@@samuelstephens9921 The TJ Dillashaw who destroyed Renan Barao (twice) is the only other example I can think of that comes close. And that's in a division with a lot of greats, like Dom himself.
@@187btokes I think PEDs are so far spread in any high level physical sport that no one really cares. The people that do are usually the person or the fans of a person that lost and the winner got caught with PEDs. Personally I'd like to see honor held in higher regard but what can you do?
@@LordofTheFallen Last I knew people were still trying to cheat in the non juicing weightlifting. It's a competitive thing. People will always cut any corner they can to get a competitive edge.
Surprised Andrei Arlovski isnt on the list. He was the first guy to knock out Roy Nelson and has a lethal right hand, but he's been knocked out almost as much as he's knocked people out.
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@@madgavin7568 Especially saw this in his last fight. The dude threw the same shot like 4 times, basically telegraphing what he was gonna do. And when his opponent found the opening, it was lights out for him.
Yep I knew Melvin Manhoef would be on there. I remember watching him knock Mark Hunt and Ruslan Karaev out in about 30 seconds - terrifying! I also remember watching him absolutely destroy Robbie Lawler. Right up until he got sparked out that is. Those fights were a long time ago now tbh I’m thinking 2008/9 or something, but obviously he’s still fighting now.
@@Bouldergoat ah ok thanks I didn’t realise he’d retired, I think I saw he lost to Yoel Romero fairly recently. Yes an impressively long career he was a very exciting fighter to watch - all action style kill or be killed. Man, It’s made me realise how much I miss those K-1 days that was my favourite thing back then the K-1 Dynamite New Years Eve show and the K-1 World GP.
He kept throwing the SAME Exact inside leg kick at Lawler, probably a dozen times, until Robbie finally lined up an overhand right just before Melvin threw the exact same kick again. It was definitely in strikeforce but I forget the year, and don’t feel like looking it up.
Should do a video on the opposite of this. Guys who could take whatever you could give but didn’t have much power. Guys like Edgar, the Diaz brothers, Vettori and Cruz.
@acecool72 if your aunt had balls she'd be your uncle. Brock is one of the biggest glass cannons in the industry. He has no defense at all. Like none...
@@MistaTofMaineStill the only dudes that TKO’d him were a prime Valasquez and Overeem when he was on all the “horse meat”, and right before that he survived a war with Shane Carwin who is a murderous puncher, not really comparable to the other guys on the list.
Always nice to see Paul Buentello in one of the highlights. I'll never forgot after a victory in the UFC when he grabbed the mic and said half his catch phrase before having the crowd finish it and it literally was complete silence lol
because the punch that you don't see coming is the one that will hurt you the most. Mark Hunt is a heavy hitter but he's not a sniper, most of Overeem's losses are due to him bring reckless and letting his guard down and it's not about his chin. I will always say that there's no such a thing as a glass chin in the heavyweight division because one single shot could knock anyone's lights out, only a matter of time. Overeem isn't exactly a glass chin, he's just reckless.
Max Holloway and Belal Muhammed in a neck and neck race for number 1 (Max can hit you 400 times in 25 minutes and not finish you but Belal couldn't finish a dude with one arm over 5 rounds.
Chael sonnen maybe? He took punches off rampage Jackson, Fedor, Anderson Silva,Brian stan,Mike bisping ,wanderlei Silva, and he never really got hurt from strikes
Calling Brock a glass cannon is kinda BS considering he was the only dude to get past one round with Shane Carwin. Yeah he wasn't defending well but he was absolutely not knocked out. He had an iron chin just with bad defense lol
@@RRJH4201 When he was pressured non stop he got finished, he for sure had an alright chin, but let's be honest, he definitely was a glass cannon. He was really good going forward, but once people found the opening, brock just kinda covered up and didn't do much.
I think you missed 2 of the top 3. Mike Pyle. Good striker and submission guy who would often lose by KO or submission. It’s not often someone is good enough to submit good people and throw subs in high level people only to find a way to get tapped out. How you can get so good offensively and not learn to defend as good is odd in grappling. The other was Andre Arlovski.
Can we get a vid on the jarred cannonier type guys that’s have fought and won in crazy weight jumps. Like Anthony Johnson going from welterweight to heavyweight and lorenz Larkin basically doing the opposite. I’m sure y’all could find more but that’s some good content right there
It was a lot easier to parse out glass cannon from walk-into-danger fighters. Immediately thought of Charles but in reality he just eats one to give two. Same with Dustin. People have questioned both their chins but they aren’t getting dropped by jabs. And 8/10 they are the ones dishing out the damage.
I love how they don't mention that TJ was doping super hard in their fights. That was the start of Cody's downfall and it's understandable, he had TJ knocked out and that EPO helped TJ stay in the fight. I agree that Cody is near a glass cannon but I don't think he deserves to be on the list, at most he's an honerable mention.
