Cael Sanderson (159-0) vs Daniel Cormier - 2001 NCAA finals (pre-MMA/UFC) 

DC went 115-4 in college vs everyone not named Cael Sanderson..... He was 0-6 vs Cael.

DC just keeps running into GOATs

It's unbelievable to go undefeated in 4 years of college. I'm sure he had bad days but was still so dominant that he won even on those days.

That awkward moment when you watch a lot of poker, UFC, and amateur wrestling and you recognize Jeff Blatnick, Lon McEachern on commentary, Cael Sanderson AND Daniel Cormier all from different things.

I looked too fast and thought it said Chael Sonnen (159-0) vs DC.

Apart from his dominance on the mat, what I take away from Cael is his humility. I admire that a great deal.

Jon Smith, Bobby Douglas, Cael Sanderson, DC, Dan Gable. That's a lot of GOATs in one room.

Cormier was skinny once !!!!!!!!

Sanderson, "just moves around his opponent,...he's like water, traveling on the path of least resistance."

A huge reason that wrestling is a great base for MMA is that they’ve have a great work ethic and champion mentality from children, it’s hard to be more dedicated that someone that’s been so driven for so long

And now two time world champ at 40 years of age. Finally DC. Love you man.

Cael is sooo damn smooth. What a beast

I played basketball and kickboxed my entire life. When I got into pure boxing it was at a jujitsu school and from there I got into MMA. When I got into MMA I gained an entire new appreciation for how strong and athletic wrestlers are. My respect for the sport of wrestling skyrocketed after I got into MMA and coming from Theis basketball playing kickboxer wrestling is a very beautiful sport.

Cael Sanderson's coach reminds me of the guy who helped Adam Sandler in Happy Gilmore

Absolutely the most dominating Undisputed Collegiate wrestler of all time been watching him for years as I was growing up just absolutely amazing amazing wrestler and human being

7:28 "your opponent has left the match"

That ankle pick..

For mma fans he would also go on to beat Yoel Romero several years later. Interesting how many elites transferred to MMA!

“I don’t know if you’d call that an ankle pick?” That was one of best I’ve ever seen!

I think Cael would have been really good had he started MMA right after amateur wrestling. I also think that he was smart enough to take the coaching job that he did. Not everyone cares to be punched in the face.

For those of you wondering about Cormier's first point. It was an "Escape" point. Sanderson had him on the mat. He let Cormier get away thus giving a point to Cormier.

Rest in peace to my old greco coach, Jeff, you are the man.

Didn't even need to watch the fight. You Indicated the winner in the title. Love it!

WTH? Dude went undefeated in college? Whoa!

7:28 is straight up ridiculous....

What's amazing about Cael's record of 159-0 is he was never in a close match where anyone thought he was going to lose.

Amazing ankle picks by Cael!

I had Cael's shoes in highschool. best wrestling shoe ever still have em :)

Sanderson my all time favorite. Humble good guy. DC is also a class act. Glad he did great at MMA.

Dc wrestled good, but Sanderson still dominated...it was a clear victory.

I'm from Utah. I went to Sanderson camps . I've watched him as my hero while I wrestler in school. Sanderson is by far the very best wrestler to have ever lived. never lost . ever. he won 4x high school state champ without a defeat . 5x in college without a loss and won the Olympics without a loss

Unbelievable. I had no idea these two clashed!

Wow. Great footage. Thank you for this!

I like that couch commentator. Very well articulated and was interesting as he is an expert himself, having been there.

Anyone care to educate me a little on how points are scored in wrestling? I'm naive to the sport of wrestling but through MMA I've developed tons of respect towards fighters that have come up from a heavy wrestling background. These guys who wrestled for a long time growing up eventually mold into some of the most toughest athletes both physically and mentally.

Mr. Legendary Sandeson!!!

Having wrestled a couple of years in high school, the respect I have for these wrestlers is immense. What I really like about Sanderson is that he doesn't looked like he was chiseled from a rock. I am speaking in relative terms because he looks like Adonis compared to 95% of people. However, at those weight, a lot of these wrestlers are incredibly strong and use that as their main weapon. Cael is 90% technique when it comes to his wrestling. He's far from weak but he out-wrestles his opponents not out-muscling them. On a side note, one must feel terrible for Cormier. Collegiate wise, this was the last match Cael was somewhat challenged in. In his senior year, he just dominated the competition.

Ruthless relentless I love this guy. Always on his ankles

Cormier looks so small here. 184lbs. When he wrestled for Team USA he was heavyweight......

Cael Sanderon and Jon Jones, STILL UNDEFEATED against DC!

