Other Sports UFC 94 GSP vs BJ Penn - Page 4

**SAUTO** · 01-30-2009, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ArrowheadHawk

St. Pierre is favored and for good reason.

http://mmafighting.com/news/2009/01/...2-betting-odds

GOOD REASON being that he fights at that weight all the time?

suds79 · 01-30-2009, 12:54 PM

This is going to be a brutal fight.

BJ's just to talented... GSP is just so athletic and well rounded.

In the end? I'm going to say same old BJ Penn. He'll come out strong but will fade as the match goes.

In the end, GSP is bigger, stronger & more athletic. So I'm saying GSP in round 2 or 3.

ArrowheadHawk · 01-30-2009, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

GOOD REASON being that he fights at that weight all the time?

No, good reason being that he is better.

BigVE · 01-30-2009, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by ArrowheadHawk

No, good reason being that he is better.

I can see both sides to this argument and it will only be settled in the ring. GSP is favored because he is the current champ, is at his NORMAL weight and vegas KNOWS everyone will be betting on him.

raybec 4 · 01-30-2009, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by BigVE

I can see both sides to this argument and it will only be settled in the ring. GSP is favored because he is the current champ, is at his NORMAL weight and vegas KNOWS everyone will be betting on him.

For the record I said Randy would beat Lesnar and Nog would beat Mir and Forrest would beat Rashad so I'm thinking of giving up on the predicting and just rooting for who I like.

ArrowheadHawk · 02-02-2009, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

GOOD REASON being that he fights at that weight all the time?

No good reason cause he is supremely better than bj.

**SAUTO** · 01-30-2009, 01:48 PM

if rumors are true about affliction folding maybe we will see fedor v brock sooner rather than later. i coulod actually see the ufc putting fedor against brock ahead of brock v mir

raybec 4 · 01-30-2009, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

if rumors are true about affliction folding maybe we will see fedor v brock sooner rather than later. i coulod actually see the ufc putting fedor against brock ahead of brock v mir

Fedor is going to bring Affliction to it's knees. They can't afford to be dishing out huge percentages of their income on fighter salaries. They gave him so much money that he is the only "big name" they can afford. I would love to see someone compete with the UFC on a regular basis but it probably isn't going to happen any time soon.

**SAUTO** · 01-30-2009, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

if rumors are true about affliction folding maybe we will see fedor v brock sooner rather than later. i coulod actually see the ufc putting fedor against brock ahead of brock v mir

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Originally Posted by raybec 4

Fedor is going to bring Affliction to it's knees. They can't afford to be dishing out huge percentages of their income on fighter salaries. They gave him so much money that he is the only "big name" they can afford. I would love to see someone compete with the UFC on a regular basis but it probably isn't going to happen any time soon.

see my first post.

El Jefe · 01-30-2009, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

if rumors are true about affliction folding maybe we will see fedor v brock sooner rather than later. i coulod actually see the ufc putting fedor against brock ahead of brock v mir

I don't know, Fedor has said this is his last contract (rumor), he said a while ago that he has nothing left to prove to anyone. I think the most clamored about fight was Fedor vs The natural, but it never happened. I don't see how they could promote Fedor vs Lesnar anymore than they pimped Fedor and Randy's "dream fight".

**SAUTO** · 01-30-2009, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by kcchiefsfanGoLJ

I don't know, Fedor has said this is his last contract (rumor), he said a while ago that he has nothing left to prove to anyone. I think the most clamored about fight was Fedor vs The natural, but it never happened. I don't see how they could promote Fedor vs Lesnar anymore than they pimped Fedor and Randy's "dream fight".

fedor's contract is to M-1 global, not affliction. M-1 subcontracts him out, and to the "nothing left to prove point" then why did he insist that M-1 put a clause in his contract that M-1 has to offer the current ufc champ a couple of million dollars OVER his TOTAL ufc contract for the one fight

