How do you think you would have done if you pursued a career as an MMA fighter?

[Ted Williams' head]

As fans, I think we all get that little inkling in our brains like "hmmm I wonder how good I could have done if I dedicated my life to fighting?" A lot of us played sports and some of us may even have some decent athletic ability.

Personally, I see myself making it to a UFC title fight but suddenly being overcome by my conscience and I start speaking out against Dana White and the UFC as being a scumbag organization that exploits the fighters, and Dana finds a way to fire me from the UFC, screwing me out of the title shot, and I go to Bellator (I'm probably 16-0 or so at this point, all first round KOs).

I dominate the Bellator HW division, win the title and become known as the People's Champ, and suddenly any UFC HW title fight does 63 PPV buys because people recognize me as the REAL HW champ of the world, and UFC as a farce.

Finally Dana and WME panic and fly me out for a meeting. He offers me 50 million to fight Francis Ngannou for the title and restore prestige to the UFC HW division. I sign the contract and they're all happy and celebrating, popping champagne, but suddenly Dana looks at the signature and it's not my name, instead I wrote "FUCK YOU BALD F-GGOT" and his jaw drops. I spit in his face and say "I don't need your blood money, scumbag" and walk out. Then I start a podcast and make millions because I don't try to sell people shitty placebos and try to sound smart by regurgitating science articles I read.

 

[SongExotic2]

I'd definitely be the GOAT

 

[Rambo John J]

would be Decent

I have lots of striking training but almost zero grappling

would be a 170lb 6 foot fighter with long arms and heavy hands(literally big bones)

Probably get grappled and subbed often

So probably a record of 500-0

 

[Robbie Hart]

I would have been something like 20-16......

I get too angry and emotional.

People would have loved me but they would have said “which Robbie is gonna show up tonight?”

Ironically, I was very calm as a wrestler.....I used to calmly slow any angry and emotional spazzes down and dragged them into the deep waters......they usually drowned

 

[Muridae83]

The way body is breaking down i can only assume i would have been mostly a standup fighter with a 10-5 record and pulling out of more fights then Khabib!

 

[Gay For Longo]

Not well
I became a cripple not fighting, I would have been fucked hahahaha

 

[Brigsy]

Terrible. I get a headache when I get punched.

 

[Gay For Longo]

would be Decent

I have lots of striking training but almost zero grappling

would be a 170lb 6 foot fighter with long arms and heavy hands(literally big bones)

Probably get grappled and subbed often

So probably a record of 500-0

6foot pfft
5'6 165
I don't even have to drop levels to put you on that ass

Just playing lol
Worries me when I realize it would be all 6footers in my division lol
I just want to make 125 or 135 like the rest of my short guys

 

[Haulport]

I would have trained a lot and trained hard and showed a lot of promise at 155lbs. and then constantly gotten injured to the point of barely ever getting any fights. So a record of 3-1 with the one loss being my last fight where I get some sort of horrific injury and have to retire and a few hardcore fans would once in awhile post a thread saying "Whatever happened to..." where someone would rehash my horrific injury but luckily it would have been a long time ago because I'm such an old fart that there wouldn't be any video for it that they could make terrible gifs from...

 

[aghof]

I'd be kind of a more-prolific cross between Travis Fulton and Shannon "The Cannon" Ritch, with a respectable 258-415 record, all finishes with only 3 of those bouts making it out of the first round.

I'd also have a 24-51 record as a pro boxer, with 58 of those fights taking place in Des Moines, Iowa against some guy named Brian Johnston during a 2 month period in early 2002.

 

[Mix6APlix]

400-0, with 500 submissions and a variety of kos due to my lethal striking.

 

[Juanandonly]

To be truthful Probably not too good. Just like most kids growing up I have a wrestling background but I like to party too much and would have pissed away my career partying in Vegas.

 

[D241]

This is a question I often ask myself.

I turned 38 a couple weeks ago. I STARTED mma training at 37.

I knew going in I was well past my prime, but as you all can imagine, I've wanted to learn mma for 20 something years, ever since I saw UFC 4.

I know I'm not the norm either. Most guys who start training like I have, have no idea about the context of historical mma and all the little inside info tidbits us hardcores know about.

