Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos has an impressive list of knockout finishes on his resume. Count down his top five KOs ahead of his Fight Night Minneapolis matchup with Francis Ngannou on Saturday, June 29.
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The fact JDS doesn't have noticable brain damage from Cain and is still at the top of the heavyweight division just defies science
Red Yayhole crazy right, he’s been in some wars with Cain and stipe. Francis is no joke, anything can happen, specially in the heavyweight division
Red Yayhole he was so dumb that Cain knocked some sense into his big thick head
Believe Inyourself Nate has and even Nick have already stated that Nate has always had a speech impediment since he was younger, not to say he doesn’t have any brain damage but it isn’t the cause of his way of talking
@Believe Inyourself But Nate has always had a speech impediment.
When someone who's always had a speech problem... is now 'brain dead' because... he STILL HAS the same speech problem. As he had before he was fighting in a cage, you guys are sounding more brain damaged than Nate ever did. good lord. use common sense.
Prime JDS in my opinion had the cleanest best overhand of all time, there’s a few up there with him but his overhand right is my favorite ever, the form, the release and timing, the power, everything about it was top notch
That “this is how I fight in my dreams” overhand right😭🤌
Okay, thanks.
Dont for get about Dan Henderson
@@nicktheniceguy2238 Dos Santos 💪
I think yes. Henderson might be known for his signature overhand right, but it doesn't look clean and sharp like JDS', I just think for Henderson, in his weight class that is the most brutal overhand right ever.
Who the hell lands perfect spinning heel kicks at Heavyweight. JDS is a beast!
It barely touched Hunt
@@moonman2588 doesnt need to with that much force behind it
I'm glad it glanced... I wouldn't wish that connecting flush on anybody. For Hunt's family's sake I'm glad it glanced.
@@moonman2588 It literally hit him at the top of the head, knocked his head back, and made him fall down.
@@moonman2588 It just seemed like it glanced. He had hit him with his lower calf area(soleus) right on the top of his head. Force behind hitting with heel vs that part isn't hugely different. Cro Cop had similar angle of attack where it looks like his high kick just glanced over the skull, but his shin was spot on the target. Generally due to way how one way levers work, hitting the top of skull requires less force to make his head wobble. Plus, brain is just on the other side of the bone unlike chin.
I miss these times. Jds in his prime was one of the greatest fighters ever
golden times, when Santos had fights with velasquez, now we will not see such spectacular fights anymore
In his prime i’d put him as top 5 scariest guys in UFC history regardless of weight
How can you not be a jr fan ....best heavyweight boxer in UFC..👊
Him and stipe
Nah Stipe is.
@@slimbrady6691 those 2 for sure..
Jds has way better boxing than stipe da fuck you talking about
@@ancientkeyboardwarrior Stipe knocked him out. Da fuck you talking about?
Jds with hair was the scariest man on the planet
Cain has entered the chat
Nope, ngannou with predator hair freaks me everytime
@@ilovechelseafc8080 Cain leaves the chat, he's a bum. A steroid abuser, put them to fight right now and you'll see Cain break in half.
@@k2m524 Cain A steroid abuser ? Lmao your crazy
@@k2m524 Cain never popped even once?
Aaand he got released today from the UFC 😔 But lets not forget his amazing mark he left in his career. The dude is a beast and was a champ in his own merit. No one can take that from him.
Yeah Man, for Sure!!
I'm sorry but Junior's KO against Werdum will always be my personal favorite from him. One of the most perfect uppercuts if not the most perfect uppercut in mma history.
No order of uppercut perfection JDS on Werdum Ortega on Edgar The uppercut from hell Stephens on RDA
@@paulk6399 From Hunt that ko Nelson also
He set him up perfectly
Than that hand shove to top of it. JDS is a Beast!
Did u see Lewis ko on blaydes? Should be up there
Brasil tierra de grandes peleadores de MMA. Saludos desde Lima-Perú. 🇵🇪🇵🇪🇵🇪✌✌👍👍✌
De grandes dopados
JDS, fue un peleador imparable.
@@06vega3. No seas mal hablado y menos generalices amigo.
