Today, we’re taking a stroll down memory lane with one of MMA’s most infamous fighters, Charles ”Krazy Horse” Bennett. This is the story of a bloke who went from the streets to the octagon, with all the grit, charm, and character you’d expect from a Guy Ritchie film.
We’ll explore Charlie’s rough upbringing, his brushes with the law, and how he found his calling in professional fighting. From his signature slams to his showmanship in the ring, we’ll break down what makes Krazy Horse one of the most unforgettable fighters in MMA history.
But this ain’t just a highlight reel, mates. We’ll dive deep into the ups and downs of Charlie’s life, from his personal struggles to his greatest victories. We will paint a portrait of a fighter who defied the odds and left his mark on the sport. So sit back, grab a pint, and enjoy ”From the Streets to the Octagon: The Charles Bennett Story”. It’s a story you won’t soon forget.
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Foreign Listen up you blokes and birds we’re Talking about the one and only Charles Bennett a bloke who’s been knocking Other Fella’s chin since 99 and let me Tell you his nickname say it all he used To go by Crazy Horse but now he Self-proclaimed as felony this lad’s Been on a long and ruthless Road in the Fight game but he’s always been one to Entertain the crowd with his Antics in This video we’re going to take a stroll Down memory lane and relive The Glory Days of the most iconic badass in MMA Charlie was born in Gainesville Florida Back in 79. he was a spunky kid with a Natural talent for beating his opponents On the canvas and getting the crowd Pumped up but he grew up in a Dysfunctional family with 11 kids and His education suffered as a result the Teachers wanted to push science but Charlie was more interested in White Rock He dropped out of school and went down The road of crime getting himself into Trouble more often than not he even did A stint in jail for 15 months but then The birth of his son changed his life he Found a hunger for professional violence And big bucks and set out to conquer the MMA scene now Charlie was always a fan Of pro wrestling and The Steiner Brothers who inspired his love of slams
And it didn’t take long for the horse to Figure out his fighting style let me Tell you this bloke’s got style and Character like no other Foreign [Applause] Charles Bennett made his debut in MMA But unfortunately there was no bloody Video evidence of his loss by rear end Choke so he had to sit on the bleeding Sidelines for a year until he made his Second attempt in August of the Millennium at the Double EG tournament This 20 year old lad was determined to Show off his Freestyle Wrestling skills Against Todd Carney but the bloke proved To be a right tricky one and blocked all Of Charles’s submission attempts but Then in a moment of sheer Brilliance Charles caught him with a suplex that Sent him straight to La La Land leaving The audience gobsmacked Let It Go [Applause] Knocked out by Charles crazy now there Were only a handful of recordings of Charles’s early performances but one of Them captured a bloody fascinating fight Against Dwayne Ludwig in August 2001 Which was also his debut for the king of The cage promotion Charles was a bit Hesitant to fight in the stance and Instead flipped his opponent time and Time again like a proper flipping Pancake working from the top he managed
To save himself from holds but his lack Of size ultimately made the difference And he suffered another defeat [Applause] But before another archive fight against Gerald stribant in November 2001 Charles Showed his Killer Instincts by slamming His opponent to the ground like a sack Of bloody potatoes [Music] And in the fight against William Shriapai 10 months later he was coming Back from yet another defeat and he Decided to take a course at the Charles Bennett flying school where he learned How to accelerate his striking like a Proper bullet train he confidently Worked his way through the part air and Won the fight by decision All right listen up Lads Charles Bennett’s next opponent was the Self-proclaimed Street Fighter Shad Smith I’ve been in about 2 000 street Fights but Charles wasn’t impressed by His bloody language stories claiming to Be one of the best street fighters of All times so in his trademark fashion he Teased his opponent at the start of the Match before the punches started flying In both directions like a bloody hail Storm we don’t know what street Smith Was fighting on but he had no bloody Chance against the 42nd Siege of Charles’s punches and just to show off
