Well he was Pride MW champion for about 6 years, he won the 2003 MW GP and pretty much went undefeated from 2000 until 2004 when he lost a close decision to Mark Hunt (who outweighed him by about 100lbs). He also moved up to HW last year and TKO'd Fujita who has probably the best chin in all of MMA. Also, 21 of his 31 wins came by (T)KO.
Id say he's worth the hype.
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