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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?
16:04Keep on three.
16:06One, two, three, two.
16:08Yeah, you **** are allowed to get tired, guys.
16:11I don't want to get tired.
16:1185.
16:13No, no, no.
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 always wants to give the war in the trainings.
16:47A lot of young guys, hungry, upcoming fighters, they like to compete and they want to be UC champs.
16:58That's why I chose them.
17:01They have motivation to push me.
17:06I will change, beautiful.
17:09This is the third training camp we are together, so we help each other.
17:14He's dangerous and scary, but he's the best.
17:18He gives me some good training.
17:23Learn something new always.
17:28He has the best energy.
17:34Training with champion is a big motivation.
17:37When I work with him and I train with him, I know I can beat everyone.
17:42For Chichen fighters, now we know we can become champions too.
17:49Hamzat is first one and I think a couple years and they're gonna be a couple of champions from Chichen.
17:56Chichen has my bigger brother.
17:58It was good.
17:58It was the UFC.
17:59It was being looked up and the younger guys look up to us.
18:06I just wanna help my teammates, my friends, my brothers.
18:10Give some motivation.
18:15Good for them.
18:17Train with the champ.
18:18Good for me.
18:19Train with the good guys.
18:21Let's go.
18:24Let's go.
18:30Sean Strickland's experience and mentality in the training room when preparing for high profile fights, not only draws the attention
18:37and admiration of his fellow teammates, but also that of former opponents.
18:46Alex hit me up.
18:46He's in Vegas.
18:48Asked for some rounds.
18:49I'm always down to spar.
18:58It's funny.
18:58Me and Alex, we never really speak to each other, but we're good friends.
19:02I just kind of make fun of him or I say jokes.
19:05He just looks at me like he wants to murder me.
19:07So we just...
19:08That's our level of friendship, you know?
19:11I was watching there before the fight.
19:13I saw a guy.
19:14When that guy entered there in the autógono, I saw the transformation in his face.
19:20So, he's a warrior.
19:23Well, the first time...
19:25It was after we fought.
19:26I enjoyed this trip with him.
19:28He's a very experienced guy.
19:29He's a guy who knows what he does.
19:34He's always going forward.
19:36He's using the good jabs.
19:40He's a very good weapon.
19:44My team is going to push the strength.
19:45I'm sure everyone knows.
19:48We're going to keep this posture.
19:50We're going forward in a way, right?
19:54We're taking care of the injuries.
19:56We're going to work this jab and his front.
20:01I'm very excited with this fight.
20:03I'm motivated.
20:04And I hope that he wins.
20:06We're going to win the best.
20:08You're going to win the best.
20:13I'm going to win the best!
20:17I'm going to win the best!
20:21for middleweight champion, Hamzat Shumayev.
20:25Looking to fine tune his skillset
20:27in preparation for Sean Strickland at UFC 328.
20:30What's up, bro?
20:31What do we do today?
20:33Arresting.
20:34The Chechen has enlisted the help
20:36of an elite American specialist.
20:38Nah, I feel good.
20:40Hamzat and I linked up back in 2024
20:42after the Olympic trials.
20:44Ever since then, we've built a rapport.
20:47So anytime the wolf calls, I'm here to answer.
20:50You want him and I switch on you?
20:52No.
20:52Okay.
20:55Today we have grappling and a lot of wall work.
20:59And we just rotate like chainsaws.
21:01I'm in on you attacking you, you're in attacking me.
21:04I'm hard to take down and even harder to keep down.
21:07And that's been the scout report on Strickland.
21:09My role is to emulate that guy, a big strong dude
21:13who's, you know, athletic and gonna put up a fight
21:15when it comes to not accepting the bottom position.
21:21Hamzat's wrestling is different from everyone else's
21:24in the UFC because of where he's from.
21:26Three, two, one, go.
21:29He's from that region that produces, quite literally,
21:32the most per capita world and Olympic champions.
21:35He goes position before submission,
21:37which allows him to accumulate all that top control
21:40and damage and break records.
21:46Hamzat is better than Sean Strickland everywhere.
21:49Obviously, the wrestling is the biggest gap.
21:53Work, guys, work. Come on, let's go.
21:55Sean might have some good survivability.
21:56He's a tough guy with a great gas tank
21:58and he's a veteran in the sport.
