Funaki was an INCREDIBLE fighter. People watched the UFC, but Ken Shamrock, Frank Shamrock, Bas Rutten, Guy Mezger were all UFC champs at one point...and all have been tapped out by Masakatsu Funaki, the Modern Day Samurai. The man was amazing. I love him.
They were barely learning and learned a lot from him. When they went over there they didn't know anything. They basically learned on the job. Go listen how Shamrock got the gig.
@@stocktoncombatfan Mezger was actually a wrestling, judo and kickboxing champion before he ever did MMA. Funaki was obviously an important teacher for Mezger, but Mezger definitely did know his stuff even before the UFC and Pancrase.
Funaki had Guys Arm trapped in an armbar and Guy Taps the ground or downlow just off the video, but its still not fast enough you can hear his arm crack...