Strongman vs BJJ BLACK BELT! Ft Bas Rutten, Josh Palmer & The Mountain

[@Adrian-kr9ge]

I can already hear Joe Rogan telling Jamie to pull that mountain guy rolling with a black belt

[@martinjnagy]

Exactly what I was thinking... he'll also question the lads black belt and suggest anyone trained in combat could leather Thor

[@westside98]

“Jamie pull up the mountain rolling”

[@martinjnagy]

@Adam K oh right, thanks for the heads up buddy....I'll bare that in mind.

[@matthewpollard8570]

@Adam K Cancer x 3

[@NOSEXER]

Cheese

[@jakebeard622]

I'm really impressed with Thor he's actually experimenting with martail arts in general with a real mma legend bas rutten

[@jakebeard622]

@The Tide Rises I agree and disagree bro , at heart Thor is not a fighter but it's his genetics that will carry him through, but Eddie on the other hand wants to hurt thor he's determined + plus British born n bred are the toughest fighters

[@wolololer]

@@jakebeard622 i dont understand why ppl say Thor is not a fighter, u cna clearly see he is higly competitive, just because he dont look agreesive doesnt mean hes not a good fighter

[@jakebeard622]

@@wolololer you can just tell he doesn't have fighting knowledge with his body language he isn't that confident in his videos he's very sluggish , where as Eddie on the other hand is really grasping the idea of moving a lot of weight around the ring In an explosive manner , either way someone is going to drop in that fight and the referee will probably get knocked out with em 😅

[@wolololer]

@@jakebeard622 That is not what some1 would consider a fighter, and i disagree Thor dont display confidence. When Thor does sparrings he rly goes all in, he pushes himself to the max to win and have no fear. Btw theres plenty of videos of him sparing and such, even before he started this boxing journey

[@jakebeard622]

@@wolololerthese boys aren't fighters that's the truth they move insane weight around with there slow twitch muscle fibers , the only one that seems to be moving away from all that is Eddie hall he really can move for a cheese block of a man he generates power from hips and his footwork and all these traits will add up when Thor is getting sluggish n dropping his heavy hands, Thor has got some catching up to do believe me

[@DrVictorLopez]

BJJ athlete: the strength doesn’t matter in Grappling Haftor Bjornsson: -Hold my beer!!!

[@mikimiyazaki]

I've never heard an experienced bjj practitioner ever say that lol. My coach at 10th planet made it very clear that size and strength absolutely positively matter.

[@hughradford5878]

@@mikimiyazaki Yeah, real athletes respect strength and size. Some MMA fanboys are absolutely delusional and think world class fighters under 180lbs could beat up guys as big & strong as Thor, which is obviously ludicrous. It’s like a trained toddler against an untrained adult.

[@mikimiyazaki]

@@hughradford5878 well thats partially true based on my own personal experience. I mean size and strength matters when 2 fighters are the same level, but ive seen a guy outweighed by 40lbs beat the shit and ko huge guys that arent on there level of skill. Its like anything else. There are intangibles and they depend on what exactly. A huge puncher at 170 definitely has the power to ko anyone, and they'll ko guys that arent on there level even if they're huge. Ive seen it work in both extremes and in between, but yea 2 guys equally skilled. The bigger stronger guy is gonna win.

[@davidmedinagarza6634]

@@mikimiyazaki yea 40 pounds does not make the difference, for the skill gap, but 230 might.. thor its about 400 pounds XD

[@ItsNikoHIMself]

"Hold my proteinshake"

[@DrSwole]

Hafthor would injure a lottt of people if he went into BJJ

[@Azzhole224]

@Tyshawn • 10 Years Ago • No he wouldn't.

[@flavioaraujo2142]

There are weightclasses, if he fights a trained heavyweight, he isn't going to last 30 sec

[@luka188]

@@Azzhole224 Like actually though, Thor would kill almost anyone in a physical life or death fight, denying that is seriously ignorant lol. Even top level fighters with decades of training would literally die if Thor wanted to kill them in a fight. He gets his hands on you with intent to take your life, and you are toast unless you have some weapon to defend yourself or have comparable strength. I wouldn't be surprised if there's less than 10.000 people in the world that could actually defeat Thor in a straight confrontation where he's out for blood, and that's currently, if he'd train for a decade in combat sports and develops a real combat sense while he keeps his mass and strength, he'd be next to unbeatable in a scenario where its him or his opponent in a bare hands fight. Many people are more skilled than him and could land hits on him, or knock him out in the ring with all he rules present, but among those people there's not many who'd survive if he wanted to take their life for real. There's no single human on the planet right now who is as large and athletic as Hafthor, he's at a level of physicality never before seen, as such it's easy to underestimate him by applying regular standards when evaluating him.

