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THE HISTORY OF MANKIND BEGAN
WITH THE HUMAN BODY

We kept fighting
until we exhausted our strength.

Whoever makes it through,
we'll crush them.

Get off me!

IT SERVED AS SPEAR AND SHIELD

From the outside,
they may have looked formidable,

but they were easy prey.

Hey, grab it now. Grab it, grab it!

No one takes this from us, dude. No one!

IT WAS THE KEY TO SURVIVAL

We came here to win the championship.

UNDER THE FLAGS OF EIGHT COUNTRIES

Let's go!

Go, go, go! No time! Gotta go, gotta go!

ONLY THE COUNTRY
THAT EMBODIES THE PERFECT PHYSIQUE

I'm representing my country,
so I'll do whatever it takes to win.

Our people were born to fight and win.

Let's go! Yes!

WILL BE ACCORDED A NEW PLACE IN HISTORY

It was like watching a slow death.

A type of excruciating pain
I've never experienced before.

But we just take on
whatever comes on towards us,

headstrong, headfirst,
with that fighting spirit that we have.

We're a strong team,
from a strong country.

This wasn't a game anymore.

It was a war.

No mercy…

…no surrender.

To the death.

Let's go!

Attack!

PHYSICAL: ASIA

1. WHERE THE SUN RISES

Anyone who's seen the past two seasons

will try to keep us in check.

Even in an all-out physical brawl,

I doubt we'd lose.

All I know
is that this season will be different.

Very different.

Wow.

Oh, wow. Man, this is insane.

Seriously.

Wow.

Hey, there.

Korea's first UFC fighter,
Kim Dong-hyun, at your service.

KIM DONG-HYUN
MMA FIGHTER

I was in the welterweight division
and retired after 28 fights.

I won 22 matches, and only lost four.

In my opinion, if you really wanna
prove how strong you are,

the UFC's where it's at.

It's good to be back. And this season,

I'm excited for the opportunity
to show my physical prowess once more.

I'm ready to jump in.

Getting eliminated towards the end
of last season was disappointing.

I still dream about it sometimes.

Second place!

Sling your legs over!

It was a real shame. We were close.

I still remember the last thing I said:

I'm gonna live out the rest of my days

with the body I had as the "Stun Gun".

That was the promise I made to myself.

And ever since last season,

I've been hard at work

training and getting back into shape.

I've tasted the bitterness of defeat once.

So I've made another promise,
to never taste defeat again,

and I intend to keep it, too.

I'm here to show you just how terrifying
true determination

can really be.

Seriously…

Wow.

It's giving me the chills, man.

Hello.

I'm Amotti.

Crossfit lover and winner of
Physical: 100 Season 2.

I think I was the only one
who did every quest last season.

From the treadmills…

…to the finals.
By the end, I'd done it all.

Amotti!

So I'd say I'm…

feeling pretty confident.

I'm Yun Sung-bin: Olympic gold medalist
and former national team skeleton racer.

Wow! It's huge.

The scale's insane.

I'm Jang Eun-sil, former wrestler
for the national women's team.

If you've seen previous
Physical: 100 seasons…

I'm sure that we look a little familiar.

The man with the crazy physique:
Yun Sung-bin.

If you've seen me, I think
you'd agree that I'm pretty strong.

Watching it from home

is one thing, but going up
against someone, skin-on-skin,

is a whole different experience.

I dare you to try it.

We Koreans have got a mean kick to us.

Wow.

Australia. Thailand?

Indonesia, right?

Indonesia.

Türkiye, Japan…

-Mongolia.
-Mongolia.

-Philippines.
-Ah, Philippines.

Wow.

That's crazy…

Well, let's check out
the torsos. Who do we got?

Let's see.

Has anyone heard of this

Australian CrossFitter?

Ka… Katelin.

-Is she famous?
-Katelin?

Do you know?

I'm more famous.

-Okay, okay!
-All right, nice shade.

All right.

I mean, this is Physical: Asia, right?

You've gotta have Asia's number one.

CHOI SEUNG-YEON
CROSSFITTER

In the world of CrossFit,

there's the international CrossFit Games.

If you wanna compete,
you need to place third

or higher in your region. And for us,
that's the entire Asian continent.

Lucky for me, I made it.

I went in 2021, 2022, and 2024.

Welcome, Seung-yeon Choi!

I'm the only person from Korea who's
competed three times. I'm proud of that.

If you're into CrossFit at all,

you know what an amazing athlete
Seung-Yeon is.

She's incredible.

Honestly, out of everyone else
on our team,

she's the most reliable.

She can do anything.

I like your fighting spirit.

That's good, let's keep it up.

Whoa. Dong-hyun!

Whittaker!

-Whittaker?
-Is it really?

He's a UFC Champion!

-What?
-A champion!

And still active!

Seeing that Whittaker, of all people,
would be here,

that blew me away, like…

Wow. He's actually coming?

Things are starting to heat up already!

Wow. They brought out their big guns.

I'm so glad I get to be here

for the first international season.

I can't wait to see who

we're competing against.

Japan.

When it comes to mixed martial arts,
I've got most people beat.

But there's one exception.

Ah!

Ah!

Ah!

Mr. Yushin Okami.

He's a renowned fighter,
very accomplished.

