I fought amateur MMA at 135lbs, and I walked around between 150-155. But I was the smallest guy at the gym I trained out of. My smallest training partner was still 20lbs heavier than me. Size does matter! That being said, skill also matters as does mindset. A honey badger weighs between 20-35lbs and is absolutely ferocious. They will regularly square off with lions and jaguars and survive. Size absolutely matters, but it’s only one of the factors that decides the outcome of a fight.
That's crazy that the next smallest guy was still having to cut nearly 40 lbs. I can understand if it's a middleweight or light heavyweight, but cutting that much or more for all those guys at that size just seems really unhealthy. I doubt most amateurs have the expertise and guidance to do that as safely and properly as pros too but maybe I'm wrong.
@@antondredoublee7727 I was the only bantamweight at the gym. I trained with two middleweights, a light heavyweight, and one training partner that would classify as a super heavyweight. I only cut about 20lbs. I apologize for any confusion.
But a Wolverine, which is nearly the same animal in terms of abilities, is 15% heavier and would destroy a honey badger.. a good big beats a good small
@@Indacut4545 Smh. Why do you think we have weight classes? I really doubt you've ever been in a real fight if you don't realize size and reach matters. If Mighty Mouse tries to fight Jon Jones, MM would die.
@@damoncherry5649 Yes, because he's denying size matters period. So why does it matter how "extreme" my example is if it doesn't? So now you're trying to change the goal post, "size only matters if they're this much bigger and this much stronger..." Like I said, between two closely skilled fighters, size matters. People who deny that are idiots who haven't actually ever fought. There are other factors, but clearly, as you had conceded, size freaking matters.
@@OhGeeGanksta lmao because it’s not usually that extreme bro.. your moving the goal post.. with pros it matters.. they are elite.. in the streets it just matters who’s the better smarter fighter.. I’ve seen a lot of big dudes get knocked out and manhandled by lil niggas.. size don’t equal automatic wins unless your a high level fighter
Yeah, I compete at heavyweight on amateur circuit I am 215-225. It’s usually little people who don’t know how to fight, or have an idea who say “bigger they are the harder they fall” 😂
Notice how nobody talks about the other way around.This why some of you don’t know how to fight,it’s driven into your head from children that you don’t fight the big guy
@@hms9891 lmao it’s usually the big guys who can’t fight.. that think them being big equals winning a fight.. if you can fight you can fight .. if you can’t you can’t.. size doesn’t change that
I like Paul Felder more on the 🎙️ then I did as a fighter, and he was one of my favorite fighters. I'm glad he was given an opportunity to commentate after he wrapped up his career. He's very good at offering insight and experience but also keeps the attention and focus on the fighters, instead of making it about himself.
There's more to fighting than skill too. No two guys are going to be equally matched. Some guys will be faster, more aggressive, tougher, stronger, more experienced etc.
@@michaelhauser6440 just speaking like professional against professional I see his point. But smaller skilled guys always get the average big guy literally always
I watched a Japanese fight were the weigh in was 3 or 4 days before the fight. The weight difference between the two fighters was nearly 40 lbs. What's the point of weight classes when you have that much time?
@@deBrawnyopeople would not cut. They would diet/ bulk right to the line. All of the weight classes would shift up but it would work. E.G. welterweight would become 190 or less. Fighters would diet all year and show up between 186-189.9
@@fignewtoneater no they won’t, it’ll just force fighters to fight at their natural and authentic weight. This will expose a lot of fighters. They could also do rehydration clauses
@@lorenzo-pj7rj too risky and huge financial liability, it may not be what you wanna hear but it is simply too risky for promotions to do same day weigh ins
And maybe have a range of 5 lbs or so that the fighters can fall within, so LW would be something like 152.5-157.5, reducing the likelihood for cancelations? There might be problems that would arise though.
Size matters relative to skill set and skill level. Bigger your opponent is, the more tailored your skillset as well as the skill difference needs to be.
@Lord Narasimha You dont know where to beging because you dont know what you're talking about. Ive trained in martial arts my whole life and have witnessed the smaller guys have the advantage and more stamina. All you have to do is watch boxing and MMA and you will see on average, the smaller guy wins. Mike Tyson was the baddest man on the planet for quite some time, and he was always smaller than his opponent. Flyod Mayweather was almost always the smaller guy in the ring. Dont get upset just because you're probably overweight, probably got your butt whooped by some skinny guy. Bigger isnt better.
