What it means is what I said. That the mma'ers are demonstrably strong (watch some of the videos, read some of the interviews). Stronger than most people, stronger in the big three. As individuals, they'd likely walk into most commercial gyms and be the strongest or among the strongest pound-for-pound in the building. And even in the octagon, the stronger of the two often wins, and it's due to his strength. It's just patently stupid to make anti-strength remarks. That's old-school myth. Bullshit.
The reason most mma'ers are strong is that they realize the value of strength. The reason they squat, bench, and deadlift (and clean, press, do pullups, and perform other compound exercises) is that it's an efficient and effective route to strength. Fighters need to focus on many things and simply can't afford to take an inefficient route to become stronger. People who knock or deny the benefit of simple compound barbell exercises for complex sports are fools, and should be outed as such. I don't care what their credentials are or aren't. Wrong is wrong.
