Old standard of MMA not that good?

[wrestlefan]

Man, as a long time fan it pains me to say, the likes of Shogun and Machida were never that good. Watching Lyoto get layed out for the umpfteen time in Ballater or a fat Shogun tapping to a guy from Scotland and losing to OSP (who let's face it, if you lose to him you shouldn't be in the ufc) is just sad. Good for their time but 5"11 middleweight at best.

 

[Justin Sider]

"were never that good" are you insane?

 

[Tweak896]

They just got old and still like fighting. They should do whatever Arlovski has been doing.

 

[The Old Guard]

The modern day UFC fan is one of the dumbest fans in all of sports.

 

[ChimRichalds]

Or Shogun and Machida just got old.

 

[DrunkMonkMeth]

The UFC fan is one of the dumbest fans in all of sports.

Fixed

 

[WHITEBELT JESUS]

Ya, young guys become old, injured guys who knew.

 

[M.U.S.C.L.E.]

Man, as a long time fan it pains me to say, the likes of Shogun and Machida were never that good. Watching Lyoto get layed out for the umpfteen time in Ballater or a fat Shogun tapping to a guy from Scotland and losing to OSP (who let's face it, if you lose to him you shouldn't be in the ufc) is just sad. Good for their time but 5"11 middleweight at best.

Quit fighter bashing and get some fresh air.

These are your girlfriends from when you were in your 20's vs now:

It's called getting older.

 

[NoSmilez]

They just aged. They were technical for their time. Nowadays you have guys who can be more gifted physically. If Shogun was still young today. He would probably be forced to fight at 185 for optimal results. Maybe we will never see styles in MMA like Wand. I love the man but he pretty much windmilled and stomped his way to a title

 

[loisestrad]

It's true. Einstein is overrated too, I mean he hasn't come up with new shit for decades.

 

[daltonames]

Shogun won the pride Grand Prix in like 2005, did you expect him to be better than that 17 years later at 40?