Tapology Forums
Kos vs Penn??????????????
Anonymous Mode
You are not logged in to Tapology. When browsing anonymously, profanities and images are automatically removed from the forum.
05.17.2012 | 2:22 AM ET
#UFC just offered me to fight BJ Penn...I said YES!!!!! Just waiting on him!!!!!! Let's scrap bra?
Okay so this was a tweet from Koscheks twitter account tonight. Interesting, not sure I like the matchup for BJ though. Not sure this is the match that gets him out of retirement, strong wrestler may not be a good idea.
What do the rest of you think?
"One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted. If one were to present the sportsman with the death of the animal as a gift he would refuse it." Jose Ortega y Gasset
Responses Page 3
05.17.2012 | 7:52 PM ET
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1012129-bj-penn-calls-nick-diaz-a-coward-asks-for-rematch
I'm really confused by BJ's lack of interest. Maybe he realizes he has nothing to gain by a win over Kos. Maybe he wants a bigger name, like Fitch, Shields, Alves, Condit or Ellenberger?
At this point in his career, if BJ comes back, it will all depend on his attitude towards his conditioning. If he decides to train hard and expand his gas tank, he could be a force once again.
As it is now, BJ has the smallest gas tank in MMA and is a virtual 1-round fighter. That is not enough to compete against today's top guys.
If he trained hard enough, he could beat Kos rather easily. But the chances of him training that hard are remote. Kos is desperate for a name fighter to scrap with, and BJ is ambivalent about his return or his legacy.
I disagree with everyone who wants to see Penn fight at LW just because he is a small WW. Most of the interesting fights I want to see Penn take are at WW. Fitch rematch, Shields (before he opted to return to MW), Alves, Kos, Condit, McDonald, Ellenberger, Hathaway, Story, Hendricks.
But I admit I would also like to see Penn fight Aldo at LW, as well as Gil Melendez, Ben Henderson, Nate Diaz & Eddie Alvarez.
"Love God, live with honor, keep your agreements."
05.17.2012 | 8:06 PM ET
05.17.2012 | 8:15 PM ET
"Why are you booing me? I am the GOAT. **** you." - Patricio "Pitbull" Freire
05.17.2012 | 8:17 PM ET
BJ is too old to let time go by and watch the Hawian sunsets. This is it for him. His fans won't wait forever
"Love God, live with honor, keep your agreements."
05.17.2012 | 8:27 PM ET
"One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted. If one were to present the sportsman with the death of the animal as a gift he would refuse it." Jose Ortega y Gasset
05.17.2012 | 8:27 PM ET
I would really like to see BJ come back at 170 and maybe get a shot at the WW title without having to fight GSP, I dont think he really has a chance to make another title run but he might still have a few wins left, if he can get a win and get a title shot I think he has a shot, really I think they should have him fight someone that will scrap with him just so we can see a great fight
"A true champion, face to face with his darkest hour, will do whatever it takes to rise above. A man fights, and fights, and then fights some more. Because surrender is death, and death is for *******"
05.17.2012 | 8:36 PM ET
But still, a fight with Kos should excite his fans and be something all of us can get behind. To not take it makes him appear timid and uncharacteristically shy and passive. Just what is he waiting for?
"Love God, live with honor, keep your agreements."
05.17.2012 | 8:38 PM ET
to me he really needs to be 155.
at 170 the fights are meaningless, any losses become part of the slide, wins and hes still below diaz and in most peoples minds fitch,
"Demons run when a good man goes to war."
05.17.2012 | 8:40 PM ET
05.17.2012 | 8:43 PM ET
Just my opinion and there is nothing that supports me saying BJ only wants to come back to fight GSP.
Hopefully Condit defeats GSP, which in turn would make the likelihood of a BJ - GSP matchup a lot more likely.
"One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted. If one were to present the sportsman with the death of the animal as a gift he would refuse it." Jose Ortega y Gasset
05.17.2012 | 8:45 PM ET
05.17.2012 | 8:49 PM ET
05.18.2012 | 12:27 AM ET
05.18.2012 | 10:55 AM ET
GSP is so much bigger, stronger and has unlimited endurance. Once GSP takes BJ down, he is too big and strong for a 172 lb. BJ to push him off. So, BJ lays there, gassing, being dominated.
After the 1st round, BJ is gassing badly and GSP is just getting warmed up and rolling. BJ has the smallest gas tank in MMA, and is a virtual 1-round fighter, while GSP has one of the biggest gas tanks ever and could probably go 8 rounds if necessary. GSP is that strong and good.
It is almost unfair for BJ to have to fight a guy so much bigger. On fight night, GSP is a small LHW, while BJ is a very small, petite WW.
* Edited at 05.18.2012, 11:00 AM ET *
"Love God, live with honor, keep your agreements."
05.18.2012 | 11:08 AM ET
GSP vs anyone in the WW division ('cept for Rory) is unfair at this point.
"الله أكبرl"
05.18.2012 | 11:10 AM ET