Originally Posted by Terry77

Sakuraba looks good against guys at his level now. Stick him in there with Akiyama, Misaki, Kang etc. and I'll cringe at the brutal shots. But grappling is grappling and Saku can still do that with guys at his speed.

Not everybody is Randy Couture. With age goes your speed, muscle mass, explosiveness etc. But today's high protein diets, training programs, drugs/supplements are prolonging careers. Randy also had the luxery of never suffering any major injuries, such as Sakuraba's concussion and knee problems. Couture's style also doesn't really get bad with age, he's a grappler in the clinch.