UFC Hall of Fame: Maurice Smith
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7 жыл бұрынFormer UFC heavyweight champion Maurice Smith enters the UFC Hall of Fame class of 2017.
@DragonHeart613 6 жыл бұрын
Before Lidell, before Anderson, before Lawler, before Conor, there was Maurice Smith: a true MMA pioneer indeed!!! Congrats Maurice :)
@MrSFblack 3 жыл бұрын
@junglemanlawyer1 Marco Ruas was not a pure striker, Maurice Smith was. The first pure striker to become a UFC champion at a time when it was dominated by grapplers.
@jamesy4046 2 жыл бұрын
You knoe
@jamesy4046 2 жыл бұрын
Know
@DragonHeart613 2 жыл бұрын
@@MrSFblack Exactly.
@jayh4355 7 жыл бұрын
This was my first time ever seeing this man or hearing his name. I'm glad that the UFC put him in the Hall of Fame.
@skating7791 7 жыл бұрын
He gets relatively forgotten because of the other star power from the early days. but you hear Rogan talk about him a lot in his podcasts.
@aaronscott4984 5 жыл бұрын
He didn't have the belt for long either he beat Coleman than his very next fight Randy Couture took the belt and held it for awhile becoming the legend he is today
@livingforgod7693 5 жыл бұрын
@@aaronscott4984 That's not how it went down. Smith defended his belt once then lost to Couture.
@aaronscott4984 5 жыл бұрын
Yea against Tank Abbot wouldn't call that much of a defense since Abbot didn't deserve a shot after getting rocked by Ferrozo and Belfort back to back he was just a fan favorite
@loomingdarks6534 4 жыл бұрын
Yup first time seeing him back in around the 90s my friend had a tape and he said watch this, the fight went on until Maurice kicked the champ in the head, I said awe man, he dam near kicked his head off.
@herbdean6508 7 жыл бұрын
A true legend only the real ones know
@GingerbreadMan996 7 жыл бұрын
That Maurice vs Coleman fight is still one of the great lessons about how crazy mma can be to predict. I'll never forget that fight and that era of mma it was amazing and almost out of business at the same time.
@Kostly 2 жыл бұрын
I had Smith all day every day and twice on Sunday. Just like I had Claressa Shields tonight. Even in her first MMA fight. She was the clearly better fighter going in.
@laumelasopacua464 2 жыл бұрын
Dont you think that Smith lay out the blueprint how to fight against wrestlers.
@phuongn4445 2 жыл бұрын
@@laumelasopacua464 Yes, he did
@mattgehringer7292 7 жыл бұрын
Congratulations Maurice! In my humble opinion, this honor is long overdue. Kudos to the UFC for finally inducting into its Hall of Fame the 1st Striker to become its heavyweight champion.
@Kostly 2 жыл бұрын
Maurice changed the game in one fight. It was glorious.
@raz_nick4048 2 жыл бұрын
Sure did, Smith vs Coleman is the fight that ended the style vs style era and fighters had to cross train to succeed Rightful HOF
@ferndogg310 7 жыл бұрын
Well deserved. A pioneer for the strikers and MMA in general.
@mrmete 7 жыл бұрын
My first ever trainer, he and Matt Hume AMC is the way to be Big Mo, love you bro, thank you for everything, and congrats you deserve it
@eddiebravo1270 7 жыл бұрын
Dan Henderson for UFC Hall Of Fame like if you agree
@wbpretorius5088 7 жыл бұрын
Brandon Bollard yeah
@AletheAce 7 жыл бұрын
Dana said he'll be added at some point
@Brad_Pittstop 6 жыл бұрын
Off course. Hendo is the man.
@umairhasan8671 6 жыл бұрын
What about Franklin He deserves more?
@daTruChosen 6 жыл бұрын
A no-brainer. First ballot. Balls of steel, that man has.
@azraelangelofred 6 жыл бұрын
Maurice Smith was always underrated in my opinion. Wasn't easy for a kickboxer to start in MMA, let alone in Pancrase against great grapplers like Minoru Suzuki, Masakatsu Funaki and Ken Shamrock. But he went to the Lion's Den to train with Ken and Frank in shootfighting and taught Ken and Frank a lot about improving their striking. He was a POWERFUL addition and when I see Ken's striking, I can see the influence. He was a great striker in a time when UFC was all about grapplers, a good man amongst transh-talkers and he didn't need to pull any damn race card or talk about being black to do it, he just did his thing and came out on top. Awesome dude. Glad to see him finally rise.
