In this classic throwback fight between Pete Williams and Roger Neff, we get to see a perfect example of how useful muscle is in a fight when you don’t know how to use it.

If you’ve recently become a fan of mixed martial arts, you might think that the way the sport is now is the way it has always been, but that certainly isn’t the case.

Mixed martial arts began as no holds barred, with two men being locked in a cage (or ring) left to fight until one was either unconscious or forced to submit. Slowly, over time more and more rules were implemented until we were left with the sport we know and love today.

But there was still a period known as the dark ages in the midst of the transition of NHB to MMA. It was referred to as the dark ages because the sport had been forced underground by legal scrutiny, but you could also consider it the dark ages because of how little was understood of the techniques used and the power behind them.

As the two fighters make their way into the cage, all that the commentators can seem to focus on is the size of Neff and the potential of his strength.

Looks like Roger Neff is wider than I am tall, – As he comes in, he is conditioned in like a nuclear way with strength,

The two continue to speak as if Williams, the smaller of the two fighters, has no chance in the bout as the bell rings. Well, that is for the six seconds that the fight actually lasts before Williams lands and finishes the fight with the first flurry of punches he throws.

Everyone in the arena that evening, including the commentators left with a better idea of what is important to have on your side in a fight.

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Strength is a great thing to have and it certainly can be an advantage, but it is practically useless if you don’t have the technique to back it up with and your opponent does.