Glover retiring in an almost empty arena, after all the violence and heart he gave to the fans is so heartbreaking, and what made it worse is that he is one of the nicest guys in all of mma, won the title at age 40 and shocked the whole world, gave us one of the best title fights ever against a killer like jiri, but his retirement was met with one of the worst fans moments ever, and it was literally in his own country he deserved better
@@alugificatorI really hate that Brazilian fans are like this. A lot of my favorite fighters are Brazilian so to see their fans behave like that is dissapointing
After that happened It just reaffirmed my belief that the brazil fans, specifically their wealthy class, are among the absolute worst fans and this isn't solely for mma either.
Seeing Aldo cry after that defeat from Conor broke me. After all the insults and brutal taunting to get knocked out like that and lose it all... There is no justice in this world...
The bartender honoured my mouthy "Conors gonna starch him in one" with a round of free drinks, as the bar I was in went MENTAL, that fights ending was a highlight for me
Indeed, Aldo vs Conor was a tough one... but it made Nate Diaz' victory even sweeter, in a way. Weird to think that McGregor has lost 4 of his last 5 fights, with his only win being a gimme over a shot Cowboy. At one point he seemed unstoppable, and after Floyd & Khabib broke him he was never the same.
What makes it even more depressing about Fight Island is that Deiveson Figueiredo's title win was met with sadness when he got back home. His grandfather's dream was to be in the presence of UFC Gold. And when his grandson bring home the gold, he leaves us.
I didn’t watch the Benavidez fight but watching that section of this video actually make me tear up. When Meghan hit the why we love you stuff it hit hard
I did. And it was an ugly, *ugly* mfer of a beatdown. Not only I knew Joe B was seriously outmatched from the results of the first Figgy fight. Even with the weight miss, I could see Figgy had him so outclassed that it would be the same result if Fight didn't miss weight. But it being in an empty arena, we could hear every single punch landed. And when he woke up screaming after getting choked out, that's when it hit home.
The ending of Tony and Justin is just so raw too... Tony was SO angry because he thought it shouldn't have been stopped and he knows that's it, it's never happening... and Justin saying "being an asshole won't get you anywhere"... and the look on Tony's face afterwards is just awful. He looks so crushed and ashamed, it's nuts.
My personal # 1 happened earlier this year, it was Fedor’s retirement fight. I flew across the country to go watch it live, I hoped he’d win but would have been ok with just a good performance; but it was a demolition. For someone that once looked so invincible to look that outclassed was heartbreaking for me. It didn’t change my love or respect for him, but I wish he’d retired before that fight.
As big as he was/is, I wonder if it has to do with money, as in actually needing it to make ends meet? Although I suppose it’s just as likely fighter’s pride. Most of our favorites just can’t quit, which is what made them great to begin with, but it sure does make for a tragic fall from grace on the back end. Fedor must be almost 50 by now, right? Anyway, he’ll forever be in my top 5 all time. Greatest heavyweight to this day, and even when he looked utterly indestructible he was one of the most respectful guys on the planet.
Watching Randy Couture tap to strikes against Ricco "Suave" Rodriguez for the UFC HW belt was another heartbreaking moment... Forrest Griffin tapping to strikes to Rashad Evans when he took his LHW title was a bummer, since he had just gotten the belt after doing the impossible and upsetting Shogun & Rampage. On the other hand, Tito Ortiz tapping to strikes against Frank Shamrock when "the Legend" won the UFC LHW belt must have been amazing for those who followed the sport back then *What's with UFC title fights and tapping to strikes? ( O_o) * Not that there is anything wrong with it, if you're done you're done, no need to take extra brain damage; tap out, go back to training, and come back stronger. It just seem to happen more often in title fights. => GSP tapping to strikes against Serra for the WW title was another sad one, but it was more of a complete shocker than a heartbreak. Cain Velasquez also tapped to strikes against Junior Dos Santos when he lost his title to the Brazilian for his first defense. Rose Namajunas made female strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk tap from strikes when she took her belt... A bit different, but BJ Penn also quit on his stool, when he challenged GSP for the WW strap, which looked bad because of Penn's constant taunting about St-Pierre tapping out against Serra, and saying shit like "I'm going to try to kill you Georges" and even right before the fight the now infamous "to teh death!!!!" I'm very probably forgetting some examples, like if we're talking outside the UFC, then Michael Chandler tapped to strikes when he lost his Bellator LW title to Will Brooks. Gee, sorry about the essay, got a bit carried away and every time I thought I was finished I'd remember another instance, and it never ended...
Tony’s lack of undisputed title fights is crushing. I HATE that he was never undisputed champion and that we NEVER got to see him vs. Khabib just once. I run tournament simulations on the EA UFC games and I repeatedly match Tony with Khabib to get the dream fight we never got. As much of a monster that Khabib is in cage, Tony beats him 48% of the time.
I've honestly have always been bothered by DC's eyepokes more than Jon's. DC literally wins a title from eyepokes and then cries about waiting for Stipe's eye surgery. Then he eyepokes Stipe again in the trilogy fight, get eyepoked back and cries at the post interview. What a baby.
@@siliziwencanywa1138 There's nothing I'm holding on to man lol. How can DC look at himself knowing he won a title with a poke, when he acts holier than thou.
@@estebanlopez3207 I'm saying call it like it is, Bro. That's all. Stipe's eyepoke was really egregious, and yet you guys routinely skip over that one, which literally decided the trilogy...
Zombie's and Benavidez's entries really hit me hard, man. 😢 This sport is rough. You don't play in combat sports. You fight. Losing in a fight is one of the worst feelings you can have.