I used to have the most wins in Asia,

and then Okami beat me by one.

He's got 14 wins, I've got 13.

Just one win, man.

And now he's here.

He's really competing, huh?

-Team Philippines.
-102?

-What? Kilograms? Oh wow…
-Justin Coveney.

-There's two guys over 100 kilos.
-102, huh?

They're 140.

-140?
-Yeah, look. It's right there.

-140?
-Yeah, look. It's right there.

No kidding!

Min-jae could take him!

I think you could do it!
You'd totally take him!

I'm 190 centimeters tall
and weigh 140 kilos.

I'm a ssireum wrestler.

Competing in Baekdu,
the highest weight class.

KIM MIN-JAE
SSIREUM WRESTLER

They call me,
"The Monster of the Sand Pit."

As an active fighter, I currently have
the most wins in my weight class.

Ssireum is Korea's sport,

and I'm its best representative.

It's up to me

to help secure Korea's victory.

All right, it's begun.

Nervous. I'm so nervous.

Oh, here they come.

Let's see.

I was born to fight. It's in my bones.

When it comes to sports, we're the best.

We're a nation of warriors.

-Let's see.
-Who is it?

Ah!

It's Dong-hyun!

I knew he would be in there.

Just how I wanted it.

I am the giant of Japan, Yushin Okami,

MMA fighter, 23 years' experience.

In the UFC, I got 14 wins.

In Asia, that's a record number.

Nobody's managed to break it yet.

Okami!

Let's see, what else… Oh, right.

There's this manga
called "Attack on Titan"

that's pretty popular.
And when the protagonist transforms

into his "Titan" form,
the model is actually based on me.

No active fighter can take him on.

Hmm.

Okami! Hello.

-Hi.
-Hey! What's up?

-Hello. Hello.
-Nice to meet you!

What's up?

It's good to see ya.

Absolutely, I'd love to fight him!
Can you imagine?

It would be the ultimate showdown
of physical strength.

Of course I'm down.

But I plan on beating him.

And doing so at our physical peaks.

-Good luck to you.
-Good luck, guys.

Wow, what a looker.

Handsome, handsome.

-You too.
-Wrestling?

-No, swimming.
-Swimming, oh.

I'm the national record holder
for the 100 meter freestyle,

Katsumi Nakamura.

KATSUMI NAKAMURA
NATIONAL TEAM SWIMMER

-Oh. MMA? MMA fighter?
-MMA, uh…

Yeah, that's right.

My name's Kana Watanabe, MMA fighter.

It's nice to meet you.

Our baseball player.

That's me. I play baseball.

-Well, used to play.
-Oh!

Hey, how's it going?

My name is Yoshio Itoi,

and I play baseball.

It's going all the way to the upper
stands! That's a home run!

National Team player, and slugger.

When I was active,

they called me the "Superman".

Yeah.

I often led in stolen bases.

So when it comes to power and speed,
I'm still confident in my abilities.

If that's what you need,
then leave it to me.

See? Superman.

-Wrestling?
-Wrestling, wrestling.

Yep. That's me.

What's your weight class?

-As in kilograms?
-Yes, that's what I meant.

Olympics, 68.

Now, 65.

Hey guys!

I'm Nonoka Ozaki, national team wrestler.

I competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics
in the second-highest weight class,

and I walked away with the bronze.

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

When it comes to women's wrestling,

Japan's the best, I can't deny it.

So I knew going up against her
would be a challenge.

-Judo!
-Nice to meet you!

He's an Olympic medalist.

A medalist?

-Yes. Silver, and, uh, bronze.
-Yeah, medalist.

In Paris.

I'm captain of Japan's judo team,
Soichi Hashimoto.

SOICHI HASHIMOTO

Our team won silver, and I won a bronze.

"Soft and fair goes far."

That's our philosophy.
Technique over strength.

Even Dong-hyun can be taken down.

Bronze medal, silver and bronze.

Wow, two Olympians on one team?

Japan!

Strong!

Korea strong!

The way he said "strong" was adorable.

You're cute, guys.

Did you hear him?

Cute, huh?

Careful guys, don't underestimate us.

I guess we'll see you in the finals.

-Final match. Let's go!
-Yeah, yeah, final match. Final match.

Yes.

Good luck, guys.

Yeah, Japan, Korea, we're rivals.
Let's go.

Honestly? If it really
came down to Japan and Korea…

Obviously…

-Korea and Japan?
-Oh, it's on, man. They're goin' down.

We can't lose to Japan.

No way.

Bring it on!

I'm so excited for this.

Japan's gonna be a real challenge.

Yeah, I know. Man…

But come on, we have a gold medalist!

Yeah, but

they have so many Olympic medals.

I think they all have at least one.

They have four contestants
in combat sports.

Yeah, I noticed that.

Four? That's a lot.

-That might be too many.
-Yeah, I hope so.

Korea's athletes are pretty small.

That's a good sign.

I don't know. I think Japan's gonna be
the least of our worries.

The teams get stronger from here.

We need a strategy

Oh, here they come!

-What's this?
-Muay Thai fighters!

-Look at that
-It's Thailand.

-Wait, that guy. He's-- Yeah, that.
-The ONE Champion?

Oh! ONE Championship!

He's gonna be strong.

It's Superbon.

