fans. DDP clobbered Izzy on the feet before Izzy gave his back leading into the choke lmao
@@meijilee5264 what? Wtf are u talking about ur prob one of those that were saying pereira was dehydrated against adesanya in the second fight
@@aym7n_10 since when did I say that? Stop deflecting. Izzy lost the standup to DDP because he got grounded tapping straight out of the title fight picture. Keep crying lmao
Эмоции Перейра:
Радость - 😐
Грусть - 😐
Удивление - 😐
Сопереживание -😐
Ненависть - 😐
Испуг - 😐
Мне кажется он Бэтмен от Бразилии
Чел ору с твоего комента😂❤
@@АнатолийСергеевич-э9зты бы ещё больше орал, если бы он ещё добавил
"В нокауте - 🗿"
🗿
What a play 😂
@@roadabroad3-1🗿
Izzy 1 of the most complete and versatile fighter, with all the tools in the box
You have to give Izzy extra credit. Pereira literally walks around at 220-225, and they said after cutting weight, he's probably 210-215 on fight night. So he's almost a full weight class heavier than Izzy.
yeah, people acting like that 3-1 makes Izzy worse than pereira. In fact, in their first fight he was robbed, in the 2nd and 3rd Izzy was winning, but okay let's assume it's 3-1 anyway. Pereira should be compared to Jones when Jones was fighting in LHW division, not to Adesanya.
@@erwinsmith3198 just shut u mouth, 3-1 and izzy still crying and think hes in the top, but still 3-1 for pereira 🤣
@@erwinsmith3198 100% correct bro.
@isnardyGomes zip it and go straight to bed kid
Yea bro idk about 210-215 prob around 200 tbh, cant exactly gain 30lbs overnight lol
@@spyrothedragon091 Alex literally posted a video before the fight and he put on 25 lbs in 24 hours. That's insane.
As soon as Rogan said “Izzy has to control these exchanges” it’s like Izzy heard him because he start pushing the pace and causing Alex to fight off his back foot
Izzy fr was picking Alex apart in the first half of the second round from southpaw with really nice body kicks and low kicks from that stance , Alex did rock Izzy before the counter right hand
Not a fan of Izzy but his striking always matched up well against Alex and their fights are always entertaining
This was honestly the closest fight in their rivalry in terms of striking before the KO. The first 3 fights all had Izzy winning handedly until the KO/bell.
First 9 minutes of this fight was so evenly matched.
@@TheGuyCalledX Winning handily is quite a stretch, while Izzy did win most of the rounds majority were very close which is far from winning handily. Even in their first MMA bout, Pereira was controlling most of the first before getting stunned and won the second....
I mean the first KB fight people seem to have a huge misconception of it being a highway robbery when in reality it was quite competitive, competitive fights many times could go either way and Alex won that by decision
Ngl I used to not like pereira because Izzy is my favorite ufc fighter and obviously they are rivals but after what pereira has been doing how can u not like the guy these 2 guys are my favorite in the ufc right now
everyone hates on Izzy but bro definitely has my respect always
Came to watch this again after Jiri Pereira 2…. More impressive for Izzy the more Alex KO’s everyone
Not only this fight shows how good izzy is also the first ufc fight!
Just came here after Alex absolutely obliterated Rountree💀 and to remind myself that Izzy won a fight against this guy💀
Didn’t just win the fight, he absolutely put his lights out
I love Kamaru Usmans reaction @ 10:18 !!! 😤😤😤😤
Where is him
Who's here after Poatan beat Rountree
Adesanya se preparou muito, estava mais concentrado, isso mostra o nivel da qualidade de sua luta, pereira é meu lutador favorito mas tenho que dizer sobre izzy foi extremamente eficaz.
Não todo mundo, que gosta de dizer a verdade sobre alguém!
A verdade é que se o Alex tivesse ficado na distância (que nem o Strickland fez) teria vencido novamente.
Izzy’s beef with Alex’s kid is so funny to me😂😂
Same but the kid was shit 😊
Watching this fight. The fight iq the two men have is something else. This fight is almost artistically like watching a beautiful dance. Seeing how Izzy is the last person to give Perreira a real challenge is testament to both men’s greatness.