BigVE · 01-30-2009, 02:45 PM

Here is my take on GSP vs. Penn: it's about as even a matchup you get in MMA. I feel that if they fought 10 times it would probably be 5-5 or 6-4. I guess for my money GSP will be the favorite because of him being a more natural 170lb'er and he has made great strides in his skills since the last time these two fought. Benn is a world class jits guy but GSP's skills are really under-rated. Penn showed in his last fight that he can stay standing up and still win with some excellent boxing type skills but I would give the edge standing up to GSP. There is NO WAY this fight goes the distance in my opinion. None. I'm a GSP fan as well as a Penn fan but I favor GSP so the perfect scenario for me is for GSP to submit Penn, the jiu-jistu master.

raybec 4 · 01-30-2009, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by BigVE

Here is my take on GSP vs. Penn: it's about as even a matchup you get in MMA. I feel that if they fought 10 times it would probably be 5-5 or 6-4. I guess for my money GSP will be the favorite because of him being a more natural 170lb'er and he has made great strides in his skills since the last time these two fought. Benn is a world class jits guy but GSP's skills are really under-rated. Penn showed in his last fight that he can stay standing up and still win with some excellent boxing type skills but I would give the edge standing up to GSP. There is NO WAY this fight goes the distance in my opinion. None. I'm a GSP fan as well as a Penn fan but I favor GSP so the perfect scenario for me is for GSP to submit Penn, the jiu-jistu master.

That would be a huge upset, BJ is one of the best jits guys in the country. I can't see him getting submitted, pounded out maybe, but not submitted.

BigVE · 01-30-2009, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by raybec 4

That would be a huge upset, BJ is one of the best jits guys in the country. I can't see him getting submitted, pounded out maybe, but not submitted.

I know, THAT is why it would be too cool.

jidar · 01-30-2009, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by BigVE

Here is my take on GSP vs. Penn: it's about as even a matchup you get in MMA. I feel that if they fought 10 times it would probably be 5-5 or 6-4. I guess for my money GSP will be the favorite because of him being a more natural 170lb'er and he has made great strides in his skills since the last time these two fought. Benn is a world class jits guy but GSP's skills are really under-rated. Penn showed in his last fight that he can stay standing up and still win with some excellent boxing type skills but I would give the edge standing up to GSP. There is NO WAY this fight goes the distance in my opinion. None. I'm a GSP fan as well as a Penn fan but I favor GSP so the perfect scenario for me is for GSP to submit Penn, the jiu-jistu master.

GSP's skills are underrated? That's an awfully strange thing to say about a guy who routinely makes peoples "best lb for lb fighters" lists. In fact my top 4 looks like this:

1: Fedor
2: Anderson Silva
3: BJ Penn
4: GSP

and depending on the day of the week the order of that list changes but it's still the same 4 fighters.

Okay so given that BJ and GSP are both on the top 4 best lb for lb the smart pick in this heads up match is GSP because he's bigger.

01-30-2009, 12:54 PM	#2
suds79 MVP Join Date: Sep 2000 Casino cash: $10005036	This is going to be a brutal fight. BJ's just to talented... GSP is just so athletic and well rounded. In the end? I'm going to say same old BJ Penn. He'll come out strong but will fade as the match goes. In the end, GSP is bigger, stronger & more athletic. So I'm saying GSP in round 2 or 3.
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01-30-2009, 02:45 PM	#12
BigVE Veteran Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: centralKs Casino cash: $10005250	Here is my take on GSP vs. Penn: it's about as even a matchup you get in MMA. I feel that if they fought 10 times it would probably be 5-5 or 6-4. I guess for my money GSP will be the favorite because of him being a more natural 170lb'er and he has made great strides in his skills since the last time these two fought. Benn is a world class jits guy but GSP's skills are really under-rated. Penn showed in his last fight that he can stay standing up and still win with some excellent boxing type skills but I would give the edge standing up to GSP. There is NO WAY this fight goes the distance in my opinion. None. I'm a GSP fan as well as a Penn fan but I favor GSP so the perfect scenario for me is for GSP to submit Penn, the jiu-jistu master. __________________ Meh.
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