How? Ryan Hall could not sub him. He could KO him on the feet and probably even submit him. The game has come so far. Look at what Hughes did to Royce, and Artem could bulk to probably 180 or so. Artem went tit for tat with MJ, the guy that beat TFerg and Poirier. He would #100 mop that place.
Ken was a WAY different fighter at UFC 1 than he was later. Ryan Hall is way better than Royce and he could do fuk all versus Artem, and as we know, Royce smoked Ken and weighed just as much as Artem too if he bulked a bit. Artem is so underestimated because of his BJ Penn esque record, but he is actually a really solid and tricky fighter - made it to TUF Finale, great fight vs Cub and then MJ, two guys that are elite.I hope this post is a joke, like the Lobov GOAT stuff.
Ken Shamrock was like 220+ at UFC 1, he would beat the crap out of Lobov on the ground.
Ken was a WAY different fighter at UFC 1 than he was later. Ryan Hall is way better than Royce and he could do fuk all versus Artem, and as we know, Royce smoked Ken and weighed just as much as Artem too if he bulked a bit. Artem is so underestimated because of his BJ Penn esque record, but he is actually a really solid and tricky fighter - made it to TUF Finale, great fight vs Cub and then MJ, two guys that are elite.
You'd be hard pressed to find modern UFC guys that would not win the first tournie.
Irrelevant fight, the dude was 40 yrs old.The game has come so far. Look at what Hughes did to Royce,.