I'd have to disagree. In terms of fighting, the best fighter to never become a UFC champ has to be Overeem. Ran through K1 legends, and was pummelling guys in Pride, his 2008 spree was legendary when he was on that juice and finishing all his opponents and going undefeated. 75% sig strike accuracy. About his only weakness was that glass chin
Definitely one of the most underrated title fights. It’s crazy because this is a fight that seems like literally nobody remembers. Easily a top 5 fight for me
Classic fight. Both men frighteningly tough. The punishment they both take is inhuman. Gustafsson might be the most underrated fighter of the last 10 years. Went the distance with Cormier and Jones. A more active 5th round might have won him the belt.
You really can’t look at Cormier or Jones 1 and say they’re better fighters than Gus Extremely extremely close fits and in Cormier fight he even almost kod him with that knee. Like 1% difference in gus’ favor and he could’ve had wins over JJ and Cormier. Pretty incredible
Most underrated fighter ever in my opinion. He had a complete game to go with exceptional toughness and heart. I wonder what could have been for Gus if he wasn't so unlucky to have his peak years spent battling in the same division as two of the sport's best ever during their respective primes. Not to mention Anthony Johnson who's arguably the hardest puncher of all time finally came into his own as a light heavyweight during this period as well. Gus gave Jones and DC their most difficult and brutal fights and two of the most exciting in history. He was great despite not having the belt to show for it.
@@Garrett1240Agreed. I think his prime years would have lasted longer too had he not been in such wars early on. Those losses seemed to carve his course and it was a rapid downhill trajectory. Sad because I think he’d have gone on to dominate the division if he’d enjoyed a bit more early success.
he wasnt even that tall. he's 5'9 barefoot. And he had the reach of an average 5'9 guy. Which makes it even crazier that he was able to dominate these big guys with massive reach advantages.
@@Happypowerup a CZcamsr named CashNasty made a video with DC. CashNasty is 5’9 and he was the exact same height as DC in the video. If you look up DC’s height it will tell you 5’10. But UFC always inflates heights. Like they say Izzy is 6’4 same height as Alex Perreira even tho he’s clearly an inch shorter than Alex. So it’s pretty safe to say DC is 5’9. He’s also got kinda bad posture which doesn’t help.
I remember how everyone was trashing Gus before this fight because he was coming off of a rnd 1 TKO from Rumble, saying the Jones fight was a fluke and he wasn't worthy of another title shot. Then he went out and put on this performance when DC had an insane aura of invincibility around him.
DC at 205 only beat patrick cummins & 3 fight losing streak hendo he arguably lost this fight when Phil Davis easily choked him out, after this fight smith choked him & Krylov flatlined him. We can all hate on Bader for stupid ass memes but he absolutely deserved a shot vs DC more than Gus back then. Jones also beat gus 4-1 easily idk why that was ever a debate, Reyes 100% beat Jones 3-2 but i think Thiago Santos did a better job than gus & he didn't win either.
@@DADRB0B55 what the fuck are you ranting about schizo, i literally just said that Gus proved doubters wrong that said DC was going to run through him with ease. And before this fight Cormier beat Barnett, Anthony Johnson, Frank Mir, Roy Nelson, etc with only Jones giving him a challenge
4-1 is ridiculous and you either only watched the highlights of that fight, or you are trying to put out shit bait to argue with people. It's important to call that out because Gus was the closest anyone had ever gotten to making Jon look human, and almost won that fight. The Johnson fight, well, what happened there happened and it was a bit of an upset at the time. Bader had a great run but he had been absolutely Daddied by Jon Jones. It could be argued that it is a shallow metric to use, but they knew the public would be sold on the guy who made the nemesis of DC look normal, rather than the dude who had been dominated by him. @@DADRB0B55
Gustafsson got so close against Jon and DC. He was a hair's breadth away from wearing the gold. Twice. It'll probably haunt him for a long time, but he should be proud of that.
He's been poking eyes his whole career. The eye poke at 2:10 while Gus is in the middle of a combo is a disgrace and it probably wen't over the judges heads. Disgraceful champion.
Gus was such a monster in his prime, he got a rough deal in his career, arguably won his first fight with Jones, and then a case could be made for this fight too as he landed a knockdown. He was never the same after these fights, respect to both of these legendary warriors.
