Gabriel Varga is a very underrated and underappreciated champion. He is a good provider for Glory and an outstanding fighter, one of the best glory has had.
Varga was really a tremendous fighter. He's very versitaile in his arsenal, he has strikes, kicks, knees, spinning attacks, fights from inside, mid- distance, outside, has a ironwill, a rockhard workethic and a endurance like a horse. What a beast!
This is an excellent example of boxing in a kicking context. Sharp, stable, fast, consistent, powerful and versatile. Even the body shots were awesome.
so glad i found gabe in my journey early, he’s the reason i was able to realize the true beauty to the striking seen in these fights. mma is great to see how not to commit to one area too much, but the crips shots and form on every strike in kickboxing is something i’m only aware of because of papa varga’s legendary self.
Guys like Izzy and Silva both had top tier striking. They don’t not exist in the ufc they just gotta change up their style a little in order to defend against other styles of fighting so it don’t look the same
The sound of those lowkicks from Sitmonchai is terrifying, incredible that Varga was able to move at all with that purple leg in the later rounds, let alone kick with it
My friend, you are fantastic. Im a 64 yr old ex kickboxer in Australia. Two hip replacements and knee replacements later, l love how humble you are. Well done young man.
Varga is the best attrition fighter. He will chip away for points from the beginning to end. Seems to have the solution to come out on top no matter what fighting style he has a counter in mind.
Love the expert commentary, acknowledging the equaliser of having a Thai speaking ref, and also just the awareness of Thai style fighting, and the interaction with the rule set etc. It's refreshing - thanks Glory 👀
@@devontaelafleur3841 we know it makes sense at a BROAD level; smaller fighters will typically not gas as quickly as heavyweights for example. But obviously there's a shit ton of unfit smaller people.
No he's not a anti-muay Thai. Watch his videos he talk about training in Thailand and was suppose to have official Muay Thai fights in the past but it never happened
@@SRC503 you misunderstood. I did not mean he hates muay thai... what I meant is he devised a style that would counter the strengths of muay thai. He trained muay thai because he respects it a lot and would like to know more and implement it and implement counters against it using his striking base of Karate and western kickboxing. Now you get my drift?
To me GV is the epitome of professional. He can hurt opponents if he wants. But he controls his power output to maximise points and energy throughout the whole fight. For professionals I'm sure getting killed or brain damaged is something they would rather not have to deal with to earn a pay cheque
Dude's like Anthony Pettis or Dodson in that he needs to take a beat to set up. If you give him a beat that's trouble for you! Good on Gabriel for totally smothering the guy, keeping him watching for the opening and continuously interrupting. Had to eat leg kick after leg kick since aggression means you're exposed for attack.
Gabriel is great fighter, great instructor with loads of free tips and overall amazing guy to listen and learn from.... big thanks to this great fighter and human beign
Varga is more of a Kickboxer than a Thai Boxer. Varga made a video explaining the difference between Kickboxing and Muay Thai, I recommend checking it out
My Thai girlfriend and my dog had a puppy that died a few hours after it was born sadly. It was white and had a black Marking like a heart She said what shall we call him before we bury him and I said Jai Dam She was horrified as Jai Dam has a really bad meaning in thai So we called him Jai Dee good heart instead
Great fight by Gabriel but I still do not understand everyone's fascination with westerners beating Thai fighters in a sport that is completely foreign to them. It's no big deal.
It doesn't have anything to do with nationality, it has to do with popularity. Muay-Thai/Kickboxing is a lot more popular world wide than in the west so beating them gets you a lot more credibility in the sport. Think of it like a baseball game. Thailand vs Thailand isn't going to turn any heads. A Thailand team beating the Yankees (or whomever is good) would make headlines.
@@liahfox5840 Muay Thai and Kick boxing are different, to the extent that Albert Wisenauer writes that kick boxing is "completely foreign" to Thai fighters. I am not sure what the differences are so I googled roninathletics.com/blog/is-kickboxing-and-muay-thai-the-same But I agree with what you are saying. A Thai baseball team beating the Yankees would make headlines, even if they are playing rounders.
cause a few Thai fighters dominated kickboxing in the mid 1900s. And since those fights made headlines, a lot of people believe Muay Thai can also dominate Kickboxing. Well it can in the earlier K1 fights but not in today's rules
Textbook way to beat a Thai with combos and volume, although yod is a master at catching kicks then punching, no clinch really exposes the Thai offensive style
Same BS comments from years ago. Uneducated, probably non fighter. Thais hands are not weak, plenty ko from them. Hands had nothing to do with losing this fight. It was poor training and poor game plan. Just food for thought, what would you rather take, five punches from a padded fist, or five well delivered kicks? I'll take the weak punch.
