Who's the smartest MMA fighter

West Linn said:
I just looked him up. A lot of credentials, but doesn't strike me particularly smarter than the next guy. For an MMA fighter, sure those credentials are impressive, but watching an interview with him I wasn't particularly struck by his intelligence.
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Well you wouldn think Ali Abdelaziz could manage a mcdonalds by watchin an int with him lol
 
Iroh said:
Rosemary Ann Sexton (born 16 July 1977) is a British mathematician, athlete, sports therapist, osteopath, writer and musician, and, most recently, politician. She had a career in mixed martial arts (MMA), from which she retired in 2014
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Interesting. She could actually pass for a Feminist university professor or something.
 
West Linn said:
I don't know. Just because he was a teacher doesn't automatically mean he is smart. I would still put Overeem and Izzy as being smarter than Rich. Also, negative on the Chuck.

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Majored in math for his college degree and taught HS math (algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus, etc.) so there is a fair amount of brain power there. He wasn't a gym or shop teacher bro...

"Prior to becoming a full-time MMA fighter, Franklin graduated from William Henry Harrison High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics and later earned a master's degree in education at the University of Cincinnati, and taught mathematics at the Oak Hills High School in Cincinnati, Ohio."
 
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West Linn said:
I was looking at the Bryce Mitchell thread and seeing his list of reading books, a whole bunch of conspiracy theory books.

Now I realize these guys are fighters and their intelligence isn't what makes them money, but is there a highly intelligent fighter amongst the UFC roster? Is there someone a cut above the rest in terms of mental capability?

I would put Overeem out there as he is incredibly well-spoken and thought out in his interviews. I would also throw Izzy in there with how quick witted he is. Like him or hate him, he is incredibly sharp.
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As a fan and a fellow Dutchman, I can confidently say Overeem isn't considered smart
 
Paolo Delutis said:
He was a teacher....like someone who is incharge of teaching others....i think he would be quite smart...u cant teach others something you dont know yourself....


Also chuck has a degree in accounting....literally could of been in the office of UFC instead of fighting for them ...dudes smart just likes to fight
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Teaching and accounting are not exactly intellectual careers. Plenty of dumb teachers, and accounting is just crunching numbers.
 
Different kinds of intelligence:
I would say GSP, Khabib, Jones, Khabib, Conor, Adesanya, Mighty Mouse, Dominic Cruz just to name a few. As others have mentioned already Franklin and Chuck, I would add Koscheck as well.

It all depends on what kind of intelligence you are using to make comparisons and to gauge their intelligence.
 
FIghtxIQ said:
Different kinds of intelligence:
I would say GSP, Khabib, Jones, Khabib, Conor, Adesanya, Mighty Mouse, Dominic Cruz just to name a few. It all depends on what kind of intelligence you are using to make comparisons and to gauge intelligence.
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I was thinking along the lines of IQ.
 
Ares Black said:
Teaching and accounting are not exactly intellectual careers. Plenty of dumb teachers, and accounting is just crunching numbers.
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A degree is a degree tho... Most people cant do that lol ...hell in some areas passing highschool is a problem llol


But yea there not the highest ranking....Carlos newton is another started studying medicine then went into architecture...dude is lethal and smart
 
Cory Sandhagen, Demetrious Johnson, Dominick Cruz, Israel Adesanya, Rose Namajunas are all really/very intelligent people, i guess.

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St-Pierre too, although it's kinda weird that his english isn't perfect, but maybe i'm putting too much stock in this.
 
It’s weird how many people would rather take a WAG (Wild Ass Guess) than actually look it up and maybe - must maybe - learn something new.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/syndic...iniest-mma-fighters-outside-the-cage.amp.html
https://www.google.com/amp/s/syndic...iniest-mma-fighters-outside-the-cage.amp.html

What has Rosi Sexton not accomplished? On top of owning black belts in taekwondo and jiu-jitsu, Sexton has run up a 13-3 record.​

I'm sure you guessed that there was more. First, she has a mathematics degree from Cambridge. Then, she got a doctorate in theoretical computer science from Manchester University. I don't even know what theoretical computer scientists do.​

But she didn't stop there; apparently she has a thing for credentials, and for doing lots and lots of stuff. She also is trained in and now practices as an osteopath, which in Europe is basically a cross between a doctor and a chiropractor.​

So that's it. There's your champion and easily the brainiest fighter today in MMA.​
 
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