I can't say why really. Not much of an MMA follower until more recently, but yeah, it could be the age gap. It's not much -- just 6 years -- but being 30 and 36 does make a huge difference, more so than if you're 26 and 20. I know it's the case in football anyway, having been both those ages ha ha, where you hit your absolute peak around 29 and then very quickly decline in your 30s. Probably even more so in an intense 10-minute bout of physical pain deliverance!
Anyway, prelims start midnight my time so I'll be long in dreamland by the time these guys take to the ring. GL all.