Relive some of the biggest triangle choke finishes in UFC history, including Tony Ferguson's submission of Kevin Lee which one him lightweight interim gold in 2017.
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"In sport, never celebrate too early" Nate Diaz: "Hold my middle finger"
Fingers* 😅😅
Nick and Nate have some of the coolest submissions
I swear down that the ufc usually censors nate diaz iconic middle finger
go hold his fingers if you want to
who's here after khabib vs justin gaethje
'Where does Kevin Lee fit into all this' Tony: Fits perfectly in this Triangle
He didn't even have it sunk in properly lmao, thats what amazes me. Lees arm wasn't crossed and he still got the tap. Good shit
Is not the best, but is the most memorable.
@@hanstorresb.6697 the most memorable is Silva sonnen
he fits in bellator
Why Kevin Lee did not try to escape..His hands were free ..I did not understand the biomechanics of this triangle choke like ankle lock..rear naked choke..why players could not come out..Any one can explain
Now khabib's traingle will also feature in this list
Yep that was sick
I agree
They have to make a new video
Justin wanted to see khabib blood and reaction wanted to show death zone but
Khabib feet was like balloons while fighting with Justin
That takedown by Diaz leading into the triangle was insane. The way he shoved off the cage with his foot to get it done is CRAZY awareness and fight IQ.
This is the first time I've seen the Nate Diaz double fingers not being censored
Brandon Make Free Nate’s Fingers Movement !! 😂
Brandon The USA's censorship has never made sense to me, "we can't show you an insulting hand gesture but we can show you people almost beating eachother to death instead"
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@6 N T H O N Y England ?
I'm triggered :D
7:34 Donald Cerrone: "LOOK HE'S TAPPING" Mario Yamasaki: "If he dies he dies"
Mario is the best ref EVER! He'll NEVER be blamed for early stoppages! LMAO! "If s/he dies, s/he dies."
@@TheScotchaholic that's not really good😂
Emperor voice: DO IT
You gotta "let him be a warrior"
@@markbotefur4936 The fighters have all signed waivers in order to be prize fighters. 👍 Kumite, kumite, kumite, kumite....🥋💪👊💀
Who's here after the G.O.A.T showed his triangle choke
He's left me depressed after announcing his retirement
Me
that Transition is fucking beautiful.
@@AlphaMohid deadass same
@@AlphaMohid same
4:57 Props to both men here. Nate for helping his opponent up and Alvin for getting up right after he had been submitted and not being salty about it. Love it
Nat Diaz double fingers once he knew he secured that triangle has to be one of the Top 3 most gangster ass moments in the history of the sport.
Lawler MacDonald stare down at the end if the 4th round of the rematch is #1 for me.
@@CujoBD. Absolutely. The Diego/Guida center octagon stare down is also up there for me. But the Rory and Robbie stare down was just straight up carnal.
@@CompleteProducer84 This had me thinking of the last 10 seconds of Holloway/Lamas where he pointed to the center of the octagon and they just started throwing down.
@@CujoBD. cro cop vs silva staredown is the best
@@boxinglegends6999 Yeah man. Silva stared everybody down at that time. Scary dude. But Crocop didnt give two fucks. First time, Silva got outstared.
Nate Diaz Triangle will always be iconic!
Flexing on em lol
The double bird triangle is the same as Nick did when he beat Takanori Gomi. That got turned into a NC because weed.
Also much respect to how his brother goes and pics of his opponent
CC did u wake up on the wrong side of the bed
@@chucklebutt4470 that was a gogoplata Nick used against Gomi!! He choked him with his shin
7:12 dude tapped like WWE judges
I love Nate Diaz's boxing coach. I love that he is still with him to this day. He's a hype man and genuinely loves watching and training Nate 1:28 and he always comes running in celebrating
1:34 great gesture of Nick Diaz! Showing respect as it should be, love to see that!
