3 Minutes of Alexander Gustafsson Being One of the Best Fighters to Never Win a Belt (Respectfully)
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 13 апр 2022
- prime alex was great to watch
GET 20% OFF + FREE SHIPPING ON MANSCAPED with code ITP at www.manscaped.com/
In The Pocket MMA is sponsored by MANSCAPED, The Official Electric Trimmer of the UFC! From the Lawnmower 3.0 ball trimmer, to nose hair trimmers, to other great products keeping you feeling fresh down under - Manscaped products do it all. Both of us love their products, and we think you would too!
You saw that right, that’s 20% OFF + FREE SHIPPING using code ITP at www.manscaped.com/
SONG USED: only on epidemicsound.comwww.epidemicsound.com/referral/mh3hxn/
SUPPORT IN THE POCKET:
RUclips: / inthepocketmma
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4O739ct...
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
Website: www.inthepocketmma.com
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA:
Instagram: @in_the_pocket_mma
Twitter: @InThePocketMMA 
Спорт
Prime Alex was something special. His little jog evade still looks hillarious to this day - But if it's effective why not? This man took down both cormier and Jones while going to war with the rest of the divisions greats, it's sad to say but Gus was untapped potential in my opinion
Well said
idk being in the top of a UFC devision for so long is not untapped potential, sure he missed out on the belt but still had a great carreer
Wasted too much energy evading. Need to be able to stand your ground with the jab and head movement.
@@MCJOHNSON95 pffffff yeah because you know so much about beating some of the most unbelievably talented fighters on the planet right?😂
Idk bro, I’d say he reached his potential he fought 2 atgs and arguably won both (not my argument but I could see it). U have a limited amount of hard fights u can go through, he was at the top during his prime idk what else he could’ve done he went life or death with Jon for at least 4 rounds
The fact gus could take both jones and DC down without having a background in wrestling shows how much of a beast this guy is. If only he started grappling earlier in his career he'd have made it to gold.
It’s called them not expecting it
And should’ve would’ve could’ve 😂😂😂
@@bastard342 you alright dude? You seem like you're coping with all of those laugh emojis in your name and comment
@@coolunusual LMAO i was thinking the same thing.. you'd think this Aljo cockrider would appreciate grappling more and perhaps have added on with positive comments about yeah! maybe gus could've improved his control and submission game, as his takedowns were obviously SWEET, and well timed.
@@bastard342 half of good wrestling is taking down opponents when they're in bad positions to stop you
His Glover knockout is my favorite of all time. Just unbelievably badass.
What a combination
@@Indigenous-English-Man right? Three of those uppercuts he'd been landing all night, followed by a slip past Glover's counter and a vicious hook to put him down. Just picture perfect execution.
I would agree but the eye pokes do not allow me to appreciate that win.
Styled on him
@@weareall1 good for you I guess
The sort of guy who would have been right at home 1000 years ago, sporting an axe and a round shield. Best Scandinavian MMA fighter by far.
God damn that's a scary prospect when you put it like that.
💯 guy was at the front of the long ship, ready to blood eagle motherfuckers.
@trollolol ground kicks🤣🤣🤣🤣 tell everybody you’ve never fought without telling everybody
@trollolol crazy to think too, that at least in terms of unarmed combat, the MMA athletes of today would absolutely destroy any of those ancient warriors in a 1v1 of similar weight
@trollolol well yes
Texeira is a beast, getting hurt/knocked down multiple times and lasting until the fifth
He's actually one of the most resilient dudes ever, hence the immense fear most had for Rumble Johnson.
Texiera’s reaction to throw back with all his force while his legs were gone and right before getting KO’d is crazy.
The repeat uppercuts on Glover were just insane, let alone when he feinted an uppercut but came in with a straight because he'd been tagging Glover with it so regularly he instead switched it up. Why is this man still going for heavyweight when the two men he beat consecutively, Jan by UD, Glover by knockout, both have held the light heavyweight belt, the former first and now the latter? I know every fight is different but why continue pursuing heavyweight?
He's trying to beat Jon Jones ass, he's not letting him get away
he old and more washed now
The weight cut probably taking a toll on him now that he's older. He can't keep torturing his body anymore.
@@rexoni2512 He isnt a true HW... that weight cut shouldnt be that hard if he does it right.
@@Monscent obviously he's not a true HW.. but he weighs 230+.. that's as much as a cut the lower divisions people make, so it's still hard
This dude went toe to toe with Prime Jones and DC and beat Blachowicz and Teixeira pretty easily. Prime Gustafsson was as elite as they come, he really just had bad luck being around when Jones and DC were, otherwise he would've for sure been champ!