@@ljpm4211 Basicamente casi q todos en la ufc estan en esteroides pero los brazileños son los que mas se dopan eso segurisimo,no lo digo por q no me gusten solo digo lo que es
@@06vega3 Posiblemente tengas razón pero no creo que sea determinante para que hayan tantos campeones de Brasil.
Who’s here after JDS and Overeem got cut 😪
I gotta say, I understand them cutting JDS, he has not looked good recently. The Overeem one makes no sense though, he had just won two straight before the Volkov fight
End of an era, I'll watch Reem wherever he goes
@@alexthegreat38 I think they both needed to go but I am a huge fan
Sadly yes. Long love Junior Dos Santos !
@@alexthegreat38 overeem is old and most likely will suffer from brain damage in his late years if he keeps fighting and getting KOed like that. Man’s loss to ngannou and volkov just isnt helping
The canvas of that Dos Santos/Hunt fight looked like a medieval bloodbath had been going on. Geez Louise!
the collesuem
medgasguy lol Cain did it against Bigfoot Silva that same night
UFC 160, one of the bloodiest cards ever.
It's called a "Carnival'. For real. That's where the word comes from. A public spectacle of carnage/violence.
Cain Velasquez Bigfoot lol
In his prime, JDS moved like he was a giant spring. His punches were lightning fast.
They always edit out Joe Rogan's "Look at his ears wiggle." for Werdum vs. JDS.
May you please explain the context of Joe saying that?
👊🌟🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 ur right
Why?
When does he say it
Thst was cain vs noguera actually.. Big Nog got hit with a 3 piece and his ears wiggled. Horrifying and lightning quick combo.
This is gonna be an insane fight, JDS is a beast with power and a great chin and Ngannou has unbelievable power and still picks his shots well.
JDS chin isn't that great that ngannou won't be able to put his lights out with one good shot. Junior can definitely win but he has to be smart af like stipe
@@joesheridan9451 True
Lets not jinx it lol thats what we thought about francis vs lewis and it ended up being the fight of the year
@elitist douche bag Whilst I agree that Ngannou's chin hasn't been tested, I still believe that he has much greater power than probably all other heavyweights, look at what he did to Blaydes in their second fight, he barely clipped him and knocked him down with ease. And although Overeem and Arlovski are not known to have great chins, he starched both of them and lifted them off the ground with those uppercuts.
@elitist douche bag You're lying if you think francis chin wasn't tested in the stipe fight..
Gilbert ATE Juniors punches and was ready to keep rocking! Respect to him. Shout out to JDS. i remember when he came in the UFC
Gilbert is a dirty fighter he doesn't deserve respect
He was knocked out though.
“Ready to keep rocking”💀he was laid out
MRIDDLE72 you really have to ask? What the fuck are you babbling about? Yves is a asshole that deserves to get fucked up fortunately for him the UFC cut his fucking ass and is fighting in small promotions fighting bums.
MRIDDLE72 fuck yves he doesn’t deserve any respect
How can you not love JDS man, such a nice & respectful guy
JDS is really the only fighter to actually truly defeat a prime Cain Velasquez. Even though he lost the other fights with him. He beat Cain in his prime with a finish. No other fight was able to to do that. Both JDS and Cain need to go to the Hall of Fame! #Legends
Dos Santos is a totally different fighter if he is on a cycle! The speed,ferocity,dynamicness,and power is on point.
First time Francis will meet a fighter with the same boxing abilities and crazy power
Stipe is a better boxer than ngannou though... Also as powerful as jds is, ngannou is on a diff level from everyone when it comes to pure power. A true freak.
Joe Sheridan jds is a far better boxer than stipe and hits a lot harder. Junior really lets his hands go
@@Max-et9uy how is he a far better boxer exactly? I would say they are roughly the same level. Even if you give jds the edge he's clearly not "far better". Use your brain man. And again I wouldn't say he hits a lot harder, I would say he hits a bit harder lol. Let's not forget stipe knocked jds out in the first round, jds couldn't knock stipe out the first time they fought
Joe Sheridan he has better foot work and is more fluid in his punches. Maybe not far better but he definitely is the better boxer in my opinion. And yes stipe knocked jds down when he going through a rough patch in his career and he seems to be looking more like the JDS that knocked out cain valesquez. I personally don’t think he would have won against the black beast back then
@@Max-et9uy Stipe put hands on JDS. Cain took his soul and damaged his chin beyond repair. Francis will KO JDS and face the winner of DC vs Stipe 2
a legend.... the scariest HW in his prime !
