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Martial arts supplement company Onnit Labs put together a challenge for a cash prize. The challenge was for them to pull a supposed civilian off the street to see if he could last a round with The Karate Hottie, Michelle Waterson.
It didn’t look like it was just a random guy fresh off the street, but it’s hard to tell, because he wasn’t able to throw any strikes of his own. Basically, he was a punching bag for Waterson for three minutes.
The rules were that he couldn’t strike, hold, or wrestle back. He was allowed to move out of the way, but not run. He was required to ‘engage’ the whole time.
The guy was able to continue moving forward and seemed to be able to deflect and defend most of the Karate Hottie’s attacks. He did get caught a couple of times, but it’s possible that Michelle’s 105-pound frame just couldn’t generate enough power to take the much bigger guy out; and it’s possible that he’s had some training as well.
Did he end up lasting the whole three minutes and get the money? Watch the video to find out!
Who Is The Karate Hottie?
Michelle Waterson is a mixed martial artist, who competes in the UFC women’s straweight division. “The Karate Hottie” rose to fame as a contestant on the Muay Thai-themed Fight Girls reality show on the Oxygen television network. She was also featured early in her career as one of the fighters in the MTV reality show Bully Beatdown.
The former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion has trained in karate Wushu, Muay Thai, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, boxing and wrestling. She has fought out of Jackson Wink MMA Academy for about 15 years. A tremendous ambassador for the sport, Waterson is a fighter and mother, has worked as a stunt double for Natalie Portman in the Marvel movie, Thor, and has appeared on the cover of ESPN’s Body Issue.
