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A NEW UFC STAR IS BORN!” — PARNASSE DESTROYS DAN HOOKER! BISPING & POIRIER STUNNED! 🔥 — Transcript

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0:00ass a newcomer 23 and two his [music]
0:03record Dan Hoger we all know how
0:05talented he is but um who's going to
0:08unleash the beast this weekend fellas
0:11>> you guys need to hear some
0:12>> depend depending on what Dan shows up
0:14this could be a tough debut man [music]
0:16cuz when Dan's on he's on but he's been
0:18hit or miss
0:20>> Parnas he's a he's a really good striker
0:21I think he's a southpaw throws throws
0:24really hard looks like he has good
0:25cardio pretty pretty [music] like
0:27fundamentally sound it's not like he's
0:28fighting with his hands down hands are
0:30up. Good good fundamentals on the
0:32[music] feet and hits hard. I don't
0:34know. And Hooker,
0:36you know, he fights long. He he [music]
0:38but he does get in the pocket a lot. I
0:40don't know. What do you think if you had
0:41a if you're picking Hooker, a guy with
0:44his style versus a guy who just hits
0:46really hard, [music] fundamentally
0:47sound, athletic.
0:49>> I mean, Dan does have good great knees.
0:51Obviously, showed it time and time
0:52again. If he stays [music] long, be
0:54smart. But um Masto was telling me
0:56before the show, he was like, "This
0:58French guy can do it all. He's not he's
1:00not just a kickboxer." In my head, I was
1:02thinking he's a kickboxer. I've only
1:03seen a little bit of him uh coming into
1:05his UFC debut. So, I thought it was
1:07going to be a kickboxer versus
1:08kickboxer, but apparently the guy can do
1:10it all. So,
1:10>> Oh, you're thinking he's going to
1:11wrestle?
1:12>> He No, he can wrestle,
1:13>> but you're thinking [music]
1:15>> the next fight top five. My dream fight
1:18is Max,
1:19>> right? What a call out for your second
1:21for your second fight in the UFC. just
1:23mental, but that's what this guy's
1:25capable of. It's funny because, you
1:28know, when you look at the UFC and
1:29there's a lot of haters out there, we
1:30know this. And they're all like, "Oh
1:32yeah, what they gonna do? All the stars
1:33are retiring soon. Justin Gage is the
1:35champ, but he's only got one or two
1:36fights left and this and [music] that."
1:38They used to say the same thing when
1:39Anderson Silva was retiring, when Tito
1:41Ortiz went, when Chuck Liddell went,
1:42when George St. Pierre went. Not when I
1:45went. No one give a [ __ ] about that, but
1:46you know what I'm saying. Um, there's
1:48always new guys coming through and this
1:50guy Saladine Pinas is [music] one of
1:52them. Let me tell you, he's championship
1:54material. He's got it written all over
1:56him. He's got submissions. He's got
1:57anti- wrestling. He's got ridiculously
1:59fast striking. And Dan Hooker found out
2:02the hard way. [music] Right.
2:04>> All right. So, if you look here, this is
2:05these are the stats for uh this fight.
2:08There's nothing particularly
2:09interesting. The there was the knockdown
2:11by Parnas. Um 70% of his strikes were
2:14significant, which is interesting, I
2:15suppose, to an extent, but not not
2:17really. The only thing you really got to
2:18pay attention to is top line is Hooker,
2:20secondary [music] line is Parnas is
2:22this. This is the targeting. 12 of 19
2:25right here where I'm using the cursor.
2:27You could see this was a big thing
2:28Hooker [music] was doing for a couple of
2:29reasons. And in fact, look at the
2:30targeting for Hooker. 0% to the head.
2:33He's in the red there on the left side.
2:350% to the [music] head. 12 of 19 on
2:38this. What is the significance of this?
