@@smallworldz7241 I dont think that's fair. She had two huge losses on the grand stage. She had it coming but I still feel bad for her, I couldn't imagine how that felt. At the end of the day we might not even have people like amanda or rose or maybe even a womens league if it wasnt for ronda.
I replayed it not knowing of that's what he said or not. I turned on captions too. I just moved on cause I assumed that had to be what was said. It sounds almost nothing like it though lol Almost sounds like "Let big bang!"
imagine being one of those fighters(who lost), and now listening to some internet kid with deep voice, technically roasting them about how terrible of a gameplan they had
@@Adam-zw1ck Everyone knows that, and no one is denying that. However, Francis out Stipe out cold in the rematch. Stipe won a dominant decision the first time.
How was Rousey's gameplan against Holm and Nunes not here? Tarverdyan took an Olympic level grappler and convinced her she was the next Mike Tyson. Really wasn't playing to her strengths in either of those fights.
He did that because it always worked for him. It got him a belt and 4 defenses. I wouldn't say failed as much as imperfect. It brought him more success than failure
@@mpforeverunlimited yes cause he always fought people with no fence wrestling. Kamaru and colby whole game revolves around fence wrestling and he put himself there intentionally
I was thinking that, too, but presumably his game plan was to out-wrestle Jorge, which wouldn't have been a bad plan. The execution was awful, obviously.
@@juzrhyme712 Was partly a joke, but if we think about biggest fail this has to be mentionned. "I'm gonna take him down in the first seconds and squeeze him to death" was not an effective strategy.
Yeah, that was a poor reaction if not an intentional tactic. Compare it to Rousey when Zingano charged in - perfect reaction. Askren could have done pretty much exactly what Rousey did: dodge, grab, and grapple.
@@KTCYDB i mean he’s not as fast as he used to be, i think the plan was solid, his corner shouldn’t have told him to get more active in the second round imo. but hindsight is 20/20
@@KTCYDB I don’t think it was a bad game plan for stipe he said himself he kinda ignored it right when he was koed he thought he hurt Francis so he rushed in
As soon as Eddie got cracked with the first left hook, he went into autopilot. He was completely psychologically overwhelmed by the situation. It’s fuckin sad too, because he had been hit, and hurt so much worse before. I think he was mentally broken by the enormity of UFC 205, and completely ignored his wife’s horrible cage-side shrieking! 😂😂😂. Eddieeeeeee!!!!
@@liamsanchezgoestovegas mentally? Yeah to an extent. But he was just physically outmatched. Styles make fights. Connor had the skills to crack eddie. Thats that.
I don't understand how Rousey vs Nunes isnt there... The fact that Rousey, a clear grappler, wanted to stand and trade with a woman who has coconuts for hands, is mindboggling...
Ronda was a one trick pony but that trick was special. Still once you put fist to face she reverts hard to judo and she starts reaching and not blocking.
I honestly don’t think she was as bad as a fighter as fans today make it seem, ronda was a pretty good grappler and could compete with actual coaching but yeah TERRIBLE gameplay in her final two fights. Completely sank the ship. Got lit tf up
@@WtJah I agree.....if she got a hold of that arm, thats a wrap. Its a shame, because instead of using her new improved striking to help set up her judo throws and submissions, she seemed to think she could actually beat the best in ways she had never beat anyone before. Ronda could have legit been an all-time great, but instead quit and joined the WWE. Plenty of greats get beaten.....and we love them even more when they come back and win, ala what Rose just did.
How about perfectly executed gameplans? Conor baiting aldo into a left hand, masvidal kneeing askren into space, cody dismantling dominick cruz's style, etc etc
If someone has a strategy that gets them a belt and helps them defend it, but someone deciphers it and beats them, I don't think you can call it a failed strategy.
@@leafyred4287 yeah but this video is talking about people who developed a specific strategy to fight someone and it didn't work. Not just ten people who lost a fight
I think you can call it a failed strategy. It got bested by a better strategy. Thats why fighters gotta be able to improve and show something new every time
I know Bisping vs Hendo will be here. I was screaming at the tv, STOP CIRCLING HIS RIGHT HAND!! Then boom goes the dynamite. EDIT: It was number 8 of course lmao
MMA is becoming more and more its own thing, lacking the broad training that you get in traditional martial arts. So it makes sense to try to bring something new to the table. But sometimes old senseis are just old know-it-alls, and, well, this happens.
You can add Rob's gameplan vs Izzy but it's easy to say it was the wrong gameplan having seen the result. Looking at the Kelvin fight it wud seem like a good gameplan coz Izzy had trouble handling Kelvin's aggressiveness n how fast Kelvin closed the distance.. Also Izzy didn't look good going backwards, nowhere close to how godly he looked vs Whittaker. So you can chalk it up to Rob's bad gameplan(easy to judge afterwards) but I give all the credit to Izzy's skills, adjustments and fight iq. The places where there were holes in last fight is exactly where he set traps.
