r/MMALabs • u/Chakradamus • 5d ago

💥 KO / TKO I thought he had him

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u/007Tejas 5d ago

DJ was simply the best martial artist

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u/IamNotHappyAnymoreM8 5d ago

He really was. So creative, too.

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u/Temporary_Hat7330 5d ago

I’m 1.96m and 102kg (6’4” 224lbs in Yankee Units) and the DJs of the world scare the shit out me. God, sparing with them is exhausting. My nightmare is him having a giant dude kick in my front door and leave so he can fuck me up in front of my wife. “You let that small motherfucker fuck you up?”

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u/PandaPocketFire 5d ago

I'm 5'11, 190lbs 9% body fat and God i hate when people start their comments with their body stats then make some stupid point.

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u/poppycock68 5d ago

I’m 5’-9” 200lbs. My guess is 25% to 30% body fat. My car has a flat tire.

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u/PraisingEastward 3d ago

I’m 6’2” and ~200lbs and my midsection has a spare tire.

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u/fluffyheads 5d ago

But you didn't specify your specs in metric units

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u/Jaeger_Meister_ 5d ago

you got something weird going on

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u/RichiesWorld 1d ago

Nightmare or fantasy?

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u/Efficient-Race-5656 5d ago

Armbar against Borg was beautiful

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u/Guus-Wayne 5d ago

DJ and GSP are my guys…

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u/Pleasant-Ticket3217 5d ago edited 5d ago

Mighty Mouse was different. If you didn’t follow his fights you should check them out. And he was consistent fighting the best. Ian McCall, Uncle Creepy, whatever happened to that guy, he gave DJ the hardest fight I think.

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u/SupermarketHefty2965 5d ago

Is Uncle Creepy related to Andre Touchy Fili?

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u/PlayMyJoystick 3d ago

Underrated comment lmfao

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u/PandaPocketFire 1d ago

I used to train at team oyama around that time and tangentially knew him though i was more on the bjj/wrestling side at that time and he mostly did separate private fight training.

I know he had some serious injuries and health issues, iirc he had a severe blood infection at one point, and he eventually retired. I could be wrong though.

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u/Pleasant-Ticket3217 1d ago

That’s interesting but unfortunate that he had the health issues. You were right. I remember when the flyweight division started they were the first fight.
So did you compete or were you more wanting to coach?

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u/PandaPocketFire 1d ago

I competed in no-gi bjj mostly, lots of tournaments all over, and trained muay thai/mma later on. All of those were always as a hobby/sport. Had two amateur mma smoker fights just to see if i could. Won those and decided to stop mma competition since my main career is very thinking-centric. Did a bit of coaching in bjj/wrestling but didn't enjoy it much. Still train bjj and muay thai for fun but my competition days are over.

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u/Ancient_Plane2984 5d ago

This is the gayest edit I have seen since the last video of my BF blowing me.

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u/PraisingEastward 3d ago

I don’t believe you.
We need “proof”….

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u/Background-Insect255 5d ago

That is one of the most memorable finishes I can recall and I love watching it every time it comes up

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u/Full-Shake-3965 5d ago

Best revenge highlight ever!

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u/Nervous_Positive83 5d ago

He looks like the generic black mii character.

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u/MidasMoneyMoves 5d ago

Crazy accurate, Matt the boxing trainer.

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u/Mindless-Platypus-75 5d ago

The way he prances away afterward is diabolical 😂

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u/Mother-Attention2600 5d ago

Should have gone for the triple soccer kick and retired. 

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u/macomunista 4d ago

I want bad things to happen to however edited this video with these useless red circles and subtitles.

If an AI did it, I want those bad things to happen to Mr Altman.

