You know you're in for a hard time when I have my feels voice on for 30+ minutes. Really hope you guys enjoyed this one. Always appreciate the opportunity to show my love for the sport and these legendary fighters. Thanks for watching!
Just the fact he out manoeuvred the UFC is insane. "I'm retired, you can't make me fight" - "Oh wait, I'll come back and fight in the Weight class above at 43...but only for the title" "Hey I won the title! Sike, I'm retired again lolololol" God bless GSP hahaha
Going from this I had to watch him react to his HoF induction. Jens has come such a long way and found something he can do while not destroying his body!
@@SnailHatanonly Americans believe that. Due to their government lying to them and being too shit scared that the Apartheid government was going to nuke them off the map. That's why they never intervened.
Tbh he should’ve retired after Oliveira, he got dominated but people would’ve remembered him as the guy who couldn’t be submitted, not the guy who got choked by Bobby fucking Green
Should have retired after Chandler. He got dominated by Oliveira and Dariush but was arguably winning round 1, knocked Chandler down but then immediately got KO'd rather than dominated like in all of his next fights. Chandler was #5 and Tony could have retired losing to a top 5er rather than drifting into unranked.
@@J1283-s1k yeah that’s true to an extent, but I just think that front kick could’ve been avoided if he retired after Oliveira or Dariush even, Tony had taken so much damage before that fight he did not need to be ko’d like that
Shamrock deserves more credit for bringing in fans in the late 90s and early 2000's. As a fat little kid sneaking up to watch The Attitude Era, Shamrock is who got me in to watching MMA.
Cotours last fight was also a full circle moment for him and the UFC. His first weigh in was in a hotel lobby for a card in front of 5 thousand people. His last was at(at the time) the biggest crowd in company history.
Watching Jens Pulver "What do I do now" speech says it all, and should be mandatory viewing for all up and coming fighters. Meaning, you'd better have a solid Plan B son.
His late career was so brutal because he was stringing together JUST enough wins and weird draws to stick around but his fans knew it was well past time.
Because the Brazilian crowds are the worst in all of MMA. They do not respect their fighters and if Dana and the UFC were smart they wouldn't go back to Brazil until those "fans" prove they deserve it.
Agreed. I would say Shogun should have retired after his last fight with Little Nog on July 25, 2020. That was an appropriate fight between two veterans, and the outcome was close. The next fight, Shogun got TKOed in a rematch with Paul Craig.
2 fantastic send offs recently have been Robbie Lawler and Korean Zombie. Both great for different reasons (watching Robbie get that win and TKZ losing to arguably the best featherweight of all time) but my personal 2 fav recent sendoffs
Glad Jens Pulver is finally getting his flowers from the mma community and ufc Dude was a pioneer of the lightweight division and his WEC fights were awesome lowkey one of my favorites
I'm very new to watching MMA (only started in 2021) and I only know Jens from his streams on Fight Pass. I'm a huge fan of his and I haven't even gotten around to watching any of his fights yet 😂
@@ArthurB26there aren't many greats in the UFC but look up his fights outside the ufc and you'll see how good he actually was. His is a sad tale but one with a happy ending so good watch his documentary I mean
I'm with ya Tommy. BJ was the one that made me the saddest. One of my first favorites in the sport, and to watch his flame flicker the way it did was hard to watch.
@@imakimmy2And it all came so naturally for him. Dude was LEGIT The Prodigy, and that natural insane talent seemed to be his downfall as well, at times.
Diaz bros have forever been real. Nick being hurt that BJ felt so indifferent, while he clearly showed mad respect, and wanted to be cool with BJ is pretty nuttz.
I think cowboy Cerrone had an awesome retirement too. Despite a loss. Coming off of back to back weight cuts. Going from Joe Lauzon to Jim miller on short notice was the embodiment of Cowboy’s “anyone anytime anywhere” mentality. I hope Poirier retires after this Islam fight because of that too. For a fighter that has so much dog in him. To get his nose crushed by a head butt. Partial tear in his acl during a grappling exchange. To survive so many close sub attempts. To win the 4th round going into the 5th just showed how much dog poirier has. Although it would suck to end on a loss it would embody his career as a fighters fighter.
