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Wrexasaur wrote:
I suppose a boxer could do it, but seriously, I highly doubt how effective they would be on average. Where are the sumo wrestlers in UFC? I think it would just be unfair, and quite frankly, a very serious liability.

Akebono Tarō fought in K-1 for 3 years, he finished with a record of 1-12. Not really surprising, since he wasn't particularly agile and lacked any kind of appropriate technique. Ultimately, while sumo are very powerful, they generally can't apply that power in a way which is particularly useful in a combat sport like MMA.

Wrexasaur wrote:Sumo is much cooler, especially when they start using kids as weapons... I think this one is supposed to be a morning star or something.

I call fake on that photo.

As for sumo wrestlers outside of sumo, no-one above claimed they were the best fighters, merely the most powerful. In such a highly stylised and ritualised contest as theirs, very few of the techniques they learn are applicable to actual fighting in the real world.