[@Ravishrex1]

@@luka188 the Dutch giant , martyn Ford might come close although I agree with your statement , if he is out for blood , but everyone has a punches chance

[@garethllewellyn215]

Marcelo garcia has beat someone huge in open weight

[@lfcbb0422]

Great to See Bas Rutten! Love the progress Thor, you got this🇳🇱 🇮🇸

[@OoOOoO-dg7kn]

G E K O L O N I E S E E R D

[@lfcbb0422]

OoO OoO 😂😂

[@larsschrier1656]

Lmfao ga stuk

[@spoobini]

Now with his new kick technique Hafthor will be able to gather enough fire wood to make it through the winter.

[@torstent8979]

And Eddie Hall will be surprised when he comes up with a high kick to end their fight ^^

[@weaver3636]

@@torstent8979 I thought it was going to be a boxing match? No kicks allowed.

[@boom4301]

@@weaver3636 i know right just look at the differences between both mens training regimes. On one side you have Eddie hall who is boxing his arse off every day hitting the gym losing weight on a strict diet keeping his strength and going to hell and back everyday to win this fight and on the other side you have thor who is practicing mma lmao

[@torstent8979]

@@weaver3636 Well, that's what I meant when I said "will be suprised". I also did this '^^' -> to make clear that's fun. Are you from germany, or why didn't you get this?

[@wernerbro3208]

They should Just switch the Eddie fight to muay thai. Alot more fun

[@andrewcarrizales2191]

Like watching a father wrestling his young son, the size disparity makes up for the experience in this special case because the difference is so great.

[@Azzhole224]

LOL. It doesn't look anything like that.

[@hairyape_8103]

@@Azzhole224 troll

[@thegeniusfool]

The thing is that a guy his size, and strength, always has a built in carefulness when dealing with us "mere mortals." So, we don't really see what it would look like with that restriction removed.

[@chaosdweller]

Imagine him being equal in grappling experience, with that strength ? 😳

[@zastavabruva]

Size does matter in grappling, but also the bjj black belt is very out of shape and not agile at all weak and not fast nor strong for his size or explosive, very bad stamina/conditioning and grappling with a guy like Thor who is all the above and surprisingly fast and agile for his size he was doomed from the start, the outcome would of been very different if it was a good grappler in great shape, Thor would have probably still won but not as fast, the match would’ve been more interesting than with this skinny fat guy. I’d love to see Thor doing more martial arts, so interesting to see someone with his size and unbelievable strength getting in to martial arts. I think it’ll force other martial artists and martial arts to evolve more to be able to keep up with such a force of nature

[@FJ24.]

They say BJJ is the only combat martial art where size doesn’t matter... well that was true until Hafþór tried it

[@TheOneAndOnly316]

The real life lesson here is bjj won't protect you from a bear 🤣🤣

[@MKDbigboss]

Think BJJ is a lot more size dependant than the striking disciplines lol

[@mikimiyazaki]

Who says that? I trained at 10th planet jj and my coach made it very clear right away that size and strength absolutely matter.

[@mikimiyazaki]

@@MKDbigboss actually it isnt anywhere near as size dependant as boxing or any other martial art where you actually fight.

[@FJ24.]

@@MKDbigboss definitely so far from the truth

[@deeeeeeps]

Training in a bunker to keep the public safe from Bas Rutten.

[@chaosdweller]

Lol

[@kevinthomes1046]

Remember when people thought Conner could easily beat Thor. Skill at Conner's size does not make up for 400lbs and can move with Hulk strength.

[@readmycomment3157]

Its literally like an adult fighting a 6 year old in terms of the size difference.

[@sk8terG154]

Let’s see him and Ngannou tho. Lol

[@Gndlf_TheOrange]

Yeah it's such a stupid argument. Thor could Hulk smash Conor with ease. He could literally throw him out the cage 😂

[@marcoderoos6557]

I think Connor would just run circles around thor and if they fought right now he would win. However if thor had a full fight camp he would win.