@No username lmao
The Diaz brothers always show their opponents respect after the fight
Bryan Ganz hahahah not always
Athos Dalvarek man I really miss nick
It's not for no reason that people love Diaz brothers...
The Anderson Silva triangle to Chael Sonnen was the most crazy. You got Chael smashing the hell outta Silva in this fight and everyone thought we'll see a new champion but Silva managed to get that triangle in and secured his legacy
Nah that match was rigged. Anderson made it seem like Chael tapped but in reality he didn't
@@CorporalASH Anderson "made it seem" like he tapped? What does this even mean. Did you not see what everyone else saw?
@@Jewlions He's one of jokesters with the "Chael undefeated" memes. They're idiots.
@@Jewlions Chael Sonnen has never been defeated
@@TheScotchaholic ok Mr "Scotchaholic". You're clearly drunk if you don't see that Chael Sonnen is an absolute god and has never been defeated
07:26 Alex Oliveira: *taps for about 3 seconds* Donald Cerrone: *points it out to the ref* "Dude! He's tapping!" Mario Yamasaki: "But he's still breathing"
7:56 that pass by Cerone was masterful. Super underrated BJJ.
"I can't let you get close." -the UFC belt to Tony
Quadruple interim champ Tony
Haha. Cold
@Makhi Makharadze You...... Don't get the joke 😢
Justin*
@Makhi Makharadze she obviously meant the real belt not the fake one
Mike: "Eleven fight win streak could very well come to an end." Anderson: "I leg to defer."
Just incredible mans losing for 4.5 rounds and pulls that shit off
And sonnen was on TRT as well.
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JOSEPHMAN36 And Anderson was clean? Lol
@@thereasonwaldoishiding7043 I never said Anderson was clean I just said they both have beat him now I will say Anderson silva might have been doing steroids but at least he never ran in to a pregnant woman
Khabib's triangle on Gaethje immediately goes into this list now 😏👌🏼
who couldn’t put Justin into a triangle? he has no BJJ. Khabib should try doing that to Oliveria
Time for an update after Khabib vs Gaethje, amirite guys?
Kabob is shit
Anderson was setting up that Triangle for at least 30 seconds. Holding that right wrist and letting Chael swing away. Championship patience and composure
The goat
Oh for sure, that level of patience was exercised through the entire fight. He's like super human with that shit. Chael put everything he had into that fight, too.
Not just that mate, he CRACKS Sonnen with a punch from the bottom shortly before as well... pounced like a god damn S P I D E R
@@YourPalHDee watching that entire fight I thought Chael already had him.
@@eetfuk3571 chael won. undisputedly he never lost a round in his whole career
How is there no Demian Maia in this video? His triangle on Chael and Ed Herman is legendary.
Right. The hip toss to triangle instantly when they hit the mat makes it the best ever in my opinion
Zabit and Pablo Garzo should be on here as well.
Anderson vs Lutter should have been on here too.
Apparently they hate Demian Maia, he is nowhere in any of the videos
That triangle imo greatest triangle in ufc history. Was set up flawlessly. Pathetic that it didn’t feature on here
Silva’s triangle on Sonnen was the most clutch moment in UFC history! It was so insane at the time! Everyone wanted Anderson to lose and it pissed me off because I was one of the few who loved him most of the other fans loved to hate him lmao.
I think you need to add one more. For the last victory of the eagle.
🦅
I love the way the refs back in the day talk to them as they fight. "Tap if you need to" "Good effort" "Good job (fighters name)" "Awesome fight"
Quaziii those are all good moments!
Im glad they stopped.
@@sklenbahkwards5254 Why 😯
@@sklenbahkwards5254 Loosely agree. Like unless the information is pertinent to the fighters then perhaps cheerleading for them should not happen.
When it’s unnecessary like “good job”, “good effort” it’s really annoying tbh.
Is Chael Sonnen in like nine of these??
MMA
I haven't watched your channel in years bro
Mexican Martial Arts what’s up grandmaster!