2:40The basic idea was that you could see
2:42him trying to disrupt the [music]
2:43rhythm. And not just that, Parnas
2:46doesn't throw a ton of volume. So what
2:48Hooker was trying to do was through the
2:50hand play, through throwing these leg
2:52kicks inside and out was just to get him
2:54to settle into [music] Hooker's
2:56offensive rhythm. But another thing that
2:59Parnas's leg kicks did was shut that
3:02down. He couldn't really ever get that
3:03going [music] while Parnas is able to
3:05stand his ground and then encroach all
3:08from those leg kicks. So the guy was in
3:10Parnas solid on the defensive end, solid
3:13on the offensive end, was given a fight
3:15ending scenario, completed the job. And
3:17I want you, I'm going to say it one more
3:18time. Go back and watch the replay. Go
3:21back and watch the replay and watch
3:23Parnas's face. You can see him make a
3:25moment [music] of recognition. Aha, hurt
3:27opponent. But but you can see that the
3:30coolness doesn't change. This is a super
3:34super skilled and ex highly experienced
3:38opponent. [music] Not at the UFC level
3:40per se, but at a you can clearly tell at
3:44a very commendable [music] level. The
3:46guy is the goods. Um, and let me just
3:49say this, you know, it's just nice to
3:50see
3:53I don't know, like they we'll talk about
3:55it on on on MK later, but they announced
3:58that UFC 332 card and there's a lot to
4:01say about that. And I think part of what
4:03there is to say is that it wasn't
4:04exactly making fans super happy,
4:08but like here, this should like this is
4:10great. This is he's [music] like I don't
4:13know if Parnas will be champion. There's
4:15so much that's unknown about this youth
4:17movement and who will ultimately turn
4:19out to be something great, [music] but
4:22he's clearly very good and he's clearly
4:25very exciting and he's got a dynamic
4:28fight style on [music] top of it. He's
4:30not just a guy who wins and you know his
4:32fights aren't memorable. Look at what
4:34that was, dude. I mean, look at what
4:35that was. [music]
4:37I also have to say I thought the UFC did
4:39the matchmaking here really well. you
4:42know, like they didn't they could have
4:43put him up against a wrestler and I
4:44[music] maybe he would have won, but to
4:47kind of get him going,
4:49you got to give him not a soft landing.
4:51I don't think Hooker's a soft [music]
4:52landing, but Hooker will accommodate
4:54Parnos in certain ways. And I think
4:55that's really the important part to get
4:57here. But anyway, the point I'm trying
4:58to just make about all of this is, isn't
5:00it just nice for something great to
5:02happen in MMA, right? A guy [music]
5:04breaks through, like a guy full of hype.
5:06He didn't just fizzle. It wasn't some
5:08fraud check. It wasn't some, "Oh my god,
5:10can you believe it?" Oh, another woe is
5:12me. There's a lot of woe is me headlines
5:14with with plenty of good reason in MMA.
5:16I I I'm not going to sit here and
5:17suggest that fans aren't right for
5:19[music] thinking it. But what I am
5:20saying is look at this. And if this
5:24isn't a cause for, you know, [music]
5:25maybe not the most amount of
5:26celebration, but if this isn't a cause
5:28as an MMA fan to put a smile on your
5:30face, then I mean, I don't know what is.
5:32This is this is great. Whether he'll be
5:33champion, your guess is truly as good as
5:36mine. [music] Very, very hard for me to
5:38see this as anything other than a huge
5:39win for fans. Get that guy active. Get
5:42him out there competing. Get him out
5:43there doing the damn [music] thing. And
5:45you know, let me sort of look this up.
5:47Who do I think would be a suitable? He
5:48called out Max Holloway. Pornos [music]
5:51did. He wants Max Holloway. I got to
5:53tell you, I don't hate that fight. I'm
5:54looking at the rankings now. So, Ilia is
5:57now talking to the media again or doing
6:00I should say putting out media assets.
6:03So, he'll fight maybe before the end of
6:05the year. It's hard to say exactly. We
6:08don't really know. Armen obviously has a
6:09fight coming up. Charles is
6:10incapacitated for a little while.