In my opinion he won the first fight against jones
He was equal with Jones in their first fight. Unfortunately when challenging for the belt, you must outperform the champion in order to win, not be as good as the champion.
@@Unchainedful Carla disagrees
@@mannyblackstar Bruh at least she did something lol. Roses performance wasn't just her at her worst, that was the worst performance by any female fighter in the history of the sport.
Don't forget anthony
Always have been, and always will be a huge fan of Alex, this man truly has never been in a boring fight. He goes there to kill or be killed.
Being killed lately
His boxing is so elite
I have him as one of my all time lhw greats anyway, even without having won the belt. The fact that he has wins over the last two lhw champions is bananas
One could argue he has wins over the last 4
He did not beat dc. Jon fight was closer but da stats say Jon won
@@cadestockman5731 The bruises says Jon lost. He could hardly walk afterwards and his face looked swollen shut.
@@cadestockman5731nah Gus won first 3 rds easily
Wouldn't really say he is underrated, just his close fights with two of the best of all time, took years of his career
I sometimes think about his first fight with Jones, and yeah PEDs doesn't make you a great fighter alone but however it does give you an advantage be it small or big I mean otherwise they wouldn't do it. And their fight was razor close, would Gus have won if it wasn't for Jones being on PEDs given how close it was? We will never know and Gus himself said that Jones does not need that stuff he is on such a high level so yeah, it's still worth thinking about.
@@overflow6004 JJ did not train for this fight. Dude was getting drunk and coked up amongst other things. He admitted to the fame and success getting to him. He even looked sloppy. PEDs may have helped with stamina but his fight sense is what is legendary. Watching them both adjust and tank big shots and keep moving forward was tough.
@@parallaxhal7065 na jj used that as a excuse its so obvious lol
@@anon-ts1mu except it wasnt. not only did it come up in analysis but everyone knows the shit he be on. believe what you will
@@parallaxhal7065 yes be he also admitted he used that as a built in excuse lol he lowkey be training his ass off to get whooped then to say i never trained its classic coke head behaviour
Looked like an absolute Viking when he fought, gutted he never got gold around his waist.
He was never underrated by people that know the sport, he always had one hand on top of the pyramid 💪
And the triple uppercut, right cross finish on Glover was one of the best of all time.
Been watching Gustafsson for a long time and during 2014-2017 he was one of the best light-heavyweights in the UFC. Most of his losses didn't come down to skill but just a lack of fight IQ. DC was able to mangle him with just a collar-tie and uppercuts, he really didn't know how to handle it. Against Smith he decided to go for a hip toss and got choked out. He was defending the takedown very well against Werdum but out of nowhere he stops and starts throwing punches and gets taken down and armbared.
his first fight against prime jones was legendary. 2013 I believe
Slickest footwork and hands in LHW history after JBJ, always has my respect waiting for his next run
Lmao slickest footwork. He had good combinations in the pocket and was a great fighter, but he never had elite footwork. He would often just turn his back and do the little econoreem jog away to reset
He needs to fight at light heavyweight again i don't think he would do great at heavyweight.
Bones has hands? C'mon man
@@danhay8933 yeah lmao. This comment is a really bad take. Jbj never had hands, he’s always been a ranged kicker with some cool trips/takedowns with brutal gnp.
JBJ was never known for his hands, he has good muay thai but his boxing is ass, that's how fighter's been able to hurt him, by boxing with him.
The way he destroyed Glover is so impressive, and Glover being champ now shows the state of the LHW division. I wonder how he'd do if he returns there.
I love how this channel just decides to make a fighter relevant for a week, gus deserves it
I love the fact that in his records is proper takedowns against both Cormier and Jones.
hope he can atleast make some kind of top 10 run at heavy weight i love him with all my heart
I think he should go back down to LHW. He looks fat at heavyweight and doesn't have the same power
@@Peter-dk2ov imagine he meets back up with jones at HW 💀
@@mikey123d6 i think he gets destroyed by Jones at heavyweight but I may be wrong. I'd watch it anyway
He fought a prime Cormier and a prime Jones, and barely lost to both of them. He is definitely among the best to ever do it.
