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UFC 328 Countdown previews the middleweight title clash between rivals Sean Strickland and undefeated champ Khamzat Chimaev. Plus, Joshua Van defends flyweight gold against Japan’s Tatsuro Taira in a historic matchup between two Asian-born fighters.
UFC 328 Countdown previews the middleweight title clash between rivals Sean Strickland and undefeated champ Khamzat Chimaev. Plus, Joshua Van defends flyweight gold against Japan’s Tatsuro Taira in a historic matchup between two Asian-born fighters.
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00:02Bad blood has been brewing in the UFC middleweight division.
00:06There is no lower human being on this earth than Shemaya.
00:09He's trying to be a macho man. You're not macho man.
00:12Shemaya's a weak man.
00:14That's the guy who was beating you up every day in the gym, man.
00:17You're looking at a man that lacks all other dignity.
00:21A bitter rivalry years in the making reaches its boiling point
00:24as former training partners turn enemies collide in the main event of UFC 328.
00:30Me and Shemaya are just fundamentally different people.
00:33For a man that calls himself a wolf, you sure do act like a coward.
00:36Everyone can give their voice.
00:38Our voice stop when we're coming.
00:41One of the most dominant fighters to ever step inside the octagon.
00:45Uncommon amongst uncommon men.
00:48That is Hamza Shemaya.
00:50Undefeated Chechen Hamza Shemaya stormed his way to the middleweight title.
00:55There's just different levels of grappling.
00:58Oh my goodness!
00:59And Hamza is at the highest level.
01:02He has been running through the competition.
01:04Hamza Shemaya is that good!
01:07Now, in his first title defense,
01:09Shemaya welcomes the challenge of a familiar foe.
01:12They're going to need extra security for that fight.
01:14It's going to be a mad one.
01:16For sure Strickland doesn't hold back.
01:17Former champion Sean Strickland's unique brand of gritty tenacity
01:21and unfiltered mental warfare is to find his career.
01:26He just wants to march forward and cause violence.
01:29Massive K.O.
01:31Anybody know this well, motherf***er?
01:33Oh!
01:35Shemaya playing a word of pressure!
01:37With Shemaya now holding the belt,
01:39the time has come for these fierce rivals to settle the score.
01:43You think you're tough, man.
01:44We'll see who handles deep water better.
01:46You're going to drown.
01:47Sean's all over.
01:48And that's it!
01:49There it is!
01:50Sean Strickland!
01:52Everyone has a chance to try,
01:54but it's not going to work with me.
01:56Oh, he's not!
01:57Have the job!
01:58Have the kick it!
01:59Because I am Hamza Shemaya.
02:02History will be made in the Khomeini event
02:04as two Asian-born fighters contest for a UFC title.
02:07Myanmar's Joshua Van shocked the world
02:10when he dethroned the long-reigning flyweight team.
02:12We have a new flyweight champion!
02:15Now, the breakout star of 2025.
02:18He looks to begin a new era
02:20with his first title defense
02:22against a searching Japanese contender.
02:24A superstar in Japan!
02:26Tatsuro Taira's rapid rise
02:28has proven his caliber among the flyweight elite.
02:30There's the tap!
02:31Now carries the hope of a nation
02:33looking for their first champion.
02:40I don't think he's going to want to strike with me,
02:43but if he do, we're going to beat the **** with him.
02:45The octagon is set to return
02:47to Newark, New Jersey's Prudential Center
02:49on May 9th
02:50with a preview of the title fight doublehead.
02:53Can I go there?
02:54Smash that guy.
02:55This is UFC 328
02:59Countdown
03:09Every so often, the prospect arrives in the UFC
03:12and instantly lives up to the hype.
03:16Long before his octagon debut,
03:19Hamzat Shemaev had already built a reputation
03:21for relentless dominance.
03:23An apex predator with a killer instinct.
03:27Aptly named BORS.
03:31BORS, it's like a normal thing in my country.
03:34Have you ever seen a phenom like Hamzat Shemaev?
03:38It means wolf, but it's a little bit tough word for the tough kid.
03:43If you're a tough young kid, somebody calls you the BORS
03:45and when I was a younger kid, when I was fighting in the streets,
03:49my brother calls me that.
03:51You know, everyone that you've seen, you know, who I am.
03:55I am wolf.
03:56BORS, Hamzat Shemaev, he has not lost in the octagon.
03:59He goes between wrestling and striking better than anyone.
04:03I love my job.
04:04Elite grappling, he's just tried to smash people.
04:09Go there, fight, who's the best he's gonna win.
04:11He is a wrecking bull.
04:13It gets me excited.
