They're two of the
smallest and scrappiest wild animals,
and you wouldn't want to cross
paths with the wolverine
or the honey badger.
But what would happen if we pit
these notorious lightweight fighters
against each other?
It's a scrappy fight to the finish with
Though they don't share
the same habitat,
we're pitting these creatures
against each other in the VS ring
to see who will prove to be
the superior lightweight champion.
Look alive, bub.
Tonight's first challenger
is the mighty wolverine.
No, not Hugh Jackman,
but the real-life animal
that inspired the
comic book character.
Coming in
at a modest 32 kg (70 lb),
the wolverine is a lightweight
predator with no animals
above him on the food chain.
With no natural predators,
the wolverine is fearless
and doesn't know when to give up.
His greatest weapons in battle.
Are his semi-retractable curved claws.
This biomechanical feature
keeps his claws sharp
and ready for action
at a moment's notice.
Coming in at a lighter weight
of almost 20 kg (40lbs),
the honey badger is about
two-thirds the size
of the competition.
Generally a very solitary creature,
the honey badger has learned
to pick its battles.
It has adapted to survive the threat
of larger predators
like lions, leopards and hyenas.
As it's known to take on multiple
big cats at once,
the honey badger has a
reputation to keep up.
Are you ready
for some unrelenting action folks?
The honey badger may be aggressive,
but it doesn't seek out a fight
if it doesn't have to.
But at the top of his food chain,
the wolverine will be
ready to take on anything
you said in front of him.
The honey badger
will run away at first,
but since its running speed
is just over 30 km/h (19 mph),
it's outmatched by the wolverine's
top speed of 48 km/h (30 mph).
The wolverine will catch up
to the honey badger
and make the first strike.
Round 1 goes to the wolverine!
No, not that Musk.
It's the body odor kind.
And it stinks!
Both honey badgers
and wolverines
have a biological defense system,
an awful musk
that warns of potential predators
or VS audience members.
But the honey badger weaponizes
it's foul stench
and sprays it out of its anal glands
like a skunk.
Oh, the wolverine can't take
the honey badger's aggressive odor.
Round 2 goes to the honey badger!
The honey badger
has a bite force
quotient of over 100,
which is almost twice
that of an American black bear
at only 64 BFQ.
The honey badger's
bites can break bones
and even go through turtle shells.
The wolverine's bite force
isn't even strong enough to get
through the honey badgers thick,
0.5 cm (0.25 in) skin.
It'll take the wolverine
many hard bites
to pierce its thick hide.
The wolverine may have its sharp
retractable claws on its side,
but the honey badger
also has long claws
that almost 4 cm (1.5 in) long claws.
The best chance
the wolverine has against
the honey badger
is to bite its neck and never let go,
slowly suffocating the badger.
But the honey badger is so quick
and has such an aggressive offense,
it's unlikely
the wolverine will be able
to choke his opponent fast enough.
Larger predators
have tried
using this tactic
against the honey badger.
They failed.
The honey badger uses
this outstanding bite
force to rip the wolverine’s
genitals off!
Talk about a low blow, folks!
This is a fatal blow
against the wolverine.
The honey badger takes this round
and the match!
The infamous honey badger wins!
Do you think the honey badger has
what it takes to go
up against a much larger predator?
Check out its fight
against the king cat,
the lion.
Well, we'll see who wins on another
round of VS.