Who's the smartest MMA fighter

[West Linn]

I was looking at the Bryce Mitchell thread and seeing his list of reading books, a whole bunch of conspiracy theory books.

Now I realize these guys are fighters and their intelligence isn't what makes them money, but is there a highly intelligent fighter amongst the UFC roster? Is there someone a cut above the rest in terms of mental capability?

I would put Overeem out there as he is incredibly well-spoken and thought out in his interviews. I would also throw Izzy in there with how quick witted he is. Like him or hate him, he is incredibly sharp.

 

[Bork Neslar]

Mike Perry

 

[RemyR]

Mike Perry

beat me to it

 

[Paolo Delutis]

Rich franklin....dude was a teacher before fighting

Could be chuck.. ..he was suppose to be an accountant

 

[xXxGhost89xXx]

Rich Franklin or GSP

 

[RemyR]

Paul Harris always struck me as an intelligent individual

 

[West Linn]

Rich franklin....dude was a teacher before fighting

Could be chuck.. ..he was suppose to be an accountant

I don't know. Just because he was a teacher doesn't automatically mean he is smart. I would still put Overeem and Izzy as being smarter than Rich. Also, negative on the Chuck.

 

[West Linn]

Mike Perry

I don't know. Someone who is smart wouldn't put himself in a position to get his nose smashed in like this

 

[Ackmed]

Islam has Mensa IQ

 

[Ares Black]

Jinh Yu Frey has a Master's degree in Nuclear Medicine.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Ryan Hall would tell you he's very smart.

 

[rear naked ankle pick]

Jon Jones by far

 

[Paolo Delutis]

I don't know. Just because he was a teacher doesn't automatically mean he is smart. I would still put Overeem and Izzy as being smarter than Rich. Also, negative on the Chuck.

He was a teacher....like someone who is incharge of teaching others....i think he would be quite smart...u cant teach others something you dont know yourself....


Also chuck has a degree in accounting....literally could of been in the office of UFC instead of fighting for them ...dudes smart just likes to fight

 

[Fergelmince]

Given the bell curve on IQs, probably Chan Sung Jung or Weili Zhang

 

[gunlok]

 

[Paolo Delutis]

Given the bell curve on IQs, probably Chan Sung Jung or Weili Zhang

Is it racist? If its likely correct?

 

[West Linn]

Terry Martin.

I just looked him up. A lot of credentials, but doesn't strike me particularly smarter than the next guy. For an MMA fighter, sure those credentials are impressive, but watching an interview with him I wasn't particularly struck by his intelligence.

 

[West Linn]

Jinh Yu Frey has a Master's degree in Nuclear Medicine.

Impressive. She gets extra points for being half Korean which automatically makes her smarter.

 

[Iroh]

Rosemary Ann Sexton (born 16 July 1977) is a British mathematician, athlete, sports therapist, osteopath, writer and musician, and, most recently, politician. She had a career in mixed martial arts (MMA), from which she retired in 2014

 

[Bowel-forged Stool]

To all the folks bringing up Rich Franklin being a teacher, you must realize teachers are the bottom 1/3rd of college graduates. You either do or you teach.