Its amazing how quickly Alexander Gustafsson has fallen off since beating Jan and Glover back-to-back. One of the greatest fighters to never win a title.

@ItNeverBeganBuddyBoyo

Жыл бұрын

And having close fights with jon and DC… truly one of the best to never win a title

@LucieOne

Жыл бұрын

One of those really good fighters who spent their primes stuck behind great champions. Like Benavidez behind Mighty Mouse.

@fanofmma100

Жыл бұрын

crazy how both glover and jan destroyed krylov, whereas gus got ko'd

@alvaroguevara7354

Жыл бұрын

he should've stayed in the division, he didn't take his time for the HW but now he is back in the LHW division I think, I hope he does well

@madgavin7568

Жыл бұрын

Gus fell off after the Glover win (also the last win of his career to date), after that he start to lose in worse and worse fashion. The Anthony Smith loss was where everyone watching could tell Alex was completely washed, he should have stayed retired.

This is one of the best fights ever in MMA history. Back when Jones had the Nike swoosh! Iconic af. Wish I could find a good painting of this fight.

@user-ih7hc9ey6k

Жыл бұрын

i was just thinking about making a painting of Jon chasing Alexander while watching this🤔

@madgavin7568

Жыл бұрын

Really makes me miss the custom attire fighters had before that idiotic Reebok deal came along. Its only gotten worse now, fighters have lost their individuality.

@digbick8349

Жыл бұрын

I got the most badass painting of this fight. Hit me up for price

@Bethethird

Жыл бұрын

Gustafson the legend!

@eIicit

Жыл бұрын

Coolest fight shorts ever. Black and gold swoosh is so sick.

You can clearly see how nervous Jon was at that decision

@jimmerskrimmerfriddet3246

Жыл бұрын

Yeah cause it was razor thin. Not saying I necessarily disagree with the outcome but that one judge was smoking crack.

@lavonnealexander6936

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂his facial expression !!

@Nickyd2024

Жыл бұрын

Jon chasing him down

@facts9538

9 ай бұрын

Yeah because he knows really he lost this fight.

@urbanoasisgta

6 ай бұрын

4:48 😢 instant eye poke after the take down.. classic Jones the ole " can't his what your eyes can't see" a real out the box thinker that guy.

One of the greatest fights of all time and possibly my favorite. I remember watching it live, the tension, the craziness, the friends around & memories, what a classic.

@tjboylan20

Жыл бұрын

It was crazy watching it live I couldn’t believe it

@Gilafax

Жыл бұрын

Justin Gaethe... " Hold my beer"...

@lucastfitness7299

Жыл бұрын

It’s overrated

@imhungry1257

Жыл бұрын

@@lucastfitness7299 literally people hype this up so much it’s average at best

@ChristianSoldier71

Жыл бұрын

Where will your soul go when you die? Heaven or Hell??? God will not put up with our sinful behavior. Repent and accept Jesus into your heart and you will be saved. BEWARE!!!! Hell Is real and only the salvation of Jesus Christ can save you from the lake of fire and eternal torment. Jesus loves you and he can forgive you of any sin that you have ever committed. Romans 5:8 - But God demonstrates his own love for us in this While we were still sinners Christ died for us.

"That was a thumb to the eye." (No Joe it was the cheekbone.) "Let's see it again... That was a thumb to the eye."

@DaveOTG

Жыл бұрын

yhup clearly was to the cheek

@WRNWRW

Жыл бұрын

even if it touched eyehole, could be painful but yes i think it was clear off eye itself other way for sure we would see reaction

@wafflescrazy4412

Жыл бұрын

bro cuz i knew im not the one trippin seeing that shit LOL

@benmcreynolds8581

Жыл бұрын

Yeah at first I thought Joe was right. But on the replay I saw the knuckle clearly hit the lower face cheek and glanced off the face from that impact.

@ketadorv6705

Жыл бұрын

i thought it was the eye too. then i put on my glasses and thought: you should get a pair of these joe

Whoever scored that 49-46 needs their eyes checked, I'm surprised this wasn't an SD or 48-47 x3. No way Jon took 4/5.

@Andrew-cs1td

Жыл бұрын

I had Jones 4/5, only had Gus winning round 3. Jones may not have landed the most strikes in round 1 and 2, but he landed the heaviest/most impactful strikes in those rounds. And Gus' takedown was a nothing-burger, no damage little control time not worth a score imo.

