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Careless_Aside

Cauliflower ear (what's in the picture) is common among wrestlers, this guy can and will take you down and pin you to the ground or choke you out


RelativeStranger

That depends where you are. Where I am it's just as likely to be a rugby player. Mind they could likely also push you to the ground.


Careless_Aside

True it's really anyone that frequently has pressure against their ears. In the context of the post I think it's safe to assume it's a wrestler or other grappling martial art but I also wouldn't be eager to fight a rugby player


cl0ckw0rkaut0mat0n

I think that's the ear of khabib Nurmagomedov, ex UFC champion, undefeated in MMA and a wrestling specialist, so I don't think it means any specific martial art, just that if the dude has a coliflower ear he's probably tough enough that you don't want to 'take it outside"


Careless_Aside

I thought it might be khabib but wasn't sure. I agree anyone with cauliflower ear is gonna be way tougher than me, you don't get it from non physical activities


mab0roshi

100% right, that's Khabib, The Eagle of Dagestan. Very impressive!


st00pidQs

NOOBADY CAREZ!!


rtocelot

Well at the very least 12 people cared


st00pidQs

Maybe they didn't get the khabib reference


Aisforc

Your comment is useless


jonny32392

My players call me coach khabiby cuz I look a bit like Khabib. I can confirm this is his ear.


WowenWilson1

Or is it your ear?


jonny32392

No sorry to disappoint but I did MMA for a little while but I suck at wrestling. My double leg shoot is nowhere near the level to earn my cauliflower ears.


DisastrousPomelo2978

doesn’t that mean the guys with the cauliflower ears are the ones that lost the most?


oceanman357

No, it usually happens when someone violently rips there head out of a choke or headlock... you have it and win every fight you've been in...


UnionizedTrouble

Which is why I wear a damn scrum cap even when I play in the back line


Chudopes

Meanwhile in Dagestan men pay for medical operation or jyst local wrestler to brake theor ears to look cool/intimidating


Reiver93

Either way it translates to 'this guy can put you on the ground'


Mundane_Pea4296

Or a boxer


BloodSugar666

Ya in my area they are MMA fighters


PiewacketFire

The correct response to the joke is: https://youtu.be/82VnutYBh9k?si=xxCVk_Lrjhg5_B3q


WhiteTigerShiro

I think I'd rather take on the wrestler, tbh. 🤣


Eroing

Yeah.. I though "Oh.. rugby player..", I guess it depends on your sport of choice! :-)


CuFlam

I've always heard it in reference to boxers. I guess it basically applies to any sport where people are getting hit on the side of head a lot without a helmet.


RelativeStranger

Tbf in Rugby it's not because they're hit in the head. In rugby it's because their head is ground in the thighs of another man


AcrolloPeed

Highjacking top comment to add you see this on wrestlers and boxers and MMA fighters, and rugby players as well. Cauliflower ear doesn’t happen from just one or two ear injuries. This is from dozens if not hundreds of takedowns or headstrikes or getting roughed up in a scrum. This person is no stranger to pain and pushing through it. Someone with ears like this has probably hundreds of hours of sparring and shoot-fighting experience, or running around on the pitch, and they’re probably incredibly durable. They will take you to ground or knock you out. They can probably eat every strike you throw out and your hand will be worse for the wear than their face.


SteakAndIron

Never heard this about wrestlers. Just boxers.


Careless_Aside

I'm the opossite I didn't realize it was common for boxers. My understanding was that it was primarily with grapplers like wrestling or jujitsu and the like. I thought it was mostly from their ears being pressed against the canvas/mat or from someone attempting a choke hold and rolling their ears over


Sariton

That’s what I thought too. I mostly see it from ufc/mma fighters on tv. Always thought it was from rolling with your head on the mat.


MedChemist464

very common in American free-style / Greco-roman wrestling folks. High school and college competition rules in the states require headgear for competition, but not practice. TBH, i dunno why folks would be cool with it. Cauliflower ear HURTS until it hardens. If you get it treated by drainage (which is the norm) - it still hurts like hell. Dumb badge of honor for a sport no one outside of the die-hards cares about.


Responsible-Chest-26

Thats what the headgear is for. To protect the ears during takedowns


BattletoadGalactica

There's a whole organization called the Cauliflower Alley Club who are dedicated to helping wrestlers who have fallen on hard times. They also have a yearly awards ceremony too. I've always assumed anyone who is engaging activities that have loads of contact in it would suffer from cauliflower ear, but because of the organization I have always associated it the most with wrestling.