We can clearly the difference between izzy and all recent oponent pereira fight. Pereira struggle against izzy speed here
Its one of the most beautiful KO'S in UFC history tbh
I mean after Poatan beat Khalil realizing what Izzy did was something else
only man to do what khalil did, is izzy
I truly think Alex was about to finish Izzy here, that wasn't playing possum. But Izzy just cocked, locked, and loaded one of the most epic counter rights in the history of MMA.
i never saw the left hand in real time it wasnt until the angle ringht in front i saw it! That was one of the quickest 1-2 punches i have ever seen in MY life with the most effect! just beautiful!
Alex was in advantage. Alex overcommited.. and izzy landed a big right hand...
jebaited haha
adesanya laid that trap perfectly. massive balls to let alex throw at you back against the cage before countering
Спасибо большое я давно просил этот бой чтоб вы выложили ❤
Они выкладывают перед боями
@@ТомиокаГию-у7и че ???
I come back to this every now and then to remind myself that Izzy isn’t some scrub like the internet likes to portray him as
As unstoppable Alex is that DDP loss is nothing for Izzy if we being honest, Izzy just lost mentally in which he lost the fight, Izzy is the MW goat whether you like it or not argue with a wall
Top 3 UFC KOs of all-time. Hands down.
Yo I still can’t believe Izzy cleaned him out like this, we need this Izzy back man
It's this same Izzy that fought Strickland. Sean just didn't fall for that playing possum tactic and boxed his head off with good defense instead.
Bro, I don't get why people keeps saying that Alex was depleted or weakened by the weight cut in order to justify this lose. Pererira looked incredible in his offense, fast and aggressive. He just got caught with a perfect counterpunch.
I’d say it’s a bad weight cut that he should’ve stopped doing a while ago, but that doesn’t take away from the absolute bomb Stylebender landed on the terminator.
Эпичный нокаут!
Будто всего себя вложил в этот добивающий нокаут и выбил душу как в Mortal Combat
Mortal Kombat а не Combat
@@Vahanification жёскоэ зануд комбо.)))) Красаучег.
Забрал душу внатуре, самый холодный момент в юфс, начиная от нокаута - закнчивая праздныванием
This is gold. Never gets old. Full story with satisfaction.
That's some crazy fight. The counter attacks by Izzy is insane.
Unbelievable what a performance by izzy
Речь Адесаньи после боя очень сильно мотивирует 💪👍✊
🔥🔥🏆🏆💪💪⚔️⚔️
Прошло 2 месяца. Как успехи ? Чего добился ?
@@sergeycmit1338 это сейчас к чему?
@@sergeycmit1338АХАХАХАХАХ
добился он того, что всю твою родословную купить может@@sergeycmit1338
You guys are calling this fluke but this is exactly how you K.O a bigger fighter . You let him get comfortable and get close and you will have to eat up few combinations up against the cage but when that opening comes you throw that right hand you’ve kept hiding full of rage lmao . This is no fluke this just how you deal with bigger fighter because you can’t take them head on lmao especially a guy like Pereira 😂
this is the only rivalry where I like both fighters equally
same
That bow and arrow celebration never gets old
Who is here after he kod Khalil rountree?
izzy the only guy that can ko alex
here
Man, Izzy didn’t even hit him with the 1-2. He just showed him the jab. Beautiful.
HOW GOOD is Adesanya? Every other striker can't even survive the first 2 rounds...
Izzy 13 rounds whit Alex
Just how good is Jan Blachowicz
I mean he would be the middleweight goat if not for Anderson Silva
@@GhostPabloR and Izzy has won the majority of those 13 rounds. So i don't know why people try to down play Izzy like Pereira steam rolled him in every fight, when that couldn't be farther from the truth.
Watching how ALEX is dominating the MMA now tells you how Good IZZY really is........
PEREIRA isn't losing anytime soon!
Both fighters really respect each other 💪 so much fun to watch
In this fight Izzy knew if Alex pressed him he would need to keep his guard up and wait for the counter. That’s exactly what he did! In the previous fight he left his guard down and got knocked out
@10:30 the pointing at Alex’s son doing the knockout going to sleep move was petty and great at the same time!😂😅❤😅😂
The perfect Black Panther is Israel Adesania
Nobody can fight alex on the feet other then him. Nobody can strike with alex other then izzy.
That shows levels. Not many can strike with Alex but more fighters can beat Izzy on the feet. We just saw him get clobbered by Strickland and DDP.
@@meijilee5264 And yet Strickland got sent to the shadow realm by Alex in like 2 minutes. I think saying it shows levels is a casual take, styles makes fights. And besides, Dricus won by a good submission finish when Izzy turned his back against him, and was 100% not even trying in the later rounds against Strickland.
