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Top 7 weirdest fights ever: This stuff is beyond belief!
Gerard Gordeau vs. Teila Tuli at UFC 1
When Gerard Gordeau took on the much larger, sumo-style Teila Tuli at UFC 1 it was quite the spectacle.
The bout served as the opening at the first UFC event, and Gerard set the tone for what was about to come as he kicked a grounded Teila in the head, knocking out some teeth. Wild and weird indeed!
The siamese boxing spectacle with Rampage and Sapp
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The recent ”siamese boxing” bout, where UFC veteran Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and kickboxer Bob Sapp faced Woody and Jon Nutt was a pretty weird fight.
Each fighter hid one of their arms under a two-man shirt and competed as a pair. In the end, Team Rampage & Sapp eventually won the fight via third-round stoppage win. What a bizarre fight!
Royce Gracie vs. sumo legend Akebono
When legendary UFC winner and MMA pioneer Royce Gracie faced sumo legend and 484-pounder (219 kilo) Akebono the weight difference was so extreme it looked like a bad joke.
It was no doubt an incredible mismatch when it came to size – but not when it came to skills.
It took less than three minutes for BJJ master Gracie to submit the sumo wrestler.
The Bob Sapp vs. Kiyoshi Tamura spectacle
In Bob Sapp’s second appearance in Pride 21, back in 2002, he weighed at 325 lbs (147 kilo) while the Japanese rising star Kiyoshi Tamura weighed in at a more modest 185 lbs (84 kilo).
From the opening bell, Sapp charged like a bull against Tamura and caught him with a huge right hook.
Twice the size of his opponent, Sapp dropped powerful hammer fists until the corner of Tamura saved their fighters life as they threw in the towel after just 40 seconds.
Why this fight was booked is still a mystery.
Kaoklai Kaennorsing vs. Hong-Man Choi
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At the K1 World Grand Prix Final in 2005 the world witnessed one of the most bizarre matchups of all time.
Hong-Man “Korean Colossus” Choi standing (7’2” and weighing 355 lbs, 218 cm and 161 kg) faced Muay Thai fighter Kaoklai Kaennorsing who usually competed against fighters at 175 lbs (79 kg).
The much smaller Kaoklai miraculously survived against the “Korean Colossus” but eventually lost the fight via decision.
Gabi Garcia destroys 50-year-old Yumiko Hotta
The matchup between Gabi Garcia and Yumiko Hotta in 2016 was one hell of a weird fight.
The physically huge Garcia (6’2” and 205 lbs, 188 cm 93 kg) was a grappling ace with four ADCC gold medals, nine World Jiu-Jitsu championships, and 11 Pan American championships to her name.
When Rizin matched the Brazilian with former Japanese pro wrestling star Yumiko Hotta, they threw all common sense straight out the window. Not only due to the size difference, but also due to the fact that Hotta happened to be 50 years old (!) at the time.
As expected, the fight didn’t last long and Hotta was completely and utterly destroyed.
It’s hard to describe how bad this matchup was, and it’s even harder to comprehend why it was booked in the first place.
Ali vs. Inoki: ”War of the Worlds”
One of the weirdest fights ever.
The 1976 ”War of the Worlds” could be seen as a precursor to MMA and was a mixed rule fight between undisputed heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali and Japanese professional wrestler Antonio Inoki.
The bout was fought under ”special rules”, and turned out to be quite boring since the rules had been so modified that the contest was no longer boxing versus wrestling.
”I don’t know how seriously Muhammad Ali is taking the fight, but if he doesn’t take it seriously, he could suffer damage. I’m going in there fighting. I may even break his arm,” Inoki said at a pre-fight press conference.
However, Inoki didn’t break no arms, in fact, he was on his back during the majority of the fight, kicking Ali’s legs 107 times.
In the end, the spectacle ended as a draw and the crowd at the sold-out Nippon Budokan threw rubbish into the ring and chanted ”Money back! Money back!”.
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