TUF Flashback: Kelvin Gastelum | Season 17 Champion
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Күн бұрынKelvin Gastelum won season 17 of The Ultimate Fighter in 2013 while representing team Team Sonnen and got his foot in the UFC door securing a multi-fight contract.
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@CrazyDiamond75 3 жыл бұрын
Kelvin getting nervous around Rhonda was so wholesome. Kelvin is such a solid guy.
@CrazyDiamond75 3 жыл бұрын
@Hadi Kosh idk you should ask the UFC not me. I’m just a fan commenting on a video.
@theohuioiesin6519 3 жыл бұрын
Someone slammed someone for using “wholesome” in a comment. I was like: huh? Now I understand why. The critique was very wholesome
@patrickparson9628 3 жыл бұрын
@Hadi Kosh are you censoring the word 'naked' and typing "n ked" instead?
@ChauncyCharm 3 жыл бұрын
He smashed
@ProtossExecutor100 3 жыл бұрын
Huge props to Kelvin for not hitting the guy again after he was sure he was out.
@AliensEatPeople 3 жыл бұрын
It was super nessesary
@hydreamc853 Жыл бұрын
Yea nowadays you see guys punching the hell out of a unconscious men until the referee separate them
@oficasaperu1980 Жыл бұрын
Agree
@RJ-vh8ym 3 жыл бұрын
one of my favs... skill, heart, class, charisma. what a ufc fighter should be like, in my opinion.
@Brimst0ne_XB 3 жыл бұрын
The only middleweight to take Adesanya to the edge. He's not as skilled as Izzy but with heart and toughness he made that a dogfight and Izzy looked like dogshit after that brawl
@WonderfulPlan 3 жыл бұрын
You talking about the undisputed, undefeated Uncle Chael right?
@RJ-vh8ym 3 жыл бұрын
@@WonderfulPlan come on man.. Chael is the blueprint. and Adesanya is a clown. i once saw a vid of him showing his bullshit cartoon tattoos. what kind of shit is that?
@UrbanHeartBeatz 3 жыл бұрын
6:44 Uncle Chael after taking a good look at Kelvin’s piece “I’m sorry.”
@TH3B0N3Y4RD 3 жыл бұрын
I've never disliked Kelvin but I had never watched this before either. Now I really like him. Seems like a fun guy to be around.
@fabianalvarez9713 3 жыл бұрын
3:39 Chael yelling “POSITION!” , meaning position over submission. 2 seconds later “Oh my god he might have this” 😂
@anasshahid224 3 жыл бұрын
Kelvin is a underrated beast, his fight against Israel for the interim MW title back in 2019 was a war, haven’t seen Izzy pushed that far 🙌
@ponternal 3 жыл бұрын
@Hello Tron Jan beat Izzy but Kelvin hurt him the most
@rafayg7376 3 жыл бұрын
@Hello Tron Romero did not beat him, he didn't do anything neither of them did. And Marvin certainly didn't beat him, he got his ass whooped for 5 rounds.
@BraYsUnc06 3 жыл бұрын
@Hello Tron What's izzy's UFC record?? I forget...
@bigweiner4208 3 жыл бұрын
@@BraYsUnc06 his record is full of gifted decisions. Check the stats for the fight against romero and marvin.
@bigweiner4208 3 жыл бұрын
@@rafayg7376 romero did win according to the fight stats. Judges gave izzy the win, but as we all know mma judges are awful. Marvin didnt beat izzy, but if you thought izzy beat marvin for 5 rounds i suggest you look at the stats for the fight you clown. Jan embarassed izzy so badly. He did what izzy did to costa except in terms of fighting instead of some lame gimmick.
@lelnin 3 жыл бұрын
Kelvin has one of the worst diets ever. When he fought Till and barely made weight, he was eating posole on Fight Week. He is the DC of the middleweight division.
@danterodriguez2610 3 жыл бұрын
Perfect way of putting it so much talent but held back sometimes cause of their diets
@thenedsmmachannel8970 3 жыл бұрын
Lmao Kelvin eating Posole on fight week...im not surprised.