22:00But I do believe that Hamzat has the edge on the feet
22:03and a major skill gap in the grappling.
22:06Time.
22:07I don't know what you're supposed to do with this guy.
22:09And I don't know who would stop him from taking him down.
22:12However, Sean's got a really good ground game.
22:14And he does stay very calm in these situations.
22:17So careful what you wish for.
22:19And he has such a knack for making everyone fight
22:22how he wants to fight.
22:23Countless hours of sparring that will do that.
22:25There's nobody that could really beat Shemaev right now
22:28that could withstand his wrestling.
22:31Good, Sean. Add the kicks.
22:32But nothing he does is something I haven't seen.
22:37So, you know, it's going to be a hell of a fight.
22:39But I'm the only one that can do it.
22:44I've been training with that style of grappler
22:46for such a long time where it's like,
22:48you just kind of know what they're going to do.
22:49They're going to grab you, hug your legs,
22:51try to spar ride you, maybe hit a crucifix,
22:53like pin you against a cage.
22:54How to pull him backwards, son.
22:56I've been training with this guy for years.
23:00So I think the UFC knows that me and him
23:02are going to have a war.
23:03And he's just not going to sit there
23:04and dry hump my leg for 25 minutes.
23:05He's used to doing this.
23:07And he's used to doing this in the gym.
23:09Breaking guys.
23:10He's either trying to wrestle with me,
23:12just to prove a point that he's a better wrestler than me.
23:14Yeah, it's going to be hard to support Sean's strength.
23:16But I think a part of him knows if we do wrestle,
23:19I'm just going to counter-wrestle.
23:20I'll get up, I'll get on top.
23:22And Sean just absorbed it and did this.
23:24Just kept moving forward.
23:25Or complete opposite.
23:27He knows he can't take me down.
23:28And then we just kickbox for five rounds.
23:30And then when that happens,
23:31you're going to see him get frustrated,
23:33throw big punches, trying to hit me.
23:34And I'm just going to tag him.
23:35And that will...
23:36Oh, and that will do it!
23:41He can try whatever he wants to try.
23:43It's not going to work with me.
23:45I've seen all the street playing doing, like,
23:47jab, jab, right hand, jab, jab, right hand.
23:50The wrestling is where it's at for this guy.
23:53But he has stand-up as well.
23:55Oh!
23:56Superbowl!
23:57So if we do just boxing fight, I can beat this guy up.
24:01But I never think about my opponent's style.
24:04Why should I think what he's going to do?
24:06We are the only one team, just hope.
24:09Indescribable with adjectives is Hamzachi Maia.
24:12He shoots that double leg so fast.
24:13You think you're tough, man.
24:15We'll see who handles deep water better.
24:19You're going to drown.
24:20Oh!
24:21So I think fourth or fifth round TKL for me.
24:24Oh!
24:25Huge right hand for Sean Strickland!
24:27You see 328, you're going to go there, smash that guy.
24:32Total domination, bell to bell.
24:38The only one that's breaking this fight is you, Jemaya.
24:41I'm going to smash you.
24:44There's a lot of bad blood, there's big rivalry,
24:47and we're going to see tremendous action.
24:56UFC 328 will see the return of newly crowned flyweight champion Joshua Vint.
25:02In 2025, he became the second youngest champion in UFC history,
25:08completing a breakout year and an extraordinary rise.
25:12Sunday fun day with the champ.
25:14That began in his native Asian homeland.
25:17How do you feel? What a week.
25:19It's great.
25:19Champ life.
25:20Champ life.
25:21But we still put the work in.
25:23I was born in Myanmar.
25:25My mom and my dad, they went through a hardship with the military,
25:30things are going on in Myanmar.
25:31So we came to the United States, to Houston, when I was 12.
25:35I taught you everything you know, bro.
25:37Hey, let's feel this boxing right there.
25:40Hey, that's real.
25:42When I first got here, I didn't know how to speak English.
25:46Kid on me, man.
25:47You know, they start picking on me.
25:50I was like, no, that's not going to happen.
25:52That was the first time I ever got in a fight.
25:55I started to enjoy fighting.
25:56So that's when I started picking fights.
25:59But the day I walked into the gym, that's when my life started changing.
26:04I don't want to go out no more.
26:06I don't want to party, doing stupid shit that we always do.
26:09So now I'm gym, go home, sleep.