@dannyc7227 tito needed Chuck to be old n beat up to ever have any chance of beating him. Any respectful fighter wouldn't have taken that fight with Chuck but tito in his usual scumbag ways took full advantage of it like the pos that tito has always been
frankie edgar >the legend of the small weight class >conquered the lightweight division >awesome trilogies with Maynard and Penn. >defeat the who's who of 155 and 145 >iirc he is the only fighter that is on top 10 in 3 different divisions (155, 145, 135) the dude should retired after the Munhoz fight. that 3 KO losing streak is brutal and sad
Heard this said about boxers but i think it applies to all combat sports competitors, but i don't remember who said it. "Its said boxers are the last to know when to retire but its not true, they're usually the first to know but the last to admit it"
You definitely missed my dude...Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell. Chuck was everyone's hero at one point, and it was painful to my heart and soul seeing him fight for wayyyyy too long !!!
I think this is a loaded topic, my personal experience is pretty light, I played baseball when I was younger but I was never that great, there was never a realistic opportunity for me to be pro. But I loved it, and I remember my last game in HS, it was tough to let go. It was a big part of my life. So I can understand why pro athletes hang on too long sometimes, and I'm not gonna hate em for it. When it comes to combat sports though, I just don't want to see them get hurt or have serious, permanent injuries.
Same exact thing for me with football in high school. I cried in the locker room as I took off my uniform and pads, knowing full well that I'd never put them on again. Thankfully, I found kickboxing and MMA, and so I discovered another form of competition to fill that void. Still, it's extremely nostalgic to look back on that final game.
@@TheElbowMerchant nice, glad you found a new outlet to scratch the itch. And yea I remember my last game vividly, I played on a pretty shitty summer select team, we usually got absolutely crushed by elite teams, but we played a tournament that was a little weaker competition than usual, and we actually won the final, it was one of the only tournaments we actually won. It was a pretty badass way for us seniors to end the year, but it was bittersweet, I remember just looking around the field and soaking it all in, because I knew it was probably the last time. I did end up playing a few years in some casual open sign up league for adults, so it wasn't the very last time I ever played ball, but it was the last time that ever really meant anything.
@markzuckergecko621 Finishing on a high note sounds pretty rad. Our team had been promoted to a higher division because we had been undefeated the previous season, so we started playing against teams with 1000+ students (my graduating class had 73 people), so we got absolutely ANNIHILATED every single game my senior year. We usually lost by at least 21 points, and I think we got blown out by like 40 points in the final game. I played offense, defense, and most special teams because there were only 23 people on the team, many of whom were freshmen and sophomores (this was varsity), so yeah, to say that I, and we, got our butts handed to us would be an understatement, haha. Still, I look back on it fondly, without even a hint of embarrassment nowadays. It taught me a lot about teamwork, identity, and never giving up. Marching out onto the field, knowing beyond a shadow of a doubt that you're about to get destroyed, but playing on regardless, definitely taught humility and mental toughness that served me well in my future combat sports journey. Anyway, it's been nice chatting with you. I don't often read comments that I can relate to so much, but I do appreciate the rare occasions when that happens.
@@TheElbowMerchant damn, that's rough. Lol, so we both have experience with shitty teams. I was on some good teams too, there's a positive and negative to both. I didn't play as much on the good teams and was just kind of a supplementary hitter at the middle to bottom of the lineup, and I was the boss on the bad teams, leadoff hitter, center fielder and one of the better pitchers. So I liked that responsibility and opportunity to shine, but I also liked winning. I never played football but our HS team was trash, we won 4 games in the 4 years I was there🤣 and 2 of them were my senior year. You can do the math.
@@TheElbowMerchant we were in a stacked district too, so it's not like we were the worst football team ever, just not as good as the powerhouses. Whoever won our district was usually in the mix to win state, Klein ISD in the Houston area.
I disagree. I would have said the franklin fight. While he lost he looked much better right up until the KO loss. He threw kicks, he used his wrestling well and he looked good. It was just his chin wasn't there anymore.
I'm surprised Chuck Liddell didn't make the list. That much delayed fight with Wanderlei finally came together after he lost the title and it turned out to be an absolute banger. I wish we had seen him walk away after a win over another great from the same era instead of flatlined over and over.
Crazy part about Matt Hughes, he was actually having quite a bit of success in the koscheck fight. On the feet of all places. He just got caught towards the end of the round.
