48 – 47 decision GSP

Bet on it.

yep i gotta agree with him here bj just is too small

Interesting. Randy used to be pretty good at picking the upsets, hopefully hes wrong here.

BJ BJ BJ!!!

I’m with the Natural on this one…I think GSP’s size will win him a close decision..

Gsp woulda gave him a beat down even if BJ was in shape at 170. I think Thiago Alves could put a beating on BJ as well.

Randy has made pleanty of bad picks like the rest of us. I know he picked Big Tim to beat Nog… LOL. That one didn’t work out too good.

This probably only puts GSP as more of a favorite. Put your money down soon! BJ BJ BJ!!!

PW Randy got caught, how many times does one has to explain that??? He was outwrestling a giant! He even cut Lesnar. Can you imaging fighting an athlete 55-60 pounds heavier than you and still outwork him? I didn’t think so, that’s why you need to give Couture the respect that he deserves

*Imagine

Couture is one of my favorite fighters EVER! And I hate to pick against him, but I’m going with PENN on this one, I think he will technically outclass GSP in more area’s of the fight.

Ummmm . . . Besides when GSP outwrestled Kos what has he shown that no one knew he had? . . .BJ is the one that shows me something knew every fight! GSP = Kicks, some Jits against midgets, and takedowns . . .BJ, wraps up arms from backside for RNC’s, First and only elbow ive ever seen him thrown lands with devistation, a knee from no where to end not only a round but a chamopionship fight, Hughes never saw what came at him when BJ took his back FROM GAURD!! And nearly sank a trianle to arm bar from “the back side over the top” What did GSP show me thats new from his first fight to his most recent, he has shown it all from jump street dude and anybody that thinks this is all “new GSP” has obviouslt never seen his first 10 fights out of canada or whereever, all the SAME bros, hes always been good and it still stands that the same GSP that won/got his ss kicked in the first fight with Penn is the same GSP we see today (And we know BJ isnt, just his “shape” has changed, let alone everything else!)=Definite change that i can argue and point out!. . .??? Ok Ok, he lost to Serra and then showed he can beat Serra, thats new, i guess. . . . NO COMPARISON! BJ always attacking, GSP is always stalling or throwing crp for show. I hope BJ dioesnt come in trying to go P4P with GSP, come in at 164 lbs and faster than a speeding bullet, while GSP remains more flatfooted than your average white guy. BJ BJ BJ!!!

GSP BABY!!! Penn is going down!~

At a professional level you have to count every little advantage and size is a big advantage!! Plus couture don’t miss many. GSP gets the nod in my book.

gsp by tko 2nd round…bj doesn’t even deserve to b gettin a title shot at 170,,and gsp will prove it

BJ will come in around 168 (I hope) and for sure will be giving up some weight to GSP, but it isn’t going to make the difference in the fight. GSP is not going to manhandle him. BJ is going to have the faster hands and he’s going to rattle GSP’s dome from the get go. He’s going to hurt him on his feet and get GSP to force the takedown.

GSP’s takedowns are awesome, you gotta give him that (among many other things), but if he brings anything other than a textbook takedown to BJ in this fight he is going to get reversed. BJ wants this fight more than GSP and he is going to find a way to win. GSP is already predicting there’s gonna be a third match and he’s right, because he loses this one.

This will be the fight were Randy Couture’s prediction stock drops. It’s the biggest fight in mma history and he just called it wrong.

Ya just becouse it was the differance in his fight with brock ya right bj is gonna kill!!! george
bj bj bj bj!!!!!!!

Technique is going to be the factor here not size…if it was size then BJ should have been beat bad the last go, but BJ actually beat the crap out him and the judges handed the more marketable pretty boy the fight. You can’t deny GSP his championship but when it gets pouded by the lighter, faster and more talented hawaiian with more tools to win with. Then we will see Randy say oops i picked the wrong guy. I think everyone underestimates BJ’s strength. He threw Hughes around like a rag doll who supposed to have garilla stregnth. He stuffed Sherks take downs who is strong. Yeah they are smaller in size but it all comes down to who’s stonger to stop the take downs and keep this standing. GSP does not want this fight to be on the feet for to long but if it does go to the ground who has more tools to win there. YOU MAKE THAT CALL!

In a nut shell Randy is saying GSP will be victories,

Which means GSP will be victories because randy knows all mma

WHEN THE HELL is randy ganna be back in the booth calling the fights I know hes busy with movies and everything but hes the best in and out of the cage

B.J. will out strike Gsp and stop his take downs Penn all the way

How easy is it to picture a red-faced GSP sitting down in the octagon shaking head head after he just tapped out or got TKO’d? Whereas I can’t even conceive of GSP winning by anything other than a decision.

After the fight GSP will say something like “I am only human” and/or “he was the better man that night” and/or “I made a mistake and he capitalized on it.”

BJ won’t say anyone of those things because he’s going to finish GSP. Take it to the bank, cash it, and use the money to buy tickets to their third fight, because it’s all BJ Penn in this one.