Thanks for posting.

cael is the best wrestler u could ever find...159-0

Cael has a serious jawline. It's like a superhero jaw. Dang near even TOO sharp

If Sanderson had mastered his jui jitsu, he would have been an unbeatable MMA fighter.

The ankle pick at 7:30 is slick.

How sick DC would be at 185 in mma.

Look at the chin on those boys

.....so Daniel wasn't always fat ?

Cael has one of the best ankle picks of all because it is very low risk and high reward. He drops down and does an excellent job keeping his shoulders square and driving into his opponent. He uses his body and does not reach at all. It is awesome.

Crazy to see a slim Cormier. He looks stacked but he's unrecognizable compared to how he looks these days. I wonder what DC would have done if he kept that build and fought at Middleweight. He might have even been able to squeeze into welterweight.

my hat is off to both of these men much respect to both

Hail Sanderson!

Bobby Douglass, John Smith, Dan Gable , Carl Sanderson.... that’s a true American HOF line up if there ever was one

Cael's ankle pick is greased lightning. Jeez

Daniel “Double Champ” Cormier 🐐

At 7:31, he has a collar tie, jerks a couple times on the head to get DC to adjust his balance, and then when DC has his balance just a little too far over his foot, Cael drives that ankle pick. That is vintage Cael.

It's crazy how one closed door just opens another one. Cormier lost this match but ended up becoming the greatest mixed martial artist of all time; two division champion of light heavyweight and heavyweight undefeated. Reminds me of how failure can sometimes be a good thing.

looks like cael is on a mission

Cael is the GOAT

12:22 Moments like this are what keeps DC up at night. But that's why he's great today.

Bobby Douglas wrestled for Oklahoma State. No wrestling program has more NCAA titleist or team championships than Oklahoma State......not even close. The greatest college wrestlers of all time were Danny Hodge and John Smith.

The best timing I have ever seen of a "head and heel". He makes it look easy, of course it's not.

Cael was a BEAST OF MEN

Did DC cry during the interview after this loss? 😂😂😭😭😭😭

This is folk style wrestling.. Freestyle along with greco is what they wrestle in internatinal comp. An club wrestling. Freestyle you have 15 seconds to get a turn after you get the takedown. Then they stand you up... GET IT RIGHT BOYS

We called what Sanderson does head over heel when I was in school, long ago. :D

Dan Gable, The King!

Why didn't Cael attempt MMA? He could've been one of the greats... I guess he didn't have anything else to prove after going 159-0.

the man looks like Matt Hugues

Fucking Cael. Haven't heard that name in a while. GOAT

I recognize the opening announcers voice from the World Series of Poker back in the day, Lon McEachern.

Sanderson is the greatest American wrestler of all time.

during that era the only person i ever thought that could upset Cael was Daniel Comier. people dont remember anymore but everyone always wanted to see a Hahn vs Sanderson rematch because i think Hahn wrestled him close sometime before.

sTUNNING TO SEE A BEAUTY !!LOVING CLASSIC AND FIRST CLASS COLLEGIATE WRESTLING!!STUD!!

Almost 1000000 views! That makes me pretty happy

Match starts 4:00 in if you don’t want to watch the back story

*Só o Jiu-jitsu salva, OSS!*

Cael Sandersen is the GOAT

In 2001apparently it's was'nt all about the cake!

If they were the same weight class, I would have liked to see Burroughs vs. Sanderson. What a match that would be.

The Sandersons have those good Nordic genes. They look Icelandic similar to Gunnar Nelson

#TWODIVISIONCHAMPION #GOAT

Where's the rest of dc?

I was a wrestler in high school got better later on that was kind of my technique too but I like The sit turn technique it's a reversal also like grabbing arm and using my weight to get a person in the pinning position it's an arm drag from the bottom position I never seen them do that here

He so great, they named a vegetable after him--Kale.

Who knew that in 20 years Cormier would be more famous than Cael?

Wow impressive

While DC was inside wrestling. Jon Jones was outside in his car, snortin lines.

It’s amazing what DC has accomplished in MMA considering how small his frame actually is. 205 and HW guys are all bigger men then him structurally.

They tell me that Cael was the best to roll in the 50 States in recent memory.

"You aren't penetrating yourself. They're penetrating you." Dan Gable.

Wrestling is awesome

Imagine brawling those 3 brothers you better have a army

These simps just keep focusing on Cael Sanderson and didn't show DC up close.

Yooo, DC was a Middleweight!

What happened with Cormier at 12:33? It looks like he let up on the pressure.

Cael Sanderson managed to dominate in spite of his poor pure wrestling technique. His conditioning was known to be merely average and his strength was actually slightly below average. What he had was astounding mental toughness, and that attribute covered for a multitude of sins.

He not woopin him hands up tho

Dc will beat stipe

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