Clip of the Day: Mariusz Pudzianowski's MMA Debut
by Chris Nelson on Dec 11, 2009 7:13 PM EST
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In case you somehow managed to avoid the news: legendary Polish strongman competitor Mariusz Pudzianowski made his MMA debut at KSW 12 in Warsaw today, taking on Marcin "El Testosteron" Najman. The fight had massive buzz in Poland - it even made the evening news on Polsat - and record-setting ratings are expected when the numbers are tallied.
So how did the beloved Pudzian fare? Well, apart from his wacky attempt at "boxing" in the first 15 seconds of the bout, about as well as one could have hoped. Pudzianowski used his massive tree trunks legs to chop the base out from beneath Najman, sending the former pro boxer stumbling across the ring. From there, it was just a matter of pounding away with brutal hammerfists until the terrified ref jumped in for the stoppage.
Where the strongman's MMA career goes from here is anyone's guess, but from the sound of Pudzianowski's post-fight comment, this wasn't just a one-off thing.
Big props to MMArocks.pl for all of their coverage of this fight.
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hahaha I love how his corner man, goes to pick him up, then imedeiately reconsiders lol! But damn imagine if he actually sat down on one of those kicks?!?!?!
by Chuntsman949 on Dec 11, 2009 7:17 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Holy shit
That was kinda scary.
Did he have a temporary tattoo sponsorship? That’s actually pretty clever.
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
O_O
It was like watching a shaved bear maul a shirtless hunter.
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@deowade
Does that mean he should fight Aleks next?
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
I thought Fedor
was the one with the funny tactical analysis of fighting a bear.
There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt.
He was actually asked about because of a comment Aleks made. Said he killed a bear with a fork and knife.
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
Ah, ok.
Behind the curve here, thanks for catching me up.
There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt.
If the reports of how that went down are true.
Aleks would need 2 forklifts and a machete to take down that thing.
Walking the line between intelligence and ignorance since 1985
@deowade
Sounds like a scene from a terrible horror movie. A terrible Russian horror movie.
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
Most of their movies are pretty bad.
I’ve watched a bunch because I love their culture and language (probably because I don’t understand either), and man are they bad.
No Filipino bad, but pretty bad nonetheless.
There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt.
Did you watch Tarkowski’s movies, or Eisenstein? They’re awsome!
by dancingChicken on Dec 12, 2009 3:28 AM EST up reply actions
I wanna see Pudz against Frank Mir so Frank can complain about not being big and strong enough again.
But if you are stupid, you will be beaten with a stick - Proverbs 10:13
I wonder if all of the Lesnar haters are going to say the same thing about Mir this time around should he beat Cheick. Outweighs him significantly..
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
Yeah, he tipped at 264.5, right?
Does that mean he was ‘cutting’ weight to get to there?
That’s an awful lot of muscle to add in what, one year? Yowza.
There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt.
Jesus.
I thought it was more gradual than that, but I think you’re right.
There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt.
I also thought he had a gut when I saw the Countdown (he doesn’t), so now I think one of two things could be happening.
A) Horse meat.
B) He’s spent all of his time weight-training (which would have been an awful, awful idea).
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
Probably learned the secret of cycling off the horse meat at the right time. Guess we’ll find out after the fight.
by MMAInFeRioRiTy on Dec 11, 2009 7:41 PM EST up reply actions
This “Horse meat/steroid” thing is played out. Why do internet nerds think that if a world class athlete puts on weight then he must be on steroids? Quit hatin’.
"True strength is not always shown through victory. Stand up, try again and display strength of heart."
Rickson Gracie
But if you have no proof then how can you just blindly accuse? To me that sounds like jealousy.
"True strength is not always shown through victory. Stand up, try again and display strength of heart."
Rickson Gracie
Or informed speculation based on past results and visual evidence.
I dislike Matt Hughes. Shogun beat him like a dirty horse.
What past results do you have on Mir & Overeem? If A-Rod uses steroids then Frank Mir must too?
"True strength is not always shown through victory. Stand up, try again and display strength of heart."
Rickson Gracie
Well if you are going to use the fact that they are world class athletes as a reason to assume that they could make those kind of gains clean then its also reasonable to assume that since other world class athletes do roids then maybe they might as well.
