Bad Blood: Dake Burroughs 

This kind of content is so good for the sport of wrestling. Seriously I'm so glad Flo exists to tell these kind of stories that get told about other sports.

Thanks for throwing this on RU-vid Flo

there is huge difference in wrestling once and wrestling 4 times with world class guys makes all the difference

Who is watching after the 2-0 win for Dake

Dake went from 64kg his freshman year all the way to 75kg his senior year, then wrestled 74kg, 86kg, 79kg, and back to 74kg trials champion. The guy can wrestle. Any weight any day.

Dake Is most certainly a world class champion but also human being. This guy never gave up and no matter what the obstacles in his way found a way to persevere and finally rewarded for all his amazing efforts. Job well done Mr. Kyle Dake

damn this was really well made. don't even watch wrestling but couldn't pull away from this.

We need this stuff to all be on RU-vid. The sport grows so much from this. Great stuff!

Dake digging the underhooks in 2013 gave the international guys a template to work with...bc they all tried that shit at worlds that year

Dake deadass said "I want you to leave your shoes on the mat after I beat you" what type of savagery

That weight class was just absolutely loaded for the US in these recent years. Not just Burroughs and Dake but also David Taylor (who moved up to 86 and won multiple world titles) and J'Den Cox at 86 who won there and moved up to 92 and won there too. Burroughs, Dake, and Taylor all in the same US trials is nuts.

Well. I guess it does make a difference having to wrestle the same day. Dake talked the talk and backed it up. he better win gold.

Imagine how young Dake must be by now! Is he even allowed to drive any more?

The tournament set up is so unfair. Clearly Dake is the better wrestler in this scenario. Has to face a murderers row before getting to the best on the planet. Dake is the man.

I just gotta say, Kyle Dake deserves a lot of credit for his persistence and mental toughness. He’s been through so much with his rivalry with Burroughs - some really questionable calls and the fact that he had to wrestle so many tough matches just to get a shot at Burroughs. He’s quite an amazing guy and a good role model for anyone struggling to be successful - just keep moving forward. He got a deserved break when they added a weight class for 2018 and so great for him to win a world title at the new weight class. Wishing all the best for Dake in the years ahead.

Wow Burroughs in his prime...crazy fast. Both amazing. Glad they seem to do the finals on a separate day now...

spencer lee really one-upped the broken ankle thing

This is fucking nuts after watching Kyle just slaughter him back to back. How can you not love the kid just taking it to one of the greatest of all time?

Dake ultimately proved to be the better wrestler at this moment in time. What a great rivalry! Gold in Japan looks attainable !!!

Informative and pretty entertaining at the end. I didn't know all that was involved. Thanks for putting this up. And the tide turned in Dake's favor in the end.

Everyone should have to wrestle through the whole tournament no matter what credentials you have PERIOD.............

Glad that Dake took JB out this year! Let’s go Dake, bring home that gold.

I wouldn't say "bad blood," per se, I would say they are both ultra-competitive. But I sense genuine, mutual respect

Wow so how'd it end up going? Was Jordan more or less successful with his eye pokes this time?

Awesome vid. I was hooked the whole time.

The editing and production on this video is so nice. Great job flo this was very entertaining!

I see a great opportunity here to create a new "Cobra Kai". Thanks for the vid, I don't follow wrestling that much but it is very impressive and your comments and editing make it even better.

How can you not dislike Jordan after this?

DAKE dominated Burroughs. He is on a warpath. So happy for him.

I'd have been a pretty good wrestler if I could keep my weight down, but I'm afraid of some of the shit that I heard happens to wrestlers--like that exercise they do to their necks. I see now how big rivalries like this promote the sport, and I agree FloWrestling should get a big thumbs up. I've long thought that this sport is badly underrated here in the US. A good wrestling match is incredibly exciting.

Loved this video. Was super interesting. I'm pumped about these two wrestling again. I'm a dake guy. Dake #1

So enjoyed this the build up awe man makes this old man want to lace up can't wait for the trials.hell yeah .

Love both great competes

And now we know that Dake takes Burroughs down. Great two matches.

I hope they do a whole documentary on and what he did differently like all that newschool barefoot hippy shit. Seems super interesting.

I live in Dallas. When I saw it was in Fort Worth I bought tickets instantaneously. Can’t wait.

