Tony and Justin is better imo

The only other fights arguable with this one is Jones vs Gus 1 and Usman vs Covington 1

@@chicagomadelegend328 True that!

@@chicagomadelegend328 I don’t know those Frankie vs Grey fights were pretty damn good

@@steelers43924life Hell of a reminder I forgot those 🤦🏾‍♂️

Fuuuck. So true

Eye for an... Nevermind, everybody nose.

And big John? went to sniff with jon jones or what?

3 walked into it, one came out, the judge 😂

@@pedrogentil5243 you mean reff

True lol. Everyone wants to pretend they the champ and shadow box in privacy ahah. But its easy to forget that damn, these people put their bodies on the line for glory

Agree with every word...wrestled and football in HS, thought i was "the man..." I couldn't take ONE of Lawler's haymakers, or ONE of Rory's lightning fast elbows...I'd be dead lol. No shame in it!

@@JunkYardCardGuy i would be dead if Moreno or Cejudo punches me😂😭

Yeah i had that feeling with chandler vs gaethje

@@bperez003 Less for glory and more for money, not many people choose to fight if they have another option for good reason. This shit takes years off of your life, and really it's quite sad that fighters get exploited so heavily by the organization. You can't eat Glory!

Hard to disagree

@jaylen.._ he could be talking about 26:04

It wasn't even disrespect or anything. I think it was just overwhelming competitive spirit.

100%

Shit goes hard

On the set player

Give them a bit of time fan's lol

Wasnt even that lit

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@@puzzlepuddles6712 i changed that

All hail the Red King 🔥

Congratulations to Rory on his retirement. He had a great career and this fight is in the GOAT conversation easily.

He was basically breathing in 30% blood from the first punch to his nose forward

@@poppypopper1646 literally though. I get anxiety not being able to breathe through my nose well haha can't imagine being in a fight with the best in the world while not being able to breath through my nose

Came so close to finishing at the end of the 3rd and begining of 4th

As a person who loves ground game and grappling seeing 2 fighters slug it out till the death is amazing

Yeah I can’t help but be bored when it’s just sweaty fighters hugging against the fence throwing lil elbows

@@MoogMoog nah its interesting like on foot you have to predict moves from the enemy.

from an entertainment stand point and if you don't really understand the ground game you're right but fights like this take years out of fighters careers.. NEITHER of them left that octagon a winner ... we absolutely thoroughly enjoyed it but their brains and faces didn't....

@@MoogMoog if you understood grappling more I’m sure you would feel different, I used to feel the same, now I love seeing someone go for a take down

Was there beer at the table?

EPIC Indeed! 💯

brann bronzebeard lol

😂😂

Goosebumps 💯

Human pit bulls. Holy hell!

Not to mention the "I FEEL FUCKING GREAT!" as Robbie sits in his corner.

Robbie broke him mentally there

​@@jadigger8695 he should've done better

It seems more like he sneezes the blood instead of spitting it

Overrated fight the first 2 Rds their feeling eachother out…this fight is remembered only because the stare down

@@VeinySausage your entitled to your incorrect opinion

​@@VeinySausage you're a casual

​@@VeinySausage what a terrible view of this fight, I'm guessing you've only been watching for a year or 2, anyone who really understands this game knows this was epic, epic enough to be in the hall of fame

This was a good fight but I would suggest you to watch Eddie vs Chandler 1 and 2 they were better

@@dakshchadha6159 Not even comparable. I like those fights but no, not even close.

@@dakshchadha6159 what 💀

@@dakshchadha6159 💀

@@dakshchadha6159 nah. this is the greatest fight in the ufc.

It up there, but I wouldn't give it the most brutal title. BJ Penn vs ... shit, having a brain fart.(I'll come back for the edit) Was a bloodbath! Penn opened up a valley on dudes head. Edit: it's Joe Stevenson.

@@axmnstrbnd bro never came back

@@gunnerjax9012 yup!! Don't think I ever saw him fight after BJ mopped him up.

@@axmnstrbnd he meant you never came back to edit your comment with the other fighters name lol

@@lean4real_11 oh!! Hahaha!! It's Joe Stevenson! And he never came back! Hahahahah

Your ripped.

@@CallMeKmrn You’re gay

@@CallMeKmrn it's you're, just say you are instead

@@reymundog33 you’re also gay

@@almightyfonics Your 15

Nothing but facts

the coldest, second close is Cro cop vs Wanderlei silva

shut your little mouth up

Same

i imagine them fighting in greece completely nude. 😉

mario "if he die he dies" yamasaki

I mean the belt is a huge payrise, and if you need money for your family, or just to live somewhat comfortably, you'd be surprised about what people are willing to do. This is Rory's job, and he's damn good at it, but if you don't give your all then you might be left hungry as it isn't like fighting pays well for the most part.

Adrenaline helped a lot

Second round

@@AveSicarius well said. I mean of course these elite fighters are crazy tough, but they're also prizefighters and people forget that. One of my good friends recently worked a 90 hour week (at the age of 34) to earn enough money to move out of his parent's house. You do what you gotta do

The best ever

Sounds like a night to remember bro haha

Verdict?