-Superbon?
-Yeah, it's him.

Super strong and super famous.

Name fits, right?
He's the Muay Thai champion.

Champion?

Hey there. I'm Superbon,
professional Muay Thai fighter

and kickboxer, previous IFMA champion
with 4 consecutive wins.

Superbon!

As a fighter, I'm known for knocking out
my opponents with a kick to the neck.

High kicks are one of my specialities,

and that's a skill that's hard to master,
especially in Muay Thai.

Good night, Irene!

As a professional
Muay Thai fighter from Thailand,

I'm here to represent my country
and our people's fighting spirit.

The only thing on my mind is victory.

-The man's a living legend.
-Really?

I mean, he's Thailand's superstar. Yeah.

This is some fierce competition, huh?

The statue's bigger than us.

Hey, check out that guy over there.
He's wearing heels.

Oh, yeah. He is wearing heels.

He certainly stands out,

though it's not exactly athletic.

Second from the back?

He looks like he could be
some kind of sorcerer, right?

-He's gonna use magic.
-Magic?

Yeah, magic. Definitely.

Abracadabra!

I'm more curious about that guy.

Heel guy.

What… What's your… What's your job?

-Me? Volleyball.
-Yeah. Huh?

-What was that?
-Water ball?

-Volleyball. Think, Kim Yeon-gyeong!
-Oh! Volleyball!

Beach volleyball?

Hey there, I'm James Rusameekae Fagerlund.

JAMES RUSAMEEKAE
FORMER VOLLEYBALL PLAYER

And I'm a professional volleyball player.

A flick, then it's Rusameekae!

Blocked in front of the set,
but that's a set point!

Which means the set is theirs!

I'm just a really athletic person
in general, you know?

One time I joined
this celebrity boxing competition

just for fun. And, well, I won that.

I do call myself the "Thai King Kong".

King Kong has a big, black body like I do.

But that makes him strong. He's a leader.

But I'm also this joyful, cheerful,
fun-loving person at the same time.

Currently, I'm a working actor.

And I'm also an entertainer.

Let me tell you something
about Team Thailand, okay?

We came to win.

So we brought it all: The big guns,
the thick guns, the best of the best.

ANUCHA YOSPANYA
WRESTLER

PLOY NUANNAREE OLSEN
MUAY THAI COACH

Bodybuilders, athletes, and fighters.

SUN KERDKAO WECHOKITTIKORN
NATIONAL TEAM RUGBY PLAYER

JAR URACHA TEERAWANITSAN
CROSSFITTER

And who's the strongest, you may ask?

Well, that's me. That's James.

-What-What sport are you doing?
-Me?

I'm a comedian. Korean comedian.

Oh, comedian! Me too!

TV show. Oh, yeah, nice to meet you.

-Good to see you too. Ah, yes. Uh, me too.
-TV show, TV, yeah.

All right, here we go: Korean comedian
versus Thai comedian. It's on!

With his cauliflower ears?

Any thoughts?

I think they're scared.

-They look intimidated.
-They'll be easy.

-We can take 'em, it'll be fine.
-Easy? You think so?

It's always about combat with you.

All right, look, the way I see it,

they're looking at us
like we're the ones to beat, right?

-They're already watching us.
-That's 'cause you're so loud.

We don't need to worry about Korea.
They're actors.

-Black shirt guy is handsome…
-They look like a team of influencers.

They might not be,

but I'd believe they were fitness
influencers before they were athletes.

I hope you're right.

Of the two of them,
Japan's the bigger threat.

Well… I know who we should fight first.

Who's next?

Let's cheer when they enter. Who's there?

Here comes Mongolia!

Mongolia, Mongolia!

Wow!

Look at that!

Amazing.

Man, look at his physique!

ORKHONBAYAR BAYARSAIKHAN BÖKH
(TRADITIONAL MONGOLIAN) WRESTLER

That's two belts!

He must be a double champion.

ENKH-ORGIL BAATARKHUU
MMA FIGHTER

Team Mongolia's athletes
were on another level.

They were just built different.

Physically, structurally, they were huge.

They were all physically strong.
You could tell.

Honestly, I think there must be
something in their DNA.

Anytime I've been up against someone
from Mongolia, it's… really tough.

Even in my own weight class,

it can feel like fighting
a male colleague.

I hate to admit it,
but they're gonna be a real threat.

KHANDSUREN GANTOGTOKH
NATIONAL VOLLEYBALL PLAYER

DULGUUN ENKHBAT
NATIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYER

Check them out!

They look awesome.

Hi!

You look so cool!

You all look so incredible!

Oh…

He's a Bökh wrestler.

His outfit, he's in traditional garb.

Hello, I am Orkhonbayar.
I am a Bökh wrestler

and a national champion.

As a form of folk wrestling,
Bökh is very traditional.

It has a very long history.

It's said to have originated
from ancient Mongolian warriors

and their cultural practices.

I've competed in
the national Naadam festival five times.

And every time I've competed,

I've done really well
and ranked really high.

Each of my stripes represents
one of my accomplishments.

In 2022, there was another tournament.

It was a national competition
for the President's Cup,

and I ended up winning.

Everyone in Mongolia's heard of me.

Most people who study Judo also do
some cross-training with Bökh wrestlers.