Can’t believe I’ve never seen this before! Love the Flo films

Damn both are OUTSTANDING competitors!

“I won a world championship 27 days after having surgery” Yeah, but did you win an Olympic gold medal with a broken freakin neck?

Both amazing athletes, true prodigies in their game.

This video is really well done.

Great stuff Flodub. Feeling that SBNation-type of vibe, except on wrestling.

Now this is the type of promos I love to see

Crazy Splitting hairs over who’s the best. I’m just thankful for both. JB’s so freakin quick. He’s given us some of the best scramble clips ever. Dake’s given us those Dakebombs and his ability to move from weight to weight. Just amazing supermen both! Still I’m a New Yorker so I gotta favor Big Red!

Dake is 2 years younger than Burroughs... IDK why he keeps calling him old

Fantastic documentary on these two warrirors!

What a likable guy. Congrats on your success you deserve every bit of it. And did not quit when 99.9 percent of us would have.

Great story of perseverance on behalf Kyle. Jordan is clearly the greatest. Don’t like the bias excuse making the narrators are making for Kyle. The system is what it is. Kyle is a beast and he proved it

News flash: The two best wrestlers in the world at this weight think they should be the number one, and they do not like each other. Love the rivalry but, do we expect anything else? Honestly, I would be more concerned if they loved each other. They both are great champions, hungry and I look forward to every match. Bring it on!

GREAT WORK HERE GUYS

This was like a movie 👌🏻

I hope that people that are not necessarily really into wrestling finally get to see that Kyle Dake has been the better and tougher wrestler all along but has been beaten by bad bias officials and crazy stupid rules/circumstance. At the same time Kyle Dake would never use any of these issues as an excuse and just worked harder that anyone and is finally able to show how he has been the best all along.

38:40 I wonder if Jordan could win without dirty wrestling as much as he won with it because I tell you what it makes a world of difference when the ref and judges give it to the favorite guy and don't call you for eye gouging. he's amazing I am not discrediting him but Kyle dake has sth different and clean I'm glad for him he's the one now

I don't know about wrestling, but this video went pretty hard making every excuse for Dake.

Quality production.

This was way over the top! You guys are great. Whished I was 40 years younger.......

Great vid. Roman Bravo Young cameo behind JB at 45:47.

18:02 clay Guida love that dude

Anyone else here 3 yrs later and absolutely lovin Ben Askren just chilling in the background?????

Sick video

This is awesome.

Great competition at the highest level!

these two warriors are keeping wrestling great.

Those two need each other. As much as they dont seem to like one-another.

I’ve listened to this like 10-15 times now lol

IS THAT CLAY GUIDA AT 18:00? how did they not mention his name on the screen

This kind of seems like a pro Dake video and less of a documentary on their bad blood. Lol

awesome story of rivals, can anyone explain why borroughs doesnt have to got the thru the pool like dake? Im assuming its because hes the reigning champ however im not familair with the rule set on the world championships

Wrestlers are the fittest of all athletes. In constant contact with another man every second of the match takes fitness to a new level. The only thing HARDER than a wrestling tournament is the Tour De France. These dudes are Bad Azz

This whole video was of them 2 guys making excuses for dake

Damn this was great

This could also be called, "poor Kyle Dake."

Good job flo this was awesome

Mad respect for both of these athletes... I find myself pulling for Burrow because he deserves to be fresher... but then I completely understand why Dake feels as if it is a advantage. Mostly because it is! No matter how you spin it.. to become the champion.. you have to defeat the champion 🏆 Oh... I hope this is Dake's year :)

The whole qualifying process where a wrestler would have to wrestle through an entire challenge tournament and then wrestle the incumbent the same day was absurd. It was all about protecting the incumbents' spot, imposed a direct physical handicap on the challenger and the clear favoritism inevitably affected the referee's calls. The whole point was to make sure the incumbent won. US Wrestling implemented that qualifying process after a few instances where the top US wrestlers internationally were defeated by domestic wrestlers who were very familiar with them and who then got trounced internationally. US Wrestling decided it would not happen again, but it made qualification a farce. Very glad they modified it.

