MMA has come a long way since its inception; it has grown from being a gritty tough man competition that just wanted to find out what martial arts style was the best, into a true sporting event and martial art all its own. MMA today, looks nothing like it did in the early days, and that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. But that doesn’t mean it’s not fun to reminisce about the good ole’ days.

The one part of MMA we truly miss in its modern form is the “Freakshow Fight”. For those of you who don’t know, a “Freakshow Fight” is a fight that pits two fighters against each other that have no business fighting; generally there is a crazy size difference between the fighters.

So, in honor of our love for “Freakshow Fights”, we at The MMA Corner will share our favorite videos of our favorite fights that had no business ever taking place.

This week we travel back to May 21, 2010, at Moosin: God of Martial Arts in Worcester, Mass., Where former UFC heavyweight Tim Sylvia took on former five-time World’s Strongest Man Mariusz Pudzianowski.

Only three fights removed from a successful 13 fight UFC career, you don’t generally expect to see a former champion taking on a former strongman with only two pro bouts to his credit. But, that is exactly what Sylvia did.

While Pudzianowski was obviously the more powerful of the two, he simply wasn’t on Sylvia’s level. After battering the former strongman in the first round Sylvia was able to put him away in the second.

Enjoy.

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RJ Gardner
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RJ Gardner is a rabid sports fan and a long time MMA enthusiast. After watching UFC 1 at ripe old age of 11 RJ was hooked and his passion for the sport has continued to blossom over the years. RJ has been covering MMA since 2007 and has had work featured on Bleacher Report, SI.com, CBSSports.com and UFC.com. RJ is also a Petroleum Transportation Operations Manager during the day.