[kuri]

Good find JP.

C Bacon, I think Waterbury's point is that MMA fighters (like any athlete) would benefit from strength training. That's not to say Fedor & Gomi aren't badasses, because they clearly are. And both of them regularly beat other opponents that appear to be physically stronger (Fedor vs Randleman).

Some of them, and Rich Franklin comes to mind here, might be succeeding despite their strength training programs.

Of course there are many other factors that determine the outcome of a MMA fight, but if I were a competing fighter I'd sure as hell listen to what Chad has to say on the subject. I don't see any situation in which being better conditioned and stronger would be a detriment.