Almost 10 years later and the first Jones fight still makes me so damn angry. Not only Did Alex Actually Win that fight. But if Jones, instead of getting Literally 16 Warnings for stickning his fingers out, and actually Poking Gus in the eyes Multiple times actually got points taken away it would have been a landslide victory. Who wants to move forward when Jones sticks his fingers straight out every time you try and and attack first. But karma eventuellt got Jon. Fucking sociopat
Spot on
didn’t gus poke Jon a few times as well tho?
@@oongaboonga769
Probably. Can't blame him though..
Hold this L
I've watched their fight probably 6 times now, and if you try to judge it objectively, round by round, instead of looking at it as a whole, Jon wins. It's super close for sure, enough that you can make an argument for Gustafsson, but in the end Jones takes it.
He was so close to beat Jon Jones.. One of my favorite fighters ever, so creative and well rounded
Alexander true natty and truly one of the best competitors the UFC had asked for.
In an alternate universe, Jones and DC dont exist and Gus is the champion
Or just Jones without the pictograms.
@@notasilicaanimus This and DC from Strikeforce era vs Prime Gus would be interesting as well.
And Rumble Johnson
Rumble Johnson murdered Gus worst than Jones and DC ever could 💀
Dude was in the era with Jon jones and DC. He would be champ if he were in his prime right now imo.
And Rumble Johnson
This guy has defeated 3 LHW champions and arguably beat Jon Jones as well. He is a legend.
In my mind Alex vs Jon was a tie, and to tie vs a prime Jon (arguably the goat of mma) shows that you belong to the top. The line from being great and being the goat was very slim, he was so close to being champ
Man I love intro’s like this, the music, the hustle, looks amazing, liked the video first 16 seconds in
Man I feel really bad for Guys. He pushed 2 extremely elite fighters in Jones and Cormier who are on the GOAT list, yet he was so close to dethroning or taking the title from them. Still one the best to never win a belt
Reminds me of Dustin. Literally cleaned out thier divisions, there were just 2 guys standing in the way of the gold for both of em
@@nicolasbaker9601 and Tony....then he fought justin :/
this is why getting the right decision matters! Same thing happened with reyes and santos, when you give your all and they rob you it takes a piece of you. Hopefully Alexander can make this comeback run
That spinning elbow into that combination on glover was nasty man he was connecting with everything and glover looked stunned his boxing combos are just perfectly timed placed and powerful
thanks for remindin me how entertaining alex vs glover was. some of my fav uppercuts in an mma fight
Great content my man 🙏
One of my all time favourites. A legend and an absolute gentleman. Nothing but love for the Mauler
Absolute badass. One of, if not my favorite fighter. Alexander The Mauler Gustafsson, my inspiration right there dudes got an amazing style.
My favorite LHW of all time
I’m Scandinavian myself so Gus always has a special place in my heart and it hurts to see his career now but he’s been in wars and gave ALL of himself to the sport while he was in his prime. Scandinavian’s have War In their blood and in their soul, Gus was proof of that.
very true, people think Swedes, Danish people are soft but you dont want to fight them thats for sure
How tf you not include when he almost finished DC with the knee.. 🤦🏽♂️
Was gonna say the same thing he should reupload with that part
Copy right issues
Never watched his highlights and I’m very impressed. That KO on Glover was brilliant
He might not have had one punch knock out power with that uppercut, but he was slick as hell with that thing
nice highlights. Very underrated fighter for sure. Also, the music was poppin'
Thank you for this Video
Wishing him a successful come back! One of my favorite fighters to watch ever.
He's retired
Wonderful super cut, especially the match with JBJ
and now he's training up khamzat, terrifying for the future of MW and WW
I love the beat down he put on glover
The triple uppercut combo on Glover is one of my favorite MMA moments
Got to meet him when he fought DC in Houston. Very nice guy.
4:18 blows my mind being that big and that nimble Gus was def underrated!!
That fight finishing sequence against Glover is some of the most beautifully executed boxing I’ve seen in MMA.
Cool video clips and i appreciate it, the music is extremely loud though
DC just kept pushing forward! What a beast!
He came to the game at the worst possible time. If he was still fighting today - undesputed champ in UFC
One of my favourite fighters
alexander was the reason I got into this sport. Despite not winning a belt he had one of the best runs and was super entertaining to watch
one of my favourite fighters
Gus, Horiguchi and Wonderboy Thompson were my first heroes in UFC. All legends that truly deserved some gold around their waist but unfortunately never got it.
One of my favourite fighters ever.