@zorlockts5744 3 жыл бұрын
@UCtvdt26svtkrnS0pFOBiUkA “one hit wonder dc” ???….??? He was literally the double champ of both the LHW AND HW division . You dumb as hell
@gti5700 3 жыл бұрын
Yes😂
@chancerichards9176 3 жыл бұрын
@Hello Tron or he’s a shit ton of dangerous ⚠️ guys???
@Colby_0-3_IRL_and_title_fights 3 жыл бұрын
He could have been a two division champion with more discipline. Should have kept easily making 170 and have Adesanya a rough fight at 185 for a few rounds too.
@prime7042 3 жыл бұрын
He can’t make 170 He is a true 185 pound fighter You could be saying the same for dc go fight at 185 if he would become thin but that’s not how it works This is his ideal body type
@jkennerson123 3 жыл бұрын
@@prime7042 Kelvin has fought at 170 multiple times. He's just bad at dieting.
@mathiaspereira5327 3 жыл бұрын
Being oversize is an advantage on the ground and taking shots aswell so..
@prime7042 3 жыл бұрын
@@jkennerson123 and he missed weight multiple times at that weight Now he wouldn’t be able to
@subhan11 3 жыл бұрын
I've never seen a wider man than Kelvin lol, imagine the adesanya rematch!
@Thefunkyrikitiki 2 жыл бұрын
Chael is a good coach throughout, he really knows when he sees talent , for example in this video 6:25 he talks about how Kelvin had a good chance of winning this season of TUF which he did.
@CoolnessOver-vf4mm 3 жыл бұрын
"that's your face off u two?"😂 The both of em were just smiling😂
@SpicyChickenSandwich128 3 жыл бұрын
Loved it. So wholesome
@Give_Me_Rent 3 жыл бұрын
Kelvin is the peoples champ. Win or lose he always shows up to fight and put on a show for us!
@jorge.rubiales 3 жыл бұрын
3:51 Posessed by the almighty Yamasaki spirit right there....
@VladimirMiyazaki 3 жыл бұрын
At 5'9 with 71in reach, he's the shortest 185lbs fighter presently in UFC but his skills & grit is still keeping him going on
@viralviruz8694 2 жыл бұрын
5 10
@ThatGuy6463 3 жыл бұрын
Kelvin is one of my favorite TUF winners, love his style.
@eoghaillful 3 жыл бұрын
I can't think of another season where the two finalists are both still really relevant in the UFC. It's also cute that they were both such good friends on the show and remain friends...no homo boys lol
@seanmma5771 3 жыл бұрын
Mike cheisa and Raging al
@eoghaillful 3 жыл бұрын
@@seanmma5771 true forgot about them!
@stillwrong 3 жыл бұрын
namajunas & esparsa
@mohammedyusuf5192 3 жыл бұрын
Little too late for me to say this one since Dodson is cut now but, TJ Dillashaw and John Dodson
@clarkdark2906 3 жыл бұрын
I’d like to see a rematch between them in the future
@ChriStayChiefin 3 жыл бұрын
he wanted ronda in his closed guard 😂
@Lowgenn 3 жыл бұрын
These videos are awesome, always wanted a way to show my dad in a quicker form what happened on a season for a fighter.
@rexelele1909 3 жыл бұрын
Young Kelvin looks even more like Nasrat Haqparast lmaooo!
@Dane233 3 жыл бұрын
Bro imagine if he got in better shape, Holy Cow he could be phenomenal
@Izzyvalentine333 2 жыл бұрын
I felt that feeling when you've been working hard since you were 10 years old to achieve the dream.I almost cried too bruh. Still can't believe uriah hall and kevin gastelum were on the same TUF Wow they were already pro when they faced off
@lauriesue77 10 ай бұрын
uriah was fighting like he didnt wanna fight if he fought like he did in his first fights hes be so good
@vahmatieu Жыл бұрын
i always forget that kelvin was not only in this season but also won it... Uriah's spinning kick KO just overshadows it all bc of how terrifying it was
@boazangkotta5897 3 жыл бұрын
Kelvin gives everything each fight he got heart and he is the brains, still the one who gave adesanya the most trouble
@consumedbydeceit5942 3 жыл бұрын
The Mexican heart is a real thing !! Always an underdog and always brings an entertaining fight . He’s fought all too opposition in the middleweight division and doesn’t turn down a fight . Hoping he gets the W this weekend ! Win or lose Kelvin gives it his all every fight
@Steenjamin 3 жыл бұрын
Kelvin is extremely underrated , he’s a few months of training away from really securing that belt . He’s Constantly improving despite extreme diversity, people need to realize when your fighting the best out there , they make it look easy but kelvin has survived with the best guys and dominated in the past .