@Live4happiness

Жыл бұрын

@@Andrew-cs1td Jones lost round 1, the number one criteria for judging is damage and Jones was split open by the end of the round. His legs kicks and blocked attacks aren't damaging enough to win him the round when the striking is this close. I had it 48 47 for Jones

@Andrew-cs1td

Жыл бұрын

@@Live4happiness You're saying that a glancing punch that opened a small cut was more damage than that spinning elbow? I don't think I agree. Gus hit him maybe 2 clean times the entire round. Could go either way I guess, but I gave r1 to Jones, more pressure, heavier shots.

@mikedangerdoes

Жыл бұрын

@@Andrew-cs1td It's a funny interpretation but opening a cut above the eye could result in a stoppage. So, in that way, it does contribute more towards ending the fight than a heavy shot. I wouldn't necessarily judge it that way, but I can see how that argument might be made.

@ballstothewall38

Жыл бұрын

Fixed fights, Dana prolly had 20 mil on Jones.

I always gave this fight to Gus, his hands were far above Jones in this fight. First 3 rounds was to challenger, last 2 for Jones. No other way to score this. Great fight by both, but Gus outclassed the champ

@YWGpluto

8 ай бұрын

jones won round 1

@davidsoto7114

8 ай бұрын

@@YWGplutoHow???? You casual 😂 jones got taken down

@bijouxdoum6199

8 ай бұрын

Round 1: Gus I just rewatched and gave round 1 to Gus 100%. He caused cut damage, got a takedown, and got poked in the eye. It was still close. Jones landed great kicks. The takedown was huge, but Gus didn't accumulate any ground time at all. Round 2 John but can go either way. GUS was Building confidence. His hands were quicker and defending take downs was amazing. But Jones head kicks and leg kicks landed alot. Round 3 Gus again. Still close but Gus gets it. Leg kicks are starting to slow Gus mobility, but he still out striking Jones. Round 4 Jones Damn Gus had it the entire Round til that big spinning elbow landed flush and Jones won the round with the last minute. Without the Jones fury, Gus would have taken this round as well as the fight. Jones elbows are landing flush. Round 5 Jones Great heart and courage by Gus, but Jones completed the task while exhausted. This was the closest Jones ever came to a loss. Decision Jones, but my heart wanted Gus. I am happy either way. I think Gus had a better overall fight, but Jones had the bigger highlights. Plus, there is a human factor of when something big happens at the end it favors the recent momentum. Kinda a recency bias psychological thinking sort of thing. But what about that jaw of Gus. He can take a punch. I feel if Gus limited damage to his legs and had better mobility late in the fight then he would have won. He damn near had round 4 til Jones landed an fury from reaching deep down inside. Jones is the best fighter I ever seen. I'm happy he is back.

@bijouxdoum6199

8 ай бұрын

​@@YWGplutorewatch it. Jones lost the 1st

@Evil_AnGeL20

7 ай бұрын

Round 1 Jones 💯

Joe "Thats a thumb right into the eye". It clearly wasnt lmao 🤣

@BobSkiz1

Жыл бұрын

even in slo mo replay haha

@upupupandaway

Жыл бұрын

Joe is a thumb in a suit so what

the way Alex stops takedowns is fkn absouletely amazing.

@jonasleite3544

Жыл бұрын

Reyes e tiago marreta tbm fizeram ele penar !

I watched this fight and Gustafsson won rounds 1,2 and 3. They gave the match toJones saying he won rounds 4 and 5. In round 4 it wasn’t till the end of the round when Jones did anything that hurt him. Still no take downs and Gustafsson stoped all the take down attempts. No sorry those 20 seconds don’t win you the round. The winner was Gustafsson. I dont care what anyone says.

@twistamain

Жыл бұрын

You need a tissue to wipe your tears?

@davidejibia3930

Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure if the judges score the fight each round individually alone, i think they involve other factors. I think Gustafsson did really well but not enough to take the belt

@nicolec7290

Жыл бұрын

He was making Dana more money at the time so ya this fight was fixed. No other way to say it

@IIxXxmattxXxII

Жыл бұрын

Significant strikes round 1 Jones 28/71% Gus 19/39% round 2 Jones 26/61% Gus 15/29% round 3 Jones 29/69% Gus 26/40% round 4 Jones 27/55% Gus 26/43% round 5 Jones 24/53% Gus 24/36% Jon Jones won and it’s not even controversial

@faded8706

11 ай бұрын

Jones won round 2 4 and 5 what are u on about casual Gustafson lost wipe your tears

i always thought gus's main problem was he would "spar" in fights. he resets position so much when its in his favor. instead of letting hi hands go when he has someone against the fence he would slide back to the center or not follow up on shots that at the very least stunned his opponent. I dont want to say he lacked the killer instinct but he let alot of guys including jon off the hook.