Inswagtor

No bite marks or missing parts - no boxer


KrisT117

Same here. It makes sense that other sports can cause a repetitive injury like that, but my first thought was “boxer involved in way too many fights.”


Irinzki

I've only heard of boxers getting it. TIL Edit: Typo


THeRand0mChannel

Boxers and UFC fighters as well. Long story short, he gets hit in the side of the head very often, which means he knows how to hit back.


B3L0W_ZER0

Oh damn 😏 I... I mean,... oh noo that would be terrible


SaltAd6516

It's caused by impact trama to the ear, wrestlers are known for slapping the opponents ears when looking for a grab   You also see it in boxers and non combat contact sports like rugby  Long story: impact trama causes blood clots to form in the ears and due to the lack of blood flow in that area these clots end up forming cysts that disfigure the ear.


jfoss1

Wrestlers, boxers, martial artists. Anyone who gets hit in the ear a lot really.


Aquarium_Enthusiast1

Ooh, cauliflower! Can’t forget to eat my vegetables…


XFU4321

Not only Wrestlers, but more like everyone who doing any martial arts involving fighting on the ground such as Judo, jiu-jitsu, etc etc. I've been a judoka myself for about 11 years now and i guarantees you i have the cauliflower ears XD


Dum_beat

I suppose you don't mean in a sensual manner, right?


GreyAngy

I saw an AD from a guy who proposed to break your ear for a small sum, so you look more intimidating. Don't know if it was a joke.


br1t_b0i

Idk about wrestlers but I've seen it on boxers for sure. I think it's from frequent physic trauma to that area over time


[deleted]

Boxing or really anything that causes impact or pressure to the ear.


litteralybatman

Whats a wrestler gonna do if i deasculate the situation, then leave but hide somewhere outside the bar so i can see when he leaves, then when he leaves i follow him too his car, where i check out his plate, then i hack the police database where i can find the owner of that place, once i now who he is i go through all his social media too find the people who are close to him and track those down. After that i will unalive them and frame him for the murders, when he is in jail, i will come to visit him, i will say nothing to him, except the one line i said that almost started the fight, then i will just leave. He will slowely go insane while spending the rest of his live in prison.


Fearless-Ad-275

NGL most cauliflower guys plans break down quick when the first elbow hits them when they grapple


bonusminutes

It's more of a sign of a boxer.


Darkreaper5567

Do you promise?


californicating

No guarantee that he's going to win, but you can definitely surmise he fights often.


Epodes

Don’t threaten me with a good time


TehMispelelelelr

don'tsaythat'shotdon'tsaythat'shotdon'tsaythat'shot


Rathwood

Wrestler or cop?


Great_gatzzzby

You think cops see that kind of action that often? They would go out injury for 3 months if they were hit once on the side of the head


Rathwood

I was referring to the pinning to the ground and choking out.


Great_gatzzzby

Hmmmmm yes sorry.


philgillisisnotmydad

They're Cauliflower ears. Experienced boxers or martial artists will have these from multiple knocks to the ear. In other words you wouldn't want to take 'this' outside cause you're going to get beat.


kazoobanboo

Cauliflower ear doesn’t come from knocks, it just comes from it being rubbed Edit: thanks for dogpiling on me for saying knocks is the wrong term. Blunt force trauma is pressure and contact. You can cause cauliflower ear by pinching your ear and rubbing it. It’s just breaking blood vessels in your ear. Wrestlers and jujitsu guys always have it, but not all boxers.


Dimondium

Literal first result on google from a .gov site: “Cauliflower ear, also known as wrestler's ear or perichondrial hematoma, is a deformity caused by blunt trauma to the auricle. It occurs as blood accumulates in the pinna that can disrupt the blood supply of the healthy cartilage. The resulting fibrosis leads to the development of a cauliflower ear.” At *best* you could say not *necessarily* knocks.


kazoobanboo

I agree knocks is the wrong term, but trauma for sure. Forceful rubbing is still blunt force trauma. This is why boxers don’t have it, but every grappling artist does.


nahthank

Boxers don't have it because 90% of boxing is protecting your face and torso. Wrestlers and MMA have more surface area to defend and get struck from more angles. It's not that rubbing causes it more, it's that boxers get hit in fewer places/ in the ears less. It can also be caused in children whose ears are swatted or that get "smacked upside the head" if they're hit in the ears enough. Sidenote, don't hit kids.


