The ENTIRE UFC/MMA Iceberg Explained 

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You can tell how dedicated mma fans are, because there is not a single story in this video that I was not aware of

I love that you instantly Jabbed us right in the FACE with some MMA GURU Lore. Alongside all the other works of art you have put together here. This is a masterpiece and must have taken so much effort to compile all this together. Holy cow. Props my dude!

I didn't realize how MMA-obsessed I was until watching this video and realizing I knew every story mentioned. Thanks for all the hard work you put into this video!!

I had no idea about Nick's past with his girlfriend. My heart aches for him, nobody deserves such a heavy loss and all that weight put on their shoulders. All the best to both families ❤

RIP Josh Samman. His book is absolutely incredible and beautiful. His story deserves so much recognition.

This may be the best MMA video on RU-vid, nicely done once again Academic

After all these years, to this day Steven Segal claiming to take credit for Silva's front kick KO with yellow sunglasses on is one of the moments of all time

Fantastic video. As a casual UFC fan, this was such a great summery of years of lore that I otherwise never would have discovered. Thanks man

Can we just respect how much time he has put in this video

Big ups to Eddie for owning his wife's behavior and fully embracing it, you'd think it drive him crazy at this point but I guess it's probably doing quite the opposite and serving as his biggest motivator while out there

1:08:22 the first leg break Corey Hill, a 6'4" 145-pounder from Spring Hill Florida who debuted season 5 of The Ultimate Fighter. The leg break happened in 2008 during UFC,Fight for the Troops against opponent Dale Hartt. RIP Corey Hill

Met Done Frye once and we talked for an hour it was after I won a jiu jitsu tournament and I had my medals around my neck and he said "must be easy winning the girls division " 😂 one of the coolest guys I've ever met

I appreciate how you decided to cover Josh Sammans story extensively in comparison to your other 10 second takes. Something as deep as that doesnt warrant glossing over. I actually have myself a copy of the Housekeeper but i havent read it yet.

Crazy amount of work must have gone into this and came out so well. Nice video bro!

This was my first video from your channel and I watched every minute! I love these type of stories and behind the scene stuff, you made a new fan keep it up bro

Just spent my afternoon watching the entire video. Hell of a video to watch. Honored to be a part of this channel before it really blows up. Keep up the amazing work.

Holy mother of god this was like a movie. Great job bro

This is an insanely good video. Tons of random interesting mma lore, putting all this together is impressive. And the clips keep getting better! Would love to see a new one of these every year!

Good to know i’m caught up on UFC/MMA Lore

You missed one.... Jorge Masvidal had a shooting in his Miami home about a month ago. Masvidal Sr shot Jorges friend twice and is now in jail on attempted murder charges

Nick Diaz saying even his high school bullies were on steroids was hilarious. Along with the fact he was threatened by his gf’s ex boyfriend because of his high stature of school mascot, too good.

Crazy when I started this video I thought I'd never get through the entire 2.15 hours. Just finished and what an amazing compilation. Truly epic. Thank you sir for the hard work. MMA will always be my second love.

Very good iceberg video. However you missed the “Get in the Hole” story Chael Sonnen told in his podcast several years ago. In the story, Chael’s friend “Steve” allegedly forces a guy named Jon to get in a trap hole of an old theatre - a theatre where they would shoot a scene for a wrestling movie -, and Jon gets battered, tied and threatened with a pocket-knife by two other people to get into that hole. The full story is BIZARRE. “Steve” is allegedly a famous UFC judge. There are several comments made by Jon in videos throughout youtube and on facebook in which he confirms the agressor’s identity. Real MMA shit, not for casuals!

I didn’t know about the Josh Samman story, it brought me to tears…

My god. I'm 50 years old & have been following MMA since the early days - since the damn 90s. Is it terrible that I knew every single one of these? Thats an impressive piece of work you did here - Bravo.

was about to leave cause the video is too long, stayed for the guru ✡♿💪

Such a well made video. The editing, information and presentation was on point. Certainly deserves more views

What an absolute banger of a video. Thank you as always for the amazing content good sir!

