Why is it when you get hit, you feel the pain instantly? Because nerve impulses travel at 170mph, making sure you feel that thunderous shot at lightning speed. How fast is that? Well, it's pretty close to the average speed drivers hit attacking the Indy 500 each year.
Talking of lightning speed, Jon Jones may well be a certifiable genius in the cage, but his and everyone else’s brain only operates on about 10 watts of power.
You may not be able to do half the exercises UFC champs Habib Nurmagomedov or Amanda Nunes do, but did you know even taking a step works an incredible 200 muscles, making the average person far from a slouch. So, walk on, and indeed walk it off.
'It' being the 50 tons of food the average person in the West eats during their lifetime. Wonder if that figure factored in fighters after a weigh-in...