@RichHomieQuanChi 6 жыл бұрын
Maurice Smith is a hall of famer just because of that good god damn chest hair alone
@rollinpropa1213 Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@randymccluskey1551 3 ай бұрын
I had the honor of being a student at his studio in Bellevue WA. Maurice was not only a great teacher but patience, encouraging, and friend to every student there! Thank you Maurice for such a great learning experience.
@unekoslim3788 3 жыл бұрын
Brought striking to a new level to the MMA world.
@ultraali453 Жыл бұрын
His fight with Mark Coleman changed UFC forever. He was an evolved fighter. Such a cool, calm and collected guy. I am genuinely overjoyed to see Maurice Smith remembered once more in the UFC Hall of Fame.
@ThePinkMan 6 жыл бұрын
Dude changed the game when he beat Conan Silviera and Mark Coleman. Too old to sustain a high-level career after that, though. He'd already been fighting since fucking 1980 in kickboxing.
@SlayerofFiction 6 жыл бұрын
I would add that back then people were considered finished in their boxing career once they hit their 30s. He defiantly broke the mold in that regard and made people reconsider age while fighting. I never dreamed I would see men in their fourties competing and doing well, but it has happened. Hats off to them.
@Kostly 2 жыл бұрын
He wanted to go in there and prove that striking is clearly superior. And he did that.
@mikehawk6120 2 жыл бұрын
@@Kostly He developed MMA that we know today. He was truly a prototype.
@lmnguy Жыл бұрын
Great fighter!!!
@alcalc61 6 жыл бұрын
Nothing but inspiration when people like this rise to the occasion 👊💪
@ohgee2350 7 жыл бұрын
I liked Maurice Smith back in the day. Still one of my all time favorites. Him, Frank Shamrock and Tsuyoshi Kohsaka formed The Alliance...
@stevenanderson2555 6 жыл бұрын
one of the best kickboxers ever he fought the best of the best.no one is,more deserving than him. whats even more sad is no one has heard of him .
@joshsmith6985 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, hey,,,, I've heard of him, we're friends, we go way back to the 7th grade, went to junior high & high school 1975-1980. It's amazing to me to not even know he was into this & at this high level, now he just turned 60, to see that he get this far in this sport, and yet so humble and polite, congrats to Maurice 👏 for making it to the UFC HOF. I hadn't even seen him fight until the other day, watching his battle with Mark Coleman. I was BLOWN away!!
@Hugh_Morris 7 жыл бұрын
No doubt Smith had a huge impact, but Pedro Rizzo should be in the HOF too. His striking is to this day some of the best I've seen.
@romulovirginio 7 жыл бұрын
Marcos Ruas, the guy who created the Vale tudo style, too
@Hugh_Morris 7 жыл бұрын
Richard Reuben I'm not. I when back and watched a bunch of his fights just the other day
@GingerbreadMan996 7 жыл бұрын
Ok I'm not really a fan of hall of fame's to begin with. Having said that, no way, Pedro Rizzo lost every single meaningful fight I can remember him competing in. Was he a great striker for the time? Yes. Great fighter? Not so much.
@Hugh_Morris 7 жыл бұрын
GingerbreadMan996 Randleman held him down and grapplefucked him. Couture and Rizzo had a war in their first fight, allot of people think Rizzo still should have won. And he got stopped in the rematch. But still, look at the names he beat he was always a dangerous contender
@loveislove8741 7 жыл бұрын
Pedro Rizzo was never aggressive enough. He was a heavy hitter but you literally had to force it out of him at times. I'm not sure if I'd call him a hall of famer.
@NINALOVE215 7 жыл бұрын
this is long over due
@gungrave10 6 жыл бұрын
Maurice Smith had a lot of grappling experience because of his time in Pancrase.
@creoleDJ 3 жыл бұрын
Probably the most successful pure kickboxer in UFC history.
@ying0129 4 жыл бұрын
Congrats! One of my favorite fighter
@conormcgregorsretrdedfggot7780 7 жыл бұрын
"who the fuck is that guy?"- conor fanboys
@conormcgregorsretrdedfggot7780 7 жыл бұрын
13-13 wow! Stills a beter record than 0-1 Cm Punk! LITERALLY no training partners
@bruceleee-gd9fv 7 жыл бұрын
Go check out his interview here on KZbin...MMA record is 10-5. NOW GTFO!
@bulbasaurbrutal5137 4 жыл бұрын
Friends through eternity! Loyalty! Honesty!