@Killer Boy your done idiot.. what do you know bout it.. umm nothing so stfu hater
@Tiago Galvão would have been great for sure 😉
@Senshu you could be right cause Ngannou is really scary 😨....but i think you had never see JDS in his prime.....he was very scary 😱
Cigano era assustador, como Ngannou é hj.
Always appreciate how good JDS is at taking it to the body. Not used enough in mma, loved the Roy Nelson onslaught.
I’ve always loved watching junior dos Santos fight one of the greatest heavyweight and fighters of all time he’s a true warrior and a gentleman of this sport
Jds still has it, he just had to avoid Francis punches in the first 3 rounds and he got this in the bag
So he had to avoid 10 - 20punches
@@melkorgriio8552 lol
@@melkorgriio8552 lul
@Cameron Aguchi This wont reach the second round my friend, The predator will knock him out within the first minute just like he did with Cain, mark my words
No, JDS is no wrestler like Stipe and he is definetly not gonna be that agressive and wild punching like in the Stipe fight, so his arms are not gonna get tired no doubt, so JDS is pretty much F***ED.
JDS is incredible! He fights his best against the best fighters, a testement of a true warrior and wow what a right hand he has.
whose here after he just parted ways? 😭😭
Me man 😥😭😭
Man JDS is one of my fav ufc fighter. I witnessed all of his fight.
Prime jds before the cain wars was just insane ! legit scary guy in the ring.
JDS well rounded game should get him the W IMO
hope he doesnt just brawl and plays it smart
It mos definitely should, he needs to wrestle, clinch and box and not let francis back him up.
I've got bad news bud
Probably the most decisive heavyweight the division has seen in the past decade
don't disrespect my man stipe like that
@@formorsorcor9 don‘t want to break your dream but JDS had stamina, ground skill and knockout power. He would‘ve crushed Stipe like he crushed Cain, Werdum, Mark Hunt and other great names.
@@Canel062_ But he didn't tho...
@@Canel062_ His flash ko of Cain was mostly a fluke, his two other fights with Cain proved that
@@stealth7516 he did the first time
that right is a heavy weapon for sure
Prior to clicking play I already feel that JDS ko Vs Cain is #1
Tony Ferguson the type of guy to ice Eddie Bravo's neck between rounds.
GTFO HERE WITH THE TONY JOKES
Good one
Tony Ferguson the type of guy to irrelevantly get mentions from parrots on the internet.
Lmaooo one of the best ones I've ever read before well done my friend essskkkiittttt
Eddie had a few discs replaced bro, he's just a really good team mate.
Juniors reaction to koing Cain will always be one of my favorite reactions... he was overjoyed to the point of he couldn't believe he was able to accomplish his dreams. It's always inspiring and great to see.
Junior has gave us some memorable moments. Always exciting to watch.
If jds went to k1 or boxing imagine what his striking couldve been
After this second fight with cain, he never was the same! But before that - he was so scary!
I was like "This guy is scary" up until the end when "NGANNOU" popped up on screen.
ngannou is not so well like you say.
watching a heavyweight throwing a spinning headkick is pure madness
You are my hero JDS... You are such a great person.. Always kind
My favourite fighter of all time!
Whoever gets knocked out WILL NOT BE THE SAME!!!
Then : knock out videos Now : knocked out videos
JDS has been active all the time, never missed a year. He fought everyone: the old day's killers, such as CroCop, Gonzaga, Carwin, Nelson, Hunt, Mir, and many other not-retired veterans, such as Werdum, Cain, and Overeem,, and the killers of our days Miocic, Blagoy, Tuivasa, Lewis, and now Ngannou.
Melhor luta de júnior cigano foi essa com o cain difícil ele conseguir acertar um soco como esse de novo que pancada.
