It was David vs Goliath in Spain.
We’ve seen quite a number of freakshow fights and open weight matches throughout MMA history, and that tradition continued in Barcelona, Spain.
Friday night, in a promotion aptly called “Dogfight Wild Tournament,” the Spanish MMA promotion put on a David vs Goliath bout. It was a 5-foot-4 flyweight in Raymison “Formiga” Bruno taking on a much bigger 6-foot-6 heavyweight Roger “Goliat” Dalet.
Formiga has a 12-4 record, while Dalet is a basketball player that doesn’t have any pro bouts, at least on his online record.
Could that significant skill advantage overcome an insane amount of size and strength?
It was a hilarious visual seeing two men with such a big size difference, but on this occasion, skill beat size. Formiga closed the distance, took him down, and dominated on the mat against a strong, but clueless opponent on the ground.
Watch video of the fight below, courtesy of the inimitable Caposa:
DAVID SUBS GOLIATH
Raymison Formiga (5’4, 130lb) defeats Roger Dalet (6’6, 265lb) in R1 pic.twitter.com/5SiyDBTpnn
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) February 17, 2023
Although it won’t be on their official records as it was an exhibition match, Formiga won the match by armbar at 3:16 mark of the very first round.