man, i watched most of those. absolutely amazing. it was cool seeing the maturation of the UFC over the years as well.
Here's a good example of what you're talking about. <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5zhQb_nkR0U&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5zhQb_nkR0U&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> Ridiculous.
That guy apparently was a world champion amateur sumo wrestler... but, as we've witnessed in later years, sumo doesn't translate well to MMA. lol.