@anejomundial4170

Жыл бұрын

I agree he never empty's the tank when one of his hands land and his opponent is hurt.

@anejomundial4170

Жыл бұрын

Seeing the full fight I see your point but you can't empty the tank with Jon he's just too dangerous he got Alex hurt real bad and real quick in like 35 sec. The guy is an absolute terror. I see how he was saving his energy. Alex won the fight in my opinion his take down defense plus the first 3 rounds were pretty clear to me.

@Jadifi

Жыл бұрын

@@anejomundial4170 he still would’ve lost no matter what to John

@nicholasdipilla6993

Жыл бұрын

@@Jadifi yeah for sure , even if alex won that fight in many peoples eyes, jon would beat him everytime. You make no sense.

@II-bf9bh

Жыл бұрын

@@Jadifi Jon about to get slept by Francis

This was the first ever UFC Fight I watched. Absolute Art.

@westernpigeon

Жыл бұрын

such a casual

@jayardiano3869

Жыл бұрын

Same here

@Pat315

Жыл бұрын

@@westernpigeon your depression is showing.

@randyrawdingii5135

Жыл бұрын

Awesome. What an introduction!

@3xoticG4m3r

Жыл бұрын

Funny cause my first was the rematch and since then i haven't missed a match 👌

Easily one of the greatest fights of all time.

@vedun9439

Жыл бұрын

definitely but still Gustafson 1, 3, 4

@wisewigga7129

Жыл бұрын

@@vedun9439 4? debatable because jon stole it at the end. I could be wrong because MMA scoring system is dogshit

@vedun9439

Жыл бұрын

@@wisewigga7129 agreed, the scoring system changes depending on who fights

@KyleLindheimer

Жыл бұрын

@@vedun9439 No, it does not. Jones definitely won round 4, wtf are you even talking about. He had Gustafsson badly hurt and landed a barrage of clean strikes that almost got him out of there and had him still wobbly coming in for the fifth. Jones arguably won rounds 1 and 3 as well, but they were very close. Definitely won round 5, probably round 2, but that's also debatable.

@DBrown666

Жыл бұрын

​@Vedun Jones 2,4,5. Lol he did not win last 2 rounds. You're drunk

Alexander is by FAR the GREATEST FIGHTER TO NEVER WIN A BELT.. Much love Alexander and RUMBLE who recently passed.

@Leodonos

Жыл бұрын

Robert Whittaker surely lol

@maddawg7134

Жыл бұрын

@@Leodonos Whitaker was champ Wtf you mean

@rungeon83

Жыл бұрын

@unmarked hellicopter That's a fair one, but so many Awesome fighters at LW who had no chance when Khabib was onboard! Like LHW when Jon isn't around the belt moves about a lot. It's rare you get someone who just dominates the Weight, like GSP/Jon/Silva/Mightmouse etc

@jms7265

Жыл бұрын

Yoel Romero Exists so no.

Both of the Jones vs Gustafson fights as well as both of the Connor vs Diaz fights got me into ufc and now I can’t stop watching it, so thankful I stumbled upon these on KZread

Hands down one of the BEST fights I've ever seen. They are BOTH incredibly talented fighters who were matched up perfectly. Truly remarkable fight! ✌️

@vex6543

Жыл бұрын

Eh. It was okay. Jon Jones was hung over so it really wasn’t that impressive

One of the greatest title fights ever 😊

This was arguably a 48-47 for gus ngl..,

@Numba1Gorilla

Жыл бұрын

Hell no

@tylerwhite4557

Ай бұрын

@@Numba1Gorillausername checks out😂 it was a classic blatant ufc robbery

@Numba1Gorilla

Ай бұрын

@@tylerwhite4557 Okay Tyler😂your KindKanKeep away from anything brain related, you're not the best at it.

48-47 Gustafsson. Rounds 1, 2, 3 Gustafsson. Rounds 4,5 Jones. We can only imagine how their rematch would’ve gone then instead of 6 years later in 2019 where Gus was a shell of himself.

Almost like 10 years later, watched this fight several times, and I still think Gustafsson won

@watchofficial6602

Жыл бұрын

I suppose so.. 🥺

@Markangler80

Жыл бұрын

100%, very unfair decision.

@jimmerskrimmerfriddet3246

Жыл бұрын

I love/d Jones and wanted him to win but I agree. Seems like a lot of people feel this way. In my book this is his only legitimate defeat. The doping shit is whatever. They all do it.

