Based on first Bigfoot/Hunt fight, Bigfoot got to have the best chin in MMA's history

[andrei.42]

He was taking incredible bombs from hunt in that fight for 5 rounds and was still on his feet. What happend? Is he just faking it these days and throwing the fights just like bob sapp?

elbow to the chin:

 

[TheIrishPsycho]

Hunt either robbed him of his soul/chin in that fight or more likely - not being able to use TRT despite a legitimate requirement and being old.

Actually its probably a combination of all of the above.

 

[HHJ]

you gotta understand that these gifs dont do justice to the fact that hunt was tired when he threw alot of those,and they didnt have the impact he normally throws those with. That last one especially

 

[RedLantern]

you gotta understand that these gifs dont do justice to the fact that hunt was tired when he threw alot of those,and they didnt have the impact he normally throws those with. That last one especially

It doesnt matter, look how he gets dropped now....you literally have to touch his chin and he falls, the Mir loss was embarrassing how easily he got dropped. WTF is this?

 

[HHJ]

It doesnt matter, look how he gets dropped now....you literally have to touch his chin and he falls, the Mir loss was embarrassing how easily he got dropped. WTF is this?

well im not saying he wasnt "better" in the hunt fight,i just mean some of those punches probably woulda put him down if hunt wasnt so tired.

 

[Tormund]

Bigfoot is nothing without TRT, feed him to NGANNOU

 

[Final Say]

Don't underestimate the mental edge that PEDs give you. Confidence is a big factor in your ability to take a punch.

When you fight terrified of getting hit, you're likely to react worse when it happens

When you fight like you're superman and nothing they do can hurt you, it's likely you handle adversity better

 

[SenorFranko]

Hunt either robbed him of his soul/chin in that fight or more likely - not being able to use TRT despite a legitimate requirement and being old.

Actually its probably a combination of all of the above.

This sounds pretty bang on.


Still one of my all time favourite fights. Bigfoot was well on his way to getting finished in the 5th round if the ref didn't step in to check his cut.

 

[NightwingBJJ]

Bigfoot is nothing without TRT, feed him to NGANNOU

Come on man. Bigfoot has a family man.

 

[BrazilianDude]

I don't know what happened. His chin wasn't good before that, then it looked amazing in that fight, then it went downhill fully.
I don't know if TRT alone explains all that.

 

[RedLantern]

well im not saying he wasnt "better" in the hunt fight,i just mean some of those punches probably woulda put him down if hunt wasnt so tired.

His chin was definitely better in the Hunt fight, Hunt may have been tired but he hits hard...Im sure some of his bombs he landed was harder than that paw Mir landed and knocked him down with, yet Silva stayed on his feet for the most part. TRT does wonders for fighters and it somehow gave him a better chin

 

[Tormund]

Come on man. Bigfoot has a family man.

If he's going to continue fighting he might as well serve the JBG

 

[TheIrishPsycho]

Come on man. Bigfoot has a family man.

Yeah man as much as I love blood and KOs I don't want to see Bigfoot anymore.

They should force him to retire and I know fighters bash us for this and I understand - we're basically telling someone your no longer fit for work. But I have no interest in seeing a guy get brain damage and refuse treatment for his tumor (TRT).

 

[One MMA Fan]

Hunt either robbed him of his soul/chin in that fight or more likely - not being able to use TRT despite a legitimate requirement and being old.

Actually its probably a combination of all of the above.

I'm with you.. yep chin deterioration, his health condition, lack of TRT, post tumor surgery, hard HW training / sparring etc.. his a shell of his former self now.

Maybe he wakes up like Zombie JDS did with Big Ben.. but for every "waking up" there 10+ fighters that don't.

 

[andrei.42]

you gotta understand that these gifs dont do justice to the fact that hunt was tired when he threw alot of those,and they didnt have the impact he normally throws those with. That last one especially

The way he threw that punch it should have KO'd an elephant. As you can see all of those strikes had huge power in them and there are many more in that fight.

 

[DLX]

He pissed hot after that fight too.

Notice in the second fight, when the playing field was even, Hunt KO'd him stiff.

So it was probably the extra lucky charms in his cereal that did the trick.

 

[cumafish]

Since TRT doesn't help chin strength, I'm going with accumulation of damage as the reason he is so easily KO'd now.

 

[donkeyjr]

People really think trt give you chin strenght? what a bunch of dumbasses...

 

[NightwingBJJ]

If he's going to continue fighting he might as well serve the JBG

He needs that talk with Joe Rogan.

Yeah man as much as I love blood and KOs I don't want to see Bigfoot anymore.

They should force him to retire and I know fighters bash us for this and I understand - we're basically telling someone your no longer fit for work. But I have no interest in seeing a guy get brain damage and refuse treatment for his tumor (TRT).

I agree. I know some fighters have had a turnaround but this guy has been getting deaded recently, it's hard to watch.

 

[evilbrent]

It could be due to no more TRT. However, losing your chin due to damage overtime is a real thing. The Hunt fight could have just put him over the edge. I mean, the beating they both took.

I forgot who was talking about it (maybe Liddell to Rogen), but they were saying that the brain just learns to shut the body down after getting hit so many times. Like the brain goes 'ohhhh, here we go again.. panic mode, shut this shit down!', then you a Bigfoot out cold when someone throws a wet macaroni (double cheese) at him.