He was the first world-class wrestler to enter the UFC, foreshadowing the period of dominance by wrestlers such as Don Frye in UFC 8 and 9 and Mark Coleman in UFC 10 and 11.
Таким образом, он предварил период господства на турнире таких бойцов, как Дон Фрай в UFC 8 и Марк Коулмэн в UFC 10 и 11.