UnderGround Forum >> What if GSP was calling out Benson Henderson?

neibs -

Andersons_Chin - Benson hasnt cleaned out his division, which could be said of GSP or Andy.

Also, Andy/GSP is a match fans have been asking about for years.

I don't agree with this. There was a time when both divisions seemed cleaned out but it has passed. At WW there is Hendrix and diaz, possibly ellenberger and rory too(not sure how that will work out). And at MW there is weidman and bisping looking for shots, if Lombard can get his act together maybe him too. I don't see this fight between gsp and silva as being necessary for anything other than the fact that both are super marketable right now and IMO are near the top of the mountain, only place to go is down, UFC wants to cash in before either begins to descend.
Sorry for so much reading, I started and couldn't stop.

Kevin Arnold - GSP would have to do the following to compare to silva's actions in recent months:

-make a number of excuses for why he can't, won't, or shouldn't fight Silva (Jones)

-say he has no interest in fighting the big up and coming name at at WW in Hendricks (Weidman)

-say he is going to take a year off to make movies

-challenge the champ a weight class below him (Henderson)

GSP would get destroyed if he displayed this type of behavior.

I am not a fan of Silva at all. I think he is the goat and I respect his skills as a fighter though. It just amazes me how Jon Jones can be destroyed the way he was for not taking a fight on 10 days notice and yet Silva is allowed to dictate everything to the UFC and fellow fighters.

It also amazes me that Silva is the one pulling some BS with this situation and yet so many people are blaming GSP already for not taking the fight. Again, Silva is the goat but he doesn't walk on water and he isn't bigger than the sport despite what he and his fans seem to think.

mike hammer - Anderson hasn't fought at WW for nearly a decade Othello - Silva has put on a significant amount of weight over the years. Rumors are he walks around at 225 these days so I would think it would be next to impossible for him to get any lighter than a 180 lbs which is still 10 lbs over the WW division weight limit. GSP isn't even a big WW either on top of that he's showed no interest in the Silva fight. All in all it's a terrible fight for him it could potentially take years off of his career the potential beating he could receive.

UGCTT_ Lay'n'PrayNINJA - 

mike hammer - Anderson hasn't fought at WW for nearly a decade Othello - Silva has put on a significant amount of weight over the years. Rumors are he walks around at 225 these days so I would think it would be next to impossible for him to get any lighter than a 180 lbs which is still 10 lbs over the WW division weight limit. GSP isn't even a big WW either on top of that he's showed no interest in the Silva fight. All in all it's a terrible fight for him it could potentially take years off of his career the potential beating he could receive.

 

In 2008 and 2009 GSP said numerous times that his goal was to move up and be the MW champion.

 

 

Then there is this froma couple months ago:

http://www.mmamania.com/2012/8/9/3230436/ufc-quick-quote-firas-zihabi-says-georges-st-pierre-wants-anderson

 

"Georges St-Pierre told me he wants (to fight Anderson Silva). But right now he has to get back on the horse and fight Carlos Condit and be champion again. He needs to keep focused. (If the Silva fight happens) ideally I'd like a catch weight. I think it'd be more fair. If you fight at a catch weight, Silva won't be 20 pounds heavier. 177 or 178 pounds is much more fair."-Firas

And the reconstructed knee he had since then, that was no biggie.

Sippy Cuppy - 

Andersons_Chin - Benson hasnt cleaned out his division, which could be said of GSP or Andy.

Also, Andy/GSP is a match fans have been asking about for years.

If he gets past Nate, who's left?

Showtime?

Then what?

Melendez

Alvarez

Thomson

...and by then there will be someone else.

UGCTT_ Lay'n'PrayNINJA -

Entreri - Jones has cleaned out this division.

Anderson is not calling him out. I wonder why...

He said he is open to that fight but want GSP first.

nni - When has Anderson called out GSP? Can you post some quotes and links of him doing that?

SupesUp -  But when Cormier does it going on and on and on about fighting Jones everyone has a huge boner for Cormier over it.
It's ok to call out the smaller guy when they get as much hate as Jones.

mike hammer - The fans would probably say it's not a fair fight due to the fact GSP is much bigger than he is. Anderson has at least the same weight and size difference on GSP as GSP has on Henderson.

This is why I'm not sure what the logic is for Anderson in fighting GSP? There are weight classes for a reason and I think it's hypercritical for fans wanting to see this fight when people would never say let's put Benson vs Cruz or GSP vs Aldo.

Dana and Anderson are pressuring him big time and I think it's total BS. What's your guy's opinion?

semtex0809 - Benson is saying he will move to 170 soon bc 155 cut is getting hard

blacksamurai - 

mike hammer - Anderson hasn't fought at WW for nearly a decade Othello - Silva has put on a significant amount of weight over the years. Rumors are he walks around at 225 these days so I would think it would be next to impossible for him to get any lighter than a 180 lbs which is still 10 lbs over the WW division weight limit. GSP isn't even a big WW either on top of that he's showed no interest in the Silva fight. All in all it's a terrible fight for him it could potentially take years off of his career the potential beating he could receive.

You smoking dope St Pierre is huge not a monster like Marquandt but a big mofo!