Benson Henderson vs Anthony Pettis 1 | UFC Fights We Are Thankful For 2023

Benson Henderson vs Anthony Pettis 1 | UFC Fights We Are Thankful For 2023 - Day 5

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@MrWolfchamp-xi3cu 5 ай бұрын

The birth of the showtime kick. Movie stuff. That moment alone probably put Anthony Pettis on so many people's favorite fighters list. I imagine it turned alot of non Mma fans into fans and probably still does

@radhasharma2540 5 ай бұрын

And that Superman punch shooting off the cage against Stephen Thompson. Too

@outspoken117 5 ай бұрын

Nah. I still don't like him and was glad to see Ferguson beat him up.

@YuliaSayang09-sw9vx 5 ай бұрын

@top5isis 8 күн бұрын

his kickboxing made me a complete mma fan

@theguvnor3880 5 ай бұрын

Prime Benson and Pettis were tremendous fighters.

@Kev46 5 ай бұрын

benson was boring af

@crazypato3752 5 ай бұрын

RDA owned both and look what young Khabib did to prime RDA. THREAT HIM LIKE A TOODLER

@MercifulWolf319 5 ай бұрын

@Rome66zero1 you're delusional. if they were going to stage this moment it would've definitely been the fi ish

@thememeconnoisseur4088 5 ай бұрын

@@Kev46How exactly was this fight boring?

@ddraperjr9839 5 ай бұрын

I was thinking this was two guys at their best.

@runeshadow 3 ай бұрын

Benson never skipped leg day

@toxicgoat341 5 ай бұрын

This fight is really only known for the iconic showtime kick but coming back to it now you really gotta appreciate how competitive and fun it was all the way through.

@tiburciocallanaupa9794 5 ай бұрын

❤❤😮😢😮🎉😅

@sidneygriffiths5737 5 ай бұрын

Sorry but I don't agree, even without the kick that fight was a borderline classic, so many back and forths

@martinzzincredible2836 5 ай бұрын

I don't think Benson Henderson is talked about enough. This brother fought killers in every promotion he was in!

@QenaitheCustodianGuard 5 ай бұрын

Super good fighter, very evolved considering the era he started out in, he was game and had heart and chin!

@ko-rp7ge 5 ай бұрын

He's dope

@BigBass-xf5yi 5 ай бұрын

One of the best lightweights ever. Henderson is/was a freak of nature.

@archieblanco2399 5 ай бұрын

And fights with a toothpick in his mouth!!

@Octoberbaby1988 5 ай бұрын

He also doesn't get the credit for revolutionizin leg kicks targeting the calf no one was throwing calf kicks until Ben utilized it against Frankie and their fights to neutralize Frankie's movement and it still took some time for folks to start adding it to their skill set now it's as common a technique as an overhand

@damonandrews6592 5 ай бұрын

hearing Stephan Bonnar freak out over the first showtime kick is amazing. RIP the legend

@BigBass-xf5yi 5 ай бұрын

Agreed, I really liked Stef calling these fights back in the day. RIP

@kenjic6083 5 ай бұрын

frank mir’s wec commentary was better

@HD-fc4ds 5 ай бұрын

Non bias commentary is really refreshing to listen

@smoker2k_ 5 ай бұрын

Beson Hendersons physique is crazy I mean look at the muscle in his legs when he’s moving, just insane

@tylerpascua6818 5 ай бұрын

The final fight in WEC history. This promotion was so incredible. And the promotion ended with the perfect fight.

@theroylist11 5 ай бұрын

The perfect ending

@SALEM4LOKO Ай бұрын

Yup

@mosblunted 5 ай бұрын

WEC was so badass. Jose Aldo,Anthony Pettis, Ben Henderson, Urijah Faber, Miguel Torres, Dominick Cruz, Joseph Benavidez, Mike Brown, Korean Zombie, Cub Swanson, Demetrious Johnson, Dustin Poirior, Mark Hominick, Leonard Garcia.. back when you needed Verzuz Tv😂

@sukhdevr3489 5 ай бұрын

Sonnen and Condit too

@johnbutler8638 5 ай бұрын

Jeez. All future ufc stars. UFC just had more cash to throw around. Pride and I guess wec had a ton of fighters.

@brandonlanders3277 4 ай бұрын

@@johnbutler8638WEC was part of the UFC. WEC just had the smaller weight classes

@onepunchflan3071 3 ай бұрын

Carlos condit

@TReaperMusic 5 ай бұрын

Pettis is one those fighters that deserve a movie . Dude is a legend

@MrPocketfullOfSteel 5 ай бұрын

Nate beat the brakes off of him *after* a 3 year year layoff. Nate mauled him and made him look like he didn't belong in the ring with him.

@ko-rp7ge 5 ай бұрын

@@MrPocketfullOfSteelI mean he was washed up by that point. Nate has been mauled too and never became champion.