6:12[music]
6:13I think Max only really wants to fight
6:15in that range of the division. Patty is
6:17sitting there at five. Uh and then Cor
6:19and Saul killed at six and Hanat Makano
6:22at seven. [music] You know, if Hooker
6:24was sitting at 12, I think this might
6:26put him close to the top 10. So, if I'm
6:28thinking about what would be next for
6:31Parnas, [music]
6:33you could do an all French thing. Benois
6:35Saint, you could do I know Gameamrot
6:37sitting at nine. You could do
6:38Gameamarrot. Huffy [music] obviously has
6:40a fight coming up against Armen, so you
6:42can't do that. Tom Nolan, you could do
6:45Moano's [music] a good one. You could do
6:47Moano versus Parnass would be pretty
6:48good. That would bump him up pretty
6:50high. You could even do Saulkill, but I
6:52[music] wouldn't want to put another I
6:53didn't even mention Jesus. How did I
6:54skip him talking about the youth
6:56movement in this division? I apologize
6:57to Quill and Saulkilled [music] in all
6:59of Australia for that. Yes, you'd have
7:01to throw I mean, I apologize completely
7:02for that. Yes, you'd have to throw him
7:03in there as well. Doesn't change the
7:05point. It only makes it [music]
7:06stronger. But I apologize for the
7:08omission earlier. So I wouldn't want to
7:10do that. But that Moano BSD
7:13Tom Nolan again another guy with the
7:15youth movement still kind of sitting at
7:1611.
7:18That would be really interesting.
7:20[music] Uh but I would like to go
7:21somebody that's a more a name. I I like
7:23the Moano idea. If he's available and
7:26that's the thing that the UFC would do,
7:27[music] I I think that's the right call
7:28for the future. But there's some other
7:29ones. So apologies to Tom Nolan. Big
7:32time. Apologies to Co and Saltfield for
7:33not getting that right. Sadian Parnass
7:35as advertised [music]
7:36as advertised did exactly what he was
7:39supposed to do. And that's not
7:40everything. Not no one fight can be
7:43[music] everything. But for what the
7:46mission was, for what the challenge was,
7:49for what the expectations were, that is
7:52mission accomplished, you know, one
7:54small step for man kind of thing. That's
7:56how it's done. Phenomenal, phenomenal,
7:59phenomenal [music] entrance into this
8:01division. I look forward to seeing
8:03Saladine Parnass again.
8:05>> Saladine Parnass destroys Dan Hooker.
8:08The UFC has a new problem. Saladine
8:10Parnass did not simply win his UFC
8:13debut. He did not survive Dan Hooker. He
8:16did not edge him on the scorecards. He
8:18did not spend five rounds proving that
8:20he belonged. He destroyed him. In front
8:22of a roaring Paris crowd, Parnass walked
8:25into the octagon for the first time in
8:26his UFC career and dismantled one of the
8:29most experienced lightweight fighters in
8:31the organization. And he did it in just
8:332 minutes and 35 seconds. A devastating
8:36body kick hurt Hooker. A second sequence
8:39kept him trapped. Then Parnass followed
8:41with punches until the referee had no
8:43choice but to stop the fight. Just like
8:46that, the former two division KSW
8:48champion announced himself to the UFC
8:50world. But here's the question nobody
8:52can ignore anymore. Was this simply a
8:54spectacular UFC debut? Or did the UFC
8:58just unleash a legitimate future title
9:00contender? Today, we're breaking down
9:02everything. The preparation, the
9:04mentality, the tactics, the moment
9:07Parnass broke Dan Hooker, the reasons
9:09Parnass won, the reasons Hooker
9:11collapsed, what this victory says about
9:14Parnass's level, and most importantly,
9:16what could happen next for the French
9:18superstar inside the UFC. But before we
9:21begin, make sure you subscribe to the
9:23channel, turn on notifications, and stay
9:26with us until the end because the final
9:28question surrounding Parnass's UFC
9:30future may be the most important one of
9:32all.
9:33>> The road to UFC Paris.
9:36>> Before Saladine Parnass stepped into the
9:38octagon, there was already enormous
9:40pressure surrounding his UFC debut. This
9:42was not a normal debut. The UFC did not
9:45give him an easy opponent. They did not
9:47place him on an early preliminary fight.
