Wait until the Pacific Islanders start showing up in MMA. They could kick some ass.

Those guys are the biggest and strongest people around, and fighting is massive in their culture.

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Are Samoans huge and tough? Do you want to fight a Samoan? We'll start you off easy, you can take on a Samoan ladyboy.

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Or maybe you prefer to fight an old, out of shape Samoan ladyboy.

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But seriously, those Islanders are monsters.

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You mean the guy who at age 20 was a jobless, overweight, unmotivated drunken street brawler who had never even set foot in a gym, and who was discovered at 20 by sheer chance because he knocked a guy out in a fight outside a bar in New Zealand, and who ended up beating Wanderlei and Cro Cop in PRIDE? Yeah, there are plenty more Islanders like him, he is by no means an exceptional talent.

If they start getting exposure to serious training and real opportunity, they will quickly become massive threats in the heavy divisions. Pacific Islanders are naturally physically enormous and unbelievably strong, they are renowned for being able to soak up punishment and keep fighting, and many come from impoverished backgrounds. With the right training and experience, they could well make a significant impact on the sport. But probably not at anything below light-heavy.

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In New Zealand, it is well known that you don't attack a Samoan with your fists. All of them have iron chins and knockout power. All of them. Anyone who says that that's a racist generalization has not seen many Samoans fighting.

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