26:14All right, let's get it, champ.
26:16All right, we're going to go six to the top cone, all right?
26:18On three.
26:19One, two, three, go.
26:22Fighting out of Houston, Texas, this is Josh, the fearless thaw.
26:30TKO stoppage.
26:32Winning his pro debut in impressive fashion.
26:35When I started my MMA career, I didn't think going to UFC was possible.
26:40Three, two, one, three, let's go.
26:42I just do it just because I love it.
26:45And a big hip kick.
26:46That's it.
26:47That's it, it's over.
26:48Let's go, it's fourth.
26:49And then I asked my coach, I was like, do you think that we can actually go to UFC?
26:53He was like, yes, of course.
26:55To the top like a champ.
26:56One, two, three, go.
26:57If you win some fights, you can go to UFC.
27:00Joshua man, four of the 125 men.
27:03I know what he gets it.
27:04I'm ready, I'm ready for that call.
27:06I was like, hell yeah, I'm going.
27:09Here is Josh Vann making the UFC debut.
27:13He's the fifth youngest fighter on this UFC roster at present.
27:16I got the first win in the UFC.
27:18Oh, big body shots from Vann.
27:20Oh, he's about to get him out of there.
27:21Wow.
27:22Joshua Vann has arrived.
27:24Three, two, one, four, three.
27:25I want him more and more.
27:27Vann is on the gas, look at him.
27:29Look at the body.
27:30Oh my goodness.
27:31Push deep, push deep.
27:32Knockout punches right here.
27:34No, the belt was everything I wanted.
27:36This is it.
27:37Oh my goodness.
27:38That'll do it.
27:39Push deep, push your feet.
27:402025 came up with the Bible verse.
27:43Romans 8, 31st.
27:45If God is for us, we can be against us.
27:47He is all action.
27:49Excellent boxing.
27:50So 2025, we said to take over and we took over.
27:53Oh, it's over.
27:54Silva takes the seat.
27:55That'll do it.
27:56Last one, guys.
27:57Let's go.
27:58He's a man on a mission.
27:59He wants to be a world champion and he has all that potential.
28:01An instant classic with Brandon Rival extended Vann's winning streak to five.
28:06What a fight!
28:07And solidified his status as the top contender.
28:10Good job.
28:11We're not done but almost.
28:13Just four years after making his pro debut, he had arrived at his first UFC title shot against
28:19a long-reigning champion.
28:21Joshua Vann trying to become the first Asian-born man to win a UFC world title.
28:27That'll do it, Tatsuro Taira!
28:31Pantoja was always the person that I wanted to fight.
28:34I hope you get that shot, sir.
28:35Congratulations, ladies and gentlemen.
28:37Tatsuro Taira!
28:39All right, Josh.
28:39Let's do it.
28:41Boom!
28:42Because when I made my debut in the UFC, he was a champion.
28:46Fifth defense for the Brazilian Pantoja.
28:49I expect a tough fight because Pantoja is very, very aggressive, you know.
28:52He kicked me.
28:53Early leg kick for the champ Pantoja.
28:56I knew right there and then I was like, oh, I'm not going to get kicked again.
28:59So he trying to kick me the second time.
29:01I push him and that's when he broke his arm.
29:04Oh!
29:05Pantoja's left arm is hurt!
29:07Didn't think it was an accident.
29:08You know, I made it happen.
29:10He kicked me, I push him, and I think a black belt should know how to fall.
29:14Oh, he broke his arm.
29:16And that is it!
29:17Oh, my goodness!
29:18We have a new Flyweight Champion!
29:21Joshua Van at 24!
29:23I want a straight rematch with Pantoja, but he got a heel up.
29:30But I'm not going to wait forever for him.
29:33I want to be the active champion.
29:36I want to beat everybody.
29:38So, on to the next one.
29:42Fans' eagerness for a swift return to defend the title would open the door to a fellow Flyweight from the
29:48Asian continent.
29:53Hailing from the Japanese island of Okinawa, Tatsuro Taira emerged as the nation's top contender for a UFC title.
30:01His incredible journey in combat sports was inspired by a close bond between him and his older brother.
30:18So, I'm going to play it.
30:19Go on!
30:21I'm going to play it for a chance and I'm going to play it.
30:26I'm going to play it and say,
30:28I'm going to play it.