9:49They did not ask him to slowly build his
9:51name. Instead, Parnass was immediately
9:54placed in the main event of UFC Paris
9:56against Dan Hooker, and that decision
9:58said a lot about how highly the UFC
10:00viewed him. Parnass arrived with an
10:02impressive resume. He was a former two
10:05division champion in KSW, having
10:07competed successfully at featherweight
10:09and lightweight. He also entered the UFC
10:11after a strong run of finishes and
10:13victories that had built his reputation
10:15as one of Europe's most dangerous
10:17fighters. His record before the UFC
10:19debut stood at 23-2. But records don't
10:22win UFC fights. Reputation doesn't win
10:25UFC fights. And hype certainly doesn't
10:28win UFC fights. On September 5th,
10:30Parnass had to prove everything against
10:32a veteran who had spent years fighting
10:34elite opposition. Dan Hooker had the
10:37experience. He had fought some of the
10:38best lightweights in the world. He knew
10:40what it was like to headline UFC events.
10:43He knew how to deal with pressure. And
10:45most importantly, he knew how to make a
10:47fight uncomfortable. So Parnass had to
10:49prepare for a completely different level
10:51of competition. One of the most
10:53important elements of Parnass's
10:54preparation was understanding that he
10:57couldn't allow Hooker's experience to
10:58control the fight. Hooker is dangerous
11:00when an opponent allows him to establish
11:02rhythm. He likes to work behind long
11:04attacks, kicks, combinations, and
11:07pressure. He can make opponents fight at
11:09his pace. So Parnass needed to do the
11:11opposite. He needed to remain
11:13unpredictable. He needed to use his
11:15footwork. He needed to attack Hooker's
11:17legs and body. And most importantly, he
11:19needed to make Hooker think. That is
11:21exactly what we saw when the fight
11:23began. Parnass didn't rush forward
11:25recklessly. He remained composed. He
11:28watched Hooker's movement. He checked
11:30kicks. He used fence. He moved in and
11:32out of range. And while Hooker appeared
11:34to be the busier fighter early on,
11:36Parnass was collecting information. This
11:39is something that often gets overlooked
11:40when people watch a fight that ends
11:42quickly. A fighter can dominate a
11:44three-minute fight because of raw
11:46aggression. But Parnass's performance
11:48was different. There was calculation
11:50behind it. He wasn't simply throwing
11:52everything he had. He was setting traps.
11:55And eventually, Hooker stepped into one.
12:00>> The fight started with Dan Hooker taking
12:02the center of the octagon and throwing
12:03kicks. That was a logical strategy.
12:06Hooker has the height and reach
12:07advantage, and using kicks can help keep
12:09a faster opponent at distance. But
12:12Parnass remained calm. He moved. He
12:15checked. He studied. And then came the
12:17moment that changed the entire fight.
12:19Parnass fired a devastating left kick to
12:21the body. The kick landed directly
12:23around Hooker's liver area. And
12:25immediately, you could see the effect.
12:27Hooker reacted. His body betrayed him.
12:30That is the danger of a perfectly placed
12:32body shot. You don't always need a
12:34knockout punch to end a fight. Sometimes
12:37one precise strike to the right location
12:39can completely shut down an opponent.
12:41And Parnass recognized the damage
12:43instantly. He didn't give Hooker time to
12:45recover. He stayed on him. A high kick
12:48followed. Then the punches came. Hooker
12:50was hurt, forced backward, and
12:52eventually dropped. Parnass followed him
12:54to the ground and continued attacking
12:56until the referee stepped in. 2 minutes
12:58and 35 seconds. Fight over. UFC debut
13:01over. Dan Hooker's night over and a new
13:04chapter in Parnass's career had
13:06officially begun.
13:09Zidan, [music] right? Dan been around
13:12for a while. 36 years old. You all know
13:14the backstory. Lost to Arman Suki and
13:16lost to Ben. He claims that he didn't
13:18train for that fight. Locked in for this
13:20one. Been doing the hill splits and all
13:21the rest of it. Saladine paras 28 years
13:24old. Still very much in his prime. Two
13:26weight division champion at KSW. Tried
13:28to become a three-weight division
13:29champion by going up to welterweight but
13:30lost that fight. Weight classes, they
13:33are there for a reason. And that's why
13:34Alex Pereira, I'm sorry to say, probably
13:36won't be a heavyweight champion. But
13:38still, I digress. The fight started, Dan
13:41Hooker fighting like Dan Hooker. They
13:42were both exchanging kicks, but Saladine
13:44blocked every [music] single shot. He
13:46blocked every single kick. He was taking
13:48his time. He was biting his time,
13:49catching his rhythm, and he was waiting.