-And they're really, really strong.
-Yeah.

It left an impression. Sure.

But,

to be honest, I'm not stressed

They have their traditional wrestling,
but we've got ssireum.

I think Min-jae can handle him.
I'm not too worried.

KIM MIN-JAE
SSIREUM WRESTLER

-Min-jae, have you been to Mongolia?
-Huh?

Yeah, I've been once.

-To compete?
-Yeah.

How was it?

It was tough.

Don't get in your head.

I once traveled to Mongolia to study Bökh.

I loved the physicality.

But it's really hard,

and their athletes are
at the top of their game.

I'm pretty sure that's a judo uniform.
The Olympic one, I recognize it.

Was she the 100 kilo bust?

Oh.

-She weighs a hundred kilograms.
-That's crazy.

-Wait, seriously?
-Crazy.

Wait a sec.
This team's really big, aren't they?

They're heavyweights.

She is for sure.

She's in really great shape.

Man, Mongolia's athletes are huge.

Judo's an interesting combat sport.

When you've got a good hold
on your opponent,

you have the power
to block their movements.

And I've got the best grip strength here.

Through hard work and dedication,

I ended up winning the silver medal
at the Ulaanbaatar Grand Prix.

The blood of Genghis Khan flows
through every Mongolian, we're warriors.

And as warriors, we're here to conquer.

They've got incredible strength.

Judging from what we see, yes.

-I think these ones are ours.
-Wow, look at that.

What's up, brother? Whoo.

All right,
so any guesses for the silver suit?

He kinda looks like Elsa.

He's like a prince.

My name is Lkhagva-ochir.

LKHAGVA-OCHIR ERDENE-OCHIR
ACROBAT

I do Cirque du Soleil, and I perform
in the Kooza and Crystal shows.

My speciality is acrobatic stunts.

The trick I'm most known for

is one in which I build
an eleven-meter stack of chairs

and balance on top.

It's an incredibly difficult stunt,
and something that only I can really do.

He's incredibly ripped.

-Yeah. Ripped.
-That's acrobatics.

Hey man, don't worry.

Those muscles aren't for fighting.

Wow.

I don't think he'll have
much stamina though.

He's just light on his feet.

I might be
a bit smaller than the other athletes,

but I know I can keep up.

As an acrobat, I've been training
since I was a very young child.

I'm at the top of my game,
and I'm not afraid of anything.

Hi, hi! Japan!

Hi. Hi.

-Mongolian wrestling?
-Yeah, Bökh.

You're huge.

-That's awesome.
-Hello!

Very impressive.

-Oh.
-What is it?

Nice to meet you! In judo? We do--

-Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop!
-That's it! Good match!

-You got this!
-Let's go!

Go for it!

Fight!

They're all smiling,
but you can feel the tension.

For sure.

They're trying to get information.

They're lifting each other.

Oh yeah. You're really strong.

-Nice legs.
-How was it?

-He's strong.
-He is, huh?

Yeah, he'd be tough to take on.

Ah, I see.

-They're gonna be a challenge.
-Absolutely. Oh man.

They're stacked.

Hey, did you see that torso over there?
That big one?

-What'd you think?
-Yeah, that's massive.

It's huge…

-Look at how big his pecs are.
-Oh.

-What?
-Wow.

Who is it?

It's Indonesia.

Is it?

Wow.

That's an incredible physique.

His muscles were unreal,
his chest was huge.

I am Igedz.

And I am Indonesia's
heavyweight body building champion.

I've been on this journey
for many years now.

And this whole time,
up to the present day,

I've never been defeated
in my home country.

Professionally speaking, I'm more
commonly known as Igedz Executioner.

So just know that,
if you try to confront me head-on,

I'll slaughter you.

Indonesia!

We are capable!

-Indonesia!
-We are strong!

He's got a big voice.

Look at that build.
That guy is something else.

They entered with this…
dance-like fluidity.

They commanded the space.
It was very intimidating.

Indonesia!

We'll take you down!

I've got goose bumps.

They're powerful.

-His physique is amazing!
-Wow, they look so angry.

Why do they look mad?

The woman in black has a similar uniform
to yours. She does jiujitsu…

Yeah, she's in a jiujitsu gi._

I do mixed-gender fighting all the time.

So sparring with men isn't new to me.
It doesn't intimidate me.

Honestly, I'm not scared of anybody.

FINA PHILIPPE
JIUJITSU FIGHTER

Look at this gentleman.

"Mister International Indonesia", huh?

-With that face? I'm not surprised
-That lady's pretty too.

W-What kind of… training sports?

-Swimming.
-Swimming? Oh!

GLENN VICTOR
FORMER NATIONAL TEAM SWIMMER

-Basketball.
-Basketball.

MARIA SELENA
FORMER BASKETBALL PLAYER

-CrossFit, CrossFit.
-Yeah.

JEREMIAH LAKHWANI
HYBRID SPORTS ATHLETE

Are you badminton? Oh, yeah.

Indonesia's a badminton powerhouse.

MARCUS GIDEON - FORMER
NATIONAL TEAM BADMINTON PLAYER

Are you sure those are our opponents
over there?

They look like models.

Seriously.
Did they send two models to compete?

Dulguun can manage 'em. Right?
You're just as good lookin'.

