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00:02Bad blood has been brewing in the UFC middleweight division.
00:05There is no lower human being on this earth than Jemaya.
00:09He's trying to be a macho man. You're not macho man.
00:12Jemaya'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 Jemaya are just fundamentally different people.
00:33For a man that calls himself the wolf, we sure do act like a coward.
00:36Everyone can give the voice up when we're coming.
00:41One of the most dominant fighters to ever step inside the octagon.
00:45Uncommon amongst uncommon men. That is Hamzat Jemaya.
00:50Undefeated Chechen Hamzat Jemaya stormed his way to the middleweight title.
00:54There's just different f***ing levels of grappling.
00:58Oh my goodness!
00:59And Hamzat is at the highest level.
01:02He has been running through the competition.
01:04Hamzat Jemaya is that good!
01:07Now, in his first title defense,
01:09Jemaya 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.
01:16Because Sean Strickland doesn't hold back.
01:17Former champion Sean Strickland's unique brand of gritty tenacity
01:21and unfiltered mental warfare.
01:22F*** you!
01:24Is to find his career.
01:26He just wants to march forward and cause violence.
01:30Massive KO!
01:31Anybody know this well, m***?
01:33Oh!
01:35Strickland applying a word of pressure!
01:37With Jemaya 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 him!
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 tried!
01:57I have to jump!
01:58I have to kick it!
01:59Because I am Hamza Jemaya.
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 dethrone the long-reigning flyweight kick.
02:12We have a new flyweight champion!
02:15Now, the breakout star of 2025.
02:18Oh, let's do it!
02:19Looks to begin a new era.
02:20Quiz deep, quiz deep!
02:21With his first title defense
02:22against a surging Japanese contender.
02:24A superstar in Japan!
02:26Katsuro 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,
02:44we're going to beat the f*** 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.
02:56This is UFC 328.
02:59Countdown.
03:09Every so often,
03:10the prospect arrives in the UFC
03:12and instantly lives up to the hype.
03:16Long before his Octagon debut,
03:19Hamzad Shumayev had already built a reputation
03:21for relentless dominance.
03:23An apex predator with a killer instinct.
03:27Aptly named Boars.
03:30Boars, it's like a normal thing in my country.
03:34Have you ever seen a phenom
03:35like Hamzad Shumayev?
03:38It means wolf,
03:39but it's a little bit tough word
03:40for the tough kid.
03:43You're a tough young kid,
03:44somebody calls you the Boars,
03:46and when I was a younger kid,
03:48when I was fighting in the streets,
03:49my brother calls me that.
03:51You know, everyone that you've seen,
03:53you know,
03:53who I am.
03:55Lion Wolf.
03:56Boars, Hamzad Shumayev.
03:58He has not lost in the Octagon.
04:00He goes between wrestling and striking
04:01better than anyone.
04:03I love my job.
04:04Elite grappling,
04:05he's just trying to smash people.
04:09Go there, fight.
04:10Who is the best he's gonna win?
04:11He is a wrecking ball.
04:13It gets me excited.
04:14The guy looks to be a future UFC champion.
04:18Everyone can be confidence,
04:20but 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, he's good.
04:29If not, we'll make it.
04:31Just like that!
04:34How good is he?
04:36I have to tap,
04:37I have to kick it!
04:39Ah!
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,
04:48you're gonna beat everyone.
04:49Give me the belt!
04:51Woo!
04:54Chumayev's dominance in his rise
04:55was undeniable.
04:57After extending his undefeated streak to 14,
05:00the Chechen had earned
05:02his first UFC title shot.
05:04Hamzad bores Chumayev.
05:06His brand of violence in MMA wrestling
05:08is beyond compare,
05:09and if he can get it all going tonight,
05:11his ultimate goal
05:13will have been realized.
05:15I accept I'm gonna be a champ
05:16a long time ago.
05:18So,
05:19I was happy and excited
05:20to fight for the title.
05:22Hamzad is one of the most dangerous challengers
05:24we have ever seen fight the title.
05:26It's been a long time coming.
05:28Tonight he gets an opportunity
05:29to become a champion.
05:30Two title defenses already secured.
05:33Drink is duplessis.
05:34Scary proposition for the challenger tonight.
05:36DDP really does have everything.
05:38Hamzad Chumayev at long last.
05:41I think Trikos is gonna be stronger,
05:43but he wasn't.
05:46Oh, nice double leg for Hamzad.
05:48I take him down.
05:49Oh, crucifix.
05:51Oh my goodness.
05:52Smash on the ground.
05:53Bad early spot for the champion.
05:56Do the same thing again and again.
05:58He just got no answer for the grappling.
06:00It's kind of stunning.
06:01He was just surviving there.
06:03Hamzad is just so smothering.
06:05After a couple of rounds,
06:07I watched his face.
06:08He didn't want to come out again.
06:10I mean,
06:10Duplessis is not having any luck
06:12to finish the takedown.
06:12This is probably the most dominant
06:14we've seen him.
06:15Chumayev putting his brand of violence
06:17all over Duplessis.
06:18Jircus doesn't have any answers here.
06:21Chumayev continues to suffocate.
06:23Nothing is surprised.
06:24Man, is he getting dominated.
06:26Absolutely incredible to watch the challenger
06:29handle the champ in this manner.
06:31I knew I was better for training.
06:33Total domination,
06:35belt to belt.
