Fighters are the finest athletes on the planet

[greatdara]

are you insane? How much simpler can it be spelled out for you? If 1000 people are competing for a dozen jobs, you will have better participants than a pool of 100 doing the same.

MMA/Boxing is the sport of outcasts (including TS< me and dare I say you. WHY else are we here instead of discussing the Olympics? :-D

 

[YukisHeart]

Fighters aren't the real A level athletes at all, Aldo is a failed soccer player so he walked into MMA and became a GOAT candidate. Stipe is a failed baseball player so he became UFC champion.

This is dumb; there are far too many variables in MMA to say that better footballers would have outperformed Aldo if they transitioned, too.

Fedor was a middle-of-the-road judoka who transitioned to the smaller Sport Sambo talent pool to be successful. That didn't work, so he had to transition again, this time to the microscopic Combat Sambo talent pool.

But when he tried MMA he became the GOAT and smashed the ‘A-level’ judo guys like Ogawa and Ishii who transitioned after him, even though they were at the top of the food chain in the bsase art he washed out of.

Because fighting takes something special.

 

[flex4life]

Conor looks like a slob compared to Ronaldo (an A level athlete) and Conor is one of the more ripped mma fighters. Why would an A level athlete choose to get beat up for rubbish money?

A level athletes have A level intelligence.

 

[robotsonic]

Fighting is the ultimate sport, the ultimate test of being the alpha male. Guys in other sports will always be fans of it because they recognise that. Guys know that in a situation where all of our human comforts were taken away the best fighter would dominate. Humans have always respected and feared great warriors for this reason.

It ain't the guy who can run the fastest or lift the biggest stone it's the one who can beat your head in and take your food who is the biggest threat. Even guys who get paid millions to kick or throw a ball around deep down know this, any fighter could beat up and dominate them if they so wanted. It's also why there are so many sniping little venomous shits on here, a lot of insecurity and feelings of inferiority going round.

The reality is everything comes back to the physical, its a very primal human instinct which we all hold deep down.

 

[Tormund]

This is dumb; there are far too many variables in MMA to say that better footballers would have outperformed Aldo if they transitioned, too.

Fedor was a middle-of-the-road judoka who transitioned to the smaller Sport Sambo talent pool to be successful. That didn't work, so he had to transition again, this time to the microscopic Combat Sambo talent pool.

But when he tried MMA he became the GOAT, and he smashed ‘A-level’ judo guys like Ogawa and Ishii who transitioned after him.

Because fighting takes something special.

Fighters aren't very good athletes, if they were then they'd get into sports where you get worldwide recognition and a lot of money.

 

[rearnakedchoke]

basketball players for the most part

 

[greatdara]

If
Because fighting takes something special.

You HAVE to be an animal or beast. Or both!

 

[aldeniro78]

No way. A level athletes aren't exhausted after 3 minutes of competition.

 

[hasar]

NBA and NFL players can't pass USADA test. Can they?

 

[Burundanga]

someone get this savage some well rounded skills and we could see him get in the octagon soon!

I don't know about "well rounded" but he is already "round".

 

[Burundanga]

Fighting is the ultimate sport, the ultimate test of being the alpha male. Guys in other sports will always be fans of it because they recognise that. Guys know that in a situation where all of our human comforts were taken away the best fighter would dominate. Humans have always respected and feared great warriors for this reason.

It ain't the guy who can run the fastest or lift the biggest stone it's the one who can beat your head in and take your food who is the biggest threat. Even guys who get paid millions to kick or throw a ball around deep down know this, any fighter could beat up and dominate them if they so wanted. It's also why there are so many sniping little venomous shits on here, a lot of insecurity and feelings of inferiority going round.

The reality is everything comes back to the physical, its a very primal human instinct which we all hold deep down.

I endorse this post.

 

[Paladin]

I have no idea why you think explaining this is merited.

Where I am saying that other sports are harder than MMA?

It isnt being said. You're arguing against a point that isnt being made.

I mean sure, one could argue that boxing is harder because it's longer, or that endurance sports like cycling or swimming or long-distance running are more gruelling because there are no breaks like there are in MMA, but this is honestly a separate/different argument.

My point is that if you're a specialist in something, then that is your chosen field, and if your entire career/livelihood/vocation in this life is to be a specialist in that life, surely you have to be able to cope with the particular rigors of that field. It doesnt matter a jot whether you or I think it's easier or harder than anything else, the fact is that the field is what it is, the fighters know what the demands are, the demands are achievable as many fighters do achieve what's required, so there cant really be any excuses about it being too hard. If that's your occupation, then really it's kind of all you have to do in life? While the rest of us go to work 300 days a year, the one thing you have to do all year round is become that competent specialist.

And if you cant achieve that then you have failed. And the failure rate is higher in MMA than in other sports.

Many top fighters manage it, but many dont. I think it's to do with the culture of the sport, where 'big muscles' and 'sick power' are valued too highly by some guys, and it detracts from their ability to meet the demands of their chosen field.

I was explaining with regards to the comment that MMA fighters have poor cardio. My point was the cardio gets sapped faster due to taking hard hits, and 100% power output during grappling sequences.
I agree with the rest of what you said

 

[Warfist]

I gave you a like, TS...but I'll be honest, I didnt read it all. Christ son..

 

[Jorge Luis Borges]

This is dumb; there are far too many variables in MMA to say that better footballers would have outperformed Aldo if they transitioned, too.

Fedor was a middle-of-the-road judoka who transitioned to the smaller Sport Sambo talent pool to be successful. That didn't work, so he had to transition again, this time to the microscopic Combat Sambo talent pool.

But when he tried MMA he became the GOAT, and he smashed ‘A-level’ judo guys like Ogawa and Ishii who transitioned after him.

Because fighting takes something special.

Excellent post.