Just Brutal Knockouts... Here's Why Fedor Emelianenko Was The Greatest Fighter Ever 

Well, he is brutal tho, but yeah

The good ol days

A model athlete right there.

The GOAT

well said

He had one loss at start, doctors stoppage but yeah from 2001-2009, 28 fights unbeaten defeating legends of the sport 🐐🐐🐐

@@RMD94 No one is unbeatable!!

@@BoyDanny93 forever, yes, but prime Fedor is in my view the greatest fighter of all time, he'd beat anyone in a fight in his prime

@@RMD94 That's your opinion. He surely is one of the greatest MMA fighter, top 5, but #1, that's really hard to say. As they say "styles makes fights!! so prime Fedor beating literally anyone is over exaggerating. On top of my head, style wise, i doubt he would beat people like prime Liddell, prime Rampage, A.Silva, and Jon Jones. Those guys would knock him out. Pound for pound, GSP would beat him.

@@BoyDanny93 Fedor would absolutely humiliate Liddel , rampage and Silva, it's not even fair with Silva or Liddel as he's so much bigger, Jones is maybe, khabib father always said there was two men who could challenge prime fedor, Cain Velasquez and Jon Jones, I think he destroys Cain but Jon I think Fedor has better wrestling and is a hits harder, I'd like say Fedor by submission or TKO but early 10s era Jones he's probably the only person that could have a chance

Jones, GSP

@@reallebron236bro anderson instead of gsp

@@reallebron236 jones? lmfaoo. he was a punching bag for 4 rounds against alex and ramirez. even DC with short hands and less height outstruck him for 3 rounds. So imagine a heavy puncher like francis, fedor or aspinall would do to him.

@@Pixel_FX is this bait? He managed to beat them both albeit close and is still unbeaten. Fedor has been finished numerous times and fought inferior competition. DC outstriking him? Did you even watch the fight? Didn’t he beat Gane, who is more technical than all 3 of those guys on the feet!

@@reallebron236 bruh please. Alex literally sent him to hospital. Dana obviously don't want his cash cow to lose. That will be a huge money loss for him

Yes, i don't think any heavyweight stands a chance with prime Fedor. Floor wiping indeed.

Came to comments looking for this, thank you.

Ustawka i radość z dolara

Fedor is definitely a better human being than Coleman is a parent.

Why has no one heard of him?

Kids shouldn’t be there anyways I don’t understand how kids are allowed to see someone get brutal beat up makes no sense it’s not a kid sport and no we don’t we fight for money and championships another guy trying to take what me and my family want so I ain’t gonna be nice to him

Why do we fall, Bruce? So we can learn to pick ourselves up!

try to stop the video of him punching so fast

The one who doesn't fall is the better fighter, standing up for all of thier reasons that got them there is outstanding!!

​@@kitkimbrough9441 Are you dumb or 12 This quote is literally good life advice /a nice motivational Line nothing more than that Everybody will eventually fail in life. And in terms of fighting, eben khabib, Jones or khamzat already lost Sparring Sessions or Amateur Matches in previous Combat Sports.

@@burningthecandleatbothends1658 right!

Oh is that what tattoos are for?

How do you know he doesn't have one where the sun doesn't shine or on the flip side?? Lol. Or on his hands?

@@MichaelMiller-op5sx he has no tattoos get it

@Angelo-yr1en yes he does 2 actually

I have trained so.e with Alexander and met Fedor.

He is very respectful.

Same. I knew he was special very quickly.

True spirit of a warrior!!!

real goat

And great sportsmanship. Held back after opponent was down

The greatest of his time sure, of all time not so!

@@deanivan3951 exactly these Mfs are Delusional... Thats all they ever had "FEdor" thats it, even the Folks from the Balkans have more MMA/k1 etc. Champs... B.Cikatic, CroCop, R.Soldic, Stipe Miocic, Pat Miletich, and so on... no one can name a Legendary Russian Fighter besides Fedor, this tells you everything you need to know, just a Hype same like Khabib who also has a Padded Record like all of these Guys.... Fake it until you make it...

​@@deanivan3951Sorry, but he is the GOAT.

Stipe beat better people and has 6 UFC title wins. Plus, he was the first guy in the UFC to beat Ngannou (pretty sure he’s the only one too).

@@The-fs5wn exactly Stipe GOAT Khebab Boys can go home & cry

Don't forget his hand speed and accuracy. He was absolutely deadly standing toe to toe.