06:36Kamzad Chumayev has done it.
06:40Felt amazing to finally
06:42have my belt on me.
06:43Undisputed UFC middleweight champion.
06:46My country needs the champ.
06:48I am a world champ now.
06:4915-0,
06:51Chechnya's Kamzad bores Chumayev.
06:53Chumayev.
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
07:06has had bores in his sights
07:07for several years.
07:12The famed Las Vegas gym extreme couture
07:15draws fighters from around the world
07:17all seeking to train alongside
07:18its championship caliber team.
07:21Within these walls,
07:22a bitter feud was born
07:24between the veteran Sean Strickland
07:26and the rising Hamzad Chumayev.
07:30Six years ago,
07:31we trained on the extreme couture.
07:33Speed!
07:34We helped each other
07:35for the fights.
07:39You want me to face, Kamzad?
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.
07:49Be nice.
07:51Gum is up.
07:52You're better than everybody.
07:53So just don't hurt people.
07:57Me and him are just two different breeds.
08:00Fundamentally different men.
08:02If I walk into a gym,
08:05I will spar the hardest and best guy
08:07because I want to test myself
08:09and I want to find out
08:10who I am as a person.
08:12I want to know if I get back up.
08:14Chumayev's completely different.
08:16Chumayev might pick, like,
08:17an okay guy,
08:18beat the dog out of him
08:20just to walk away
08:21and be like,
08:21I'm Chumayev.
08:23I'm a bully.
08:23I just beat this guy up.
08:26He says,
08:26I bully people.
08:28I never bully people.
08:29Some people don't like
08:30train hard.
08:31Some people don't like
08:32when somebody punch hard
08:34and I beat him up every day.
08:37I meet him every day.
08:38The schmo saw you two
08:39going at it.
08:40You were paired together
08:41during the grappling
08:41and obviously the striking.
08:43I don't know.
08:43What did you think?
08:44He made you tap
08:45a couple of times.
08:47Strictman didn't like
08:48to train with me.
08:49We had the chat group.
08:50They said,
08:50we're going to train
08:51in the extreme.
08:51I went to the extreme.
08:53He was in the UCPF.
08:55And I went to the UCPF.
08:57He went to the extreme.
08:59Then I went back home.
09:01Then the guy started to talk.
09:03I don't know why.
09:04Maybe he's mad
09:05because I beat him in the gym.
09:07One time I made a joke
09:08about Chechnya
09:09and it wasn't a bad joke.
09:10He just kind of took it
09:11the wrong way.
09:11So he sends a group message.
09:13He starts talking
09:13to me and threatening me
09:15and I'm like,
09:16listen, you misunderstood, dude.
09:17But you said some
09:18I will see you
09:19at three o'clock.
09:21Show up.
09:21Be a f***ing man.
09:23And then guess what?
09:24No show.
09:25No answer.
09:26Chemaiyev could be right here.
09:27I will fight that man
09:28to the death right here.
09:30People who were there
09:31training with us,
09:32they know.
09:33There is no lower
09:34human being on this earth
09:35than Chemaiyev.
09:37He didn't like
09:37when I said
09:38I top him out.
09:40Did you top him out?
09:41Yeah, many times.
09:42I know he's made
09:42his entire career
09:43about being this big,
09:44scary boogeyman.
09:46But like,
09:47Chemaiyev's a weak man.
09:48Ask that guy
09:49who was beating you up
09:50every day in the gym, man.
09:51When I punched you hard,
09:52you went to your coach
09:53and I said,
09:54please,
09:54tell this guy,
09:55go easy.
09:56There's so many guys
09:57in the gym
09:58that you can
09:58spar hard with,
09:59but you picked this
10:00guy to go boost
10:02your ego.
10:02He's lying, man.
10:04He's trying to be
10:04and he's a macho man.
10:05You're not macho man.
10:07You're looking at a man
10:08that lacks
10:09all 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.
10:17Coach, I'm in.
10:18Coach, I'm in.
10:19It doesn't matter
10:20how good of a fighter
10:21you are.
10:21You are
10:22and will always be
10:23a
10:24If it's something
10:25personal for you,
10:26just come.
10:26I'm here
10:27whenever he wants.
10:29Chemaiyev is a weak
10:30man's mentality.
10:31Any kind of man
10:32that tries to intimidate
10:33you to a W,
10:34there's like a level
10:35of weakness in that
10:36that I just,
10:37I find disgusting.
10:41The intensity
10:42behind Strickland's
10:43feud with Chemaiyev
10:44runs deeper than words.
10:46A disdain rooted
10:47in his past
10:48that led to discovering
10:49fighting as an outlet.
10:53Growing up
10:54around weak men,
10:56I always got my
10:57ass kicked as a kid.
10:58You know,
10:58I got bullied at home.
11:01My dad
11:02kind of was a weak man.
11:03That was about
11:04a 300-yard drive
11:05right there.
11:05That was not 300 yards.
11:07That's related
11:07by that tree.
11:08He's beating the
11:09out of your mom
11:09and like throwing
11:10beer bottles at you.
11:14Here's 300,
11:15mine's 6,000.
11:16It's terrible
11:17because it made you
11:18idolize violence,
11:20what you perceived
11:21as like to be
11:22like a masculinity.
11:24As most people
11:25that come up
11:25in hard situations,
11:27I just naturally
11:28gravitated towards
11:29violence.