@gingerbread7829

Жыл бұрын

Jon Jones won imo.

@miguelleotto8441

Жыл бұрын

Come on people what fight were you watching? Bones obviously lost!!!

Hall of Fame fight 💯 one of two times Jon Jones was truly tested.. can't wait for the greatest to ever do it to return in March 🔥💯

@southernmomma5832

Жыл бұрын

Not cracking on Jones but he is heavier than he’s ever been and hasn’t fought in 3 years.

@onejaw9616

Жыл бұрын

hes been tested vs gustafson, santos and reyes. you could make an argument he lost these fights.

@paulbruce4177

Жыл бұрын

If usada truly tested him he'd be fucked!

@TheRealAbraxas

Жыл бұрын

@@onejaw9616 there’s no argument for Santos. Reyes kinda but not really. Gus is the only one that actually hurt Jon and tested him as a fighter, yet Jon absolutely destroyed him in the rematch

@josevaldezkamenridergeek

Жыл бұрын

@@southernmomma5832 he will poke eye all time well

Man sucks I had no interest in ufc at the time when Jon jones ,GSP, Anderson Silva etc fought all in their prime. My first ufc ppv I watched was ufc 261 when usman kod masvidal and I was hooked on it ever since better late then never 😅

@ameremortal

Жыл бұрын

Been watching since 1998, there will always be new greats and evolution in this sport. If you enjoy watching, you will probably love training too. I wish I did so earlier.

@adamb.8576

Жыл бұрын

been watchin since adesanya vs costa, that fight was so bad costa jus talked mad shit and got beat up

@Youssef-hd5bl

Жыл бұрын

yeah i started watching in 1988 back when the ufc was on fire and when rogan was the welterweight champion, good old days. you've missed a lot.

@ameremortal

Жыл бұрын

@@Youssef-hd5bl 😂

@korallrev3497

Жыл бұрын

take a look at the new soon to be HW king in GLORY kickboxing, Antonio Plazibat. Just a ruthless animal one of the heaviest punchers i've ever seen and great stamina for such a giant at 120 KG

Jones with the eye pokes.

@jimmerskrimmerfriddet3246

Жыл бұрын

That’s his back pocket trump card.

@tylerwhite4557

Ай бұрын

story of his entire career

Still the best LHW title fight. Possibly the best title fight in the UFC.

@nefuros551

Жыл бұрын

You must not have watched jiri vs glover. That was a brawl. Didn't know where that fight was going. That's my personal favorite.

@dai-okami

Жыл бұрын

@@nefuros551 watched it. It was a sloppy mess in comparison to the skills being displayed in this fight. Not a bad fight by any means and definitely very entertaining. One of my favorite of this year. Not on the level of Gus vs Jones 1 to me though

@Blessom

Жыл бұрын

Agree

@jonasleite3544

Жыл бұрын

@@dai-okami a questão não é sobre técnica é como o coração é deixado no octógono. Vi lutas cheias de técnica com uma monotonia que pareciam tartarugas 🐢

@tylerwhite4557

5 ай бұрын

@@dai-okamiuh oh somebody thinks he’s watching kickboxing

Historic night. The first and only time in combat sports where a fight was scored exclusively by blind judges.

@IFear_Naught

Жыл бұрын

Jones /Reyes too.

@krupajac9936

Жыл бұрын

@@IFear_Naught possibly santos too

@jeankevin5382

Жыл бұрын

To be champion you have to literally dominate the champ. Not to only win by 1-2 point by 3-5 more punch landed than the champion. That's why Jon won. Alexander can't win just because he landed 1 takedown instead of Jon 0 i think

@jsonprfct

Жыл бұрын

@@jeankevin5382 no, you don't. You just have to win.

@justinkongol0

Жыл бұрын

@@jsonprfct this is true but he’s also no wrong, cus the judges who determine the fight are typically biased in favor of the champ in really close fights

Imagine getting eye poked by Jones that shit probably hurts so much

@mike03979

3 ай бұрын

eye pokes will hurt period. Jones is a dirty fighter for sure but he's damn good

Joe calling the oblique kick an elliptical kick is hilarious

@jimmerskrimmerfriddet3246

Жыл бұрын

He was high for this fight. Saying Gus punched Jones in the eye with his thumb and asking for the replay which clearly shows he hit his cheek and then just reiterating his claim🤦‍♂️

@tylerwhite4557

5 ай бұрын

@@jimmerskrimmerfriddet3246😂😂😂😂😂

You know the fight is amazing when your heart is pumping heavy every single second while watching

This is unbelievable good fight ,and it's 1,2,3 Gustavson 4,5 Jones

All-time classic fight. Won’t ever forget watching this one

that was an awesome fight, possibly the best I've seen yet!🥇

Thanks men!!! Has to be one of the best fights ever!!! Amazing warriors and gentlemen!!!!

