In this episode of Sports Science they analyze the choking strength of Pride FC's Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko against a Python.

Which do you believe has the higher choking strength?

Huge, huge fight at Pride FC: Pride Shockwave (8/28/2002) between MMA fighters Bob Sapp and Antonio Minotauro Nogueira! Nogueira is known for his submission as high level jiu jitsu practitioner but Bob Sapp comes in with solid power in his strength and strikes. This is one of the fights mixed martial arts fans had been waiting for!

Randy Couture moves down from heavyweight to fight Chuck Liddell at light heavyweight who was then the number 1 contender to take on Tito Ortiz (the current UFC light heavyweight champion at the time). Both fighters were fighting for the Interim UFC Light Heavyweight Belt.

Chuck Liddell's martial arts background stems from Kempo karate and Koei-Kan karate but also using his strong wrestling defense skills to stuff takedown attempts. Couple those mma skills with an unorthodox boxing style.

Randy Couture is an experienced wrestler, veteran MMA fighter and former UFC heavyweight Champion (with 15 fights coming into this event).

UFC welterweight fighter Matt Hughes meets up and coming George St. Pierre for the first time in the octagon (10/22/2004).

This is GSP's 3rd fight since his UFC debut against Karo Parisyan at UFC 46 (1/31/2004). For Matt Hughes has had 9 fights in the UFC with his first fight against Carlos Newton at UFC 34.

George St. Pierre comes in as a fighter with a strong mixed martial arts background in submission / jiu jitsu and striking.

Matt Hughes is one of the most decorated fighters in the UFC defending his welterweight title several times. Fighting out of Hillsboro, Illinois and part of Pat Militech's team.

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George St. Pierre has gone through 5 fights with top fighters in the octagon over 2 years since his first fight with Matt Hughes at UFC 50 in October of 2004.

Now at UFC 65 (11/2006) he is fighting for the UFC Welterweight Championship Title belt. Have his wrestling, jiu jitsu / submission and striking skills improved since their last encounter?

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