UFC is big now, but I much preferred Pride

Mark Hunt has been one of my favorite fighters since I started watching the UFC. He never won a UFC belt but he's above a lot of champions in my book.

Silva was so scary back then, especially as a Middleweight in Pride FC. He was a savage in the UFC as well at both Middleweight, and LHW, but in Pride, he was the best pound for pound fighter in the world for a long time in my opinion even compared to other greats like Cro Cop, Rampage, and Noguiera. At that time, Pride FC was every bit as good if not superior to the UFC. Hunt is one of those legendary mma fighters as well. Hunt was one of those guys that nobody wanted to see across the ring from them, accept Silva because Silva is a madman. Hunts kicks had leg breaking power, and he could shut your lights off at any moment, and his striking was excellent. Hunt became even scarier as his grappling improved. His grappling never got to an elite level offensively with submissions, but he got to the point where defensive grappling was no longer a weakness in his game. Even before his grappling improvements, Hunt was so physically strong that he could get out of a lot of tough positions with pure strength, and instinct on the ground. Hunt reduced Ben Rothwell to a exhausted mess of a fighter, and Ben Rothwell was a really good grappler, and a very strong, and huge man, yet Hunt completely dominated him in every way after the first round despite all of the disadvantages. Hunt could have easily been a champion if a few fights went slightly different. He fought the best, he beat the best, and he lost to the best.

These 2 are both great warriors at heart. Wand accepting defeat graciously and Mark, well he's as he always is. A kind, gracious man. Great fight guys. No shame to either.

An incredible fight, at an incredible event, by an incredible organization, in an incredible sport.

Gotta give Wanderlei credit for standing and swinging with Hunt while being so undersized. Wand was such a mad lad

Round of applause for Silva! Mark Hunt was awesome as always, but how Silva kept recovering was amazing.

Um médio contra um peso pesado, o cara era brabo 😢

I miss Pride. The name Pride fit so perfectly with the way these beats fought. Size doesn't matter , Rules only to keep the fight like a real man fight. Win lose or draw , you felt your heart beating out of your chest!!!

Silva won in my opinion. Crazy how well Silva did despite the weight difference🔥

Hunt deserved this win. Wanderlei impressed me too. But the win went the right way. Hunt is so quick. He must be one of the fastest HWs ever.

These Pride shows were incredible.

22:34 *The Atomic Buttdrop*

This is THE greatest UKposts discovery and possibly the greatest MMA fight IMO I've ever come across! Then to have Randy and The Boss commentating. Mind Blown!!!

No one else would give up this much weight for a All risk no Reward fight! Much respect to Silva

Hunt won most of the exchanges standing up, mark was chasing him most of the fight. Almost every take down silva got, mark got up and even reversed a sub. Hunt was to big for Silva, he probably thought it'd be a easy win, but hunts stamina doesnt mach his physique.

Randy’s so good at commentating too! Oh man, I can’t stop watching these good ol’ Pride videos

Roubo!!! Mark Hunt fica surpreso com a vitória!!! Wanderley, um dos melhores lutadores de todos os tempos!

28:06 absolute beast move 🤯

Is obvious that alot of people don't realize that Silva used to fight Vale Tudo in Brazil where alot of them were open weight tournaments, bare knuckle with almost no rules.

I notice lots of ppl saying they thought Silva won, but are you guys aware of how Pride style judging worked? It wasn't like the UFC, where it's a 10 point must system and the fight is judged round by round. In Pride, they judged the fight as a whole, with heavy emphesis on damage done and effort to finish the fight. So if you take that into consideration, you'll see why Hunt won. At no point did SIlva have Mark in trouble or did big damage. Mark on the other hand, did all that to him and even when Silva took him down, he could never really stay on top cuz Mark would eventually escape or reverse him. Now if it where UFC judging, Silva would have won for sure just because of the takedowns.

The crazy days of MMA!! Even the commentators are laughing about stomping a guys face while he's on the ground!! Love it!!!!!