I always thought Gustafson won this fight

@ashleyd1379

Жыл бұрын

Ya I agree man

@luckymfmc

Жыл бұрын

48-47 Gus

@eldgepollard5906

Жыл бұрын

Watching it live I did too. Now I see 48-47 Jones, wasn't as close as I remembered.

@yasin_ucar

Жыл бұрын

He did not

@doozerchuck8625

Жыл бұрын

1, 4, &5 jones

I remember how Impressed I was with Gus in this fight. Jones was unstoppable before this fight.

@letsrumble8933

Жыл бұрын

Bcoz all his opponents were smaller than him and jones almost had more than 6" reach advantage over all his opponents

There's no arguing this was a great fight but I still feel Jones being the fan favorite is what got him the win.

keep reuploading this fight and I will keep rewatching and liking it.

My favourite fight of all time

After watching this fight for the fifth time I can finally say gus won for sure 3 rounds

@AkinataMoon

Жыл бұрын

@Toes Foryou Same here i give Jones 3 4 5

@jg5004

Жыл бұрын

I have Jones 2, 4 and 5. Gus got round 1 and 3 could have gone either way.

@tyson1972

Жыл бұрын

I think Jones got 4 , 5 which are the championship rounds there for he got the win just like Dominic rayse fight but the first 3 rounds was gus on striking and he got the first take down

@emulation2369

Жыл бұрын

Watching it now I see Jones being a bit better all the time...

@mikedangerdoes

Жыл бұрын

@@tyson1972 I don't think either of the takedowns (by either fighter) should count for that much. They didn't do anything either them and the other guy got up almost straight away so they basically contributed nothing. I'd also say that whilst Gustafson had a higher volume of strikes to start with, he did almost no damage with any of them. Jones was only really in danger of getting a doctor's stoppage from that cut, whereas Gustafson was running for his life a multiple points throughout the fight. That should count for something.

Nitidamente essa luta foi de Alexander ....mas o UFC quis manter a bola de Jones

@guru-x

Сағат бұрын

com certeza

Every type it pop up to my KZread home screen..rewatched without a single skip

These are the title fights we remember forever.

Gus is amazing and Jones just unreal Toughness and fight IQ 🔥🔥🔥

Watched this fight 1000 times. Sees it on the feed. " Well hell yeah!! "

People may not like it but it's the juice that helps him to maintain that pace in the championship RD.

@Advjjcd

Жыл бұрын

Je le pense aussi, lors de la revanche le rythme était beaucoup beaucoup moins élevé

If I'm being honest ➡️ all around fighting ➡️ it doesn't get better than this. Both these guys have skills out of this world, cardio like No other and heart of a Lion. Constant bad ass action throughout the match. Both are true warriors.😠😠👊👊

I had it 48-47 Gustafson. Close fight but not enough for Jones to have won. Them judges crazy. A dope fight for sure tho.

@kingkingovich260

Жыл бұрын

Clean 1,4,5 rounds for Jones, how 48-47 for Gustafson?

@marentes310

Жыл бұрын

@@kingkingovich260 cuz I had him winning the first 3 and Jones winning 4 and 5.

@kingkingovich260

Жыл бұрын

@@marentes310 look carefully bro ,first round Gustafson did nothing

@marentes310

Жыл бұрын

@@kingkingovich260 neither of them did really. Just watched it two more times. But AG did cut Jones and take him down. It ain’t that clear of a round imo I just think AG did just enough around the latter half to take it.

One of the best fights in the history of the sport 🔥🔥🔥

Just so much skill between the two Alex surprisingly was more skilled against Jones than former champs that faced him like Machida , Rampage , Evans and Shogun that he made Jon Jones bring most of his weapons.

Arguably the best fight in UFC history 👌

@dr.loomis4221

Жыл бұрын

Dude...not even close

@upupupandaway

Жыл бұрын

DC vs Gustafsson is criminally underrated. I put it and Glover vs Jiri higher than this one on the list of greatest LHW title fights. Rampage vs Griffin is up there too.