[@jtaco4101]

@Justin Yoder he's strong enough. He would smash him. C'mon now. Even hafthor would say so.

[@omariscovoador7486]

Moral of the history: size and strength does matter when talking about grappling.

[@kevinkohoutek995]

It matters everywhere , we just saw Tyson vs Jones as well . Funny thing happened being the bigger stronger guy actually means something

[@IvanM272]

It matters to a point, but its not like there are other Thor's walking gyms and rolling. A high level BJJ is going to finish Thor, despiste his size.

[@omariscovoador7486]

@@IvanM272 for sure, it is never 100% sure who will win

[@arsnotoria3755]

Size does not equate to strength. You can be big, and weak as fuck. I knew a 6'7"" 300 lb giant, who was a fucking gaming nerd, slob, and had literally no concept of body mechanics, nor was he strong at all, with virtually no muscle mass. If he lost his fat, he would look akin to Trevor from Trailer Park Boys. Strength on the other hand is a different beast, and indeed matters 110%. Thor with a blue belt, bit of wrestling and boxing training would snap Bas like a literal twig. Wanna see strength trump technique? Go watch 240lb Juji, with no grappling experience literally rag doll a 140lb MMA fighter. That was just a body builder, nowhere near Thors level of strength.

[@pulse4503]

Pretty much anybody would mess with a guy 206 cm tall * 180-190 kgs and built like that....

[@StarWarsTheory]

Bas vs Thor? Thor's sheer size trumps decades of BJJ training. I've never seen something like this. Cool

[@RickySpanish12344]

Well......... Bas is older now. A younger Bas would beat him fairly quickly. But that's because Halfthor has very little experience. If Thor had a few years of solid training he'd be a handful for just about anyone. It's very rare for someone to have his size, strength, and athleticism

[@jameslisignoli2471]

My guy Star Wars Theory

[@abhijithanilkumar4959]

Now where are the guys who say size and strength doesn't matter

[@abhijithanilkumar4959]

@@RickySpanish12344 bs bro Hafthor can use him as a dumbell

[@RickySpanish12344]

@@abhijithanilkumar4959 lol if that were true, world strong men would rule MMA... They don't.

[@fluffyfeetbmf]

I can’t believe how far you have come. You’re doing amazing brother. I love how you have really thrown yourself into this. Keep it going!

[@gognoggler7326]

Yeah that's a weird wrestling advantage I've never thought about. If your circumference is too great then you kind of break the basic mechanics of wrestling lol

[@DAMfoxygrampa]

Me and my friends have had this argument before. Would hafthor beat a black belt ? Half my argument was based on that principle, all the techniques used on normal sized people don't apply anymore

[@bradanderson4192]

@@DAMfoxygrampa Heel Hooks from open guard would still apply even to him tough, they were the black belt's best (if not only) chance by a long shot. He even had a clean occasion to go for a leg entanglement from 12:30 to 12:40, I'm not sure why he didn't try. He either doesnt' know them (a lot of BJJ school don't teach them because they are considered too dangerous, and if you train in the GI they are officially forbidden altogether) or he didn't try them because it's considered very dangeros and irresponsable to do it to a beginner, since you don't feel pain until after the knee break so he would not know when to tap in time, the risk of injury is too great. I'm very curious to see how an high level leg lock specialist would fare against Thor.

[@LightBender777]

This is why they have weight classes in grappling. The only sport were that doesn't apply is sumo wrestling which is 100% technique. This proves Bjj is just trash cult popularized by the gracies. They don't even teach takedowns and they call it grappling. The guard should be a last resort not primary position. 💩

[@bradanderson4192]

@@LightBender777 The Gracie teach takedown and treat the guard as a last resort if you can't obtain the takediwn.

[@SpeedOfThought1111]

@@LightBender777 Actually they have BJJ team tournaments where the winner stays to fight the next opponent and they're a range of weight classes. There have been some surprising outcomes where the much smaller person wins or at least survives.

[@rowanperry8545]

Bas should be his full time trainer

[@vfxforge]

yeh Eddie would have Zero chance then, Bas is so experienced and knows so many techniques to breakdown giants. I dont think it would be a fair fight for Eddie lol.

[@liammorgans7329]

If it was an mma fight maybe

[@stearnsy4005]

@@vfxforge you’re forgetting this is a boxing match, not mma

[@mrri8403]

Bas is an mma trainer tho , overall for a boxin*match he should seek a reputable boxing trainer that can formulate a good strategic plan .

