Ok so my waffling on the main event will hurt my average but truth be told, I'll always bet against GSP. I just don't see him as the dominant force that he is. His biggest wins have been over Matt Hughes (let's face it, a fighter in the twilight of his career), Matt Serra (a game-show winner who never really belonged in the cage with him in the first place) & BJ Penn (wrong weight class, buddy...oh & it's illegal to cover yourself in Vaseline). GSP's style has degenerated into a highly technical lay'n'pray. How ironic that GSP has picked up right where Hughes left off! This time, Georges, I was not impressed with your performance.
He said he wanted to make a statement with this fight & that's exactly what he did. Unfortunately for GSP, that statemant was "I'll do what I have to do to keep my belt, even if I have to lay on top of my opponent for 25 minutes". His pathetic submission attempts basically tore down the curtain of illusion that his takedown & guard-passing skills have created. All GSP knows how to do is the minimum; take 'em down, pass their guard, & rough them up. Yes, it's enough to win fights, but without stoppages there can be no P4P aspirations. Not to mention the fact that the other legit P4P contenders (Penn & Silva) showed some balls & stepped up in weight instead of just picking off the latest new faces in their weight class.
I know this can all be construed as fighter-bashing but a) there are tyrannical mods here at EPMMAB to hold me back & b) hey what can I say, the truth hurts. GSP is in no "Rush" to take any chances & that's made him a boring fighter.
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