MMA fighter Petr Romankevich made a statement with a brutal knockout of Zuluzinho at AMC Fight Nights 114 on Saturday. Romankevich and Zuluzinho battled in a heavyweight main event in Minsk, BLR. The two heavyweight brawlers were looking to make a stro…
MMA fighter Petr Romankevich made a statement with a brutal knockout of Zuluzinho at AMC Fight Nights 114 on Saturday. Romankevich and Zuluzinho battled in a heavyweight main event in Minsk, BLR. The two heavyweight brawlers were looking to make a strong impression with the AMC brass and earn their first win with the promotion….
PRIDE FC veteran Zuluzinho fell to his tenth career defeat in Russia on Monday. The 42-year-old faced off against Yusup Shuae who entered the bout unbeaten, with a record of 5-0-1. Zuluzinho weighed just under 400lbs for the bout but that didn’t stop him from getting off to a good start. The Brazilian landed big […]
PRIDE FC veteran Zuluzinho fell to his tenth career defeat in Russia on Monday.
The 42-year-old faced off against Yusup Shuae who entered the bout unbeaten, with a record of 5-0-1.
Zuluzinho weighed just under 400lbs for the bout but that didn’t stop him from getting off to a good start.
The referee stepped in to separate the fights. Zuluzinho began to wildly celebrate before it was made clear he had not won the fight and the referee had only stepped in to call an end to the round.
Zuluzinho ultimately went on to drop to a majority decision defeat.
Prior to this bout Zuluzinho was riding an impressive three-fight win streak under the Megdan Fighting banner.
The former Pride fighter scored first round knockout wins against Aleksandar Aleksic, Marko Djordevi and Aleksandar Aleksic.
Zuluzinho started his career with seven straight wins before stepping up to elite level competition.
He would then lose three consecutive fights against Fedor Emelianenko, Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira and legendary boxer Butterbean.
The Brazilian would go on to have mixed results in his future fights before walking away from the sport in 2010.
Eight years later he returned to fighting and lost against Edvaldo de Oliveira but that didn’t deter the veteran who has won three of the five fights he’s had since coming back.
We’ve all watched a mixed martial arts fight where one fighter seemed outclassed from the moment the bout was scheduled. Whether that fighter is facing skill or size obstacles, they still show up and fight, even when faced with insurmountable odds against them. Take a look at the 10 biggest mismatches in MMA history: 10.
We’ve all watched a mixed martial arts fight where one fighter seemed outclassed from the moment the bout was scheduled.
Whether that fighter is facing skill or size obstacles, they still show up and fight, even when faced with insurmountable odds against them.
Take a look at the 10 biggest mismatches in MMA history:
10. Fedor Emelianenko vs. Zuluzinho
Anytime you have what might be the beast heavyweight mixed martial artist of all time in the ring, it may always seem a little lopsided.
That fact was no better demonstrated in his 36-second destruction of Brazilian behemoth Zuluzinho.
While Zulu was a formidable 6 foot 7 and over 400 pounds of human, his ridiculous size was not enough to overcome Fedor’s unbelievable win streak and skill-set.
A straight left hand planted the big man on his bottom. Fedor attacked with lightning quick instinct, and felled his foe before he was able to get to his feet from the very first punch landed.
There have been numerous examples of ‘David vs. Goliath’ fights over the years, as we’ve discussed in previous articles, but the only way to really know for sure what these larger-than-life fighters are capable of is to match them up with someone their own size. That’s no easy task as there’s not exactly a whole
There have been numerous examples of ‘David vs. Goliath’ fights over the years, as we’ve discussed in previous articles, but the only way to really know for sure what these larger-than-life fighters are capable of is to match them up with someone their own size.
That’s no easy task as there’s not exactly a whole lot of fighters out there that measure up to the kind of jaw-dropping physical dimensions that would result in a worthy, ‘Clash Of The Titans’.
Nevertheless, in this article we’ll delve deep into the sports history to revisit 10 real-life examples of living giants going head-to-head in the cage or ring, from 7′ 2″ wrestlers to 520-pound sumo stars, super-heavyweight boxers to former world’s strongest man champions, all competing under MMA rules.
David Vs Goliath is a classic tale of an underdog overcoming seemingly insurmountable odds to win the day, but in the sport of mixed martial arts there’s a twist in the tale. If you’ve read our previous article, ’12 Times David Defeated Goliath’, you’ll already be well aware of the fact that more often than
David Vs Goliath is a classic tale of an underdog overcoming seemingly insurmountable odds to win the day, but in the sport of mixed martial arts there’s a twist in the tale.
If you’ve read our previous article, ’12 Times David Defeated Goliath’, you’ll already be well aware of the fact that more often than not it’s actually the apparent underdog ‘David’ that’s favored to win, with their superior speed, skill and conditioning proving too much for the lumbering giants to deal with.
That’s not always the case though, and in this article we’ll take a look at 10 occasions when these veritable man mountains have managed to live up to their fearsome physiques and crushed their smaller opponents underfoot.
The notion that a smaller man could take down a giant has always been an appealing one, tapping into our inherent desire to see the apparent underdog come out on top against the odds. It’s a concept that everyone is familiar with, thanks to the classic bible tale of David and Goliath, and that symbolism
The notion that a smaller man could take down a giant has always been an appealing one, tapping into our inherent desire to see the apparent underdog come out on top against the odds.
It’s a concept that everyone is familiar with, thanks to the classic bible tale of David and Goliath, and that symbolism has been revisited many times over the years.
In the early 1970’s, the legendary Bruce Lee explored the idea in a martial arts concept via his movie ‘Game Of Death’, writing a script that would require him to battle a 7ft 2” giant, portrayed by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
It’s not just a spectacle that’s consigned to books and movies though, as there have been many real-life instances of courageous martial artists testing themselves against gigantic opponents dating back to the earliest days of mixed martial arts competition.
Better yet, on many occasions it’s the smaller man who has emerged victorious thanks to superior technique, stamina and fighting spirit, and in this article we’ll pick out 12 of the most memorable examples of David defeating Goliath in MMA history.