If I had to pick out
the weakest team, I'd say Indonesia.

When I look at them…

I see a team that's full
of really pretty people,

but I don't see a lot of great athletes.

I don't really care.
They can underestimate us, that's fine.

All that matters to me is
that we give it all we've got out there.

The whole reason we're here is to win.

That's been our goal from the start.

To come here to Physical: Asia

with the fighting spirit of Indonesia,
and work together,

as one unified body to achieve victory.

Who's up?

Wow.

Oh, they're real big!

Oof, Türkiye…

I'd never seen anyone
with that build before.

Their builds are crazy.
It's gonna be challenging.

-For Türkiye!
-For Türkiye!

-With strength.
-With strength.

-We fight!
-We fight!

-Brother, brother. Brother.
-Brother.

We're so dead.

-Look at that.
-Another 140?

-Look at that core…
-Hey, Min-jae!

Min-jae, we're counting on ya!

You're the same weight,
so why does he look bigger?

-I'm getting wrestler vibes.
-This one?

-That guy?
-Yeah.

It was almost cartoonish,
how sturdy he was.

His torso was thick,
like a wall of solid muscle.

Man, he is solid, isn't he?

Wow, his body is completely insane.

He's an oil wrestler.
He's all oiled up too!

What sports?

Oil wrestling!

Oh! O-Oil wrestling?

Wow.

How's it going?

I'm Recep Kara,

national team wrestler
and a Kirkpinar champion.

In Türkiye I'm a four-time champion

of the Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Tournament.

My title is "Chief Wrestler",

which is the highest
one can earn in the sport.

I think Physical: Asia's a great
opportunity for a cultural exchange.

And I'm here to introduce
our traditional sport to the world.

We're here to make our country proud.

Wow.

-He's really big.
-They all have crazy physiques.

I'm scared to shake hands.

They're all monsters, even the women.

Is that one a wrestler?

I heard she's a world champion!

Which one?

It's the woman in red. The one down there.

Apparently,
their ace is the female wrestler.

-Really?
-Yeah, I heard.

I swear, she wins every championship!
Every one.

Ah, Ms. Adar is so strong!

Hello.

I'm Yasemin Adar Yigit, I'm 34 years old,

and a national team wrestler.

I'm a seven-time European champion,

and a two-time world champion.

Just the idea of beating
my opponents excites me.

It's not enough to win, I need to be
a champion in every way possible.

Judo! Judo!

Actually, I think that's karate.

Okay, okay!

ALI SOFUOGLU
NATIONAL TEAM KARATE FIGHTER

I'm Ali Sofuoglu, I'm a karate fighter.

I'm Nefise Karatay
and I do track and field.

I'm pretty sure the guy
in the red suit's a sailor.

As in, a sailing athlete.

My name's Anil Berk Baki.
I'm on the national sailing team.

My name is Ogeday,
formerly part of the national rowing team.

OGEDAY GIRISKEN
FORMER NATIONAL TEAM ROWER

Our team came here with one goal:
To be the champions.

That said, I'd like to take a moment
to wish everyone here the best of luck.

Allah willing,
we'll be leaving as the winners.

How many are left?

Just two.

Come on, Australia.
Do you think they're last?

Fifty percent chance.

Seeing my other team members,
I am confident of victory.

Australia's leaving number one.

The only way this ends.

-Here they come!
-Ooh, they're here!

It's Australia!

Let's f****** go!

-He's UFC, right?
-Yeah, UFC.

Oh no, we're doomed. Oh boy.

-Lots of team spirit.
-Oh.

It's Whittaker in the flesh!

Whittaker's here!

Another bulky bunch, huh?

-That's quite the roster.
-What's goin' on?

The team's morale is already sky-high.

There isn't a single person
in this competition

I don't think I could beat down.

There is no man I'm scared of.

I'm built for combat, that's what I do.

I've been fighting in the UFC
for the past 13 years.

I've literally fought the best fighters
in the world.

Everybody in the division knows
I'm a nightmare fight.

And the world knows
what sort of fight I bring to them.

Winning the UFC title in 2017 was…

the pinnacle of my career, really.

I'm super competitive.

You can't become a world champion
and not be competitive.

My goal's to win.

I flew to Korea to win this competition.

That's why I'm here.

All right, where's me little torso?

That rugby player's a giant too!

ELONI VUNAKECE
FORMER RUGBY PLAYER

Wow, okay. Guys, check out his legs.

I think,
among all the ceramic torsos here,

theirs are the biggest.

Ooh.

There I am, we got some abs!

We're going this way!

Let's go, quick five!

Bam, bam, bam, bam, bam, bam,
bam, bam, bam, bam.

-Huh?
-Yes! Yes! C'mon!

-They've got lots of energy!
-It's all new to me.

ALEXANDRA - FITNESS COACH

High five! I'm going, long run!

-Nice to meet you!
-You're amazing!

Big, big fan of you. And same, bro!

-Yeah, yeah. Thank you.
-Huge fan!

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Fighting spirit!

KATELIN VAN ZYL - HYROX RACER

-What's she doing?
-Hey, Seung-yeon! You should go!

-Seung-yeon!
-C'mon! Go show off!

Let's go Seung-yeon!

Show them, show them, that's it!

Do a turn!

