I mostly agree with you here....The only thing I can disagree with you about is that Fedor is not necessarily past his prime, He's just not as good as many current HW's in MMA. The sport has evolved, and he has not. Fedor has been fighting mediocre talent for years now.
I dont want to get caught up in this childish game of "my dads bigger than your dad" which seems to be spanning the board, but i have to disagree here. To say that a prime Fedor is not as good as the modern crop of top 10 guys is ridiculous, because essentially if he is not past his prime then he is still there, yes? I was never mad about him as a fan but as a fighter i couldnt help but appreciate and awe at what he was able to do to people at will - people regarded as the some of the best of all time.
The peak years of Fedor were in Pride, there is absolutely no way he could have been overcome by Silva or Werdum, or even challenged by Andrei or Brett back in that era because as ive said before he was better at everything than the most highly regarded fighters. His speed and power made up for his lack of size because it was enough to simply crush people 100 - 200lbs heavier than he was - so the excuses ive seen by SMM stating "he was outweighed by.........." have no substance. Its not the end of the world fella, his time has come and gone.
Every fighter ages, and as he has not been as active then its hard for people to see just how far off his
own pace he has become. Its a part of life guys, get over it and move on instead of dwelling on why youre favourite anything is no longer the best. The current crop may be better trained and more motivated but that could be because Fedor has been king for so long hes lost the hunger, but as hes unable to match his own standards and is being ripped apart for it?!