13:51[music] And then he exploded. 2 minutes
13:5335 into it. Kicked him in the liver. Dan
13:56Hooker was like, "Oh, oh, he almost went
13:57down. Then he kicked him in the head.
13:58Then he dropped him with the left hook.
14:00Couple more shots on the ground and that
14:02was that." and the star was bored. Okay,
14:04because Saladine Parnass, his whole team
14:07have been very meticulous about his
14:08evolution through mixed martial arts.
14:10They had multiple offers apparently from
14:12the UFC to come sooner, but they wanted
14:14him to get better, to learn, not learn
14:16on the job in the UFC. They wanted him
14:18to come to the UFC and be able to take
14:21over. [music] Well, let me tell you
14:22what, we got a new contender on our
14:23hands. He will be ranked number 10 on
14:26Monday morning or should be something
14:28like that. He called out, who did he
14:30call out? He called out Max Hollow. pass
14:31a newcomer
14:3323 and two [music] his record Dan Hoger.
14:35We all know how talented he is. But um
14:39who's going to unleash the beast this
14:40weekend, fellas?
14:42>> You guys need to hear some
14:43>> depending on what Dan shows up. This
14:45could be a tough debut, [music] man. Cuz
14:48when Dan's on, he's on. But he's been
14:50hit or miss.
14:51>> Parnas, he's a he's a really good
14:52striker. I [music] think he's a
14:53southpaw. Throws throws really hard.
14:56Looks like he has good cardio. Pretty
14:58pretty [music] like fundamentally sound.
14:59It's not like he's fighting with his
15:00hands down. hands are up. Good good
15:03fundamentals on the feet and hits hard.
15:05I don't know. And Hooker,
15:08you know, he fights long. He he [music]
15:10but he does get in the pocket a lot. I
15:11don't know. What do you think if you had
15:12a if you're picking Hooker, a guy with
15:15his style versus a guy who just hits
15:17really [music] hard, fundamentally
15:18sound,
15:20>> athletic.
15:21>> I mean, Dan does have good great knees.
15:23Obviously, showed it time and time
15:24again. If he stays long, be smart. But
15:27um Masad was telling me before the show,
15:29he was like, "This French guy can do it
15:31all. He's not he's not just a
15:32kickboxer." In my head, I was thinking
15:33he's a kickboxer. I've only seen a
15:35little bit of him uh coming into his UFC
15:37debut. So, I thought it was going to be
15:39a kickboxer versus kickboxer, but
15:40apparently the guy can do it all. So,
15:42>> Oh, you're thinking he's going to
15:42wrestle?
15:43>> He No, he can wrestle.
15:44>> But you thinking is he?
15:46>> The official result. Saladine Parnass
15:48defeated Dan Hooker by TKO via body kick
15:51and punches in round one. How did
15:53Parnass break Dan Hooker? The most
15:56interesting part of this victory isn't
15:58simply that Parnass won, it's how he
16:00won. There were several reasons. One,
16:02Parnass's speed. The first major
16:05difference was speed. Parnass looked
16:07faster, his movements were sharper, his
16:09entries were more explosive, and his
16:12ability to move from defense to offense
16:14was extremely impressive. Hooker could
16:16throw a kick, but Parnass was already
16:18thinking about the counter. That speed
16:20created hesitation and hesitation is
16:23dangerous against a fighter as precise
16:25as Parnass. Two, the body attack. The
16:28second major factor was the body.
16:30Parnass didn't become obsessed with
16:32hunting for the head. Instead, he
16:34attacked the body. That was brilliant. A
16:36fighter's hands can protect his face.
