They may have lacked finesse and athleticism, but you can’t deny the heart and guts of UFC competitors in the earlier years. These strong-willed gentlemen will fight to the death in exchange for a meager payday, all for the sake of our entertainment.
When we talk about old-school UFC, the automatic word association would either be Royce Gracie, Ken Shamrock, Tank Abbott, or Dan Severn. Respectable list for sure, but I don’t think some of the other notable names of the era are getting enough credit.
Case in point: heavyweights Andre “The Chief” Roberts and Ron “H2O” Waterman.