| Wouldn't it be great to turn back time? I'm tired of | | | | same can be said for Kimo. I think this would be a very |
| seeing older fighters past their prime, just looking for | | | | exciting fight and interesting. |
| another payday. These guys are forced to fight guys | | | | Okay, who could put on an MMA legends card without |
| ten or fifteen years younger than themselves. The | | | | Tank Abbott? The only question with Tank is who is |
| most recent examples of this were the fights | | | | he going to fight? I'd love to see Tank against |
| between Tito Ortiz and Ken Shamrock and the fight | | | | Shamrock, or Frye. I don't think he'd stand a chance |
| between Royce Gracie and Matt Hughes. We've also | | | | with Gracie. Of course Dan, the best Severn hasn't |
| seen such mismatches as Tank Abbott vs Frank Mir | | | | been mentioned yet, so let's put David "Tank" Abbott |
| and Tank Abbott vs Paul Buentello. Even so, part of | | | | vs Dan "The Beast " Severn on the card. |
| me wants to see these legends mix it up again, just | | | | If "they" ever put together a legends card, those are |
| not in mismatches which tarnish their past glory. | | | | the fighters I'd like to see on it. |
| Let's face it, in their day, Gracie and Shamrock were | | | | Here's my picks |
| the number one and two fighters in the UFC and likely | | | | Ken Shamrock vs Royce Gracie |
| in the entire MMA world. Grace fought people 75 | | | | - With todays rules, Royce Gracie cannot wait around |
| pounds heavier than he was and defeated them. | | | | for something to happen. The pressure of rounds and |
| Shamrock was feared for his power and leg locks. | | | | the recovery in between allows stronger fighters a |
| These two guys fought each other twice, the first time | | | | couple of advantages. First, they can recuperate |
| Ken Shamrock got caught in a choke from Gracie. | | | | between rounds and secondly, they get stood back |
| The second match went past 25 minutes and was | | | | up. I think Ken would win this fight, likely by decision. |
| declared a draw. | | | | Bas Rutten vs Mark Coleman |
| I would personally like to see Ken Shamrock vs Royce | | | | - Mark Coleman is tough, strong and a great wrestler, |
| Gracie 3. I have no interest in seeing either of these | | | | but Bas Rutten is a complete fighter. His striking is |
| guys tarnish their legendary status by fighting todays | | | | better than Coleman and Bas knows submission |
| breed of MMA stars, but I'd love to see what they can | | | | fighting. Bas Rutten by submission. |
| do against each other. | | | | Kimo vs Don Frye |
| While I'm at it, why not pull out a couple of other | | | | - This one is a tough call, but if I need to I'll take Frye by |
| legends of the sport. How about Bas Rutten vs Mark | | | | decision. Never underestimate the pure toughness of |
| Coleman. Some might argue that Mark Coleman is not | | | | Don Frye. |
| in Bas' league. Maybe, but when Mark Coleman is in | | | | Tank Abbott vs Dan Severn |
| the right frame of mind, he's like a freight train, hard to | | | | - While Tank is one of the most exciting legend |
| stop! | | | | fighters there is, he is no match for Dan Severn who |
| Another interesting match up would be Kimo vs Don | | | | has managed to keep his skill(s) more up to date. |
| Frye. While neither of these two were my favorite | | | | Here's to the legends of MMA! |
| fighters, Don Frye always puts on a show and the | | | | |