[@AdiDanialArief]

vfxforge youre fuckin clueless bro 😂 boxing and mma are two different sports.

[@stealz5000]

When they start grappling it looks like Thor is thinking "I could just squash him like an insect but I don't think that's how it is supposed to go"

[@alissonmatarazzo9038]

I think he could just crush the guy if he wanted to

[@steinarst9084]

@@alissonmatarazzo9038 He quite literally could pick him up and smash him around like Hulk does to Loki.

[@netgeek3010]

What's very impressive is how agile Thor is for a man his size.

[@soybean70]

Very impressive with his grappling. Not the boxing

[@wernerbro3208]

@@soybean70 have u seen any other 6ft9 400 pounds athlete try boxing with only 3 month experience?, 😂 nah you havent so sit down.

[@soybean70]

@@wernerbro3208 cry a river you little worm

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

@@soybean70 thor looks like shlt

[@soybean70]

@@girlsdrinkfeck I'll be surprised if he wins

[@CoachTylerJohnston]

Appreciate the ability to listen and learn to the experience and wisdom of those guys. Good and scary to see a giant that is willing to learn.

[@niightmaregaming]

Dana White having board room meetings to figure out how to a get a "mountain" weightclass in the UFC

[@yeah5874]

That is a BRAVE man wrestling Hafthor lol, not many people are willing to do that

[@topdoge2632]

LoL they are just training

[@Azzhole224]

Nope, I'm pretty sure lots of people are.

[@garethllewellyn215]

I'd love to just to feel how helpless it really feels

[@TheSupraman2jzgte]

@@garethllewellyn215 do ya now lol

[@garethwilliams1058]

@@TheSupraman2jzgte 😂🤣😂😂😂😂

[@lastmanstanding1767]

Have all the faith in the world for you Thor. Merry Christmas from the U.S.🎄

[@domenicduartesr.672]

Thor, great job boss. You are looking great. I enjoy seeing you working with Bas.

[@pauleiwalsh]

Looking great Hafthor…

[@3smike]

Thor with Bas... absolutely LEGENDARY content. Thanks Thor!!

[@unscrewer4293]

Congrats 500k!

[@SimplyJane12]

Your videos play during my workouts these days since I'm not able to work out at my gym. The team you have is amazing. Having such a supportive community around you makes all the difference -- inside the gym and out 💪🏋️🥊

[@Nirsterkur]

Same here.

[@poweravery4410]

Too big too strong that’s how you win. 💪🏼

[@RogerRockmore]

Carl Froch style lol

[@chaosdweller]

Lol

[@Mhurilo10]

You have given millions of fighters good material to analyze

[@sirveillance9080]

You can't get better than Bas as an all round life coach. Great ethics. Dang-ge-de-dang!

[@44matieu]

Can't wait for the fight

[@JustMe-mn4gr]

If they were going to fight, I wish Thor and Eddie had chosen MMA instead of boxing.

[@pokemontas8025]

agree! boxing is boring

[@user-ud6xw3js3r]

Sumo

[@FofosMoto]

Eddies practice.. Boxing Thor practice.. Kick Boxing..😁💪🏻

[@TF-mn1wo]

eddies practice: belly shots with paddie 🤣 what a joke

[@karma_yogi_42]

Thor training his mind, Eddie trains his body. They're complete opposites in everything

[@TF-mn1wo]

@@karma_yogi_42 so thor doing an exhibition match isnt training his body hmm... ok

[@eugenemurray2708]

@@karma_yogi_42 Eddie training his ego* fixed it for ya

[@StrikerFin]

@@eugenemurray2708 Well said lol

[@OCo16]

thor if you trained BJJ you would be unstoppable. If you actually knew how to do arm locks, leg locks, choke holds, arm bars, etc

[@peteragren7568]

If he just knew weight control and distribution combined with good movement skills and positional awareness, he wouldn’t need submission techniques. 😄

[@jacobthompson6138]

If he just knew the Americana or kimora that guy wouldn’t have any shoulder tendons anymore. When he got side control I knew it was over for the other guy

[@wernerbro3208]

@@peteragren7568 that would be his submission 😅

[@dfo990]

it looks like he could easily finish the bbj black belt guy, but he don't know how to...

