Back in the day we had Tank Abbott, Pat Smith, Royce Gracie, Ken Shamrock etc. These guys started off this worldwide phenomenon. They gave us some crazy fights. Gracie wowed us with his BJJ skills, Tank threw leather hard and fast. It was raw and exciting.
Look at it now. Huge sell out shows, superstar status for guys like Chuck Liddell. Its come a long way thanks to the Ferritas and Dana. Nowadays we have complete fighters like Georges St. Pierre, Chuck Liddell, Dan Henderson, Fedor Emelianenko, Bob Sapp…. These fighters have provided us with some awesome allround fights.
Which fighters have entertained us the most? The new, technical, complete MMA all rounders or the old school, single skill tough guys?
PS. I was kidding about Bob Sapp :)
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Loved the ECW title and the Bob Sapp reference. The sport sure has come a long way from its humble, no rules beginnings.
i think it depends what you like. more rules or less rules. old school had less rules and those guys could go at it like there was no ref around. in some ways it wasn’t as technical. i’m not saying it wasn’t, but it’s not like today where a fighter can’t come out and pull someones hair and hold em’ to the ground to beat the shit out of them. they have to be more technical and follow the rules. i prefer todays fighters but i give a big thanks to the old school fighters.
I like both the old school and todays ufc, I feel it has evolved over the years into a great sport and the fighters keep honing their skills to provide some very interesting and entertaining bouts…
i think that today the ufc is a lot more professional than in the beggining, but it has always been brilliant to watch.
I agree. It’s a great structure these days (maybe a little too over-organized Dana?) but it’s good and we’re seeing it a lot more on TV which is great. In the old days it was hard to get it but now you can see it as it happens.