@@BkBk-gy6vrthat is probably the most brain dead take I’ve ever heard lmao being smaller fucking sucks when it comes to fighting. First off you act like bigger guys don’t have stamina when the big guys that actually train do cardio on a daily basis. Second off, the bigger guy will 99% of the time have more reach. So besides agility and speed the smaller guy is fucked in every department unless he is more skilled.
So you saying weight classes exist to protect the bigger fighter ?...you clearly have never been in a real fight 😂... Mike may have been short but he surely weighed more than most of his opponents, Floyd was also..he was also taller and more lengthy than some of his opponents...I can tell you not really a fan but just a casual based on your lack of knowledge 🤣🤣🤣 WTF this is sht you can literally go and google ffs @@BkBk-gy6vr
Great video as always! Why don't we simply weight fighters the same day as the fight? And change weight limits of each division accordingly? Weight cut is an insane process with no benefit for anyone. And yes, size matters. For strikers, "dynamic reach" is also important (Mc Gregor being a good example).
I think there are 2 benefits for the production 1 is that the weigh in helps build anticipation and hype for the fight since the fighters are in the same room together and the news sources will publish more and more headlines about the fight, increasing the chance to gain attention 2 is that, like the sanctioned cheating Joe mentioned another time, it’s more exciting if the athletes bulk up the night before Chug water, fill up on pasta, size up as much as you can cause you can’t undo training camp that much and the extra fuel hits hard, pushing performance just a bit more Although I do think we should weigh fighters the day of the match, I see why it’s not implemented
super underrated fighter. possibly the most underrated fighter of all time. 1 loss unanimous. all other fights wins or bloody split decision wars. great commentator also
The extent of the difference is what matters. I'm pretty sure a well trained 170er could easily beat up a non trained but strong 205er. However there can be such a difference which you just cannot overcome with skills/experience. I think a good example is the light "sparring" video of Conor vs the Mountain. You can see moments there which gives away that if the Mountain would decide to really beat Conor with bad intent - he would not get a say in that...
Dude. A trained 135er could easily beat someone weighing 210 who isn't trained. The difference of size could be bigger but casual fans aren't ready for that conversation yet
@@smoothcast6940 nahh mate I disagree, I trained boxing for 2 years but never trained MMA/wrestling and BJJ, did my first MMA class today and we did some wrestling at the end, the guys my size/heavier took me down fairly easily most of the time (I weight 192ibs) but the smaller guys who were way more skilled really couldn’t get me down effectively and even when they did I still ended up in the more dominant position . TL;DR weight definitely matters a lot lol Anything over 40ibs difference and it’s a very slim chance for the smaller fighter. I would say around that anyway
@@smoothcast6940 a 135 lb man isn't going to be able to do shit to a man that can pull a 1000lb vehicle. If he grabs any part of Conor's body it's rip for him.
@@smoothcast6940 False. Chances would be slim. 135? Bruh i have trained since i was 5 and am 43. Seen lots of amazing fights. Never ever have i seen a 135 pounder do well vs a guy 210. I seen great judokas struggle with untrained guys when they weigh too much. Not saying impossible but slim chance.
Size matters only when the natural weight distribution and skill set are both massively apart, however if you’re a pretty big guy though and someone’s bigger it doesn’t matter at that point. A prime Jon Jones so let’s say him back in 2015, he’s 6’4 and he probably walks around at 220. He would easily dismantle a 330 pound behemoth who does strongman or something. However if it’s Demetrius Johnson vs that 330 pound strongman then it comes a big problem.
Yeah but a good big guy beats a good small guy.... Most of the time..... You're comparing one of the best fighters ever to a strongman... Don't be silly.... You have to compare a good small guy with a good big guy.... Jones is a heavyweight but he cuts.... Forget that light heavyweight bs... So many heavyweights walk around with so much fat they they could get down to lhw if they wanted. Jones is a freak, leave him out. The wider the size gap then the lighter guy needs to make up for it in other departments....Speed.. Cardio....Skill etc... Depending on the size disparity, there strength might be very similar but it's the weight behind the strength that helps...Grappling it makes a huge difference and is the bigger guy has great technique when he punches, then he can use his weight behind that punch and that's what counts.
This statement makes little sense. Size like any attribute always matters. Give a figure skater 20 extra pounds and they are done. Put some fighter in a weight class meant for men 20 pounds heavier and they will have problems. I think you meant to say that massive size differences can sometimes be overcome when the skill sets are incredibly strongly in favor of the smaller person.