04:15The guy looks to be a future UFC champion.
04:18Everyone can be confident, but when he's cage closed,
04:22he has to be sitting there with me alone.
04:24He's such a terrifying talent.
04:26Dude's scary, man.
04:27If he's scared, it's good.
04:29If not, we'll make him.
04:31Just like that.
04:33How good is he?
04:36I have to jump, I have to kick it.
04:39I always felt I can beat everyone.
04:42Oh, he tapped.
04:43Still undefeated.
04:45Coming to a title fight near you.
04:47If you're the best, you're gonna beat Tevron.
04:49Give me the belt.
04:51Whoo!
04:54Chemaev's dominance in his rise was undeniable.
04:56After extending his undefeated streak to 14, the Chechen had earned his first UFC title shot.
05:03Hamzat bores Chemaev.
05:06His brand of violence in MMA wrestling is beyond compare.
05:09And if he can get it all going tonight, his ultimate goal will have been realized.
05:15I accept I'm gonna be a champ long time ago.
05:18So, I was happy and excited to fight for the title.
05:22Hamzat is one of the most dangerous challengers we have ever seen fight the title.
05:26It's been a long time coming.
05:28Tonight he gets an opportunity to become a champion.
05:31Two title defenses already secured.
05:33Drink is Duplessis.
05:34Scary proposition for the challenger tonight.
05:36DDP really does have everything.
05:38Hamzat Chemaev at long last.
05:41I think the trick was gonna be stronger.
05:43But he wasn't.
05:46Oh, nice double leg by Hamzat.
05:48I take him down.
05:49Oh, crucifix.
05:50Oh my goodness.
05:52Smash on the ground.
05:53Bad early spot for the champion.
05:56Do the same thing again, again.
05:58He just got no answer for the grappling.
06:00It's kind of stunning.
06:02He was just swiving there.
06:03Hamzat is just so smothering.
06:05After a couple of rounds, I watch his face.
06:08He doesn't want to come out again.
06:10I mean, Duplessis is not having any luck with any takedown.
06:13This is probably the most dominant we've seen him.
06:15Chemaev putting his brand of violence all over Duplessis.
06:19The trick is just gonna have any answers here.
06:21Chemaev continues to suffocate.
06:23Nothing is surprised.
06:24Man, is he getting dominated.
06:26Absolutely incredible to watch the challenger handle the champ in this manner.
06:31I knew I was better fighting.
06:33Total domination, belt to belt.
06:36Hamzat Chemaev has done it.
06:40It felt amazing to finally have my belt on me.
06:44Undisputed UFC middleweight champion.
06:46My country needs the champ.
06:48I am a world champ now.
06:4915-0.
06:51Chechnya's Hamzat Bors Chemaev.
06:54Today is my day.
06:56And nobody can beat me.
06:58With the UFC title around his waist,
07:02the hunter has now become the hunter.
07:05And the next in line has had Bors in his sights for several years.
07:12The famed Las Vegas gym Extreme Couture draws fighters from around the world,
07:17all seeking to train alongside its championship caliber team.
07:21Within these walls, a bitter feud was born between the veteran Sean Strickland
07:26and the rising Hamzat Chemaev.
07:30Six years ago, we trained on the Extreme Couture.
07:33Speed!
07:34We helped each other for the fights.
07:39Be nice.
07:39Are you on the case, Hamzat?
07:41Be nice.
07:42Are you smart him?
07:43No, he gets a little bit.
07:45He gets a little bit.
07:48A little bit, yeah.
07:50Be nice.
07:51Hamzat, you're better than everybody.
07:54Don't hurt people.
07:57Me and Ham are just two different breeds.
08:00Fundamentally different men.
08:02If I walk into a gym, I will spar the hardest and best guy
08:07because I want to test myself and I want to find out who I am as a person.
08:12I want to know if I get back up.
08:14Chemaev's completely different.
08:16Chemaev might pick, like, an okay guy,
08:18beat the dog out of him just to walk away and be like,
08:21I'm Chemaev, I'm a bully, I just beat this guy up.
08:25He says, I bully people.
08:28I never bully people.
08:29Some people don't like training hard.
08:31Some people don't like when somebody punch other and
08:34I beat him up every day.
08:37So I meet him every day.
08:38The schmo saw you two going at it.
08:40You were paired together during the grappling and obviously the striking.
08:43I don't know, what'd you think?
08:44He made you tap a couple of times.
08:46The street one didn't like to train with me.
08:49We had the chat group.
08:50They said, we're going to train in the extreme.
08:52I went to the extreme.
08:53He was in the UC PI.
