Old video, but a few things stuck out:
Rampage - "Wanderlei showed everybody how to defend my slam. He put the triangle on me...JUST to show people how to defend it! I know Wanderlei Silva is NOT gonna try to win by triangle choking me. He did it just to show people how to defend it. Now everybody knows how. " @3:45
^ think about that. That was the fight right after Rampage slammed Arona into another dimension. Wanderlei said "try that with me." Would a fighter these days ever do that? no. That's CRAZY! That clearly illustrates the different mentalities of the legends from the last era.
Bas and Rampage talk about the mentality of the Pride crowds - they don't care whether you win or lose, as long as you fight. There was less pressure to win in a safe way.