@christophermontoya5526 4 жыл бұрын
Respect. A truly great tactical fighter.
@ronaldo_edu_fisica 5 жыл бұрын
Sempre me impressionei com a resistência e força de Maurice Smith.👏👏👏
@snakebyte18 7 жыл бұрын
I remember back in the mid 90's, my dad would take me and my brother to the movie rentals and we would get the movies we wanted and my dad would always get the new UFC VHS that would come out about a year later and I remember just being an awe of these fighters and the shit they could do. Great childhood memories. Good shit UFC.
@Jay-ef2ii Жыл бұрын
That fight was big! No one thought that Mark Coleman was going to lose.
@hulivar 7 жыл бұрын
at some times i loved maurice smith...but other times I didn't like him winning fights just with leg kicks...I duno that shit bugged me sometimes. But he def belong in the hall of fame, no doubt.
@jeremyeyring8256 4 жыл бұрын
watching this brings back so many dank memories omfg
@UncleVictor 7 жыл бұрын
BOUT FUCKIN TIME!!!
@vitorlinhares8686 6 жыл бұрын
Marco ruas is the first striker champion of ufc
@Cowboy2C6 2 жыл бұрын
He won a tournament.
@oN3xShOtxkilL 7 жыл бұрын
Why the fuck isn't Kevin randleman in the hall of fame yet!
@oN3xShOtxkilL 7 жыл бұрын
Ichinegro Negrosaki it's sad because Kevin helped me a lot when I was going through a lot shit in my life
@tchoco 6 жыл бұрын
Good one.
@mizushimayoshino409 6 жыл бұрын
The induction ceremony would be sad asf.
@defblinders9585 6 жыл бұрын
The Monster deserves a spot.
@TemplarX2 6 жыл бұрын
Randleman didn't pioneer anything. He was just a wrestler. Smith on the other hand pioneer striking for MMA. The first striker to win the title.
@Clutchdimes22 5 жыл бұрын
one of the best
@aligator1271 3 жыл бұрын
The Legend
@jbk19xx57 7 жыл бұрын
long live the chief #OG
@pizzadude9877 7 жыл бұрын
maurice smith inspired many early mma fighters to strike more
@jerospace 7 жыл бұрын
He was so fun to watch
@charlesgraham9954 7 жыл бұрын
about time!!!!!
@ricksavage75 6 жыл бұрын
I still can’t believe this guy is my coach I had no clue he was a legend :0
@tonymontana181 2 жыл бұрын
Before you include this Maurice Smith to HOF you should include guy like Quinton Rampage Jackson. He is the only fighter who unified belts and won. Rampage is the guy who fought Pride middleweight champion while he was UFC lightweight champion. He had 2 amazing TUF shows. He had many wars in UFC, was a champion, a legend, a pioneer of the sport. He is the guy who fought many many great fighters, he had a long career. He stopped Chuck Liddell not once, but twice and in when Chuck was in his prime
@Mo39631 6 жыл бұрын
I grew up watching you, sir. OSSS
@sithsin9190 7 жыл бұрын
About time
@josepinheiro292 3 жыл бұрын
Legend
@ericscarface 7 жыл бұрын
he never finished anyone in the UFC i believe. But he was a great fighter, im glad he is in the HOF. still cant believe Bonner and Pete Williams in the in HOF.
@kevinc8557 7 жыл бұрын
ericscarface Bonnor is one of the reasons the UFC is popular, if griffinvbonnor didn't happen then the UFC likely would've died out
@ericscarface 7 жыл бұрын
still should not be in the Hall of fame. he was not a great fighter. The hall of fame should have standards based on skills and accomplishments. Not the ratings of one tv fight.
@knightmire 7 жыл бұрын
ericscarface Pretty sure he kicked the shit of out of Tank Abbott and Marco Ruas
@aaronscott4984 5 жыл бұрын
Pete Williams got in it for the Mark Coleman head kick that was the first head kick KO in UFC history
@c.b.424 4 жыл бұрын
Respect.
@SambaHassan 3 жыл бұрын
He was a legend in kickboxing before there was such a thing authentic UFC . He fought in the 80s
@jalenikezeue4114 2 жыл бұрын
I Am Proud Too Be a kickboxer
@Mindsetsandreps 7 жыл бұрын
Good idea to have a pioneer section for the Hall of Fame for guys who were a little one dimensional but were important for the growth of the sport.