Cigano one from best UFC heavy weights for ever!
Beautiful and great games Worth following We had a wish to see all sport for real
Great content putting up by ufc team thank you
Cigano meu lutadores favoritos , pena que não se reciclou , hoje em dia não da pra ser refém apenas de uma arte !😔😔
The way the spinning kick just grazed hunt and took him out was incredible, in real time it looks like it misses him. Holy fuck
Sorry to see your recent loss JDS. Keep your head up and prepare for your next fight. Been a fan a long time and that wont change now
My favorite heavyweight fighter by far. He could have easily given up title hopes after his two losses to Cain. But he's still fighting at the top, and now look where Cain is. What a champion JDS is.
Junior "2 time UFC Heavyweight Champ" Dos Santos let's go let's go Cigano!!!
There was a time that JDS dominated the heavy weight division he's not been the same after the trilogy with cain the the trilogy took the most of cain and junior.
@Christopher McMillan guy got kod 5x in a row now
@@hamzahussain1933 I knoooowww!
@S U R V I V E he cant be an all time great after being a stepping stone for contenders to get closer to the belt
That uppercut that knocked out werdum was godly
He is one fighter i have never followed but. Wow man.
Best heavyweight boxer by a long shot
@@TheTruthTalker_ I think That's A Overstatement,He always Gets Beat Up when He gets Put on the Cage,His hands Are Way Too Low and he hasnt Fixed it,Stipe is the Better Boxer Forsure.
@@TheTruthTalker_ miocic has better boxing imo, outboxed him cleanly
He was my favourite fighter. Even before the UFC, I wanted to see him. I’ll be honest, when they matched him against Werdum - I was like, they just want him to fail. Nope.
Tinha um enorme potencial, mas deveria ter procurado evoluir em outras áreas, mas não, ouviu seu treinador de boxe, Dorea, que não era preciso buscar conhecimento, que somente o box era o necessário.Poderia ter se tornado o melhor peso pesado de todos os tempos.
@Tiago Galvão ,é por isso que esses lutadores, que insistem em lutar em apenas uma modalidade, não conseguem ter vida longa.Cigano tinha faixa preta de BJJ, mas deve ter ganho , só pode ser, pois nunca usou o chão.Lyoto Machida é outro, treinava BJJ mas era só treino,nunca usou.
This is the jds i want to see again. 🔥
The Spinning Sidekick was the best knockout 🔥
We need the fearless heavy handed boxer JDS back
JDS > Ngannou. Both are incredible but I gotta go with JDS. Either way whoever wins, we all do. This is gonna be a great fight.
When it comes to boxing skills he's definitely one of the best boxers in heavyweight division. Very exciting fighter to watch win or lose.
He’s one of my favorite fighters!!
Ngannou is going down June 29, make no mistake. JDS ftw! 🇧🇷💪🏼🔥 vamos porraaaaa!!!!
I'm with you on this...jds has been to the the top and down to the bottom and he is coming back to the TOP!!! to get that strap back!!!
Cigano 🇧🇷
damn prime dos santos was one bad mothertrucker
@@Olwtak no doubt, cigano is a black belt in bjj. A lot of guys over look this. Cigano wins via ko in the 3rd round!
@@omar4032 he still is a bad hombre for sure...
If Ngannou wins, I will cry, But JDS win would make me FLY! He is such a heart warming cutie pie! Want to listen to a song dedicated to his son again!
I like them both but I think I like jds slightly better so either way I’ll be happy and sad
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Cyrus Andreas pause
Junior, certainly another giant in MMA
I started watching UFC because of JDS. Thanks for the memories man
Dos Santos by knock out in the first 45 seconds!! I already seen it in the future.
Calm down Boi, fight hasn't happened yet. Ngannou is no joke, stipe won by falling him.
I just told you what's gonna happen.
I guess you were wrong after all 🤣
It backfired
@@kak8895 yeah bro I know🤣😔
That moment when he knocked out Cain Velasquez. Goddamn.
JDS is one of the humblest and nicest guy you'll ever come by.