I'm a bit surprised to see Brock on the list in some ways. Fair points about his def and stuff, you're right. But he took a ton of dmg from Carwin and still won. Again you're spot on, it could have been stopped w Brock losing. But for me a glass cannon has super low hp or def stats or can't take a shot. Saying he had no defense in terms of technique or in a different way is fair. I feel Brock showed a lot of toughness and took a ton of shots against Carwin. It's prob nitpicking from me tbh.. Just in that sense it's tough for me to see Brock as a glass cannon but just imo. More like super aggressive and defensively irresponsible but tough ah lol.. The examples of Duffy and Soukoudjou and others all really resonated w me. Cody too is a good example for me.
Honestly imo Charles olivera is the most prolific glass cannon, not in the sense that he isn't durable, he can obviously take a hit while a lot of these guys just fold immediately, but in the sense that he has the most dangerous offense in any fighter while still having incredibly bad striking defense. I mean he can check leg kicks amazingly but he is extremely hittable in the face. He's kind of a glass canon of the most elite order, one that can beat any fighter no matter how good if they get caught on the feet or ground but also one who can get caught easily and pay for it
The thing is though he's fighting guys with alot of power. Dariush wasn't able to hit him at all which surprised me but that's because Charles was more patient.
@@TheAbomb From what I know Islam fight was the first fight post eye surgery where his vision supposedly got a lot better, unfortunately was pretty hittable in there too. He can lack head movement
I’ve been hoping for this since his loss to dillashaw. I think it’s just mental with him but not having a chin doesn’t help. He’s one of the most raw talented fighters I’ve seen fight just with his athleticism and power it’s such a shame
Melvin's fight with Robbie Lawler was nuts. Robbie was so compromised by those leg kicks Melvin was just teeing off...until he wasnt anymore. And thank goodness Cody's team on the ultimate fighter stopped him from "doing something about it", especially against that version, or any version of Conor. He'd have gotten knocked out defending someone who would eventually be knocking him out...twice.
I remember Todd Duffee. When he first came to the UFC, I was like damn ! This guy was as big as Brock Lesnar. But he had the weakest of chins. I guess the big strong guys hardly get punched so they are not used to it. Just see the way Brock reacts every time he gets hit, whether to the face or body.
Legit downloading Dark Souls 3 after watching another Majin Joe achievement hunter video & I beat Gywn in Dark Souls 1 as a glass canon literally killing myself with power within (a pyromancy the cause you to do more damage but lose health over time) as I killed him and it counted btw. So I could not relate to this intro more. Also Volt Tackle Pikachu with light ball is also a baller glass canon. Love this channel, cheers mate.
To be fair, the list was created for "glass cannons" not glass jaws. While he wasn't knocked out, Brock broke down the moment any huge hits landed. It's actually rare seeing a guy flop around after taking a huge punch, the only other time I can think of where a fighter responded to hits in a similar fashion is Bob Sapp. You could see the pain in Brocks body language and reactions every time a powerful punch landed on him. You don't see that very often at the top of the divisions in MMA. someone who clearly can't handle taking damage. While we could argue that he could take the damage considering he wasn't knocked out, it's mostly to do with his reaction and body language during those moments. I'm a Lesnar fan, thought it was amazing what he was accomplishing in the UFC but he clearly hated being punched. His body rejected it entirely. lol Either way, he's still one of the most exciting fighters to grace the octagon and his ppv views reflect that.
What you said at the end about loving glass cannons is 100% true imo. Most people will take them over guys who fight through attrition. Speaking of video games, it's why I hated the introduction of resilience to WoW. I would rather be PoM pyro'd in the face 5000 fucking times for more HP than my character even has than play 1 more 30 minute arena match.
As the old man of the group, I didn’t understand a single video game reference, but B is the man! Now I have a new phrase I can use - “he’s a glass cannon!” Cheers 🍻 from the only guy here who stopped playing video games back when the original XBox and PlayStation2 were the best consoles. Aren’t there like 52! PlayStations and Xboxes now? Anyways. Now no one will read this bc it’s too damn long! Enjoy UFC 290 fellow fight fans 🥋👊🏻
My personal nominee would have been Melvin "The Young Assassin" Guillard. The guy's overhand right could sleep a Mastodon. But he had no cardio, even less ground game, and a glass jaw. Straight jabs would knock that guy senseless.
In his earlier fights, he was pretty decent and showed examples of having an ok chin. However, he was getting paid to throw fights, plus he became a celebrity over there. Getting paid $$$ to fight in fights that can last up to a few minutes and having his brains not damaged or cte. He beat Ernesto twice, who was one of the strongest fighters at that time.
Houston Alexander came to my gym for a "seminar" . That seminar consisted of him teaching my team very outdated blast double techniques (grab the quads and put your forehead in his chest),, and then everybody stood around the boxing ring and everyone sparred him for one minute each..... I think he just got paid to have a private workout Lmaoo