I dislike Matt Hughes. Shogun beat him like a dirty horse.
Let us not argue over this silly topic. Instead let us bask in the glory of PUDZIANOWSKI!!!!!
Keep firing Assholes!
Fedor has accomplished nothing until he fights Kimbo.
PUDZIANOWSKI!!!!! is a generous god. Worship him well and you have nothing to fear.
Keep firing Assholes!
Fedor has accomplished nothing until he fights Kimbo.
All gods must eat,
and Pudzianowski has declared that any meat will do.
There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt.
Not that I have strong feelings either way on Mir,
but it’s kind of our job to observe these people and their careers. I mean, it’s kind of our definitive role.
And part of the reason we ‘think’ that if you put on 25lbs over the course of four months (and it’s obviously all muscle), you’re somehow skirting the edge of legal competition, it’s because many of us are experienced physical competitors ourselves. I did the 15-20k calorie protein diets when I was working out for 4-6 hours per day and couldn’t put hardly anything on (my strength went through the roof, but the size didn’t follow).
I would guess most guys here who have competed will have similar testimonies. For a guy like Lesnar, he’s looked like that his whole life, so if he’s cheating it’s been the same cheat for 10-15 years, and he’s beating the ever-evolving system, so it’s a dead issue. But Frank Mir, who has always been a suspect physical specimen (albeit possessing an impressive frame), suddenly becomes the second largest HW in the UFC?
And forgetting personal experience, which could be discarded because maybe I’m just not on the same genetic plane as these guys (well, certainly I’m not on the same plane, but whatever). We observe other world-class athletes in their chosen professions/sports, and this type of thing doesn’t simply happen. If it did, it wouldn’t garner ANY attention.
Smells horsey.
There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt.
by misterjonez on Dec 11, 2009 8:41 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
At least he’s getting tested.
Keep firing Assholes!
Fedor has accomplished nothing until he fights Kimbo.
I know it looks disingenuous,
but I’ll re-iterate that I don’t have strong feelings either way.
And yeah, he’s getting tested, so there’s that. The UFC does seem to be serious about enforcing these rules.
There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt.
Mir’s normal size is about 255 right? He came in light for 100, and has just gone back to normal and put on more weight for this one.
Keep firing Assholes!
Fedor has accomplished nothing until he fights Kimbo.
That was the point I was trying to make. Mir has not gained 25 lbs of pure muscle.
"True strength is not always shown through victory. Stand up, try again and display strength of heart."
Rickson Gracie
Exactly.
10 lbs in 5 months isn’t much at all for a guy who is 6’3, 250lbs.
"True strength is not always shown through victory. Stand up, try again and display strength of heart."
Rickson Gracie
Oh wow
Now you’re spitballing as much as anyone. How polarizing..
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
wut
"True strength is not always shown through victory. Stand up, try again and display strength of heart."
Rickson Gracie
Yeah, go figure
It’s not fucking ten in five. It’s 25 in four. Literally. Just because he came in light against Lesnar doesn’t mean he didn’t have to gain weight.
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
by Blackout612 on Dec 11, 2009 10:30 PM EST up reply actions
Yes Mir gained weight b/c he stopped dieting and lifted weights. But, it was not 25 lbs of pure muscle or anything that was so drastic that it would indicate steroid use.
"True strength is not always shown through victory. Stand up, try again and display strength of heart."
Rickson Gracie
First BJ Penn’s mom gets a whiny and now Mur’s mom is trolling BE.
I dislike Matt Hughes. Shogun beat him like a dirty horse.
by MonkeyCHops on Dec 12, 2009 12:38 AM EST up reply actions
Dieting?
Dude fight with a 265 cap— you’re telling me he was dieting?
LOL/endthread.