30:33But, I don't think I'm going to play it.
30:36But I think that I'm going to play it for a lot.
30:42Who are you?
30:43What are you doing?
30:46When I started playing, I was looking for new things.
30:49My brother told me to go to the gym.
30:55I'm going to go to the gym.
30:59I got to go to the gym.
31:02I got to go to the gym.
31:03I got to go to the gym.
31:06I got to go to the gym.
31:06I got to go to the gym.
31:13I got to play the gym.
31:15I got all the uni and I worked as a gym.
31:17almost it's fun..
31:233, 2, 1
31:29I don't know.
31:41I don't know.
31:44I don't know.
31:46I don't know.
31:51I don't know.
31:52I'll see you.
31:53I can't see you.
32:03I think it became stronger than other people.
32:07I was able to play with my brother and my brother,
32:11and I really enjoyed it.
32:14It was so fun, and I learned how to play with him.
32:19I thought I could be a pro. I would like to challenge him.
32:22With the confidence instilled in him by his brother,
32:25Tyra transformed from a timid teenager into a fighting prodigy.
32:31After breaking through as a champion on the Japanese regional scene,
32:35the UFC came caught.
32:44This young man, Tatsura Tyra, is a real prospect.
32:48And every time you see him inside that octagon,
32:51you see a new improved version of one of the best flyweights in the world.
32:56The hype is very real.
32:59I was born as a young man in the future.
33:03Oh my goodness!
33:05A lot of pundits believe Tatsura Tyra has a good chance to become
33:08Japan's first UFC champion.
33:16With huge potential, he has delivered every step of the way.
33:20With huge potential, he has delivered every step of the way.
33:23I think he wants to fight with the other players.
33:27Tyra'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.
33:47The high profile matchup against a former champion.
33:50He's been living with expectation for a real long time.
33:53Let's see if he can deliver.
33:54Brandon Moreno has not finished yet.
34:00Oh!
34:01Crushing right hand from Tyra!
34:03I wanted to finish him and I wanted to leave the impact.
34:08That'll do it!
34:15I'm not sure Tatsura Tyra 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.
34:44Tatsura Tyra next to Dana White and Hunter Campbell to our left,
34:48so perhaps we might have our next opponent.
34:51Ready, ready, let's do it!
34:54Well, in my heart, I was preparing both of them.
35:02Oh!
35:05Oh, Pantoja's left arm is hurt!
35:09Oh, he broke his arm.
35:10Oh, my God!
35:11And that is it!
35:12Oh, my goodness!
35:13We have a new flyweight champion!
35:16An arm injury to Pantoja!
35:18And Joshua Van is the champ!
35:21You will be defending your title, and probably against Tatsura Tyra.
35:27I'm the fearless, and I'll fight whoever they are putting in front of me.
35:30I'm excited for Joshua Van, because you know he'll be willing to fight very, very soon,
35:36and he'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 Tatsura Tyra.
35:42And I believe that him and Joshua Van will be a phenomenal fight.
35:47This is the fight to make, and I'm really looking forward to how this turns out.
35:51I want to be the active champion, so I'm ready.
35:54Josh Van versus Tyra would be amazing.
35:58Tell me I am wrong.
35:59Next.
36:00Next.
36:01Next.
36:01Next.
36:01Next.
36:01Next.
36:02Let's do it.
36:02Yeah.
36:02Next.
36:05Next.
36:19The World War II
36:23Proudly representing his birth country of Myanmar,
36:27Joshua Van 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.
38:01Right here.
38:24Joshua, the field is won!
38:28I'm very proud to be the first guy to repeat this.
38:31to 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.
38:47A 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 kid want to train and, you know,
38:58want to represent the country.
39:00And just trying to make it.
39:01Better life from themselves.
39:03When I see that, it's just like, yes.
39:05Because that's all I fight for the next generation, for 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. Thank you.
39:17While Myanmar can now lay claim to producing a UFC champion,
39:22another 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 Taira.
39:47The latest in a proud lineage of pivotal fighters
39:50who have shaped the country's rich combat sports legacy.
39:56The main part of my new team is going to be an empire of the country.
39:57My master's father is Tsuriyah Hiro Shi.
40:02My master's father is Tsuriyah Hiro Shi.
40:04I taught him all of his parents.
40:05And he taught him to tell me that he taught me
40:09what he taught me to.