Wasn’t worth it it was boring until the end

@@Akhi_Umar If you didn’t get hyped watching this than the sport isn’t for you. Go watch football or some dumb shit like that… This fight was anything but boring you just have no idea what your seeing

@@Akhi_Umar Yeah I didn't get what's so incredible about this particular fight either hehe, kinda boring most of the time

I asked my brother give me a good fight to watch and this is what he gave me

I think he touched his nose and realized it was in pieces. Like you see his hand move to it wondering where it is or something. Absolutely phenomenal

His nose was obliterated long before then and every shot probably felt like it was gonna cave in his face. The last few probably sent shockwaves straight to his brain. Surprised he lasted as long as he did. One crazy tough dude.

talking to me ?

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He’s not a true champion until he defends the belt

@@chicagomadelegend328 nonsense and I’m no Conor fan

Now this is the meaning,tate was right

Now that you put it that way. Yeah! Fk yeah!

Wow that’s scary

Damn that shit crazy

what the fuck man that's kinda scary

I need answers now

@@BeefPapa something was lingering around the arena and the commentators microphones picked up an EVP. What’s crazy tho! This is around the time Rory was saying that he had “demons” following him…so who knows.

Lol Rory was the favorite

I agree I thought robby would keep kicking his ass then rory well you saw his bad ass fuk robby up but robby was a different breed back then he couldn't lose . Mad respect for both .

Yeah, I kept thinking that too. He could’ve used it to set up the head kick in the 4th and end it there too.

@@alvaromartinez2788 that’s facts

He'd probably still have won the fight if he just maintained distance and kept picking Robbie apart instead of playing Lawler's game. Robbie at this point was virtually indestructible, knocking him out was extremely difficult, even just hurting him was hard. Most fighters would have been done after that first serious exchange that left Robbie reeling. Firas said this best, he told Rory to be patient, and take him apart. Rory was impatient because Robbie just wasn't going down, he kept closing distance and letting Robbie land shots he really shouldn't have been able to get if Rory was playing it safer. Rory definitely would have won on points if he went the distance. Robbie specializes in war like that (I pity his brain for going such abuse ), and really Rory just couldn't take the same amount of abuse as Lawler could. I'd honestly be pretty annoyed if I was Firas haha, Rory would have been champion right here had he listened.

@@AveSicarius yup not only did it lose him the fight, it caused him unneeded brain damage and physical damage as well

This was never boring

@@otisthebeefyone8206 its subjective i guess right? It definitely ended up as one of the best fights ive seen. Top 25 for sure. My personal favorite fight was Hunt vs Bigfoot Silva 1

@@theflyingotis3797 yeah it wasnt as good at the start as it got near the end but not dull or anything

@@otisthebeefyone8206 ohh wow great name bro!!! Just noticed that. You and I are the only people ive ever seen with the name Otis in their handle. Awesome brother!!!

@@theflyingotis3797 🙏🙏

do you want to watch me fight the zipper on my trousers ? 😉

would have*... would of is often used because it sounds the same as would've, which is the correct way (would have)

robbie's takedown defense was on point tho

Honestly I’ve watched this fight a lot. I feel McDonald was winning on the score cards until his nose gave out and was finished. But it’s just such an epic fight and I can’t tell who truly won

He would have won the stand-up if he stayed technical, he had Robbie on the ropes and kept hurting him, whilst Robbie wasn't really able to respond to this. It's only when Rory committed to the pocket fight that Robbie really started landing shots on his already injured nose, and eventually he just broke down because there really aren't many fighters who can go the distance toe to toe with Lawler like that. The man's fighting style is equivalent to a terminator, he just walks you down, eats your shot's, and tries to force you into a pocket brawl where he can use his power and durability to overwhelm you. Rory was the better fighter, he's more well rounded and far more technical, but his lack of experience really showed here. He got impatient, he played Robbie's game, and Robbie eventually just broke him. Firas kept telling Robbie the exact strategy he needed to win, stay on the outside, work those jabs in with kicks, and pounce when Robbie is injured. Rory stopped listening after the first serious exchange where anyone but Robbie would have been done, and after that he just really started letting instinct take over instead of keeping a level head and utilizing his strengths.

@@thebutcher1412 He was definitely winning on points, Robbie is just really hard to put down but Lawler took an INSANE beating after he got stunned by that head kick. Rory was landing more significant shots, he had more control over the distance and pace of the fight, and he wasn't really eating any significant shots aside from one or two early on (which unfortunately broke his nose) until he decided to take the fight toe to toe with Robbie in the pocket. He really only lost because his nose gave out, he was winning in every way before that, and his nose wouldn't have given out if he played it safer and just kept Robbie back with this lethal kicks setup from jabs. He also could have subbed Robbie if he hurt him or Robbie tired out after this. It's really not a good idea to go to war with Robbie, the man doesn't go down, he's ruthless in attacking any vulnerability, and he's got power in his hands while excelling in pocket fighting (a bit like a slightly more technical Ngannou). If you listen to Firas in the corner, he's constantly telling Rory to maintain distance and take Robbie apart, he just got tired and impatient, and tried too hard to KO Lawler instead of just dismantling him. I think it was really an experience difference here, Rory was the better fighter, but Robbie is a veteran and he just kept taking his fight to Rory until the latter broke down.