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So what most of you guys are saying.... GSP has no chance against Whitaker?
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You guys clearly didn’t watch her season on the TUF fighter. This intimidation tactic was pretty much the norm for Joanna Challenger. She was giving Claudia hell all season long.
She has taken her defeat way better than Honda Housey did. She faced the media that night, answered every questiion and has continued using her social media. I don’t see her world crumbling at all.
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GSP got cracked by old *** Bisping, Whitaker could send GSP back into retirement early.
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Whitaker taking that belt mates. Just entering his athletic prime 
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Gsp sounding like he has more interest in 170
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Here with my late *** UFC 217 review right on time:
Bisping - GSP
GSP looked good. BIG AF, but good IMO. I'll have to go back and look at the tape again during the first, but he definitely slowed down a bit that 2nd round allowing Bisping to land and take momentum. IDK if I want to say he was gassing per say.
Dana says (as much as that is worth) that GSP will take on Whitaker next.
Cody - The Snek
Man I didn't expect the snek to put away Cody like that. Especially after the 1st. Cody was landing was finding the mark around the mid-way point of the first and of course rocked TJ at the end of the 1st. Then the 2nd came and Cody got visions of Kaa.
Did anyone else notice TJ trap Cody's left arm when he went in for the kill? So smart.
So do we get TJ/MM next? Lord I don't want TJ to win that one.
JJ - Thug Rose
THUG ROSE!!!! That is all.
Wonderboy - Masvidal
Everything Wonderboy did was so slick. His reactions and speed is seemingly tailored to put aggressive fighters on tilt. The little sidestep he does to avoid strikes is so smooth. It's like watching someone play Virtual Fighter. He's gotta be crazy annoying to fight when you're actively trying to engage.
I wonder where this puts Wonderboy from a matchmaking standpoint. He's gotta hope someone dethrones Woodley, while continuing to win to even sniff another title shot.
Hendricks - Eraser
Has Hendricks career been 'erased' yet, or are we waiting on his next trip to Whataburger to do it?
I said it last time, but **** Costa is huge for MW.
Bisping - GSP
GSP looked good. BIG AF, but good IMO. I'll have to go back and look at the tape again during the first, but he definitely slowed down a bit that 2nd round allowing Bisping to land and take momentum. IDK if I want to say he was gassing per say.
Dana says (as much as that is worth) that GSP will take on Whitaker next.
Cody - The Snek
Man I didn't expect the snek to put away Cody like that. Especially after the 1st. Cody was landing was finding the mark around the mid-way point of the first and of course rocked TJ at the end of the 1st. Then the 2nd came and Cody got visions of Kaa.
Did anyone else notice TJ trap Cody's left arm when he went in for the kill? So smart.
So do we get TJ/MM next? Lord I don't want TJ to win that one.
JJ - Thug Rose
THUG ROSE!!!! That is all.
NOTE: After watching the 217 Embeddeds , I really **** with Rose heavy. Shorty was cold as ice all week, and seems to have a really solid head on her shoulders. I like her vibe. Someone else said that they got Ronda/Holms vibes all week. I got that vibe while Joana Challenger was *****ing about someone on Rose's team calling someone on her team a '*****'. Which would have been understandable, if she then didn't make it some personal vendetta against Rose for no reason.
Wonderboy - Masvidal
Everything Wonderboy did was so slick. His reactions and speed is seemingly tailored to put aggressive fighters on tilt. The little sidestep he does to avoid strikes is so smooth. It's like watching someone play Virtual Fighter. He's gotta be crazy annoying to fight when you're actively trying to engage.
I wonder where this puts Wonderboy from a matchmaking standpoint. He's gotta hope someone dethrones Woodley, while continuing to win to even sniff another title shot.
Hendricks - Eraser
Has Hendricks career been 'erased' yet, or are we waiting on his next trip to Whataburger to do it?
I said it last time, but **** Costa is huge for MW.
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Idgaf how many drug tests Costa has passed or will pass in the future. take one look at his delts and hes 300% juiced to the gills.
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Plus he also beat beasts like jacare and romero who are also great grapplers and have way more power in their hands than george. gsp at 185 is a less dangerous version of them.
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GSP don't want none with Whitaker 
He should go back to 170
He should go back to 170
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Y'all in here completely counting out the GOAT like he didn't just win the belt in a higher weight class after a 4 year lay off 
That being said I don't want to see him fight Whitaker but I wouldn't count him out.
That being said I don't want to see him fight Whitaker
but I wouldn't count him out.
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Whitaker would have George feeling like he's getting abducted by Aliens again
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Can GSP even beat Luke Rockhold or Yoel Romero at this point?
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Probably not. He looked slow and will struggle to take those 2 down.
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I was thinking the same. How about a couple notices lower Gastellum or Brunson, can GSP beat those guys?
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GSP ain't sticking around at MW he on his conor **** get a easy TS then dip .
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is facing woodley really that different from facing whitaker? he might as well defend
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woodley plays it a little safer and only throws a few bombs.
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yeah, but people are saying that he wants no part of both their power
so if thats the case, he might as well just defend, no harm in losing the title at a weight some people think youre too small for
plus, i feel like woodley should show he wont have another fight where he gets booed first, i dont even remember machida getting booed
so if thats the case, he might as well just defend, no harm in losing the title at a weight some people think youre too small for
plus, i feel like woodley should show he wont have another fight where he gets booed first, i dont even remember machida getting booed
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Woodley knocked out Lawler. Robbie is tough as hell. Wonder boy was in trouble the first fight, which is what led to that absymal second fight. Tyrone probably has the biggest power at WW.
Besides his loss to Rory, he’s been at the top of the division. GSP has a great jab but wrestling isn’t going to be easy against a solid grappler and powerhouse like Woodley.
But we just keep ignoring the elephant in the room. Woodley has an injured shoulder. Whitaker has an injury.
Besides his loss to Rory, he’s been at the top of the division. GSP has a great jab but wrestling isn’t going to be easy against a solid grappler and powerhouse like Woodley.
But we just keep ignoring the elephant in the room. Woodley has an injured shoulder. Whitaker has an injury.
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I’m becoming more and more of a fan of this guy! The raw emotion!
Is this the Tyrese challenge?
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We may not be giving GSP enough credit. IMO
I think Luke poses the biggest threat as far as potential match ups go IMO. I think he can nullify Yoel and Woodley fairly well behind his stiff jab. We've seen it work on Woodley before versus Rory. (This was such a frustrating fight to watch as a TWood supporter) Let Woodley back himself up waiting to overextend and stay solid waiting for his burst. Yoel is a bit different but I think a similar gameplan can be implemented here. Gas tanks can seemingly be ignored in both the Woodley and Yoel matchups for the time being. Luke on the other hand has a more diverse striking repertoire in comparison to the other two along with having very solid TDD.
I think GSP still has a pretty solid chin, and still evades strikes fairly well, just not as well as he has in his prime years.
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I feel the opposite after watching the fight again last night, GSP head movement is kinda trash.
He also doesn't cover up well during or between punches.
Someone with reach and power could probably sleep him
He also doesn't cover up well during or between punches.
Someone with reach and power could probably sleep him
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This match definitely not happening. It wouod have the most boring lead up ever. The battle of who can out nice the other guy
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Has GSP faced anyone with both reach and power? I can think of his opponents having one or the other, now that you mention it.