08:55And I went to the UC PI.
08:58He went to the extreme with you.
08:59Then I went back home.
09:01Then the guy started to talk.
09:03I don't know why.
09:05Maybe he's mad because I beat him in the gym.
09:07One time I made a joke about Chechnya.
09:09And it wasn't a bad joke.
09:10He just kind of took it the wrong way.
09:11So he sends a group message.
09:13He starts talking to me and threatening me.
09:15And I'm like, listen, you misunderstood, dude.
09:17But you said some .
09:19I will see you at 3 o'clock.
09:21Show up.
09:21Be a man.
09:22And then, guess what?
09:24No show.
09:25No answer.
09:26Chemiah could be right here.
09:27I will fight that man to the death right here.
09:30People who was there training with us, they know.
09:33There is no lower human being on this earth than Chemiah.
09:36He didn't like when I said I'd top him out, you know.
09:40Did you top him out?
09:41Yeah, many times.
09:42I know he's made his entire career
09:43about being this big, scary boogeyman.
09:46But, like, Chemiah's a weak man.
09:48That's the guy who was beating you up every day in the gym, man.
09:51When I punched you hard, you went to your coach
09:53and said, please, just tell you guys, go easy.
09:56There's so many guys in the gym that you can spar hard with,
09:59but you picked this guy to go boost your ego.
10:02He's lying, man.
10:04He's trying to be a macho, man.
10:05You're not macho, man.
10:07You're looking at a man that lacks all other dignity.
10:11I went to all these guys.
10:12I went to all the gyms.
10:14I've been everywhere.
10:16I'm not scared of anyone.
10:17Can I jump in?
10:18Can I jump in?
10:19Doesn't matter how good of a fighter you are,
10:21you are and will always be a .
10:24If there's something personal for you, just come.
10:26I'm here whenever you want.
10:29Chemiah is a weak man's mentality.
10:31Any kind of man that tries to intimidate you to a W,
10:35there's, like, a level of weakness in that
10:36that I just, I find disgusting.
10:41The intensity behind Strickland's feud with Chemiah runs deeper than words.
10:46A disdain rooted in his past that led to discovering fighting as an outlet.
10:53Growing up around weak men, I always got my ass kicked as a kid.
10:58You know, I got bullied at home.
11:01My dad kind of was a weak man.
11:03That was about a 300-yard drive right there.
11:05That was not 300 yards.
11:07That's my lineage by that tree.
11:08He's beating the out of your mom and, like, throwing beer bottles at you.
11:14Here's 300, mine's 6,000.
11:16It's terrible because it made you idolize violence.
11:20What you perceived as, like, to be, like, a masculinity.
11:24As most people that come up in hard situations,
11:27I just naturally gravitated towards violence.
11:33Here's the thing, you guys.
11:34Let me tell you something.
11:35It's fun to hurt people.
11:40It's the most satisfying to be able to hurt people in the gym.
11:44Let that **** off!
11:46I've never had a job, so the only thing I know how to do is fight.
11:48This feels like my home. I love it.
11:50Sean Strickland's searching for the finish.
11:52Alex Garcia's down!
11:53He just wants to march forward and cause violence.
11:57That's funny.
11:57They always say fighting doesn't solve anything,
11:59but it solves most of my problems in life.
12:03Strickland rose from adversity to climb the UFC ranks.
12:07His hardened mentality and rash persona became a calling card.
12:11**** you!
12:11Woo!
12:12Ah!
12:13I'm trying to do the **** man dance.
12:15All you **** just saying it, man.
12:16I hope this **** just gets knocked down
12:18so I never have to see this guy again.
12:20And saw him become one of the most notorious and polarizing figures
12:23on the way to a UFC title.
12:25When we fight, I knock you out,
12:26I'm gonna do a TikTok dance over your grave.
12:28Grown-ass man on **** TikTok!
12:30You don't want this guy as a champion!
12:32Do something about it then.
12:33I'm gonna be the best champion you've ever seen!
12:36Oh!
12:37Sean Strickland has produced one of the biggest upsets
12:41in UFC championship history!
12:43I gotta say, the fans motivated me.
12:45I'm always in a really good relationship with the fans.
12:48I resonate with a lot of guys.
12:50You guys are a bunch of vicious bastards!
12:52I wanna go down there and punch all you **** in the face!
12:56I had that fan base of like, oh man, Sean's **** psycho.
12:59You know, he's depressed.
13:00He's, he's angry.
13:02Do the **** yeah!
13:04Yeah!
13:05People, like, knew me from the beginning,
13:08watched the trajectory, and I think that's cool
13:10because through them, I've discovered who I am.