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
The NSAC only seems to test at the event, so everyone fighting knows that all they have to is plan their cycle and piss clean by the fight date. How many people where randomly tested at 106 leading up to the fight? According to Ivan Trembow:
“I previously asked the NSAC’s Executive Director, Keith Kizer, the following questions about the out-of-competition drug testing for UFC 106: “How many fighters on the UFC 106 card were tested under the NSAC’s out-of-competition drug testing program, what are the names of the aforementioned fighters, and what are the test results of those fighters?” Kizer’s response: “None.” That has been the case for the vast majority of events since the program was instituted."
so if you wanted to use PEDs in the UFC it would still be relatively easy to get away with it.
by John Nash on Dec 11, 2009 11:17 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
"It's obviously all muscle"
LOL, look again at the weigh-in pics, dude. In the ones where Mir is not flexing, he clearly has fat on him.
"True strength is not always shown through victory. Stand up, try again and display strength of heart."
Rickson Gracie
you're looking at his head ;-)
"Maybe Mur is going through menopause and is retaining water"---Ubernoober
by soadtrails on Dec 11, 2009 8:43 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Right, but my greater point is
that he’s made tremendous physical gains in muscle mass in a very short period of time.
It’s indisputable. We can dispute how he did it, but he’s put on way more muscle than most people are capable of, and if he’s always been capable of this, then why wait so long to do it?
I like Mir as a fighter, I don’t think he’s in the inner-circle of the UFC HW division, but he’s just on the outside. Improved takedowns or standup and he might break into that group. I’m pulling for him to do that.
But before that happens, I want a LHK from Kongo to send him to the locker room ;)
There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt.
I wonder where all the overeem haters are saying how his weight gain was impossible to make without enhancements….just sayin’
Probably the same reason no one freaks out over Bob Sapp. People get upset over AO’s alleged substance abuse because he’s a high level compeditor, while Pudzianowski and Sapp are kind of fringe/freakshow type fighters.
Keep firing Assholes!
Fedor has accomplished nothing until he fights Kimbo.
Wrong topic
I was commenting on Mir’s weight gain of 25lbs in 4months….not on the jolly green giant that just murder death killed a guy.
Maybe Mur is going through menopause and is retaining water.
Keep firing Assholes!
Fedor has accomplished nothing until he fights Kimbo.
by Ubernoober on Dec 11, 2009 8:37 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Then
why is everyone complaining about the years it took Overeem to get to that weight?
by majesticlamb on Dec 11, 2009 10:39 PM EST up reply actions
Pudz has been huge for like a decade and some change.
Ubereem put on a lot of weight rather quickly.
Walking the line between intelligence and ignorance since 1985
@deowade
I think they are talking Mir.
25lbs in 4ish months compared to Overeem evolving into Ubereem, which involved 35ish lbs over 18-24 months. I guess it’s a fair comparison, but neither of them have ever pissed hot, so…
we should say its more like 20 lbs, because he may notve shit at the weigh in
so really, 20ish lbs in 4 months isnt hard at all considering he said he hadnt lifted weights in years… especially with the right supplements, and i dont mean roids i think that Mir is too self righteous to ever use roids
by Austin Martin on Dec 12, 2009 10:37 AM EST up reply actions
Pudzianowski's like an unpolished diamond.
He clearly fights with the same intensity and killer instinct that he competed with on Worlds Strongest Man. I think he can have real success if he surrounds himself with the right people when training. Doesn’t he have a karate/boxing background?
I believe he has a Karate background but theres Karate and then theres “Karate”. Theres a big difference.
Agreed
While I’m not sure that it’s comparable to Lyoto Machida differentiating between “Machida Karate” and, well, “other karate”… what were you referring to exactly?
Is it just a coincedence that Brock Lesnar was fighting a mysterious illness around the time this guy emerged in the MMA world ?
Are you trying to say he’s so powerful he punched Brock Lesnar in the gut from across the Atlantic? If so, yes, that’s exactly what happened.
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
by Blackout612 on Dec 11, 2009 7:34 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I think we can confirm that Pudzianowski
possesses the Killer Instinct. He smelled blood like a Great White and went in for the kill immediately.
There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt.
If someone teaches him how to throw better kicks he could be a real threat.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
by Llewdor on Dec 11, 2009 7:36 PM EST reply actions 6 recs
I second the motion!
Can I have a vote on the floor?
There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt.
I’m inclined to say he was joking and I will totally rec him if he was. That’s some funny shit..
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
Of course I was joking. One of those leg kicks appeared to lift Najman off the ground.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Can you imagine checking that kick? Something would break on someone.