I hope GSP makes BJ cry!

size matters! it’s gonna be the difference, GSP is the bigger and better athlete and he uses that in every fight.. BJ is gonna get real tired in the later rounds

GSP will never see the later rounds. Penn will finish him inside 3.

Did Randy watch the first fight?? Did any of you BJ doubters watch the first fight?? The size isnt the issue. The power isnt the issue. BJ’s cardio will be the only issue in this fight. If he can stay sharp for 5 rounds there is no way he loses. The first round of their last fight when they were both fresh BJ abused GSP. Then he gased and GSP took a razor thin decison.

BJ has much more heart. A better chin. Better striking. Better Jitso. GSP is bigger, stronger, and more athletic.

It’s gonna be a hell of a fight but when it comes down to it if BJ’s cardio hold up GSP dont have to heart or the balls to dig down as deep and BJ can and thats going to be the difference.

Amen. The only size difference that matters is that BJ’s heart is bigger.

i got gsp decision but i want bj to win

Revjames13 you obviously think gsp is a joke to say he has 0 chance not even a punchers chance is crazy and shows your MMA ignorance, so I’ll give you a little history lesson. I’ve written up what the odd’s makers have gsp at and every time he either met there expectations or dramaticly beat them in every case pretty much except for serra a freak upset. Gsp’s first fight in the UFC against karo he was again the underdog, gsp has always beaten the odds makers expectations or met them, when they thought hughes would win the first time gsp lost, and they were right. They under estimated him far more then they gave him his due credit except with with serra 1.

1. gsp vs penn-penn -200 ish favorite should have been -100 gsp

2. hughes vs gsp 2- hughes -200ish favorite should have been -500 gsp
3. gsp vs serra -900 gsp favorite should have been -700 serra

4. koscheck vs gsp -200 ish odds makes IMO had it right

5. hughes vs hughes 3 -200 gsp favorite should have been -500 for gsp
6. gsp vs serra -450 gsp favorite IMO had it right

7. gsp vs fitch -350 gsp favorite IMO had it right

8. bj vs gsp 2 -210 for gsp IMO they have it right but only time will tell if history is any indicator of anything gsp wins this one. Only time will tell but I feel pretty confident the natural is right on this one. In there last five bets on gsp they were pretty close except for hughes which he really dominated much worst than the -200 they gave gsp the favorite like I said it should have been -500 or more. I personally feel if nothing out of the ordinary happens gsp wins this one by decision or t(ko), we’ll see.

I think BJ is going to give George fits. They are both pretty close in skill and talent, but I see the mental battle being the difference. George is more likely to fold when things don’t go his way… IMO. BJ has always had confidence and now has improved attitude along with physical.

BJ is going to be in great shape. He’s had plenty of time to prepare and this is the fight of his life. Cardio will not be an issue.

No one in any weight class has ever manhandled BJ and that includes Lyota f’n Machida, possibly the #1 205er in the world, who barely outpointed him. And don’t bring up Hughes 2 after Penn had cracked his rib. BJ admits it is his fault his rib blew out because although his cardio was good, he rushed his preparation by not staying in shape between fights. Not an issue anymore.

In the first fight with Hughes, BJ absolutely tooled him without Hughes offering any offense whatsoever back when Hughes was supposed to be the strongest WW the world has ever known. After the fight BJ said that he was surprised that Hughes wasn’t that strong at all.

GSP might get some takedowns, but that’s all he’s got going for him and it’s not enough. He is not going to beat up BJ on the ground and he’s not going to beat him up on his feet. GSP needs to get a bunch of takedowns and stall his way to a victory and Penn in top shape will not let him do that.

Even GSP has said that people don’t know that BJ is a big guy, actually bigger than him. Not sure what he means by that except maybe that BJ’s walking around weight is higher than his between fights, because clearly GSP is taller and will weigh more on the night of the fight. What he might also mean is that BJ is a very solid guy that is hard to move around and he’s much stronger than he looks.

BJ is going to bully GSP in this fight, not the other way around.

I want BJ to win but unfortunatly GSP will take a decision on this one.

I don’t think GSP is a joke at all. I think he’s one of the best fighters in the world and undoubtedly the most well-rounded and complete mixed martial artist there is. Against anyone other than BJ Penn right now, I pick GSP every time.

This is a special fight, a very rare match-up and my over-the-top, guarantee of a Penn victory is something I have never done in any sport before except Holyfield/Tyson 2 when I bet everything I had that Holyfield would win. The only other fight I can compare this to that has the same kind of bigger than the fight itself implications would be Ali/Foreman and if I was of betting age in 74 I would have bet the farm on Ali.

Obviously, GSP has way more than a puncher’s chance. He is the favorite. If he’s smart he won’t be looking for the puncher’s chance but more like the wrestler’s chance. GSP’s past performances aren’t going to help him on this one, and for the Penn doubters, you won’t be able to bank on one of the old versions of BJ showing up. This is going to be the best BJ Penn you’ve ever seen and he is going to put GSP away.