16:38His elbows can protect his ribs. But the
16:41liver is extremely difficult to protect
16:43perfectly when you're moving, kicking,
16:46and defending. Parnass found it. And
16:48once he found it, the fight changed
16:50instantly. Three, footwork. Parnass also
16:54used movement extremely well. He wasn't
16:56standing directly in front of Hooker
16:58waiting to trade. He was constantly
17:00changing the distance that forced Hooker
17:02to reset repeatedly. And every reset
17:05gave Parnass another opportunity to
17:07attack. Four, composure. Perhaps the
17:10most impressive factor was Parnass's
17:12composure. This was his UFC debut. It
17:15was the biggest stage of his career. It
17:17was a main event. It was in Paris. The
17:19crowd was behind him. And yet, he never
17:21looked overwhelmed. Instead, he looked
17:24like someone who had already been there
17:25many times. That mental stability may
17:28become one of his greatest weapons in
17:29the UFC. Why did Dan Hooker lose? It
17:32would be unfair to say that Hooker
17:34simply forgot how to fight. The reality
17:36is much more complicated. Hooker was
17:38facing an extremely talented opponent,
17:41but there were several problems. First,
17:43he couldn't establish his preferred
17:45rhythm. Second, Parnass's speed made it
17:48difficult for Hooker to control
17:49distance. Third, the body kick changed
17:52everything. And perhaps most
17:54importantly, once Hooker was hurt,
17:56Parnass gave him no opportunity to
17:58recover. Hooker has built his career on
18:00toughness. But toughness has limits. You
18:03cannot simply absorb a perfectly placed
18:05liver kick and expect everything to
18:07continue normally. The damage was
18:09immediate, and Parnass understood that.
18:12Instead of giving Hooker space, he
18:14accelerated. That was the difference.
18:16The fight wasn't simply won by the first
18:18kick. It was won because Parnass
18:21recognized the opening and finished the
18:23sequence perfectly. Parnass is now 24-2.
18:27Think about what this means. Before the
18:29fight, there were questions. Could he
18:31really compete with UFC level
18:32opposition? Could his KSW success
18:35translate? Could he handle a veteran
18:37like Hooker? Could he perform under the
18:39pressure of a UFC main event?
18:41>> Not a [music] bad bet.
18:43I I like to bet on Hooker on that one
18:45just because of like [music] just his
18:46his danger factor, his experience.
18:49>> His experience, his danger factor. Like
18:51this is a big spot for
18:51>> How much is that? There's a reason why
18:53they have matchmakers got him like
18:55>> he's been around and he's fought, you
18:56know,
18:56>> and he don't care like this. This is a
18:58fight where he's just like, I don't
18:59care. I'm just going to go out there and
19:00fight this guy. And that makes him real
19:02dangerous in this situ.
19:05>> But also sometimes he said he doesn't
19:07train for [music] fights and he does
19:08better and this and that. So that
19:10worries me.
19:11We all know that the formula is you have
19:12to [music] train. You have to have a
19:13base. I feel like some he said he used
19:15to train so hard, now he trains less and
19:17he's gotten [music] better results. So,
19:20>> that only lasts so long, I think.
19:21>> Yeah.
19:22>> But he's coming off of two losses,
19:23though, isn't he? So,
19:25>> yeah. It's not good.
19:26>> And and he's got that he's got all that
19:29drama that went public that [music] he's
19:31had to deal with, which probably made
19:32things harder at home.
19:34>> What drama is that, Chris? Tell us.
19:36>> I [music] don't even know how to I think
19:37I
19:37>> I don't even know what you're talking
19:38about. Oh, I think he owes tax money,
19:40right?
19:40>> Yeah, I think it's worse than that.
19:42>> Worse than tax money.
19:42>> I think it's worse than tax money.
19:44>> Tell us, Chris, please. I'm all
19:45>> I'm waiting for the Chris's team.
19:46[laughter]
19:47>> No, they're waiting for There was some
19:49DMs and things going back and forth with
19:51that one.
19:52>> Like, what you didn't Shut up. You're
19:54>> No, I know what you mean. [laughter] I
19:55got Tell me
19:58more. He doesn't know.
19:59>> It's 2026, man. You [music] can do
20:00whatever you want.
20:01>> 100%.
20:02>> I'm not mad if he's messaging dudes or
20:04something.
20:06>> All right. So, also own a car.
20:07Everybody, I don't get it cuz I message
20:10I messaged Dean just the other day.
20:11>> I did win the fight.
20:12>> Yeah, for sure.
20:14>> Dudes message dudes all the time. I
20:16don't get it, [music] Dustin. I don't
20:17know either.