Couture's sendoff was pretty perfect indeed (even if it did result in him on the receiving end of one of the greatest KOs we've ever seen). I wish I could find the photo of Machida shaking his hand and thanking him afterwards. I wanna say Esther Lin from MMAFighting took it.
Janice Pulver has so much to give. he was an incredible coach on The Ultimate Fighter recognized for his patience knowledge and discipline. Til this day on my Top 5 Lightweights.
I know they didn't want to comment on it but ill say it tony and Andre need to hang it up Tony doesn't need any more brain damage and Andre was a shadow of his former self in his last fight. And to a lesser degree i feel Aldo missed a chance to retire after a win in rio
Watching this video and seeing so many legends of my childhood, going out in such bad ways is a little gut wrenching to say the least. MMA's Highs and Lows come hard and fast.
I know that we don't talk about hypothetical fights but I wish bisping never took that 3 week fight and waited for the London card, while the GSP was the better of his two final fights to retire on the London card would've truly been perfect win or lose
I think what you're missing is that this is their livelihood. So they perhaps don't romanticize it as much as a fan would. One more fight is one more paycheck.
It may be rude to cover current fighters in depth, but a list of current fighters potentially on the precipice might be good to mention (>33 & a losing streak)
IDK but DC hurt bad for me. He and Poirier are my two fav fighters all time. God, his losing that 3rd fight hurt me. I wish fans were there to send him off.
Its so hard to see how BJ Penn played out, I got into UFC in his duel with Sean Sherk and to see him go out so sad after the absolute wars, really hurt
Can't help but feel that Liddel should've been on this list. Dude is a legend and could've had the perfect retirement match against Wanderlei Silva. Two light heavyweight legends, one UFC and the other Pride, squared off and put on a fight you never thought you'd get to see. And it was the rare legendary fight that actually lived up to the hype. Chuck won the fight and should've walked away then. But instead, he went on to get knocked out by a one-armed Rich Franklin, then came back like 10 years later for a pointless stinker of a fight against Ortiz. Disappointing. Iceman still one of the GOATs, though.
You know you're in for a hard time when I have my feels voice on for 30+ minutes. Really hope you guys enjoyed this one. Always appreciate the opportunity to show my love for the sport and these legendary fighters. Thanks for watching!
No frankie edgar? Those flying knee kos are sad to watch man
Really did enjoy the video.
Your long form video game is tight!
Thank you kindly!
Great video, Mr. ToeHold. You told these fighters stories more eloquently than many could ever hope to do. Really, really well done.
Great vid Tommy, I think it was great and handled well
Love your stuff, man
"Because that's just rude"
*Shows Tony Ferguson*
💀
Not cover currently active fighters, that's why Ferguson was shown.
@doccholo905 Tony's fighting in 3 weeks, homie 😭
Lol@@doccholo905
@@doccholo905 pretty sure the joke the vid was making was that he should have retired a while ago.
@@Cors_45That's the point. The video didn't want to discuss active fighters and used tony as an example
GSP ended his career perfectly.
Yup. He basically did it twice.
Aside from the CTE.
His whole career apart from the losses (which he dominantly avenged) was perfect.
Just the fact he out manoeuvred the UFC is insane. "I'm retired, you can't make me fight" - "Oh wait, I'll come back and fight in the Weight class above at 43...but only for the title" "Hey I won the title! Sike, I'm retired again lolololol"
God bless GSP hahaha
@@Mutex50no one gets out of this unscathed, unfortunately.
“No one knows how many rounds a fighter has in him. But the ring will let you know”
-George Foreman
Amazing quote from a legend in longevity!
that jens pulver interview punched me straight to the heart. 😢
Jens is a class act. I'm so glad he's in the UFC HOF now.
Going from this I had to watch him react to his HoF induction.
Jens has come such a long way and found something he can do while not destroying his body!
The Anderson Silva biopic shows the Israel fight as his final MMA fight. They pretended the Apex matches never happened.
As it should
They didn't happen😂 Mandela effect if you ask me
@@symsymah7539Mandela? Isn’t that the guy who died in the 80s?
@@SnailHatanonly Americans believe that. Due to their government lying to them and being too shit scared that the Apartheid government was going to nuke them off the map. That's why they never intervened.
@@SnailHatan no he became president
I’m glad Robbie Lawler got the send off he did.
Freaking legend, you can't be an MMA fan and not a Robbie Lawler fan. He's everything we love about the sport.
