depends if he can cut to 265.

 

Doubt he can make the cut, it would take alot out of him

 

He'd last all of 9 seconds with Bobby Z....punks ain;t got nothing on that kid....

 

If you've had a really screwed up life and died, Mariusz Pudzianowski would be the first person that would greet you in Hell. Mariusz Pudzianowski is the reason why you will never be that other guy in the picture. Last month we told you the World's Strongest Man was training with Mechzilla and Shao-Kahn to remove skeletons from humans. Now Mariusz Pudzianowski has grown weary of dismembering training partners and punching camels in the grill. Dude is making his MMA debut on December 11th 2009 at KSW in Poland and someone got drunk, lost a bet and is now his opponent. I'm not sure who this guy is, looks like he has a tattoo of Michael Rapaport on his left bicep. Whoever he is, he's not me...and that makes me sleep well at night.

Haha, cracked me up.

Seems to be just another participant for japanese freak-show fights (vs. Sapp maybe? ), because he is like 35 yeard old already and apparently has no mma background yet.
Have to agree with the guy who wrote the article; even though I got solid kickboxing background I would stay the **** away from this guy if for some reason I got offered a fight against him (about 100 pound weight disadvantage ftl ), unless the payroll had atleast 6 digits.

 

That's a mesomorph if I ever saw one. I would love to see him cut weight and try to make 265. Obviously he coul only be arounf 285 fight night if that's the route he wanted to go.

It would be funny to see Brock get bullied by someone bigger than him. That being said I;m sure he doesn't have the wrestling credentials Brock has as much as I dislike Brock.

 

Wow, thats BIG..

I would like to see him againts Lesnar for sure..

 

that guy is too big, brock is unstoppable enough as it is. we dont need someone even more unstoppable.

 

who cares about cutting weight, the real question is could he pass a NSAC drug test...

 

Well... If Lesnar can...



Uh oh...

 

weight doesnt equal talent or skill..


if the biggest guy always wins then martial art has no meaning.for me.

 

Does he have a wrestling base to prevent from getting taken down or getting back up when he does get taken down? Doesn't sound like it which means he will get destroyed.

 

No doubt Mariusz is a beast, literally as strong as they come but that won't count for much when he has a former NCAA heavyweight champ running towards him.

 

Worlds strongest man? Theres no such thing, I hate it when people put this label on a person, it has no meaning. What is he the strongest at? lifting barrels and sand bags in a race against other roid heads? Lets get him off the juice, in the octagon so we can see how "strong" his chin is.

 

Why would how talented he is at mixed martial arts prove with any more certainty that he is the "world's strongest man"?

 

I don't know if you guys have seen a strongman in person, but it's a different kind of strength. It's really insane.

Their grip strength alone in MMA will be huge. A guy like that could literally break a smaller man's arm bone structure by squeezing. You'll be afraid to throw jabs because if he catches your arm, and knows even one thing to do from there, you're in a bad way.

Their core is also unbelievable, taking someone like this guy down will not be an easy task. And Lesnar couldn't even take Couture down.

And they're not slow. Strongmen competitions have a decent amount of speed-orientated tasks. Plus events like rock lift and log drags will translate well to wrestling throws.

I dunno, maybe he'll have a glass chin and gas in 30 seconds. If not though...

edit: just found out he runs a 5:40 sec mile, deadlifts 1000lbs, and can overhead press over 600lbs.

 

I don't know if you guys have seen a strongman in person, but it's a different kind of strength. It's really insane.

Yeah, it's a freakish level of core strength combined with muscle endurance, it's nuts.

Their grip strength alone in MMA will be huge.

That's a legitimate element to consider. Most people, MMA guys included, who train grip, train their forearms. These guys do true grip training, crush grip training and pinch grip training.

You'll be afraid to throw jabs because if he catches your arm, and knows even one thing to do from there, you're in a bad way.

