Prime cain was always overrated. I know Joe Rogan slobbed his nuts as the goat. He didnt have great power at Heavyweight. I think DC has better wrestling. He had better cardio than a lot of guys at HW until he didnt.
Cain would be 3-14 if he had to fight in a ring instead of a cage. Also, he never showed the ability to win against a bunch of different fighters. He only had 12 fights against UFC level guys with several of them Being B and C level. Once he stopped rematching the same guys he started losing and retired
This was a solid video. It was nice to not only see some of Fedor’s fights from back in the day, but also seeing his fights in a ring vs. a cage…as well as the pride ruleset with the 10 minute first round (which I think might be better suited to really test fighting ability).
Fedor also seemed to be above the silliness we see in terms of the “tough guy, crap talking, tatted-up badass” personae that seems to dominate the ranks of MMA these days.