A perfect last fight for a man named Ruthless.
Robbie is an absolute warrior. He grew a lot from his early days, too. Always gave it his all, and i enjoyed the hell outta watching his career.
Who would have guessed he would be the one to actually get the retirement bout done right! Legendary sendoff with a win
Truly
Tony should have retired after the Diaz fight. Now it is very hard to see him making the record for the longest losing streak in the UFC 😢
Tbh he should’ve retired after Oliveira, he got dominated but people would’ve remembered him as the guy who couldn’t be submitted, not the guy who got choked by Bobby fucking Green
Should have retired after Chandler. He got dominated by Oliveira and Dariush but was arguably winning round 1, knocked Chandler down but then immediately got KO'd rather than dominated like in all of his next fights. Chandler was #5 and Tony could have retired losing to a top 5er rather than drifting into unranked.
@@J1283-s1k yeah that’s true to an extent, but I just think that front kick could’ve been avoided if he retired after Oliveira or Dariush even, Tony had taken so much damage before that fight he did not need to be ko’d like that
I feel like Justin G took his soul. Should have stopped then.
@@ronniefox5025 honestly yeah, could definitely have stopped there too and nobody would’ve been mad
Shamrock deserves more credit for bringing in fans in the late 90s and early 2000's. As a fat little kid sneaking up to watch The Attitude Era, Shamrock is who got me in to watching MMA.
His brother Frank is arguably the most underrated fighter in MMA history
Cotours last fight was also a full circle moment for him and the UFC. His first weigh in was in a hotel lobby for a card in front of 5 thousand people. His last was at(at the time) the biggest crowd in company history.
Watching Jens Pulver "What do I do now" speech says it all, and should be mandatory viewing for all up and coming fighters. Meaning, you'd better have a solid Plan B son.
What a beautifully made video. This really showcases the fighters as people and not just fighters
Recently, watching Shogun retire after losing in round 1 on the prelims of 283 sucked. That crowd was awful, he deserved better than that
As a die hard shogun fanboi, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again - FUCK Ihor Potieria. I watch his fights just to see him get punched
His late career was so brutal because he was stringing together JUST enough wins and weird draws to stick around but his fans knew it was well past time.
Because the Brazilian crowds are the worst in all of MMA. They do not respect their fighters and if Dana and the UFC were smart they wouldn't go back to Brazil until those "fans" prove they deserve it.
Agreed. I would say Shogun should have retired after his last fight with Little Nog on July 25, 2020. That was an appropriate fight between two veterans, and the outcome was close. The next fight, Shogun got TKOed in a rematch with Paul Craig.
2 fantastic send offs recently have been Robbie Lawler and Korean Zombie. Both great for different reasons (watching Robbie get that win and TKZ losing to arguably the best featherweight of all time) but my personal 2 fav recent sendoffs
Glad Jens Pulver is finally getting his flowers from the mma community and ufc
Dude was a pioneer of the lightweight division and his WEC fights were awesome lowkey one of my favorites
I'm very new to watching MMA (only started in 2021) and I only know Jens from his streams on Fight Pass. I'm a huge fan of his and I haven't even gotten around to watching any of his fights yet 😂
@@ArthurB26there aren't many greats in the UFC but look up his fights outside the ufc and you'll see how good he actually was. His is a sad tale but one with a happy ending so good watch his documentary I mean
Man Sakuraba getting beat like that is so sad. Hes a legend. Crazy he still competes in grappling 😮
That dude is one of the most courageous athletes of all time. He fought some guys that were waaaaaaay bigger than him, and won.
He's still into wrestling, his original martial art, and submission wrestling.
There are 80 year olds still grappling
This video made me cry. Watching these legends pass by us. They were so great. So much love for all of these guys.
Wuss
I'm with ya Tommy. BJ was the one that made me the saddest. One of my first favorites in the sport, and to watch his flame flicker the way it did was hard to watch.
Too much too young.
@@imakimmy2And it all came so naturally for him. Dude was LEGIT The Prodigy, and that natural insane talent seemed to be his downfall as well, at times.
Diaz bros have forever been real. Nick being hurt that BJ felt so indifferent, while he clearly showed mad respect, and wanted to be cool with BJ is pretty nuttz.
