He'd be a fan favorite and exciting to watch with spectacular finishes...but he'd get finished every time he fought someone in the Top 7-8. Standing in the pocket and throwing with zero defense just wouldn't cut it in today's game.
A fully geared up, prime Wand from Pride was nothing to fuck with. He threw down on the feet with no fear against a physical prime Hunt. Just the level of intensity you would need to match Hunts intensity as a MW. Insane.
"Prime guy from Pride" = unlimited juice. Not that UFC wasn't juicy back then, but at least there was some comission testing. The Pride guys simply went overboard. That's why Crocop's UFC career was more than underwhelming, a lot of juice wasn't enough for him, he needed maximum juice. Same goes for Wand, Shogun, etc. Fedor too started raking losses quickly when some steroid testing was applied.
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