Now that I’ve thought about it I feel like we wouldn’t be as sad about Tony’s downfall if it would have come after a khabib loss I just think that we all wanted that so bad that a lot of Tony’s career is now what I could have been in our eyes
Honestly considering how many fan favorites have lost to Volk, you could fill an entire 5 or 6 entry video on Most Heartbreaking Losses to Volkanovski. TKZ was definitely the saddest, but you also had Volk vs Holloway 3 where Max gets absolutely decimated for 5 rounds, Volk vs Ortega where Ortega came so close with that Guillotine and then Triangle Choke, vs Jose Aldo who lost in front of his home fans which essentially signaled the beginning of the end of Aldo's time as an elite fighter, vs Chad Mendes who got beaten into retirement, and most recently vs Yair Rodriguez where all the Mexican fans had to suffer through 2 Mexicans losing in Title Fights back to back. Of course, I've been a huge Volk fan for a while so none of these events made me that sad (except TKZ), but I definitely know a ton of people who were so disappointed after their guy lost to Volk.
The fact Volk was beating fan favorites for so long explains why it took so long for the fans to finally get behind him, for awhile he was actually somewhat disliked. I was a Volk fan from the offset but it wasn't until the Ortega fight, did the fan perception of him begin to change. The third Holloway bout was when he won over even his biggest critics, who couldn't deny him any longer and even in a loss to Makhachev, only served to win him more fans.
@RizRockz Nonsense, Volk won over his biggest critics after the third Holloway fight. To say most of his fans are Islam/Khabib haters is rubbish, he built his own fanbase well before the Islam fight.
Whats crazy about Aldos crushing defeat to Yan is he almost made it back to title contention again. He was 1 fight away, but ran into a pressure machine in Merab that turned him away in that last fight.
honestly, good list, but you should have put anderson silva vs uriah hall in here as well. I silently cried oceans on him kneeling in defeat after a moment of realisation that its over now and forever... the picture stucks
love that you guys are revisiting old videos! you guys should revist the best walkouts video - there have been so many amazing ones since then! Darren Till walking out to silence in the apex comes to mind
Why he's a legend in the sport Stipe declined a 5 minute break after the eye poke and stated in interviews the eye poke didn't have an effect on the outcome, DC even predicted exactly how he'd ko him before the fight toke place, he had some pokes in the 2nd bout which is where he gets hate which is understandable but he did put a hw record of strikes landed at the time and was outworking Stipe in the first 3 rounds, 3rd fight he got poked terribly this time early in the fight and lost although DCs movement was definitely noticeable after being 42 coming off back surgery. But you got to respect the guy he never had to rematch Stipe he could've retired after the Lewis bout but he gave Stipe the opportunity. He gave everything to the fight game only lost to Stipe and Jones, although Jones did get caught enhancing himself in 2 scheduled bouts vs DC makes you think Jones was very unconfident in him beating him clean.
How was this sad, as an OJ Cormier hater i loved it. Karma caught up to that hypocrite cheat all in one fight, eye crushed for all the eyes he blatantly poked in his career. Straight up watch him in slow motion it's insane.
The fact Izzy sent Alex to the shadow realm in the rematch was good enough for me, it was poetic. Alex may be up in the rivalry, but Izzy may have 'won' it so to speak by taking Alex's chin and confidence (Alex looked tentative at 205 and I still question his ability to take a clean shot now). He who laughs last, laughs best.
Tbh some fighters are not meant to be UFC champs, they should do it for the love of the sport and the fans ( Clay Guida, Diego Sanchez, Cris Liben....)
I coincidentally just watched the first list with these moments. This one is definitely way better than the first because it actually has sad moments more than just losses for shitty people that were usually satisfying to see. Edit: except for Tony Ferguson. Never was a fan but the rest were pretty sad
I watched that last PPV Tony lost on and man that was tough. Just flopping like a fish knowing it was dying on land. Thank you for the memories El Cucuy. Time to hang em up.
I love DC but he was making a bad excuse for losing to Stipe. He knows that he could've still wrestled despite the surgery, especially if he was in good enough shape to fight 5 rounds. But against stipe, his wrestling likely wouldn't have been successful, which is why he didn't do it. He didn't wrestle in the first fight either.
Stipe wasn't the same after fighting Francis either, his chin was still compromised.. and then he fights DC and gets slept. I don't think DC beats Stipe healthy either.
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Brazil easily has the worst crowds in recent memory. It's one thing when the crowd attacks opposing fighters, but when you can't even back up your own fighters... just an embarrassment
"He stood above us suspended, surely and clearly, free from the earth and all its laws, like a work of art. And I knew, just as surely and just as clearly, that life is not a work of art. And that the moment would not last." --Norman Maclean "A River Runs Throught It"
I wouldn't bet on Dustin being champ again, but to put the final stamp on it, saying he's for sure never getting another shot... seems premature. Maybe not as much so now, after his loss to Justin, but certainly after that loss to Charles.
Cormier losing wasn't sad. Man had two titles, avoided the stipe rematch for a good bit, avoided Francis, and gave a title shot to Lewis who didn't even rate that high. He's also just as much of an eye poke guy is anybody else and a weight cheat.
@@rossicourvosi218 haha I was nervous af during that fight but Khabib got it done. In retrospect I understand why he retired but I was really thinking at the time he would try for 30-0
So many title fights could have been included eg Anderson Silva breaking his leg & knowing that was the end of his title career, Joe Stevenson getting cut by BJ Penn and trying to fight off his back, barely able to see through all the blood & then crying his heart out after the fight. Its such a tough sport...... And there can only be 1
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If Tony Ferguson had beat Gaethje, Oliveira, Dariush, Chandler, Diaz and Green. If he was on a 19 fight win streak, he still would have NEVER fought Khabib Nurmagmedov. And I've finally made my peace about that whole thing.