20:17>> I don't know. It's crazy crazy life
20:19going on right now.
20:20>> So, Fazam taking on Axel Sola. That's
20:22going to be a good fight. I don't know
20:23if you guys familiar with Axel Sola, but
20:25he's real tough, real skilled.
20:28>> Michael Venom Paige taking on Nurelan.
20:31>> Oh, that's 185.
20:33>> So, that girl Oh, you guys, he he's at
20:35>> Yep. [music] That dude's 6'5. He's a
20:37monster. How did he make freaking
20:38welterweight?
20:39>> He could wrestle.
20:41>> I've seen him.
20:41>> But he's he's more of a striker though,
20:43right?
20:43>> More of a striker, but he has like
20:45Kazakhstan. So, [music] he like grew up
20:47just doing combat.
20:49>> Beckistan. Sorry. Even worse cuz they
20:51only do combat over there, you know? So,
20:53the guy could just wrestle good, man.
20:56And his striking ain't bad [music]
20:57already from what I've seen.
20:58>> I think straight wrestling.
21:00>> But the movement from MVP, man, is going
21:02[music] to be a problem.
21:03I think he's going to
21:04>> MVP is a problem for anybody.
21:06>> Yeah, that style is like
21:07>> he's a pain in the ass, man.
21:08>> For me personally, that that's like
21:10[music] the nightmare matchup. Somebody
21:12who moves like that moves like that and
21:14then wrestle like GSP or something.
21:16>> That is that is
21:18>> that's honestly I if you could keep up
21:19that [music] cardio of like that wonder
21:21boy MVP style, you keep up that cardio
21:24and you can wrestle, I think you're
21:26[music] unbeatable because you can't get
21:28hit. You hit, you're moving, and then
21:30you're able [music] to take down, take
21:32people down, too.
21:32>> In a way, that's how like Mighty Mouse,
21:35too, man. You know, [music] crazy
21:36distance with controlling and take you
21:38down, beat you up on the feet.
21:39>> And they do so good against like Muay
21:41Thai type style.
21:42>> Yeah.
21:42>> Yeah. Yeah.
21:43>> Cuz they just they're
21:46so used to seeing it [music] and you're
21:47not used to seeing their style, which is
21:50the the other thing that's a a
21:52nightmare. But when it's full [music]
21:53stand up though, it's like the karate
21:55style versus the tie. Usually the ties
21:57dominate, you know,
21:58>> those legs, those leg kicks. But I don't
22:00know is I wonder if it's different and
22:02just it doesn't always translate cuz you
22:04get taken down bigger cage.
22:06>> You're [music] not in a ring.
22:08>> The takedowns
22:09>> because back in the day when they first
22:10started putting those fights on,
22:11kickboxers versus karate guys, [music]
22:13>> I loved it. Oh, it was amazing. The
22:15karate guys got dismantled. Also, karate
22:18guys Dus' brother had a big one. He was
22:22about the tie
22:24leg kicks.
22:24>> Yeah, I remember that. Got his jaw the
22:27tie guy got his jaw broken like in 30
22:29seconds a minute in.
22:30>> Mhm.
22:30>> But he kept he ended up winning the
22:33fight. But that was a crazy fight.
22:34>> Yeah. No,
22:35>> because those guys don't do leg kicks.
22:36Like one boy his he's like 64 and0 or
22:39something like that kickboxing. But it's
22:41above wast and above American kickboxing
22:44or [music] western stuff.
22:45>> Yeah. Yeah.
22:46>> That's a good base for MMA, but
22:48>> it is but it's not for everybody. just
22:50show one thing [music] if I can. I I I
22:52didn't mention it at the top here. Let
22:53me pull this up so I can show it to you.
22:55>> Now, at least some of those questions
22:56have been answered. Parnass improved to
22:59242 and he did it with another finish.
23:02His recent run has become increasingly
23:04dangerous and the hooker victory only
23:07strengthened the argument that Parnass
23:09belongs among the serious names in the
23:11lightweight division. But here's where
23:13things get interesting. Because Parnass
23:15didn't enter the UFC simply to
23:17participate. He entered believing he
23:19could become a champion and after the
23:21fight he made that mentality very clear.
