“They’re calling the guys from the old times, from the beginning. They put Don Frye (into the Hall of Fame), who deserved it, and now Maurice Smith. I don’t know. He deserves it, he was a champion, too, I just think he was not the pioneer of it. I was the first to demonstrate other techniques, I did it before him, but okay, the guy deserves it, he was a champion, we already fought and he beat me.”
“I think there’s politics. They’re Americans, it’s a clique, it’s not a fan vote. It’s the UFC, they choose who they’re going to add. The Americans want the event for them to be the champions, to have more belts and to be the best.”
MMA pioneer and all around legend Marco Ruas tells FLoCombat.com that he believes the UFC hall-of-fame is a popular guy’s club not based on what is always the best qualifications.
Ruas, who fought for the UFC, PRIDE and more went 9-4-2 as a professional fighter.