Mexican Martial Arts remember when Izzy used his tongue to triangle choke that guy in the crowd.... we all remember
JESSE! Lmao, love your vids Vincent.
Diego Lopes just put himself in this conversation. Flying triangle armbar, coolest shit I've ever seen.
1:36- cool to see Nick Diaz help up Pelligrino and shake his hand immediately
7:35 When Yamasaki is so bad the fighter has to show him the other guys tapping
😂😂😂😂😂
Mario "if he dies, he dies" Yamasaki, will NEVER be blamed for early stoppages - the best!
Yamasaki is not so much bad as sadistically evil. "If he dies, he dies."
@@innertubez He's not sadistically evil, he's proper. EVERY time he refs, you know who clearly wins.
Honestly he's so fucking clueless. I'm not on board with this "he's good because he doesn't call it early" it's the difference between a fighter getting permanent damage, or taking the loss 2 seconds earlier. Steve Mazzagatti too, fucking useless. Herb Dean knows his stuff and even he's made some questionable calls though tbf.
Just to show how fighting has evolved when Gracie triangle choked Severn the announcers had no idea what it was...called it an elbow lock lmao
😂
Not to mention the fact that one of the commentators clearly thought that Gracie was the one in trouble "...doing whatever he can to stay in this match".
Emguien
How’s the closet?
@Got_nuffin_on_me If you are comfortable in your sexuality then you wouldn't need to get so defensive about these things
Nate Diaz' 1:17 triangle had EVERYTHING. Solid triangle, iconic showmanship moment, legendary brother consoling and possibly star striking downed opponent at the end 1:34 👌
Let’s appreciate Nick going to pick up his brother’s opponent after that sub. Class act.
Brian Ortega's triangle is beautiful to watch
Ortegas style allround is beautiful to watch id say!
Cant do it to Holloway tho
That's why they called him t-city
@@qievilat7505 i saw he had hand surgery bc he broke it in that fight so he couldnt BUT Max is ELITE so theres that too
Buck Henderson say that to his face 😂
2:50 TRIANGLE TRIANGLE! -Joe Rogan
1:43 Nate pushes off the fence with his foot and catches opponent off-balance - Nate actually took Pellegrino down lol
@@themohas3243 Yep
I remember the Diaz/Pellegrino fight.. Diaz was getting pounded on the entire fight but his ground game is unparalleled.. that fight just shows you how important both striking and ground game are...
1:48 so slick for nate to kick off the fence and avoid a huge slam
6:52 the commentary and audience reaction really shows how new bjj was to mma. No one really knew Royce had a triangle locked in.
Zeljko I dislike how Gracies doesnt let go the choke immediately after the tap. So immature to hold the choke after the tap
@@OzgurAKSOY1923 It was because he had tapped people out before and his opponents said they didn't tap. He just made sure this time that there was no controversy.
That was actually the beginning.
eifelitorn you might be right, Dont the cameras are recording the whole fight? He can say, lets check the recordings? No? Am I so naive ?
@@OzgurAKSOY1923 Its 1993-4, there is no such thing as instant replay...
Tony Ferguson is on his way to GOAT status, if not already
@Sam Morris stay in denial until khabib loses
FIX THESE GAMES khabib isn’t good enough to throw him into GOAT status
So pissed this Khabib fight can't get done.
Tony is overrated piece of shit.. What tremendous has he done?
DankMemeMachine yes he is
That Nate Diaz triangle on Kurt Pelligrino still my all time favorite. He knew there was no doubt :D
Lauzon's triangle on Varner should be on here. He pulled off one of the best transitions leading up to the triangle that I've ever seen. Graciebreakdown has an entire video on it.
9:39 When Big John is ready to counter with a single leg takedown.
He's like "Are you sure you wanna do this.."
Hahahahah the reflex
Yep, it's Tony week alright! He's center stage in every one of these videos!
For sure.
