I personally have no problem with it as long as I get to see the fights I want at 155lbs and 170lbs, right now I wanna’ see BJ VS GSP and then BJ VS Florian no matter what.

what’s the difference between the belt being held up for two of the top P4P guys in the world to fight, and the belt being held up for a gay TV show? either way, belts are held up. I wish you guys would quit bitching over fights and pay and appreciate the fights we’re getting. One of you actually said the NFL or NBA would never schedule teams to play like the UFC does fighters…no shit, what are you implying? Win or lose they should have a set “schedule” of fights, a year in advance? The UFC in my opinion are giving us as many super fights as they can, for two reasons. the fans want to see them, and they make money, quit your bitching and appreciate the fights and the fact that we saw every one of them on ppv this weekend. If you want a scripted 3 hours with no surprises, go watch wwe!

I also don’t personally have a problem with the belt being on hold either. I think Florian is the Number 2 contender still and that Sherk is the Number 1 contender but that is just my opinion. Anyway aside from those two there isn’t really a lot of guys in the LW division that could even go one round with Penn let alone five. Let Penn and GSP fight each other, give the newer LW’s sometime to mature and we’ll be having some pretty crazy LW battles sooner than you know. Nobody honestly thinks that Florian is going to take Penn do they? That was a retorical question, so lets watch someone who can actually pose a challenge to the Prodigy.

Cogito: I totally agree! IMO Penn vs. GSP 2 is as big of a fight as Fedor vs./ Couture would be. THis is a legit MEGA fight matching up 2 of the best P4P fighters on the Planet. What is even more intruiging is the FACT that both GSP and Penn are much better fighters than they were in the 1st fight which was a good one. Now they are both better fighters and its going to be a five rounder…..Cant waitr.

Kev: I have to agree that the belt being held up for a Mega fight is much better than it being held up over a reality show.

When BJ wins the welterweight title, is he going to vacate the Lightweight belt? I would like to see Florian vs. Sherk 2. i want to see just how much Kenny has improved since that fight. Kenny, like stevenson are both top fighters, but they havent shown the ability to get over the hump and defeat world class fighters like Sherk and Penn. Wow, did I just compliment sherk? lol

Florian is a better fighter than Sherk. The only real reason that Sherk wins most of his fights is because of his roid strength and power. There is nobody as powerful aS Sherk in that division and that is the key to his victories. Florian and Franca both lokked better than Sherk in there matches, but his roid strength saved his butt. If Florian had the same power as Sherk, Sherk would have no chance against him. Again with Lesner, if Randy had equal size strength and power of Lesner, he would have won it in the first round.

Yes its a great fight, But BJ doesn’t deserve the shot, He’s lost his most recent WW fights (2), he should have to string a couple wins together in the Weight catagory before getting an imidiate Shot. I still think he is overated and an (*).

o ok…whatever you say

“go watch wwe” we just did, on saturday night

utaptout, I actually think Florian would beat Sherk this time around, I think Florian showed against Joe Daddy’ that he can get out from underneath just about any opponent, his wrestling escape skills have definitely improved and added tremendously to his BJJ game.

I agree that Penn will probably vacate the LW title. I don’t really mind either because he would have a lot more challenges from the MW division due to size advantage not skill because I think there are plenty guys skilled at LW and MW. Also I do think Sherk would beat Florian again, not taking anything away from Joe but in a fight between Joe and Sherk I’m 100% positve that Sherk would destroy Joe. Sherk has a refined stand up and the only reason it didn’t look great was because he was standing across the ring rom Penn.

florian demolished joe daddy. i really wanna see him beat down bj and take the belt. after gsp beats bj down hopefully this is what will happen

are you outside your mind

I don’t think so, he’s not putting on weight for this fight, after he wins, he’ll fight kenny, then alternate defending titles!

Kevin: I think that Bj will fight Kenny, but after he whoops on Kenny, I believe that he will Vacate the title!

Much better match ups for BJ Penn at welterweight, then there are at lightweight. Does anyone really think that guys like Kenny, Sherk, Tyson griffin, JOe daddy, and other Elite lightweights stand a chance against BJ? I dont. I would much rather see him fight guys Alves, Fitch, Koschek, Diego, Yoshida, Karo!

YOur thoughts?

I agree, but he’s on a mission to cement himself as the best, not me saying that he is (although he very well could be), so he will defend both or move up!

Defend both? I think it’ll be a little hard to defend a title when you don’t have it! RUSH!!!