Holy shit that Diaz story deserves its own time stamp

I feel for Tony Ferguson. He’s not a bad person man no one understands those hopeless feelings during episodes and the paranoia of your mind playing tricks on you. Breaks my heart every time I see it

Rashad Evans vs Lyoto Machida at UFC 98 was the first undefeated vs undefeated for a belt. Excellent video tho man. I loved it

Literally right after the bas rutten self defense reference. I kid you not, I got a RU-vid ad with bas rutten self defense 😂

Between work and Father's Day festivities, it took awhile for me to watch this entire video, but I am so happy I found the time to do so. As I've come to expect, the Academic schools the MMA centric RU-vid community again. So good, man! A video this long must have been a massive undertaking, but it was well worth the Herculean effort, cuz this is absolutely fantastic.

One thing I'd like to correct. Cain Velasquez was not granted parole, but bail. Which unfortunately, there is a big difference. If Cain were granted parole, this would mean that he had already been to court, been convicted, and sentenced to prison, and then granted parole which would mean he is free from prison conditional upon him not violating the conditions of his parole (no trouble, no drugs, etc) for a brief period of time. Unfortunately, he's not settled the charges in court, so he is potentially going to go BACK inside, and actually go to prison for a number of years before he is technically free and done with this horrible situation. It honestly looks like unless there's some miracle - a clerical error, a legal error by the prosecutors in handling evidence, or something that could cause a mistrial, then he is likely facing at least 5 years in prison, if not closer to a decade.

guru has really become kind of main stream

Thank you for this, Ben deserves respect and your video gives him all that and more. Great video.

Let us not forget the amazing fighters who have lost their lives or lost loved ones during their MMA careers. May all those amazing human beings rest in peace.

Great video just a couple things I noticed 17:15 it was Steve Mazzagati who reffed the jones hamil fight not yamasaki. Also I think the first leg break in the ufc was corey hill or something like that i know it was before Silva, but really good video and a fun watch love your channel.

That ad transition was perfection. Flowwed right into the video

What’s crazy is I knew every one of these but still watched it anyway. Very well documented bud

"Let's hope it goes better than last time" -Tommy Vercetti

Honestly I like the story behind Eddie’s wife now, especially when you know how much of a GD fighting spirit he is, and the massive fights that he has been in.

Very well made iceberg video about the UFC and MMA. Was really entertained. Awesome vid 🔥🔥

Amazing work. I’ve been a mma/ufc fan since around 2005 and I didn’t know a ton of these story’s.

2 hrs... nice! Amped to jump in. Thank you for putting the work in for this! 🙌

Lmao Eddie Alverez wife scream had me rolling !!!😂😂😂

RIP Josh Samaan. Such a hard story to hear, much love to him and his girlfriend and their families.

As a massive MMA fan for too long, how TF am I now only finding your chanel & Blownaparts chanel in the same week. This has been some funny af strolls down memory lane between the 2 of you and your content. Subbed, time to scroll through and laugh.

Dog how do these content creators always somehow upload a better version of a topic I’ve been deep diving in

Watching this now in case this gets taken down like the other great content you’ve been putting out. Your work is amazing!

Great breakdown! You have some of the most articulate breakdowns out there. Thanks brother.

I love how much respect amd love Eddie Alverez has for his wife. Its really nice to hear.

Credit to you brother for making this, love your vids man

The Ubereem segment was absolute gold 😂🙌

Just finished your Ronda Rousey video, which was AWESOME, and now watching this one. I love everything about your videos! Great job!!

I just showed up for something longform to listen to and I hear my boy Napoleon Blownapart featured. Great video sir, appreciate the work.

Awesome video as always! Would’ve taken so long to put this together! Thanks man, really :) great watch!

That Nate Diaz story actually made me tear up.

Easily the best NordVPN ad I've ever seen.

First video of yours I've seen and I was enjoying it but Napoleon Blownapart's cameo put it over the top lol great content man

Amazing video. Loved the inclusions of Requis and Strickland’s cigarillo.

This is my first time seeing any of your videos but I have to say I really appreciate the effort, you can tell you put a lot of time and energy into this, best of luck on your future keep up the grind!

This is literally the greatest intro for any video ever.

