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Originally Posted by rivethead
Ladies, as amusing as I've found this...discussion*...I'm going to have to ask you all to be respectful from this point onwards or I'm going to have to start passing out more infractions and close the thread.
If you have something to post about GSP/Penn, feel free, but take the drama to PM's from here on out, OK?
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*the term "two monkeys trying to fuck a football" comes to mind for some reason.
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Sir yes sir.
Here's my thing regarding GSP/Penn:
I think it's b.s. that Penn won't be allowed a shot at Anderson Silva if he beats GSP. Am I the only one who thinks that Penn's style is taylor-made to beat Silva?
Penn has great bjj, undoubtedly a level above Silva's, and Penn's boxing is very good. He slips punches better than just about any mixed martial artist I've ever seen.
Grant it, Penn has a small frame, but he's getting older and is beginning to put on that "man meat," so I think with the proper strength and conditioning training he could bulk up enough to challenge Silva at a catch weight.
If my memory serves me correctly, Silva fought at 175 in the ROTR tournament. That seems like a perfect weight for Silva vs Penn. Also, that completely legitimizes the p4p title. Silva has had dominant showings at 185 and 205, while Penn has had dominant showings at 155 and 170.
If Penn and Silva could meet at 175, the winner should undoubtedly be considered number 1 p4p ABOVE Fedor. Yes I said it. Now for those of you who think Silva would put a hurting on Penn, you should check out Machida vs Penn.
That fight also shows some good examples of Penn's ability to slip punches and land counters. With all of that said, I'm not counting GSP out. He could win, but I honestly think Penn is going to give him a beating--basically finishing what he started in the first round of their fight at UFC 58.
GSP vs Silva would be a big money fight, but I dont think GSP has what it takes to beat Silva. Sure GSP's wrestling has improved immensely, but I honestly don't see GSP passing Silva's guard. Silva could even submit him.
However, I think Penn could slip and land punches, easily avoid the MT clinch, eventually get it to the ground, and submit anderson.