I think too many people judge Royce on his performance against Hughes. He was 39 years old at the time.. cmon. Dude was old as hell to be fighting.. especially for someone that only does BJJ. It's not like wrestling where you can still control where the fight goes later into age.
Also, just picture MM vs Hughes NOW, let alone 8 years ago. He would have gotten beat up way worst than Royce, who honestly showed very little progression throughout his career IMO. I know people will say his standup improved leaps and bounds.. but it really didn't. Royce would use his size and get a submission.. or just muscle MM to the ground considering he's atleast 30 pounds bigger.. which is a shitload when both guys are under 200 pounds.
There's a reason you don't see 140 pound guys winning open weight BJJ tournaments. And Royce was a legit blackbelt.
Even if he couldn't get him down right away.. how the fuck does Mighty Mouse win? There's not a time limit. Royce could actually take a pretty good punch from guys way bigger than Mighty Mouse. Wtf? You think he submits him or something......
I swear you guys are stupid as fuck sometimes