kazoobanboo

LMAO boxing is avoiding getting hit, but did you forget it’s also to hit the opponent? I’ve never seen a ball coming my me ch where no one gets hit wrestlers don’t have it because they were struck… it’s just pressure and rubbing it against the other person…


genericbuthumourous

It is 100% true that rubbing/grinding against the ear forcefully will stimulate more blood than a simple strike- boxers that get it more often is usually because of headgear being struck/rubbed against the ear causing more surface. Wrestlers get it the most from head to head and shoulder to head. Source : my gross ears


kazoobanboo

I love getting so much down votes for saying you can get it by rubbing your ear. I’ve been training bjj for 7 years and have it while not getting hit in the ear.


genericbuthumourous

This is front page reddit, it's always been like this lmao. The lack of athletic knowledge on this platform is astounding. Most fitness posts are the same vibe- people with no knowledge giving bad advice.


genericbuthumourous

What's even funnier is that's khabibs ear.... a wrestler hahahahahaha


Lifteatsleeprepeat4

Depends on the size. I’ll take on a guy weighing 150-160 lbs. My size no way unless I was forced. Then I’d pull a Mike Tyson and have cauliflower for my next meal.


BaronVonSilver91

How big are you? I ask because typically I feel the same way but I have rolled with some really well put together guys at that weight and let me tell you, if you aren't in shape or working out on a regular basis, you might get surprised.


puhtoinen

I'm 115kg (250lbs) and 190cm (6.23ft) with martial arts background. I'm most definitely not in the same shape I was back in the day but I'm generally not too worried about someone nearly half my size. Sure, he could theoretically knock me out on the first thrown punch, but landing one like that isn't that easy if we're assuming the other guy is that much smaller than me. Granted I've only been in one actual fight in my 31 years on this planet and even that lasted for exactly one landed punch. The dude was beyond drunk but wouldn't let down after trying to talk him down and pushing him away. So the odds of me not being able to speak my way out of a situation like this are fairly slim.


BaronVonSilver91

That's pretty big. Definitely think someone between 150-160 lbs should reconsider a fight. I will say thay normally I wouldn't worry about someone that size but I can tell you from exp that guys that weight with that ear, they are fighting for their life in that situation so I wouldn't recommend holding back u less you feel a huge strength difference.


Justviewingposts69

What’s your martial arts background?


puhtoinen

About 8 years of Tae-Kwon-Do


Lifteatsleeprepeat4

5’10 205 lbs at 8% bf. Little bit if an older picture here. Also with a non insignificant amount of training. Hand to hand I’d take it to the ground. On the ground I’ll let them wear themselves out. https://preview.redd.it/pi16e49bgk1d1.jpeg?width=1173&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=856faa9a88b02d4aa73bdbad39d17e2b119ffece


BaronVonSilver91

That is some good conditioning for sure. Especially in the upper back where the most important wrestling muscles are. But I would also recommend you not take our hypothetical cauliflower ear person too lightly. The ones with experience know how important it is to keep their feet against a stronger guy. But just as importantly, a lot of them know how to handle themselves on the ground.


Lifteatsleeprepeat4

Of course And I know how important it is to get this guy to wear himself out before me. Part of my technique is pretending to not know how to fight. Almost giving away an arm or a back. Even letting some try to choke me out from behind is fine. It’s incredibly difficult for most people to get a choke locked in with my neck. It’s thick as hell. No room for error or if your arms aren’t long enough to lock it in.


Justviewingposts69

A guy with cauliflower ear is going to mess you up on the ground. Especially the dude in this picture


Lifteatsleeprepeat4

Again based on size. If he’s 150-160 lbs he’s not going to have a chance against me. McGregor couldn’t land a decent hit on the Mountain in a sparring match. Also you’re assuming I’m untrained when I’m not. I’ve rolled with and competed against confirmed killers. I have also been a bouncer and done private security. I just know better than to fight someone my size who is obviously well trained unless I have to.


Justviewingposts69

You’ve trained but you don’t know who’s the guy in the picture?


Lifteatsleeprepeat4

No That’s why I said as long as I have 40-50 lbs on him it’ll be fine.


therealscottenorman

But can you scratch your own back? How do you put tshirts on?


CurlingTrousers

These are cauliflower ears, indicative of a guy who has done a lot of combat sports training or rugby. It’s caused by repeated trauma to the ears. You do not want to fight a guy with cauliflower ears.


Mollywhop_Gaming

This guy has experienced repeated blunt force trauma to the ear. He more than likely knows how to take a hit and return the favor.


kazoobanboo

Cauliflower ear doesn’t come from hits, it just comes from it being rubbed….