11:33Here's the thing,
11:33you guys.
11:34Let me tell you
11:35something.
11:35It's fun to hurt people.
11:40It's the most
11:41satisfying to be able
11:42to hurt people
11:43in the gym.
11:44Let that
11:44go!
11:46I've never had a job,
11:47so the only thing
11:47I know how to do
11:48is fight.
11:48This feels like
11:49my home.
11:49I love it.
11:50Sean Strickland
11:51searching for the finish.
11:52Alex Garcia's down!
11:53He just wants to
11:54march forward
11:55and cause violence.
11:56That's funny.
11:57They always say
11:58fighting doesn't
11:58solve anything,
11:59but it solves
12:00most of my
12:00problems in life.
12:03Strickland rose
12:04from adversity
12:04to climb the UFC ranks.
12:07His hardened mentality
12:08and rash persona
12:09became a calling card.
12:11F*** you!
12:13I'm trying to do
12:13the f***ing man dance.
12:15All you f***ers
12:16are standing mad.
12:16I hope this f***er
12:17just gets knocked down
12:18so I never have to
12:19see this guy again.
12:20And saw him become
12:21one of the most
12:21notorious and polarizing
12:23figures on the way
12:23to a UFC title.
12:24When we fight
12:26I knock you out
12:26I'm going to do
12:27a TikTok dance
12:27over your grave.
12:28Grown-ass man
12:29on f***ing TikTok.
12:30You don't want
12:31this guy as a champion.
12:33I'm going to be
12:33the best champion
12:34you've ever seen.
12:36Oh!
12:37Sean Strickland
12:38has produced
12:39one of the biggest
12:40upsets in UFC
12:41championship history.
12:43I got to say
12:44the fans motivated me.
12:45I've always had
12:46like a really good
12:46relationship with the fans.
12:48I resonate
12:49with a lot of guys.
12:50You guys are
12:51a bunch of
12:51vicious bastards.
12:52I want to go down
12:53there and punch
12:54all you f***s
12:55in the face.
12:56I had that fan base
12:57of like oh man
12:58Sean's f***ing psycho.
12:59You know he's depressed.
13:00He's angry.
13:02Do the f***ing
13:03yeah!
13:04Yeah!
13:05People like knew me
13:07from the beginning
13:07and watched the trajectory
13:08and I think that's cool
13:10because through them
13:11I've discovered
13:12who I am.
13:13Since dropping
13:14the title
13:14Strickland has remained
13:16relentless in his pursuit
13:17to return to the top.
13:19With his rival
13:20now in possession
13:21of the belt
13:22the brash American
13:23made his intentions
13:24clear
13:25after a statement
13:26performance.
13:27Now a left hand
13:28and an uppercut
13:29all fluffy's heart.
13:31Anthony Hernandez
13:32on the ropes
13:33in round three.
13:34Big uppercuts
13:35he goes down.
13:37Sean's all over him.
13:38And that's it.
13:38There it is.
13:39Wow!
13:40Time to revive him.
13:43Time to revive him.
13:45What do you want
13:46next Sean?
13:47I'd like a piece
13:48to add a little chest
13:48you know.
13:49You never know
13:50that guy
13:50but that's not one.
13:51I think he's deserving
13:52of another shot
13:53at that belt.
13:54One hundred percent.
14:10Behind every successful
14:11UFC athlete
14:13is a loyal
14:14and hardworking
14:15support network.
14:18As a long time member
14:19of the Extreme Couture Stable
14:22former middleweight champion
14:23Sean Strickland's
14:24team first mentality
14:26has made him
14:26a respected leader
14:27within the group.
14:29I first met Sean
14:30in 2014.
14:32Sean's always had
14:33an intense approach
14:35to the game.
14:36I thought he brought
14:37a lot to the room.
14:38I think of guys'
14:39assets in the room
14:40and over time
14:42you can see his growth
14:44and his maturation
14:44as far as like
14:45a captain goes.
14:4610-minute warm-up
14:47you guys know the drill.
14:49Good techniques.
14:50Something kind of clicked
14:51with him or he understood.
14:52I'm only as good
14:53as the team
14:53I surround myself with
14:54I gotta take care
14:55of those guys too.
14:55We get in this habit
14:56of going here.
14:58Every now and then
14:59turn
14:59we go here.
15:01Play with it a little bit.
15:02Extreme is a very
15:03old school fighting.
15:06It has that old school
15:07like talk
15:08that most people
15:10don't have.
15:12You can go to Extreme
15:13you'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
15:17I operate better.
15:23I want this position
15:24and I want you
15:26beating him
15:26on the wall.
15:28So he bends over
15:29to fight.
15:31Now his legs
15:32are in position
15:33where I can start
15:34bringing him forward.
15:35See that?
15:36His legs are straight.
15:39I like watching
15:40people succeed.
15:41There's so many gyms
15:42it would probably
15:43just tell you
15:43to f*** off.
15:45Zack, zack, zack.
15:46If you think
15:47you're gonna succeed
15:48by doing this
15:49I'm gonna have at it.
15:49Go enjoy.
15:50And that's one thing
15:51especially Eric
15:52I'm really grateful for.
15:53Ball break.
15:54Let's go f***.
15:55Start.
15:56He's kind of allowed
15:57me to work
15:58on things that I need.
16:01Wouldn't it be
16:02where I'm at today
16:03if it wasn't for Extreme?