13:13Since dropping the title, Strickland has remained relentless
13:16in his pursuit to return to the top.
13:19With his rival, Chamayev, now in possession of the belt,
13:23the brash American made his intentions clear
13:25after his statement performance.
13:27Now a left hand and an uppercut!
13:30Oh, fluff his heart!
13:31Anthony Hernandez on the ropes in round three!
13:34Big uppercuts!
13:36He goes down!
13:37Sean's all over him!
13:37And that's it!
13:38There it is!
13:39Wow!
13:41Time to revive his ****!
13:43Time to revive his ****!
13:45What do you want next, Sean?
13:47I'd like a piece of that little chest, you know ****?
13:49You never know that guy, but that's not one.
13:51I think he's deserving of another shot at that belt.
13:54One hundred percent.
14:10Behind every successful UFC athlete is a loyal and hard-working support network.
14:18As a long-time member of the Extreme Couture stable,
14:22former middleweight champion Sean Strickland's team-first mentality
14:26has made him a respected leader within the group.
14:29I first met Sean in 2014.
14:32Sean's always had an intense approach to the game.
14:36I thought he brought a lot to the room.
14:38I think of guys' assets in the room, and...
14:42Over time, you can see his growth and his maturation as far as, like, a captain goes.
14:4610-minute warm-up. You guys know the drill. Good techniques.
14:50Something kind of clicked with him where he understood.
14:52I'm only as good as the team I surround myself with.
14:54I got to take care of those guys, too.
14:55We get in this habit of going here.
14:58Every now and then turn, we go here.
15:01Play with it a little bit.
15:02Extreme is a very old-school fighting.
15:06It has that old-school, like, **** talk that most people don't have.
15:12You can go to the extreme, you're gonna fight.
15:13You might have a guy,
15:14Hey, you're being a ****.
15:15Put your hands up.
15:16That's kind of how I operate better.
15:23I want this position, and I want you beating him on the wall.
15:28So he bends over to fight.
15:31Now his legs are in position where I can start bringing him forward.
15:35See that? His legs are straight.
15:39I like watching people succeed.
15:41There's so many gyms, it would probably just tell you to **** off.
15:45Zach, Zach, Zach.
15:46The extreme, if you think you're gonna succeed by doing this,
15:49**** have at it. Go enjoy.
15:50And that's one thing, especially Eric, I'm really grateful for.
15:53Long break, let's go ****. Start.
15:56He's kind of allowed me to work on things that I need.
16:01Wouldn't it be where I'm at today if it wasn't for extreme?
16:04Team on three.
16:061, 2, 3, 2.
16:08Yeah, you **** aren't allowed to get tired, guys.
16:11You got to be tired.
16:22Ahead of his first UFC title defense,
16:26middleweight champion Hamzat Shumayev has based his camp in California
16:33assembling a select group of athletes who benefit from the shared training experience
16:39so I always train with stronger guys who is always wants to give the war in the trainings
16:47a lot of young guys hungry upcoming fighters they like to compete and
16:53he wants to be you see champs that's why I'm choosing not much to push
17:03how does show I will change beautiful I thought training camera together we help
17:12each other he's dangerous and scary but he's the best he gives me some good
17:28training is the best energy train with champion is a big motivation when I work
17:38with him and I train with him I know I can beat everyone for teaching fighters now
17:44we know we can become champions too I'm that his first one and I think a couple
17:51years and they're gonna be a couple of champions from Chechnya
17:55in Chechnya is my bigger brother there was who he was in UFC but I was being looked up
18:00and they angry guys look up to us that's just wanna help my teammates my friends my brothers
18:12give some motivation good for them train with the champ good for me to train with the good guys
18:30Sean Strickland's experience and mentality in the training room when preparing for high-profile fights not
18:36only draws the attention and admiration of his fellow teammates but also that a former opponents
18:46Alex hit me up he's in Vegas asked for some rounds like I'm always down to spar
18:58it's funny me and Alex we've never really speak to each other but like we're good friends
19:02I just kind of make fun of him right I say jokes he just looks at me like he wants
19:06to murder me so
19:07we just that's our level of friendship you know I've been ali antes da luta eu vi um cara
19:14oh quando aquele cara entrou ali naquele autógono eu via transformação ali na no rosto dele
19:19né então é um cara guerreiro bom a primeira vez foi depois que a gente lutou eu aproveitei
19:27muito estranho com ele que um cara muito experiente o cara ali que sabe o que faz
19:32tá sempre andando pra frente usando os bons javias é uma arma muito boa dele
19:44a torcida é puxar esse tipo com certeza todo mundo sabe manter essa postura aí né andar pra
