It is nice to see that the UFC is finally starting to show respect for those who paved the way. More please 🙏

Glad to see Shamrock associated with the UFC again. He deserves the credit for helping build this sport.

I came back to this video to say RIP Teila Tuli. You were a legend.

Teila Tuli has gotta be one of the coolest human beings ever. It’s clear he was haunted by his loss for a really long time, but seeing his sense of humor and getting appreciation for the vital part he played in the sports beginning was pretty great.

I loved how they all uplifted Tuli (SUMO)when he was putting himself down because he wanted to show more and they said " you showed up, YOU WERE THERE!!!" Because what they all did showed balls NO RULES, NO HOLDS BARRED!

I was smiling all throughout while watching this. If you didn't have any idea who these guys were, you'd think that they were just ordinary old men who were high school friends who decided to have a mini reunion. You wouldn't think that they were literally pioneers of the sport. Without them, there wouldn't be MMA.

Royce and Ken were light years above the rest of the pack

Good to see Gerard still has his sight. Must be nice to not have to go thru life blind.

PLEASE CONTINUE THIS!!! Us younger fans love learning about the history of the UFC, there seems to be a "dark" period of the earlier UFCs that are hard to find and learn from and we would greatly appreciate anything from that era. Also, us fans LOVE behind the scenes video's of the UFC, especially anything early beginning UFC

In a Hawaii Five-0 interview Taylor Wily said the UFC loss haunted him for a long time, but he was able to hold his head high again through acting gigs. I'm glad to see him here. Like everyone else at the table he helped lay the foundation for today's UFC.

Not going to lie, I teared up at the end. I was in South America living, breathing and helping teach Shotokan karate, saw UFC 1 and immediately quit and enrolled at a grappling/jits combo school and bought every ufc (mostly bootleg) through the first 100. It's still my main sport to follow--but nothing compares to those first 100.

This deserves way more views. These guys are the reason we have what we have now.

The balls to do that back then , no gloves, barely any rules, and no real reward other than pride, amazing what they created

Six fascinating guys. I remember being so perplexed by Royce Gracie. He looked like a dad and just cuddled these monsters to death. It was like martial arts was supposed to be, sort of surprising and secret and weirdly non-violent. UFC 1 was really something.

now this is the kinda of content the ufc needs to create more of, Bring back the legends to discuss big ufc events from years ago would love to see the fighters from UFC 100 or the original TUF etc... this is the stuff that educates the casual fan and gives the legends there flowers that they deserve

I remember back in th3 90s, I was 9 yrs old when I first watched UFC 1. Went to a local store that you can rent VHS tape for $2 for 1 day. Fell in love with the sport and not to forget the pride era. I knew this sport will be the biggest, we have to give these legends their flowers for paving the road to this amazing sport.

This was so wholesome to see some of the true pioneers of the sport sitting around and reminiscing. You can just you feel the bond and the camaraderie between them all, it’s like a brotherhood. These were very brave men, because UFC 1 was ruthless and brutal. I mean, the sport still is, but compared to those days, you realize how far the sport has evolved. The sport of mma is still so incredibly young.

After watching this, teila tuli is my absolute favorite. that guy had no clue what he got himself into and he has no delusions about what happened that night. he even approached the whole thing with a sense of humor. I cant help but respect the hell out of that. that guy is a true warrior and what I would guess is a wonderful human to his family and friends around him 💯

RIP Art Jimmerson 🙏 🙏

One word, “Iconic”! Thank you gentlemen for being the pioneers that started the UFC 👊👊👊

Man - at a time the world is in turmoil, this is just what we need. So wholesome. Thank you.

This is so wonderful to see. Great to see the UfC giving these dudes a platform and some 💰

I could have listened to these warriors for hours. Whoever put this together, thank you! I had the opportunity to meet Ken on a UK tour and he was a truly class guy. Huge respect for all of these men.

God bless these men! Love hearing them all speak. True *LEGENDS*

It's about time MMA/UFC are finally doing this. I've been watching boxing legend roundtables for years and been hoping something like that for this sport. I can't wait for the next one.

This was great to see. And especially to see Ken Shamrock there. I know Ken and the UFC (Dana) had a rocky relationship, but keep this guy involved. He earned his spot.

I didn’t realize until now that Teila Tuli (Taylor Wily) starred in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. He did amazing in the movie and came across extremely wholesome in this meeting!

Shout out to the big yokozuna dude. Always seen highlights of dudes fight, its cool to put a personality to a face.