But just to underline a point, I think GSP is a great, great fighter and the only guy in the world at WW that could beat a BJ Penn in his prime. I’m just certain that he won’t do it this time. I’ve never been more sure of a result. But I’m not coming from a place of ignorance. I’ve seen almost every fight that each of these guys has had multiple times. GSP brings a ton to the table, but it’s not going to be his night. GSP will be much more dangerous if and when they meet a third time.

If you think I am ignorant then let me know about it on this site after the fight. I will be here not gloating over Penn’s victory, but likely praising GSP’s class after his loss.

An “out of the ordinary” BJ Penn is what’s going to happen to GSP.

I believe the last ufc-mir/nog, rampage/wandelei, and evans/griifin, all of the house undergogs won.

Randy do you not think BJ knows the difference in good weight at 170 now then over two years ago? Same stupid assumption people had that BJ would gass against Sherk.

Shut up Randy you just got KTFO.

I don’t agree with most of your post revjames13 and you seem to contradict yourself “obviously gsp has way more than a punchers chance” and then your 100% certain penn wins? what Thats giving gsp a 0% chance. And I think not only gsp but thiago alves has a very good chance of beating penn. I think your driven on emotion and not on rationality, penn could beat both gsp and alves but gsp and alves definitely have the ability to beat penn yes even on jan 31. I personally wouldn’t be surprised if jon fitch beat penn either, he’s very tough and I think he’d destroy penns last 3 opponents just as easily as penn did, maybe quicker. We can talk about this until the cows come home, man jan 31 can’t come quick enough, feb 1 will be a very interesting day on mma mania.

all you gsp haters are just mad cuz a canadian has the belt and is going to for a long time …. USA SUCKS and needs to DIE

Rogan: GSP is a machine. BJ Penn is a beast.

WHAT happens when you throw a “machine” and a “beast” in the Octagon???

Cue- Ominous music……………..

Dana: Tune in Jan. 31st to find out.

BTW…I will produce for Zuffa! ;)

What I was trying to say is that, although Penn is the underdog I am sure he is going to win. On paper, GSP has all sorts of chances, especially out-wrestling him to a points victory. You give a “puncher’s chance” to guys who have striking as their only avenue to victory. Since GSP does everything well you can’t put him in that category.

Obviously in a fight everyone has a chance and given that GSP is the favorite he is way beyond just having a chance. I am simply pulling a Joe Namath and guaranteeing a victory for Penn. It’s not really about logic, but intuition.

I agree that Alves could give BJ a great fight, but I don’t think he’s beat him.

stay in vacation penn :P (primetime)

BJ via Triangle Choke…

BJ is a good fighter, but you have to go with what Randy said. The size and strenth of GSP is going to be too much for a BJ Penn carrying an unnatural amount of weight. GSP for tko. There’s no avoiding it.

BJ grew up in the great ghettos of Hawaii. As a child he persevered though many hardships including having his bicycle threatened daily. He was on a path to nowhere only living off his natural fighting ability. Fueled with anger the young Hawaiian was defiant against any and everybody until one day he found the great art of BJJ. His life would never be the same.

Through martial arts BJ Penn found the discipline and structure his family and upbringing never gave him. I natural born athlete he overcame the obstacles to become the only lw and ww champion in UFC history.

Today BJ Penn is recognized as one of the hardest working athletes in MMA and is a hero and inspiration to local Hawaiians. BJ Penn is a true life story of someone that beat all the odds to become the greatest fighter in history.

bet on it playa

After watching the behind the scenes of ufc 94 I want gsp to lay a beat down on penn even more, penn is a cocky prick, not my kind of guy. Dana is an idiot, because penn takes a 3 day vacation with his girlfriend, big deal, you need a little rest sometimes, other wise you’ll get burn’t out. I wish there were more anderson silva’s, gsp’s and the naturals out there, way too many meat heads in this sport and ego maniacs. Penn thinking he would go 100-0 made me laugh, for the most part kids raised rich are spoiled annoying turds who need a good lesson in humility. Penns comments about gsp were very disrespectful which will make it all that much easiler for gsp to really try to punish penn this time around, f**k I really hope he sends penn to the hospital like hughes did to him in there second fight :P

wat a fool should be your screen name, what a joke. :P

Bet on bj getting his ass handed to him :P

I Primetime GSP’s trainer was saying something like “It’s the fifth round Georgey, he wants to take your belt.” If the fight went into the fifth, GSP would have a great chance of retaining his title.

However, this is not going to be a long, grinding fight that is decided by conditioning. It’s going to be a mad war that is over in a round or two. Penn is going to come out more aggressive. GSP is going to try to find his rhythm and and make it a war of attrition but Penn is going for the kill.

GSP will get hurt early and then Penn will finish him before he can recover.

gsp will demolish bj baby face

GSP is going to have to hug BJ to keep his face intact for 5 rounds. BJ beat the crap out of GSP until he went for the hug tactics in their last fight.
Unless there is going to be another dive like Randy did against Lesnar. Since this has become big business a lot more shady stuff is going on. I wouldn’t bet money on these fights at this point.

I like GSP to Win but anything can happen!