Damn I love wrestling

And another standing ovation we missed out on....Absolutely ridiculous Oh they show a brief rerun of Jordan and Joey.....I am just absolutely floored how they blew this coverage

I think jordan will beat dake this weekend. But I think dake has a better shot at winning gold because the russian head coach has had literally 10 years to gameplan for burroughs.

This whole video they complain about Jordan not having to Wrestle the whole way through when he rightfully earned his spot

I never grew up with Wrestling in Ireland but content like this has made me a massive fan. That Jordan Burroughs is something else. The first time I heard of him was when he whitewashed asscream. I thought a Russian would be the G.o.a.t but this American is the one. I'd love if some Americans or Russian coaches brought Wrestling to Ireland. I think we could produce good Wrestlers with the right coaches and 5-10 years experience. Who knows maybe the Irish Jordan Burroughs is waiting to be discovered.

Dude I was sitting there waiting for Jordan’s ankle to snap the way he was moving on that thing the human body is crazy

but why can’t no one be happy for jordan burroughs , he’s a idol to the sport and has proved himself every time . fanboys say he lost okay once . He’s the king and he’s here to stay. comes back from a broken ankle , trains like a monster and dominates ! 11:43 says he got his chance snatched when burroughs made a full comeback and went hard .

I get how much more difficult it is to wrestle a tournament when the defending champ doesn’t, but isn’t that the case for everyone? Including Burroughs before he won? It may be unfair but everyone has to go through it

Jordan is a class act! That's the summary for this interview.

Little tip against Burroughs : Don’t shake hands at the beginning, he attacks right when they shake.

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Bad ass documentary

My takeaway: Dake got robbed several times.

Gotta beat the Champ to be the Champ 🤷🏾‍♂️🥇

The change of guard is always painful

This was a very pro dake video lol if he wants to sit out and wait then tell him the win a world championship in a weight that matters.......he’s only confident now because Jordan is old and a few matches from retirement. I love watches these match because they are both legendary American wrestlers! Can’t wait!

CLAY GUIDA!!! at 18:00!! Im surprised they got Clay to stand still long enough for an interview lol

Great job guys.

Tonight they acted right. I was happy to see it.

I have to hate on Flo for a couple simple but decidedly abstract reasons. While It's neat that someone is covering wrestling, finally, as I can remember long before flo when nobody did, but this content has this really preppy kinda...Soccer-y vibe to it. There's something about it that's so sterilized and clean that it's dry and the athlete's feel like they'd be unrelatable to anyone not super deep into the sport. Only the very very veryyyy best are covered, typically, and they are difficult for the layman to relate to. Flo's encapsulation of wrestling is one that has precisely ZERO dirtiness or ugliness, two things that are hallmarks of the sport (or used to be). It's polished up and again, the squeaky clean athletes are covered. Flo makes wrestling feel....nerdy. I guess thats the best way to put it. Maybe it's the perennially safe hosts Flo has covering the sport or the fact that it panders ONLY to people that cover the sport day in/day out, but why not show some other aspects of the sport, too? Is wrestling at the elite level just super nerdy now and I'm imagining things? Why does the content have to be so ridiculously sterile? Just feels weird. Why not spend more time following Thomas Gilman around? That little nutjob is super entertaining and relatable. I knew a ton of oddballs like that guy wrestling in HS and college. Just one example. I am glad Flo exists, don't get me wrong, and I'd take this quality content over no content, it just feels different than the wrestling and wrestlers I grew up with, and they weren't all bums, either. Some of them wrestled at the trials, etc.

Chills... Go Dake

I like this one rare

Awesome

I love flo, so glad they released this video. All due respect to Kyle Dake, incredible wrestler and athlete, but he received byes in national tournaments due to seeding. He understands that to victor goes the advantage. The beauty of wrestling is the adversity. Embrace it. Maybe if he had to wrestle back to 3rd in a national tourney, he'd know that grind. Jordan did, in arguably, the most difficult bracket in nationals history. And followed it up with an unprecedented run where he lost 2 matches (1 due to injury) folk and freestlye from 2008 to 2014. Think about that! Again, Dake is an incredible wrestler, and I hope he continues to be a leader in the sport for many years to come, but the excuses are below him. Jordan Burroughs is the greatest of all time, that may be why Dake is where he is.

I have watched Kyle Wrestling since he was in like 8th grade. Go Kyle Bring Home The Gold!