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There’s a myth created by Pride fans that fighters are in their prime in their 20’s and they like to back it up by the age of Olympic gold medalists. A lot of Olympic sports are mostly based on athleticism and less on skill and they are mostly amateur athletes.
The closest major sports to MMA in terms of athletics and skill necessarily would be boxing, NFL, basketball, tennis and football.
The best boxers:
Fury 32
Wilder 35
AJ 31
NFL:
Tom Brady 43
Basketball:
LeBron James 36
Durant 32
Tennis:
Novak 33
Nadal 34
Federer 39
Football:
Ronaldo 36
Messi 33
UFC champs right now:
Stipe 38
Jan 37
Izzy 31
Usman 33
Khabib 32
Volkanovski 32
Yan 28
Figgy 33
Can this baseless shit argument die already?
The closest major sports to MMA in terms of athletics and skill necessarily would be boxing, NFL, basketball, tennis and football.
The best boxers:
Fury 32
Wilder 35
AJ 31
NFL:
Tom Brady 43
Basketball:
LeBron James 36
Durant 32
Tennis:
Novak 33
Nadal 34
Federer 39
Football:
Ronaldo 36
Messi 33
UFC champs right now:
Stipe 38
Jan 37
Izzy 31
Usman 33
Khabib 32
Volkanovski 32
Yan 28
Figgy 33
Can this baseless shit argument die already?