No tattoos is a good observation! I’m upset that I didn’t think of it FIRST…YOU STOLE IT FROM ME AND I AM NEVER GOING TO BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF NOTICING SOMETHING THAT NOBODY ELSE HAS..OH YEAH, GREAT MAN WHO HAPPENS TO SEVERELY PUNISH OTHERS

yup my first favorites mma fighter, no tattoo, no trash talking humble and sportsmanship

Turning boys into men by fire of combat.

and religious.

With cardio like the Diaz brothers, his opponents got trucked the entire match

Indeed !!

1 guy would have rivaled Fedor in his prime and possibly beat him....Jon Jones.

Amen brother

So he's not your no.1?

They call him Last Emperor for a reason!

Have you missed Tyson's fights ?

I'm surprised he didn't kill anyone! 😅😅😅

I agree. He is the #1 best mma fighter ever

Imagine him getting angry and going beserk ....hehehe

He's lucky he never fought modern MMA fighters. He only beat strikers that couldn't wrestle or grapplers that couldn't strike lmao

Peleaba cómo peso gallo, siendo alguien de los pesados

He's Russian ☠️☠️

True gansta

@@billcow3455 683dyu

Thanks RU-vid 😊😊😊

lol

All of Pride was FIXED FIGHTS.....Fedor's MMA record is as legit as Goldberg's professional wresting record....

​@@robjohnson9270чушь посмотри на травмы и последствия травм в Прайде интервью Колмана, Гудриджа, Харитонова.

​@@robjohnson9270he fought all the best fighters of his time

@@gigachad6885 no, he avoided the best fighters by staying out of the real fight promotions....he was only in scripted shows until he went to Strikefarce and lost repeatedly....then it was back to scripted shows against 40+ yr olds with M-1 Global...

After having been a UFC fan for several years, my intro to him (and the Pride: Grand Prix tournaments) was from the first time Rogan talked about him on his podcast. I remember two things. First, he talked about the fight with Nogueira, and the insane ground & pound, especially when Nog was in the corner, eating the viscous blasts Fedor was raining down on him. The second story was about the Randleman fight, which had “the slam”, and the kimora that Fedor secured right after being dumped on his head. I had been listening to the episode, and had to wait until I got home to find those fights on RU-vid. After hearing Rogan describe it, and as crazy as he made it sound, I was wondering if it was actually as bonkers as he had said it was. Well, he was right. When I was watching both of those fights, it was the first time I experienced a bit of anxiety from how brutal some of the action was. Plus, Pride rules allowed the stomps & kicks to the head, and the crowds in Japan are eerily quiet during the fights, so that definitely ratcheted up the brutality of the sport, compared to what I was used to seeing. Oddly enough, the kimora Fedor submitted was the toughest part to witness. He really wrenched Randleman’s arm & elbow, and in the quiet arena, the scream he yelled out in pain echoed throughout the building. Instantly, I was a fan, and watched a few more of his fights, a highlight reel, and a great mini-documentary on his mysterious training regiment, and the mystique of his rustic, hardened by the elements & Cold War era type lifestyle. A must watch, for any fan of Fedor, or mma in general. Btw, I somehow hadn’t seen the fight, or any of the footage from his fight with Herring, until just now. Holy shit, was that an epic, one-sided ass-kicking. That was a career altering fight for Herring, who quickly learned how badly outclassed he was, and wore it smeared all over his face. So scary!

And by looking at his face during the walk out and stare down you’d never know it.

he would dominaded the ufc 100% sure ,, for me he's te GOAT

@@ShadyAcacia 😊

@@maaktnietuit295 I 100% agree...nothing ufc guys could do against that!....jonbones jones who?

sambo

It's likely one martial art: Sambo

Some people say he would be just average among today's heavyweights. I disagree, I don't think any heavyweight today has his explosiveness, just insane. , that coupled with his fight iq would make him come out on top.

His striking and speed in the brawl mixed with his power was just awesome. He can turn a brawl into a wicked takedown insanely fast. Fedor said fuck grappling I'm gonna use sanbo to use knees and elbows instead of chokes. Beast

@@ryaniam22 Hell yeah youre right. Even more specifically, i think what really sets him apart is his accuracy. His ability to consistently connect, and to do so with such extreme power and speed...thats what made Fedor such a monster. Add to that the fact that the mf is tough as nails, and there is a very solid argument to be made for him being the greatest heavyweight of all time.

*his first defeat ever !

@@5Cdarkwing agreed. an illegal elbow is not really a defeat so I can see it as his first official defeat.

@@santi425 regardless of whether it was an illegal elbow, Fedor wasn't defeated, doctors wouldn't let him continue but it was a tournament and one man had to move on.

