but he was getting old anyway. MMA fighters just don't hold up after a certain point, just like any athlete. I agree with Fedor that Pride had the best fighters, maybe ever. They had Fedor, cro cop, dan Henderson, rampage, shogun, wanderlei, kevin Randleman, josh Barnett, the graycies, mark coleman, even Anderson silva, and most of them were in their prime. It was a who's who of fighters. The UFC has rehashed almost all of them at some point, but most of them were younger and better in Pride. Fedor was incredible. Pride was awesome.