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Originally Posted by Darkballs
i think it is a little premature to declare BJ's striking FAR more superior to GSP's. while BJ outstruck him in the first match, a lot of that was due to breaking GSP's nose quickly into it. not to take anything away from BJ, but that shot helped him set the tone and capitalize in the first round. i wouldn't be surprised, given GSP's reach and weight advantage, if he was able to perform better standing this time around.
i'm excited about this fight, and will be happy with whomever wins; but BJ didn't look like he does now the last time he was competing at WW. sure the first fight with GSP was close, and we can argue about his rib injury before he was put away by Hughes, but until BJ can show the level of dominance at WW as he does at LW, it is hard for me to see him getting a win here.
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“I talked to Freddie Roach about B.J. last week and he told me by far…he said by far B.J. Penn is the best striker he’s ever seen among MMA fighters and he thinks that if B.J. can get into a striking match with GSP, he would definitely win that.”
-Kevin Iole
Freddie Roach, “B.J. Penn is by far the best striker in MMA” |
if freddie roach is that confident in bj's striking being superior to gsp's i'd say we can probably take him at his word.