@@TheKG636 he won by unanimous decision. People are obsessed with the result of this matchup way more than lots of split decisions. The reason is Jones has lots of haters due to his behavior during the years. U are for sure one of them haters.
In my opinion, if Gustafsson decides to change his corner team, no one can stop him from becoming the UFC champion. He's everything a fighter should be, except a smart trainer
His trainer(s) are the reason he reached his levels. Why abandon them? He simply got older and battle-worn. Not to mention the tough weight cuts. People who can stay at the top more than three to five years are the exception - very special fighters.
4 is by far the closest round really comes down to how you score it. I dont hate scoring it for Gustaffson, but he spent a lot of the round really avoiding Cormier and the strikes were somewhat even, so I give the edge to Cormier. Damn close round, about as 50/50 as it gets.
I say DC is the most consistent fighter I've seen because he has never lost as the favorite. This is the one time he struggled with a so called underdog.
If Cormier lost some weight, he could fight in middleweight. He is a crazy guy for taking on light heavyweights and heavyweights, because he has a lot of length disadvantage.
Best Triumvirate rivalry in UFC : 1. Jon Jones - DC - Gustafsson 2. Connor - Khabib - Tony 3. Rampage - Chuck - Wanderlei 4. Alexander - Brian - Max Holloway
It was gus' backpedaling that i think refs gave cormier yhe close rounds. They perceived it as "running because he was hurt.". In reality the taller fighter just wanting more space to work.
People are not mentioning that Cormier was really pass his prime at the age 36 fighting a good fighter in his prime at 28!!! If Cormier was in his prime this fight might have not been so close!!!! And Cormier was the much shorter man at 5'11 and Gus is 6'5!! Looking at the tale of the tape, Cormier was at a total disadvantage!!!
The heavy still and will remain the craziest most challenging division, the fact that dudes like Overeem and Gus never became champions is the proof that the division is full with killers , congrats to all involved
Gus is arguably the greatest fighter to never become champion. This guy took both DC and Jones into deep water during their primes.
Actually Yoel Romero is( unless he somehow by the grace of the Lord Almighty win a World championship before he retires)
lol what? not even close@@jms7265
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I'd have to disagree. In terms of fighting, the best fighter to never become a UFC champ has to be Overeem. Ran through K1 legends, and was pummelling guys in Pride, his 2008 spree was legendary when he was on that juice and finishing all his opponents and going undefeated. 75% sig strike accuracy. About his only weakness was that glass chin
Definitely one of the most underrated title fights. It’s crazy because this is a fight that seems like literally nobody remembers. Easily a top 5 fight for me
Disagree, good fight but both Jon’s bitches
Such a banger 🔥
If someone ever asks for a definition of a dogfight, this is one of the fights to show them.
Fight was a lot closer than I thought
cro cop vs fedor is also top 5
Classic fight. Both men frighteningly tough. The punishment they both take is inhuman. Gustafsson might be the most underrated fighter of the last 10 years. Went the distance with Cormier and Jones. A more active 5th round might have won him the belt.
He won against Jon, he was robbed
@@aldede5448 no he didn't
*beat Jones.
@@tomaskroupakkfoto4132Close fight, but 3-2 for Jones.
You really can’t look at Cormier or Jones 1 and say they’re better fighters than Gus
Extremely extremely close fits and in Cormier fight he even almost kod him with that knee. Like 1% difference in gus’ favor and he could’ve had wins over JJ and Cormier. Pretty incredible
Alexander Gustaffson casually took down not only Jon Jones but also Daniel Cormier 👏🏾
Most underrated fighter ever in my opinion. He had a complete game to go with exceptional toughness and heart. I wonder what could have been for Gus if he wasn't so unlucky to have his peak years spent battling in the same division as two of the sport's best ever during their respective primes. Not to mention Anthony Johnson who's arguably the hardest puncher of all time finally came into his own as a light heavyweight during this period as well. Gus gave Jones and DC their most difficult and brutal fights and two of the most exciting in history. He was great despite not having the belt to show for it.
@@Garrett1240Agreed. I think his prime years would have lasted longer too had he not been in such wars early on. Those losses seemed to carve his course and it was a rapid downhill trajectory. Sad because I think he’d have gone on to dominate the division if he’d enjoyed a bit more early success.
