Someone needs to go back and watch Diaz vs. MacDonald a second time and then take a trip to the eye doctor. If you think Rory had to work for those slams, I question your vision.
BJ is going to get his ass kicked. Badly. Motivated BJ Penn is dead and never coming back. We've heard this same song and dance before. Rory will retire Penn for good.
Someone needs to go back and watch Diaz vs. MacDonald a second time and then take a trip to the eye doctor. If you think Rory had to work for those slams, I question your vision.
And that woould be you. Rory was only able to get them after wearing him down. Nate made him work in the 1st and 2nd rd. people just watch the slams and go "OMG, his wrestling is amazing" when it is actually anything but. seriously the guy couldn't control Nate Diaz ffs.
BJ is more mental than anything. He's never been knocked out cleanly...only TKO. Even still his face was fine that was until Diaz. Rory is a terrible matchup. BJ simply gasses out in the third and it's game over.
GSP and Fitch ****ed him up pretty bad too. Not nearly as bad as Diaz did, but it still wasn't pretty.
Add that I think Rory has way more power GnP than Fitch or GSP and he's crazy accurate with it too. I'm going close first four minutes, unless Penn gets taken down, which is possible, and it's all over from there.
Also how is it for sure roids? Seriously...he's 23 for gods sake, just about every man fills out in his mid 20s. He's at a real gym now and he's getting older. Everyone forgets he was 20 when he showed up in the UFC and was jacking people as a skinny little kid.
rory had a tough time with diaz.. he rag dolled him only twice in the last round and nate wasn't really phased, he got right back to his feet.. that fight was close, rory just had a good final round and thats all people remember
with BJ i expect the fight should be good and competative up until BJ gasses out.. lets hope he gets a TKo before that happens
I feel if Rory has trouble taking Penn down and it is a striking contest for the most part, then Penn will win. If Rory gets Penn down at will I think Penn has to go straight into offensive BJJ mode, which he isn't known for off his back. But he will have to be ready too.
Either way Penn will have cardio issues if he doesn't finish early. Hopefully he comes out nuts and puts it on Rory early. Probably not though.
Actually it does. You can see the maturity in his face. He literally went from being a kid to a man during that time. Not to mention he went from fighting king of the cage to the biggest production in mma... with the biggest / best trained camp in mma.
In high school I started wrestling and was 97 pounds. My senior year I weighed about 155 and had to cut hard to make 140's. Now I'm 200. I guess I'm roided as well :laugh:
Edit: As others have pointed out, your hatred for Rory has turned you to straight lying. That pic wasn't from 2010.
When i was 18 i weighed 150lbs....now at 23 - 190lbs and i haven't just got fat...planning to make my amateur mma debut next year. Never touched a set of weights....thats just naturally going from boy to man.
I imagine Penn will come in flabby, give up after the first round and get pummeled for 10 minutes. Hopefully he proves me wrong. I'd love to see Penn get another RNC like the good ol' days.
That's funny because I'm not sure they come any more disrespectful than BJ... at least these days.
All BJ does is talk mad shit leading up to a fight...and it's not hype... it's just shit talk. Then comes up with a million excuses why he lost.
What is even more disrespectful is the condition he shows up to fight in. Guy looks like he didn't even get off the couch until 2 weeks out.
If he really loves this sport, it's time to give it up. He made the right choice retiring... he made the wrong choice thinking this sport needed him back.
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