Hop is amazing. I wrestled at the collegiate n Olympic level (Olympic was too high for me, I just wasn't athletic enough to be a top guy) and have stayed in good shape (I'm 38 now), and the thought of stepping on a mat with a prime college or world class wrestler just makes my body ache. I'm no where near the physical level necessary to compete at that intensity. Hop is ten years older and the only guys who beat him r pound for pound, elite,world class fighters who eke by n r never the same after. I live watching him fight because I can relate to his physical deterioration, n am amazed that he is able to compensate with his technical proficiency, and his will. He isn't as fun to watch as he was in his prime, where he was taking guys out, but I still love watching him n love the fact that as a 48 year old he fights top guys still. He is a true warrior.