A good matchup, against any other oversized fighter Wanderlei's natural aggression would have evened out the difference, but as low key a fighter as Mark was, the amount of power he generated was phenomenal. Not just the punches but his kicks, and ability to stand with Silva's weight not anchoring him down. In the second Crocop fight he throws a lightning fast spinning back kick, Hunt had a very deceptive physique. He carried a few extra pounds, but underneath was pure steel and his ability to recover from any hit was legendary.

Hunt is a beast!

Wanderlei monstro 🇧🇷❤️

One of the most underated fighters of all time Mr Mark Hunt.

GREAT FIGHT! Mark was my favorite fighter and Silva was a beast. Much respect

Early celebration by Silva and his teammates. Loved that Jump by Mark Hunt.

30:30 damn that punch looks crazy in the replay. Silva was a beast back then and took these punches. this was a good fight between these two fighters...

The axe murderer was fearless then. And was amazing in pride. He was my favorite fighter to watch before UFC got him.

I can’t believe that I’m watching this fight, thanx! Randy looked like he was ready to fight Hunt and Wand at the same time when he was passing out those flowers lol

Mauro is a legend. Always asking the experts, absolute professional.

Insane that they booked Sakuraba vs Wanderlei 4 after the first 3 results. Pride was something else.

By the Gods, Pride was greatness in the golden years of MMA. 24:08 would have caved in a cows skull, it was amazing that Wanderlei moved out of the way in time!!!!

Old school fights were really beautiful and interesting. I havent expect them to be it

Mark, your fans live you!! As a warrior you never let us down. Much love brotha!

Vanderlei era muito mais leve que o Mark Hunt que era um peso pesado e um gigante do MMA que aguentava golpes potentes. Hunt ganhou a luta porém foi dominado por um cara que nunca atuou como peso pesado!

Would have loved to have seen a Pride show live back in its prime. It was a spectacle unlike anything else. It was like mma with pro wrestling theatrics.

Mark hunt is a true champ, no attitude no gimmicks, he’s one of my top five fighters.

mark never gave a shit about interviews lmao always true to himself

Mark Hunt has this look in his eyes. Real nice, chill, down to Earth fellow. Good to share some laughs, food, toss back a few brews - but piss him off - biggest mistake of your life.

Very nice job by Hunt specially on such short notice. Hunts a devastating striker. Big boy move very well.

This was the most exciting fight in the world at its time. Remember waiting for this to happen.

Love seeing Silva get rocked by the legend here. Hunt was one of the best.

Wie sehr mir die ehrliche und sympathische Art von Marc Hunt gefällt 🙏💙 mit Gründe, warum er für mich einer der ganz Großen ist. Aber vor allen Kämpfer habe ich so einen Respekt, es sind Wahnsinns-Typen, auch Wanderlei, er ist unfassbar 👍💪👊

Vanderlei e como diz o hino brasileiro, verás que um filho teu não foge a luta, espetacular Vanderlei e VAI CORINTHIANS ZONA LESTE ITAQUERA É NÓIS.

Até o Hunt não acreditou no resultado kkkk😊😊

Wanderlei! One of the greatest

The atomic butt drop is at 17:01.

10:51 mark hunt was that young at that time .time flies

Loved the beautiful white ring , the blue gloves with pink tape , the sound of the feet on ring , the respectful crowd

Such a fucking great fight. Both legends.

Hunt at the staredown looking at Silva staring at him like u know what ur getting urself Into

Randy Couture doing commentary. Miss this era.

Hunt is in my top 5 fav fighters of pride and ufc.

CACHORRO LOKO, O MELHOR DE TODOS OS PRIDES EXQUECEEE

Damn! That was one hell of a fight. . I think it should be a tie..both guy were tough as a rock...

The atomic butt drop! RC with the classic commentary!

Purée,respect,Mark Hunt vient du kick boxing et il est toujours aussi incroyable.

Uma das melhores lutas já televisionadas!!!!!

Imagine dating a girl and her father was either Silva or Hunt? 😯

The staredown... Wanderlei: I'm gonna kill you. Hunt: Wonder if McDonald's breakfast is still on the menu?