The REAL warriors that paved the way. God bless you gentleman.

I absolutely loved this. All my respects to these individuals. Rest in peace to the falling warriors Pat Smith and Kevin Rosier. Ken touched on something real. About the adrenaline. Man I bet it felt amazing. Like we’re in the gladiator arena right here. This is the ultimate feeling. What you live for. Every fiber of my being. I was meant to be here. We were destined by God. For this warriors journey. Our names are etched in eternity.

Man I loved that. Those guys are the bomb. I remember watching almost all of these dudes and thinking how great they were. Thank you to all of them and rip to the ones that couldn't be there

This is gold!!! Such a wonderful walk down nostalgia road. I was a wrestler when this came out and only knew of Ken out of the lineup. 1993 is the year i started jujitsu and had to unlearn going to my stomach. ...man, 30 yrs. ...just wow.

I was absolutely stunned watching Royce Gracie that night. I could not believe how he could control much bigger men. How we viewed fighting completely changed.

Gerard Gordeau might the toughest amongst the group. I enjoyed watching this. The mutual respect was cool. Glad to see Shamrock there. He was bitter for years, but now knows he was part of something special. To see him thank Royce for making him better. And Royce showing his appreciation of all them. This round table made the viewer fell like they were setting there with them.

Art Jimmerson is such a good human being. Love that dude!

This is really special, it makes you feel like you are there, watching and listening these absolute legends sharing a meal while remembering old times. Thank you UFC!

This was great, took me back to being 15 again and watching this amazing sport in its infancy. Would love to see another one with Don Frye, Dan Severin, Marco Ruas, Tank Abbott, Oleg Taktarov, and Mark Coleman.

I remember UFC 1 so vividly. These guys are legends and pioneers. Love this round table. Thanks KZbin!

I like Art Jimmerson's vibes, dude... really great guy supporting Wily. Props for Gordeau as well!!

This had me Smiling, Cheering, and remembering what made mma. The true legends of the spots and all statues at the ufc hq. Thank you to you all ❤

Amazing group of Brave Men that paved the way for MMA....this was awesome.

Damn dude this was a beautiful roundtable! Keeping it “as real as it gets” and showing the OG’s some love! Great stories!

This makes me happy man. Iv'e been a fan since the first UFC. Congrats to all of these legends. we love you guys!

Thanks for walking so today they can run. Appreciate your time & sacrifices to give us the sport & entertainmemt today. ALL RESPECT TO THE ORIGINALS!

Very wholesome video I didnt know I needed. Glad too see these guy happy and healthy.

R.I.P. Art Jimmerson 🥊

UFC needs to do these roundtables more. The early UFC fighters were the epitome of warriors who fought for glory.

An incredible gift to see the innovators share laughter and easy going camaraderie.

This is fantastic content and I want more videos like this! Roundtable should be an ongoing series.

I remember first time seeing the ufc was when my karate school I went to ordered the UFC 6 ppv which had Shamrock and Severn as the super fight plus the tournament before. I fell in love with it immediately. I had to be like 7-8 years old watching with the adult class because my dad went and brought me along. I remember a few days later we went to a movie rental store and had my dad rent all the ufc event tapes that they had and spent the next few days watching together. Man, I’ve been hooked ever since. It’s so nice to see these guys healthy and happy today. It’s great to see how respectful they are to one another, but you can still see the level of competition in their eyes and in roasting each other in the friendliest of ways. So glad ufc is paying respects to these guys that paved the way for todays fighters. I really feel like these fellows and all the guys probably from the first 7 years especially deserve far for credit and recognition for what they did. Hope ufc keeps doing these kind of things with the OG’s of the sport❤

This type of content is priceless -- these guys walked so the fighters today could fly...

This was incredible. Time truly flies. Seems like yesterday for us first gen MMA fans/NHB fans. They didn't just change things, they encouraged many of us who were current martial artists then to take up other disciplines like Gracie Jiu Jitsu. I don't think younger folks and esp fighters realize how awesome they have it now being able to train so easily in multiple disciplines at a high level pretty much anywhere in the world with quality instruction.

Thank you! This is awesome sight to see. All these guys were the beginning, great to see them together and telling the story.

Watching this is like watching marvel heroes. The UFC 1, 2 made a impact on me as a kid so this is great, they should keep making it like a series.