23:24Parnass declared himself the best
23:26fighter in the world. He also said he
23:28knew he was going to finish the fight.
23:30That's not the language of a fighter who
23:32wants to spend years climbing slowly.
23:34That's the language of a fighter who
23:36believes he's already ready for the
23:37biggest names. Be signing with the UFC
23:40the right decision. This may be the most
23:42fascinating question surrounding
23:44Parnass. Before joining the UFC, Parnass
23:47had already built a strong reputation
23:49outside the promotion. He was a two
23:51division KSW champion. He had
23:53established himself as one of Europe's
23:55premier fighters and he had other
23:57options. So why UFC? Because eventually
24:00every elite fighter has to answer one
24:02question. How good are you against the
24:04best? The UFC is the clearest answer.
24:07The organization has the deepest
24:09lightweight division in MMA. And now
24:11Parnass has the opportunity to test
24:13himself against fighters who have spent
24:15years competing at the highest level.
24:17His decision has already paid off in one
24:20major way. He didn't just enter the UFC.
24:22He entered the UFC with a main event
24:25platform and immediately delivered. That
24:27makes the signing look extremely
24:29valuable for both sides. For Parnass, it
24:32gives him global exposure and access to
24:34the best competition. For the UFC, it
24:36gives them a French star who can
24:38headline events in Paris and potentially
24:40become one of the promotion's most
24:42important European fighters. And after
24:44what happened against Hooker, the UFC
24:46has every reason to be interested in
24:48accelerating his rise. Leo Kang Shabi.
24:51Now comes the difficult part. Winning
24:53your UFC debut is one thing. Building a
24:55championship career is something
24:57completely different. Parnass has
24:59already mentioned two possibilities. a
25:01top five opponent or his dream fight Max
25:04Holloway. That would be a fascinating
25:06matchup. Holloway is one of the most
25:09accomplished fighters of his generation.
25:11His volume, durability, striking
25:13intelligence, and experience are
25:15completely different from anything
25:16Parnass has faced. A fight between
25:19Holloway and Parnass would answer
25:20another important question. Can
25:22Parnass's speed and explosiveness
25:25survive against an elite fighter who can
25:27maintain pressure for 25 minutes? But
25:29perhaps the UFC shouldn't rush him.
25:31There is an argument for giving Parnass
25:33another ranked opponent first. One more
25:36victory against a top contender could
25:38make his case for a title fight
25:40impossible to ignore. [music] And if he
25:41wins again, then the UFC may have no
25:44choice. Mio, the bigger picture. What
25:47happened in Paris wasn't simply one
25:49fighter beating another. It was a
25:51changing of the guard. Dan Hooker
25:53represented experience. Parnass
25:56represented the next generation. Hooker
25:58had been inside the UFC octagon for
26:00years. Parnass had never fought there
26:02before. Hooker was ranked noart 10.
26:04Parnass was the newcomer. Yet, when the
26:07cage door closed, those labels suddenly
26:09didn't matter. Speed mattered, timing
26:12mattered, accuracy mattered, and Parnass
26:15had all three. The most impressive part
26:17may be that he didn't need five rounds
26:19to prove it. He needed 155 seconds. One
26:23body kick, another attack, a high kick,
26:26a left hook, and a referee stoppage.
26:28That's how quickly a fighter can change
26:30his position in the UFC.
26:34>> Saladine Parnass arrived in the UFC
26:36carrying enormous expectations. After
26:39one fight, those expectations may have
26:41become even bigger. He didn't simply
26:43defeat Dan Hooker. He sent a message to
26:45the entire lightweight division. He
26:47showed speed. He showed precision. He
26:50showed composure. And most importantly,
26:52he showed that when an opponent gives
26:53him an opening, he can end the fight
26:55immediately. But now comes the real
26:58test. The UFC will have to decide
27:00whether Parnass should be developed
27:02slowly or thrown directly into the deep
27:04end. Because after destroying a ranked
27:07veteran in his first UFC main event,
27:09there is only one question left. Duel
27:12can the UFC put in front of Saladine
27:14Parnass next. And how close is he to a
27:16UFC title shot?

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