You wanna try, Anil?

Yeah, let's go, man!

They're putting on a show.

You need to strip down and step up!

-Are you serious?
-C'mon! Get going!

Ochir! Ochir! yeah!

Holy moly! One-handed!

Oh, what is this?

Circus dudes…

LKHAGVA-OCHIR ERDENE-OCHIR
ACROBAT

Go on, go on. Go do it, do it!

Team Australia! Let's go!

What's his deal?

Australian jumping boy, the restless one.
What does he do?

Oh, that guy? Parkour, right?

Yeah, he does parkour.
That's how those athletes jump.

I've seen him on Instagram.

I'm Dom Tomato and I'm the biggest name
in parkour and free running worldwide.

Yeah!

And I boast over three million followers
on Instagram.

Parkour is fundamentally
learning how to use your body.

It's really about learning to overcome
obstacles with your body.

And that physical challenge
and that physical discipline

takes a lot of strength
and a lot of resilience.

Parkour takes a huge amount
of physicality, but it's also mental.

So the way it will fit
into the games will work really well.

We might be friendlier now,
but make no mistake,

Team Australia is here to win,
so watch out.

I just wanna fight some people.

That team… is gonna be a problem.

-Oh, nice to meet you. Nice to meet you.
-Nice to meet you.

-I'm middle weight.
-Yeah?

Middleweight.

Nice to meet you! I'm thrilled!

Big fan! Big fan. Legend.

-Same, same, same.
-Yeah, yeah.

-Big!
-Very physical!

Nice to meet you!

I figured baseball, my man.

-Rugby, rugby.
-Oh, rugby!

-Whoa, his hands! Try it!
-Very strong!

Whoa!

Oh, my God! So huge! What weight?

What weight?

Oh, 175.

-Whoa!
-Kilos, kilos.

That's a huge difference!

Amongst the Physical: Asia athletes,

I'm definitely the heaviest,

I'm definitely the biggest,

and I'm definitely the strongest.

Representing Australia, Eddie Williams!

EDDIE WILLIAMS
STRONGMAN

My name is Eddie Williams,

I am two-time Australia's strongest man,

I have a Guinness World Record
for pulling a tank.

I currently have six world records.

I would be ranked
in top-three biggest guys

in the world for strongmen.

People expect you,

"Oh, he's big. He's dumb,"

or, "He's slow."

But then, when they see me move…

it almost surprises them.

Growing up, I played rugby.
And that's what's helped me

be able to move quicker
and be different from everyone else.

-Very nice to meet you.
-Hi.

Keep underestimating me,
and you'll find out.

The final team!

If there's one left,

that means it's gotta be Team Philippines.

Oh, it's time. Let's bring him in.

-Whoa.
-Oh?

No way!

That man's a legend,

conquered 8 different weight classes,
yeah?

He's not just a boxing legend,
he's a legend among legends.

I just kept looking at it over and over.

His torso was there,
but no matter how much I looked,

I still couldn't believe it
that he'd actually be here.

That's gotta be

why Philippines is last.

-Oh, absolutely.
-They actually got him to come here.

-Yeah. It's like one last surprise.
-Is he the president? Or…

I kept asking myself,

"Is this really happening?"

I've always wanted to meet him.

I've seen all his fights.

You know, he's a-- he's a living legend.

In combat sports,
and-and in the boxing world.

Whoa!

What the heck!

-Pacquiao is here!
-What?

Wow!

-Pacquiao!
-Pacquiao!

Let's go!

I can't believe he's here.

You're kidding!

This is awesome!

Man, I've got chills right now
just seeing him.

Unbelievable.

Having Manny Pacquiao with us, competing?

What an experience.

To see him leading his team,

it's-it's exciting to watch.

-Hello!
-PacMan!

Team Philippines, bringin' it!

I'm Manny "PacMan" Pacquiao,

former world boxing champion.

Nice to meet you.

Became a champion first, 112, flyweight.

After flyweight, super bantamweight,

featherweight, junior lightweight,
and then lightweight,

super lightweight, welterweight,

and then 154 junior middleweight.

PacMan! PacMan!

Manny

Pacquiao!

Became a champion
in eight different weight divisions.

I'm so passionate with boxing.

That's why I'm still accepting fights.

I'd heard that Physical: Asia
was about to start filming,

and I went,

"Okay, why not?"

My body's still strong,
so I can still fight.

Nice! Let's go, Philippines!

Sambo! Sambo!

Their sambo fighter did MMA.

-Oh, yeah?
-Yep.

Um, my name is Mark Mugen,

combat sambo champion.

I've always believed

that I am one of the strongest.

And I couldn't say no to the opportunity.

I think we have
a very strong, balanced team.

We have a-a Philippines strongman,

I think he's the biggest Filipino
I've ever seen.

Rugby player, JC.

He's very big and strong.

He's on our national rugby team,
the Volcanoes.

JUSTIN COVENEY
NATIONAL TEAM RUGBY PLAYER

Robyn

is a, uh, 400-meter hurdle champion.

And, uh, Robyn's very fast and explosive.

Lara is a CrossFit champion.

LARA
CROSSFIT ATHLETE

I want to show the world

that Filipinos are great fighters
and athletes. And talented.

-Let's fight!
-Champions!

Let's go!