That Saku loss is hard to watch till this day .. the expression on his face afterwards …
Tony became the guy who probably could have beaten Khabib to now losing to Paddy, just because of not retiring at when he definitely should have😢
Prime Ferguson vs. Khabib would've been crazy, Khabib still wins, tho tbh
That trash mouth drug addled dope would have never beat Khabib. 2 different skill levels kid.
tbh Tony had no shot at beating Khabib but he would have fought his ass off
I think cowboy Cerrone had an awesome retirement too. Despite a loss.
Coming off of back to back weight cuts. Going from Joe Lauzon to Jim miller on short notice was the embodiment of Cowboy’s “anyone anytime anywhere” mentality.
I hope Poirier retires after this Islam fight because of that too. For a fighter that has so much dog in him. To get his nose crushed by a head butt. Partial tear in his acl during a grappling exchange. To survive so many close sub attempts. To win the 4th round going into the 5th just showed how much dog poirier has. Although it would suck to end on a loss it would embody his career as a fighters fighter.
Watching Chuck go down the way he did hurt my soul.
Him losing to Tito… sucked!
@dannyc7227 tito needed Chuck to be old n beat up to ever have any chance of beating him. Any respectful fighter wouldn't have taken that fight with Chuck but tito in his usual scumbag ways took full advantage of it like the pos that tito has always been
When he mentioned active fighters, we all thought of Tony Ferguson.
He then shows...
Tony Ferguson
And stipe..
Mark Kerr’s story is truly such a grueling story to hear about. It burns.
frankie edgar
>the legend of the small weight class
>conquered the lightweight division
>awesome trilogies with Maynard and Penn.
>defeat the who's who of 155 and 145
>iirc he is the only fighter that is on top 10 in 3 different divisions (155, 145, 135)
the dude should retired after the Munhoz fight. that 3 KO losing streak is brutal and sad
i just love how mma on point guys are big Cro Cop fans
Wanderlei Silva should have retired after knocking out Brian Stann in Japan, that would have been the perfect send off for the Axe Murderer no doubt!
Aaaabsolutely. I've always said this
Heard this said about boxers but i think it applies to all combat sports competitors, but i don't remember who said it.
"Its said boxers are the last to know when to retire but its not true, they're usually the first to know but the last to admit it"
Edgar should’ve been in there. He didn’t need any of those KO’s from sandhagen, chito or gutierrez
You definitely missed my dude...Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell. Chuck was everyone's hero at one point, and it was painful to my heart and soul seeing him fight for wayyyyy too long !!!
I think this is a loaded topic, my personal experience is pretty light, I played baseball when I was younger but I was never that great, there was never a realistic opportunity for me to be pro. But I loved it, and I remember my last game in HS, it was tough to let go. It was a big part of my life. So I can understand why pro athletes hang on too long sometimes, and I'm not gonna hate em for it. When it comes to combat sports though, I just don't want to see them get hurt or have serious, permanent injuries.
Same exact thing for me with football in high school. I cried in the locker room as I took off my uniform and pads, knowing full well that I'd never put them on again. Thankfully, I found kickboxing and MMA, and so I discovered another form of competition to fill that void. Still, it's extremely nostalgic to look back on that final game.
@@TheElbowMerchant nice, glad you found a new outlet to scratch the itch. And yea I remember my last game vividly, I played on a pretty shitty summer select team, we usually got absolutely crushed by elite teams, but we played a tournament that was a little weaker competition than usual, and we actually won the final, it was one of the only tournaments we actually won. It was a pretty badass way for us seniors to end the year, but it was bittersweet, I remember just looking around the field and soaking it all in, because I knew it was probably the last time. I did end up playing a few years in some casual open sign up league for adults, so it wasn't the very last time I ever played ball, but it was the last time that ever really meant anything.
@markzuckergecko621 Finishing on a high note sounds pretty rad. Our team had been promoted to a higher division because we had been undefeated the previous season, so we started playing against teams with 1000+ students (my graduating class had 73 people), so we got absolutely ANNIHILATED every single game my senior year. We usually lost by at least 21 points, and I think we got blown out by like 40 points in the final game. I played offense, defense, and most special teams because there were only 23 people on the team, many of whom were freshmen and sophomores (this was varsity), so yeah, to say that I, and we, got our butts handed to us would be an understatement, haha. Still, I look back on it fondly, without even a hint of embarrassment nowadays. It taught me a lot about teamwork, identity, and never giving up. Marching out onto the field, knowing beyond a shadow of a doubt that you're about to get destroyed, but playing on regardless, definitely taught humility and mental toughness that served me well in my future combat sports journey. Anyway, it's been nice chatting with you. I don't often read comments that I can relate to so much, but I do appreciate the rare occasions when that happens.