16:04Thank you.
16:05Three, one,
16:06one, two, three, ten.
16:08Yeah, you f***ing
16:09ain't allowed
16:09to get tired, guys.
16:10You gotta retire.
16:12I'm 85.
16:13I'm 85.
16:14I'm 85.
16:14I'm 85.
16:14I'm 85.
16:14I'm 85.
16:15I'm 85.
16:15I'm 85.
16:15I'm 85.
16:15I'm 85.
16:17I'm 85.
16:17I'm 85.
16:20I'm 85.
16:21I'm 85.
16:22Ahead of his first
16:23UFC title defense
16:26middleweight champion
16:27Hamzat Shumayev
16:28has based his camp
16:30in California
16:33assembling a select
16:34group of athletes
16:35who benefit from
16:36from the shared
16:36training experience.
16:39So I always train
16:40with stronger guys
16:41who always wants
16:44to give the war
16:44in the training.
16:47A lot of young guys
16:48hungry,
16:50upcoming fighters.
16:51They like to compete
16:53and they want to be
16:54UFC chaps.
16:58That's why I chose them.
17:02They have motivation
17:02to push me.
17:05Good.
17:07I will change.
17:09This is the third
17:10training camp.
17:11We're together.
17:11So we help each other.
17:13We're on the hook now.
17:14He's dangerous and scary,
17:16but he's the best.
17:18He gives me some good
17:19training.
17:23We learn something new always.
17:28and he has the best energy.
17:30And he has the best energy.
17:34Training with champion
17:35is a big motivation.
17:37When I work with him
17:39and I train with him,
17:40I know I can beat everyone.
17:42For Chechen fighters,
17:43now we know we can
17:44become champions too.
17:49Hamzat is his first one
17:50and I think a couple years
17:51and they're going to be
17:53a couple of champions
17:53from Chechnya.
17:56Chechnya is my bigger brother.
17:58It was good.
17:58It was UFC.
17:59It was being looked tough
18:00and the younger guys
18:02look up to us.
18:06I just want to help
18:07my teammates,
18:08my friends,
18:09my brothers.
18:10Give you motivation.
18:15Good for them.
18:16Train with the champ.
18:18Good for me.
18:19Train with the good guys.
18:30Sean Strickland's experience
18:32and mentality
18:32in the training room
18:33when preparing
18:34for high-profile fights
18:35not only draws the attention
18:37and admiration
18:38of his fellow teammates,
18:40but also that
18:41of former opponents.
18:45Alex hit me up.
18:46He's in Vegas.
18:47Asked for some rounds.
18:49I'm always down to Spar.
18:58It's funny.
18:58Me and Alex,
18:59we never really speak
19:00to each other,
19:00but we're good friends.
19:02I just kind of make fun of him
19:04or I say jokes.
19:05He just looks at me
19:06like he wants to murder me.
19:07So that's our level
19:09of friendship, you know?
19:11I was watching
19:12there before the fight.
19:13I saw a guy.
19:14When that guy
19:15entered into the autógono,
19:16I saw a transformation
19:17in his face.
19:20So he's a guy
19:21a warrior.
19:23The first time
19:25was after we fought.
19:26I've enjoyed
19:27this training with him
19:28because he's a very experienced guy.
19:29He's a guy
19:29who knows what he does.
19:35He's always running
19:35to the front,
19:36using the good grabs.
19:40It's a very good weapon.
19:42He's a very good weapon.
19:44My team
19:45is pushing the strength,
19:45with sure,
19:46everyone knows.
19:48We're going to maintain
19:49this posture.
19:50We're going to the front
19:51in a right way,
19:54taking care of it,
19:55to work with his jab.
20:01I'm very excited
20:02with this fight,
20:03motivated,
20:04and I hope
20:05that he's a good victory.
20:17Adapting
20:18this formidable
20:18wrestling foundation
20:19into MMA
20:20has been the key
20:21to success
20:22for middleweight champion
20:23Hamzat Shemaia.
20:25Looking to fine-tune
20:26his skill set
20:27in preparation
20:28for Sean Strickland
20:29at UFC 328.
20:30What's up,
20:31what do we do today?
20:33Arresting.
20:34A Chechen
20:34has enlisted
20:35the help
20:35of an elite
20:36American specialist.
20:38Not for good.
20:40Hamzat and I
20:41linked up
20:41back in 2024
20:42after the Olympic trials.
20:45Ever since then,
20:46we've built a rapport,
20:47so anytime the wolf
20:48calls,
20:49I'm here to answer.
20:50You want him
20:51and I switch on you?
20:52Yeah.
20:52Okay.
20:55Today we have grappling
20:56and a lot of wall work
20:59and we just rotate
21:00like chainsaws.
21:01I'm in on you
21:01attacking you,
21:02you're in attacking me.
21:04I'm hard to take down
21:05and I'm even harder
21:06to keep down
21:07and that's been
21:07the scout report
21:08on Strickland.
21:09My role is
21:10to emulate that guy,
21:12a big, strong dude
21:13who's, you know,
21:13athletic and gonna
21:14put up a fight
21:15when it comes to
21:16not accepting
21:17the bottom position.
21:21Hamzat's wrestling
21:22is different
21:23from everyone else's
21:24in the UFC
21:24because of where
21:26he's from.
21:26Three, two, one, go!
21:29He's from that region
21:30that produces
21:31quite literally
21:32the most
21:33per capita
21:33world and Olympic champions.
