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I dunno about bodybuilding per se, I think it's pretty goofy and a vanity thing, but I think the muscular male image is a reflection of male beauty standards in different cultures and contexts. In the U.S., I kinda suspect the muscular image is due to influence from black Americans in athletics, and that sets a standard given their cultural influence in the society, which can be shared with white guys who work out a lot like Logan Paul because he's like a bro. If you want those guys' respect, you gotta work out like Paul and maybe know how to scrap.
I'm generalizing of course, but I can promise you that the other guys at my gym are disproportionately black relative to their actual population in my city.
The problem of bodybuilding is that you can't build up your jaw, and normally 10-30 seconds is all it takes for a regular bodybuilder to run out of stamina or forget to cover his face and then get knocked the fuck out. So he better finish the fight in that timeframe or he's finished against someone who knows how to fight. In some cases, bodybuilding makes your ribs even more vulnerable by cutting off the fat that could protect you from body shots, knees, kicks. Your chest workout is also useless in a street fight.
I think American men like fighting though. There's a culture of it and it's reflected through MMA. Who's the most popular American podcaster? Joe Rogan: an MMA commentator. It'd be interesting to think about why that is. Americans though are probably still topped by Russians in the streetfighting department.