@@TheElbowMerchant damn, that's rough. Lol, so we both have experience with shitty teams. I was on some good teams too, there's a positive and negative to both. I didn't play as much on the good teams and was just kind of a supplementary hitter at the middle to bottom of the lineup, and I was the boss on the bad teams, leadoff hitter, center fielder and one of the better pitchers. So I liked that responsibility and opportunity to shine, but I also liked winning. I never played football but our HS team was trash, we won 4 games in the 4 years I was there🤣 and 2 of them were my senior year. You can do the math.
@@TheElbowMerchant we were in a stacked district too, so it's not like we were the worst football team ever, just not as good as the powerhouses. Whoever won our district was usually in the mix to win state, Klein ISD in the Houston area.
If I write a Chuck movie, it climaxes with the wand fight, and has a sad prologue explaining he never won another fight.
i climax when wand fights
I disagree. I would have said the franklin fight.
While he lost he looked much better right up until the KO loss. He threw kicks, he used his wrestling well and he looked good. It was just his chin wasn't there anymore.
@@DUxMORTEMand if he kept throwing kicks staying in the center he wouldn’t have walked in so close which gave rich a sliver of daylight
Do you mean epilogue?
@@DUxMORTEMPeople forget how good he looked in that fight right until he got caught. Very much so reminds me of the Ferguson-Chandler fight.
Changing the thumbnail 3 times in a day is insane
It's like Shakespeare said:
"Our successes are written in the water, and our failures are etched in bronze".
You missed Liddell. The iceman just couldn’t ever say no
Most guys can't retire on a win, then they don't want to retire on a loss, until they get a few in a row and have to retire.
You’re next video should be the biggest stars of each year since the beginning of UFC
man crocrop makes me sad , one of my favorites ever
I’ll be the bro to call out Ric Flair.
“Wooooooooo!”
Bisping should've Never taken the Gastelum fight 3 weeks after getting dropped, concussed, and choked out by GSP
The Anderson Silva fight showed the Izzy fight as his last MMA fight. They straight up pretended that the other 2 matches never happened.
Are you an idiot? He literally says his last fight was a loss to Hall. Weird 😂
They didn’t...
This channel rules
Did the editor forget to put in the channel hall of famers graphic or was just the text the plan there? 0:47
hopefully not that shit is annoying as fuck.
Yeah, that was so obviously a placeholder
I'm surprised Chuck Liddell didn't make the list. That much delayed fight with Wanderlei finally came together after he lost the title and it turned out to be an absolute banger. I wish we had seen him walk away after a win over another great from the same era instead of flatlined over and over.
Can you guys do the top ten One Round fighters of all time? BJ Penn, McGregor, Moraes...
Chandler is a monster for one round
Vitor
Khamzat, Tank Abott, and Edmen Shabazyan
Carla Esparza
@@sharknight4441lmao edmen is literally nowhere near that list compared to others
BJ Penn hasn't won a fight since November 2010. Man...
Tony Ferguson is the type of guy to accidentally win a fight, and have to start over at beating BJ's losing streak record.
@@markzuckergecko621 I'm starting to think Tony the type of guy to lose 8 in a row on purpose just to make his comeback better.
Crazy part about Matt Hughes, he was actually having quite a bit of success in the koscheck fight. On the feet of all places. He just got caught towards the end of the round.
Hughes is a world class douchebag
He’d said that he just wanted to get a KO, but he never did
32 minute long Tommy video? Let's go!!
Welcome back, Tommy!
Couture's sendoff was pretty perfect indeed (even if it did result in him on the receiving end of one of the greatest KOs we've ever seen). I wish I could find the photo of Machida shaking his hand and thanking him afterwards. I wanna say Esther Lin from MMAFighting took it.
jens pulver was severely abused by his father, he fought to prove something to himself. Huge Respect Jens, hold your head up high.