21:35He goes position
21:36before submission
21:37which allows him
21:38to accumulate
21:39all that top control
21:40and damage
21:41and break records.
21:46Hamzat is better
21:47than Sean Strickland
21:48everywhere.
21:50Obviously,
21:50the wrestling
21:50is the biggest gap.
21:53Work, guys, work.
21:54Come on, let's go.
21:54Sean might have
21:55some good survivability.
21:56He's a tough guy
21:57with a great gas tank
21:58and he's a veteran
21:59in the sport
21:59but I do believe
22:01that Hamzat
22:02has the edge
22:02on the feet
22:03and a major skill gap
22:05in the grappling.
22:06Time.
22:07I don't know
22:08what you're supposed
22:08to do with this guy
22:09and I don't know
22:10who would stop him
22:11from taking him down.
22:11However,
22:13Sean's got a really
22:13good ground game
22:14and he does stay
22:15very calm
22:16in these situations
22:17so careful
22:18what you wish for.
22:19And he has such
22:19a knack for making
22:21everyone fight
22:22how he wants to fight.
22:23Countless hours
22:23of sparring
22:24that will do that.
22:25There's nobody
22:26that could really
22:27beat Shemaya right now
22:28that could withstand
22:30his wrestling.
22:31Good, Sean.
22:31Add the kicks.
22:33But nothing he does
22:34is something
22:35I haven't seen
22:37so, you know,
22:38it's going to be
22:38a hell of a fight
22:39but I'm the only one
22:40that can do it.
22:44I've been training
22:44with that style
22:45of grappler
22:46for such a long time
22:47where it's like
22:48you just kind of
22:48know what they're
22:49going to do.
22:49They're going to grab
22:50you, hug your legs,
22:51try to spar ride you,
22:52maybe hit a crucifix,
22:53like pin you against
22:54a cage.
22:54Try to pull him
22:55backwards, Sean.
22:56I've been training
22:56with those guys
22:57for years.
23:00So I think the UFC
23:01knows that me and him
23:02are going to have a war
23:02and he's just not
23:03going to sit there
23:04and dry hump my leg
23:04for 25 minutes.
23:05He's used to doing
23:07this and he's used
23:07to doing this in the
23:08gym, breaking guys.
23:10He's either trying
23:11to wrestle with me
23:12just to prove a point
23:13that he's a better
23:13wrestler than me.
23:14Yeah, it's going to be
23:15hard to stop
23:15that Sean's strength
23:16but I think a part
23:18of him knows
23:18if we do wrestle
23:19I'm just going to
23:19counter wrestle,
23:20I'll get up,
23:21I'll get on top.
23:22And Sean just
23:23absorbed it and did
23:24this, just kept
23:24moving forward.
23:25Or complete opposite,
23:27he knows he can't
23:28take me down
23:28and then we just
23:29kickbox for five rounds
23:30and then when that
23:31happens you're going to
23:31see him get frustrated,
23:32throw big punches
23:33he's trying to hit me
23:34and I'm just going to
23:35tag him at Will.
23:36Oh, and that
23:37Will do it!
23:41He can try whatever
23:42he wants to try
23:43it's not going to
23:44work with me.
23:45I've seen only
23:46Strickland doing
23:47like jab, jab,
23:48right hand, jab,
23:49jab, right hand.
23:50The wrestling is
23:51where it's at for this
23:52guy but he has
23:54stand up as well.
23:55Oh!
23:57If we do just
23:58boxing fight
23:59I can beat this guy
24:00up.
24:01But I never think
24:02about my opponent
24:03style, why should
24:04I think what
24:05he's going to
24:05do?
24:06Yeah, there's
24:07only one thing,
24:08just hope.
24:09Indescribable
24:09with adjectives
24:10is Hamzat Shimaev.
24:12He shoots
24:12that double leg
24:13so fast.
24:14You think you're
24:15tough, man.
24:15We'll see who
24:16handles deep water
24:16better.
24:19You're going to
24:20drown.
24:21So I think
24:21fourth or fifth
24:22round TKL for me.
24:25Huge right hand
24:26for Sean Strickland!
24:28You see
24:29328.
24:30I'm going to go
24:31there, smash
24:31that guy.
24:32total domination
24:33bell to bell.
24:38The only one
24:38that's breaking
24:39this fight
24:39is you,
24:40Jamiah.
24:40I'm going to
24:41smash you.
24:44There's a lot
24:45of bad blood,
24:46there's big rivalry
24:46and we're going to
24:47see tremendous
24:48action.
24:56UFC 328
24:57will see the return
24:59of newly crowned
25:00flyweight champion
25:01Joshua Vint.
25:02In 2025,
25:04he became the second
25:05youngest champion
25:06in UFC history,
25:08completing a breakout
25:09year and an
25:11extraordinary rise.
25:12Sunday fun day
25:13with the champ.
25:13that began
25:14in his native
25:15Asian homeland.
25:16How do you feel?
25:17What are we?
25:18Champ life.
25:20Champ life.
25:20Where we still
25:21put the work in.
25:23I was born in
25:24Myanmar.
25:25My mom and my dad,
25:27they went through
25:27a hardship with
25:28the military,
25:30things that are
25:30going on in Myanmar.
25:31So we came to
25:32the United States,
25:33to Houston,
25:34when I was 12.