@thealarmclock9307

Жыл бұрын

It's a good fight but its not nowhere even close to the best , not even at 205.. even recently the Jiri/glover fight was better... But then again lol you said " arguably"

@themadman6667

Жыл бұрын

@@thealarmclock9307 if you consider jon being undefeated and looking untouchable then yeah it changes everything. the levels change the perception. gus and jon have way higher fight IQ then both glover and jiri. they're also not as sloppy as those 2. i can point out a few things that are complete head scratchers in jiri v glover. plus jiri getting the sub due to glover being tired takes away from how good the finish could have been if he actually subbed a fresh glover. in the jon v gus 1 fight, jon supposedly didnt even train for it and was partying before the fight. he got taken down for 1st time ever. couldnt take gus down until mad late. people thought gus won. there are so many reasons why this fight was so great and so big.

@wisewigga7129

Жыл бұрын

@@thealarmclock9307 Jiri glover had more grappling but much less Skill level. The skill level between these two was insane both were as good

That was an epic battle.

Absolutely beautiful. Thank you!

I’m not anywhere near qualified to score a UFC fight. But I think Gustafsson took 3/5 of those rounds. That was a hallow victory.

@korallrev3497

Жыл бұрын

yup, i think this fucked with his braain because he knows he won and was sooooo close for an actual victory and that he lost all motivation after that. Sad because he's a beast and such a nice guy outside the cage. He was on joe rogans podd

@TheRealAbraxas

Жыл бұрын

@@korallrev3497 I think Gus is the best fighter to never win a title but don’t forget he also got destroyed by Jon in the rematch. Everything he did in this fight didn’t work in their rematch.

@korallrev3497

Жыл бұрын

@@TheRealAbraxas yes the rematch was a different thing, agreed. BUT the first one he won. He walked out, jon got carried out on a stretcher.

@Numba1Gorilla

Жыл бұрын

List the rounds he won 💀

@korallrev3497

Жыл бұрын

@@Numba1Gorilla Jones was carried out on a strecher and his face looked like a colliflower meanwhile gustafsson just walked straight out, that says it all

This has to be one of, if not the greatest fight I’ve seen

@flow_922

Жыл бұрын

Dustin Poirier and Dan hooker that's a good one also

One of the greatest UFC fights of the modern era.

Love my boy Bones, but BIG Gus definitely gave him a run. Much love, & respect to both of these warriors.

I always knew about this fight but seeing Alexander last few fights. It’s hard to believe he was in a war with Jon jones

This fight really is one for the ages. Two warriors leaving it all in there.

Thanks for reposting a classic 💯 the scary LHW era

The best challenge that I've ever seen

One of the best fights in UFC history. Saying that, Jones has always poked guys in the eyes, whether on purpose or by accident. I think the latter of the two. Plus, I’ve always hated that elliptical kick he throws.

@brittanygray1740

Жыл бұрын

That kick is meant to destroy the leg it should be illegal

@BrogCanadian

Жыл бұрын

I agree that it is a malicious kick, but it's a fight

@madgavin7568

Жыл бұрын

@@brittanygray1740 Never. The oblique kick is a legitimate technique and there are ways to counter it. The solution is to not ban it, but to 'git gud'. Izzy countered it perfectly against Rob. Anyone complaining about it should either learn to counter it and if they can't because they're not good enough, find another career. If you're going to argue about career-threatening injuries, sorry but thats not a valid excuse. By that logic we should ban checking of leg kicks because of what happened to Silva and Weidman.

@upupupandaway

Жыл бұрын

@@madgavin7568 Oblique kicks are conflated with front leg side kicks. The latter are banned in Cali when thrown directly at the knee. And rightly so. Funny you said "career". How many fights you want to see end like Rountree vs Bukauskas every weekend?

@madgavin7568

Жыл бұрын

@@upupupandaway Doesn't matter, it's a legitimate technique so it should be allowed. Peeps calling for bans are crybabies who will only ruin the sport. Bukauskas vs Roundtree has only ever happened once. But even if it did happen more; shit happens. Injuries are unfortunately an unavoidable part of the sport. Fighters know the risks of their job and they sign a virtual death waiver to compete. Besides, Bukauskas had no issue with the knee stomp despite suffering that injury. He understands the game and doesn't cry about it.

Gustafsson absorbed all those Head kicks like a beast man !!! Absolutely one of the greatest title fights in MMA history.. Definitely in the top 5 . If it wasn't so evident these days, that the judges are whack sometimes, I'd say it's hard to believe one of those judges had it 49-46 for Jones. No way he won 4 rounds. 4th and 5th, yeah I can see that easily, and maybe the 2nd but I think it could have been the first 3 rounds for Gustafsson . Nevertheless, an absolute incredible fight from both men

One of the best fights I have ever seen ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

The night was seriously electric. Especially Live in person. Such An amazing fight.

