Stone Cold Steve Austin Empathizes With UFC Athletes After Relating Their Harmful Body Tolls to Ronnie Coleman’s Current Physical State

The general public rightly considers all combat sports dangerous. However, people often ignore the risks involved in other sports as well. Bodybuilding, for example, requires a lot of rigorous training and complete submission, and dedication of the body to the sport. People aren’t often aware of the toll that a particular sport can have on someone’s body.

The world-class bodybuilder Ronnie Coleman is no different. The man sacrificed his body for the sport. In this manner, he is often compared to UFC fighters by sportsmen and sports analysts. In a recent podcast by a former WWE wrestler, Coleman was the highlight of one of the topics as the wrestlers empathized with UFC fighters.

The connection between the UFC and Ronnie Coleman

While there is a lot to talk about across the promotions, Steve Austin and Booker T decided to converse on the topic of how the sport of MMA leaves fighters with burned-out bodies. The topic begins with Austin talking about how UFC fighters can never relax post-retirement the way he has because it takes “a hell of a goddamn toll on your body.”

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To this, Booker T added on with his own train of thought. The NXT commentator talked about how he finds this situation of UFC fighters similar to the world-renowned bodybuilder Ronnie Coleman. “The guy is in a wheelchair now because of how he pushed his body going out there lifting and squatting 800 pounds,” said the commentator.

Obviously, no UFC fighter competes with a bodybuilder in terms of weightlifting. However, the fact that both sports require drills and training that burn out the practitioner is a common thing. While comparing Coleman with UFC fighters, he also added, “that stress and toll that these UFC fighters put on themselves to go out there and fight for their one night.”

Former WWE star empathizes with UFC fighters

It is already upsetting that the fighters do not get health benefits for their work when it comes to MMA. Moreover, as Booker T added a pinch of harsh reality, things took a sharper turn of emotions.

“I can only imagine what those guys feel like in the morning. Not just from the fighting part of it but from the training. You know, going into the training beating that dummy up all day,” said the commentator while putting himself in the shoes of an MMA fighter.

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While some sports take a more direct toll on your body, others can just be as damaging, but in a more discreet manner. More and more efforts should be made by the sports council to reduce the factors causing such a toll on an athlete’s body. This will, in turn, allow more people to take part in the competitive world of sports.