Nice avoidance of every point I made. Regardless, if you think Derrick Lewis represents an evolution of the sport, you clearly don't understand what you're watching...which aligns well with the ridiculous arguments you're making. Take care.
I completely erased that fight from my memory...It was for me until Bigfoot vs Fedor.
Don't feel bad for me, I don't feel that upset about not seeing two of the most overrated fighters ever. Not even top 10 hwsI feel bad for all the fans that weren't around for CroCop vs Fedor. It was like the equivalent feeling of seeing Pacquiao vs Mayweather. He was the one dude who I thought could KO Fedor. The buzz around these forums and around the entire MMA community in general was insane. It was really awesome having everyone here on the forum at 6 AM or other crazy hours and still hyped as hell for that fight. Those were the days! His KO of Igor was one of the first Pride fights I had ever seen and is burned into my memory, made me a fight fan forever. At one time he definitely had the "aura" about him. All time great as far as I am concerned.
You ever think that just maybe it's a lot harder to land a head kick in 2023 than it was 20 years ago?
Why?
HW is weaker today than it was during Mirko’s reign of terror in Pride.
Cain was touted as the best UFC HW ever a few years back, and he got wrecked by Werdum who couldn’t crack the top 5 in Pride.
Ngannou vs a mid tier HW in Hunt would be a tossup fight.
Where is your evidence of this supposed HW evolution?
Most overrated fighter in MMA history
I wouldn't say sport evolved past him (at least not at heavyweight). He had good grappling for heavyweight standards, especially as a striker. He knew how to defend takedowns, how to defend himself off his back. He had decent top game and ground and pound. That's way more than most UFC level heavyweights have
Mirko did OK as an anti-terrorist squad leaderMirko did ok in the Croatian Parliament.
Don't feel bad for me, I don't feel that upset about not seeing two of the most overrated fighters ever. Not even top 10 hws
Stop givin these dunderheads attention. They aint even trying.Edgy
The dumbest shit I've ever read lol. What magical shertard UFC fan boy metric is this based on?
Edgy
Mirko did OK as an anti-terrorist squad leader