Video: Micah Parsons Battling Pro Sumo Wrestler Is Going Viral

05/05/2024 03:15

Micah Parsons can use his quickness and strength to battle through opposing offensive linemen. But how does the Dallas Cowboys superstar fare against a professional sumo wrestler?

That was the question that Parsons sought to answer for himself in a visit to Japan with Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud this week. On the same day that he threw out the first pitch for a Tokyo Giants baseball game, Parsons and Stroud decided to check out a sumo stable and test their mettle against fighters in nation's iconic sport: Sumo.

After stripping down to his shorts and entering the ring (dohyo) against the wrestler, Parsons did his best to force the huge man out of the ring. But despite being able to run through 300-plus pound offensive linemen, the wrestler gave almost no ground. 

By the looks of things, Parsons might have had an easier time trying to beat a double-team than pushing this wrestler out of the ring. The wrestler then tossed Parsons aside with ease and teased him by pretending to be cradling a baby.

Parsons was stunned. "What the hell?" he said after being pushed aside.

Stroud gave the wrestler a high-five but Parsons wasn't ready to quit.

"Run it back," he said.

And run it back they did.

In his second attempt, Parsons locked horns with the wrestler again and this time - after grabbing the belt of the man for a good grip, he managed to push him out of the ring.

Micah Parsons went 1v1 with a sumo wrestler 😳

This Tokyo trip is WILD. pic.twitter.com/Fl2hkCHW9g

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 5, 2024

Contrary to what you see in some movies, sumo wrestlers aren't just big, overweight guys who slap each other out of the ring. They spend upwards of eight hours a day - every single day - working out and training. 

There's no offseason in sumo either, just six weeks in between each of the six bi-monthly tournaments per year. 

Forget Oklahoma drills. Any NFL offensive lineman or defender looking to really test themselves in a straight-on power contest needs to take a trip to Japan and train with a sumo stable.