@madgavin7568 5 ай бұрын

Pettis had an incredible rise and a depressing downfall.

@MrPocketfullOfSteel 5 ай бұрын

@@ko-rp7ge I never said that Nate had never been mauled, you said that. *haha* I also never mentioned *anything* about ANYONE being or NOT BEING a champion. Again, YOU SAID THIS. *lol* I just simply stated the facts and those ARE THE FACTS; whether you like them or not, is totally irrelevant to the fact that Nathan Diaz absolutely *BEAT THE PISS* outta the Wheatie Box dude, and Nate hadn't fought in any cage for OVER THREE YEARS until he faced Pettis. That is just the facts. Just cuz you don't like it, doesn't change what the facts were. Relax. :o)

@ko-rp7ge 5 ай бұрын

@@MrPocketfullOfSteel It's not that impressive when both fighters were washed up at that point of their careers. Nate lost to Jake Paul. Lol

@TayKhaiYi 5 ай бұрын

The part you're looking for it's here 24:42

@The00028 5 ай бұрын

❤❤

@tomasgomes 5 ай бұрын

When you look at that sequence with more attention, it's hard to not think it was planned... I do hope it was legit though.

@thememeconnoisseur4088 5 ай бұрын

The whole fight is great though

@khananas8983 5 ай бұрын

Thx bro

@mr.brenman2132 4 ай бұрын

@@tomasgomes What was planned? Almost 5 rounds through a fight Henderson chose to be kicked in the face?

@DaInternetBear 5 ай бұрын

The kick is iconic, but the fact that Benson still made it to the end of that round is completely unreal

@markuse3472 4 ай бұрын

The fact that Anthony didn't put Ben away when he should have is pathetic. In todays game, with the same abilities, I believe Anthony would put Ben away regarding the same moves.

@quasar4601 2 ай бұрын

YES WEC and Pride were awesome promotions but I never saw them on TV. Always been with UFC only. Still the WEC was great

@sandman62100 5 ай бұрын

Benson always had this presence that drew me to him. The way he carried himself, his hair, his body, everything about him is oh so smooth.

@zekayman 5 ай бұрын

Chill bro, he has a wife 😂😂😂

@Absoluteunit3027 5 ай бұрын

Pause

@JC-ji1hp 5 ай бұрын

Everytime with the sus comments brotha

@ko-rp7ge 5 ай бұрын

@@zekaymanlol

@DoggPackNation 5 ай бұрын

@@zekaymanfacts

@Stupidwrangler 5 ай бұрын

Sure the showtime kick is amazing but lets not forget the quote "Its amazing how the respect actually grows when you're pounding out some guy through 25 minutes" 22:00

@markuse3472 4 ай бұрын

Both guys were "pounding" each other.

@Victor-eq7lm 5 ай бұрын

This fights we are thankful for series is so good, wish it was longer

@ooolol 4 ай бұрын

More than the Kick what was unbelievable how Ben survived the knockout, i mean that kicked landed perfect, some extraordinary toughness from Ben there.

@Ajayzmma 5 ай бұрын

IM GRATEFUL FOR THESE BANGERS

@Justin-jg2hi 5 ай бұрын

I still to this day believe if that kick didn’t land, Bendo would have got the nod. One of my all time favorite fights and so many people missed this live.

@madgavin7568 5 ай бұрын

I dunno about that. Pettis was landing the better strikes in that round before the kick. The kick if anything, put the stamp on Pettis' victory rather than it coming down to a possible split decision.

@markuse3472 4 ай бұрын

Yeah, and if it hadn't rained last night I believe the trees would still be dry. Dunce.

@andymellor5878 5 ай бұрын

Both of these guys have an amazing range of kicks.

@Octoberbaby1988 5 ай бұрын

Crazy I haven't seen a comment acknowledging how this was the WEC's last card and it was a great card the fight before this Dominic Cruz dominated Scott Jorgensen to retain his WEC bantamweight title while simultaneously being named the inaugural UFC bantamweight champion This was a very special night of fights and I find myself missing that blue canvas from those WEC cages

@hazwanlutfi5015 5 ай бұрын

“When i say stop, you stop” “Calm down, bro”

@rachel-gi6ul 3 ай бұрын

Announcer: "I cannot think of a better way to bring down the curtain..." "OMG HE RAN UP THE WALL LIKE A NINJA"

@eliotquintana9802 4 ай бұрын

Low kick strong hook punch defense techniques skills next level

@craigm2484 5 ай бұрын

Benson started them calf kicks in the octagon

@bwasfpv 5 ай бұрын

24:43 the infamous kick

@madextreme2682 5 ай бұрын

This fight is like the Yair - Zomvie fight , everyone remembers the KO scene but few of them know the fight , same here , everyone remembers the Showtime kick which wasn't even KO but few remember how good the fight is

@hastyhalfwit6637 5 ай бұрын

This was such an awesome fight. The back and forth, fairly clear winner each round. Going into the fifth could’ve be anyone’s. Either guy could’ve won and then that freaking kick. Holy sh*t!