[@olopiligrim]

If he knew judo , you jiujitsu will be nothing 🤷🏼‍♂️ groundlovers

[@chrishayes5755]

so cool seeing bas and thor training together. put a huge smile on my face.

[@alanmartinezrodriguez884]

I can't blame the BJJ guy. First of all, he's not a heavyweight. We're not living in the Royce Gracie era anymore where he could submit monsters. There are weight classes for a reason. Second of all, you need a top of the chain BJJ practitioner to deal with someone as big as Thor on the ground. Put Roger Gracie or Gordon Ryan in there and see how it goes. Anyway, good stuff Thor. You won't get a better master than the legend Bas Rutten.

[@jondoe2772]

No, Thor would still lose in an actual fight. He'd be a large lumbering fighter who has zero takedown skills and would tire extremely quick. Royce still had trouble with large fighters in the sense that it took a bit for him to wear them out so he could submit them. Here they are just rolling and are starting on the ground. Big difference.

[@MrAlepedroza]

@@jondoe2772 Found the Napoleon complex guy. Hope you're kidding. First, an actual fight wont take place in an octagon. A street fight won't last long enough for you to tire a guy like this, who despite his size is trained in striking and has fought professionally. You better be a very good striker yourself. You won't have a soft mat under you, either, if he falls over you, you'll be out of air and with a few broken bones. Try a takedown against a guy that size who can also strike and outranges you like you outrange a toddler. He'll stop you with one hand and pound you with the other, he doesn't even need that much takedown defense unless you're a high level wrestler, judoka or No Gi champ...and as you can see, he's neither clueless on the ground. Once he starts ground and pound, you're dead. If he picks you up, he'll slam your skull into pate.

[@jondoe2772]

@@MrAlepedroza The ol "in the streets argument." Well "in the streets" someone could have a gun, knife, have a friend to help. Your hypothetical scenario is fucking stupid. And in a cage match unless Thor trains ground game he loses. There's a reason why current Thor is waaayyy smaller than he used to be. He's not a dumb ass like you and knows that big muscle bound people gas out very quickly.

[@KootBear]

@@MrAlepedroza 100% this

[@theshermantanker7043]

Gordon Ryan would probably win because Gordon is over 200lbs and very strong. None of the Gracies are big enough for this

[@chrisgibson5803]

Bas has always been an amazing teacher.

[@chenchi6623]

I wanna see him roll against Gordon Ryan 😂, that'd be interesting...

[@jamesron5625]

I wanna see him attempt to remove Danaher’s rash guard.

[@MastersmokeABUSE]

Gordon would eat him

[@enricopucci7413]

ROGER GRACIE even retired as a couch I will kill to see a Rolling Roger Gracie vs Gordon Ryan that will be real deal Thor is just heavy even a shity grappler like AJ Agarzam could manage to submit The mountain but Gracie VS Ryan that would be epic

[@humann5682]

I'd like to see Gordon Ryan at World's Strongest Man.

[@dannyhipolito817]

With Thor’s massive size, he’d smush Gordon. But I bet he rolls with guys that are smaller than Thor daily

[@BJiuJitsuTV]

This is scary to watch... just imagine if that roll was a real life situation 🤯

[@nh153650]

Some one needs to photo shop Thor looking like brolly from dragon ball Z 😝

[@juicebowl]

Yeah, when they do the arm crossover and scream OSU, is a good point for him to go SSJ.

[@marcochavezjr9180]

It would be great to see you and Martins grapple, he's also obviously big and strong, and knows how to grapple.

[@RoisinT2]

Bas Rutten is a real living legend! BADASS still to this date!

[@David88123]

Thor, this was awesome! I would definitely love to see more videos like this in the future. It's great to see you getting significantly faster and more powerful. I can only imagine the shape you'll be in during the time the match begins.

[@jc-pk7we]

Half the time I’m like “where did the other person go”

[@morganbillings7498]

Thor you have a distinct advantage in grappling due to your size and strength it is impressive and fun to watch keep experimenting and doing your best It is always inspirational to see your efforts at personal growth.

[@VolkerDrach]

Bas Ruten and Josh Palmer! I've always wanted to see Hafthor vs a Black Belt Jiu Jitsu, I've always thought that he'd be immune to it due to his immense strength and height.

[@AlaiMacErc]

Maybe not to an 'ultra heavy' BJJ BB... ... though as Hafþór is kinda in his own ultra-ultra-ultra-....-ultra heavy category, I'm not betting big money either way!

