I been watching this shyt longer than you
Rampage is not picking up shyt, he never faced an athlete like Jones in Pride or UFC period
all them pride guys could not survive in today's UFC even in their youth, the athletes have got better and will continue to do
Rampage actually improved in the UFC, the Rampage Jon Jones beat is way better than the Pride Rampage, if you think otherwise
your dumb as fukk, just because he power bomb some bum ass nikka
Shogun had none of the strength in UFC he had in Pride, he was not old when he got to UFC, you don't lose strength that quickly
speed maybe strength no, you can't say it was because of knee surgery, power is the last thing to leave a fighter same with wandy
What are you an idiot that knows nothing about training, if you had knee surgery you can't do no heavy training for months. your knees/legs are your support system, if your knee is jacked up how u gonna be doin squats, and dead lifts in the gym. Dude has no strength because after every fight he was out for 6 months gettin acl and mcl surgeries. i am some1 who has actually played professional sports and have trained with a lot of fighters, knee injuries have a bigger impact that you would think. Shogun in UFC can bearly move, he is half the man he was in Pride due to the scalpel.
Only thing Rampage improved in UFC was his wallets, go back and watch Rampage's fights in pride he was a more all round fighter, with takedowns working ground and proud. When he came to UFC he merely relied on his stand up and counter punching. It was all he needed as the LHW division at that time didnt have any great stand up fighters, so he feasted on em. Who did he beat when he came to UFC Marvin Eastman 1st fight, Chuck who he already schooled in pride. who's next Hendo and wandy former pride champs. where's these world class ufc striker's, oh yeah I forgot he beat jardine, lol. In UFC the higher the weight class, the more wrestlers dominate, Bones Jones, GSP, Cain and now Weidman. Silva was the truth and respected because he was one of the few world class strikers to stave off these wrestlers for so long. The lower weight classes have some great fighters that don't get the shine they deserve, like a Aldo, Barao, Pettis.