Like there are many times when my coach Chris Brennan is talking about old fight stuff and one time he was talking about when Rickson was dojo stormed by...."what's that Japanese guys name", he asks his brown/purple belts as we're all just casually talking....and I, a white belt they all know sucks(b/c I'm new), I chime in with "Yuki Anjo, and apparently the tapes exist". I get a nod of approval like, "yeah, he's right", and the conversations continue but I can tell little things like this leave a mark b/c after I prove myself with the historical knowledge and understanding of mma's past, the future rolls with the higher belts instead of just rolling and being done, mid roll they will stop and correct me or show me a useful technique.

I did Naga last year, along with my two sons who started training 2 months before I did. As a family we got Bronze, Silver, and Gold. My boys still train and I doubt I will fight an mma fight, I'll probably do another bjj tournament and MAYBE I'll grow some extra hair on my balls and sign up for a smoker, but I'm thinking at this point it's going to be more about my boys than myself. My sons are 11 and 9 and recently got promoted to yellow belt.

 

[The Big Guy]

After my shoulder heals up from a AC socket injury Im going to do some ammy fights. My goal is to atleast do 3 ammy fights and to continue to compete in grappling tournys. Id also like to do a few boxing or kickboxing matches. Im 31 years old and 6 ft3 190lbs.

So obviously ill be ww and mw goat.

My first fight should be against @conor mcgregor nut hugger sign the waiver you faggot

 

[member 3289]

6 ft3 190lbs.

Lol

 

[member 3289]

170lb 6 foot

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[Rambo John J]

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would have to cut 27 lbs

but IN my prime is what I was speaking of at that time I could make 170 and still be effective....doesn't matter really, probably get leg humped and elbowed to a living death, no grappling

 

[BeardOfKnowledge]

I'd probably have done reasonably okay. I could probably have made 135 which would make my competition pool thinner. I'd also have towered over the other manlets in the division.

 

[Gay For Longo]

This is a question I often ask myself.

I turned 38 a couple weeks ago. I STARTED mma training at 37.

I knew going in I was well past my prime, but as you all can imagine, I've wanted to learn mma for 20 something years, ever since I saw UFC 4.

I know I'm not the norm either. Most guys who start training like I have, have no idea about the context of historical mma and all the little inside info tidbits us hardcores know about.

Like there are many times when my coach Chris Brennan is talking about old fight stuff and one time he was talking about when Rickson was dojo stormed by...."what's that Japanese guys name", he asks his brown/purple belts as we're all just casually talking....and I, a white belt they all know sucks(b/c I'm new), I chime in with "Yuki Anjo, and apparently the tapes exist". I get a nod of approval like, "yeah, he's right", and the conversations continue but I can tell little things like this leave a mark b/c after I prove myself with the historical knowledge and understanding of mma's past, the future rolls with the higher belts instead of just rolling and being done, mid roll they will stop and correct me or show me a useful technique.

I did Naga last year, along with my two sons who started training 2 months before I did. As a family we got Bronze, Silver, and Gold. My boys still train and I doubt I will fight an mma fight, I'll probably do another bjj tournament and MAYBE I'll grow some extra hair on my balls and sign up for a smoker, but I'm thinking at this point it's going to be more about my boys than myself. My sons are 11 and 9 and recently got promoted to yellow belt.

My daughter gets to start mma training in about 5 or 6 months when she turns 4 and I can't wait

Congrats on doing something you've always wanted to do man, too many people continue to pass up on doing things they've always wanted to do and can only think "what if" later in life

 

[Gay For Longo]

Lol

I'm afraid to ask about 5'6 165 LoL

 

[member 3289]

I'm afraid to ask about 5'6 165 LoL

Spoiler

It's a joke please don't consider suicide because you're a really nice guy for a Canadian

 

[Mix6APlix]

would have to cut 27 lbs

but IN my prime is what I was speaking of at that time I could make 170 and still be effective....doesn't matter really, probably get leg humped and elbowed to a living death, no grappling

Don't sell yourself short. You have been trained to eat things that would make a Billy GOAT puke.

 

[member 1013]

It depends. I'd be really good in the ocean and useless on land

 

[Wild]

On par with GSP.

 

[member 1013]

On par with GSP.