How does Hendo pack so much zip in his punches when he is a smaller middleweight?

[gruber]

I know that he is now permanently fighting at 205 but even compared to larger middleweights he is outsized. So realistically he would be a smaller middleweight. Yet he packs one of the most powerful single punch in the UFC regardless of weightclass. If it is all about technique and speed GSP would be knocking heads into orbit as well. I know that he supposedly punches harder than Shogun kicks but I call BS on the sportscience figures.

 

[Perrichet]

Trt bro

 

[FrankFir]

It's called technique.

 

[beefcake180]

1. He throws his right hand with proper leverage.

2. Some people just have power.

 

[El Chimpo]

he puts his whole body into it when he throws the H bomb

 

[Karelinator]

The fact that GSP can hit the pads like a mothafucka simply doesn't mean that he punches like that in a fight.

As far as Hendo goes, to me he seems to have some extraordinary ability to land huge damn haymakers where most fighters punches would be avoided/countered. While he lands fully committed blows and puts whole body and a kitchen sink behind them.

 

[Minion415**]

It's called being a man.

 

[Thai Cup**]

I doubt it's his technique, he throws some wild bombs most of the time.

It's his Indian heritage, same thing that gives him the granite chin. They are susceptible to disease and alcohol though.

 

[Hipster Harry**]

People are different. Why is Bisping such a pillowfists when he has been striking his whole life? How does a wrestler who probably never threw a punch until his 30s pack so much power?

You got it or you don't

 

[Fantastic_Man]

He was born with iron in his fists..

 

[FlyThai**]

Because he actually uses his body to throw punches and dont throw arm punches like most fighters who cant finish fights

 

[Dynomitious]

He aims for the soul

 

[Magjee]

I doubt it's his technique, he throws some wild bombs most of the time.

It's his Indian heritage, same thing that gives him the granite chin. They are susceptible to disease and alcohol though.

 

[Minnja]

He is not a small MW. Probably not the biggest, but he is definitely not the smallest.

 

[Teenarg]

he puts his whole body into it when he throws the H bomb

This.

Watch the Bisping KO gif again. He twists and swings his whole body into it. Also, this could be broscience but I heard shorter arms are more powerful and Hendo has pretty short arms for his height/weight class.

 

[Honestnathaniel]

He rotates his whole body into the H-bomb. This generates massive power, he also tends to find the jawline with it often too.

 

[Hipster Harry**]

I doubt it's his technique, he throws some wild bombs most of the time.

It's his Indian heritage, same thing that gives him the granite chin. They are susceptible to disease and alcohol though.

This. Its also whatgives him fighting spirit.

 

[JuliaB4GSP]

Hendo can barely make 185, he's a natural LHW. Some dudes can just throw from their ass(haunches) efficiently.

 

[Eaglesclaw]

hell he was only 207 pounds for his Heavyweight fight with Fedor, he was only 2 pounds over the LHW limit for goodness sake, he just knows how to throw a proper punch

 

[Thai Cup**]

This.

Watch the Bisping KO gif again. He twists and swings his whole body into it. Also, this could be broscience but I heard shorter arms are more powerful and Hendo has pretty short arms for his height/weight class.

Watch the Fedor fight though, he hits Fedor with an uppercut from below while on top of Fedor. No way could he put all his body weight into that punch but he still KO'd Fedor.