Five Savage Fight Highlight’s This Year.
2025’s year of combat sports highlights and epic moments
Topuria VS. Oliveira
June 28, 10:00 PM UFC 317
Topuria KO’ing Charles Oliveira Round 1, Fight Time: 2:36
Charles has been getting cooked as of late, and I hate to see some of the greats lose because I’ve seen them at their best. As someone who appreciates the sport, I can also appreciate what it takes to be a part of it. Seeing someone like Charles walking into a righthand hurts my soul when I’ve seen him drop people with the same technique.
Charles Oliveira was once a great champion who had a fantastic run as Light weight Champion of the UFC from May 2021 to May 2022. His belt was stripped from him after not making weight and was later submitted by Islam Makhachev. Charles held the most finishes in UFC history at 20, and the most submission Wins in UFC history at 16. Charles deserved his belt as a fighter earlier on in his career that suffered losses and went back to the drawing board. Charles’ come back was an unlikely one but was a great reign with Title defenses against Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje, both legendary fighters. As the old washes away, new faces styles and personalities may emerge.
Malcolm Wellmaker VS. Kris Moutinho
Jun 14, 10:00 PM UFC Atlanta
Wellmaker KO’ing Kris Moutinhovia Via (Right Hook) at Round 1, Fight Time: 2:37
Interesting seeing the New Blood make a name for themselves. Wellmaker has an amazing right hook with fast hands as well. I remember when I first started boxing, how I would catch people like that from Southpaw. even though I couldn’t throw my left hand and would get cooked by someone who knew better. But Anywho, the 31-year-old Wellmaker is a Bantamweight on the come up, and I can’t wait for him to fight again. I hope he does well within the next few years of his career and scores many other knockouts similar to this one.
The man has fast hands, and he’s strong at this weight class. Malcolm “The Machine” Wellmaker is humble in victory and classy.
Dominick Reyes VS. Nikita Krylov
April 12, 8:40 PM, at UFC 314 in Miami
Dominic Reyes K. O’s (Check Hook) Nikita Krylov at Round 1, Fight Time: 2:40
Dominick Reyes. The first time I heard about Reyes was when he fought against the GOAT John Jones and almost won after the fight went to decision. After this point Dominick has had bad luck for some reason losing to Jiří Procházka, another top contender and others after his descent. It was honestly painful to see an up and comer like Reyes who fought at such a high level against one of the greats to constantly lose like he did. Call it “bad Juju” after fighting John Jones, but I hope that he’s able to ride this momentum back up. And creating memorable moments similar to the John Jones fight.
Dominic Reyes is still a high-level fighter and is still very capable of becoming a champion. As mentioned in the video by Joe Rogan, this check hook is the same one that Connor Mcgreggor did against Jose Aldo. Reyes is definitely capable of becoming a champion.
Jiri Prochazka VS. Jamahal Hill
January 18, 9:20 PM, UFC 311
Jiri Prochazka TKO’ing Jamahal Hill
Jiri Prochazka is an amazing mixed martial artist, not just on the canvas but in how he approaches life. I heard about his story years ago and tuned into his training and fighting philosophy. He read and actualizes principles from the book of Five Rings and the samurai code. How he’s trained is fascinating too, because of how creative he is and unorthodox. Which at the weight he fights, Light Heavy Weight, its terrifying because of how dangerous the weight class is. He is a monster with how creative his knockouts have come about in highly chaotic fights.
I believe Jiri could be champion, but he lacks something important. Something that a champion has, a spark or a serious distinction between the up and comers and someone who’s already there. Also, the way he knocked out Reyes was absolutely insane, I wanna see more. More creativity, more dominance from him and a meaningful journey.
Recent Honorable Greatness Welcome Home Boxing
Terence Crawford VS. Canelo Álvarez
I’m not much of a follower of boxing because of the politics of it. How money influences the decisions of how some things are made in boxing, and how one dimensional it can be at times. For the people who don’t usually follow boxing or understand it, what I’m saying makes sense. But I do train in boxing, and I understand it from a technical level, so I should take the opportunity to watch more of it and enjoy it for what it is.
Canelo is a monster; from the moment he lost to Floyd Mayweather he just became a better fighter and for a while was unstoppable. He harbors such pride, and I believe has enjoyed his work. I love to see him dismantle people bigger than himself and legends in their own division. But life comes in cycles, and history repeats itself.
Terence “Bud” Crawford was not expecting his to do what he did against Canelo, as a fighter who is two years his senior. Undisputed champion at that, meaning he has never been beaten him his career, which is an extremely difficult thing to do. And the way Bud dismantled Canelo was similar in the way Floyd did years ago earlier in Canelo’s career. Crawford is a beast, and there’s much that other fighters can learn from him and this fight, including myself. And with that being said, hope you’ve enjoyed the blood and sweat. Stay Dangerous.