[@erikverstrepen3373]

Oss !! Nice job exploring different martial arts. Beautifully decorated Christmas tree 🎄 at home. Enjoy Thor 👊

[@biotorex8999]

If size and strength doesn't matter. Try to fight a Silverback gorilla with your skills.

[@sebbe4717]

size and strength does matter, that is why there are weight classes.

[@chaosdweller]

@@sebbe4717 it matters less in BJJ, especially in the gi.

[@chaosdweller]

Lol good one

[@crubs83]

This guy is literally bigger than a Silverback Gorilla.

[@madhujyaburagohian1870]

@@crubs83 nopes

[@karma_yogi_42]

Really refreshing to watch him put his heart and soul into this. May the best boxer win

[@BuffPomsky]

Crazy the kick sounds between ras and thor are almost the same despite the speed. Imagine when thor get quicker 😮😮😮

[@ryanmcbee1927]

Thor man you are genuinely looking good now man. Look a lot healthier as much as this fight is entertaining for all of us it might just be the best thing for you guys

[@FozzybearX]

Always when i see the Mountain , i think of myself but in tiny version 😂

[@Aliens-Are-Our-Friends2027]

"The Hill"

[@nahfamly]

The pebble

[@MyWeedgrower]

the ant hill?

[@scubasteve4152]

The Bump

[@DAMfoxygrampa]

THE BOULDER

[@frederickbarger1594]

Grip strength is very important in MMA. Using your weight was a great call. Awsome video! Thx

[@elvikingobarbaroja]

I learned more about fighting from Baz than from 2 years as a doorman. Lol

[@JasonLivinginChina]

15:22 Thor let out a HUGE Viking fart

[@EnUddaGamer]

That thumbnail.... lol!

[@artofcodeystevenson7758]

Lmao

[@Bb23199]

As a new fan of both,. primarily a fight fan, I'm impressed with both Thor and Eddie. They've really immersed themselves in martial arts and fighting. Much respect to thor for taking this exhibition in january as well

[@mcbrummel2]

Aerts reference ! 3x times K1 champ #respect

[@honeyhole411]

It’s so cool that you decided to try Jiu Jitsu and yet you seemed so humble about using your size and strength. I hope you liked the roll and maybe we will see you do more grappling in the future 🙃

[@billabong9215]

With or without their upcoming dual. Thor and Eddie haven't looked as good in years. Sure they were extremely impressive being 400+ pounds but they looked very unhealthy. Great work

[@kkrroonniicc]

Just realized you have a KZbin channel! Loving the content so far. Keep up the good work 💪🤘

[@armwrestlingfan6804]

11:10 I want none of this

[@tylerrobbins8311]

Looking great Thor, glad to see you cross training. I can't wait to watch your fights.

[@bkdsaskerman7359]

Everyone says tehnique beats power, but that doesnt count for hafthor💪

[@TheCommercialBreakk]

It does for someone weighing your weight class but the sheer size of hafthor would destroy the avarage joe with years of BJJ practice

[@getstrongby4038]

Yeah it's hilarious, people always say that. Check Ramsey deweys channel he shows what you say is absolutely true

[@hectorantoniodejesusibarra7431]

@@getstrongby4038 dude there are limita for tecniche , and hafthor its a example

[@nicholasdimedio302]

Thor is 2x heavier and way stronger the average lifter would get wrecked by 140 pound black belt all day

[@meginna8354]

Hafthor is a 6'9 super athletic 360lb guy, he's a rare exception

[@chickasawmike1319]

Man it would be amazing to get to take lessons from Bas, good on ya for sharing this with us.

[@luka188]

Hafthor doing bjj is so scary. He's a great man with a lot of self control and respect for his opponents, so he wouldn't do any harm, but he has such ridiculous strength he could literally cave in a mans chest just by putting his weight on it, like at 12:33 with his hand placed on the mans ribcage, right where the liver is, imagine the pain if he dug in and put his weight on someones chest like that, could literally crush someones liver. He could probably snap mans arm just with his strength alone, no arm bar required. He could probably rip the leg out of the hip joint by putting forward pressure on it if he's mounted on top. Or dig his fingers into the opponents body to tear the muscle, or behind the ribs to do some awful damage if he wanted to lol. If Hafthor actually wanted to harm someone, there'd be little difference compared to getting mauled by a bear when facing him lol!