Спасибо,что любите наших бойцов. Фёдор легенда,без преувеличений. Это и называется "Русский дух".

I went to his fight in NJ vs Silvia which he lost. We were all so down. Fedor would have been more dominant (record wise) if he fought smarter. In his early and mid career he got a ton of submissions. Then he started to fall in love with his punching and went away from grappling and even kicking. He became one-:dimensional.

🧢

Impossible 🧢

Youre not kidding man, this HW monster never runs out of energy, you can see it in all of his fights - fucking incredible

Cardio is usually the Achilles heel of the heavyweights. Most are spent by the second round. They end up leaning on each other for the rest of the fight. I can’t speak to his training regimen, but Fedor never ran out of gas. The guy was truly a machine.

Let me guess. He did it in the snowy terrain of Siberia.

Yea I agree. Daniel Cormier in his prime was similar style. Obviously no where near Fedor. But same build, similar gameplan

​@@ohsodangerous619stop it. Fador was 32 getting exposed by ufc fighters.

@@thialhoinj1971🤔took 10 years to lose going against the top competition in the world. Or do u not understand that the ufc used to suck lmao. Fedor is the heavyweight goat and one of the all time giants of mma

@@thialhoinj1971 Fighters were leaving the UFC just to fight the man.

​@@thialhoinj1971he was beating all time greats in their primes. He will always be the greatest MMA heavyweight. Prime Fedor would takeout ANY prime UFC heavyweight and anyone in the world in their primes 👍🏽🤘🏼

I always think of him as a landscaping guy or a farmer, riding on a tractor somewhere

@@4FYTfa8EjYHNXjChe8xs7xmC5pNEtz Too right. And it's these understated dusties that are the strongest.

@@4FYTfa8EjYHNXjChe8xs7xmC5pNEtz A farmer is a good comparison, don't mess with farm boys...they have unknown power.

A grocery clerk

I think he looks like a classic psychopath....never looks anyone in the eyes, just straight through them like they dont exist.

Did he ever fight bass rutten

​@@rrboss33 bass said in a interview he would have been frightened to fight fedor.

Well who would not have been, even the experienced and focused would feel nervous before a fight with prime Fedor.

Mike Tyson says Fedor is the goat

For some reason his magical abilities disappeared once he entered the ufc

You were pretty bad ass yourself in the Road Warrior

Фёдор переоценен , он проигрывал бигфуту , Хендерсону, Вердуму, страшно представить, что с ним было бы в бою с DC а ведь они ровесники. Касательно того ,что он скромный, это не скромность ,а высокомерие Федор ни разу не благодарил Волк Хана за то, что он ему дал дорогу к боям договаривался с тренерами по причине того, что он дагестанец , а не русский.

Это не скромность , а высокомерие.

@@user-rk3uw2pu4i I have no idea what you just typed

@@alstefan4814 Fedor is overrated, he loses to Bigfoot, Henderson, Werdum, it's scary to tell what would happen to him in a fight with DC, and they are the same age. Regarding the fact that he is modest, this is not modesty, arrogance Fedor never thanked Wolf Khan for giving way to the fights, he agreed with the coach on the occasion that he is a Dagestan, not a Russian.

Yeah there's no doubt. Big Nog is my favorite heavyweight MMA fighter of all time, and beat just about everybody there was - but he wasn't a match for Fedor.

I realise he's indeed a massive GOAT contender!

He was fighting in 90.prc with freak fighters ....he is like rusian army. .... 😅😢😮

He fought in pride in a ring. It was fixed.

@@clintsaines9274 If you have seen Fedor's fights, you would have to be nuts to think the matches were fixed. If you know Fedor's character over the years, there is no way on Earth he would agree to a fixed fight. You think Big Nog agreed to 3 fixed fights? You think Cro Cop did? You think Randleman (multi time NCAA champion wrestler) or Matt Lindland (Olympic silver medalist and World Champion in wrestling) would agree to a fixed fight? How about UFC HW champ Mark Coleman (Olympic wrestler and 2nd in world championship)? Coleman FREAKED OUT when he lost to Fedor.

glad he never bowed to the ufc..

Hell yeah. You take him down and the next thing you know you're tapping from an arm bar. The guy could adjust to any situation.

insane record for mma especially for how many years hes been doing it

Because Dana took them all down after they purchased pride. He didn't want anyone to know the greatest of all time, had killed all his best fighters.

@@aricohen8827 Fedor ended up being an embarrassment for Pride and UFC so it was good they took it all down.

@@therealistintheboot8822 y?