Please add Khabib vs Justin triangle in this video
Who’s here after UFC 254?
This might as well be the Tony Ferguson channel now.
1:17 First time I've seen the Diaz double flip-off uncensored
Cowboy's triangles are the best.... his squeezing power from legs is off the charts....he doesn't even use his hands to pull the opponents head down👍
They set Chael up. He was told a tap ends the round, not the fight. Uncrowned champ.
Bullshit
“A triangle choke is the refuge of cowards!! I would never stoop to that level!! I would never rap my legs around someone else’s head for 8 seconds and then feel good about myself!!” -Chael P. Sonnen
Pandora box
LOL
Sounds like a loser is mad but ok
Damn.. I love triangles myself This is my top 3: 1) Ortega 2) Nate’s 2nd triangle 3) Megan Anderson
Add KHABIB to this. KHABIB #1 pound for pound 🤧
Khabib trash , why dont he move up #1 pound for pound my ass. I'm sure even I could trash that son of a bitch
@@Yohan.B amazing. everything you just said was wrong
@@shellys.9531 star wars reference there...well played 😂
I disagree a bit
Khabib’s transition and that optimal angle on that triangle choke was beautiful ❤️, what a way to retire
Lol what he's not in the video
Much respect to Tony consoling Lee after he tapped even though Lee was taking mad shit Tony still showed him respect at the end
Watch at 2:54 when they switch the angle and Anderson is determined to get the triangle crazy stuff
Nathan Buenrostro I honestly think he prayed to god there
Amaar C186 he was definitely in desperation mode no doubt
0:30 upskirt 😍
It is arguable that the triangle from the back is a greater position of control than the triangle from guard (which is what most of these were). You also have "wrong-side" triangles and so many more. Grappling in MMA has more room to grow, amazingly it is still in its infancy. Still great performances with all of these triangles.
This is truly the 'art' of MMA. Submissions rule!!
1:37 wow mad respect, man!!!
Love the sportsmanship in some of these fights, the winner helping their opponent up and giving a hug. Damm, all ufc fighters should strive for that
1:35 in the video when Nick helps Pellegrino up and tells him “good job” and hugs him very well done always respect that from Diaz Bros besides Nashville in Strikeforce never seen them act out after a fight
who is here after Khabib won with a triangle choke against Justin lol
me xd!!
Me
i dont get the 'lol', educate me
@@SWard-oe8oj coz we thought he was gonna put up a fight but oh well
@@beast9057 he hidnt? jesus christ where do yall learn these things...khabib was dominant (duh), able to take it to the floor but if he fought like he did with connor, Justin would be with the belt rn.
This needs revision.. Khabib's retirement Triangle against Gaejhe is most certainly in the top 5. 💂
Matt Serra's armbar to triangle transition was so smooth I can't believe my eyes!
Carlos Newton was so ahead of his time
The thing I love about Ortega's triangle against Diego Brandao is how subtly he positions his hips. Look how much space Brandao's shoulder has at 8:48 when Ortega locks it up initially. Brandao is in the position, but has some wiggle room. Yet Ortega doesn't lock it in 100%, he's still angling his hips to get a better position. By the time 8:51 rolls around, he's got the perfect angle. Beautiful.
“Biggest” triangle chokes. So, what are the smallest triangle chokes?
well you know what i mean
Flyweight division
The Peter Dinklage from GoT vs Wee Mann from Jackass submission...
@@drewdrewski6278 dinklage wouldn't stand a chance
Demetrius Johnson highlight reel
Needs to be updated
My favorite is the Stefan Struve triangle on Pat Barry
Thanks, I'm glad I'm not the only one. That was literaly the Biggest triangle choke in the UFC.
