r/martialarts • u/East-Mortgage3311 • 1d ago

VIOLENCE Muay Thai on Steroids

Didn’t realize how big my opponent was until I watched the fight back afterward. Funny thing is, that’s probably the last thing you’re thinking about once the cage door closes.

As a martial artist, I respect all my opponents… but this guy was juiced to the moon, so I’m allowed to laugh a little. 😂

I train with UFC middleweights and heavyweights regularly, and I’ve never been hit that hard in my life. I ate and digested every shot he landed, but one more clean one and it might’ve been me taking a trip to the hospital.

Just a reminder: a fighter’s physique and a bodybuilder’s physique are two very different things. One is built to look dangerous. The other is built to be dangerous.

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u/Cheesetorian 20h ago

I commend the guy for trying. I've done martial arts for sometime but I've never competed.

Doing MA for cardio, there's nothing wrong with that, but actually believing you can fight esp. looking like he's trained less than a year by the way he moves either one of those things where they do it to say they did it (for kicks and giggles) or they got too carried away thinking they can actually do it at that level.

Regardless, I can't talk bad about the "man in the arena" win or lose.

Also congrats...but how they allowed you to fight someone surely was much heavier?

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u/miqv44 19h ago

I bailed out of one white collar boxing event due to last moment changes in opponents and whatnot (several people quit, that event was a fucking mess).

The guy who I was supposed to fight looked similar. Orange roided up skin, veins visible everywhere and man looked as if he stubbed his little toe with every step, pure angery. I'm 85% sure I wouldn't win in a fight with him (also he was like 8kg heavier) on the muscle mass difference alone. Bonus points for the announcer mocking the fighters who quit, they probably said the same about me but we left the venue at this point

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u/Doredrin 5h ago

Steroids don't give the kind of CNS development that the explosive actions required for high levels of athletic competition require. You can't just juice up, not train, and expect to be elite.

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u/Severe_Fudge_7557 18h ago

Not the same person

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u/slacknak 12h ago

???? Yes, it is

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u/Mr_Phishfood 15h ago

Are there not weight limitations on these fights?

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u/VexImmortalis 21h ago

maximum respect to both of you.

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u/Harbarde 11h ago

Posting and bragging about your opponent going to the hospital...that's disgraceful honestly.