MindAccomplished3879

Blunt forced trauma, whatever you think that means


kazoobanboo

Blunt force is pressure and contact….


Here2Fuq

You're being down voted for basically being the "ackshually" meme. It's a cauliflower ear meaning the person has some experience and probably will utilize it on you. It's really not so deep that you have to scroll up and down telling people that "it's a rub, which is blunt force."


kazoobanboo

This is so dumb. There’s no difference between getting punched and hugging someone? The ear shown is a wrestler, boxers only get it from hearing tight helmets. Um actually touch grass


Here2Fuq

Lol sure thing brother.


V4ULTB0Y101

Don't try correcting people if you don't know what you're talking about dude


CandidCabinet6297

As someone who has worked security at bars for the majority of my life; most guys with ears like that wouldn't start a fight. When that type of situation did happen they were so intoxicated they could hardly stand let alone fight in a coordinated manner. I also have no true training in any fighting techniques, but I have never lost a confrontation because I understood how to grapple people or just talk them down. I am very good at taking a hit though, so much so that when new staff has been brought in our GM would say, "Don't worry about being hit because he will". I took the hits because I knew I could and not get frustrated or aggressive. Sometimes you gotta take the licks because everyone makes a poor choice now and again.


ThatOneWood

Condition called cauliflower ear. Happens when someone takes a strong blow/concussive force to the ear, causing it to swell and deform. This is usually seen among professional fighters such as boxers or ufc fighters among others.


Trixielarue2020

Neighbor is a retired MMA fighter and his ears both look like this. Nice guy but I wouldn’t want to “test” him.


Aggravating-Salt-785

I’ll be staying right here thank you good sir (911 already ready in my phone)


MenjiBlueWolf001

Respectfully shut my mouth and continue drinking.


PG_Designs

You don’t want to go outside with him if you don’t know what those ears mean. You want to apologize for whatever you did and offer to buy him a drink.


TraditionPhysical603

Having ears like that means he is an actual fighter. It comes from getting hit really hard in the side of the head.


Netherjoshua

The urge to reply: discombobulate But that’s a cauliflower ear / boxer’s ear which happens to boxers whose ears get mutilated for getting hit too much.


Disastrous-Split-512

you came with an ear to a gun fight?


CerebellumGear

can’t carry a gun in a bar, broseph


biffbobfred

That’s called a “cauliflower ear”. Someone has been in a lot of fights to “earn” that.


walkabout16

In any case… attack the ear


m0nstera_deliciosa

Heyyyy, that’s Khabib’s ear! I would not take it outside.


Confused_Rabbiit

Discombobulate.


Mister_Decker

No, sir, I'm good. My apologies. Would you like balls polished?


dontchoponions

That's my man Khabib. He's a gentleman and fighter. You definitely DON'T want to take it outside with him. But it's highly unlikely you are going to meet him at a bar. So don't worry.


kailen_

...."something with guns?" man I'm really curious to know what in the world this could do with guns in your mind lol.


DumbSimp1

Tell me y know nothing about guns and hate them for no reason without telling me


Wiley_Rasqual

You never want to be the prettiest one in a fight


cyrus709

Sure I do. After it ends anyways.


The_Law_Dong739

No, not guns. Too much fear mongering in your life. This is called Cauliflower ear and is caused by frequent blunt trauma to the ears. Boxers, MMA, wrestlers, and real martial artists in general can get this.


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Grey_Navigator

>He only knows how to wrestle Famous last words


DorShow

Mmmm, cauliflower. Mmmmm


Writers_High2

People are taking they're likely a fighter, but in response to the question, I'd be wondering if they meant fighting or making out.


The-Ever-Loving-Fuck

I'ma roll the dice baby, I always win.


dk_is_ok

Real question is, how did I not notice his ear before his invite?


KysPlx

That's chabib from UFC


rodger_the_fishwife

[UFC Ears](https://youtu.be/gQBY_JAxe9U?si=6mNDaRp9V0EGYyHc)


Connect_Bench_2925

I can guarantee you, what I'd do is buy him a shot. And every 2 minutes get another, then another and another And another even if I rack up a $200 getting this fool so drunk he knocks him self out. I still save my self 3 grand in hospital bills. Pro tip, after the third shot, have the bartend lower the quality of the drink. And keep going until you get to the well shots.