25:35I taught you
25:36everything you know,
25:37bro.
25:37Hey,
25:38let's feel this
25:39boxing right there.
25:40Hey, that's real.
25:42When I first
25:42got here,
25:43I didn't know
25:44how to speak
25:44English.
25:46Kid on me,
25:47man, you know,
25:47they start
25:48picking on me.
25:50I was like,
25:51no, that's not
25:51going to happen.
25:52That was the first
25:53time I ever got
25:54in a fight.
25:55I started to
25:55enjoy fighting,
25:56so that's when
25:57I started picking
25:58fights.
25:59But the day
26:00I walked into
26:01the gym,
26:02that's when my
26:02life started
26:03changing.
26:04I don't want
26:05to go out
26:05no more.
26:06I don't want
26:07to party and
26:07doing stupid
26:08that we always
26:09do.
26:09So now
26:11go home,
26:13sleep.
26:14All right,
26:15let's get it,
26:15champ.
26:16All right,
26:16we're going to go
26:16six to the top
26:17cone, all right,
26:18on three.
26:19One,
26:19two,
26:20three,
26:20go.
26:23Fighting out
26:23of Houston,
26:25Texas,
26:25this is Josh,
26:26the fearless
26:29thong.
26:31TKO stoppage,
26:32winning his
26:32pro debut
26:33in impressive
26:34fashion.
26:35When I started
26:36my MMA career,
26:37I didn't think
26:38going to UFC
26:39was possible.
26:40three,
26:41two,
26:41one,
26:42three,
26:42let's go.
26:42I just do it
26:43just because I
26:44love it.
26:45Big hip kick.
26:46That's it.
26:47That's it.
26:47It's over.
26:48Let's go,
26:49it's four.
26:49And then I
26:50asked my coach,
26:50I was like,
26:51do you think
26:51we can actually
26:52go to UFC?
26:53He was like,
26:54yes,
26:54of course.
26:55To the top
26:55like a champ.
26:56One,
26:57two,
26:57three,
26:57go.
26:57If you win
26:58some fights,
26:59you can go
26:59to UFC.
27:00Joshua Mann
27:01for the 125
27:02man.
27:03I know what
27:03he gets it.
27:04I'm ready.
27:05I'm ready for
27:05that car.
27:06I was like,
27:07hell yeah,
27:08I'm going.
27:09Here is Josh Mann
27:10making the UFC
27:12debut.
27:13He's the fifth
27:13youngest fighter
27:14on this UFC
27:15roster at present.
27:16I got the first
27:17win in the UFC.
27:18Oh,
27:18big body shots
27:19from Mann.
27:20Oh,
27:20he's about to
27:20get him out of
27:21there.
27:21Wow.
27:22Joshua Mann
27:22has arrived.
27:24Three,
27:24two,
27:24one,
27:25go.
27:25I wanted
27:26more and more.
27:27Mann is on the gas.
27:28Look at him.
27:29Look at the body.
27:30Oh my goodness.
27:31Push deep,
27:32push deep.
27:32Knockout punches
27:33right here.
27:34Now,
27:35the belt was
27:35everything I wanted.
27:36This is it.
27:37Oh my goodness.
27:38that'll do it.
27:39Push deep,
27:40push the feet.
27:402025 came up
27:42with the Bible verse.
27:43Romans 8,
27:4431st.
27:45If God is for us,
27:46we can be against us.
27:47He is all action.
27:49Excellent boxing.
27:50So 2025,
27:51we said to take over
27:52and we took over.
27:53Oh,
27:54it's over.
27:54Silva takes a seat.
27:55That'll do it.
27:56Last one,
27:57you guys.
27:57Let's go.
27:58He's a man on a mission.
27:59He wants to be a world champion
28:00and he has all that potential.
28:02An instant classic
28:02with Brandon Rival
28:03extended Vanzo
28:05winning streak to five.
28:06What a fight!
28:07and solidified his status
28:08as the top contender.
28:10Good job.
28:11We're not done,
28:11but almost.
28:13Just four years
28:14after making his pro debut,
28:16he had arrived
28:17at his first UFC title shot
28:19against a long-reigning champion.
28:21Joshua Van
28:22trying to become
28:23the first Asian-born man
28:25to win a UFC world fight.
28:27That'll do it.
28:28Tatsuro Taira!
28:31Pantoja
28:31was always the person
28:32that I wanted to fight.
28:33I hope you get that shot, sir.
28:35Congratulations.
28:36Ladies and gentlemen,
28:37Tatsuro Taira!
28:38All right, Josh.
28:39Let's do it.
28:40Boom!
28:42Because when I made my debut
28:44in the UFC,
28:45he was a champion.
28:46Fifth defense
28:47for the Brazilian Pantoja.
28:49I expect a tough fight
28:50because Pantoja's very,
28:51very aggressive, you know?
28:52He kicked me.
28:53Early leg kick
28:54for the champ Pantoja.
28:56I knew right there,
28:57and then I was like,
28:57oh, I'm not gonna get a kick again,
28:59so he's trying to kick me
29:00the second time.
29:01I pushed him,
29:02and that's when
29:02he broke his arm.
29:05Oh, Pantoja's left arm is hurt.
29:07Didn't think it was an accident.
29:09You know, I made it happen.
29:10He kicked me,
29:11I pushed him,
29:11and I think a black belt
29:13shouldn't know how to fall.