The definition of a heartwarming killer
Heartwarming??? Dude are you gay?
iru neilskyelen you are the definition of a closeted gay based on your response
If jds beats Francis and goes on to win the belt again he's in the goat conversation
Francis will KO him, KO Stipe after he wins over DC, Ngannou will defend the title and never lose again
Moon Man and I’m the goddamn pope too , francis is a puncher , all he has is a puncher’s chance, ain’t no way in hell he gonna do all that
FD MZ nope , he won’t be the goat , gsp would’ve still done a lot more than him , also overeem was a good striker , still is , but put him against daniel cormier and he’ll buckle real quick
FD MZ nah, I think Francis is a bit over rated. Don’t get me wrong he’s damn good, but only for the first 2 rounds. He’s a big lug after that, if you can avoid his big looping punches and let him gas out in the early rounds then he slows down tremendously and seems to loose momentum if he doesn’t get a quick knock out. Stipe really showed how to smother Francis and nullify his entire game plan through forward pressure, head movement, and wrestling. Cormier is agile enough to evade Francis for the first few rounds and out grapple him worse than Stipe did and eventually get the Decision. Francis has a punchers chance, but we’ve seen how far that gets you in MMA. If he can’t catch someone like Cormier in then he’s in for a tough night
FD MZ much respect to you as well
Never forget how he chopped up Carwin with long range boxing,that JDS jab left Carwins face like a butchers block .
I remember that one. It was nasty to look at.
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1:48 “Hey ref, why did you ruin my death?”
One of the best runs to a UFC title. Beating Werdum in Junior's UFC debut was insane.
JDS is the type of guy that knocked out Cane Velasquez
On fox debut 😂😂😂 huge build up and over in 40 seconds
And then was on the receiving end of some of the most lop sided ass beatings in the two rematches that followed.
And the type to get dominated by Cain in the following two fights lol!!!
@@slimbrady6691 And now JDS is back on form and Velasquez is done. Who got the last laugh?
@@LONDON1KaZR Cain did because he beat the fuck out of him.
Who has wachted the ufc documentery “take me with you”?
i freaking loved it . jds has a heavyweight heart man .but that doesn't change the fact that he's going down against francis.
Ai tamarena
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Awesome guy awesome fighter
The salute after the hunt ko gets me every time
Imagine Junior Dos Santos in a Bar fight
@home sanitarium Hahahaha bet he would take atleast 5 guys in instant
Nah imagine Ngannou in a bar fight He would send their heads into an other orbit
@@hilali.10 True but JDS's style is more useful in a bar fight.
A 120lb boy with a .40 pistol would wipe out all his power.
With or without hair JDS is a beast. 😁
Happy Birthday to Junior 9-12-84 Brazil.Feliz Aniversario
That kick to marks head was pure skill. fakes with a left then goes the spinning kick to the head. that was Fu%%ing awesome.
0:33 Homeboy having a ball on the right.
Junior made Derek look like a straight amateur
All 5 of these he did
He is
Lewis isnt even good lol
Derick Lewis has never been proficient, just really tough with one punch k.o. power.
That 3rd K.O. good Lord!! Ole boy went into the 6th Dimension!!
JDS! Cigano will always be one of the best HWs ever to do it!
Dodge Hellcat vs Ford Shelby GT500. Horsepower battle
JDS vs Anthony Ruiz for the undisputed Heavyweight Boxing Champ.
@Matthew Hysler what about in bare knuckle with the rules mixed?
@Matt JDS in his prime was one of the best boxers in MMA history, him vs Ruiz would've been a 50/50.
Old UFC was more violent 🔥🔥
He's one of my favorite fighters
If jds used more leg kicks he would have been champ yrs ago
Imagine getting hit by jds...
Júnior Cigano!!! Fera!!! 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷✌🏼
Dos Santos my hero
Sad to see tge Old Cain is gone. I believe prime Cain beats anyone on the roster.
Creative Schmuck Cain needed a tune up fight but they wanted the PPVs. Now his career’s over.
This guy only needs to connect half a strike
Ngannou KO’d Cain with an eighth of an uppercut
Very effective use of the hammerfist in the mount
That shoulder came all the way from Brazil for that uppercut! That guy had his ears shaking. DAMN!!!!! (2nd KO)