GSP will fight the winner of Swick vs Kampmann. Swick will take this rather easily. Swick is a live opponent for GSP. Better than Kos or Penn at this weight. I feel Swick is right behind Alves. But GSP should take this again.
I totally agree, Sanchez is one of my favorites and I think he is very underrated but he is just a stupid fighter IMHO. And with BJ, I really don't see a way for him to win although he can make it competitive if he employs the GSP plan. Because him, unlike Florian is strong and explosive enough to actually cause BJ some trouble with his take down attempts.
Yep and he should be more confortable at that weight with a 3rd fight in a row. With his cardio, he can push Penn to the limit. But Penn will win.
Not only his takedown attempts, but his determination alone is extremely strong. His belief in himself that he can do whatever he wants is gonna be very interesting against Penn. Sanchez is just as mentally strong as Penn, even though alot believe he's strange Diego is the kind of fighter that's gonna keep coming and coming. After a while you can tell Florian was uncomfortable with Penn. He was discouraged. Diego will not go through this. And he's gonna push the pace so BJ's cardio better be ready because Diego is gonna come at him hard. And Diego's improved standup is gonna be a good asset for him as well. It's also a fight between 2 of the best chins at 155. I've been following Diego since his King Of The Cage days. I'm a huge fan of both fighters, this is a dream fight for me. I've been wanting to see this since they were at 170.
I really want to see a Sanchez-Florian rematch, but i don't think that fight makes much sense at this point, with Florian coming off a bad loss.
I don't know man, that is what makes him a stupid fighter though. Look at the Koscheck fight. Diego shjould have taken him down and outgrappled him, or at least tried to, when he realized he couldn't out strike him. He was convinced that he was this elite striker, he still is convinced actually, and seemed to be too stubborn to do what was necessary to win. Well, especially at LW, BJ Penn is a step above Kos and much better standing and on the ground actually. Diego will have to go back to how he fought when he first entered the UFC. He needs to Ground-n-Pound Penn, and avoid sweeps, reversals and submissions....good luck diego :yep
I don't see really how Diego can win this. No LW alive can do the same gameplan that GSP did vs BJ. Nobody is that skilled and strong. I'm not even sure that the Kos or Fitch of this world could. BJ will completly tool Diego on the ground. Diego need to keep this fight standing if he want to be able to go to the decision. BJ will still tool him standing, but at least he has the ''fluke'' chance of a KO. Good luck with that, since BJ has an iron chin and I never saw him on ***** street, let alone being knocked down.
I was more worried about Kenny then I am Diego standing. Kenny has kicks that I thought could possibly trouble BJ, all diego has is boxing. And you don't beat BJ by boxing him.