He even did a filigree backflip off the Cage fence proper Showmanship I tell you But just four months later William Sripey had a chance to get even for last Year’s disgrace but he was in for a Bloody surprise you see Charles Remembered that any man’s point of view Could be changed with a punch to the jaw So he rushed to the attack right from The start and in a classic case of Striker vs wrestler the striker was the First to wrestle Charles used a Combination of takedowns and a tough Ground and pound to give William a Proper beating the bloke held out until The end but there is little honor in That you want you want a piece of the Horse again You got it After riding a four-fight winning streak Charles ran into the future pancreas Champion takumi Nakayama nicknamed Iron Man and let me tell you the hype train Couldn’t take the entertaining trip this Time and went off the rails the Japanese Bloke’s first takedown was a success and Charles was on his side so he called in An explanatory team to convince Charles To surrender and he summed up the Freewheeling Americans first five years In MMA during that time Charles’s Fighting record was 12-5 with nine Victorious finishes so having passed the Harsh selection of the regional MMA
Scene and made a name for himself in the Field of martial arts he was ready to Break the omerta around International Performances By a bloody perfect coincidence at the Same time Pride was looking for young Talents in the lightweight Division and Charles Bennett received an offer to Fight in the Bushido League launched a Year earlier so he happily went to Japan Where he was waited on by takanorigomi The Undisputed best lightweight on the Bloody Planet at the time of BJ Penn’s Exodus to the other categories now Charles had nothing to lose so he was More dangerous than ever and sensing how Serious the swarthy Gaijin was gomi Changed his usual tactics in the opening Minutes the deeper the Japanese got in The whirlpool of wild chase the more Willingly he got involved in exchanges But Charles wasn’t one to back down and Even after getting his grip checked by Gomi’s best punch he kept going the Bloke made it to the sixth minute but The fight was abruptly interrupted Showing a flaming heart in the October Coals of 2004 Charles did not bloody Submit but it didn’t stop the rest No pain no pain that’s why I didn’t tell My arm is so [ __ ] strong you know I’ve been to jail a lot With two losses in a row Charles Returned to the United States to heal
His wounds but the triumphant comeback Didn’t bloody work out out of four home Appearances he only took one but even That loss was done in bloody style as Usual but then the long-awaited return To Pride of the virtuoso of the street Word and gangster slam took place at Bushido 7 in May 2005 and his opponent Yoshiro maida with eight finishes and 16 Appearances was a bloody tough fighter But Charles wasn’t one to be Underestimated he demonstrated his Showman talents and surprised his Opponent at the start but Madea didn’t Bloody take the joke and knowing that Japanese are impatient even with the Bloody fish they eat raw Charles didn’t Bloody wait long in the second minute he Threw a couple of sticks of dynamite at Made his head and showed the audience His Doctorate in the science of Entertainment finally he became a hit at The international box office and gained Good form the horse added a couple of Knockouts in the home cage of King of The cage to his winning piggy bank Charles was seriously look looking to Make a name for himself as a star but The ambition poll immediately crushed Him another series of bloody setbacks Including a five-minute title Showdown With the rising Urijah Faber and then he Made another run to an all-forgiving Japan this time his opponent was a
Bloody spectacular Grappler with an Unpronounceable name dokan janosuke Mishima Charles once again showed Himself to be a true graduate of the University of the wicked streets Delighting the crowd before the fight But after discovering that his opponent Was no slouch he Tapped Out The chance for the Recently celebrated 26 year old Charles to rehabilitate Himself came at the pride 2005 New Year’s Eve event and his opponent this Time was Ken kaneko a bloody television Presenter and actor from The Land of the Rising Sun who had never fought before But had a passion for fighting but let Me tell you as Charles himself expressed About the fight he didn’t even have to Take out his gun the Japanese handed out The cash themselves starting with large Bills in the bloody ring the horse Fought back perfectly both emotionally And over his opponent’s head keeping his Mood playful Charles not only grabbed a Yellow card from the referee costing him A percentage of his paycheck but he also Became part of the most famous backstage Brawl in MMA and let me tell you after The fight Bennett found himself in the Same locker room with a Brazilian corner Of his recent opponent it turned out to Be Cristiano Marcella who worked as a BJJ coach for the shoot box team and They got into a bloody fight but the