-Let's go over.
-All right, team,

let's introduce ourselves.

Come on, let's go meet the man himself.

I have to.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance.

I wanna shake his hand!

I'm a big fan! Big fan, Pacquiao.

-Everyone wants to shake Manny's hand!
-Let's go see Manny!

Ah! Big fan, nice to meet you!

Legend. Legend of legend.

Hi, guys.

Big fan!

Hello! Big fans, brother!

Jesus bless!

Oh, legend!

He's a superstar, man.

The gang's all here.

I can't believe he's here!

Too many superstars!

We came here to win the championship.

We're gonna go toe-to-toe
with everyone here.

And my hope is that they give us
everything they've got.

So when we win, we'll have earned it.

Physical: Asia.

South Korea.

Goosebumps.

Japan.

Thailand.

Mongolia.

Indonesia.

Türkiye.

Australia.

The Philippines.

First, we'd like to extend
a warm welcome to all our contestants.

-Hello.
-Hi.

Hey there.

Starting now, instead of
competing as individual athletes,

you'll compete for your country.

In Physical: Asia,

six representatives from each nation
will form a team,

and face off in an international showdown.

At the end of the competition,

when all the dust has settled…

one nation

will prove that they,
above all other nations,

have the best and most perfect physiques.

The time has come.

Please change into your uniforms.

We're all getting changed, and…

It made me feel like,

"Okay, it's really happening,
we're really here."

Everyone suddenly got
this weird look in their eyes.

When I saw our uniform,
and the Philippines flag on our chests…

I felt a sense of pride.

I wasn't just an athlete,
I was representing my nation.

I felt a surge of patriotism.

We're here to do our flag proud,
to do Türkiye proud.

Indonesia, bro!

I take a lot of pride
in representing my home, Indonesia.

Upholding the honor
of my country and home is important to me.

Physical: Asia.

Contestants,

we are here to determine which of
the eight nations represented here today

has the most perfect physiques.

If a participant
cannot perform their duties,

either due to injury
or unforeseen circumstances,

they will be replaced by an alternate.

The one surviving nation
at the end of the competition

will win…

the one billion…

the one billion…

…the one billion won prize.

Wow.

That's crazy.

One billion.

Let's take that home!

-Holy moly.
-Great stack.

That's insane!

That much?

One billion won.

-Come on. Let's get it.
-Get paid.

Good luck.

May the best team win,
and survive till the very end.

We will now take a moment
to invite the captains to speak.

Captain of South Korea, Kim Dong-hyun.

I believe that true strength
comes from within,

and the resolve of our people
is the strongest in the world.

Through internal strength,

Korea shall win.

Japan is known as a nation of warriors,

of fighters, of great athletes alike.

We came to Physical: Asia to prove
to you the strength of our people.

Ready? Come at us!

We came here all the way from Türkiye,
on an eleven-hour flight.

We're not here to mess around.

For Türkiye!

With strength, we fight!

-Hear, hear!
-Bravo!

The fighting spirit of Muay Thai comes

from the heart of Thailand
and the hearts of Thai people.

It has strengthened us both
in body and soul,

and it will guide us to victory.

We are Mongolians,
descendants of Genghis Khan.

As a warrior nation,
we shall fight for our glory!

We didn't come here to play games,

we came here to win at all costs,

and we're gonna run through anyone
that gets in our way.

We are one team, with one purpose,

and that's winning!

Filipino is

a champion blood, so…

we will make sure
that we… we get the crown.

-Let's fight!
-Come on! Philippines!

The legend speaks.

Physical: Asia.

Your very first quest
will begin momentarily.

With your nation's pride on the line,
please give it your all, and do your best.

It's gonna be an all-out war
against all the other Asian countries.

I wanted to be more than formidable.

I wanted them to fear us.

I see us
being a very strong contender to win this.

Physical: Asia.

The time has come.

Contestants, please enter the arena.

Whoa, what's this?

-Wait. What is this?
-Sand.

Oh…

What is all this?

It's the big mound.

-All right. We're climbing up a hill.
-Yep.

What the hell?

Oh, my gosh, this is…

Amazing.

What on earth?

It's sand.

Oh, I like the look of this.

It looks like the desert from Dune.

No way.

What is this?

Holy shit.

Wow, wow, wow.

It was pretty overwhelming to look at.

I was worried we'd have to move the sand.

Are we gonna run laps around it?

Is this some kind of power play?

Especially being a heavy athlete,
in the sand,

might be a bit tricky.

Your first quest is…

Territorial Conquest.

Territorial Conquest.

Whoa!

"Conquest", like a battle?

Shit, shit.

-Whoa. Oh, boy…
-Oh…

-Ooh, here we go.
-Oh, sick.

Oh, look. The sun is up.

-It's risen.
-Yes, it has.

In Territorial Conquest,

all eight nations will go head-to-head

in a race across the sands to conquer
the territory on top of the dune.

All at once.

We have to fight for the top position.

-Lots of physical contact?
-Sorry?

-Lots of contact.
-Oh, yeah. A lot.

That was the moment
when Physical: Asia really began.

It was finally time to start fighting.

YUSHIN OKAMI
MMA FIGHTER

And I won't lie, I got really excited.