[@improbable6129]

I'd say that goes for most strongmen that are over 350lbs. Sumbitches are fuckin huge. Nowadays some of the guys that win the comps are around 350, but Hafthor, Eddie Hall & Brian Shaw all were at their best when they were around 450lbs. Hafthor is nowhere near that now, but just fuckin imagine one of em on top of you. Surprisingly explosive too if you watch strongman.

[@REXAZOR]

U watch to much TV mate. Any real competitive black belt wuld have just gotten into single lex X guard inverted and taken his leg and weight off them and submitted him in 20 seconds lmao. That guys josh palmer a hobbyist who just did bjj to lose weight he has no competitive credentials and wuld be destroyed by competitive blue belts.

[@luka188]

@@REXAZOR I don't actually watch any tv at all, would like to see how the competitive black belt would get him of his feet and submit him though. I know there's techniques, but when someone is so big and strong you can't even really apply your best techniques due to the sheer size of him, I wonder how well that would go. Also, the fact it would take an expert with over a decade of experience in BJJ to take down a man with no experience shows how much his size factors in. Not to mention, Hafthor doesn't need to oblige and let anyone take him down to the ground. Teach him some basic defense in a few months, and those black belts will have a hard time hurting him.

[@bradanderson4192]

"a lot of self control and respect for the opponents" and "he would not do any harm" my ass lol. In this video he sparred with a boxer half his size and he went completely berserk punching him in the head full force dozen of times: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGSvg2mmjKqjgbc And like you can see the boxer still had his head intact, was not knocked out and Thor had to stop because he was too exhausted. Some people are really overstimating Thor's ability to inflict damage, there is no doubt he is a freaking monster of incomparable strenght and power, but he is not going to crumble your body like you are made of glass by just grabbing it.

[@peturstefansson]

That was a fun video to watch, Thor. I like that you are experiencing combat martial art.

[@Dieggo.v]

SCARYYY FOOKIN STRONG

[@connorsmith7804]

I didn't notice the Josh Palmer had tattooed legs.... Oh wait, that's Thor's arms 😂😂😂

[@SparklingLavaJellyfish]

Hello Thor

[@crownroyal2154]

People underestimate the athleticism it take to be a top strongman

[@soorajj9207]

Yup strong man is way different than weight lifters. Far more agile and explosive.

[@bradanderson4192]

It would be very interesting to see you roll with some world class BJJ guy, I hope you manage to do that and show it.!!!!

[@user-ud6xw3js3r]

A heavyweight tho to see how much difference in strength there is

[@Givven]

impressed with the movement and the balance, of course it helps to be 370 lbs or whatever he is, but the way he was keeping the pressure on him from side control showed awareness and skill, impressive stuff from the big man!

[@meginna8354]

Tjor is very naturally aethletic

[@kallepikku4991]

13:14 Bjj fanboys in comment section, after seeing their boy getting dominated by a newbie: "Thor knows jiu-jitsu too!"

[@StillRolling]

Awesome brother! Love that you are game to try out grappling with black belts and playing around striking with Connor. Big Guy, Big Personality 🤙

[@prisonfishgaming8195]

His movement is getting a lot less stiff, butt his punchs are still snail speed he has a good year but at this rate their is already miles between his agility and what eddie hall has been displaying.

[@wernerbro3208]

He is rarely putting max speed which is weird. Ive seen him punch fast but thats when hes not tired and commits

[@davidtaylor6613]

Great job Thor. Your endurance training paid off there. The old saying is every man is the same size on the ground, but you push that reality. Just subscribed from Detroit.

[@Eddie70X7]

9:24 You walk in to see a giant and Bas Ruten annihilating a guy, what do you do?

[@kallepikku4991]

9:26 Football kicks to the head. Bas when back to his Japanese rules right there.

[@keeganbarboza207]

Legends say Thor is a legend 🔥

[@TheBlah7777]

Was fun to watch bro just dont get injured. Also Big Congrats on over 500k Subs.

[@christianwarrior249]

“Osu, KARATE COMBAT!”

[@PauIdenino]

It would be cool to see a video with you and Gunnar Nelson

[@dannykennion8738]

Should of challenged Eddie to a Wrestle match instead

[@JonniP1]

There would be lot of heavy breathing.

