i know the talent pool is way higher now but i kinda miss the old ufc,s,tournament style with no gloves,no rounds ect.it was awesome havin a tournament with don frye,coleman,tank,ken shamrock,oleg,severn ect,man those where some exciting ufc days.it just seems like its to watered down now,i know the ufc had to modify things to get sanctioned and all but i still like the older ones better.imo those guys where the real tough guys,no disrespect to todays guys though.the crew i just mentioned had to fight up to 4 times in one night with no gloves,bare knuckled,no rounds and all.watch the ultimate ultimate 1 and ultimate ultimate 2 and youll see what i mean,i like the ufc now but i guess im still old school in my heart.i remember watching tank and ferrozzo banging it out,i know they werent exactly the elite mma fighters we have today but that fight was alot more entertaining then some of these snooze fest we get once in awhile today.i mean you had 2 guys weighing over 300lbs each and ferrozzo had a 800lb deadlift and (david lawless)tank abbott a 600lb bench press,not exactly wimpy dudes.and they werent exactly newbies at throwin thier fists,also the royce and kimo fight was very entertaining,you had sheer power and rage with a streetfighting and jo son do training backround in kimo against the graceful,technical,slimmer bjj trained athlete in royce.it was a great battle that all mma fans should see if they havent already.i could talk about the old ufc days for days on end,thanks for reading and happy new year and god bless yous all and your families.