IGEDZ EXECUTIONER
BODYBUILDER

I don't think most of the competitors

were expecting a team challenge
right out of the gate.

In the previous two seasons,

the first challenges were all individual

in order to assess each player
within the larger group.

So I think this kind
of big, group challenge

caught us all off-guard
by subverting our expectations.

I will now explain
the rules of Territorial Conquest.

There's four plots!

Your first quest, Territorial Conquest,

will consist of three rounds total.

Oh-oh.

Physical: Asia, first quest,

Territorial Conquest. Round one.

You must conquer one of four plots.

Each round will last two minutes.

That's really short.

It's all reflexes.

Once time is called,

whichever nation has the most contestants
on an individual plot,

will have conquered that land
for their team.

Oh.

Simple enough.

But combat-heavy.

We need as many of us

as possible to stay on.

That's easier said than done.

Cause we want our numbers.

We want as many people
as we can on the territory.

We want everyone.

This first game

requires physical combat
like pushing, pulling, and grabbing.

I've never really engaged

in any kind of physical combat before.

For the first quest, it was a lot.

Least favorite game!

I hate contact sports.

I was confident.

As a ssireum wrestler,

I was used to fighting on sand.
I knew that I would do well.

ADIYASUREN
NATIONAL TEAM JUDOKA

To be honest,
this game sounds really easy.

I'm glad I'll be able
to utilize my strengths right away.

The four nations who've secured a plot

will then move on to the next round.

At that point,
the four plots will decrease to two.

And, in the third and final round,

two plots are reduced to one.

At the end of the game, the nation
that conquers the last remaining plot

will be declared the winner
of Physical: Asia's first quest,

Territorial Conquest.

Now, if two or more teams have an equal
amount of participants on one plot,

an overtime match
will be called for that plot.

-I guess it's kind of like musical chairs.
-Yeah.

But without any music or dancing.

Three rounds.

So pace yourselves.

We want the first round.

The nation that places first
in Territorial Conquest

will be given an advantage as a reward.

What did he say? They'll get an advantage?

Wait, we need to hear.

The advantage for the winning team…

is the right to decide

the matchups for the second quest.

…the matchups for the second quest.

Oh.

That's a huge deal.

That means the winning team

will get to select their own opponent
and everyone else's opponents.

Ah, so it's a tournament.

Oh, we can make… We can pick. We can…

-Oh, yes!
-Yeah, yeah.

-We can handpick this comp, dude.
-Yeah.

Before we begin,

all teams will be given
a starting position.

To select a position,
each of the team captains

must be first to place their hand
on one of the eight flagpoles.

Indonesia's the weakest team.

We go for Indonesia.

-All right.
-Okay.

JUSTIN COVENEY
NATIONAL TEAM RUGBY PLAYER

If you look at Indonesia's lineup,

it's quite mixed,
just like the Philippines.

Our size, we're just about the same,

but knowing that they had certain athletes

that also had
no background in combat sports.

So I saw Indonesia

as definitely someone to target.

We've got Korea and Australia here,

so maybe that way?

You think so?

I think Korea and Australia

will both be strong competition. You know?

If only because
they have the most balanced teams.

SOICHI HASHIMOTO
NATIONAL TEAM JUDOKA

I don't think it matters.

Does the position
really make a difference?

It's a circle, so it doesn't really matter
where you start.

There's also no advantage point

because the giant dune
will always be blocking a team.

It made no difference.

We're a fearless team.

We're not afraid of anybody.

We are here to show everyone
our team is the strongest,

that Türkiye is the strongest.

And we didn't come here to lose.

So we're a sporting nation,

and we came here to win,

and we are gonna run through anybody
that gets in our way.

Anyone gets in our way?

EDDIE WILLIAMS
STRONGMAN

Physical: Asia, first quest,

Territorial Conquest.

It is time to select
each team's starting position.

Standby.

Here we go!

Lunge. Get it.

Standby, ready.

Ready.

ROUND 1
LOCATION SELECTION

Let's go.

Let's go, Rob.

Come on.

Let's go.

Yes. Let's go.

Australia got there before us.

Our target was Indonesia,

but almost immediately,
both neighboring spots were occupied.

And when I looked around
for the next open spot…

MANNY PACQUIAO
BOXER

…our only option was next to Australia.

The other side!

-It doesn't matter.
-It's okay, it doesn't matter.

-It's okay, this is it.
-Doesn't matter.

Go, go, go!

Nice going, Bon. That was clever,
he just went straight there.

We were mainly trying
to avoid Team Australia.

Comparatively, their team was big.

And if we wanted to win the first round,

we needed to try and avoid them.

The selection has ended.
All starting positions are now set.

It's so pretty.

Australians all let

All right. Here we go.

Let's do our flag proud!

Contestants,

the match will begin
at the sound of the whistle.

…the match will begin
at the sound of the whistle.

Motherf…

I say let's go.

Let's have fun, guys!

I'm ready to go. It's all for Indonesia,
so I'm gonna give it everything I've got.

The national sport of Japan is Sumo.

And this challenge is, at least,
partially inspired by it.

And as a representative of my country,

I can't lose this.

Whatever happens, we're gonna
show them what Korea's made of.

Standby.

Ready.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Here we go, here we go. Yep, that's it!

Over here.

-Go!
-Stay down! Stay down!