19:51frente de uma forma certa né tomando cuidado né com as quedas trabalhar esse esse javis frontal dele
20:01estou muito animado com essa luta motivado né e espero que ele saia com essa vitória
20:16adapting his formidable wrestling foundation into MMA has been the key to success for middleweight
20:22champion hamzat chamayev looking to fine-tune his skill set in preparation for sean strickland at ufc
20:29328 what do we do today the chechen has enlisted the help of an elite american specialist
20:40hamzat and i linked up back in 2024 after the olympic trials ever since then uh we've built a rapport
20:47so
20:47anytime the wolf calls i'm here to answer you want him and i switch on you yeah okay
20:55today we have grappling and a lot of wall work and we just rotate like chainsaws i'm in on you
21:01attacking you you're attacking me i'm hard to take down and even harder to keep down and that's been the
21:08scout report on strickland my role is to emulate that guy a big strong dude who's you know athletic and
21:14gonna put up a fight when it comes to not accepting the bottom position
21:21hamzat's wrestling is different from everyone else's in the ufc because of where he's from three
21:27two one go he's from that region that produces quite literally the most per capita world and olympic
21:34champions he goes position before submission which allows him to accumulate all that top control
21:40and damage and break records hamzat is better than sean strickland everywhere obviously the wrestling
21:51is the biggest gap work guys work come on let's go sean might have some good survivability he's a tough
21:57guy with a great gas tank and he's a veteran in the sport but i do believe that hamzat has
22:02the edge
22:02on the feet and a major skill gap in the grappling side i don't know what you're supposed to do
22:08with
22:09this guy and i don't know who would stop him from taking him down however sean's got a really good
22:14ground game and he does stay very calm in these situations so careful what you wish for and he has
22:19such a knack for making everyone fight how he wants to fight countless hours of sparring that will do
22:24that there's nobody that could really beat chamayev right now that could withstand his wrestling good
22:31john add the kicks but nothing he does is something i haven't seen so you know it's gonna be a
22:38hell of a
22:38fight but i'm the only one that can do it i've been training with that style of grappler for such
22:46a long
22:47time where it's like you just kind of know what they're gonna do they're gonna grab you hug your legs
22:51try to spar ride you maybe hit a crucifix like pin you against a cage i'm pulling backwards son
22:55i've been training with this guy for years
23:00so i think the ufc knows that me and him are gonna have a war and he's just not gonna
23:03sit
23:04there and dry hump my leg for 25 minutes he's used to doing this and he's used to doing this
23:08in the gym breaking guys he's either trying to wrestle with me just to prove a point that he's a
23:13better wrestler than me yeah it's going to be hard to show strength but i think a part of him
23:18knows
23:18if we do wrestle i'm just gonna counter wrestle i'll get up i'll get on top and sean just absorbed
23:23it and did this just kept moving forward or complete opposite he knows he can't take me down
23:28and then we just kick box for five rounds and then when that happens you're gonna see him get frustrated
23:32throw big punches trying to hit me and i'm just gonna tag him at will oh and that will do
23:39it
23:41he can try whatever he wants to try it's not gonna work with me
23:45i've seen only street playing doing like jab jab right hand jab jab right hand the wrestling is
23:51where we start for this guy but he has stand up as well
23:57if we do just boxing fight i can beat this guy up but i never think about my opponent's style
24:04why
24:04should i think what he gonna does we have only one thing just hope indescribable with adjectives is
24:11he shoots that double leg so fast you think you're tough man we'll see who handles deep water better
24:19you're gonna drown oh so i think fourth or fifth round tkl for me
24:23oh huge right hand for sean strickland you see 328 gonna go there smash that guy total domination bell to
24:34bell
24:37the only one that's breaking this fight is you jamaia i'm gonna smash you
24:44there's a lot of bad blood there's big rivalry and we're gonna see tremendous action
24:55you
24:56ufc 328 will see the return of newly crowned flyweight champion joshua van
25:02in 2025 he became the second youngest champion in ufc history
25:08completing a breakout year and an extraordinary rise sunday fun day with the champ that began in his
25:15native asian homeland how do you feel what are we champ life champ life where we still put the work
25:21in
25:23i was born in myanmar my mom and my dad they went through a hardship with the military things
25:30that going on in myanmar so we came to the united states to houston when i was 12.