Next opponent: Semmy Schilt.
by casey manrique on Dec 11, 2009 8:41 PM EST up reply actions
I thought it was not a joke, haha. Those kicks were technically awful. He looked like a man kicking a dog off of his lawn.
by dancingChicken on Dec 12, 2009 3:42 AM EST up reply actions
Sort of. Both Checks were with the rear leg so the impact was somewhat diffused.
by casey manrique on Dec 12, 2009 6:43 PM EST up reply actions
It doesn’t necessarily need to be a joke, though—those kicks obviously hit very hard, but they weren’t thrown with perfect form and he dropped his hands to his waist every time.
I’m impressed that he made leg kicks a big part of his strategy for his first fight. If he continues to refine them, then damn.
Sure
But I could only rec it if it was a joke.
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
by Blackout612 on Dec 11, 2009 10:31 PM EST up reply actions
Is his head average sized ? Or is it that his body is just that huge ? Or maybe he has a tiny head and a huge body ?
Huge body.
He’s only 6’1" – weighed in at 277 lb.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
A normal 6'1" guy who weighed 277 would look like Roy Nelson.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
God it would be a brutal scene if he learns/able to throw a head kick with that much power.
by Riley_96 on Dec 11, 2009 7:41 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I say he has a wiping his ass issue let alone a flexability issue
by Riley_96 on Dec 11, 2009 7:44 PM EST up reply actions 7 recs
Yes
You can have one of two— flexibility or a powerful core.
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
95% certain
that Pudzianowski can do the splits. Not too shabby for a guy his size.
no, not if you train to keep your flexibility.
he can do the splits…..youtube some more clips of him if you’re not familiar with him/strongmen, he’s a freakish athlete!
I just can't stop replaying it.....
Walking the line between intelligence and ignorance since 1985
@deowade
Before he comes out to the ring they should play a clip of Jon Kimble saying “Where do you go when the bad man comes?”
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
by Blackout612 on Dec 11, 2009 7:46 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Matt Vanda vs. Marvin Eastman??? What?
by itsallgood013 on Dec 11, 2009 9:05 PM EST up reply actions
ISS NOT A TUMAH!
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
by Blackout612 on Dec 11, 2009 10:31 PM EST up reply actions
The kicks threw me for a loop. Damn. They weren’t pretty but they sure got the job done, but I wonder whether they’d work on someone who’s used to taking leg kicks. That may have been his opponent’s first taste of a real leg kick.
That other guy sucked.
Yeah, I was just looking at Najman’s Boxrec – quite stinky.
by Chris Nelson on Dec 11, 2009 7:50 PM EST up reply actions
Wow
His last opponent had a record of 5-45 ….that’s like, Akebono style perseverance. Probably the worst record I’ve ever seen
BROCKLESNAR'D!!!
Giving Shogun his props. I had the fight 48-47 Machida but Shogun put up a monumental performance and I am honored to have seen it in person.
MARIUSZPUDZIANOWSKI'd
Walking the line between intelligence and ignorance since 1985
@deowade
by Damon O. on Dec 11, 2009 7:55 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
BROCKLESNAROWSKI!!!
Keep firing Assholes!
Fedor has accomplished nothing until he fights Kimbo.
by Ubernoober on Dec 11, 2009 8:00 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
He was really relaxed and confident for his first fight
I’m not resting until I’m officially Anderson Silva status.- Jon "Bones" Jones
by AfroSamurai on Dec 11, 2009 7:51 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I love the Diet section on his entry on Wikipedia
My energy comes from my diet. Breakfast is 10 eggs and 2-3 pounds of bacon. Between meals, I eat lots of candy…I need it for energy. Lunch, at 1 or 2 p.m., is a double meal of a Polish pork chop, sauerkraut and potatoes.
An hour later, I work out, then take lots of supplements: magnesium, creatine, amino acids, all that stuff, and more chocolate.
Dinner is whatever meat I can get: steaks, pork chops, bacon, plus more sauerkraut and potatoes. [After I work out] I have a protein shake and more chocolate.
All you little Pudzamaniacs:
Say your prayers, eat your chocolate and be true to yourself!
by Chris Nelson on Dec 11, 2009 7:55 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Just further proof that bacon is God’s best gift to man.
mmmm……bacon.