@@aricohen8827. . .It's a shame Dana never took a bullet to the head. He fucked over thousands of guys.

Yea, you didnt need to feel any shame in being a fan of him. He was a great image for the sport by his behaviour.

Well said, Fedor indeed is the greatest ever fighter. Period.

There will never be another era like 2000-2008 in MMA

I look at Fedor and then consider our Conor McGregor and just cringe... he is an embarrassment to Ireland, for all his wins and his money... Fedors humility won my respect above all his other attributes, truly a worthy champion. 😎👍☘️🍺

@@peterfitzpatrick7032 💯

And flipped it off as soon as the bell rang, shaking their hand and appreciating good sportsmanship. It's important to note that he reigned when MMA was beyond violent as well with the head stomps and soccer kicks.

And speed. As a bigger guy you don't always notice it, but he had incredibly fast hands.

Correct... his speed is incredible for his weight. 😐 Fedor was a very well prepared athlet but overall a natural born talent.

At his prime, it seemed Fedor couldn't be submitted. No matter your style of fighting was, he was going to steamroll you........period.

Great comment 👍.

muitos dizem que ele não foi pro ufc portanto não enfrentou os melhores pesos pesados, porem em seu auge ele derrotaria qualquer um, ele era brutal visceral e inteligente.

ok... mas me orgulho do Werdum!!

Сильву тоже уважают как человека и бойца,в России и не только!

He beat Cro Cop too.

@@cristianpaulino3185meu caro ele lutou sim contra todos os melhores no seu auge e venceu todos, na época do pride o pride era muito superior ao UfC, e mais o Fedor nunca correu de uma luta e sempre enfrentou quem fosse, só começou a perder depois de velho…veja o cartel dos maiores do UFC, nenhum deles chega aos pés do cartel de vitórias do Fedor…nem mesmo Jon Jones, Kahib, Anderson ou GSP…

And with his inhuman cardio, he just kept up the punishment round after round,, as Nogueira and many others found out.

i was looking for this comment. i didnt understand how dominant his gnp was til now

what rules allowed knees to the back of the head in the ground? he landed a nasty one holy fuck, that could kill anyone easily

@@MultiAsdasad pride was different thing back then, so many missing rules/oversights etc. UFC nowadays is milder and safer, but thats for the sport and their fighters. Back then it was fucked up shit. Although im not denying UFC is still brutal af

🐐🐐🐐

Grattitute* gratuity is a tip

@@andyman3309 Gratitude. One t and a d. Grattitute is not a word. Dont play the smart one when you are not or check before if you are not sure. But to be able to doubt what you know for sure you need to be smart. You should have just shut up and keep your life in the realm of discretion. You made me go out of mine with your disrespectful attitude hidden under your false good intention to correct and instruct. You did it wrong you did it unkindly, abruptly and above all very condescendingly (yes I checked the wording of that last word eventhough I had it right the first time). Better Safe Than Sorry (or Ashamed).

@@thomasmontana9353 I appreciate you being merciless to that fool!!

Vitor Belfort was kinda crazy when he started out. I would have loved to watch him and Fedor fight.

Those PRIDE years were magical, it dragged me in to it

Same. I started watching MMA with my Dad around 2011, and as much as I liked following the legendary champs at that point in time like Anderson Silva, GSP, Jon Jones, Jose Aldo and the like, one of my favorite things to watch was still older clips of the Pride champs (pre-UFC absorption) like Fedor and Wanderlei in their prime being brilliant savages in the ring.

For me it was Royce, but then Fedor and Sakuraba rekindled my interest in MMA

His response to the Randleman suplex defies everything. To be slammed that hard and just keep going is unbelievable.

@@maziqbal4818 Unfazed, absolutely cyborg 🤖

@@MasculinityMindset the thing is Fedor’s demeanour, body language and expression bely the absolute monster inside. No shouting, teeth baring or animated histrionics. Just the relaxed, down to earth and measured entrance to the ring. Comfortable in his own skin and yet the assured knowledge he is absolutely the hardest meanest and toughest human being in any setting.

@@maziqbal4818 Agreed.

word man

No. The best was Andy Hug. He was a truly legend...

Дрался - это громко сказано)

@@davidciurus3950 elaborate lmao. Sammy schilt better k1 fighter. But Andy hug was very entertaining fighter

@@davidciurus3950 Are you kidding? HUG would never stand against EMELIANENKO. Literally.

