After BJ Penn KOs or Submits Rory...

He will gas if that cut doesn't open up.

 

It's only Penn fans that say **** like this.

 

There is no realm of possibility he beats Rory MacDonald. Not to say Penn is not great, he is. But it's MacDonald's time. Not to mention, Penn has never been consistent at 170lbs.

Hypothetically, let's say Penn does beat MacDonald - still, there's no chance he calls Anderson Silva out. Nor would the UFC even come close to setting that up.

 

Penn has no business fighting Silva, but you would say the UFC won't set up this fight because it's a blatant mismatch? I definitely wouldn't put it past them... They've done a lot worse.

 

i think bj can beat rory but call out silva

 

I really don't think it's that far out of the realm of possibility. Penn is a great fighter, and on his best night, he can definitely beat Rory. There is not one area in the game that Rory glaringly outshines him. The only things he has on him are size and cardio, which are very important, and will likely be the deciding factors in the fight. But, it is not at all impossible for Penn take two rounds, or even finish the fight.

 

Agree 100%. Rory is some infallible uber beast in too many people's minds IMO. Even if he will probably look that good here; great physical condition and training camp aside, BJ just isn't quite there anymore. His cardio is the pits, although he showed real glimmers against Fitch and Nick early on.

 

Penn had trouble taking Diaz down and was taken down 4 times by Jon Fitch. I would chalk up the wrestling as at least one advantage for MacDonald.

 

It is an advantage, but it isn't huge. Penn has very good TDD; definitely the best out of any of Rory's opponents so far. He also has pretty solid takedowns. Getting taken down by Fitch really isn't really a big deal, plus, he scored two takedowns of his own on him.

 

Do you think MacDonald will go straight for the takedown or try to play on the feet like he did with Che Mills?

I hope Penn licks him one good. Wrestling-focused fighters seem to need that at least once in their careers.

 

He's stated on Twitter many times he wants the Diaz rematch

 

Penn didnt shoot on Diaz, and Fitch to my knowledge took Penn down once, 3rd round

He reversed Penn twice while Penn had his back

MaCdonald is a solid wrestler, but his top game is nothing special, Condit may have an active guard but MaCdonald couldnt get much done against him in terms of control or damage, and he was in danger of being submitted, plus he was sweeped multiple times, Penn is a better all round grappler than MaCdonald, whilst MaCdonald may have a better conventional double leg, Penn has much much more in terms of attacking resilience