@@akjohnny5997 not true at all. Unless you're in the UFC do NOT fight anyone athletic and 50 pounds more than you. Even if they've never trained to fight.
Size always matter. Height, weight, wingspan… the advantage almost always plays a part in the fights. It’s a reason why Khabib was killing himself to cut to 155, he knew his advantage was being the bigger guy. Even with Volk, he’s not the tallest guy but has one of the longest reaches and used to weigh a brick house. It shows in his fights.
In my experience, the level of skill is most indicative of the outcome of a fight. However, when the skill level is the same or close, the bigger fighter can use that to their advantage. Training is the key. If you know your opponent and you train harder than they do, it makes a huge difference. I competed in Taekwondo and I witnessed this first hand. This is merely my humble opinion.
That's true. That said, in a self-defense context, back against the wall, pacifist options no longer available, if a crackhead trying to break in to a UFC fighter's home terrifies the UFC fighter because technically advantages exists, so size definitely matters and sometimes whatever you're intoxicated in does matter way more than skill if, say, guns aren't an option either.
@slushyslushslushbruh if we're talking about a street fight, I don't care if the dude is 4 foot tall, I'm not fighting fair. If I can get ahold of any object that can be used as a weapon, there's gonna be no mercy.
@mannyvazquez4742 Thank you. I feel that the more one trains and the more experience one accumulates will supercede physical disadvantages like size or strength.
In striking, size doesn’t really matter that much. It can add a little bit of sting to the punches but you pay for that in cardio. In grappling it makes a world of difference. A heavy guy laying on you is WAY more dangerous than a lighter guy simply because you’re carrying more weight
I bet a 10th ranked or even 15th ranked heavy weight would kill anyone 150ld and under. Hell mayweather couldn't do anything against yt fake boxer Logan. The only thing that saved Logan was his huge size advantage. Tyson would have killed him. I think Mayweather pound for pound is a better boxer than Tyson.
Not true. Size still matters a great deal even in striking. Floyd Mayweather is hands down the greatest and most skilled fighter in the history of boxing. And even with all that skill, he'd still get destroyed by any decent heavyweight
You gotta listen to the podcast my dude. Thats a botched headline, he never said jorge is better the gsp. He said jorge would be a problem for anyone back in that era
I think what gets missed about the long lean body type is that those fighters have larger organs and bones for their body weight, so they have way better stamina and tend to have larger jaws, sharper knuckles, elbows, and knees compared with their opponents.
It's like this. Clone Mighty Mouse, but make him 6'6 and 285 lbs. Have that Mighty Mouse fight regular sized Mighty Mouse. Who wins? Becomes common sense at that point.
@jackjack4412 lmao delusional, any NFL lineman most likely gets leg locked and his acl ripped off, dj wouldn't strike or wrestle with a linebacker, ufc heavyweight is one thing but size isn't the end all be all 🤣🤡
The funniest people say weight doesn't matter in Jiu-Jitsu. But even small local tournaments have like ten weight classes and if you can cut 10% without losing much strength you're going to do Waay better 😂
I feel it's kind of unfair when i see these two giants Izzy and Alex fighting at middleweight. What if everybody fought at their true natural weight, without cutting water? That would be interesting.
2 equally trained fighters would each have an advantage over the other guy. Smaller guy will probably be faster, the bigger guy will probably be stronger. But it comes down to brain power, and being able to consciously evaluate your opponent during the fight
@@THISISLolesh no skills it doesn't matter how big you are NFL guys with no fighting skills will get killed by local MMA fighters average size 99 out of 100 times
@@thedevilsadvocate3710 well it’s just an example, most of the time the shorter guy is lighter, of course at the same weight as someone who is taller the short one will be slower
As a flyweight I know how to fight man, But it would be so hard even against a Welterweight who doesn’t know how to fight their size and length alone, Again a 145-160 would be easy without skill. With? Gonna be a harddd fight (for me) 😊
too many factors to consider. size, skill, strength, cardio, speed, fight IQ, timing, mental toughness, agility, flexibility, recovery ability, fight style, ruleset, luck..... when you start mixing and matching.... you can always find a way to beat the bigger or smaller opponent.
Joe was actually right Roy Jones weighed 199 pounds the day of the fight. At the weigh-in a few days before he was 193 (really 189-190. He wore a bunch of clothes).
