Muscular fighters with great cardio

[Iron Nick]

nah he aint that muscular, he has a large thoracic cage but other than that he aint "jacked", in his category conor looked more muscular than him, same for kevin lee, islam, felder, alvarez, ramos etc ...

Conor maybe has bigger arms and bigger legs, but that's about it. Conor's chest is flat and his core isn't nearly as muscular.

The reason why Conor's limbs are so muscular is also due to his joint size.

 

[Iron Nick]

Almost every fighter is muscular, they are professional athletes.

Khabib isn't above average physique-wise, although he is strong af.

What average are you talking about?
If you mean UFC-fighters, then yea, we might argue, but still, it's an athletic body, no matter if it's average in the UFC.
Also: even if it is average, he's got way more cardio than nearly everyone with a comparable amount of muscle in his weight class.

 

[Paladin]

Are there any fighters in the UFC that are thick, solid, and tight and that have very good cardio?

RDA

 

[puppybird]

Did somebody say muscular men?

JJJJJJacked

 

[Ronda.Jones.genetics]

What average are you talking about?
If you mean UFC-fighters, then yea, we might argue, but still, it's an athletic body, no matter if it's average in the UFC.
Also: even if it is average, he's got way more cardio than nearly everyone with a comparable amount of muscle in his weight class.

TS was asking about TST fighters in the UFC. Khabib isn't special in that regard, so if you'd start mentioning him you could mention almost every fighter who has good cardio.

Dustin is at least as big as Khabib and doesn't have worse cardio, same with Al, probably Gathje, too.
There are several unranked fighters you could include as well, Joaquim Silva, Holtzman, Hernandez...

 

[Iron Nick]

TS was asking about TST fighters in the UFC. Khabib isn't special in that regard, so if you'd start mentioning him you could mention almost every fighter who has good cardio.

Dustin is at least as big as Khabib and doesn't have worse cardio, same with Al, probably Gathje, too.
There are several unranked fighters you could include as well, Joaquim Silva, Holtzman, Hernandez...

Kinda fair enough.
What are TST-fighters though?

 

[LeVagabond]

Conor maybe has bigger arms and bigger legs, but that's about it. Conor's chest is flat and his core isn't nearly as muscular.

The reason why Conor's limbs are so muscular is also due to his joint size.

his legs are more muscular, bigger arms, large lats etc

 

[Iron Nick]

his legs are more muscular, bigger arms, large lats etc

The large lats are due to his shoulder width though.
Kinda funny, that Khabib and Conor each are muscular in areas, where their counterpart isn't as muscular.
Khabib's muscle mass is mostly at the core, while Conor's is mainly in his limbs.

 

[Ronda.Jones.genetics]

Kinda fair enough.
What are TST-fighters though?

I meant ThickSolidThight with good cardio in the UFC.
Kinda hard to find a definition for that though.
There are very few after USADA, most mentioned are either just shredded (TJ) or good in managing their cardio (Yoel, Woodley)

 

[LeVagabond]

Kinda fair enough.
What are TST-fighters though?

usman, gsp, santos etc

 

[Iron Nick]

I meant ThickSolidThight with good cardio in the UFC.
Kinda hard to find a definition for that though.
There are very few after USADA, most mentioned are either just shredded (TJ) or good in managing their cardio (Yoel, Woodley)

Fair enough.
Maybe i was also thinking about guys like Khabib, because there are enough people on here who argue that this amount of muscle is nearly impossible to have while having good cardio, without being on PEDs.
Just look in all the threads where GSP is mentioned. They'll act as if he's hulk.

 

[Iron Nick]

usman, gsp, santos etc

I meant the literal definition of TST, but someone already explained it to me, haha (thick-solid-tight).
I think GSPs muscularity is a bit "overrated" though. He's got wide shoulders, a wide ribcage, a short neck and big joints, which of course contribute to him looking bigger than most people, but to some sherdoggers, he's basically hulk, lmao.

 

[LeVagabond]

I meant the literal definition of TST, but someone already explained it to me, haha (thick-solid-tight).
I think GSPs muscularity is a bit "overrated" though. He's got wide shoulders, a wide ribcage, a short neck and big joints, which of course contribute to him looking bigger than most people, but to some sherdoggers, he's basically hulk, lmao.

that is a big WW ...

 

[Ronda.Jones.genetics]

Fair enough.
Maybe i was also thinking about guys like Khabib, because there are enough people on here who argue that this amount of muscle is nearly impossible to have while having good cardio, without being on PEDs.
Just look in all the threads where GSP is mentioned. They'll act as if he's hulk.

I agree.
I wonder if that was OPs intention...

 

[sss133]

romero is inactive 60 per cent of the time in a 5 rounds fight, and usman is active 90 per cent of the fight, trying to takedown the fighter with the best takedown defense in the ufc ... such a bad comparaison ... Usman's cardio is absurd, he is the most ripped welterweight and has the best cardio in the entire UFC and doesn't run ... This is so much suspect ...

Because they have a different physiological makeup.

If you’d read what I wrote you’d have gathered that.

He can go 5 rds because he has higher make up of slow twitch fibres and his movements aren’t using anaerobic systems. If Usman exploded like Romero he’d most likely take a lot longer to recover. Whereas if Romero used a tactic like Usman he’d fatigue. Whether through cramp or cardiovascular trouble.

 

[Kertol]

Jack Hermansson

 

[Iron Nick]

that is a big WW ...

Sure, but i've mentioned some reasons why he is big. That is still an achievable amount of muscle mass, even for a mma-fighter.

 

[LeVagabond]

Sure, but i've mentioned some reasons why he is big. That is still an achievable amount of muscle mass, even for a mma-fighter.

never said it wasn't achievable ... just said he has a great cardio for such amount of muscle mass that's all ...

 

[Hester65]

Sean Sherk

 

[AWilder]

I dont recall his cardio but one of the bigger 55ers ever.