"The path to enlightenment is through suffering"
by RearNakedChoker on Dec 11, 2009 8:07 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks for answering one of my questions about this terrifying footage...
That was like an Animal Planet documentary. Left we wondering, “what is it?, and, what does it eat?”.
by Kwisatz Haderach on Dec 11, 2009 8:08 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
Well
He better fast-track his career, since he’ll be dead in six months.
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
Finally, I understand what “ape technique” really means.
"You talk too much, too much, too much..."
by spectaa on Dec 11, 2009 7:55 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Meh
Big man throws big kicks against a boxer, more at 11.
"You guys are jerking eachother off with some pseudo deep bullshit." - Kid Nate
Mariusz Pudzianowski's post fight comments:
Idę do domu, pić Coors Light, nie Bud Light. Bud Light nie płaci mi nic. Hell, I może po prostu na początku mojej żony.
Keep firing Assholes!
Fedor has accomplished nothing until he fights Kimbo.
by Ubernoober on Dec 11, 2009 8:14 PM EST reply actions 12 recs
Rec'd
for impressive command of the lingo
Follow @MMARocks_pl and @tjmarciniak
by greco-roman airlines on Dec 11, 2009 8:47 PM EST up reply actions
That GP should be to have the right to fight Fedor, then the winner fights a bear.
by itsallgood013 on Dec 11, 2009 8:17 PM EST up reply actions
That’s only if the bear can beat a mountain gorilla riding a rhino.
by John Nash on Dec 11, 2009 8:18 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
We joke
But this could happen at DREAM.15
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@deowade
Replace Lesnar with Semmy Schilt or something like that, and it’s on. Dream 15, June 27th 2010.
by itsallgood013 on Dec 11, 2009 8:21 PM EST up reply actions
SUPAH HULKARU TOURNAMENTO TWUUUUUUUUU
Walking the line between intelligence and ignorance since 1985
@deowade
The REAL Super Hulk Tournament
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
One can only imagine that this isn’t going to last. As much as I like Pudzianowski, I think his MMA career will be relegated to freak-show type fights. At least that’s where he’ll make the most money. Because anyone with a gameplan and some cardio should be able to beat him. Unless this win sparks his interest and he starts training with a decent camp like crazy
Haha, “As much as I like Pudzianowski” Look at my avatar for godsakes.
by itsallgood013 on Dec 11, 2009 8:22 PM EST up reply actions
GSP says...
…“I am not impressed with your performance”
Be a man, not a child-Phil Anselmo
by ANance on Dec 11, 2009 8:18 PM EST via mobile reply actions
It's like somebody shaved Beast Man...
and continually poked him with an animal prod…
by Koob on Dec 11, 2009 8:28 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
If Mariusz Pudzianowski is Beastman and Brock Lesnar is Skeletor.
Skeletor vs. Beastman! Oh….wait…
by CSKit on Dec 11, 2009 8:57 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Let's see the TV ratings now
I predict the overall rating in Poland will be better than Fedor vs. Rogers in Russia.
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"True strength is not always shown through victory. Stand up, try again and display strength of heart."
Rickson Gracie
Are you supposed to be ironic?
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
I was facepalming b/c it sounded like the beginning of another “(Fighter X) is a bigger draw than Fedor!!!” discussion.
"True strength is not always shown through victory. Stand up, try again and display strength of heart."
Rickson Gracie
Nah
Not even the same markets. He’s reflecting Pud’s popularity in his homeland.
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
by Blackout612 on Dec 11, 2009 10:32 PM EST up reply actions
Seriously though...
I hope he trains and learns proper striking and grappling. He looks pretty quick for such a muscle bound guy.
YES YES YES!!!!
He needs to fiight BOB SAPP!
for all intents and purposes, just consider all my posts as works of satire.
One Strong Bastard!
If this freak of nature has any kind of skill he’s going to be one tough bastard to beat. But I’m wondering if he fights in the USA he will get drug tested. Then what.
His weight dropped 36 lb. training for this fight.
That is not the characteristic of someone on steroids.
