Has there ever been a fight previously with a size disparity in the same weight class greater than Poatan vs Roundtree?

[drphil]

Not mma but...

 

[Doctor Grudge]

I definitely remember watching that fight and thinking Randy was getting the better of him in the beginning

Nah, he was losing based on aggression other than like the first 5 seconds when he landed the first punch.

What Randy did was prevent Brock from taking him down for a while. Then when Brock got him down, Randy got up relatively quick without taking damage.

I watched the fight yesterday coincidently.

Randy wasn't stronger than Brock, he was just a much better wrestler. If Randy was 5 or 6 years earlier he probably would have beaten Brock. He got knocked out by a slow ass punch lol.


Brock was a skilled wrestler compared to the average mixed martial artist, but for a college champ he relied a lot on just over powering people. Randy was another class of wrestler.

 

[Guy LeDouche]

How do you yell, “timber!” in Portuguese?

Chama

 

[Khaosan]

Randy vs Big Timmy.

 

[Khaosan]

The good news for Khalil is he's got former-fat guy strength. Late-notice Anthony Smith was also surprisingly big in the cage next to Khalil, but Poatan is obviously better at using his tools than Smith

Is that similar to old man and retard strength? If so should retarded old fat guys be banned from competing in MMA due to their unfair advantage?

 

[Bobby Boulders]

Pretty frequent at HW in the early days.

 

[colorles]

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Up until yesterday I had Roundtree in this and a dark horse. You'd expect to see this disparity possibly on fight night but not at the weigh ins for gods sake. Poatan's jaw is larger than Rountree's goddamn head. Its not cool and underlines the stupidity of weight cutting and bullying.

Da fuk bra.

This is what not enough people are getting in this thread. It's not just the difference in height; more significantly it is the difference in bone size - from the head to the fists, wrists, etc. The people in this thread saying how "jacked Roundtree is will make up for it" are mistaken. He NEEDS to be that jacked to even be in the same weight class as Pereira who is, still even as a light heavyweight, a relatively bony guy. Pereira just has a way bigger and more robust bone structure through and through

Roundtree does look like he is in good shape though and if he goes "all in mad lad" on this one, make no mistake he could win this one but even then he more likely runs into a check hook

Also, Hunt vs Struve is not a proper comparison because Hunt's head is actually bigger than Struves. Wrists look bigger as well. Shorter? of course. but robust Samoan bone structure

 

[Ladder Master]

Michel Pereira vs Tristan Connelly

Spoiler

 

[BowserJr]

Tim Sylvia vs Randy or Fedor

 

[Khaosan]

Benson Henderson vs Brandon Thatch is a random one that comes to mind.