If he does beat GSP though, I think he’ll continue to defend the LW title, just to help make himself the best LW of all-time and from there move up to cement his place as the best fighter ever, which IMO he is fully capable of.

….Then again GSP 4th round tko!

My man Penn always said he wants all the beltz. I think once he beats GSP, he moves up to take Silva, then Griffin, and then Lesnar. And from there he’ll defend the belts. He’ll move back down and take out Florian, and the cycle will continue.

sholdn’t that be LnP like the first fight?

utaptout, lol… yes LnP, GSP shouldn’t stand with BJ for 5 rounds ‘cause BJ will eventually close the gap and cut up GSP for a TKO. GSP will fight BJ a lot like he did Jon Fitch, except BJ can take a punch and not get cut or KO’d like no one else in the lighter divisions. On the other hand BJ should not look for the submission from his back, he should work on escaping and keeping it standing… if BJ can do that successfully rnd after rnd, I think he can pull off a win by forcing a standup fight IMO.

I agree with you. BJ has to scramble instead of looking for subs.

in one of those scrambles, BJ is going to use his flexibility to take gSP’s back and then ITS ALL OVER FOLKS!!!!

That’s a bold prediction John, to say Penn will win by submission…GSP is very good, quick and stronger on the ground and doesn’t gas out and I think u have to add better wrestling than Penn but if anyone can sub GSP, I’d put my bet on Penn. However, I think if Penn is going to win this fight he should do everything possible to keep it on his feet. In a 5 round standup fight I think Penn wins.

I think this past week we saw that there is a limit to the amount of technique that can offset athleticism. Also unlike Sherk, GSP will push BJ’s cardio and gas him out somewhere mid 2nd or early 3rd round.

NameNotRequired, I’m almost positive Cardio won’t be a problem for BJ, unless GSP can wear BJ down with his size difference. I don’t see that happening Penn is eating and training right he has been since preparing for Pulver VS Penn and he hasn’t shown signs of gassing since.

I payed 300 a ticket for Cotoure Vs Sylvia And seats werent that good for that price either. Im not Bitching had a great time,But the seats kind sucked.

Yes, because it was an MMA reference.

No, it’s really not.

Ok WESTSIDE, I get your a BJ fan, but by your analogy since BJ said on NOV 14th, I should be the best P4P ‘IF’ I beat GSP… since BJ said ‘IF’ that means (by your analogy) that BJ doesn’t have the confidence to win, because he acknowledge there’s a chance he would lose??

C’mon… Hughes, KO’s, Serra, etc… all tried to use the GSP is scared and weak-minded routine.

BJ and GSP are being very respectful to eachother and each knows there’s a chance that the other one could win and that’s why they’re doing everything they can to prepare themselves for the fight of their lives. IT’s CALLED RESPECT!

Thanks to Thorazine for clarifying what I meant.

WESTSIDE, see if you can comprehend THIS sentence. I guess you know exactly what is going to happen at 94. GSP’s sentence can be interpreted either way from either side. Giving BJ a possible chance to win this fight simply acknowledges that BJ is a talented fighter and a threat. BJ doesn’t walk around and say that there’s no chance that GSP beats him does he? WESTSIDE, You should try using a little objectivity and class when typing your responses. I’m a huge BJ fan, having trained in BJJ for a long time. You can be objective and still be a fan, and not get all butt-hurt when someone raises a very slight debate over something you typed. Its fans that act like you that make people think BJ’s fans are ignorant. Do YOU understand now?

Hey,I didn’t say anything disrespectful.I just said that I don’t think GSP has the confidence in my own opinion,that’s all.Your the one who replied back to me & not the other way around.Its more like your the one who’s butt hurt not me.I also can’t tell you the future.All’s I know is that BJ’s gonna come out on top…This is for the both of ya’s right above me.

Hatchet buried…GO BJ!!

OK buried!,I would really like to continue discussion with you MMA JUNKIES,but I’m seriously tired from work & I got shit to do.I give all you guys credit for going on this site almost everyday(I know I couldn’t).Weather you like/dislike Bj or GSP this is gonna be a great fight.May the best man win.I’m out.C’ya 01/31/09

It’s the same scenario with Silva Vs Rampage. Why is it okay for Silva to be willing to take him on a 3rd time even though he demolished Rampage twice? Timing and marketability.

I think Its because it was a different organization when they fought twice.I don’t think they would have gone at it a 3rd time if they were still in pride.

