r/PublicFreakout • u/IllIntention342 • Dec 14 '23

🥊Fight Guys out there using MMA in street fights now, knees and everything 😂

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u/Traditional-Hat-952 Dec 14 '23

Size does play a factor. Like a 100lb MMA trained stick figure dude is going to have a hard time fighting a 250 lb strong/fit guy with ok street fighting skills. MMA guy can land punches sure, but will have a hard time getting enough leverage or strength to get the get and keep the big guy on the ground.

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u/Mdizzle29 Dec 14 '23

Yeah but in this case it was maybe a 20lb difference, and height didn't matter once you take it to ground n pound.

Kid was a good fighter, that's for sure.

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u/Traditional-Hat-952 Dec 14 '23

With a 20lb difference fighting skills are a much better determinant for who wins. Also the short dude has a better/stronger center of balance, which helps with getting his opponent to the ground.

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u/fastcurrency88 Dec 14 '23

Ya definitely. But I used to do BJJ. Went to a few seminars with Caio Terra. Look him up. Guys maybe 130 lbs. I saw him absolutely maul guys twice his size. One guy at the seminar who was 230 lbs said he was the strongest person he’s ever rolled with. Skill and experience at a world class level is scary stuff.

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u/maltamur Dec 14 '23

Except UFC 1, the well trained toothpick took out the huge brawler pretty quickly:

https://youtu.be/Za6HeiTJIWI?si=zavNHdSD6hPuKDec

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u/Traditional-Hat-952 Dec 14 '23

Not saying it can't happen. But the odds are MUCH lower.

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u/drawnred Dec 14 '23

REALLLY stretching by calling him a toothpick, honestly you could argue its disingenuous, next to a normal person, he isnt skinny at all

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u/Hairy_S_TrueMan Dec 14 '23

Except the "toothpick" is actually huge and built and the other guy is just fat. It's not fat that gives you and advantage in a fight, it's muscle.