"DANIEL CORMIER IS DISGUSTED. He's sitting at a table in a high-back chair, and he begins to aggressively slide his chair around so he can really get up close and personal about the disdain he's feeling right now. "That's my boy," Cormier says as his chair grates against the cement. "Don't you talk s--- about Steven Seagal. Don't you do it.""
"ESPN created two brackets of fighters -- 18 men, 10 women -- and presented matchups to our experts to generate rankings and scouting reports for everybody from Linda Hamilton and Scarlett Johansson to The Rock and Jackie Chan. Our panelists were given several weeks to review footage and rank the actors, not their characters, at their absolute athletic peak. For example: They were asked to assess Ralph Macchio circa 1986's "Karate Kid II" rather than 2025's "Karate Kid: Legends.""
ESPN assembled a panel of 18 MMA experts to evaluate which Hollywood actors who portrayed fighters would win a hypothetical UFC-style tournament. Two brackets were created: 18 men and 10 women. Panelists reviewed footage for several weeks and ranked actors at their absolute athletic peak rather than their characters. Examples included assessing Ralph Macchio circa 1986's Karate Kid II instead of later portrayals. Daniel Cormier vehemently defended Steven Seagal, pulling up two 2015 videos showing Seagal's size advantage. Seagal measured about 6-foot-4 and around 300 pounds compared with Cormier's 5-11, 210 at that time.
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