Brief brawl which ended in a triangle Didn’t cool the order of the horse he Woke up and activated badass mode Knocking out Wanderlei Silva who was There with a very unexpected punch and Let me tell you horse managed to get Away from the Brazilian team which saved His bloody health and made a Contribution that provided him with a Big payout decades later But let’s not forget after fighting 11 Official fights in his fifth year alone And knocking out wanderly behind the Scenes Bennett set a career record and He didn’t bloody stop there he Unabashedly lost the next three fights By submission but that didn’t prevent Him from remaining the Beating Heart of Every tournament but after failing to Fight top kawajiri in Pride Charles Stopped receiving invitations from Japan But it brought him to his senses for a While and at the turn of 2006 to 2007 The American had the last meaningful Winning streak of his career and let me Tell you a particular sensation against This backdrop was his encounter with KJ News in February of 2007. the hawaiian’s Three MMA appearances seemed like a drop In the bucket compared to Bennett’s 18 Wins in 34 appearances but the former Pro boxer’s reputation spoke for him and Let me tell you Spectators were Expecting bloody fireworks in the bout
At the elite XC promotions inaugural Event beginning with scouting kicks KJ Felt a false confidence for which he Bloody paid the price as if trying to Prove that his chin was aging like a Good wine Charles dropped Nunes with a Wild right hook and a wild Exchange But he didn’t realize that this was the Swan song of his career and it wasn’t Until his early 30s mid-life crisis and His 22nd career defeat in 2011 that the Horse by his own admission realized that He had to start training for the fights But even a move to his natural Featherweight a change of nickname and His team couldn’t help him anymore Charlie the bloke we all know and love Had a bit of a rough patch from 0-7-16 Earning himself a rubbish record of Negative 8 out of 16. but don’t you Worry his gangster Jitsu skills came in Handy now and then and he’s still got a Mean punch on him now in August 2009 he Went up against Eric Moon with his power Jab and let me tell you it was a real Scrap Moon controlled the first few Minutes but got careless and that’s when Charlie hit him with a right hook that Left his head ringing [Applause] Charlie’s lack of commitment to training And grappling meant that his natural Talent got pushed to the background In September 2016 the Yanks got a
Surprise gift from the Land of the Rising Sun risen the Japanese promotion Founded by The Pride Lads called Charlie Up for a money fight against menoru Kimura this Brazilian knockout artist Had never fought an MMA before but he Had some serious chops in the K1 ring And was wanderly Silva’s Protege and you Know Charlie and wanderly had some beef So things got spicy [Applause] But Charlie ain’t no fool and he checked Mated Kimura in just seven seconds with A right hand that left him seeing Stars And let me tell you Charlie didn’t waste A single moment to rub it in wanderly’s Face [Music] He even had the crowd weeping with Nostalgia but after that fight things Started going downhill for our boy he Lost 13 fights in a row bringing his Record to 30 wins 43 losses and a couple Of draws Tough Luck Charlie Charlie the Bloke we’ve been following hit a rough Patch for years but he wasn’t ready to Throw in the towel just yet in 2018 at The ripe old age of 38 he took on a bare Knuckle boxing bout even though he Wasn’t in top form and had lost his main Weapon But the lad had guts I’ll give him that He stepped into the ring with Michael McDonald and gave it his all after his
Hands healed up Charlie tried his luck In bare knuckle boxing again later that Year this time he went up against Johnny Bedford an MMA Striker who’d been on The Ultimate Fighter Bedford tried to take Control but Charlie played it smart and Fought on the counter the first round Went to Johnny but Charlie got lucky in The second unfortunately he’d lost his Striking hand and it was only a matter Of time before he fell Bye [Applause] It’s like your chicken says once again And that’s the story of Charles Crazy Horse Bennett the MMA fighter with a Reputation for his wild Antics both in And out of the cage in the world of Mixed martial arts Crazy Horse was known For his unorthodox fighting style and His ability to entertain the crowds with His outrageous personality but in the End it was his own personal demons that Threatened to bring him down so as we Bid farewell to Crazy Horse let’s Remember the lessons we can learn from His story to always stay true to Ourselves to never give up on our dreams And to face our own demons head on and Let me tell you there are precious few Like him out there thanks for watching And we’ll catch you next time Ha foreign