No, I'm not really arguing with you. Its an interesting topic though! I think that Wing Chun in particular was designed not to rely on size, strength and speed.
I will argue that the reason there are weight classes in UFC is because of sanctioning bodies though. There were some huge guys in the first 8-9 events and I don't think that the biggest guy ever won the whole thing. Back then the UFC and like events were restricted to jurisdictions like Mobile Alabama were they were kind of a sideshow. You could head butt, strike to the groin and basically whatever else you wanted to do. That was never going to be mainstream, and never be sanctioned in places like Las Vegas by their boxing and wrestling commissions.
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