40:10He taught him to tell me to tell him.
40:10I taught him what he taught me to.
40:12He taught him to.
40:13He taught him what he taught me to.
40:17Thank you very much.
41:09Matsune's dream of guiding his young fighter to a UFC title
41:12is a feat already achieved by his coaching counterpart at UFC 328.
41:21Much of Joshua Van's success can be traced back to long-time trainer and mentor Jose Vasquez,
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 him for the first time, I realized that he had a talent.
41:46A natural talent.
41:50After that, his energy, his desire to overcome.
41:55Even though it all Rachel verrasss came to the top stage.
41:58His state of勝利
42:00is what inspired me and coming from second one.
42:04Which oneلام понимings in the gym.
42:22Go, go, go, go, go, let's stop, it's only one minute, George, come on.
42:28Yes, sir, go, go, go, let's stop, keep going, keep going.
42:32El plan de nosotros para pelear contra Ira es mucho trabajo físico.
42:38Five seconds. One, two, three, four, stop.
42:44Mucho acondicionamiento físico, velocidad, resistencia, coordinación, flexibilidad.
42:49Good job.
42:50La estatura de Ira es más alta.
42:53Motivation, my friend, Motivation, you'll fight soon.
42:56Pero ya se ha enfrentado a George con peleadores de esa estatura.
43:00Ah, yes.
43:01Y les ha ganado.
43:03Yo espero una pelea muy, muy difícil, pero confío en el trabajo de nosotros,
43:08confío en el talento de George, en la preparación que estamos teniendo
43:12y yo creo que George va a salir con la mano en alto.
43:16Faster.
43:17Step back in right now.
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 readying the young contender
43:40for the champion's striking heavy style.
43:43I'm ready.
43:44Ready, go.
43:46Jump, jump, jump, jump.
43:56Go, go, go, go.
43:58Go, go, go, go.
44:04Medinares.
44:06Super forward.
44:12Ok, no stress.
44:16My right hand.
44:17Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go.
44:23Joshua Bam, just the precision, his volume is just absolutely amazing, and his cardio.
44:41He's got tremendous grappling, excellent submissions, beautiful back take.
44:46He's the total package, one of the best flyweights in the world.
44:51A 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.
45:08This is what he's been doing to everybody.
45:10Oh, it's getting tight, there's the cap!
45:16Oh, heavy elbow!
45:18Nice, nice.
45:22Nice, nice.
45:25He's been able to take everybody down, keep them down after he does so.
45:30Pound, knockout.
45:31Brennan Moreno's in real trouble, this might be in style.
45:34Oh, that'll do it!
45:35He's a choke.
45:37Oh, and there's the tap!
45:44He wants to be the first ever Japanese UFC champion.
45:53Remember, we're champions of the world, remember!
45:55First of all, keep going, keep going.
45:57Ba, ba, ba!
45:59Fast!
46:00Tassouro, he's a one-rounder guy, but I'm the most dangerous flyweight.
46:06Incredible endurance, fantastic boxing skill.
46:09I am a better striker.
46:10It's only the beginning for Joshua Van.
46:12He's that good.
46:13I don't think he's going to want to strike with me.
46:15Again!
46:16Oh!
46:16Big right from Van!
46:17He's trying to come, take me down.
46:20He's got excellent boxing, knockout power.
46:23But if he do, he's getting knocked out.
46:26That'll do it!
46:28Tassouro Taira is looking like a true world beater.
46:32Every time you see him inside that Octagon, you see a new improved version.
46:36Well, that's right.
46:38In this match, Striker vs. Grappler has a new appearance.
46:43So, I'm in that appearance.
46:46Tassouro Taira is not just a grappler.
46:49He's got the hands as well.
46:50I'm really excited to be able to do the攻撃.
46:56Oh my goodness!
46:57Right away, we were all like, yo, this kid's good.
46:59He's going to be a champion.
47:01I'm going to bring the UFC belt to Japan.
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 Tassouro.
47:13I know I'm going to peep the out of him.
47:15The flyweight set the stage for the main event matchup.
47:19For the middleweight title.
47:20This is a massive fight!
47:22It all goes down on May 9th, when the Octagon returns to New Jersey.
47:27For UFC 328.
47:30Big fight atmosphere in the Prudential Center in the Brick City!
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