LoL!, Actually i was pretty damn tired when i posted that last night. I read all the replies before my post and it was all the same old stuff so i though why argue these guys tonight, just throw up the “bat signal” ya know, hit ‘em with a BJ BJ BJ!!! George looks confident, BJ looks like hes trying to play mind games weith George to get him not to pay attention to whats really important, maybe even get him to change his stratagy and lose the focus on winning that he’ll need ya know. Im excited its official and the press machine is reving up its engines so what more can i ask for, getting that belt back will be a dream come true and BJ is going to do it, BJ BJ BJ!!!

Watch Dana’s video blog from last week. The interaction between BJ and GSP was great—I think BJ can get into GSP’s head. BJ kept talking with him and interacting and GSP seemed uncomfortable with the whole thing.

where can i find this blog you type of?

found it

BOBC, GSP has always been standoffish’ with his opponents, he’s not disrespectful, but he’s weary of the ‘FIGHT’ and the pressure is always with him around his opponents… his flight or fight syndrome is activated and that’s the way he deals with it. Don’t read that as weakness as past opponents have, it’s a mistake and underestimation of GSP. Not all fighters can be relaxed like Couture or opponent bashing like Tito.

GOOD to see u back around ADAMG… I like your boy’s chances of beating GSP if he keeps scrambling to stand if GSP takes him down. If BJ continues to try for submissions from guard I think it’s going to be a long night for BJ!

He stood up every time except the last time with GSP before, and he was gassed then. We’ll see bro.

Sorry but GSP TKO’d him halfway through round 2.

Pandaboy, I think you’re thinking of a different GSP, and a different sherk, because The Real GSP, gave the real sherk a beating so bad, that sherk had his nuts’n’bolts permanently shook loose.

LOL pandaboy. GSP broke Sherk’s will in their fight.

Pat, you forgot about his nose

Look at the comment above mine,I’m just repeating what the guy said.(Bj’s past wins were too “not bad” kinda fighters).Dude I remember all you guys saying Joe daddy & Sherk were unstoppable & was gonna kill BJ, but it didn’t happen that way.So now the only redemption is to down play Bj’s fights.I have never seen more sore losers then on this page………Unreal.

What ever dude.We got 2&1/2 months B4 they fight.If your for BJ cool,If not oh well.I really can’t tell who you want to win.So….take it easy till then & we’ll see who has the bragg’n rights come that day……Peace out.

uhhhh maybe leg kicks will stop a fight, but i wouldnt count on it in this fight. maybe if u put a drunk bum in there against gsp, he’d be too stupid to move away, but i wouldnt think bj would just stand there.

Yea when BJ took Jans 5 rounds and then Jans left the UFC plus BJ had already KO’d 2 out of the 3 other people in that LTWT tourny i saw him as the fav and have ever since, he didnt do much in that tourny though, but he did soon after = ) I was worried just after Penn beat Renzo about where Penn would end up or if he would just drift off in the distance with guys like Tank Abbot, Frank Shammy, and others. I was worried i wouldnt see him fight anymore, 5 fights (one being a long overdue battle with Pulver) and a season as a coach on the ultimate fighter plus a new title to add to the trophy room later and here we are, his website is excellent (GSP fans wished George gave them as much interesting footage and behind the scenes vids that BJ delivers via his website) He is in shape like i never thought id see after he faught Renzo and won (i thought he would want to continue to be lazy and fight some ok 185ers just so he didnt have to be in shape) Now he is in the conversation with the best P4Pers in the world ya know, im stoked!!! I though my DVD collection was pretty much, collected LoL. But now i look forward to so many fights, and maybe a season or two more as a coach o nthe TUF show would be cool, to build up to GSP3 would be dope! But its finaly here my friend, GSPENNII, BJ looks good in his training vids, everything looks great, BJ BJ BJ!!! and much thanks for the Hawaiian love, its returned my friend. WARRRRRRRRRRR PEEENNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!

Do you guys wanna take your chat to some other INTIMATE forum? LOL

neh, heres fine.

WORD! BJ throws a nice combonation in that replay which he has both fists closed the entire time, but if rogan says it, it must be true. Him and Goldy also said that GSP had just scord his first points of the fight sometime in the 2nd round after a take down and a head kick by GSP (so those punches om the ground were obviously not the first points scord by George in the fight) but us Penn fans dont say anything cause we know George had already scored points. Just cause the commentators say it in theirt first reaction doesnt make it so, Joe also called it a knuckle after seeing the combination from Penn in the replay.