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Post by Ian from 616Entertainment. on Jul 3, 2008 15:59:32 GMT -5
BJ Penn To Fight The Winner Of GSP vs. Jon Fitch
By Jason Perkins | July 02, 2008 UFC 87 will go a long way towards determining BJ Penn's future opponents. Expect the popular Hawaiian native to keep a close eye on two fights at the Minnesota event in particular. Penn recently told Fighters Club TV that he is set to move up to 170 to challenge the winner of the UFC 87 main event between Georges St. Pierre and Jon Fitch. The fight, contingent on the health of the victor, will likely take place at the UFC's annual New Year's Eve card this December 27th in Las Vegas. The other fight that Penn will be keeping close tabs on at UFC 87 is Kenny Florian vs. Roger Huerta. Penn stated that he plans to retain his lightweight title, despite challenging for the welterweight title, and will likely face the winner of Florian-Huerta. He also left open the option of moving up to middleweight after cleaning out the light and welterweight divisions over the foreseeable future. Check out Penn's comments www.fightline.com/index.cfm?page=video.videoById&videoId=53 in our video's section. We'll have more on this story as it develops. [/i] If anyone can do it, it's  ing BJ.
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Post by PdW2kX on Jul 3, 2008 16:13:03 GMT -5
BJ vs. GSP will be epic, even though I personally dislike BJ Penn. Fitch vs. Penn I'm not exactly super-excited for.
BJ's got a bit of an ego to him, as always, to say that he'll "clean out" the light and welterweight divisions. GSP brings the pain, and BJ has been KTFO before. Or at least TKOTFO.
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Post by HHH316 on Jul 3, 2008 16:31:20 GMT -5
I would like to see GSP/BJ, as I think GSP can take him.
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Post by Codesters on Jul 3, 2008 16:38:24 GMT -5
^Idk, if theres ANYONE in the world of MMA who could take GSP it'd be BJ
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Post by moogie101 on Jul 3, 2008 17:26:48 GMT -5
GSP vs. BJ would be interesting, but I think GSP has improved a lot since their last fight, i think GSP would take it quite comfortably & send BJ scurrying back down in weight.
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Post by Ian from 616Entertainment. on Jul 4, 2008 2:32:36 GMT -5
BJ vs. GSP will be epic, even though I personally dislike BJ Penn. Fitch vs. Penn I'm not exactly super-excited for. BJ's got a bit of an ego to him, as always, to say that he'll "clean out" the light and welterweight divisions. GSP brings the pain, and BJ has been KTFO before. Or at least TKOTFO. .... BJ's only TKO defeat came when he gassed due to broken ribs against Matt Hughes at UFC 63. I don't know where your information came from, but it was obviously wrong. |
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Post by moogie101 on Jul 4, 2008 4:13:46 GMT -5
BJ vs. GSP will be epic, even though I personally dislike BJ Penn. Fitch vs. Penn I'm not exactly super-excited for. BJ's got a bit of an ego to him, as always, to say that he'll "clean out" the light and welterweight divisions. GSP brings the pain, and BJ has been KTFO before. Or at least TKOTFO. .... BJ's only TKO defeat came when he gassed due to broken ribs against Matt Hughes at UFC 63. I don't know where your information came from, but it was obviously wrong. How is he wrong? You're said that BJ has been TKO'd before which is exactly PdW2kX 's point. The end of the fight was Matt Hughes battering BJ & the ref stopped the fight. Yeah he might have gased, yeah he might have had broken ribs but the fight was stopped & ruled a TKO because BJ couldn't defend himself & was getting battered. The sad part is that before that BJ was absolutely dominanting the fight. |
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Post by Kliquid on Jul 4, 2008 10:52:46 GMT -5
BJ's got a bit of an ego to him, as always, to say that he'll "clean out" the light and welterweight divisions. GSP brings the pain, and BJ has been KTFO before. Or at least TKOTFO. BJ Penn has NEVER been knocked out... ... And he will beat GSP in this rematch. |
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Post by Codesters on Jul 4, 2008 11:17:02 GMT -5
BJ's got a bit of an ego to him, as always, to say that he'll "clean out" the light and welterweight divisions. GSP brings the pain, and BJ has been KTFO before. Or at least TKOTFO. BJ Penn has NEVER been knocked out... ... And he will beat GSP in this rematch. Amen to that. Bj's Jiu Jitsu is just too good for GSP. |
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Post by Ian from 616Entertainment. on Jul 4, 2008 13:37:07 GMT -5
.... BJ's only TKO defeat came when he gassed due to broken ribs against Matt Hughes at UFC 63. I don't know where your information came from, but it was obviously wrong. How is he wrong? You're said that BJ has been TKO'd before which is exactly PdW2kX 's point. The end of the fight was Matt Hughes battering BJ & the ref stopped the fight. Yeah he might have gased, yeah he might have had broken ribs but the fight was stopped & ruled a TKO because BJ couldn't defend himself & was getting battered. The sad part is that before that BJ was absolutely dominanting the fight. He said BJ got "TKOTFO." To me, getting "TKOTFO" is being dominated and stopped with maybe 2 hits. Take Irvin vs. Alexander for example. 0:08. |
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Post by Kliquid on Jul 4, 2008 23:11:01 GMT -5
The only way GSP wins is if he dry-humps Penn to a boring decision victory again.
