I don't agree that Hughes was "bordering shot" against GSP the second time. I think he was pretty much near the same point that Hendo was when Silva topped him (very good, near prime) - I'd argue that GSP made him look worse than he actually was. And yes, Penn is a LW, but he's not a normal LW. He can step up to 170 and beat most of the guys outside of Hughes and GSP. As much as I like Franklin, he's not a great matchup for Silva - not as much so as Penn and Hughes are against GSP (again, like Silva, nobody is a good matchup for GSP, but they are as close as it gets).