@johnbradshaw3001 3 жыл бұрын
@jabroni destroyer not anyone's fault he got caught. He's not good enough
@markus7166 3 жыл бұрын
You mean adversity, right? 😂
@rommelolpollo8682 3 жыл бұрын
3:51 he pretented to go out but the ref didn't stop it so he woke up and tapped
@paulaye5971 2 жыл бұрын
i just noticed that😂😂
@mysticpapiknows 3 жыл бұрын
Season 17 was stacked🔥🔥🔥🔥
@liammcdonnell8353 3 жыл бұрын
The guy he choked out in the second fight looked like he went out, woke up and tapped
@loganbrasseur3156 3 жыл бұрын
10:13 there's your voice acting for ufc 3 takedowns
@capowable Жыл бұрын
Someone forgot to tell this guy he won't win so he just went balls to the wall and won the thing. Hope he makes top 10 this year and earns another title shot.
@danielzepeda4606 2 жыл бұрын
He’s a great competitor all heart he always comes to fight and never bitches win or lose always will be a fan!
@vonlorenzdevera8883 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing season! The 2nd best TUF season for me, behind season 5.
@PawcioFski 3 жыл бұрын
Cannot wait until Kelvin gets his mojo back, dude is a pure beast of a fighter, just better conditioning and less krispy cremes! :D I believe next time he'll meet Robert, outcome will be different as well as against Izzy. I wish all of them 3 good luck as I am a fan of each.
@PawcioFski 3 жыл бұрын
@Hello Tron like I said, he needs to get his mojo back and less krispy kremes ^^ Also Chris ain't no regular fighter, fights are unpredictable sometimes, Weidman lost to Jacare yet Kelvin won but lost to Chris, stuff happens, most important is to bounce back. Kelvin has heart and pure talent and wish him all the best.
@cadancummings7992 3 жыл бұрын
@Hello Tron Chris Is a good fighter
@ncanders47 3 жыл бұрын
Delusional the sport just evolved around kelvin his time has sadly passed. Adesanya was his onr last hoorah
@PawcioFski 3 жыл бұрын
@@ncanders47 you know he is 29, right? Izzy is 32.... Trust me, Kelvin has still time to develop :)
@myballsgetlikt1313 3 жыл бұрын
@Hello Tron When Kelvin lost to Weidman, Weidman had an all-time classic with Rockhold, had a really good performance against Romero (but Romero being Romero made Weidman his bitch), and was imo winning against Mousasi until that bullshit fuckery with the knee happened. Chris was not yet washed up.
@garlandpoolfredpool 10 ай бұрын
The way Kelvin let his arm just slip over the top of Bubba when he went to hip toss him was split second brilliance...the result was the other guy essentially throwing himself on the ground for him. LOL
@SenorSlim1 3 жыл бұрын
Love seeing guys from Yuma make it big
@sanmarcosSD 3 жыл бұрын
The thumbnail to this video is sick…Yuma legends still in Kelvin’s corner to this day. Speaks volumes of Kelvin loyalty and character.
@SkateNCreate90 3 жыл бұрын
RIP Josh Samman. I miss that guy.
@gustavonanarosales2629 3 жыл бұрын
Such an awesome season!!
@garlandpoolfredpool 10 ай бұрын
Yeah....Kelvin is from my HOME TOWN!
@ljgfb 3 жыл бұрын
Love Kelvin. So much.
@kidhawj 3 жыл бұрын
"he's not a master striker, he's not a master grappler" ...he is now
@MrBrockHeinz 3 жыл бұрын
That KO over Colin Hart was a classic Mazzagatti stoppage.