Greatest Ufc title fight of all time

@alexpereiraslefthook

Жыл бұрын

Jiri vs Glover was better than this

@oceandrop7666

Жыл бұрын

Robbie vs Rory

@dredenny6654

Жыл бұрын

@@oceandrop7666 That was good but it's the blood that made that fight stand out more .but they were having a war no doubt

@upupupandaway

Жыл бұрын

@@dredenny6654 Calling Lawler vs MacDonald 2 "good" should be a crime. I'm only willing to talk to people if it's at least their third favorite fight.

@dredenny6654

Жыл бұрын

@@upupupandaway I'm anti social anyway 😂😂😂😂😂😂

That was one helluva a fight ! You gotta give it up for both of those guys. Man that's one of the best fights I've ever seen. I would've hated to be a judge on that one .

Desperately waiting for Jon Jones to come back in the octagon..

@animaniac2618

Жыл бұрын

hes still hiding under it from usada

@devontolly1596

Жыл бұрын

Man I wish he would but at this point I don't know if he ever will.

@Paul-xw4ti

Жыл бұрын

March for the heavyweight title

@madgavin7568

Жыл бұрын

Starting to think he'll never return. Even if he does I don't expect him to look good, I expect him to look slow and washed.

@ishandraws8884

Жыл бұрын

@@Paul-xw4ti first it was summer 2022 vs stipe. then sept 2022 vs Stipe. then December. and Now march against Francis

His thumb actually didnt went into his eye just to be clear

@tonij4073

Жыл бұрын

Nope it didn't

This is art.

I know it is an if, but, in my opinion, if that spinning elbow didn't land for Jones in the 4th he would have lost that fight.

Ive counted every punch and kick in this fight three times. Jon wins by about ten leg kicks. It was that close. One of the greatest fights ever!! Thank you both.

@calebsuddreth5397

Жыл бұрын

you dont actually think they just count landed strikes do you? lol gustafsson beat his ass for about 18 out of the 25 minutes. this was the most rigged title fight in MMA history. and you know it, when one of the judges has jon jones winning 4 rounds lmao

@youngkingswagger

Жыл бұрын

​@@calebsuddreth5397 okay but the only metric also isn't time spent in an advantaged state and it looked like Jon did more damage and hut more hard blows to me

@synQy98

Жыл бұрын

@@calebsuddreth5397 they go by rounds and round 1 imo goes to Jon Gus landed one good right and got a take down but got out landed by a lot ALOT and round 4-5 was Jon also this was a 3-2 win clearly

@SSC604

Жыл бұрын

@@youngkingswagger You're gonna look at Jones' face and tell me he did more damage to Gus? lmao He landed 1 good elbow and 1 good headkick, while Gus was busting Jones' face up for the rest of the fight.

@marshallkvien1151

11 ай бұрын

@@calebsuddreth5397 3-2 jon

Great heart warriors effort from both

One of my favourite fight, from of my favourite fighter..

One of the greatest robberies in broad daylight ever caught on film!

Bones is the GOAT by leaps and bounds from where I sit. This was the first time he looked human. Classic banger.

@zacbunch5691

Жыл бұрын

Helps to be on the juice

My favourite fight Ever fray respect for both legends 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

The Vaseline dripping off Jones'face 🤣

What an iconic fight, one of my all time favorites, Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson tore the house down at UFC 165, Gus came to fight and man he pushed Jon to the limit, absolute warrior 👏👏👏

Gustafson is a brilliant and technically sound sportsman. Jon is physically strong and he is able to withstand, otherwise Jon cannot match.

@agkizzy5405

Жыл бұрын

Jon has better kicking and wrestling as we saw in the second fight. He’s using a oblique kick against a tall guy. Clearly didn’t go into this fight with the right game plan. Once he did he stopped Alex in 3 rounds

@agkizzy5405

Жыл бұрын

Gustafson has better boxing for sure tho

That thumb knuckle hit just under the eye.

Really like watching Gustafsson hope he is still fighting.

I love jones.. but every time i see this fight i say gus give jones his first lose 🤝🏻

My favourite fight of all time.

bro when Gus took him down at 4:15 I fucking screamed

Definitely the champ after that one WOW!

