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Originally Posted by itvnetop
No way dude... it was an ass-whoopin' for four straight rounds. There's a reason Penn didn't complain after his brother threw in the towel. Baby Jay talked so much smack before the fight that GSP wanted to prove a point. He would have punished him for the full fifth round if it went that long.
If you saw how both fighters trained, you can see why GSP did what he did. The dude trains like a machine and he looks like GI Joe. Thiago should be a good challenge, but I'd really want to see him step up to 185 to face the Spider.
But honestly, I think Machida should get a shot at Anderson next... the dude is no joke.
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I agree that GSP wins under any conceivable circumstance...I just don't think he completely obliterates Penn if Penn doesn't have his greatest weapon neutralized by cheating. By the 3rd round it doesn't matter because both guys are a slippery mess but GSP really did his damage and won the fight in round two where Penn went from fresh and calm to exhausted and dead because he couldn't get GSP off of him. Maybe GSP trained harder but Penn's guard is second to none. It's almost in the encyclopedia as a proven fact that Penn's guard is borderline perfect and GSP worked through it like it didn't even exist. If the vasoline lent even a hint of help to that then that is crap. I still think GSP is the better fighter. He was bigger and stronger and preared but if he had any help from illegal lubrication then I call bullsh*t. And I am not a Penn homer really.
And gosh I'd love to see a Silva/GSP fight. I am pooping just thinking about it. They are the two best right now. Machida may be right there too but he's slightly unproven to us compared to Silva and GSP. What does Silva walk at? Close to 200?