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Strongman training is good, and I've always liked adding it into my routine whenever I get the chance. However, I think that you're missing why it's good. It's good for many of the same reasons that powerlifter training is good - it uses heavy, compound movements that'll maximize your full-body strength gains. For example, a clean and jerk is much the same movement as you would use in flipping a large tire. Strongman training might be slightly better, overall, in terms of functionality for a fighter, and I think that it can absolutely be a great addition to someone's routine, but I don't think that when given the convenience of traditional weight training vs strongman training it's necessarily 'better'.
I've only recently began really considering the idea that there aren't really any 'best' exercises or routines - just different ones that can be used to meet different goals. If you want a really good workout plan for a fighter there're so many different things that are so useful as to be almost mandatory - it's ridiculous. Weight training, bodyweight training, plyometrics, strongman training, technique training, aerobic conditioning, anaerobic conditioning, ect. It's extremely difficult to create a plan that'll incorporate all of these different elements effectively without overtraining. Not to mention supplementation and nutrition.
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"I don't want them to like me, because when I'm in the ring, punches fly to the face. It is not a tenderness time. I am not falling in love. And he knows that when the fight starts I am kicking faces."
- Wanderlei Silva
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