@SwedishMeattball 4 жыл бұрын
One dimensional is why he was great like israel who is similar he used footwork and amazing striking to counter wrestling thus he didnt need much takedown d he had a good sprawl and good guard he won the ufc hw title over a ncaa div 1 champion so i think he did ok
@jamesy4046 2 жыл бұрын
Listen this is the original seattle champion believe that
@zedisded2501 3 жыл бұрын
this video needs to be longer.
@christophermontoya5526 5 жыл бұрын
The man is a brilliant tactician.
@francodepp8527 7 жыл бұрын
good thing to show us history we don't know
@bossdhengz627 4 жыл бұрын
Game changer
@theDavidChannel1 7 жыл бұрын
First African American UFC champ as well. If they're going to induct Maurice, they need to induct Tank Abbott. He did a lot for the popularity of the sport early on and was a tournament badass.
@thatcuriousguy 7 жыл бұрын
Fucking pioneer, took the game flipped it sideways and knocked people the fuck out. One of the baddest men to walk in the octagon and most people dont know who he is cuz they only know the champ who never and will never defend a belt conor the con man mcgregor.
@justin343wh 5 жыл бұрын
People forget he was in pancrase with some of the best grapplers
@james-mayonnaise007 7 жыл бұрын
wish I was old enough to catch his fights....I'm 22 I been watching the MMA/UFC since 2004 but just started getting into kickboxing,did he fight in k1??
@jblechan 7 жыл бұрын
He did fight in K-1 but decided to go to MMA after he was knocked out by Ernesto Hoost. You can probably find his MMA fights online. Here's his title match with Mark Coleman mmajunkie.com/2017/04/former-heavyweight-champ-maurice-smith-joins-2017-ufc-hall-of-fame-class?MAURICESMITHUFCHOF&
@james-mayonnaise007 7 жыл бұрын
thanks fam
@y0kiddyz1 7 жыл бұрын
He was my fav character in the old Pride fighting games on ps1. Damn I'm fucking old lmao
@Anonimo-nd9hw 4 жыл бұрын
The First Striker
@templartookie2122 4 жыл бұрын
O.G
@Akron162 6 жыл бұрын
Does he still plays the keyboard in Dragon Sounds?
@plumberonwelfare3626 7 жыл бұрын
And they have still haven't inducted Frank Shamrock
@Trobojka- 7 жыл бұрын
Plumber on welfare It must be because Dana hates Frank Shamrock
@GingerbreadMan996 7 жыл бұрын
We need to make this the top comment or start a movement for the cause of getting him in the UFC HOF it's so ridiculous.
@600795621 7 жыл бұрын
HoF is friends of UFC brass, nothing else, and now it's becoming shit anyway.
@jessiesalois999 7 жыл бұрын
the ufc is prolly still mad cuz he headed out on the UFC for the WWF... dana still a little sour about losing out to vince McMahon on a prospect lol
@2quikk2c 7 жыл бұрын
That was Ken Shamrock, Frank's brother.
@DeanMartinson-ci3lk 10 ай бұрын
Mighty Mo
@CrookedCoyote 7 жыл бұрын
deserved!!
@jeremyeyring8256 4 жыл бұрын
hell yeah amc kickboxing in the 90s and then maurices studio right at the bottom of my hill it was so lit dude bwahahaha
@Akron162 4 жыл бұрын
I liked him on Dragon Sounds. He played a mean keyboard.
@Ashtheman2067 Жыл бұрын
The og leg kicker
@DexterHaven 6 жыл бұрын
He was the first to prove kickboxing could beat wrestling at the highest levels of the UFC. He changed the sport.
@aaronscott4984 5 жыл бұрын
The video make's it seem like he just did Kickboxing he had some experience in grappling he used guard to tire Coleman out. That's the whole point of guard trap your opponent and relax while they gas out and go to work and that's what he did but Kickboxing alone will lose against a world class wrestler every time. If Smith never put Coleman in guard he would of lost
@gdubb2061 4 жыл бұрын
@@aaronscott4984 You are right. It was Frank and Maurice's strategy. They forged it months before fighting Coleman. When Dana called to offer Maurice the fight I told him not to take it. He laughed and called Frank and said its showtime. They were never worried.
@aaronscott4984 4 жыл бұрын
@@gdubb2061 Uhh Zuffa didn't own UFC yet when this happened Dana wasn't in the picture yet wtf are u talking about? Art Davie was the promoter and co owner with Rorion Gracie during this period
@gdubb2061 4 жыл бұрын
@@aaronscott4984 you are so wrong. When Maurice fought Mark Coleman, Dana White was the promoter. He made the call to Maurice Smith's kickboxing center to offer him the fight. I know because I answered the call because Maurice wasn't there he was out for a run with the class. I also know this as fact because Maurice is my brother.