I’ve always been a big movement guy. I really haven’t been fans of big names as much as people that move slick in the ring/octagon. Alex is one of those guys that’s so slick, especially at that weight. Just love seeing him pick shots and shuffle around like a sniper
This guy was an animal one of my favorite fighters definitely a HOF in my opinion.
texeira ko is one of my faves. that last combination was perfect
Gus has always been one of my favorites. Him vs bones were some of the best fights of all time. His boxing was so pretty and fluid
The first fight was great. The second fight was not a top 10,000 fight of all time.
White Opponent Gus is up there with Sea Level Cain and TRT Vitor
motivated connor too lol
Now we see where Khamzat perfected his uppercut training in Sweden - they love that uppercut
Thank you
My fav light heavyweight, wish him the best if he returns or not.
To this day I’ve never seen a faster uppercut he can show you that he’s gonna hit you with it and there’s nothing you can do so underrated
This guy is a beast
The man loves his uppercuts ..
The Teixeira fight will never get old, Gus has never looked so incredible. The offensive and combinations are some of the best the ufc has ever seen.
He gave glover a full corse meal of uppercuts. Chin on that dude is crazy
That Jon Jones win was controversial but looking back Jones is slipping or blocking most of gustafsson's punches. I'm not excusing his ped use but his defense does look really solid in retrospect.
True Jon won that fight. He lost to Reyes though
jon always had good movement, it's his best assest in boxing. he's always rolling the punches when they get through, it's why he appears to have such a good chin
@@emperornero2902 yea Jones was getting hit a lot he was leaking towards the end but he rolls with the punches so well it's crazy I still think Gus edged it
Jon's swollen face said otherwise and he could barely walk out of the octagon afterwards. Looked like a zombie slowly limping to the locker room.
1:11 this is still one of my favorite combinations
Those uppercuts on Glover always blew me away
That masterclass against texeira is one of the best performances i've seen
One of the greatest strikers in ufc history , my fav lhw
That combo he hit on Glover was something special
1:06 phenomenal combos
Gustafson is easily one of my favorite fighters of all time. The guy is a true warrior
This mans uppercut is totally worldclass.
Best uppercut in mma history.
Please I need the name of the first song! Awesome video thanks! Tack!
Damn that uppercut is a thing of beauty.
One of the best no doubt
ITP the type of channel to make a 3 minute video 7 minutes long
0:59 such a sick combo
Prime Gus is one of my favorite fighters of all time. Love this video! I think I didn't see the DC knockdown with the knee. That's one of the best moments of Gus career. It was amazing. If Gus ever fight Jones again. I hope he uses his knees on him!
Gus rise in the UFC was amazing to see. I think Gus vs Thiago Silva is my favorite fight. It was the first UFC Swedish card and his first main event. The Swedish fans was on their seat both in the Globe arena and at home. And Gus did more than well!
Gus looked better in the Jones fight than in the DC fight. Because of all the uppercuts and counters DC gave him. DC took less damage to the face too (except the knees).
Alexander is a hall of famer hands down nmw
3:25 Imagine being the one across from Jon here. That has to be intimidating as all hell.
Respect to Alex for stepping in the cage with a monster and putting on such a spectacular performance.
Maybe for us, but to him it was a challenge. A dare. Arguably beat him too. MMA fighters are a whole different breed of athlete 💯
@@justingonzalez1334 Nah, man any fighter who says they don't have nerves before a fight is absolutely full of shit.
@@squilliamfancyson1080 ofcourse they get nerves, but it's in their nature to love the fight, to love the violence
The teixeira finish was great
1:05 in slowmo is magic
I cry whenever I think abt this man
Beast!
Alex fought in the age of giants. Jon and Daniel in their primes, and he given both of them their hardest fights with slick old school boxing. One of the best in my opinion.
Gustafsson the man was so underrated imo. Guy was the only one after jones in the LHW division who took DC to the limits and even almost finished him at one point in the fight. Also the only one to beat the hell out of prime jon jones. I loved the guy so much. He was clearly a Viking from the medieval age who stepped in a cage.
1:00 man what a phenomenal combination 😮😮
OH MY GOODNESS!!!! That boxing and them combinations putting down Glover is sooo fucking crisp dude!!! Just WOW!!😊
He was my dream as a kid a Viking fighting like that’s every kids dream 😂 him vs jones was just heart breaking for me since I loved both of them the most at the time
0:49 how was I not aware that Glover slammed Gus just like DC did? Lol that’s insane
He was so underrated I never saw a fighter so slept on he arguably beat Jones and dc I hope he really comes back at light heavy weight one more run I know he is in heavy weight and lost but he’s still got it
His KO of Glover brutal and beautiful at the same time, those uppercuts!