25:35i taught you everything you know bro hey feel this boxing right there hey that's real
25:42when i first got here i didn't know how to speak english
25:46kid i mean man you know they start picking on me
25:50i was like no that's not gonna happen that was the first time i ever got in a fight
25:54i started to enjoy fighting so that's when i started picking fights but the day i walk into
26:01the gym that's when my life started changing i don't want to go out no more i don't want to
26:07party doing stupid that we always do so now i'm gym go home sleep all right let's get it champ
26:15all right we're gonna go six to the top cone all right on three one two three go
26:22fighting out of houston texas this is josh the fearless
26:30tko stoppage winning his pro debut in impressive fashion when i started my amma career i didn't
26:38think going to ufc was possible three two one three let's go i just do it just because i love
26:44it
26:45this game that's it that's it it's over let's go it's four and then i asked my coach i'm like
26:51do you think that we can actually go to ufc he was like yes of course to the top like
26:55a champ
26:56one two three go if you win some fights you can go to ufc joshua man for the 125 i
27:03know what it
27:03i'm ready i'm ready for that call i was like hell yeah i'm going here's josh van making the ufc
27:12debut he's the fifth youngest fighter on this ufc roster at present i got the first win in the ufc
27:18oh big body shots from van oh he's about to get him out of there wow joshua van has arrived
27:23three two one i wanted more and more van is on the gas look at him look at the body
27:29oh my goodness
27:31push deep push deep knockout punches right here now the belt was everything i wanted this is it oh my
27:37goodness that'll do it push deep push your feet 2025 came up with the bible verse romans 8 31st
27:45if god is for us who can be against us he is all action excellent boxing so 2025 we said
27:51to take over
27:52and we took over oh it's over silva takes the seat that'll do it last one guys let's go he's
27:58a man on a
27:58mission he wants to be a world champion and he has all that potential an instant classic with brandon
28:03rival extended van's winning streak to five and solidified his status as the top contender good
28:10job we're not done but almost just four years after making his pro debut he had arrived at his first
28:18ufc
28:18title shot against a long-reigning champion joshua van trying to become the first asian-born man
28:25to win a ufc world title that'll do it tatsuro tyra pintoja was always the person that i wanted to
28:33fight i hope you get that shot sir congratulations ladies and gentlemen tatsuro tyra all right
28:39gosh let's do it because when i made my debut in the ufc he was a champion fifth defense for
28:48the
28:48brazilian pantoja i expect to fight because pintoja is very very aggressive you know he kicked me early
28:54leg kick for the champ pantoja i knew right there and then i was like oh i'm not gonna get
28:58kicked
28:59again so he trying to kick me the second time i push him and that's when he broke his arm
29:03oh pantoja's
29:06left arm is hurt didn't think it was an accident you know i made it happen he kicked me i
29:11push him and
29:11i think a black belt should know how to fall oh he broke his arm and that is it oh
29:17my goodness we have
29:24a straight rematch with pantoja but he got to heal up but i'm not going to wait forever for him
29:33i want to be the active champion i want to beat everybody so on to the next one
29:42van's eagerness for a swift return to defend the title
29:45but opened the door to a fellow flyweight from the asian continent
29:53from the japanese island of okinawa tatsuro taira emerged as the nation's top contender for a ufc
30:00title his incredible journey in combat sports was inspired by a close bond between him and his older
30:06brother
30:09kotamono korawa yaki ozutoshite omii-chan to catch ball look sheましたどちらかというと弱気なこでしたいくぜ野球の時はもうチャンスで自分の番になるなってこっちこいって言いながらあのぜて飛んでくるなっては心の中で思ってました
30:39まあでも僕にとってお兄ちゃんの存在は本当にお兄ちゃんがやってきたことを僕が真似事するみたいな
31:03誰よお前野球を辞めて新しいことを探してた時にお兄ちゃんが当時誘ってくれて一緒にジムに行ったのがきっかけですチェンジャープ投げたそうですね僕があの先にジムに入会したんですけど僕がジムで頑張って
31:23で達郎がまだジムに入る前で格闘技に興味あるぐらいの時に僕がジムから借りてきたグローブとか2人でつけてえっとおうちでスパーしたりしました達郎は小さい頃は本当に暴れん坊で一緒にスパーリングして結構本気でやり合ってました
31:253,2,1最初から才能があるとは感じてなくてその時お兄ちゃんがジムに初めて行った時は怖いなっていう気持ちがありました
31:55最初から才能があるとは感じてなくてその時お兄ちゃんがジムに初めて行った時は怖いなっていう気持ちがありましたでもお兄ちゃんと一緒っていう安心感はあったんです
32:20絶対達郎は格闘家としての喪失を他の人よりも持っていると思いますそれで達郎は他の人よりもどんどん強くなっていったと思いますはい、決めてレジー、ゴー僕のお兄ちゃんと格闘技が本当にできるんだってその時参考に走ってましたすごい楽しいってなってすごくのめり込んでいったのは覚えてますこれならプロになれる挑戦しようって思いました
32:52a true version of one of the best flyweights in the world.