Size matters, but only up until a certain degree. For instance, if you picked a welterweight like Manny Pacquiao up against a heavyweight like Mike Tyson, Tyson will MURDER Pacquiao in seconds. The mass difference is too huge. However, if both of them are heavyweights, being taller and have a longer reach do give you an advantage, but it isn't the be all and end all factor. Take Deontay Wilder and put him up against Mike Tyson in the 80s. I guarantee you, Tyson would eat Wilder up for breakfast in the first round. PS: you'll notice that when I meant size, I meant the difference in mass, not the height. If you still don't understand by now, let me put this simply, "When two men of equal skill come together, the bigger one would win. However , if two men of equal size come together, the one who's more skilled would win. If both men are of equal size and equal skill, then it depends on who has more heart to win"
@@amaresh1797 it's an exaggeration to make a point. but yeah Connor for the most part was bigger, taller than his opponents on fight night. I wish they would change the weight rules. Like they have to make their weight for seven days in row before the fight and the get weighed right before they step in the ring. That's their real weight. Some guys gain 20 to 30 lbs after weigh ins.
@@Trmvptv that calf kicks have “changed the game”, that weight cutting should be abolished, that they shouldn’t use gloves, Trevor whitman has gloves that stop eye pokes, and anything to do with bears
Sounds like everybody that's ever been alive. You're different? Lol Maybe you should have your own show since you're such a brilliant conversationalist
You sit comfortably behind your screen and safely judge, meanwhile Joe has built an empire and carries the entire Austin comedy scene on his back, not to mention how instrumental he was to the success of the UFC.
@F.O.C.K. He was 200.5 at the weigh ins, so probably around 206-210 in the fight, since he did look like he was cutting weight. Doubt he was 217 though, but I guess anything is possible
Size does matter. A larger stronger opponent can make mistakes that the smaller man can not make. Size and strength forgives a lot of sins. It is not everything but to say that it does not matter is disingenuous.
The only fight where Khabib look beatable was against a guy that was bigger than him. Khabib, Usman, even Jones are one of the greats because they are also the biggest guys in the division
jones wasn’t the biggest neither was khabib, gustafsson was the same size as jones and dustin was bigger than khabib, usman was the biggest for his weight class other than when woodley still fought
@@dashawnfelton4886 dustin literally came from FW, Khabib fought Gleison Tibau who was the only bigger guy in his career and almost lost. Also, Jones almost lost to prime Gus as well, because of the fact Gus could match his size
@@o-wolfyou’re definitely mistaken… Jon is and was so much more muscular and bigger in size than gus. Gus matches his reach and what not though. And John is huge now just as big as the other heavy weights.
Anybody who says "size doesn't matter" doesn't know what they are talking about. Size matters a lot!!! I would say size isn't everything but to say size doesn't matter is insane.
Then again ufc handicaps smaller guys by limiting certain kicks. Soccer kicks could be utilized as a fantastic equalizer against someone larger that would be harder for a bigger guy to adequately pull off
Yes,size matters, simple. If little guy is skilled & big guy is not then little guy can win. If both guy's have equal skill but one is 100 lbs heavier & stronger of course he has a huge advantage and wins 8 out of 10 times. It's the reason sports have weight classes, in the interest of fairness.
Weight cuts are a huge thing and always have been. DC used to cut tons to make LH. Usman used to cut over 50lbs to make Welterweight. Paulo Costa cuts huge amount to make middleweight. Most fighters in the UFC do this.
@F.O.C.K. If Costa has a super small reach that's his problem, cutting that much weight is just weak, he walks around at the same weight Stipe Miocic fought his last few fights at. He clearly needs to sort his diet out as at the end of the day all this means is if Costa actually fought trained men his size then he's really not that good.
With two untrained fighters, it's a huge deal! With two trained fighters, it's a huge deal! If the smaller guy is highly trained, and the big guy isn't, not so much!
Not necessarily. There’s a reason weight classes exist in COMBAT SPORTS. However a trained fighter will beat a guy in a street fight 9/10x. 180-200lbs is not that far in a street fight however 180-200 in a pro combat sport is a lot.