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Post by PdW2kX on Jul 5, 2008 10:01:23 GMT -5
Alright, alright, maybe my fandom of GSP, my dislike for Penn, and some good 'ol fashioned late-night insomnia posting produced a questionable post. I apologize if what I said/wrote came off as stupid or fanboyish.
I meant to say something along the lines of "He's been punched into oblivion before, or at least punched into a referee stoppage. Even if only once, the precedent has been set." While TKOTFO can mean a sudden devastating TKO to some, to me it's more of a general term of complete domination.
Once Hughes got on top and pinned BJ's arm, he began unloading mercilessly with absolutely no remorse and BJ sat there taking it and taking it. Because it was such a dominant statement and such a "tit for tat" avengement of BJ's submission of Hughes, I called it a TKOTFO. It just gave me that adrenaline rush that you feel when you get a good KO/TKO.
So, to the Penn lovers: o.k., baring in mind that Penn's only been TKO'd once, I think GSP has it within himself to do it again. If this thing goes to the ground and becomes all about takedowns and defenses and submissions, I'll admit that GSP may indeed find himself outclassed and outmatched, though I have no doubt he'll put up a hell of a fight.
Or at least, that's my take on things.
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Post by Kliquid on Jul 6, 2008 2:46:05 GMT -5
BJ was kicking Matt Hughes' ass before his ribs got separated as he mounted Hughes' back.
And I still stand by the Penn/St. Pierre fight's scoring being complete B.S.
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Post by ajstyles888 on Jul 6, 2008 12:29:53 GMT -5
The only way GSP wins is if he dry-humps Penn to a boring decision victory again. I think it will be a much, much better fight this time around. - Iron Heart |
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Post by trivium666 on Jul 6, 2008 17:55:21 GMT -5
I really hope GSP wins this one just because Penn is a cocky little craphead.
But TBH, I would rather watch GSP vs. Anderson Silva. Its a dream fight of mine.
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Post by Codesters on Jul 6, 2008 18:13:00 GMT -5
I really hope GSP wins this one just because Penn is a cocky little **** head. But TBH, I would rather watch GSP vs. Anderson Silva. Its a dream fight of mine. Bj's allowed to be cocky. The guy is a BJJ master. I honestly think he has the ability to show up Royce gracie in BJJ. |
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Post by ajstyles888 on Jul 6, 2008 18:22:14 GMT -5
Bj's allowed to be cocky. The guy is a BJJ master. I honestly think he has the ability to show up Royce gracie in BJJ. I agree - Iron Heart |
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Post by Kliquid on Jul 6, 2008 19:04:54 GMT -5
One could easily argue that BJ Penn is the most well-rounded fighter in the world.
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Post by Codesters on Jul 6, 2008 19:34:46 GMT -5
One could easily argue that BJ Penn is the most well-rounded fighter in the world. He's definately in the top two. |
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Post by ajstyles888 on Jul 6, 2008 20:27:38 GMT -5
One could easily argue that BJ Penn is the most well-rounded fighter in the world. Anderson Silva, then BJ Penn in my opinion. - Iron Heart |
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