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Shogun was sheltered in pride. He fought Alistair and Rampage before they really reached their potential, and never fought Wanderlei in his prime. Anthony Johnson, on the other hand, was just pure beast mode.
Ridiculous comment...The Pride 2005 Grand Prix was the most stacked tournament in Pride history, and Shogun had the hardest run on the way to the championship.
Rampage was already a top LHW at the time, he had fought for a Pride Championship twice and had already finished top LHW fighters in Ricardo Arona and Chuck Liddell before the Shogun fight.
Lil Nog was in his prime when he fought Shogun, and Alistair Overeem was an extremely dangerous opponent back in Pride. Ricardo Arona was a fucking beast back then and he was also the first man to beat Wanderlei at 205 in Pride.
Shogun beat all these guys after only being a pro fighter for THREE YEARS! Only Jon Jones can hold a candle to that accomplishment!
And Shogun didn't fight Wanderlei because they were best friends and training partners, neither guy wanted to fight each other.
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