@aaronscott4984 4 жыл бұрын
@@gdubb2061 The fight happened in 1997 Dana White and the Zuffa brother's didn't buy UFC until 2001. I literally just watched the documentary on UFC TV moron. Do some research before talking out your ass fucking assclown
@user-om9ln2gd5d 2 жыл бұрын
パイオニアは永久に讃えられます✨❗
@gagaluxx 3 жыл бұрын
この最初の頃のUFCは最高にrialでガチだった
@fou5160 7 жыл бұрын
CM Punk next as UFC Hall of Famer
@wopp0702 7 жыл бұрын
Please upload dana white looking for a fight episode 3
@philcooper9225 2 жыл бұрын
My dad thought Coleman would win and was so confident that he offered up a $500 bet and I was just a kid Unlike my dad I kept up with what Smith had been doing before UFC thanks to a couple of friends who were obsessed with kickboxing lol dad just bet on looks
@CarlosGonzalez-ew1oz 7 жыл бұрын
Nice
@Robdoesitall 3 жыл бұрын
Coleman was jacked!
@ivanpardo1752 6 жыл бұрын
I'm a newbie and this guy is a discovery for me,like the canadian mcdonald
@ayronron2033 3 жыл бұрын
been a fan of ufc for a while, never heard this man's name. glad he gets his recognition now.
@AlexRocks24-7 Жыл бұрын
Where is he now and what is he doing ❓
@babyfarmcgeezax 4 жыл бұрын
This is my fckn kickboxing coaches old coach wtf didn’t even know this guy was this legit
@minimuffinmila2777 3 жыл бұрын
Was this dude an actor in Miami Connection?
@foreverelliot 7 жыл бұрын
" LET ME BANG BRO " Artem " The Russian Zombie " Lobov
@peterthegreat9868 4 жыл бұрын
💚
@jamesy4046 2 жыл бұрын
Seattle should bow down Mo put striking & MMA on the map from pancrase K 1 first legit UFC heavy weight champ maurice is the original champ thank you
@jebrengl 7 жыл бұрын
like crocop was one of first strikers to change game
@cltv5407 7 жыл бұрын
where is frank mir？
@sleepinggoat3220 6 жыл бұрын
yall remember when he was pinned down and he uses his feet to climb and get the upper hand
@livingthehardlife 7 жыл бұрын
"That's fucking illegal" - Chris Weidman
@dvd7826 7 жыл бұрын
Tyrone Woodley this could be u 1 day
@rufmono5559 7 жыл бұрын
why do you guys like to change his name to Tyrone? It's clearly Tyron
@rafiffauzan1183 7 жыл бұрын
Rufmono no, its tyrione
@justinependon843 7 жыл бұрын
+Rafif Fauzan no it's teerowne
@MrTomFung 4 жыл бұрын
Jim?
@blackred1032 6 жыл бұрын
gsp for hall of fame
@thecombatveteran2010 3 жыл бұрын
I met him before he was in Utah at a training facility for truck drivers he has a actual facebook and if I wanted his number right now I could have it
@jackcole8309 3 жыл бұрын
Frank Shamrock should be in the HOF
@aimanmarzuqi4804 Жыл бұрын
Is he really the guy from Miami Connection?
@MisterB86 7 жыл бұрын
Sanchez just took a nap.
@ruin3r 7 жыл бұрын
guys like Coleman were so roided up with show-muscle, they practically died of exhaustion if the fight lasted more than 10 minutes.
@matthewschutze6744 7 жыл бұрын
wow ! I never head of this dude !
@user-bz7qc4hd1h 4 жыл бұрын
黒いボーイング機 好きでした
@nf1523 7 жыл бұрын
to be honest I have watched the ufc heavy for a while, but I am not to sure about old kickboxing fighters
@Evolfurnace 7 жыл бұрын
Lightskin Goku Maurice Smith was the first guy to beat Mark Coleman, he was the first guy to realize having good cardio probably mattered a lot in MMA, he was one of the very earliest guys in the UFC to seriously cross-train, and the dude was a better striker than quite a few guys currently in the UFC today. Don't sleep on him.
@nf1523 7 жыл бұрын
Evo Yeah, Mark Coleman and Kevin randleman were some of the most dominate hw's back then
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