Who do you think will end up as the greatest UFC fighter ever..GSP-Silva-Penn?

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  1. Vitor Belfort

    Vitor Belfort Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    These 3 champions have look unbeatable in their weight class. They have all dominated their opponents and it doesnt look like anybody is beating them anytime soon.
     
  2. jimmie

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    BJ imo being able to pick up a title in that secound weight agianst a guy on Hughes level means alot to me.
     
  3. Vitor Belfort

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    yea being a 2 weight champion will help him when they debate about who is the greatest ufc fighter ever.

    Right now all 3 looks unstoppable and i think silva could end up winning the 205 lbs title if shogun beat machida. silva has a good chance of beating shogun imo. I just dont know if machida-silva will fight should machida wins the rematch against shogun.

    GSP would probably end up as the greatest welterweight ever but i dont know if he will ever step up and challenge a middleweight champ. Even if he does i can't see him beating silva at 185 or even vitor belfort.
     
  4. jimmie

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    Silva and Machida made it clear they would never fight. Thank godness for that because im 100 percent sure that fight would be worse then the Hopkins/Jones fight from Saturday.
     
  5. achillesthegreat

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    It's hard to say. They are all phenomonal fighters who look unbeatable at their weight. Their legacies will probably be determined by their success in multiple weights. BJ can go up and beat loads of contenders at 170. Silva can do that at 205. However people aren't sure if GSP can handle the step up.
     
  6. hopkinsfan07

    hopkinsfan07 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    BJ Penn gets big credits for finding the big challenges moving up to fight guys like Machida, huges and Gsp at there own weights and doing well against all of them. Looks to finish fights

    Silva is just starting too fight at LHW, has done very well so far. his MW title run has been amazing and he has got the record for most concecitive wins. Looks to finish fights

    GSP has been dominating really good welterweights, has made them look poor. But he wont move up or try hard to finish the fight.

    To me its Silva>Penn>GSP right now.
     
  7. horst

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    I don't think GSP can be considered the greatest if he never wins the middleweight belt. If Shogun beats Machida, then Silva beats Shogun, I'd back Silva as the best of the three. But right now, it's got to be Penn IMO.

    Though all of them are behind Fedor.
     
  8. achillesthegreat

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    P4P fight - Penn vs Silva? Who would you pick?!
     
  9. Kevin_Wright

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    Silva
     
  10. 196osh

    196osh Mendes Bros. Full Member

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    Penn.

    Id expect Penn to get the TD as Silvas TDD is not so great.

    Then it would be a pass guard mount pound RNC.

    Florian is as good a BB as Silva p4p and BJ treated him like a kid on the ground.
     
  11. Koa

    Koa Boxing Addict Full Member

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    GSP is still young.. BJ pissed away many good years, likely some prime, or close to prime years. If he trained and had the dedication to match his talent, we might talk about him like a small version of Fedor.
     
  12. zarman

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    fedor once he breaks lesners jaw
     
  13. EddieShredder

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    Exactly as I see it...
     
  14. Vitor Belfort

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    True that's what i think too..bj and silva can beat many top fighters when they move up...gsp might be just too small for the 185 lbs but i can still see him beating some 185 lbs fighter. I hope he does go up and challenge somebody at 185.
     
  15. Vitor Belfort

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    Hard to say but i gotta go with silva for now since he hasn't loss since he joined ufc. I would like to see how silva do against top 205 contenders like rampage-evans-thiago silva etc