I get what you're saying, but I don't think anyone would come to the point of being "afraid." You'd have to be Mr. Miyagi catching flies with chopsticks to grab someones punch, right out the air.

Their core is also unbelievable, taking someone like this guy down will not be an easy task. And Lesnar couldn't even take Couture down.

Couture is also "EXCEPTIONAL" at Roman Greco, it wasn't Couture's superior core strength that kept him out of trouble.

And they're not slow. Strongmen competitions have a decent amount of speed-orientated tasks. Plus events like rock lift and log drags will translate well to wrestling throws.

I hear what you're saying, and i appreciate strongmen comps, too, but the stones and log drags more so translates an ability to Ultimate Warrior press someone over their head, but not so much an explosive TD, or timing, leverage awareness or technique.

For the most part, I do agree Mariusz has all the potential in the world based on the abilities he possesses as a strongman :thumb02:

I would love to the icon of strongman turn fighter :thumbsup:

 

To answer the question posed on the thread title. In my opinion, theoretically yes, but I don't think Mariusz has the time needed to catch up skill & experience wise. I don't mean Mariusz can't catch up to Brock's "MMA" skills or experience, but his long established wrestling skills and competition experience. Theoretically, yes, realistically, Mariusz is definitely beast enough, but I don't see it happening.

 

a: he has combat experience, used to be a kickboxer long ago. I remember reading that he quit because he didn't like getting hit in the head. It won't take long for him to get as good as Lesnar standing or on the ground, wrestling is another story. The strength advantage Mariusz would have over brock would be huge, that is if he continues to train like a powerlifter, I think the majority of people don't understand how strong powerlifters are, especially the abs, the lower back and the legs.

b: if he continues to take legal supplements that mimic hgh and anabolic steroids he will be able to compete probably until around 43 or 44, that's if he's really dedicated to the sport

c: whoever mentioned his gifts in grip strength is 100% correct, these guys do farmer carries with weights in excess of 300 pounds per hand. That kind of grip strength will make it impossible for a guy to get out of close range situations.

d: his chances of being competitive will come down to his ability to cut weight. I bet he goes down to around 290 and cuts 25 pounds to make 265.

 

Brock only wins because of his size. :sarcastic12:

He wouldn't stand a chance against this guy even though he is by far a much better wrestler.

EDIT: There is sarcasm in this post.

 

Brock only wins because of his size. :sarcastic12:

He wouldn't stand a chance against this guy even though he is by far a much better wrestler.

If you honestly believe this you need to explain to me why Royce Gracie and not Teila Tuli won UFC 1.

 

Speaking of Kevin Nee vs Mariusz Pudzianowski. Keep in mind, Kevin is one of our best.

and Mariusz is nothing but class.

 

Let's just see how he does in his first fight. I'm sure Mariusz isn't planning on fighting Brock anytime soon.. if at all.

 

a voice of reason.

 

I highly doubt it but he looks scary

 

Shoot, what about Kevin Nee from that video. He's only 24 and 6'1 260. Get him into mma.

 

Superheavyweight class??? Brock fighting someone bigger than him would be awesome, and with a few like him they could finally cut heavyweight into two classes.

 

Brock would own him. Unless I'm confused and Mario has some sort of a ground game?...

He would have to lose some weight to get to where Brock cuts from (if he could actually cut what Brock does) and then Brock would be the same size, with far more skill.

 

Mariusz never seemed that huge on tv to me but standing off with a regular dude... damn. I'm stoked to see his first fight, he's another heavyweight that is quick on his feet. Maybe we'll get to see the first time someone gets their arm torn off.

 

Looks like he already has his victory dance planned out...

Or maybe he'll do the Salsa (skip to 1:20) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNcGY7K0ilA

 

That was amazing.

 

he moves really really well for a big dude, that's impessive.

 

He would never make the weight cut and also Steroids are not allowed in the UFC unlike the worlds strongest man competitions. So the answer is no he will never beat Brock (unless it's in a video game).