@Mikeztarp 5 ай бұрын

What a classic moment!

@lettheflamestakeover7374 5 ай бұрын

Pettis Henderson 2 was my first UFC event!

@zkiledzee420 5 ай бұрын

The birth of the showtime kick 🔥🔥

@shellshocked8674 5 ай бұрын

Prime Pettis 🥲 is a truly delighful fighter,sad that most newer fans think of him as a can🥲

@Jaleelsou_ 5 ай бұрын

I’d say newer viewers see him as a dog tho. Never was an easy fight

@madgavin7568 5 ай бұрын

He's washed now but in his prime he was as elite as it gets. Even after he lost the belt, he could still be a tough-out. He should have retired after beating Alex Morono whom the UFC set him up to fail against.

@abdonios 5 ай бұрын

That's just how the sport is man... if it could happen to Anderson Silva it could happen to anyone and the more exiting the fighter is in his career the sadder his last few fights will be

@WarlordColossus 5 ай бұрын

amazing fight, RIP stephan bonnar as well on the commentary he did really well on these

@seunadisa 5 ай бұрын

Give us Lawler vs Condit too.

@luisramos5667 2 ай бұрын

I remember seeing this on vine when I was a lil younger Anthony’s kick was the reason I started watching UFC

@tcswag801 5 ай бұрын

R i.p UFC HOF fighter Stephan Bonnar (also calling this fight cageside) ✌️

@IlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlI 5 ай бұрын

Saw this live on AxysTV or was it called Versus? I forget but I remember spitting out my beer all over the TV screen when Pettis threw that kick! That was insane to see in the moment

@js6618 5 ай бұрын

RIP, Stephan Bonnar ! Bonnar vs Griffin

@JoshJackson13 5 ай бұрын

This was when I started watching UFC and showtime and rampage were my favorite fighters

@perrytomczyk 5 ай бұрын

That kick was insane, well deserved.

@Jiu-JitsuJourney257 5 ай бұрын

Watched it live. Shit was nuts when he hit that kick. I remember my dad freaking the hell out lmao

@antzero0067 5 ай бұрын

Man watching make me more hype for the trilogy also a wec Anthony Pettis would dope in ufc 5

@NipplesOfDestiny 5 ай бұрын

Bonnar was such a great commentator

@Swaze742 23 күн бұрын

Legendary. Pettis is one of a kind.

@fmj-j2327 5 ай бұрын

Respect to both fighters

@alfansuhandi6308 5 ай бұрын

Thank u very much ufc for uploading this amazing, beautiful and breathtaking figth. Truly one of a kind.

@ninadsbhatt100 5 ай бұрын

Benson is legend

@justinrodriguez9753 5 ай бұрын

And now they will be fighting each other in Karate Combat! Excited for that fight, simply for the nostalgia.

@superchesman38 5 ай бұрын

Amazing Showtime kick! 🔥

@daub1 5 ай бұрын

Bonnar was a great ringside analyst, infectious enthusiasm

@jptothetree 5 ай бұрын

17:06 What an opportunity that slipped through his fingers there 😱 I wonder if that still keeps him up at night lol... great fight!

@TRADERSLIFEBIT 4 ай бұрын

Karate Combat trilogy 🥋🚀🌕

@rigigara6545 5 ай бұрын

That kick cage from is probably the most spectacular one in entire UFC history.

@guilfordmattie1986 5 ай бұрын

Great fight and what a kick always love re watching wec cards

@opokuboateng4772 5 ай бұрын

Two beast with best technical, support this is classic

@quasarleon4645 5 ай бұрын

Holy crap , time flies guys ....

@LuisTorres-gv4sm 5 ай бұрын

I click on these videos for the intro music. Props to the sound engineer. 👍

@anthonybrandao4264 5 ай бұрын

Incredible fighters...

@cdp_137 5 ай бұрын

HE RAN UP THE WALL LIKE A NINJA

@robertt8822 4 ай бұрын

Literally the coolest thing that someone ever did in a fight. Absolutely. And it was 2-2 going into the last round, that kick won him the fight.

