I know there are a few "anti-Sakuraba" fans, I myself love him, I think alot of people try to say that he is overrated, but he really evolved the sport, he was the first person to expose Royce Gracie's weakness, He pulls off crazy moves in the ring, and the most important thing is, he is always coming at you 3 moves ahead, he truly plays MMA like an intense physical chess game, always having a strategy and out-thinking his opponents.
I feel he is passing his prime now, and for me my new favorites from pride are Luiz Azeraldo, Ricardo Arona, and Sergei Kharitonov.
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