All these years I've been a fan and I never saw this one. Or don't remember it unfortunately. Anyway, this one's in my top 5 all time fights!

Mark hunt is one the most wonderful fighter I ever seen.

Wanderlei took on ppl that outweighed him by 80 pounds. I actually expected him to win this fight and you can see mark's face of surprise at the end when he gets the decision, I was also surprised. Great fight by two amazing fighters

Legendary 💯

Nao era por vanderley ter aceitado essa luta! Hoje em dia seria impensável. Parece que a bolsa do vand foi bem gorda! Mas acho que pra carreira dele seria mais viável evitar as pancadas de um peso pesado para prolongar a profissão de uma forma mais saudável. Creio eu que as pancadas sofridas nessa época cobrou um preço no seu futuro! Lutas com o mirko e o Mark hunt nao eram pra ter sido aceitas. Faltou um melhor agenciamento na carreira do Vanderley ao meu ver para fins de sua integridade fisica e uma carreira com mais qualidade. Essa é a minha opnião hoje.

Always loved watching big Mark Hunt! But Damm Wanderlie has some big Kahunas for taking this fight!!

This is the single most greatest fighting channel that ever has existed.

Pride is never die

I was too ignorant back then to remember these fights. I must have watched this fight back then for sure, but I didn't know much about the fighters or their backgrounds which was a shame I guess. I'm glad to know more about them now at least. Mark Hunt's documentary is well worth watching, strongly recommended.

Crazy that you could stomp on someone's head or kick while they're flat on their stomach in Pride. That's brutal.

this mark hunt hit harder then ufc mark hunt . unbelieveble wand still take some nuclar bombs

super samoan is not afraid of anyone.. he fought the baddest of the bad

I missed out on these, I never knew pride existed until it was finished

36:26 I love how the commentators casually start referencing Pulp Fiction🤣

11:04 for fight start

Mark hunts interviews were always entertaining to watch 😂

I always feel a great tension when reporters interview the fighters like this. I think its important for these guys to be careful how they phase their questions.

Pride is another breed of fighters.

Legendary fight. I used to not like Wanderlei much. He really earned my respect as a true warrior after seeing this fight. Mark Hunt is the fuckin man as well, I've always thought he was awesome. Watch his interviews, he keeps it real 💯 and humble always.

I wish all of you could understand portuguese and know how exciting is Wanderlei's team cheering for him

Sometimes getting old and forgetting things is good, you get to see it for the first time again hahaha

Silva, a great heroe!

SOCCER KICKS SHOULD BE ALLOWED IN THE UFC..LETS SEE WHAT KHABIB WILL DO..

these rounds are soooo freakin long ufc is weak

True definition of warriors

Wand had balls the size of Tokyo.

Hunt vencio a wanderlei, sus golpes fueron contundentes y la manera de safarse de las llaves y domincación de wanderlei fueron increibles

The judges saw Mark Hunt almost knocking out The axe murderer! But if this fight was in the UFC Silva would have won the decision! And I'm surprised to see Silva knew how to take down opponents.. I didn't know he had that in his arsenal.

Yes Yes Yes..!!! The SuperSamoan deserve it.. ps: respect for both fighters.. they're legend..

Talvez eu esteja me equivocado aqui, mas na minha opinião Silva venceu nos pontos por 2 a 1. De qualquer forma foi uma bela luta, duas lendas do MMA. Apenas mais uma observação, por vários momentos Silva poderia ter tentando a finalização por katagatami, estava ali e ele não viu.

Я конечно уважаю и люблю Марка Ханта, но что-то мне подсказывает, что Сильву ограбили на победу😂

Verdadeiro guerreiro

love the stare down ! staredown wanderlei vs crocop too!!

Just amazing.

I like the cool way Hunt waited for the judges' decision while Silva was celebrating too early.

Even with steriods, it's amazing how Silva fought a guy from another weight class!

That was a crazy match! Mark throws sledgehammers ans Silva is like the terminator. That was a hard one to call im sure.

Wanderlei never should’ve taken this fight, he never fully recovered from the hits he took from Hunt.