GSP v SAKURABA....... Who Wins ?

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He had incredible strength and explosiveness. And so does GSP.. it would be an interesting matchup as I don't think Sakuraba could bully GSP as he did other opponents...

 

Saku is one of my favorite fighters but GSP is too precise with what he does. It would've definitely been a great fight to watch but I think GSP would win UD.

 

Its about the calibre of fighter in the light heavy division. I feel completely rational about my opinion. Only, I feel if anything, it should have been Rashad who had the first shot at the championship.

Forrest, hard working dude, nothing at all dynamic about him. Rashad at least has wrestling, but then he's one of those guys who either can't, or wont use it in a dynamic way. He would rather use it as a defensive precaution against takedowns, and wing shots.

The **** is lame, and you know it. That Forrest got the win seemed to be more of a ploy, to get a TUF guy the championship. Its not like Sanchez or Kos, or Stevenson own a belt. I would have no problem with them, regardless of my feelings about their personalities. Some guys are just cocky ******s. I actually LIKE Rashad and Forrest as far as personalities go. But their fighting?

 

Not much pop? GSP is one of the best strikers in MMA history for Christ's sake! SERIOUSLY! With one exception, he has never been outstruck in a fight that I have seen, and he has spectacular KO wins on his resume.

 

GSP would give him an ass-beating.

 

GSP and Hughes are'nt Belfort though are they.

Also, Belfort is the most up and down, hot and cold fighter in the game.

 

his MMAths logic is just plain stupid.
Jardine defeated Liddell, Wandy defeated Jardine and Liddell defeated Wandy..

 

Yes, it is absolute garbage, it is letting sentamentalis
cloud your judgement.

BJ has knocked out great fighters time and time again; Din Thomas, Kondo, Sherk, and knocked Hughes stupid leading to the choke. Sakuraba carrying 15 pounds of extra fat does not make him hit harder in any possible way, he has never changed a fight with his power.

The Gracies had a reputation that Sak turned on his head, but looking at them as fighters and individuals, rather than "Gracie Family members" do you actually consider Royce, Renzo, Royler, and Ryan to be top of the line fighters at the time? Royler and Ryan especially?

Sakuraba changed the game by being a different type of fighter and used a different looking style. Since then though alot of different people have had a lot of different styles and they have all eventually been assimilated.

GSP is nothing like the gracies; him vs Sak is going to look pretty similar to Arona vs Sak. No GSP isn't as big as Arona, but he is big enough.

Not to even mention that we really don't know if we have seen a prime GSP, he has gotten significantly better every time we see him. He looked much better against Hughes each time he fought him, he was better still against Fitch and BJ and will almost certainly be better still against Thiago.

 

I said he doesn't have much power, not that his striking isn't good.

He does have very good technical striking. He is dynamic. But he does not have much power. Most of his TKO wins are GNP wins, with the exception of the Hughes TKO with a head kick and the Hieron TKO. Please show me some more of these spectacular KOs.

 

When you come down from whatever cloud your on let me know. What's with this obsession with Saku? he was a great fighter but the guy has more loses then I can count on my hands and has been on the wrong end of highlight reel KO's.

you can talk would of should of could of all you want because it will never really happen so your fantasy matchup and victory over GSP are just words from a dilusional poster...nothing more:dead

 

Those guys are all proven strikers that BJ knocked out, something Sakuraba never did. Hughes obviously isn't a great strker on his feet, but BJ delivered that on the ground on top of Hughes, when has sakuraba ever changed a fight with a punch of any kind?

Yes Saku was the first to beat the gracies like that, but immediately after look at their careers. Sak matched up with certain fighters extremely well, mainly pure BJJ guys, which Vitor became AFTER HE BROKE HIS HAND.

 

Why the **** were GSP and Hughes put against Vitor in this thread? Vitor is a middleweight ffs and has spent most of his career at LHW.