How did Sakuraba beat Rampage, Vitor if it took him 1 hour to beat Royce?

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Rampage and Vitor were guys that are every bit or nearly as good as today's best fighters at MW, LHW, and HW.

Matt Hughes could not even beat today's gatekeeper WWs and he steamrolled Royce with a 10-6 in like 3 minutes.

Sakuraba fought him for over like 1 hour.

How did a guy that went 1 hour with and still couldn't finish a UFC 1 guy manage to beat Rampage and Vitor?
 
Either troll job or very slow day...

Rampage and Vitor were guys that are every bit or nearly as good as today's best fighters at MW, LHW, and HW.

Matt Hughes could not even beat today's gatekeeper WWs and he steamrolled Royce with a 10-6 in like 3 minutes.

Sakuraba fought him for over like 1 hour.

How did a guy that went 1 hour with and still couldn't finish a UFC 1 guy manage to beat Rampage and Vitor?

Hoyce was 40 yrs old vs Hughes.

Vitor fight was pretty suspect looking iirc. Vitor barely tried to do anything.

http://forums.sherdog.com/threads/deconstructing-mma-myths-part-24-carlson´s-silence.3879035/
 
Rampage said himself yakuza squad offer him alot of money to throw a fight against sakaruba and rampage was brave enough to said no to them. So yeah that makes sakaruba win over rampage even more impresive.
 
Rampage and Vitor were guys that are every bit or nearly as good as today's best fighters at MW, LHW, and HW.

Matt Hughes could not even beat today's gatekeeper WWs and he steamrolled Royce with a 10-6 in like 3 minutes.

Sakuraba fought him for over like 1 hour.

How did a guy that went 1 hour with and still couldn't finish a UFC 1 guy manage to beat Rampage and Vitor?

Sakuraba was really, really good. A prime Vitor or Rampage would be champions or contenders in any organization. Styles make fights, as has already been said. And...rules also make fights. Sakuraba wasn't fighting Rampage and Vitor under the same conditions he was fighitng Royce. Especially after the first round, he adjusted his approach towards Royce, when he saw that Royce was hanging back and conserving his energy.
 
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