Here answers the question, how many giys move upweights and win titles fighting bigger guys, hundreds. Evrytime sombody goes down a weight gets destroyed
I think language needs to be cleared up on whats being talked about here. Size doesnt matter, but weight does. Its simple physics. If a lught and heavy fighter throw a punch at the same speed, with the same technique, the heavier fighter is gonna generate more force. Mike Tyson was fairly small compared to other heavyweight fighters during his time, that didnt matter. And Gracie vs Shamrock always ended the same way too. Technique, weight and conditioning matter way more than simple "weight" A guy whobis 190 and muscular, and another guy who is 190 and chunky looking arent going to perform the same.
Weight and skill are what matters most in a fight, if you’re one of guys that think the can fight because they are 6’5 you’re in for a shock one day when you wake up up face down in the concrete - probably at the hands of a guy that’s 5’5 and 120lbs wet
Size definitely matters and skill is also a factor, it depends on who’s better at fighting the opposite fighter. Some big guys are almost just as fast as smaller guys which is really hard to deal with. But some big guys just swinging wide and are really slow because they ONLY fight other big guys- those big guys are generally pretty to easy to fight if you’re cautious.
Yes, it does. But when it comes to street fights, if the smaller fighter has skills and the large guy doesn't they'll be some crazy upsets. I'm 5'10 155 pounds and beat the fuck out of this 6'4 220+ pound fat ass. (The story if you're interested) He was trying to bully a 15 year old boy, so I called him out. He started talking shit trying to punk me, so I roasted him so badly that his girlfriend laughed! Big Bro was so mad he took his shirt off and started pulling up his pants. He throws a wild left hook, I sidestep and throw a straight against his teeth (scraping my fingers). He stumbled back a little and glared at me with hate in his eyes. He charged again, but this time with a flurry of punches like he just watched an anime. He landed a few good shots to my ribs at first, but i discovered his range. I used footwork to stay out of his range and sniped with body shots every time he over extended until i landed a CLEAN uppercut that knocked the wind out of him.
@@aaaz90fulnope it’s because he truly has nothing interesting to add anymore. He sounds like my friends at the lunch table 2 years ago in high school the way he talks about it these days. Hopefully he will give up the commentating spot soon because it’s becoming filler words at this point
It's simple, you fight the big man game you'll lose to a big guy. If you fight the small man game you'll lose to a small guy. There is a reason why lions use stealth to catch there prey instead of using speed and endurance.
The biggest misconception about weight cutting is it will give you an edge in terms of size. Sure, you're bigger than your opponent by 25 pounds. You've also severely dehydrated your body and 24 hours is not enough to recover from that. Your strength is compromised. Your cardio is compromised. And the biggest one of all, when your brain is severely dehydrated, you get knocked the fuck out a lot easier than usual.
They speak of Izzy being at a disadvantage as if he hasn't enjoyed the Jon Jones effect of having nearly a foot in reach advantage over almost every opponent. And before people bring up Stefan Struve, he's the exception: the rule is that a reach that big is the equivalent of having like an extra whole second of reaction time, and for a striker? It's an ungodly advantage. And like Jones, Izzy struggles when he doesn't have it, end of
Size matters when all things are equal. Reach, height, strength, etc. However skill is the great equalizer. That's why Volk is so impressive. Almost always outsized but skillwise is simply better.
Size matters so much in combat sports that they have to make weight divisions. If it didn’t matter guys wouldn’t nearly starve themselves to death to “make weight”.
Bigger guys generally stronger and harder hitting but no stamina ,speed or coordination with basic tactics. Smaller guys literally better at everything . Tell Jack Dempsey size mattered or Mike Tyson or Fedor Emelianenko . Heavyweights have huge weight gaps between competitors And many smaller heavyweights beat much larger heavyweights . Nokweed Davy 74 kg fought Jerome Le Banner 107 kg and it went to decision , Le banner won but it should have been a draw. It makes no sense that heavyweights can be 10-40 lbs weight difference but every other weight class has strict limits.