32:56The hype is very real.
32:59I have come out of my future.
33:03Oh my goodness!
33:05A lot of opponents believe Tatsuro Taira has a good chance to become
33:08Japan's first UFC champion.
33:12I have come out of any country.
33:16With huge potential, he has delivered every step of the way.
33:20I feel like I want to fight with the champion belt.
33:27Taira's rapid rise saw him arrive at UFC 323 with a golden opportunity.
33:33Live from a sold-out T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
33:36This is UFC 323.
33:38With the flyweight title fight to be contested the same night,
33:42the young Japanese star was presented with a chance to shoot himself into contention
33:47with a high-profile matchup against a former champion.
33:49He's been living with expectation for a real long time.
33:53Let's see if he can deliver.
33:55Brandon Moreno has not finished yet.
34:00Oh!
34:01Crushing right hand from Taira!
34:03Crushing right hand from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
34:08That'll do it!
34:15I'm not sure Tatsuro Taira needs to do anything else to wrap up a title fight.
34:18You take out the former two-time champ and if books are any indication,
34:22this kid's ready to go.
34:31You've just taken down the second rank guy in the division.
34:34You feel like you deserve a title shot.
34:37Yeah, I want to go title shot next.
34:44Tatsuro Taira next to Dana White and Hunter Campbell to our left.
34:48So perhaps we might have our next opponent.
34:51Ready! Ready! Start!
34:53Tatsuro Taira needs to do anything else to do.
34:59But...
35:30I'm excited for Joshua Vann
35:32because you know he'll be willing to fight very, very soon.
35:36He'll be willing to defend that championship.
35:38The one thing that he got is he knows who his next opponent will be,
35:41and that is Tetsuro Tyra.
35:43And I believe that him and Joshua Vann will be a phenomenal player.
35:47This is the fight to make,
35:48and I'm really looking forward to how this turns out.
35:51I want to be the active champion, so I'm ready.
35:54Josh Vann versus Tyra would be amazing.
35:57Tell me I am wrong.
35:59Next, next.
36:01Let's do it.
36:02Yeah.
36:23Proudly representing his birth country of Myanmar,
36:27Oshawa Vann made history as the first Asian-born male UFC champion.
36:35Throughout his journey, his mother has been by his side,
36:38a constant source of support and motivation behind his rise.
36:43When I raised the belt, I gave it to my mom.
36:47People of Myanmar, now the world will know of us.
36:51And I love you, mom.
36:54Man, she can't keep her smile on her face.
36:56She didn't want to let go of my belt.
36:59You know, it was perfect.
37:08My mom is a great woman.
37:10Taking care of my mom is everything.
37:13My family, we all went through a hard time.
37:16But now, we got the belt.
37:44And then there go the belt right there.
37:46And now, the best part is this.
37:49Right?
37:51It's right here.
37:52This is the best part.
37:54Because, you know, they finally got my flag in there.
37:57So, that's amazing.
38:00Right here.
38:23Joshua, the field is won!
38:28I'm very proud to be the first guy to represent my country.
38:32And to be the first world champion from Myanmar.
38:36Man, it's just amazing.
38:37There will never be another one.
38:46A lot of kids have been reached out to me.
38:53And a lot of parents have been reached out to me.
38:56Like, saying their kids want to train.
38:58And, you know, want to represent the country.
39:00And just trying to make a better life for themselves.
39:02When I see that, it's just like, yes.
39:05Because that's all I fight for the next generation from Myanmar.
39:08The first Burmese UFC champion.
39:10But, I'm not going to be the last one.
39:13I believe in you guys.
39:15Let's do this.
39:17While Myanmar can now lay claim to producing a UFC champion.
39:21Another Asian nation stands on the brink of its own historic breakthrough.
39:32while japan's influence and impact on the sport of mma far exceeds many others
39:37the nation is yet to produce a ufc champion
39:42now those hopes rest on the shoulders of flyweight tatsuro tyra
39:46the latest in a proud lineage of pivotal fighters
39:50who have shaped the country's rich combat sports legacy
39:56my master is Tsuraya Hiroshi
39:59I taught him everything to teach him
40:05and I taught him to teach him
40:08I taught him to teach him
40:10I taught him to be a champion
40:12I thank you
40:18thank you
40:18Thank you so much.
