List of surprisingly physically strong fighters

[Thaijitsu612]

You are surprised rumble, latifi, Cro cop, and page are strong??? Even if i had no idea who any of them were, i would know before I even tied up with them that they are all very strong.

 

[Thaijitsu612]

1. No one would ever be surprised at the revelation that Yoel Romero is strong.

2. Awesomeness aside, that gif is more of a testament to his timing and technique than to his strength. Despite his imposing physique, he’s more lauded in wrestling circles for his technique than his power.

What about that gif is a testament to his timing and technique? He grabs the guys ankle and rips it into the sky. There's no way to do that without immense strength.

 

[swarrrm]

Derrick Lewis

 

[lsu480]

King Conor, Mike Perry

 

[Private Whatley]

What about that gif is a testament to his timing and technique? He grabs the guys ankle and rips it into the sky. There's no way to do that without immense strength.

Yoel recognized his opponent’s foot placing and knows exactly how and where to grab the ankle to essentially pull out the rug. His opponent is leaning heavily on his front foot with his legs upright and nearly locked together. Also, not for nothing, the guy is ostensibly top heavy with relatively thin legs.

Anyways, as Yoel motions forward, his opponent covers up and straightens upright with his feet still together. At this point, he’s completely prone and off balance allowing Yoel to easily snatch the leg. It looks spectacular in part because Yoel is so quick but you’d be surprised to learn how little brute strength was necessary to complete that pick.

 

[Dirge]

Honorable mention goes to Bethe, Super Samoan Correia. That woman is just a natural athlete..

 

[Haraldur]

Has anyone mentioned Ben Askren yet?

Prime Gilbert Melendez is my other shout

 

[Rikishii]

People used to say Karo was as strong as a fucking chimp lol.

 

[MadHouse]

i'll add Jon Jones to the list, despite not looking all that strong he pretty much handles everyone he comes into contact with, nobody at LHW has been able to hold him down or out muscle him

 

[Rvd Slmr]

i'll add Jon Jones to the list, despite not looking all that strong he pretty much handles everyone he comes into contact with, nobody at LHW has been able to hold him down or out muscle him

WTF

 

[NationWideNinja]

How are the guys in your OP surprisingly strong lmao, they look strong af.

Id say:

GSP - apparently very strong, especially how heavy he is on top

Jon Jones - many have commented how insanely strong is while he doesnt look it

Anderson- apparently he has crazy grip strength and is very hard to outmuscle.

 

[MadHouse]

WTF

was more referring to this version

 

[IcemanFan75]

None of the guys you listed are surprising to me. Look at them! Askren would be a better example.

 

[Deleted member 509215]

Barnett looked naked. As if he was in the pen about to get the D by Big Black Bubba.

 

[YourOnlineHero]

Let's also compile a list of all the MMA fighters who like martial arts.