A Brief History of MMA's lineal Heavyweight Title Part 2: '98 - '02

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The lineal title is a record of the man who beat the man, who beat the man. In this video we delve into a turbulent time for the lineal title, as it bounces from UFC, to Shooto, to Pride, to K1 and even Inoki Bom Ba Ye. Changing hands from Couture, to Inoue, to Kerr, to Fujita and finally Cro Cop. Strap in, and strap on.

00:00 Intro
01:01 Big in Japan
08:18 A primer on Enson Inoue
16:03 Vale Tudo Japan 98
19:28 Totally Natural
26:48 PRIDE 2 THE PRIDENING
30:11 The lineal title enters the 00's
35:34 Mark Kerr & Enson Inoue
48:49 Head like a holy shit, the Fujita story
53:41 Fujita vs Kerr and the fall of the smashing machine
1:01:52 Fujita vs Coleman, controversy abounds
1:07:51 Cro Cop vs Fujita
1:19:32 Outro