That’s what happens when you’re juiced
@@alecbaker13 Taking steroids doesn’t suddenly make you a skilled wrestler…
@@BaresEatBeats No but it increases your grappling strength
Legend. In my eyes Daniel is like the Mike Tyson of MMA. He came in at 5’11 and defeated giants with his superior skilled set.
he wasnt even that tall. he's 5'9 barefoot. And he had the reach of an average 5'9 guy. Which makes it even crazier that he was able to dominate these big guys with massive reach advantages.
@@ohdangitsbbqbut He's also Olympic champion 🏆 so that makes a difference
@@beastmotoz he has never had any of olympic medal. He was in olympic team.
@@ohdangitsbbq
He is solid 5'11 180 cm , from the olympics stat ,he also looks taller than khabib and islam in training session
@@Happypowerup a CZcamsr named CashNasty made a video with DC. CashNasty is 5’9 and he was the exact same height as DC in the video. If you look up DC’s height it will tell you 5’10. But UFC always inflates heights. Like they say Izzy is 6’4 same height as Alex Perreira even tho he’s clearly an inch shorter than Alex. So it’s pretty safe to say DC is 5’9. He’s also got kinda bad posture which doesn’t help.
I remember how everyone was trashing Gus before this fight because he was coming off of a rnd 1 TKO from Rumble, saying the Jones fight was a fluke and he wasn't worthy of another title shot. Then he went out and put on this performance when DC had an insane aura of invincibility around him.
DC at 205 only beat patrick cummins & 3 fight losing streak hendo he arguably lost this fight when Phil Davis easily choked him out, after this fight smith choked him & Krylov flatlined him.
We can all hate on Bader for stupid ass memes but he absolutely deserved a shot vs DC more than Gus back then.
Jones also beat gus 4-1 easily idk why that was ever a debate, Reyes 100% beat Jones 3-2 but i think Thiago Santos did a better job than gus & he didn't win either.
@@DADRB0B55 what the fuck are you ranting about schizo, i literally just said that Gus proved doubters wrong that said DC was going to run through him with ease. And before this fight Cormier beat Barnett, Anthony Johnson, Frank Mir, Roy Nelson, etc with only Jones giving him a challenge
4-1 is ridiculous and you either only watched the highlights of that fight, or you are trying to put out shit bait to argue with people. It's important to call that out because Gus was the closest anyone had ever gotten to making Jon look human, and almost won that fight. The Johnson fight, well, what happened there happened and it was a bit of an upset at the time. Bader had a great run but he had been absolutely Daddied by Jon Jones. It could be argued that it is a shallow metric to use, but they knew the public would be sold on the guy who made the nemesis of DC look normal, rather than the dude who had been dominated by him. @@DADRB0B55
ive never seen more terrible takes in one comment@@DADRB0B55
@@DADRB0B55 Santos did NOT do a better job than Gus. That's too date one of Jones' worst performances. Jones vs Gus was when Jon was at the top
Gustafsson got so close against Jon and DC. He was a hair's breadth away from wearing the gold. Twice. It'll probably haunt him for a long time, but he should be proud of that.
What happened to rematch
He beat jones if you ask me
Plz never stop posting Larone. You've brought me back to many good memories i had watching these fights and ultimate fighter moments. Respect brother
Cormier one of the Best Champions in UFC History. Easily a Top 10 level talent.
He's been poking eyes his whole career. The eye poke at 2:10 while Gus is in the middle of a combo is a disgrace and it probably wen't over the judges heads. Disgraceful champion.
@BeatleHD22 your acting like the goat of the sport isn't an eyespoke specialist
@@danielcampbell2607 not the goat jones simply slams.
@@TasimanaOGyeah slams his fingers in opponent's eyes
@@Mohammed_Rehan81 jones is better
Gus was such a monster in his prime, he got a rough deal in his career, arguably won his first fight with Jones, and then a case could be made for this fight too as he landed a knockdown.
He was never the same after these fights, respect to both of these legendary warriors.
He did not win that first fight against jones
@@robertoleon7242 An argument can be made that he won, which is why I said arguably.
You're just a Jones hater. No way Gus won that fight.
@@ClimaxDocumentary relax, I’m not a Jones hater, the guy is the goat.
