Which MMA fighters have the shortest necks and are there any advantages

[Antimony]

The only fighters that I can think of that have noticeably short necks are Yoel Romero and DC. There has to be some advantages. The only ones I can think of are not easy to implement guillotine choke and rear naked chokes on you.

 

[TheRassler]

paul harris and brock lesnar

 

[chitoortiz]

Brock has no neck.

 

[ameeksingh]

The only fighters that I can think of that have noticeably short necks are Yoel Romero and DC. There has to be some advantages. The only ones I can think of are not easy to implement guillotine choke and rear naked chokes on you.

You know what they say about people who have short necks......

 

[charalsias]

Tito Ortiz...

 

[Hi-Tech]

Igor Vovchanchyn

 

[Luger]

I'm not sure if Scott technically had a neck

How the hell did Bohlander choke him?

 

[lecter]

 

[Antimony]

You know what they say about people who have short necks......

No I don't know. What do they say?

 

[Hi-Tech]

There has to be some advantages. The only ones I can think of are not easy to implement guillotine choke and rear naked chokes on you.

I think fighters with no neck tend to have better chins. They usually have huge traps and big head, I guess it amortizes the shots better.

Provodnikov in boxing is a good example, he has an iron chin, look at the flush shots he survived in Matthysse fight alone:



If he had a huge neck his head would probably bounce around like on elastic.

 

[Coconut Joe]

John Lineker has zero neck. Can take a huge punch. Nate Daiz has a giraffe neck and can take a punch.

 

[Hi-Tech]

Ilir Latifi

 

[Hi-Tech]

John Lineker has zero neck. Can take a huge punch. Nate Daiz has a giraffe neck and can take a punch.

Yeah but with fighters with no necks you can be like at least 80% sure they don't have glass chins.

 

[Bend NvR Break]

Takes shots much better

 

[scurdhomey]

How easy would it be to punch an ostrich in the head and knock it out?

 

[Coconut Joe]

Farmer Burns is claimed to have a lengendary neck and could hang himself and whistle a tune? I guess it could help if some prick tried to strangle your ass.

 

[Steve-French]

I think fighters with no neck tend to have better chins. They usually have huge traps and big head, I guess it amortizes the shots better.

Provodnikov in boxing is a good example, he has an iron chin, look at the flush shots he survived in Matthysse fight alone:



If he had a huge neck his head would probably bounce around like on elastic.

Having big neck muscles and or a short neck helps for absorbing puches, because the brain won't rattle around inside the scull as easy when getting hit

 

[GoldenAzazel]

 

[GilErick]

The only fighters that I can think of that have noticeably short necks are Yoel Romero and DC. There has to be some advantages. The only ones I can think of are not easy to implement guillotine choke and rear naked chokes on you.

I used to think it was impossible for Jim Miller to be sumitted by guillotine or RNC due to his short neck until his fight againt nate, so no advantage to me

 

[Dogo1]

I know he's retired but Sean Sherk didn't have a short neck, that dude had no neck. Shoulders then head with nothing inbetween