The thing is Kelvin's boxing at close range is amazing and Izzy decided to use pull counters, which he figured out quickly was to his detriment, but yes Izzy did improve between the two fights which led to his impessive win
For the Kelvin fight...he goes over the fight on Kelvin's lil hop step to shorten the distance. Looking back at it, I never even noticed him do the lil hop
“I feel like I’m about to tell the whole world that there’s no Santa Claus”. That’s pretty funny, too bad he didn’t win because that would’ve made it even better lol.
i just wanna say- extremely well worded intro- thank you for understanding and eloquently highlighting how martial arts is a practice of wits and each player brings with them their own approach
@@joshuakehl5891 No, I'm just saying Justin would have had more success against Khabib throwing uppercuts instead of overhands. Every time he threw an overhand it was avoided by Khabib, whereas the few uppercuts Justin threw landed. Uppercuts are also useful against wrestlers.
@@absknd12 nah.. If he brawled against izzy, he would have more success... I am not saying he would've won, but if he was aggressive just like joel romero fight he would've put up a fight.
@@jerinjohnson5260 aggressive like Yoel? Haha I’m sorry to laugh but the fight I saw Yoel was not aggressive. He had some moments of blitz attacks but 80% was spent posing and miming
The ACTUAL issue with Gaethje’s gameplay was that him and Trevor Wittman were so worried about staying away from the fence that he gassed out in the first running around in circles.
Well Justin was supposed to be the aggressor but Khabib set a crazy pace on him, don’t think Justin thought Khabib can keep up that high of pressure the entire first round, Khabib was throwing flying knees and shit
@@smallworldz7241 Oh for sure Justin is not in Khabib’s level and never will be but Justin was throwing out most of the game plan due to Khabib being way better at setting the pace, Khabib dominated from start to finish like he always does
@@irvinflores9087 I mean Kaboob was about one leg kick away from being tko’d so honestly Justin could have definitely won the fight... that’s why he was crying, cuz it was too close for comfort
@@mylesdonaldson2932 He wasn’t though, he dominated and Justin wasn’t ready at all, all that talk about not backing up and that’s the first thing he does, there was no zone of death and he was hitting air a lot, I mean being dominant for so long and ending that amazing career is the reason why because Justin wasn’t close to anything except dying
So a solid question here. Why whenever they bring up the Cat Zigano vs Rhonda fight they continually forget to mention her husband committed suicide prior to the bout... Just pointing out how she might not be right in the head EVER again after that.
Going to have to add Masvidal in here now lol said he was ready to wrestle 25 mins this time around and wasn’t worried about the hands...see how that worked out for him
Whittaker vs adesanya should be on this list. Storming in recklessly and headhunting the much longer decorated kickboxer who excels in countering seemed like a horrible game plan. Especially with how massive that fight was. Whittaker is a smart fighter though, I think he could make this way more competitive fight in a rematch
Could be. Gastelum felt more calculated though, in the first 2 rounds at least before they both turned it into an insane brawl. Whittaker was rushing from the start, chin up in the air
I strongly disagree with Gaetjhe failing against Khabib. He got in some good leg kicks and strikes - he was clearly in pain - Khabib just kept charging forward unlike anyone I have seen in any combat sport.
Based on the fact that Rumble implemented literally the worst possible game plan he could have, knowing it was a sure path to defeat & then immediately retired post fight makes me think his drive to compete and love for the sport were waning and he was having a change of heart midfight, seemed like self sabotage
So you think Ronda had the game plan to box with Holly and give nothing to Holly's game plan in that fight? Sorry I don't understand what the horrible take you're talking about
@@benjaminkirby6161 Ronda and her team were hyping up her striking at every presser before the fight, with her camp telling people she was knocking out sparring partners left and right.
@@DiggyDougSauce94 they hyped her up but she didn't try box with Holly, thats just a silly narrative people came up with after. Holly used great ring craft, cage awareness and footwork to beat Ronda. Ronda couldn't get in a clinch with Holly and gassed herself out by rushing her constantly. Thats the real story from that fight
Worst gameplan failures in recent memory: - Ngannou vs Stipe 1 - Maia vs Woodley - Pena vs Shevchenko - Cruz vs Garbrandt - everyone vs Khabib - Askren vs Masvidal - Rockhold vs Blachowicz - Ferguson vs Oliveira
once saw the Longo clip on a video of worst corner advice. i thought that was great advice. Longo was telling Weidman to aim for his chest not his head. seems like good advice to me when fighting a guy whos moving alot
Henri hooft talked about the rumble fight after wards. Needless to say, it was not part of the plan and he was pissed when rumble took down DC. And I recall Rumble did blame that performance on the burnout that led him to retire. He said that in an interview a few years back, where he was jacked af
3:04 -- Uhh, yes, it definitely was. Hell, you described why it was famed just before you said it wasn't as famed as today, lol. All my friends and I watched it live, and we all knew exactly how it was going to end. Watching Bisping get his comeuppance after all that shit talk was one of my favorite moments in all UFC history.
The one that charged into Ronda for a knee has to be on the list, my guess prior to watching is it is #1 since it ended so quickly. I think it was cat zingano, but I might be wrong on the person. Edit: Damn, was close though
My favorite part of this video is that you put the let me bang bro, who's from my hometown in Ohio, on the section with the fighting pride of Cleveland himself lol
video idea - 10 things the 2000s/early 2010s era UFC did better. one of the reasons should be the fact that they didnt play ESPN offrbrand fortnite music before the main event
Not hating at all, but does anyone else not particularly enjoy Bayliun's voice? It's like he is trying so hard to talk smoothly and sound as sexy as possible. I'm not hating, I am sure many people enjoy it, I just want to know if I am alone? Thanks.