@@davidciurus3950 I said in myself "Andy who??"... After searching I realized he lived less than Emelianenko's career in this sport 😂 Anyway, What makes Emelianenko the greatest fighter in my opinion too is that I heard of his name before I know what MMA is, the only fighter who lost a fight only because he wanted to.

It's in the video. Don't comment on videos you haven't watched.

​@@sananton2821So what man 😂

@sananton2821 just shut up!😂

Fodo 💪

Emilianenko is geatest warrior All The times......

PERFEITO DISSE TUDO , ESSE SIM É INIGUALAVÉL .

I’m a sixty year old retired MMA school owner and I think he was and would be the best today if he was still 28 hahah never saw anyone as good or as exiting to watch and he’s a gentleman

Правильный - точно нет😂, а остальное - 👍👍

you...really...need...to...learn...how...to...use...commas...

never faced top competition after pride

😊😊

@@rabitof5248 you're kidding right?

@@rabitof5248 Say it to Chael's face!

The UFC could actually put Fedor in their hall of fame if they wanted to. They do own Pride after all. Not sure if that would ever happen after the bad blood during negotiations.

Фёдор переоценен , он проигрывал бигфуту , Хендерсону, Вердуму, страшно представить, что с ним было бы в бою с DC а ведь они ровесники. Касательно того ,что он скромный, это не скромность ,а высокомерие Федор ни разу не благодарил Волк Хана за то, что он ему дал дорогу к боям договаривался с тренерами по причине того, что он дагестанец , а не русский.

​@@user-rk3uw2pu4i Sober up man.

Fedor is good but no where near the best.

@andrewkeith1448 in his prime by far the best. Best ever of course not. In his absolute prime in pride he was for sure #1 in the world for a few years.

Wouldn’t even say dad bod, dudes muscular af under all that. Like a polar bear

@@achilles4655 no doubt he was crazy powerful but c'mon he didn't look the part. Nothing chiseled or cut like most fighters. But I think that played into his success, guys underestimated him until he started landing bombs. By then it was too late.

💯💯

The Manny Pacquiao of MMA, RELENTLESS! 😊

@@boipiodos1018 The Lerdsila from mma 🙏🏻

I agree. I think one part of his success was that he always stayed on task. He wouldn’t get crazy or unfocused. Everything he did have a purpose, and it was to do only one thing and that was to win the fight.

Dan Henderson KO'd him in Fedor's VERY FIRST LEGIT FIGHT

​@@robjohnson9270and again at the end if his career,never 4get that uppercut ❤

Фёдор переоценен , он проигрывал бигфуту , Хендерсону, Вердуму, страшно представить, что с ним было бы в бою с DC а ведь они ровесники. Касательно того ,что он скромный, это не скромность ,а высокомерие Федор ни разу не благодарил Волк Хана за то, что он ему дал дорогу к боям договаривался с тренерами по причине того, что он дагестанец , а не русский.

@@user-rk3uw2pu4i он был 10 лет номер 1 Потом устарел. Дак вот в те самые 10 лет он любого победил бы. И dc в том числе

@@fuckyoufuck с какого по какой год он был номером 1 ?

@@user-rk3uw2pu4i с 2000-2009 Ты чо так жутко тупишь??? Ты не с Украины ли?? 🤭😁

@@fuckyoufuck федор украинец дурачок. До страйкфорса не было ММА. Стоило Федору встретиться с равными соперниками, как тут же пошли поражения , а победы одержал он над качками, кикерами, борцами будучи представителем по сути ММА в кимоно.

he is one of those guys thats just naturally tough and heavy, and very fast hands on top of that. even if he never trained he would be one of those guys that can beat up almost any normal person.

Goodrich was a punching bag in K1...so so bad

His punches don't get nearly the credit they deserve IMO. He was a master of perfect timing and throwing punches from anywhere. And they always looked soft and relaxed but landed like meteors. He looked like a construction worker or something, not very impressive by MMA standards even at the time. But he flowed like water, could strike from any position with perfect timing and penetration, and his grappling and anti grappling skills were unbelievable. Still my all time favorite by a wide mile.

its the hips man,,

he leans in so much more than anyone I have ever seen, in slow mo they almost look like super man punches , he just puts so much into each one. No wonder so many folded after he connected with their chin. If that didn't do it people tapped awfully fast in his arm bars

first thing i always notice. so fluid, seems easy to him.@@randy1ization

F😅gcfh

Yeah, Sambo and/or Greco-Roman Wrestling are the best "base" you can have if you want to do MMA.

Yes, absolutely agree!! Their little pumped Jones is not level for steel Fedor!!

@@Julius_Gold_Dollar_Caesar where you from bro?