What a masterpiece. Well done UFC for putting this together. Looking forward to the next instalment. All these guys are winners. To sit here years later and discuss UFC 1 with no animosity just shows the levels of respect that can only be achieved by combat in the martial arts. I watched UFC 1 a million times. These guys are the OG’s of mma.

This is the best thing I've seen out of the UFC in 15 years

That was lovely, that! ....what a trip down memory lane. .....Thank you UFC. 👍

I was 13 then. Changed the world for us young martial artists. This was perfect

They should do this round-table for every UFC anniversary during the tournament days. Only a couple months to prepare a UFC round-table with Royce, Remco Pardoel, Jason DeLucia, Fred Ettish and more.

This was a dream come true! To see and hear all these guys together for a dinner is amazing! Thank you all!

This was amazing. Thank you to all these legends.

This is gold. PURE GOLD. KZbin video of the year.

So dope to see all these old fighters together again

These are legends ..I can still remember all of them ..shout out from Philippines this was before Pacquiao

Rip art jimmerson :'(

Really cool to see these guys sit down, share stories and laugh about the good old days, and the respect they still have for each other.

Emocionante este reencontro dos guerreiros de verdade do UFC 1. Deus abençoe a todos!

theses guys are true legends for us that saw UFC-1 in the 90's.

Thank you guys for what you have accomplished. Respect

looking at ken and royce when they talk about their fight and you can still see that 🔥. like they would not hesitate to fight again.

More of these episodes please. This was perfect

Every one of these dudes...every one of them is an icon. And had balls of steel.

I could have watched 5 hours of that.....legends!!!

AMAZING idea to have these guys together to reminisce about the true history of the UFC, and these guys were the 1st!! Such a feat and i lovevto see them get their respect!

Ken still in shape.... Always ready for Tito

Taylor "Teila Tuli" Wily RIP. To your ohana and sumo stable, my deepest condolences. Mahalo for the years of entertainment whether in martial arts or acting. You are greatly missed

I kept recommending this idea as a series to mmafighting on their live shows for months but they never acknowledged my comment. I knew this would be a cool idea. I hope ufc does it with current fighters

Thank you guys for starting this giant ball rolling. Full set of Legends at one table and history will never forget you

thank you UFC & the figters ! thank you Dana & the Fertitta brothers for so much work you are an inspiration

Teili Tuli stood out to me, he was surprisingly interesting to listen to. He seemed to be very honest in how he looks back on things.

I want to see Tank Abbott in one of these!

Wow this is really cool. I always wanted to hear updates from these guys

I Love this, I'll never forget when I first watched these guys, I was in 8th grade at the time. It just brings back so many great memories, it's like hearing music, much respect. I remember arguing with people, they thought it was fake, like the WWF and I used to get so heated. It was frustrating, it's like some ignorant person trying to tell you 2+2=5, I wanted to either be a fighter or a lawyer, that's when I realized I loved proving people wrong, all because I felt obligated to defend the UFC, I'm extremely grateful though, tbh. I miss the good old days.

Ken Shamrock looking like an Italian mobster😂

Not gonna lie, I was holding back tears in the last bit of the video, these guys are the reason I fight, forreal! 😊

UFC must have been a bloodbath back then based on how the rules have changed over the years.

I hope all these guys are well taken care of 🤑 UFC owes a lot to them and those not included

This was AMAZING! I felt like I was 22 years old again watching UFC 1 for the first time.

R.I.P. Art Jimmerson "One Glove"

This was long overdue, and it was such incredible content, I can’t believe it took this long to produce it, keep them coming

Best round table reunion EVER.

Ngl, Teila Tuli seems like a real loveable guy. He easily had the best personality at that table imo. Good to see him still healthy

This is like warlord souls in Valhalla talking about the wars they shared together

These men are all legends! Thank you for your invaluable contributions to martial arts. For me, this was the real UFC!

Loved this! Proper way to celebrate the 30th anniversary.

Born in 92. UFC has been in my life since before I could walk and rewatching fights on VHS as a kid these guys were my heros in so glad they put them all together it warms my heart. And Ken's brother Frank was my favorite fighter as a kid til Nick Diaz beat him and it's been Diaz army ever since

This was gold, I hope they all got paid good for this 🙏

Im not really a ufc fan but i love things like this. Nothing but respect for these men.

RIP art Jimmerson!!!

It is an honor to have seen this thing almost a week after if happened. It was so hard to get, and the local TV actually had the decency of showing this to me, and I immediately learned any martial arts available, to build up my fighting style. THANK YOU UFC 1!!