The dig at MMA guru at the beginning made this video elite 🤣 thank you whoever u are! I'm here for it

Did not expect to hear Michael Chandler say out loud unironically "come down his throat" 🤣🤣🤣

Damn. Don Fryes words hit hard. I didnt think i left some onions around.

Great job, brilliant video thank you for your hard work and attention to detail 👏

The best part of this whole thing, is the support you give to the other youtube channels.

Awesome video! You earned a subscriber :) However the Gogoplata part is incomplete. There are more than two Gogoplatas in major MMA promotions alone, perhaps even more in lesser promotions. Nick Diaz's Gogoplata isn't even the first Gogoplata. Shinya Aoki pulled one against Hansen two months prior. Shinya alone has two Gogoplatas (both from the top) - vs. Hansen and Nagata with 18 months difference between both. Another standout is the Heavyweight Brad Imes who has two back to back Gogoplatas in lesser promotions.

I've been watching UFC for over 15 years now. This was like a walk down memory lane. Thank you for making this

Jon Jones and Steroids vs Cormier.

The amount of time spent editing this video 😮 Thumbs up to you brother 👍🏽

Incredible video. As someone who is new to the UFC and MMA, this video is insanely informative and helped me learn so much about the sport. Keep up the great work

When this video started I expected to get 5 minutes in and skip to the next one. Yet here I am 2 hours in and still riveted by each story. I didn't realize how much I love MMA because every story brought me back to some good fights and Good Times watching these fighters. Thanks for putting this together it was awesome❤ Favorite comedy line was about Schaub:greatest comedy career to date🤣🤣🤣

You realize how big of a super fan you are when you know exactly what their speaking of Congrats 🎉 my friend great video ❤❤

Just here for the algorithm and extended gratitude for your amazing content. Also very much looking forward to that Guru video you hinted at. Keep at it king! Edit: also, wanna let you know that there are repeated titles in tier 5! Lucky Patrick and Crazy Horse vs Silva to be exact.

Would also like to see the following on the list 1. Adesanya's saggy tit PED allegations 2. Further Matt Hughes fall from grace with adultery and domestic violence allegations after the train accident and speculation that the train accident was actually attempted suicide. 3. Cody letting it slip that TJ taught alpha male how to do PEDs 4. Jones letting it slip that he beat DC while clean. 5. DC's extra hate for Jones because DC has family that died in a car accident from a drunk driver and Jones' issues with driving under the influence. 6. UFC trying to cover up Kevin Lee's mrsa infection but then DC called it out during the broadcast. 7. Cut man Leon Tabbs not allowed to work ufc events after criticizing ufc fighter pay (or somethinglike that). 8. I'm forgetting the shady stuff about Edmond Tarverdyan and the Glendale fighting club but essentially him being kinda a fraud and what he charged, or didn't charge, for coaching not adding up with his taxes. Something like that.

Well fuckin' done mate! Being a fan that began at Ultima Fighter Season Uno and hasn't stopped since, this was an amazing watch and listen... Awesome job and amazing video! Well done, can't wait (in my voice Bart Scott post fight interview voice) for your next vid!

Helloooo...you ok...Well that 2 hours flew by...Brilliant just a brilliant put together video...well done our kid

Great stuff. I've heard about very nearly everything in this video..which is fun to recognize. Satisfying to go through. Well paced and presented. I can imagine rewatching this.

Mitrione did an awesome job of describing the results of grooming

No matter where I go, from board games to UFC, Karl Casey is there being the soundtrack to my YT experience. YT has introduced me to a hard working, fresh, and ingenuitive artist.

“A disabled ginger”😂

Dude, this is epic! Thanks for creating. Must've taken some time. Massive love 🙏❤

1:19:30 most fans miss that Tony did the same move vs RDA a few years earlier. he was really loose, dancing, and "throwing sand" as he was winning the striking exchanges. it was one of his signature quirks, but fans didn't catch onto it until the Gaethje fight & only associate it with him losing

1:08:23 Corey Hill was the first UFC Fighter to have a leg break like that in competition, December 2008

Watching this video made me realize that this is the reason that Leon Edwards is the best fighter in the universe

Damn nicks story about his girl hit different. I had heard his story before but for some reason it never hit like it did this time, that’s some wild shit

What a fantastic video! I knew about 90% already which surprised me, however i didn't know about Shevchenkos coach and her sister! Brilliantly put together, rarely do i sit through a video longer than 20 minutes let alone 2hrs but this had me gripped!