29:14Oh, he broke his arm.
29:16And that is it.
29:17Oh, my goodness.
29:18We have a new
29:19flyweight champion,
29:21Joshua Vann at 24.
29:23I won a straight rematch
29:25with Pantoja,
29:26but he gotta heal up.
29:30But I'm not gonna wait
29:31forever for him.
29:33I want to be
29:34the active champion.
29:36I want to beat everybody.
29:38So,
29:39on to the next one.
29:42Vann's eagerness
29:43for a swift return
29:44to defend the title
29:45would open the door
29:46to a fellow flyweight
29:47from the Asian continent.
29:53Hailing from
29:54the Japanese island
29:55of Okinawa,
29:56Tatsuro Taira
29:57emerged as the nation's
29:59top contender
29:59for a UFC title.
30:01His incredible journey
30:03in combat sports
30:04was inspired
30:04by a close bond
30:05between him
30:06and his older brother.
30:07and his older brother.
30:10Zobaczcie, że to w tym momencie, że to jest zbyt zbyt,
30:12że to zbyt zbyt zbyt zbyt zbyt zbyt.
30:17Do czegoś od tego, że to jest w ramach.
30:19Ikłówe!
30:21Wiem, że to w tym momencie, że to jest w stanie się,
30:26że to jest to, że to się tu, że to się nie ma.
30:29Tak to się w stanie się w tym, że to jest w tym, że to nie ma.
30:33Ale to, że to jest w tym, że to jest w tym,
30:38KONIEC
31:08KONIEC
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32:09Zdjęcia i zbierał się, że ten sam przyjaciół ten przyjaciół się,
32:13tak bym się przyjaciół.
32:14Miło mi się zbyt.
32:15Zdjęcia i puszczające, że tędy na niech się tak,
32:16że potem po prostu i zbierał się.
32:22Był się z nami, niech zbyt bez obawcy,
32:25że Tyra przetwił się do trwodniku,
32:27do przodniku.
32:31Kiedyś wiesz, że ten przerzył się na jedyną w zielurze,
32:35to się uczył się z nami.
32:44This young man Tatsurou Tyra is a real prospect
32:48Every time you see him inside that Octagon you see a new, improved version
32:53One of the best flyweights in the world
32:57Behind me he's very real
32:58I'm a young kid as a student of my future
33:04A lot of pundits believe Tatsuro Taira
33:07has a good chance to become Japan's first UFC champion.
33:12Jako no kuri no senso taktamo,
33:14a no tuyo suru to yu koto ga dana wakatekite.
33:17With huge potential, he has delivered every step of the way.
33:20Champion belt ni karemeru yu na senšu
33:23to to no o ta kaitai te omu yo ni na ni mashita.
33:27Tyra's rapid rise saw him arrive at UFC 323
33:31with a golden opportunity.
33:33Live from a sold-out T-Mobile arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
33:36This is UFC 323.
33:38With a flyweight title fight to be contested the same night,
33:42the young Japanese star was presented with a chance
33:45to shoot himself into contention.
33:47The high-profile match-up against a former champion.
33:50He's been living with expectation for a real long time.
33:53Let's see if he can deliver.
33:55Brandon Moreno senso wa imamade
33:57finish sa letta koto ga nai senso de.
34:00Oh! Crushing right hand from Tyra!
34:03Kare wo finish shite,
34:05I'm not sure Tatsuro Tyra needs to do anything else to wrap up a title fight.
34:18You take out the former two-time champ,
34:20and if looks are any indication,
34:22this kid's ready to go.
34:31You've just taken down the second-ranked guy in the division.
34:34You feel like you deserve a title shot.
34:37Yeah, I want to go title shot next.
34:44Tatsuro Tyra 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 Tyra next to us!
35:07Tatsuro Tyra next to us!
35:11Tatsuro Tyra next to us!
35:18Oh!
35:30I'm excited for Joshua Van because you know he'll be willing to fight very, very soon, and he'll be willing
35:36to defend that championship.
35:38The one thing that he got is he knows who his next opponent will be, and that is Tatsuro Dara.
35:42And I believe that him and Joshua Van will be a phenomenal fight.
35:46This 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. Tell me I am wrong.
35:59Next, next.
36:01Let's do it.
36:02Yeah.
36:23Proudly representing his birth country of Myanmar, Joshua Van made history as the first Asian-born male UFC champion.
36:35Throughout his journey, his mother has been by his side, a 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. And I love you, mom.
36:54Man, she can't keep her smile on her face. She didn't want to let go of my belt. You know,
36:59it was perfect.
37:08My mom is a great woman. Taking care of my mom is everything.
37:13My family, we all went through a hard time. But now, we got the belt.
37:44And then there go the belt right there.
37:46And then, the best part is this, right?
37:51It's right here. This is the best part.
37:54Because, you know, they finally got my flag in there.
37:57So, that's, uh, that's amazing, right here.
38:24Joshua, 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, man, it's just amazing.
38:37There will never be another one.
38:50A lot of kids have been reached out to me. And a lot of parents have been reached out to
38:56me, like, saying their kid want to train and, you know, want to represent the country.
38:59And just trying to make a better life for themselves. When I see that, it's just like, yes. Because that's
39:05all I fight for the next generation from Myanmar.
39:08The first Burmese UFC champion. But I'm not going to be the last one. I believe in you guys. Let's
39:15do this. Thank you.