Was he on steroids to get that big in the first place? Almost certainly. I think he tested positive at a strongman competition at least once. But his current trend doesn’t seem to indicate steroids at all (though he’d benefit tremendously from the accelerated recovery they offer).
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Yeah, because in USA fighters don’t do steroids. Because there’s drug testing. Haha.
If Pudz knows how to take plan his cycle, he’ll be good.
by dancingChicken on Dec 12, 2009 3:55 AM EST up reply actions
I sense alittle sarcasim there pal.
I agree with fighters in the usa doing roids and stuff. Cycling off the stuff so they can’t get caught. i know all about it. But Pudz…….That guy eats steroids for lunch, breakfast, and dinner. He’s depended on that stuff. And if he’s not doing roids he does GH or some other crazy drugs we’ve never heard of. What I’m saying is he’ll never pass a drug test.
by DaBooYaKID! on Dec 12, 2009 12:12 PM EST up reply actions
I guess I was the only one not impressed with his..
‘I will scratch my right cheek with my index finger and leave my left hand low, while deceiving you into thinking I’m a wrestler with boxing ability with my wrestling shoes on, and then I will kick you in the leg.’ approach.
I would love to see him fight Kimbo just to see the look on Kimbo’s face.
Also if Pud could say in polish to Kimbo before the fight.. “You have my bread, I must break you.” that would be great.
I don't usually get into that "That was fixed" silliness, but...
Seriously, that guy is slow as crap and his opponent throw not one punch while he was lumbering in with his hands down. If that wasn’t fixed then his opponent is a tomato can of the highest tin content.
Really, you got "fix" out of that?
I saw a boxer who was intimidated by a meat mountain coming towards him, and was probably waiting for Pudz to make a mistake he could capitalize on. And is it so bad to fight a “can” in your MMA debut when you don’t even have a background in professional or collegiate combat sports? Remember that Lesnar’s debut two years ago was against a fighter who was 2-5 at the time and on a three fight skid.
by pdl on Dec 12, 2009 1:47 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Slow?
Pudz is quick….did you see him chase that guy like he was a piece of meat. He chased that guy like he stole his cycle of steroids or something. Dude is quick!
by DaBooYaKID! on Dec 12, 2009 12:16 PM EST up reply actions
Welcome to the future of MMA.
Huge freak show guys with little skill.
This future is home to men like Lesnar, Lashley, Pudzianowski.
And yes, yes, I know L & L are more skilled than this strong man but all they have are there wrestling and the fact they can actually, well…have enough flexibility to scratch their back.
How is that different from the beginning where it was just small guys with BJJ?
Wrestling is a very good skill to have for mma. It’s dominant now, but it won’t be forever. Someone will figure out a way to stop the big wrestlers, and then people will be saying that whatever that is is “the future of mma” until that gets figured out.
It is a lot different because in the beginning there wasn’t just small guys and BJJ, it was never like that except for the VERY beginning of UFC and then it was just Royce Gracie.
UFC and MMA as a whole has always been a melting pot, different styles and different sizes, and will always be, I was being sarastic with my “future of MMA” comment.
Obviously, I don’t think guys with little skill who look like Anklyosaurus have a future other than being a freak show.
This is just laughable.
If two giant freak shows fight, the one with more skill is likely to win.
The future will be filled with huge incredibly skilled freak shows. Theres nothing about being small and weak that makes skill more obtainable.
by Michaelthebox on Dec 12, 2009 3:03 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Nicely put.
The truth is, we’re at the point where size does matter in MMA. Boxing’s technical aspect has been refined for a few decades, so size has ‘always’ mattered there, but only recently have the technical aspects of MMA become refined to the point where an extra 20lbs of muscle can (and quite often does) make the difference between victory and humiliation.
A good big man beats a good little man. And we’re now at the point where the aforementioned 20lbs is the difference between big and little.
There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt.
Redwood trees
Pudz could kick down a redwood tree with those bigass legs!
by DaBooYaKID! on Dec 12, 2009 12:25 PM EST up reply actions
kick
Imagine if he did a soccer kick to someones head in a fight. Holy smokes! Field goal! scary
Armbar???
Imagine trying to put a armbar or gullotine or leg lock or any other kind of submission on this beast. Goodluck.
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