Were Yves Edwards, Gilbert Melendez, and Takanori Gomi glorified journeymen also? At one point in time, they were all considered elite level fighters, including Kid. You know what's worse than a PRIDE/K-1 dickrider? A history revisionist.
Nor did they have USADA when Brock Lesnar was the champ. They may not have been as juiced to the gills like Wanderlei in Pride, but many or I'd even say most of the UFC fighters pre-USADA were cycling enough to get a significant advantage i.e.- Johny Hendricks.
hmm yeah, but back then, ya would get out of your prime sooner. Fighters back then were less protected, fought more often etc
Miyata was a top fighter at one point when he peaked in dream. He was also an Olympic wrestler.
Kid can to the ufc way out of his prime tho. U realize that right? U probably don’t even no who kid is btw. U probably only knew masvidal couple fights ago too lol.
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Because they weren't the elite orgs at the time? The UFC was a minor league during the Pride run. Major is defined by paying the most and going after the top talent. Like the NBA. The NBA is the best league, not because it's the NBA, but because it pays the most. If the AFL hadn't signed Joe Namath in 1965, the league may not have survived and there would have been no merger.