@@RaidenKyo yes styles make fights as in Alex style dismantled Izzy's style 3 times and the styles that beat Izzy across 2 sports. Alex just got better while Izzy declined. That's what I meant about levels. "Casual take" lmao read the comment again.
@@meijilee5264 How does this reply disprove me at all? Yes, Alex has power. All of their fights were close until izzy had to eat a powerful shots that could end almost 99.9% of humans. Izzy also has an incredible KO over him. What's your point? Alex is better? Could have made that more clear. If that's your argument then it really isnt that cut and dry. Claiming Alex is 'levels above' Izzy in striking is casual, honestly dude
@@RaidenKyo casual? One is double champ in pure striking which is kickboxing and the other isn't. One is 3-1 over the other. Izzy already had more kickboxing fights combined when he faced off against Pereira when they fought twice and lost. And in the current time, Pereira is 5-0 against the best hitters in lhw while Izzy really got bullied out of the rankings by the likes of Strickland and DDP. That's levels lmao. Blaming it on power alone is cope because there are lots of powerful guys on the roster but can't do it like Alex because it actually takes skill to wield it too.
Probably the best ufc fight i've ever seen , just amazing.
I love how Izzy is focused as hell he didn't get his eyes off perierea not even a blink
One of the best if he not the best fight ever for me
😂😂😂😂
Yep. They both showed masterclass skill like the first fight. But not as long. And Izzy decided to use his wit against Alex and baited him into aggression. Wonderful fight.
I would have love to see Alex vs adesanya 3 at ufc 300.
Перейра после боя сказал что это Израэль был потрясен и чудом нокаутировал его
Но Адесанья не врал когда говорил что это была заготовка. Внимательно смотрите, Адесанья почти всё время в стойке левши, перед нокаутом он меняет стойку на правшу, Перейра бросает лоу кик и Адесанья показывает что его этот лоу-кик подбил, перейра сразу начинает пресследовать его. Но при этом Адесанья не меняет стойку и снова подставляет ногу под лоу-кик, Перейра снову бьет лоу-кик и думает что потряс Изи. Изи прижимается к клетке и через блок видит что Перейра сразу набрасывается с не прикрытой рукой. Бум правая залетает. весь бой Изи кидает эту правую через руку Перейры, прощупывает
Он врал, Адесанье повезло, его чуть не добили, он с колена в башку получил, ты че мелишь
Че ты мелишь, он реально ему подбил ногу, вот он менял стойку, а назад менял потому что он ему неудобна 😂. Даже Адесанья прсле боя подошел к бразилу и сказал что ты мне опять ногу подбил
@@IamAlekseiVM Алекс точно такой же удар в первом бою, в конце первого раунда пропустил. Где адесанье повезло? Тут просто Алекс рано руки отпустил.
причем таким же образом Адесанья чуть не победил в их первой бою, но гонг спас
He was trying to land the rear overhand the whole fight, finally the jab feint created that opening in Pereira's guard, that overhand came from the sky man.
Israel Adesanya made a great comeback regaining his belt. I've always been a fan of his style of fighting. Well done Izzy!
Aged like fine wine
After this fight, Adesanya was never the same. Feels like he gave it all to this fight. He was not mentally in it after this fight.
?? bro hes had one fight since then what the fuck are you talking about
He’s literally only had 1 fight since you dork
Him being very active and all the hate and trolling he was getting prior to the Strickland fight got to him
@@Burgerbroclubit’s the fact that he literally ran the middleweight division for years and cleaned it out was a very active champion, knocked out some of the baddest motherfuckers and no one gives him any respect because he’s cringey 😂 it’s absolutely absurd real martial arts fans know izzy is an animal
100% agree
What Izzy did with the arrow 🏹 celebration immediately after knocking Alex out was absolutely brilliant 👏 He took Alex's arrow thing and turned it around on him.
Nobody entertains and does the things Izzy does to promote a fight, his celebrations, his entrances and his dominating fighting like Izzy. Love him or hate him, Izzy brings everything to the table at the most elite level.
glory is like the ufc of wordwide kickboxing, these 2 have ran through a few of the best in there. For striking fans these fights are the best you get in the UFC
"Few of the best in there" the best refers to champions/former champions in GLORY. This doesn't apply to Izzy since he never defeated any in that promotion.
They can hate but Izzy will go down as one of the greatest mixed martial artist of all time. And the greatest middleweight ever.
Izzy is the first man ever to put pereira out cold.