The story of Nick Diaz fighting to honour his girlfriend was beautiful 1:27:36 - 1:30:25

PLEASE MAKE AN MMA GURU VIDEO. We need to chronicle his journey of how he became disabled and what made him convert to being a Jew!

24:19 I'll never give up my fight on this front haha it's a good rule and Big John's issue with the whole karate anecdote is seemingly purposefully misplaced. This is probs going to be way too long so sorry (ppl are supposed to say that right?) but it's okay bc this content is so great and gives a platform to think this stuff out loud so thank you for your work. it's one of those things in the UFC lexicon ppl just go with. Probs have to start with the fight itself & how it ended before the rule's inception. it's often forgotten Jones was docked 1 point for the strikes - he wasn't DQed straight away. The fight was to continue but Hamill was awarded the win after he was unable to continue following his dislocated shoulder. So, technically the fight had taken a pause due to purposeful, illegal strikes via 12-6 elbows. Warning or not, it would have been the same outcome. Because in that momentary pause to deduct a point, it became apparent his shoulder was dislocated and he wouldn't be able to continue. Back to Big John - he claims the 12-6 rule was as a result of a karate demonstration but this is a misconception. While that was indeed the anecdote used, the idea behind why this gimmick is effective is the same reason it should be banned. With the head pinned between the point of the elbow and the mat with no where to deflect a powerful strike helped further by gravity, the amount of damage to a localized area is exponentially higher 12-6 to the point of egregious harm that should be avoided. This is especially true when you compare that the surface area an elbow strike covers vs a punch. This is quite literally why 12-6 strikes are so effective in those karate demonstrations. Go ahead right now put the point of your elbow on the table with a piece of paper under it and draw a circle around the contact area. do the same next to it with your fist. Notice the difference. Now add in the sharpness of your elbow with no padding. You're GUARANTEEING skin is ripped from whatever that elbow touches like it was nothing. Net, Karate demonstrations aren't the best anecdote to justify your case solely due to the charlatan nature of how they are often used, but they are gimmick bc there's actual physics involved. It's like saying David Blaines magic is fake. I mean... magic isn't real and many people have spit it up fish into a bowl as a gimmick... but he spent years learning how to hold enormous water & then expel it including fish in a safe manner. The underlying physics are real haha. Finally it comes full circle when John revealed a disagreement he had with Herb Dean who informed Conor 12-6 from guard is illegal in one fight but John before the fight he officiated had approved them. John argued it's LITERALLY 12-6 so from guard it's okay. Herb said that's silly it's still 12-6 if the clock was on the wall. Suggesting john understood 12-6 was less about the angle & EVERYTHING to do the trapped head of the opponent seeing as from bottom guard an elbow can hit an opponent and deflect backwards thus minimizing the blow. pinned against the mat, that can't happen. All that to say, 12-6 elbows are genuinely dangerous and Jones loss is complicated but closer to right than wrong. Fuck me that was too long my bad. oh well too late lol

Started watching mma in 2015 and started watching basically every card and fight after 2019, and my RU-vid is fully of mma and combat sports, glad I’ve seen and know the context to pretty much all this yet still was interesting most the way through, can’t remember the last time I watched a 2 hour video without falling asleep

The Ubereem quote is the pinnacle of written word. Thank you for letting it be! Lol

Rose Namajunas who's 17 at the time telling others about someone who is 30 saying things like 'I know we're gonna spend our lives together' is literally a case of grooming in plain sight

Bro Anik discussing the fighters child custody situation like it's valid comparison data is absolutely mental.

Absoluelty amazing video happy you did an updated version for sure, though I was still hearing stories I already knew at tier 6 but halfway thru I wa sheeting stuff I had never heard about like bj penn and the whole murder thing.

Excellent video, well put together. But I believe the first leg break in the UFC was Corey Hill in '08. (RIP)

The fan getting Rory’s old number and picking his music could be something from a tv show