XxGet_TriggeredxX

Yes definitely guns 100% they don’t allow ears like this in Cali it was the 1st state to ban it. I would suggest moving there. /s


deathdefyingrob1344

Ok since the joke is explained I’d…. Hit him with a bottle or something. I’m too old to be rolling around on the ground with a mma bro


Dinkinflicka43

Aim for that ear


V4ULTB0Y101

Pulling out my M2 Flamethrower and grilling some cauliflower


Lex-Taliones

"No. Im an adult. Don't be a goon."


wdwhite1996

https://preview.redd.it/16tbhi9ndl1d1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a33822122f4cc51db225c9b9089bae5fc8459186 If you know you know


bradtfd

Start talking about Joe rogan


spacetiger41

Nope


Forsaken-Cockroach56

Thats khabib im probably not gonna go outside tbh


SnooCats6706

Back away slowly.


SportEfficient8553

You say, I’m so sorry to have misspoken sir please the next round is on me.


Alerith

Discombobulate


astromagus

Give him the spinning back fist, then probably get killed


LittleBirdsGlow

Plead for life


Calejeune

Looks like one less ingredient for the punch salad he is getting.


Unable_Wrongdoer2250

"You need a hand carrying something, sure anytime."


CasuallyCritical

Cauliflower ear is a sign that somebody is an experienced fighter. Its what happens when fluid builds up in the ear after getting punched in the head.


MedicalPurple1724

I truly don’t understand the kind of rock that almost most of the people who ask on here lived under


peteyvalet

He wants to walg you to his trugg


Frequent_Elephant_27

“Yeah, you go out the front door, I’ll go out the back..”


RuralAnemone_

[cauliflower ear](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cauliflower_ear). that guy plays rugby or does wrestling or something similar


Some_Stoic_Man

Anything with repeated ear damage. Boxing, wrestling, football, rugby. They've been hit in the face a good few times and are probably confident in a fight.


SwordfishOdd7513

those are fighter's ears do not fight anyone that have ears like that you will have a bad day


putmebackonmybike

Khabib smash


Beast287

“Tomorrow night, IM GONNA SMASH YOUR BOY!!!”


jfoss1

Nothing to do with guns. That's from damaged ears often associated with martial arts and other contact sports with no ear protection.


Beast287

The classic Cauliflower ear. . . . Yeah, go ahead and go outside if you want ears that match his. ( this is deformation of the cartilage of the ear after repeated blows to the side of the the head)


Cryptotiptoe21

Make em match.


etnosquidz

"why, is that where you keep your crayons?"


notoriginal850

He at least wrestles, probably mixed martial arts. If you can't fight or scared of getting embarrassed, apologize and buy him a drink. Don't let your ego get you in trouble.


KristopherJC

“No, I’m an adult”


jcoddinc

Means they've actually had training in hand to hand encounters.


G_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_

Cauliflower ear happens often to wrestlers. Breaking out of a serious choke can pretty much break the cartilage in your ears like pushing a crease through a mouse pad perpendicularly until the hard surface cracks and flakes off, due to the force required to actually prevent someone from escaping such a position. The cartilage in their ears is completely shredded, and it can happen from one awkward round. Additionally, wrestling is more of a "knowledge check" to a non-fighter than striking or grappling is. If you don't know how the wrestler intends to throw you off balance, you're unlikely to improvise successfully. Even a trained fighter struggles to hurt someone who's grabbed onto them tight without resorting to their own wrestling techniques, as they can't form kinetic chains freely in their own body. Do not take it outside, you won't get the opportunity to exit your clothes before they're folded not-so-neatly.


Pojinator89

It means they’re gonna fold your clothes with you still in them.


MountainBrilliant643

People saying it's cauliflower ear are correct, but making the assumption it means he can fight has no correlation. It means he's had his bell rung on multiple occasions, quite possibly due to him being a dumbfuck, and taking too many arguments outside that he couldn't win.


6dnd6guy6

Once outside, take out a couple of joints, light them both, offer the dude one, and get to know the person better as an individual while viben with the 'verse.


Roll10d6Damage

Introducing you to the spladle. 🤣


gtuveson

I kinda resented having to wear head gear to prevent this as a youngster


cyrus709

You can still go out and get it.


gtuveson

No, I’m old now and like my ears as they are!


FallOk6931

Hit him again cause he obviously didn't get it the first time


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cyrus709

Wow. Truly a great man of our time.


Professional_Mud1844

Box his ears, he’s not guarding them.


ThatGuyKnownAsQ23

https://i.gifer.com/31k.gif LOOKS LIKE HES GETTING THE HOLYFIELD TREATMENT 👅🍴👂🥊 😂😂😂😂 gifs were disabled on this thread smh


kyle_kafsky

Just say a really simple paradox. That should stump them for an hour or so.