39:17While Myanmar can now lay claim to producing a UFC champion, another Asian nation stands on the brink of its
39:24own historic breakthrough.
39:32While Japan's influence and impact on the sport of MMA far exceeds many others, the nation is yet to produce
39:39a UFC champion.
39:42Now, those hopes rest on the shoulders of flyweight Tatsuro Taira. The latest in a proud lineage of pivotal fighters
39:50who have shaped the country's rich combat sports legacy.
39:56My master's coach is Tsurraso Taira-Hiroshi.
40:01I taught him all my experiences, and I taught him everything. And I told him what he taught me to
40:08say to him.
40:10I taught him what he taught me to say to him.
40:12I want to be a champion in my world to be a champion of my champion.
40:16Thank you.
40:17Dziękuję.
41:09Matsune's dream of guiding his young fighter to a UFC title is a feat already achieved by his coaching counterpart
41:16at UFC 3.
41:21Much of Joshua Van's success can be traced back to longtime trainer and mentor Jose Vazquez, who saw the potential
41:29in 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.
41:46Talent natural.
41:50Después, su energía, sus deseos de superarse.
41:57Su mentalidad de ganador es lo que me sorprendió.
42:02i me się powstało.
42:04W zacznie złożony się,
42:05w południach,
42:17WozdjÄ™ siÄ™,
42:19że jego specjalność
42:21jest to oto,
42:22w porzÄ…dku, w porzÄ…dku,
42:24wyjaśniona po raz.
42:25Wyjaśniona po jednej minuty,
42:25W południach.
42:27Tak, panieśniona,
42:29w porzÄ…dku,
42:30w porzÄ…dku,
42:31w porzÄ…dku,
42:31Keep going, keep going.
42:32My plan for us to fight with Tayra
42:35is a lot of physical work.
42:38Five seconds.
42:39One, two, three, four.
42:43Top!
42:44Yes.
42:45A lot of physical conditioning.
42:46Velocity, resistance, coordination, flexibility.
42:49Good job.
42:50The stature of Tayra
42:52is higher.
42:53Motivation, my friend. Motivation.
42:55We'll fight soon.
42:56But you've already faced Josh
42:58with that stature.
43:00Ah, yes.
43:01He's won.
43:03I just played a very, very difficult fight.
43:06But I trust the work of us.
43:08I trust the talent of Josh
43:09and the preparation that we're having.
43:12And I think Josh will come up with his hands.
43:16Faster!
43:17Step back in right now!
43:26Destiny awaits Tatsuro Tayra
43:28on 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!
43:44Ready, go!
43:46Jump, jump, jump, jump.
43:51Datsuro í•„!
43:58Oh, thanks, Musik-
44:04though he wanted to share his flage
44:05opening the machineier's
44:05built-in.
44:10As the strategies
44:11Zobaczmy, że zbudowano się, że się zbudowano.
44:14Tak, tak, tak.
44:18Zobaczmy, że van ma bardzo silne boksing技術.
44:23Joshua Van, to jest zbudowano.
44:27Zobaczmy, że jest to bardzo zaskoczy.
44:29I jest to zbudowano.
44:31Zbudowano się, że nie ma być.
44:34Na ten byłeś bezwodny, bardzo mocno zabezpieczny zniknę.
44:45Zbytą to załóżowa.
44:46Białeśna tak.
44:47Jest to totalne.
44:49Najlepszyłeś w kraju.
44:51Najlepszy zniknÄ™.
44:53ZniknÄ™ zniknÄ™.
44:57Ten ma bardzo dobrze, błocznie.
44:59Kiedy się do grau, jedziemy w kręgu.
45:04Zdjęcia jest dobrze.
45:07To jest niesamowita.
45:10Uw, to jest ciężko.
45:10To jest ta.
45:12O, kÄ…ty!
45:18Lepiej.
45:20Zabawam się, że można tu wciskować.
45:22NaÅ›, naÅ›.
45:25Zabawam się, że każdy wciskował,
45:27i nie pociągował.
45:29Zobaczmy.
45:30Pound, knockout.
45:31Brennan Moreno jest prawdziwym problemem.
45:34Zobaczmy.
45:39Zobaczmy.
45:40Zobaczmy.
45:52Zobaczmy.
45:54Zobaczmy.
45:54Zobaczmy.
45:55Zobaczmy.
45:56Zobaczmy.
45:56Zobaczmy.
45:56Zobaczmy.
45:57Zobaczmy.
45:57Zobaczmy.
45:58Zobaczmy.
46:00Tesoro, he's a one-rounder guy, but the most dangerous flyweight.
46:05Incredible endurance, fantastic boxing skill.
46:08I 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 gonna wanna strike with me.
46:15Again.
46:16Big weight from Van.
46:18He'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.
46:25That'll do it!
46:28Tatsuro Tyra is looking like a true world beater.
46:32Every time you see him inside that octagon, you see a new improved version.
46:46Tatsuro Tyra, not just a grappler, he's got the hands as well.
47:01Tatsuro Tyra, not just a grappler, he's got the hands as well.
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 gonna beat the **** out of him.
47:16The flyweight set the stage for the main event matchup, for the middleweight title.
47:20This is a massive fight.
47:22It all goes down on May 9th, when the octagon returns to New Jersey, for UFC 328.
47:30Big fight atmosphere in the Prudential Center in the Brick City.
47:35That's crazy!
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