@1gbuzzin 3 жыл бұрын
Kelvin needs to be back at 170 if he can’t get it done against Cannonier
@trope5105 3 жыл бұрын
he cant,, have u seen any of his embedded's! the dude hangs round his fat ass mom too much. his wifes his physical trainer n nutritionist too, so the dude literally has no accountability in the diet or workout realms. hes lazy, an does just enough. he was the man fighting izzy though, never been the same since
@wildberry752 3 жыл бұрын
@@trope5105 diet clearly doesn't matter look at Daniel Cormier
@PrinceIsot 3 жыл бұрын
@@wildberry752 Kelvin is not Daniel Cormier, and he fights in a different division...
@wildberry752 3 жыл бұрын
@@PrinceIsot my point is every body type can be successful
@PrinceIsot 3 жыл бұрын
@@wildberry752 yes but it's clearly a motivation and discipline issue, he should be taking his diet and physique more seriously, he could be stronger and more agile and have that edge that he needs. There's a reason why he took Adesanya to the edge and is the only one that isn't the current Light Heavyweight Champion to even give Izzy a fight in years. Kelvin needs that edge that he isn't giving himself is all I mean.
@MrBrooxy 3 жыл бұрын
Kelvin the granite chin Gastelum. A fan favourite since day 1
@killmoncher7706 3 жыл бұрын
10:12 straight from UFC 4 lol
@BlacksmithGaming420 3 жыл бұрын
The good old days
@iluvassembly 3 жыл бұрын
10:13 That dialogue sounds very familiar 😂
@Sam_KC_BMX 3 жыл бұрын
3:50 man went to sleep and when he woke up he was still in the choke lmfao rough night at the office for that guy
@seanmma5771 3 жыл бұрын
His voice is so much different
@zachary5018 2 жыл бұрын
Kelvin is amazing, but honestly I really feel like Hall was holding back after the vicious knockout of Cella scared him and the fact he genuinely liked Kelvin
@misaelhallett9213 Жыл бұрын
I doubt it, when you’re in a fight and the other person is seriously trying to hurt you you forget about everything else
@innerstrength8679 3 жыл бұрын
kalvin is a machine in such a young years lol
@nirs635 3 жыл бұрын
love to see chael sonen and Klevin Gastelum in the same video
@PenisHole4Life 3 жыл бұрын
Love Kelvin he'll do good this fight
@heavyweight0111 3 жыл бұрын
Lots of love for KG
@ufcguyfreefights1036 3 жыл бұрын
Kelvin Gastleum is just Henry cejudo with long height
@ynwkocky891 3 жыл бұрын
Believe it or Not. Outta all the fighters in ufc history. Gastelums. my #1 Adesanyas #2 #3whittaker
@angelbernal5176 3 жыл бұрын
Bro this man is a soft spoken killer
@Pillmanstitlerun 3 жыл бұрын
@4:37 HAHAHAHAH YES ! the lads go the lads ! :D crack up
@timterrell2554 3 жыл бұрын
RIP Josh Samman
@mysticpapiknows 3 жыл бұрын
Let's go kelvin show him how to eat like a champ !!!
@sabar1893 3 жыл бұрын
Kelvin & Hall are good friends
@danielfiumetto1830 3 жыл бұрын
Guy still eats nachos everyday. Legend
@doobsnack 3 жыл бұрын
Steve "If He Dies He Dies" Mazzagatti
@007SHAKESPEARE1 3 жыл бұрын
4:10 nice hair Chris Tognoni very nice 😁
@tyrocyr 3 жыл бұрын
This season is great 🔥🔥
@lionheart2224 3 жыл бұрын
Kelvins a great Dude !
@bloodsweatandbeers9670 3 жыл бұрын
He still such a fuckin dangerous guy. He still can make a run if he wins this.
@WorkingPieces 3 жыл бұрын
I want Kelvin to go up was a bit disappointed with his performance with Robert whittaker granted it was a last minute replacement but he gave Izzy a war which is now champion Ik Izzy gets better every fight so is never the same fighter but man the rematch with the right adjustments would be insane cause Kelvin is a scraper
@calholli 3 жыл бұрын
His voice is so high pitched.. lol. That's hilarious.
@ncanders47 3 жыл бұрын
Hes got nothing on Anderson Silva tho
@YMTGM 3 жыл бұрын
Top of the world mane!
