A lot of these fighters lack the sense of urgency there just fighting to not lose
That's what happens when you reward win/loss records and boring fighters, rather than exciting fights/fighters.
PrideFC had it right, and fans in Japan got it. Didn't matter if Sakuraba's record was shit. He always drew #s.
Look at Overreem, people are calling for him to be cut or retire while he still puts on good fights. Shit would never happen in Pride.