What a great series! Now give us Rousey vs Holm and Roused vs Nunes

@thehouseofcrumblingidols2694

Жыл бұрын

🗑

Alexander did phenomenon the spike, considering he’s fighting one of the best

Ahhhh yes. The fight that got me hooked on MMA

Still cannot believe the judges gave this to Jon jones..

I think gus realised in that 5th round that it was the closest he was ever gonna get to beating Jones

this fight gave me chills

Uma das melhores lutas da história do UFC.

First time I watched this fight I thought Gustafsson won. Now after watching it again I believe Bones won but 49-46 is mad

Leg and body kicks is what got Jon this decision if we take it from a “sport” aspect. It landed all night. Great fight

@hoffummo1013

Жыл бұрын

I think this fight was for Gustaffson winning

@TheMendo123

Жыл бұрын

People don't realize how much that shit hurts

@KyleLindheimer

Жыл бұрын

Sport??? Jones almost finished Gustafsson in the fourth and fifth rounds - had he had any more time to work very well might have got him out of there

@hoffummo1013

Жыл бұрын

@@KyleLindheimer or Gus sent Jones to hospital directly from octagon

Love this sport so much

Gustafsson was probably winning 2-1 going to the championships rounds but Jones dig deep and was so good those final two rounds. Razor thin but those final two rounds were a total gutcheck for Jones. Incredible stuff.

@joakimkempe57

Жыл бұрын

Eh, how do you give Jones round 4? He did not sit Gustafsson down and most of his strikes was blocked during those 52 second where Jones were better in that round. And he clearly lost significant strikes and total strikes in that round.

@TheFrontRowe

Жыл бұрын

@@joakimkempe57 yeah. I get it. Such a close fight. This is why I’m not a judge. I wouldn’t have been mad if Gustafson won

@agkizzy5405

Жыл бұрын

@@joakimkempe57 simple. One guy was rocked one guy wasn’t. Even if he blocks most of them he was the one that got hit with the big shots and wobbled. That wins jon the round in most judges eyes.

@agkizzy5405

Жыл бұрын

@@joakimkempe57 also as much as I hate it foward pressure does matter when ur being active and I think they factored that too

@ChristianSoldier71

Жыл бұрын

Where will your soul go when you die? Heaven or Hell??? God will not put up with our sinful behavior. Repent and accept Jesus into your heart and you will be saved. BEWARE!!!! Hell Is real and only the salvation of Jesus Christ can save you from the lake of fire and eternal torment. Jesus loves you and he can forgive you of any sin that you have ever committed. Romans 5:8 - But God demonstrates his own love for us in this While we were still sinners Christ died for us.

Que gran combate he disfrutado mucho!!!! Los dos son muy buenos, pero Jones es lo más próximo a Dios!!! Espectáculo puro y duro .

@boostedShenanigans84

Жыл бұрын

Makes me wonder how young John would have fared with the low calf kick early in his career.

The thumb 👍🏼 clearly went on the cheek bone! Couldn't see the whole fight with out dropping this here on the comments, back to this crazy battle.

Without a doubt, thankful for this fight.

Everyone who gives Jones a good fight is never the same

@FahadUrRahman_ENGCS

Жыл бұрын

The Bones Curse

@upupupandaway

Жыл бұрын

Some of Gustafsson's best wins came after this fight. He gave DC a similarly good fight after this as well.

Jones got humbled in this one. He was ready for the rematch though.

@upupupandaway

Жыл бұрын

He was up to the challenge Gustafsson presented him with even with little to no preparation. He overcame the initial burst and took control of the fight like champions do. You got it wrong saying it's about Jones being "humbled". The real discovery of this fight was that Jones had more than what's on the surface to him as a fighter.

@dishonestcomposerreacts

Жыл бұрын

@@upupupandaway He did evade the rematch for years tho , which i always thought made Jones look scared.

@WRNWRW

Жыл бұрын

@@dishonestcomposerreacts i mean he had many contenders on the list, had to write them off and then serve Alexander once more i guess :D

@dishonestcomposerreacts

Жыл бұрын

@@WRNWRW that's nonsense lol. The fight outcome was in question so he should have done an immediate rematch. Instead he waited until gus lost steam then beat him handedly

@ChristianSoldier71

Жыл бұрын

Where will your soul go when you die? Heaven or Hell??? God will not put up with our sinful behavior. Repent and accept Jesus into your heart and you will be saved. BEWARE!!!! Hell Is real and only the salvation of Jesus Christ can save you from the lake of fire and eternal torment. Jesus loves you and he can forgive you of any sin that you have ever committed. Romans 5:8 - But God demonstrates his own love for us in this While we were still sinners Christ died for us.