@MMAJesus420 3 жыл бұрын
I hope he wins
@irvingjotario3345 3 жыл бұрын
Let me be honest to all of you : I favored Uriah Hall over Kelvin Gastelum in the finale where he won, and she was since then I've been watching all his fights especially when he came close to winning the interim UFC Middleweight Championship when he fought Israel Adesanya. Truly one of the best UFC fighters I've ever seen.
@afa5593 3 жыл бұрын
Kelvin looks like THE HULK
@Maho_Dd 3 жыл бұрын
Tbh that is a pretty cool nickname
@1800cxllect 3 жыл бұрын
Josh Samman!!! Rest in peace 🕊️✌️
@nabielsyach2373 3 жыл бұрын
Damn he know when to stop
@ThaoLand 3 жыл бұрын
Chael is still the greatest coach that coached in TUF. JDS is a close second.
@Mricanseeyou 3 жыл бұрын
I feel like his next fight will determine his career. if he wins, continue at MW, if he loses he will be 1-5 his past 6 fights at MW. I understand more mass + acceleration equals more force, but he's gotta cut his loses and move down to WW. Hoping for the best, but we all need that one kick in los huevos to ground us. He'd dominate at WW, usman may the only one who can take him.
@paulosousa4511 3 жыл бұрын
Damn even in tuf chael is undefeated and undisputed
@chicolee1227 3 жыл бұрын
Beast
@emmanuelsandoz8780 3 жыл бұрын
The punisher
@bevhenry407 3 жыл бұрын
Uriah is such a good friend and fighter sad to see that he lost that fight. But enough of uriah let goooooooo Kevin
@evan937 3 жыл бұрын
Now I realize why he moved up to middleweight. He just loved to eat to much! Haha 😂
@lowlowseesee 3 жыл бұрын
beardless and fearless
@amitgojiya6416 3 жыл бұрын
Tufest guy in ufc chin king
@chubbydudu 3 жыл бұрын
Legit Kelvin has a terrible diet. He belongs to fight as a WW or hell even a LW. He would dominate but has an awful nutrition plan.
@danterodriguez2610 3 жыл бұрын
LW definitely not but with a good diet he can def make WW where I’m sure he would do better he just seems really small for MW
@bengalaj3236 3 жыл бұрын
@@danterodriguez2610 He's huge for WW, he's twice as wide as Cannonnier who came down from HW for fuck sake
@danterodriguez2610 3 жыл бұрын
@@bengalaj3236 He would be a big WW like Usman but he can def make the weight with a camp and weight cutting yea he’s wide but he’s as tall as a LW with power like his and wrestling he would give Usman a run for his money
@marcofantesini5058 3 жыл бұрын
Chael was a great coach
@Theemilioyap 3 жыл бұрын
4:45 the moment Travis Browne had to up his dating game with Ronda.
@tkcth 3 жыл бұрын
kg in my top 10
@a.m.k.6957 3 жыл бұрын
Hope he drops down to 170
@inf123 3 жыл бұрын
Watch as Chael picks Kelvin and makes Cannonier winning. It's basically a welterweight fighting a heavyweight for the second time for Cannonier.
@shanesowell3530 3 жыл бұрын
...Robert Whittaker is not a welterweight. He killed himself to make 170 unlike Gastelum, who's fat. Robert is a HUGE Middleweight. I'm getting sick of people calling Robert a Welterweight.
@RobertSmith-le8wp 3 жыл бұрын
Kelvin should have taught Ronda striking. Also he stopped punching well before the ref stepped in
@user-ks3ck1yp7f 3 жыл бұрын
Dana ‘this is the best season’ White
@Frank_San_Nicolas Жыл бұрын
I can tell Gastelum is one of those dudes not fully aware of his power.
@eddiehauser6661 2 ай бұрын
Kelvin's diet was already an issue back then! Ya makes sense LOL
@manojkumarregar3943 Жыл бұрын
Kelvin gastelum❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ uske bare mein kuchh jankari
@Fabianhernandezkings 3 жыл бұрын
Deserved it
@benjaminrichard7741 3 жыл бұрын
Dana is right it’s one of the best seasons for sure!
@freesoapisback 3 жыл бұрын
chris tognini with the Toupee back in the day?
@cagedcombat 10 ай бұрын
forgot the part where uriah suplexed the shat out of him