Physically they don't look impressive. Brock Lesnar and Kimbo Slice are the only impressive physically MMA fighters. Most of them don't have a 6 pack. Most of them are about 180 lbs and with a t-shirt on you wouldn't even thought they worked out. Don't they train??
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Why do most MMA fighters look so average??
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"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.
Bible_Belt
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Most of them are about 180 lbs
They do have weight classes.
My first mma fight is in 8 days. I am 6' 1" and 165 pounds, although I can cut to 155 if I need to. I have a six-pack, and most of the skinnier guys do. Most fighters 185 and up are not very defined.
What you are seeing in the UFC is guys who have trained for 15-20 years. Their skill is a product of all of those years of training. I might look better than a few of them, but they can all kick my ass.
They do have weight classes.
My first mma fight is in 8 days. I am 6' 1" and 165 pounds, although I can cut to 155 if I need to. I have a six-pack, and most of the skinnier guys do. Most fighters 185 and up are not very defined.
What you are seeing in the UFC is guys who have trained for 15-20 years. Their skill is a product of all of those years of training. I might look better than a few of them, but they can all kick my ass.
Physique is not a clear indication of how good a fighter they are.
Look at Fedor Emelianenko.
World's best heavyweight, undefeated, has slaughtered many giants such as NOG, Crocop, Sylvia etc etc...
Yet he doesn't seem to have a square rock chin, and seems a little overweight. He isn't cut, and though quite muscley doesn't have a HUGE amount of muscle mass, yet beats fighters with chiseled bodies like Randleman.
Looks are deceiving my friend, it seems you are new to the sport.
Look at Fedor Emelianenko.
World's best heavyweight, undefeated, has slaughtered many giants such as NOG, Crocop, Sylvia etc etc...
Yet he doesn't seem to have a square rock chin, and seems a little overweight. He isn't cut, and though quite muscley doesn't have a HUGE amount of muscle mass, yet beats fighters with chiseled bodies like Randleman.
Looks are deceiving my friend, it seems you are new to the sport.
I read Fedor is a heavy vodka drinker. Cutting is mostly about the diet, and I the MMA guys probably care more about their strenght and agility than they do about their six-pack. Arlovski is both heavier and leaner than Fedor, but he still got destroyed.
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Bible_Belt
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Just find a dojo. I would suggest that you attend a few local fight events and take note of how each school's fighters do. They usually announce the fighter's school when they walk out.
You can keep training the Muay Thai. That would be your striking art. Pick up a grappling art to round out your skills. I train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. You can go to nagafighter.com which is the web site of a submission grappling tournament and see the results of the Naga tournament near you. That will give you an idea of which schools are training the most successful grapplers, at least in bjj.
You can keep training the Muay Thai. That would be your striking art. Pick up a grappling art to round out your skills. I train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. You can go to nagafighter.com which is the web site of a submission grappling tournament and see the results of the Naga tournament near you. That will give you an idea of which schools are training the most successful grapplers, at least in bjj.
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You try looking full and ripped when training for an endurance sport... Then you'll have your answer.
Um just about every NFL runningback, wide receiver, cornerback, linebacker, and defensive end looks ripped. Look at this pic of Shogun:Quiksilver said:
http://mmajunkie.com/dyn/images/fighters/Mauricio-Shogun-Rua.jpg
Completely average looking. Wtf.
NFL football players don't train for endurance. NFL players workout for strenght and power...and work on overall speedbud_2005 said:
MMA fighters need ENDURANCE....They do a lot of cardio
Plus a lot of NFL players workout to look pretty...they like showing off the guns...MMA fighters could give a ****...they are training to win a fight
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MMA is a lot about FEELING another's energy in the fight. The firstest with the mostest is the bestest.
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Bible_Belt
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Adding muscle sacrifices flexibility. And in a sport where we try to bend each others' joints the wrong way, flexibility is very important.
Captain Harlock
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MMA fighters will still outbuff most people. Whoever thinks they only train for endurance and not strength is retarded. Those matches last about 20 minutes MAX, while most don't even get past the first round.
Well I think football would be considered an endurance sport. There is a ton of running and you aren't recovering in those 30 seconds between plays. I've played football and you have to be in excellent condition to make it. Plus I disagree most pro football players are in it to show off their guns. Looking pretty doesn't get you big contracts, performance does.
Tell that to Jean Claude Van DammeBible_Belt said:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/jonstanlambam/SK8nSjGumiI/AAAAAAAAAgA/EqKRAob3YXE/bloodsport_070.jpg
bud_2005 said:
Read this link
http://mmajunkie.com/news/14930/former-nfl-lineman-marcus-jones-seeks-tuf-road-to-mma-success.mma
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