41:09Matsune's dream of guiding his young fighter to a UFC title is a feat already achieved
41:15by his coaching counterpart at UFC 328.
41:21Much of Joshua Van's success can be traced back to long-time trainer and mentor Jose Vazquez,
41:28who saw the potential in the young fighter and helped shape him into a UFC champion.
41:34Now, the duo prepare for their first title defense against a dangerous challenger.
41:40When I saw the first time, I realized that he had a talent, a natural talent.
41:50Después, su energía, sus deseos de superarse, su mentalidad de ganador.
42:00Es lo que me sorprendió y me sigue sorprendiendo de él.
42:03Second one.
42:04Pa, yeah, pa, yeah.
42:06Pa, pa, pa.
42:07Pa, pa, pa.
42:08En poco tiempo, ha ido subiendo mucho de carrera.
42:12Pa, pa, pa, pa.
42:15Pa, pa, pa.
42:16Pa, pa, pa.
42:17Pa, pa, pa.
42:18Pa, pa.
42:29Pa, pa.
42:31Pa, pa.
42:31Pa, pa.
42:32Pa, pa.
42:33Pa, pa.
42:36Pa.
42:38Pa.
42:39Pa.
42:39Pa.
42:40Pa.
42:41Pa.
42:43Pa.
42:45Pa.
42:46Pa.
42:46Pa.
42:47Pa.
42:50Pa.
42:53Pa.
43:00Ah, yes.
43:01And has won them.
43:03They played a very, very difficult fight,
43:06but I believe in the work of us,
43:08I believe in the talent of Josh,
43:10in the preparation that we are having,
43:12and I believe that Josh will come up with his hands.
43:16Huston!
43:17Step back in right now!
43:18Ah, ah.
43:26Destiny awaits Tatsuro Taira on May 9th,
43:31as he aims to become the first Japanese UFC champion.
43:36In preparation, his team have been hard at work
43:39readying the young contender
43:40for the champion's striking-heavy style.
43:43Oneshiimasu! Ready, go!
43:46Jump, jump, jump, jump.
43:52Tatsuro Taira on May 9th,
43:54is one of the most powerful weapons of Taira.
43:56Go, go, go, go.
43:58Nice job.
44:00Tatsuro Taira on May 9th,
44:05and Taira on May 9th,
44:06and Taira on May 9th,
44:07and Taira on May 9th,
44:12and Taira on May 9th,
44:14and Taira on May 9th.
44:14So, so, so.
44:17Tatsuro Taira on May 9th,
44:26and Taira on May 9th,
44:30and Taira on May 9th.
44:42He's got tremendous
44:45He's the total package. One of the best flyweights in the world. A phenomenal submission game.
44:58He's very good with the body lock. Once he gets you to the ground, he's looking for submissions. He's got
45:01good top control.
45:07That is insane. This is what he's been doing to everybody. Oh, it's getting tight. There's the cap!
45:16Oh, heavy elbow. Nice, nice.
45:25He's been able to take everybody down, keep them down after he does so.
45:31Brennan Moreno's in real trouble. This might be in style.
45:37Oh, and there's the tap!
45:45He wants to be the first ever Japanese UFC champion.
45:53Remember, we're champions of the world. Remember!
45:55No, stop. No, stop. Keep going, keep going.
46:00Tesoro is a one-rounder guy, but I'm the most dangerous flyweight.
46:05Incredible endurance, fantastic boxing skill.
46:09I am a better striker.
46:10It's only the beginning for Joshua Van. He's that good.
46:13I don't think he's going to want to strike with me.
46:15Again! Oh, big weight from Van!
46:18He's trying to come, take me down.
46:20He's got excellent boxing, knock-out power.
46:23But if he do, he's getting knocked out.
46:26That'll do it!
46:28Tatsuro Taira is looking like a true world-beater.
46:32Every time you see him inside that Octagon, you see a new improved version.
46:46Tatsuro Taira, not just a grappler, he's got the hands as well.
46:50Well, I'm really excited to be able to do the攻撃.
46:56Oh, my goodness!
46:57Right away, we were all like,
46:58Yo, this kid's good. He's going to be a champion.
47:02He's going to be a champion.
47:05He is a monster when it comes to the striking.
47:08I'm trying to be the greatest of all time.
47:10I believe I'm better than Tatsuro.
47:13I know I'm going to beat the **** better.
47:16The flyweight set the stage for the main event matchup.
47:18For the middleweight title.
47:20This is a massive fight!
47:22It all goes down on May 9th, when the Octagon returns to New Jersey.
47:28For UFC 328.
47:30Big fight atmosphere in the Prudential Center in the Brick City!
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