@BadselS 5 ай бұрын

Pettis knocked the toothpick out of benson's mouth with that showtime kick 😂

@JabariiWalker 5 ай бұрын

Awesome that WEC's final fight was such a legendary one. R.I.P Stephan Bonnar

@doob8181 5 ай бұрын

if only he would've knocked Benson out with that kick.. would've been more legendary

@TheMasterSlasher 5 ай бұрын

his chin is crazy honestly

@DCshandle 5 ай бұрын

The guy had eaten a flying knee while going for a double leg. He’s built fucking different anyone else is lights out

@AchunK9 5 ай бұрын

Definetly a legendary fight

@MH-bv3hc 5 ай бұрын

R.i.p Stephan bonnar

@ChrisRitty 5 ай бұрын

I love that someone made names related to Thanksgiving for all of the time slots

@kungpowking1606 5 ай бұрын

Love this fight! 😁

@Jiu-JitsuJourney257 5 ай бұрын

I miss that iconic blue cage.

@kusholhumedeo7851 5 ай бұрын

😯wow what a beautiful caged round kick !

@stevelauda5435 5 ай бұрын

That was a perdonkerspuss of a move!, what a gruntgraciousness of a fight!

@cloutlessgoblin8678 5 ай бұрын

His legs are insane god damn

@narq5099 3 ай бұрын

The kick heard round the world...

@proevo1502 5 ай бұрын

Wow , why have I never seen this fight before. Both quality but that kick was something else.

@guitarhead9523 5 ай бұрын

Thank you WEC

@Ja_s-per 5 ай бұрын

That was a, "Battle!"... 👍

@sofea4587 5 ай бұрын

Amazing good fighting

@ddraperjr9839 5 ай бұрын

Yep. I was a fan way back when.

@DABL4CKJESUS 5 ай бұрын

Blue octagon looks crazy

@jotjot66 3 ай бұрын

Фантастический бой, лучший за последнее время, оба бойца выложились на полную!

@jacobeans 5 ай бұрын

Growing up with Anthony and Sergio Pettis gave me no indication that they would go on to do the things they've done. Love ya guys

@thereaper7682 5 ай бұрын

Pettis pulled off one of the best moves that looks unreal than Hollywood

@isaiahleatherwood2482 5 ай бұрын

no interface was crazy, clock, names trunk color, any sort of stats. Love evolution

@Dreas_Diaz88 5 ай бұрын

Won 500 bucks on this rematch when Pettis won it in Milwaukee 🙌🏽

@toxicgoat341 5 ай бұрын

The armbar was gorgeous

@Jiu-JitsuJourney257 5 ай бұрын

I was so pumped for Pettis. Taking home gold in Milwaukee of all places. Talk about mission accomplished. His belt on his father’s grave was a touching moment as well.

@Bairom06 5 ай бұрын

They need a fight night here or something been like almost a decade since they been to Milwaukee 😢

@mathprodigy 5 ай бұрын

$500 really meant something back then

@Dreas_Diaz88 5 ай бұрын

@@mathprodigystill does in these times shiidddd

@Nervii_Champion 5 ай бұрын

Benson's legs are probably one of the main reasons he is so good. Look at how powerful they are

@jamesj9693 5 ай бұрын

Damn . Look at Ben's legs

@chillguy72 5 ай бұрын

Very enjoyable wec always had good fights

@shadowgamer-ge7hz 5 ай бұрын

Best kick in the last round

@MrWolfchamp-xi3cu 5 ай бұрын

WEC getting some love. Nice.

@Blankface-tb9wg 2 ай бұрын

Every time I saw that showtime highlight it looked like Benson was koed but I am really surprised he survived it wow

@djm122270 5 ай бұрын

This rivalry is as a sweet as pumpkin pie! And they're gonna do it again, real soon!

@Liefvikerson 3 ай бұрын

Damn I forgot how good this was.

@crazypato3752 5 ай бұрын

Benson Henderson vs Tony Ferguson back in 2014-2015 was a fight I wanted to see. Both guys with wing back tattoos as well

@sukhdevr3489 5 ай бұрын

Tony was always so so overrated. Benson would've won comfortably.

@crazypato3752 5 ай бұрын

@@sukhdevr3489 another Khabib meat rider saying Tony was overrated nothing new here

@sukhdevr3489 5 ай бұрын

@@crazypato3752 I'm not a Khabib fan. Shows how much you know.

@crazypato3752 Ай бұрын

@@sukhdevr3489 remember when PVZ was this Christian girl...

@sukhdevr3489 Ай бұрын

@@crazypato3752 Haha that's funny

@alorsino2057 5 ай бұрын

Great day well deserved 🇺🇸👍

@jennatracy 5 ай бұрын

Just so bloody good! 👌💖🇦🇺

@sdf3038 5 ай бұрын

WEC was awesome

@Some_beef19 6 күн бұрын

22:38 dam I have never seen anyone get an ankle breaker in a fight until now

@sdf3038 5 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed Bonner on commentary

@jessejames2546 5 ай бұрын

Good to hear STEPHAN B RIP

@theroylist11 5 ай бұрын

The goat lightweight in ufc/WEC vs the showtime kick 🤯🤯🤯

@SlowDeath1993 5 ай бұрын

Showtime kick wow