Size matters and then it doesn’t. Every size has advantages and disadvantages. Standing and on the ground. In close range and in long range. What truly matters is your knowledge/experience in combat. The person that’s more knowledgeable/experienced will win 9/10
I believe you want to be well balanced. If ur too big you can only throw so many of those before you get tired or someone has more speed then you. But you don’t want to be this weak fighter with no power either. But above all it’s skill
No matter how big you are one day you will face an obstacle much bigger than you and if you are convinced size matters then you already lost that battle
I wouldn't exactly call felder short and stumpy... he's actually listed taller than Oliviera. Although his reach is several inches shorter. But still not short by any means, Oliviera just has a super long wingspan
i saw a dude. maybe 5 foot at most. choke out a dude who was atleast 6"4 and weighing 110+ kg. Both dudes are mma fighters. the skills paid the bills for that little guy
@@KKSuited yeh the little guy just had better skills. My example shows that skills more advanced would take out a truck. So really being big won't make up for lack of skill. If both are equal skill ye the bigger guy wins. Just shows you that BJJ does help lil dude win
@@KKSuited how many 6 foot 7 guys do you know? Lol or even someone that 5 foot tall 😂😂😂 I've probably only seen a few over 6 foot 7 unless they're playing basketball 😂 and maybe even less a person who is 5 foot tall without a genetic disorder😂
Weight classes only exist to separate freak athletes from the rest. That is the fact. Roided, athletic monsters like mark Coleman (who weren’t even the heaviest competitors) were the literal reason weight classes were brought to the ufc. They were bigger and also stronger, faster, meaner. Before wrestling freaks took over, you can actually watch the earlier ufc fights and see that the larger guy was actually losing 50% of the time at the least. Why? Because they weren’t very good athletes. In fact the very first ufc fight had like a 100+ weight difference and the massive guy stumbled around before getting his teeth kicked in. A few years later a literal David vs Goliath tournament and the David (don Frye) won. Gary goodridge wasn’t a pushover as a Goliath either, he could move for a big man.
There are weight classes for a reason... because size matters. Sometimes skills can overcome, and ar heavyweight, guys like Holyfield and Usyk and Tyson sometimes had rhe advantage due to speed, but its dangerous to get hit by a guy who outweighs you by 50lbs..
No different from racing V8 vs 4cyl Stock for Stock the v8 will win But as everyone said skill comes in Then in terms of weightclass Weight will determine the factor of winning.
Size does play a part but not so much as skill. You can't do shit without skill weather big or small. I'm 180lbs I look like I weigh 150lbs, I'm super lean someone who's 180lbs and wants to tango I say let's roll, my skill set gives me the confidence to push forward. If I happen to lose, eh whatever recover learn apply practice. My vote is on skill more so than size.
I agree with Floyd..... size doesn't win fights..... fighting wins fights.... McGregor was bigger..... stronger faster younger but Floyd has the formula.
Look there are literally hundreds of UFC fight videos where the smaller guy completely destroys the bigger guy..look at Henry cejudo!! The guys a midget..but...he is a world champion in two wieght classes and there are videos of him destroying bigger guys...Look at Daniel Cormier who is a small heavy weight...watch some of his reels and you'll see him slaying monsters...bottom line IF YOUR A GREAT FIGHTER AND YOUR PHYSICALLY STRONG....SIZE DOES NOT MATTER.
You've got Mike Tyson and Cain Velasquez both giant killers because they were more skilled than their bigger opponents then you have Jon Jones who was both bigger and better than his shorter opponents howerver he did have some trouble with lesser fighters his size. Zabit and Connor were weight bullies and had great success. I would have loved to see a full match between Aldo and Connor at 145. I think it would have been an all time classic.
An 84 kg 5'7 chubby guy like me will get knocked out on seconds by gervonta davis. But if our skill is equal or atleast at par, he will never win against me
People love to make up bullsh*t about how much fighters cut for fights. Pereira is the same height as Jon Jones. I remember at his peak at 205, Jones said he was 218 before his cut to 205. Pereira is definitely not as big as Jones was in those days. Pereira weighs 210 at MOST for his fights at middleweight.
Size matters when skill is involved, if a person is 6’1 210 pounds and trains muay thai for 3 years vs a person who’s 5’8 160 pounds and also trained muay thai for 3 years, of course the bigger guy has the advantage Now let’s say the bigger guy has never trained a martial arts period, vs the smaller guy who still trained, yes the smaller guy will win because fighting is literally skill x athleticism If your skill is 25 and your athleticism is a 10, well now you’re 250 If your skill is a 5 and your athleticism is a 20 well now you’re 100, that’s how fighting works, if you’re training to compete then size plays a big big factor, if you’re training for self defense, you’ll be capable of beating the breaks off anyone who doesn’t train
Most people are way worse than they think after 3 years. Also i have been hit harder by 160lbs than some HWs.. The difference is more obvious in professional circumstances@@realtruth1448
we should have open weight division and see what happens. I'm curious if smaller fighters would adapt to fighting large opponents as the years ago by. Legendary Muay Thai fighter Saenchan destroyed fighters 20-40lbs heavier than him.