Really looking forward to UFC 94's main event between BJ Penn and Georges St-Pierre on Saturday night.
Thoroughly enjoyed the Spike TV lead-in series. It was every bit as compelling as HBO's 24/7. Maybe more, because I don't think these guys are acting, as I suspect Oscar De La Hoya is at this point.
There was one great moment when Dana White had heard BJ was taking a few days off from training, so Dana called BJ. The camera was rolling when BJ saw the caller ID, knew it was Dana and decided not to answer. Dana then called BJ's brother who lied to Dana about not taking time off from training.
Good stuff.
Should be a great fight. I was leaning toward GSP early, but my final prediction is BJ in a first-round knockout. No reason why. I just have a feeling.
I interviewed Matt Hughes, and he said a couple of things that I think will determine this fight. Hughes said BJ has a harder punch and harder chin. It's hard to go against that.
I believe BJ will be in great shape. He's too smart to let that be a factor again.
But I wouldn't be surprised to see GSP win.
Looking forward to this one.
I like GSP in this one, but it's going to be tight. I don't see it going to the scorecards either. This looks like it's going to be an all-out war.
This is going to be a good one. It already is. The 24/7 show was fun to watch. I also liked BJ blowing off Dana. And I think there was some acting in it dude; how about GSP trying to act kool in the Quebec night club? Oscar winning. I cant help recalling that after the Penn/Sherk fight BJ said something to the effect of all the pre show talk was all hype and that he told Sean that he would make this into a huge media circus, which he did. This is the same. After all the trash talk and predictions of actually killing the other guy, or of winning or going to the hospital, at the end of the day when the electric bill is paid at the MGM, BJ wins. Something happened to Penn before the Pulver fight. He pulled himself together, he was a different fighter for that fight, someone who I couldn't see being stopped for a while. Like Anderson Silva he just seemed on another level. MMA seems to evolve quickly, we have seen fighting styles that were dominant and seemed unbeatable get overwhelmed by another overnight. Right now it seems to be Muay Thai or Boxing and Jujitsu. BJ has the edge for both. GSPs kickboxing skills wont be much use to him unless he breaks one of Penn's arms with a kick. Anything can happen one punch can drop anyone. This one ends quick and BJ Penn walks away with both titles and makes UFC history.
I am also looking forward to seeing Chicago's own Stephan Bonnar in action as well as the Diaz/Guida fight I enjoy the Diaz Brothers. I have to go with Diaz by submission 2nd round.
Wow! Was I ever wrong. BJ got beat bad. I would say more but I am choking on crow.
Not only on Penn, you also choked on Bonnar and Diaz, Sweeney! haha
I guess Penn should have answered that phone call from Dana. Back to his old habits of lack of focus and not taking his prefight training seriously enough. He's still a Championship level fighter, but Penn has to learn to take it more seriously if he wants to be recognized as one of the best.