Oh my god...that was fucking incredible!
When I started grappling in '01/'02 the "grainy pride highlights" were a HUGE inspiration to me. I was in grad school, and I was supposed to be studying. But instead, I was like a crack addict watching those things in slow motion and dissecting every move Sakuraba, Sperry, and Minotauro were making. BJJ Scout is right: they were Heros then...not athletes.
Makes me weep for the death of Pride.