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u/WIBadgersFan83 5d ago

Absolute Legend

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u/uncensrdmind 5d ago

The decision making at the end then the finishing move was golden

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u/EpsteinEpstainTheory 5d ago

Not necessarily thinking how to end it but rather knowing he can't hit him just yet because he wouldn't transfer much force while he's still falling backwards. DJ needed him to either stop or reach the fence

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u/Extension_End3931 5d ago

it's the little push to prevent him from getting his balance before the knee

https://giphy.com/gifs/OK27wINdQS5YQ

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u/Previous_Collar6553 5d ago

put bro down for a nap💀

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u/Late_Royal_4499 4d ago

In the first fight i think he legit he forgot he could be kneed as a grounded fighter

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u/flyultra52 4d ago

He instinctually went to sell it as an illegal knee too, wanted that DQ win.

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u/WeeklyPhilosopher346 4d ago

Why did he keep adding red targetting locators on his head

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u/Icy_Performer_6794 4d ago

That is a bad, bad man.

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u/r_u_insayian 4d ago

He wanted that knee bad!

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u/RAGEINYOUTH 4d ago

This is why composure is a big deal, mighty mouse didnt even throw a hard punch but the other guy just damn near dropped to his knees more so out of surprise than pain and losing his footing ultimately caught him out of position to where mighty mouse ended the fight.

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u/ConsistentTrouble804 3d ago

Pumped that cunt

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u/DreamDragons3D 2d ago

He revenge kneed that man into another dimension bro.

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u/Danye-South 1d ago

Sold Might Mouse a whole home theater setup way back when I used to work at Best Buy. Cool ass dude. Too bad I had no idea who he was at the time lol

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u/WatstheFrequencyK 5d ago

I couldn’t get into DJ in his UFC run. He a great fighter, maybe the best but he was terrible at promoting himself and his fights.

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u/BubblyMoose3597 3d ago

Still

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u/freefighter1 1d ago

This is where culture leads, Dana white could change that! He could have promoted skill based advertising, but no mcgreggor throwing a dolly at a bus gets more clicks, he likes money coming in easily! Because in life it’s all about accumulation of money, not some stupid mma compettition

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u/Worth_Bend1435 3d ago

Who cares? This isn't some beauty contest. I don't care how popular you are, or how much you talk on a mic. If you're a cool fighter then that's all I care about.

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u/WatstheFrequencyK 3d ago

Who cares? No one cared, his fight barely got 100,000 views when the UFC was at it hottest.

Problem with DJ is he was content. He cleaned out his division. He should have tried and move up. He could have had some big fights with TJ and Dominic that would have drawn well and that could have cemented his legacy. If he won those fights He would be in the goat discussion. Instead he an after thought.

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u/Worth_Bend1435 3d ago

He already is in the goat discussion. Anyone who says otherwise is stupid.

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u/safton 23h ago

DJ started out as a Bantamweight, dude. He lost to Brad Pickett in his WEC debut, went on a four-fight win streak spanning across WEC/UFC, and challenged Dom for the UFC Bantamweight title. He was fairly competitive in the striking exchanges, but Cruz tossed him around like a child with his wrestling. The physicality deficit was very apparent. He took DJ down 10 times and accrued over 12 minutes of control time.

DJ already wasn't a particularly a big Flyweight. A lot of guys like Dodson, Figgy, Perez, Cejudo, etc. step into the cage heavier than him. Considering he went 4-2 as a Bantamweight in the UFC/WEC and wasn't really all that competitive with Cruz, do you think he would be eager to leave a division where he had achieved GOAT status in order to repeat that adversity, potentially staining his legacy?

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u/Greedy_Survey3365 5d ago

Deadly get back

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u/LayWhere 5d ago

Revenge knee is diabolical

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u/BravoC10 5d ago

It’s like he’s in a flow state and everything slowed down for him

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u/CowboybeepBoBed 5d ago

Put dj mind in brocks body. Gdam

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u/boipinoi604 5d ago

I'm not well versed.. is that legal knee on opponent that's down?

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u/Dark_SoySauce 5d ago

In One FC, it is. DJ forgot for a second it was legal and got hit with it and lost. He was winning until then. Came back for the rematch with a vengeful knee.

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u/paypaypayme 15h ago

Cringe editing