[@anasqader3851]

Eh wouldn't be fun they would gas out quick due to their weight

[@andreasarbor2300]

Very nice video, thank you!

[@crazypeeps7218]

Thor can literally squeeze most of these bjj guys to death honestly lol. He is just way to big

[@LightBender777]

This is why when people say size and strength doesn't matter in Bjj you know they never trained a day in their life or they only train with midgets.

[@jtaco4101]

@@LightBender777 no one has literally ever said that. Gtfoh.

[@wolololer]

@@jtaco4101 Thats the whole argument in BJJ fanboys use, saying BJJ is the best martial art to defeat bigger guys and what not

[@bewalker25]

@@wolololer It can beat bigger guys, but not with that such difference for everything there is a limit.

[@wolololer]

@@bewalker25 Ofc, but any other martial art also can beat a bigger guy if he is not trained and the diference is not too big. I just dont like this all bjj fanboy argument.

[@johnb6850]

I don’t think bjj practitioners say size and strength don’t matter. They say the techniques are based on leverage rather than strength so a smaller guys has a better chance against a stronger opponent. Strength and speed are always a factor.

[@PunchCatcher]

I'd like to see you roll with Martins Licis. Watching his channel he seems to have done some BJJ and it would be interesting to see two people of similar strength and above average size play some BJJ.

[@ericdowd336]

That was AWESOME!!!!!!! Can't be taught by any better than Bas Rutan!!!!!

[@Ravishrex1]

Imagine Thor training Mma for 5 years .

[@muineeguh7011]

Then fighting pudzianowski

[@soybean70]

Could be great ground and pound. Not a striker though

[@liammorgans7329]

I hope he gets into it after the boxing fight

[@GR-uc1gq]

Just a bigger CM Punk

[@soybean70]

@@GR-uc1gq XL PUNK

[@onurekici7302]

12:45 very smooth guard pass. I know guys that are training for a long time, and still cant pull that off.. Much respect brother, nice to see that you enjoy BJJ/MMA.

[@conradmcdaniel8407]

Idgaf what you say. Seeing the damn Mountain throw a high kick was terrifying

[@dkennell998]

Good on Palmer for taking this roll, and good on Thor for his effort. These sorts of moments are so important in the evolution of fighting - these reality checks. Would def be interesting to see Thor roll with a heavyweight black belt, though.

[@Ghostone11]

9:25 Your probably wondering how I got in this situation.

[@Christine-r7d]

Great job!

[@Madnoxlol]

should have challenged eddie hall to a MMA fight, you would have tapped him out or broke hes arms on the ground. beast.

[@LA-km5ju]

I highly doubt that. Have you seen Eddie's neck? Have you ever tried grappling with someone 120kg+?

[@TF-mn1wo]

if eddie hall fell he couldnt get back up hes a wonky fuck lol

[@intermaths1128]

@@TF-mn1wo Eddy will knock thor out with a right hook

[@TF-mn1wo]

@@intermaths1128 LOL with those t rex arms?

[@nilsmedskills2560]

@@TF-mn1wo Eddie is athletic af for a guy weighing 160 kg, he even did several fitness tests a couple months back. Im not tryna hate, i love Thor, but i doubt he could even finish a 500 m run

[@KD-rd1im]

Thor very respectful and good dude

[@LearnSomethingHelpful]

Muscle memory is everything....start boxing!

[@kinikinik3574]

Definitely want to see more like this! You have natural skill very impressive! You’re a monster!

[@frankfritz7389]

Thor in the UFC..scary..

[@stevecope5549]

Dana said nobody over 275 is fit enough to compete and outside of Thor and Eddie I sort of agree. A 375 pound weight class in MMA? Thor and who? Uncle Jimmy from the truck stop is 380.

[@hardowider5054]

He could only fight in Rizin. Or some random even like Jake Paul and others fight.

[@GuzQuebec]

No chance of victory against the top 5.

[@ben1ben2ben1]

He would have to cut off his limbs to make weight

[@ben1ben2ben1]

@@stevecope5549 Thor and Eddie are not close to fit enough. Eddie in particular was legendary for having terrible cardio. Thor had decent cardio for a strongman, but nothing special. They were both more static strength. Someone like Mateusz is much better conditioned for MMA than the two static beasts Eddie may be the worst conditioned top strongman in the last 20 years lol. Did you actually say he was one of the strongman fit enough

[@Jkrofl]

Love it when you catch up with Bas