Quote Originally Posted by P.G.H Angel Eyes
back in the old days of the UFC that fight wouldn't have been stopped. But this is today. I do not think Hughes is better then Gracie. I think Gracie in his prime would take Hughes, but this wasn't a prime Gracie.
Sports evolve and so do the participants in that sport. At first, not many people had an answer for Brazilian Jui Jitsu. Now, people train to defend against it.

Royces style is one of strategy and positioning more than brute force....Thus, I really don't think that his prime had a lot to do with it.