GSP by KO. Penn's stand up is average, look for GSP to take him out on his feet.

Well, if you consider the lack of competition at 170 for GSP, and Penn's utter domination at 155 (plus wins over many of the best 170 fighters) its obvious that BJ deserves another chance to contend. They've fought once before, and GSP should win again, but he's prone to mistakes and BJ is always a dangerous opponent.

GSP by KO?! what?! last time they fought, they had a standup war and gsp was a bloody mess until penn got gassed and GSP barely won a split decision.

This will be a very interesting fight. I say split decision again, but don't know who going to take it. GSP improve exponentially the last time they fought, but so is Penn. GSP fight a lot smarter now as he aged. Penn look better now and finally work on his cardio. So no one will KO anyone. Penn and GSP will box for 2 or 3 minutes and then GSP shoot in for a takedown. Then they will fight for position. all five rounds will be like that. GSP will be on top, but he will have a tough time trying to punch Bj. I want Bj to win though. So he could move to 185.

Joe J. Its the way it will go down this time.. GSP has matured and I think he is naturally bigger and stronger than Penn now..
Honestly I'd rather watch GSP and A. Silva first. At a catch weight of their choosing..

I still think that Penn should have to fight one more time at 155 before he says that he dominated the division and can jump around weight classes but, it is all about the money. No doubt that fight will be a huge draw for the UFC revenue wise and much more appealing to the fans. I still think that Huerta should have had one more fight under his belt before the Ken-Flo match up. I think he is being rushed a bit due to his fan base and marketing appeal. Gues we wait till 2009 for the next really good 155 lbs. I don't think that Silva can drop down below 185 to fight GSP and no way GSP agrees to move up in weight to fight an animal like Silva. Penn vs GSP--- I gotta roll with GSP because I don't like BJ's conditioning or breathing style when he fights besides GSP is one of the nicest dudes (yet even fighter) that you could meet and know. Penn is cool but "moody."

I thought Penn looked good against Sherk only because Sherks stand up was so wild and predictable. I think GSP with some reach, and his movement, would give Penn a lot more trouble. Am I crazy or does Penn look a little soft in the middle ?? Especially for a young guy at a lighter weight....
I would love to see Silva vs. GSP. But if it cant happen, I dont know that i could stomach Silva/Franklin 3..

Andre, your correct, Penn has always looked a touch soft, but it's deceiving, because he still manages to destroy people such as the number 1 & 2 (Sherk & Stevenson) 155 contenders. His record at 170 is also impressive. I was hoping GSP might move up to 185 to fight Silva in a true "UFC superfight", but since Silva has moved up to 205, I'm not certain that fight will happen. Although we shouldn't look past GSP next opponent Fitch (anything can happen, that's why they fight the fight) hopefully they can arrange a GSP vs BJPenn fight next, both matured, both dominating champions, therefore both truly worthy. Silva/Franklin 3 wouldn't be good for anyone.

I''m going with Penn in this one. In the first fight he dominated the stand up until he gassed and it was still a close split decision. GSP took him down but couldn't do any damage. BJ's in shape and hungry now. I just think BJ has more ways to win. It should be a great fight. Of course GSP has to beat Fitch first. Fitch is very underrated. I think Silva's size and power would just be too much for GSP to handle. Silva would knock him out by the 2nd round.

In the first fight between penn and gsp, penn was dominating the standup war till he gassed. Now we have a better conditioned and focused penn so he won't be gassing so fast. GSP's standup was not superior to penn in the first fight and it isn't superior now. GSP hasn't matured in his standup as much as he has matured in his wrestling and overall ground game. You're looking at a guy who dominated koscheck and hughes in wrestling and has the highest takedown percentage among mma fighters. He had no fear of serra's jiujitsu and took him down and ground and pounded him. If gsp is going to win, it will be using his wrestling and ground and pound not his standup.

The only thing that BJ is hungry for is his In-N-Out burger after he rolls up one of his Maui wowies or his Hilo hash. He moved down because he had to regain some sort of confidence in himself. He has a hard time staying at 155 because of his head and ego which carries an additional 80 lbs. If he moves up he should have to fight Alves first then GSP. Franklin vs Silva 3 would make any MMA fan puke. Silva is at 205 because he took the fight on way short notice and had no chance to diet down which may be a factor. It won't be a walk in the park for Silva. He is gonna have some trouble and we get to see what kind of punching power he can withstand in this one.

I dont know much about BJ but as for him looking soft,look at who I consider to be the best p4p fighter in the world in Fedor,the guy looks like a truckdriver and the staypufft marshmellow man had a baby,but I wouldnt say that to his face cause he would armbar me from across the room!Looks are decieving.