It was a very very close fight.
@@TheKG636 he won by unanimous decision. People are obsessed with the result of this matchup way more than lots of split decisions. The reason is Jones has lots of haters due to his behavior during the years. U are for sure one of them haters.
The golden era of Lhw division. Where Jones, DC, Rumble and Gus is active and still in their prime.
Rumble was not in JJ era… they never match each other
Lol no. Golden Era was the the shogun, rampage, Rashad, Lidell and Machida Era
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@@Jp-do9nyand jones beat most of them lmaooo
@@beanteam2217thank god Chuck retired and never fought Jon imagine the murder we woulda witnessed
In my opinion, if Gustafsson decides to change his corner team, no one can stop him from becoming the UFC champion. He's everything a fighter should be, except a smart trainer
All I hear r are excuses
@@martyvlrjr2333all I hear is a casual
His trainer(s) are the reason he reached his levels. Why abandon them?
He simply got older and battle-worn. Not to mention the tough weight cuts.
People who can stay at the top more than three to five years are the exception - very special fighters.
He should change division
@@tristan583 he already did go up to hw for a few fights but had no success
So I underrated man this is genuinely up there for me as top fights of all time
Man if this aint in your top 10 title fights of all time, BURN ur list.
What a fucking fight this was! Amazing! This was prime gustavsson, putting DC and jones through hell
It's a shame what happened to him now
What happen to gustafson now ?
I’ve never seen this fight before, what a banger
Daniel Cormier 🔥🔥🔥
Man Alex was so good during that time, one of my favourite fighters
Cormier merece todo nossa admiração. Valente e guerreiro.
I was screaming every time Gus was in that clinch man, if only.
Holy shit Charlie Hunnam can fight!!!
Respect both Warriors 👏🏼👏🏼
I always forget just how good DC was. He is a freaking national treasure.
One of my favourite fights of all time
I had Gus winning this 48-47, 2, 3 and 4, DC took rounds 1 and 5
4 is by far the closest round really comes down to how you score it. I dont hate scoring it for Gustaffson, but he spent a lot of the round really avoiding Cormier and the strikes were somewhat even, so I give the edge to Cormier. Damn close round, about as 50/50 as it gets.
@@lukepier9736 Thing is cornier was pressuring him but especially in round 4, gus was landing more clearly and effectively.
Imagine if DC could have gotten his weight under control and been at middle weight.
I don't know if he'd ever be able to make that cut, he's a thick dude naturally. But yes he would have absolutely manhandled people at MW.
he’s just a huge person. look at the size of his cranium
Look at how Cannonier changed his lifestyle and went from HW to MD.
DC just likes Popeyes too much.
DC is just a barrel-chested dude. Even at weigh-ins when he’s cut enough weight that you can see his ribs he’s still got that big round torso
Naw cuz, he fat. @@oneill765
8yrs older and ends it with a spinning heal kick beast my man
Gustafssons corner telling him hes not tired is brilliant
Prime Gus and DC were absolute beast.
Dc is a class act. Alex is a good fighter.
Neither deserved to lose to me Picogram.
One of best title fights of all time. Prime DC was a MF !!
Damn what a fight!
I say DC is the most consistent fighter I've seen because he has never lost as the favorite. This is the one time he struggled with a so called underdog.
If Cormier lost some weight, he could fight in middleweight.
He is a crazy guy for taking on light heavyweights and heavyweights, because he has a lot of length disadvantage.
Both fighters were entertaining to watch as they gave their all, unlike some boring point fighters.
Daniel "I'm not going to just stand here and let you kill me , Jon." Cormier
0:57 bottom right: Nov 14th, Rousey vs Holm 💀💀
The golden era of ufc
Imagine if Cormier took the Cannonier route
Best Triumvirate rivalry in UFC :
1. Jon Jones - DC - Gustafsson
2. Connor - Khabib - Tony
3. Rampage - Chuck - Wanderlei
4. Alexander - Brian - Max Holloway
Amazing fight
vid doesn't show up in my sub box for some reason
0:25 - holy shit, Bruce went hard af there
Wow! Awesome fight!
What a fight
What a fight!
That was a great fight.