Tony should’ve retired about the 4th Khabib booking smh
4th booking was for the Conors lw title, he still beat pettis and cerrone after that one, realistically he should have retired after gaethje/oliveira
He got knee Injurys around the kabib time
@@nikolaj97agreed
Janice Pulver has so much to give. he was an incredible coach on The Ultimate Fighter recognized for his patience knowledge and discipline. Til this day on my Top 5 Lightweights.
I know they didn't want to comment on it but ill say it tony and Andre need to hang it up
Tony doesn't need any more brain damage and Andre was a shadow of his former self in his last fight.
And to a lesser degree i feel Aldo missed a chance to retire after a win in rio
Andrei has called it thankfully, on insta no less but he's not gonna fight ever again
Frankie Edgar should've retired after his title fight loss to Holloway
As an old fart and massive MMA fan who started watching in the early 00s, I'm very critical of MMA content. You're one* of the few good ones
This was the saddest watch, shouts out to the editors, narrator, and everyone that worked on the video.
Beautiful video Tommy and crew. 👍
Im surprised they didn't add marc kurr to ufc 5
This channel puts tears in grown man eyes. Best sport on Earth.
As one gets older the idea of retiring is scarier. I couldn’t imagine doing that at such a young age as a lot of these guys.
This video was on point
Love the content Tommy
You are my favorite member of the channel, every one of your long researched videos are great.
Very Respectable way to make this video ✊🏼
MMA Right On Point 💯
Damn these videos are so good. Thankyou guys for all the hard work. Idk how you keep coming up with top 10s after all these years!
Killer video boys. Thank you.
Hearing Memorial Hall in KCK was not what i expected to hear 3 mins in i go there for Local MMA and BKFC is there next month
Another great story, Tommy.
I love your work. 👊🏻
Amazing video man!! 🙌🏻
Watching this video and seeing so many legends of my childhood, going out in such bad ways is a little gut wrenching to say the least. MMA's Highs and Lows come hard and fast.
I love this video great work👏
Awesome video!
I know that we don't talk about hypothetical fights but I wish bisping never took that 3 week fight and waited for the London card, while the GSP was the better of his two final fights to retire on the London card would've truly been perfect win or lose
Finally some Toe Hold. Not enough these days.
I think what you're missing is that this is their livelihood. So they perhaps don't romanticize it as much as a fan would. One more fight is one more paycheck.
Mad respect for the intro, very true
TKZ. Went out on a loss, but it was awesome. Full of heart and love from the crowd and community.
Reminds me of the military veteran dealing with the same addiction to combat. 150 years ago these men would generals.
Please make a video of fighters who people say SHOULD retire but did well by NOT retiring
Bj and anderson where the ones that hurt the most for me
Great video...agree with all on this list. 👍🏼
It may be rude to cover current fighters in depth, but a list of current fighters potentially on the precipice might be good to mention (>33 & a losing streak)
IDK but DC hurt bad for me. He and Poirier are my two fav fighters all time. God, his losing that 3rd fight hurt me. I wish fans were there to send him off.
Whoever let that happen to Sakuraba should face criminal charges.
All great fighters! DC was always the smallest guy in the fight but he has so much heart. Mad respect for all of them.
This list brought tears to my eyes. Especially Anderson Silva.
GREAT video, but damn... punch right in the feels 😢😢😢😢
Its so hard to see how BJ Penn played out, I got into UFC in his duel with Sean Sherk and to see him go out so sad after the absolute wars, really hurt
Always disagree with the Silva notion. He gave back to the sport, and performed for the fans. He didn’t care about legacy, he truly loved it.
Sakuraba losing streak was heartbreaking.
Can't help but feel that Liddel should've been on this list. Dude is a legend and could've had the perfect retirement match against Wanderlei Silva. Two light heavyweight legends, one UFC and the other Pride, squared off and put on a fight you never thought you'd get to see. And it was the rare legendary fight that actually lived up to the hype. Chuck won the fight and should've walked away then.
But instead, he went on to get knocked out by a one-armed Rich Franklin, then came back like 10 years later for a pointless stinker of a fight against Ortiz. Disappointing. Iceman still one of the GOATs, though.
Woodley should have been done after Till. Great video!
amazing video
I went from fearing for my favorite fighters against bj penn, to feeling bad when he got knocked out or beaten.
Those that first guy really have Full Tilt on his arse?
This video couldn’t have dropped at a better time today
Bobby Lawler's retirement with the video package after a KO win was pretty perfect.