Add khabib vs gaethje to this list! 😉
@mai he mc hun ikr
@mai he mc hun Khaboob fans so desperate!! even for the video!LOL
@@nuwansampath7348 Khabin IS THE GOAT, Alhamdulillah . I know you hate this 😂
Who's here after khabib triangle chokes gathje? 29-0 baby!!!🦅🦅
Need to add the Khabib sub after this
5:57 Anik: It looks like she's trying to set up a sub. DC: Watch triangle! Watch triangle! Anik: Oh, we're getting a finish here! Anik: And it might just be a matter of time. Anik: And there it is! DC: Woah, that was nasty! What a fight!
😂😂😂
Add Khabib Triangle Choke Best Triangle Choke ever seen
Why man ? It was a beautiful triangle choke but man all the people in this list are high level bjj black belts triangle choke is easy thing for them
@@tilahunkebede1441 well khabib put him to sleep
The best for my is the Aderson vs Sonnen triangle .
1:34 Pellegrino looked worried for a second when Nick was coming to hug him, lol. That Nate Diaz finish is so iconic.
Here after khabib
1:37 true sportsmanship love seeing stuff like this especially from nick
It's Nate
@@joeski1073 nick was in his corner and went up to nate’s opponent at the end and still showed respect that’s what I referring to.
@@rae2717 my bad bro. I realized it after I typed that
@@rae2717 Pelligrino was a black belt while Nate was only a blue or purple at this time too. Makes it really impressive
I wished they show Tony’s full setup for the choke vs lee Tony’s one of my favorite fighters but I’m trying not have too much bias but the choke vs lee was set up great even if I took a min or 2
Time to add Khabib vs Justin to that list
Carlos Newton underrated legend
Waiting for Khabibs epic triangle to be added 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
Already missing to see Khabib's triangle against Gaethje because it's for title and for his retirement 🦅
Nick Diaz showed his sportsmanship by helping Kurt up and giving him a hug.
It's always nice to see how happy nick is for nate.. Wish I could see him in his corner more often.
I believed in Ferguson since day 1. Not trying to say im smart or sth. Im just happy that i believed in the right person. True champion.
Habib is champ alhamdulillah
@@moonman2588 he is champ at running away from tony. Alhamdu your mom
@@sklenbahkwards5254 don't worry they will meet someday. Both are great people btw
@War Dogg they are both hard to hate tbh. Both have worked their asses off to be in the position they're in and they're humble and personable to boot. It's impossible to hate on them imo
Update and add Khabib now
6:53 "Oh he might get an elbow lock" man that guy had no clue what jiu jitsu was, good old UFC 1 broadcast was pure gold.
Im sad before even watching this, knowing I have to see the undefeated Chael Sonnen tap to Anderson Silva again :(
Chael didn't tap, it was Anderson tapping with his thigh on Chael's hand.
@@archilzhvania6242 these casuals smh
Well he still won the fight because he won 4 rounds LOL
Brad Daniel he won 5*
@@Vexolyte well he was winning the 5th then he got caught.
And now, the greatest of all time finished his career with this move, just the way he came in. Enjoy retirement King Khabib.
You guys are doing some awesome content!
The Triangle...sneaky, very crushy\claustrophobic situation..love it
I came after Khabib Vs Gaethje fight
9:06 that was badass!
No gloves, just bare hands
@@christiano10ronaldo search long time to see this comment, yeah kind of raw without gloves
Tony’s my boy, no matter how many loses to top guys he has now
there is something majestic about grabbing and pulling the leg of your opponent when they tries to get up during a triangle. its like taking out the last hope.
Demian Maia submit Chael Sonnen greatest triangle choke
Chael Sonnen seems to always get caught in triangle chokes.
While the rest of them tapped and then got away, Gaethje vs Khabib was put to sleep 😴!
my favorite submission, crazy how these guy make it look easy.
Started doing Nate Diaz during live rolls. Man it’s crazy the amount of people you can catch with an arm bar from guard..
Why is this recommended when Khabib just did this to Justin?
Because Khabib just did this to Justin.
Who's here after Khabib the GOAT won 29-0 showing his triangle choke