It was like a spectacle or a boss fight in a video game. I remember being a huge Crocop fan and watching Crocop fight his way to Fedor, Mirko had all this momentum, on like a 6 or 7 fight win streak before earning his shot at the king. Fedor smother Crocop and won a clear decision and things felt inevitable. It felt like Fedor would always find a way to win. These days HW fights feel like coin flips, so much knock out power any outcome was conceivable, back then it was a certainty, Fedor by armbar or Fedor by whatever he wants. It was different.