All the homies love Larone
Classic fight
Distance traveled gotta be the most obscure stat to put up in an mma fight
Que luta monstruosa!!! Dois monstros absurdos!!
Amazing fight I absolutely adore DC especially his relationship with khabib and the other Dagestanis 😊😊😊
great fight
Hope Alexander is top ufc commentator in his homeland and treated like a king. He earned it.
I forget how much of a war this fight was.
Herb Dean is a real one for not stopping the fight when Cornier got kneed in the face.
People talk about Jones vv. Gus but this fight is right up there, man. This fight is the shit, man.
What a fight! I just don’t understand why Gus didn’t use his jab more….
Bloody fight, both men are blood tasty, sharp and lands good the punches like the rain in the rainforest 😂
I fought my brother the same way, over the last Pep 'n' Cheese Hot Pocket
😂😂😂😂 that's crazy
Miocic, gustafsson, aspinall and dc the goats of heavyweight division.
"It's all about pressure and it's all about success"
- Joe Rogan
Cormier is just a bull, what a beast
Daniel definitely deserved the win. And truly Gustafsson made him a better fighter.
He’s gonna feel that big slam in the beginning
watched the uppercut combo at 2:10 from Gus like 10 times
DC is so strong, like him.
Welcome to Saturday night slam 🌩masters 🌩
Mais alors....mais quel combat ,incroyable ya pas eu de K.O mais là pas grave car vu le combat !!
It was gus' backpedaling that i think refs gave cormier yhe close rounds. They perceived it as "running because he was hurt.". In reality the taller fighter just wanting more space to work.
Dude dc has a crazy upper frame
Cant imagine if cormier size same as gustav and jones😅..he is short but complete fighter💪
It always puts a smile on my face when I see Gustafsson landing takedowns on DC and Jon Jones. Such a ballsy move!
Kom igen Alexander Sveriges stoltheti MMA 🇸🇪
People are not mentioning that Cormier was really pass his prime at the age 36 fighting a good fighter in his prime at 28!!! If Cormier was in his prime this fight might have not been so close!!!! And Cormier was the much shorter man at 5'11 and Gus is 6'5!! Looking at the tale of the tape, Cormier was at a total disadvantage!!!
The heavy still and will remain the craziest most challenging division, the fact that dudes like Overeem and Gus never became champions is the proof that the division is full with killers , congrats to all involved
I’d love to see Gustaffson vs. Dominic Reyes
DC does not have height advantage,he gets to fight with 6'2" to 6'6" players who have longer hands .
It's bird, No... It's a plane. Damn boi thats Alexander Gustafsson going airborne by D.C
Cormiers wrestling is fantastic. I csnt believe he abandoned his wrestling against Stipe.
Poor gus never got a belt. Legend, viking blood to take punishment like that
I honestly prefer this fight to the Jones vs Gus fight. Take away the element of surprise and this fight is superior in every single way
Dc 5'11" and fought in LHW and HW. Other same height fighter are gighting in LW and WW
dunno why people hated DC or slept on Gustafsson, both such good fighters
Europe needs more champs
damn gus was an animal. Wrong time or maybe one bad day away from the belt
What a war this was! I thought Gus won this one, but definitely could have gone either way. I also think Gus beat Jones in their first fight.
This fight is a lot closer than I remember, don't know who won round 4
How are they the same weight??
gustafsson 6 inches / 15cm taller
if he was the same height as DC he would probably weigh 15 pounds less
Jesus Christ that first take down...
How did dc flipped a 6 feet tall plus guy like tgat in mid air
Should have been much more groundwork though..
i wish alexander has both ground game and muaythai, he could be like jonjones
Dc just solid 😂
Crazy, how DC makes Gus look like the smaller guy
Dc was a absolute beast flipping a 200 pound man mid air 😂😂
dunno how this was a split decision
Cormier won this one
It was way more fucking close than Jones vs gus yet noone class this a fight a robbery
@@DADRB0B55 it was seen as a robbery due to Gus being the first person to do well against Jon but looking back its not close
@@kobywilkinson3035 That’s how I see it too.
@@kobywilkinson3035 no it was seen as a robbery because gus won more rounds
Seeing dc now your never guess he was 205 at a point in his career 😂
Funny how DC threw him in the air, just like Glover did it
Gus is one of the best to never get a strap.