And when that happens “El Matador” will make the jump to welterweight:
June 20th, 2008
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And when that happens “El Matador” will make the jump to welterweight:
What does it matter if GSP is in the WW divison or not?? Why is Huerta shook of GSPizze? + I don’t think he will force at 170.. Just Picture..Roger Huerta vs Jon Fitch ( mis match )
So GSP holds the belt for a couple of months and he’s now able to compete with Silva… sorry not happening. And Huerta doesn’t stand much of a chance againsts a fat Alves, Quick Swick, or Fitch.
Come August a lot of people are going to be thinking differently of GSP….
I absolutely agree, GSP has the best chance at silva but that won’t help him, the spider is to talented striking for gsp, and fitch is a horrible matchup for huerta. Fitch will dominate that fight if it ever happened!
You forgot to mention GSP might be to talented of a wrestler (someone who knows how to stick to the game plan, unlike Hendo)for Silva to handle. I Know how great Silva is , but GSP’s top control is amazing and when there is a scramble he ends up on top. I could see him tiring Silva out and winning. For anyone who could fight at 185, I think GSP is the worst match up for Anderson. Hendo went in throwing wrecklessly and paid the price, GSP doesn’t do that. Silva has had dominant finishes, but he doesn’t dominate his peers the whole fight like GSP does.
YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT… SILVA WILL GET MANHANDLES BY GSPs UNBELIEVABLE WRESTLING AND OVER ALL STRENGTH!!
Anderson Silva announces that he is moving up to LHW.
Three days later, GSP announces that he is moving up to MW.
Coincidence? I think not.
GSP knows that he has nothing on The Spider.
Seriously, outside of Anderson and Henderson, what does the MW division have to offer?
Now I REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY want to see Fitch beat GSP.
No, wait. That’s how I already felt. Add 5 more REALLY’s.
good one mike, I love thesesaying gsp can beat silva. Thats laughable, he’s never even defended his title, and silva has cleaned out the mw division. GSP couldn’t hand wash sliva’s Jock…probably could wear it on his head though!
GSP didn’t announce anything. Huerta is jumping the gun here.
GSP just said in an interview in the last 2 weeks that he has no plans to move up in weight classes anytime soon. He says he’d have to clean out WW first, and that he had quite a few more fights to win before that would be possible.
Al;l of the sudden they train together at Greg Jackson’s and they are already butt buddies who dont want to fight each other?
Whatever.
I love GSP and recognize him as the best fighter that is competing at welterweight today, but he is still yet to defend his title. I wouldnt move up until at least 4 or 5 title defenses. No matter what he does, he better stay at welterweight long enough to give BJ Penn another crack at him, or I will loose all respect for him.
GSP vs. Bisping at 185…anyone?
Give BJ another crack at him…I totally agree. He’d better go nowhere until then. Also I’d like to see GSP defend against Alves presuming he beats Fitch…a big enough presumption. Let’s not jump the gun here.
GSP vs. Bisping…I really like that idea.
Maybe BJ should worry about cleaning out the LW division before he thinks about moving up to challenge GSP? GSP is much, much closer to cleaning out WW than BJ is to cleaning out LW. If GSP beats Fitch, there may not be many fights left. Alves is one, but Alves will likely have to fight Kos or Diego first to prove he can make weight in a big fight before getting a shot at the title.
Bingo John. GSP has yet to defend his title. Shit..he might just lose to JOn Fitch. Which would mean he still has yet to win and defend the title..not even once. Why move up to MW?? Silva has dismantled the 185 division. THe is everybody else. then there is Anderson Silva. GSP needs a bunch of title defense..to then say.. hey ..you know what I want fight at 185.
GSP vs Bisping? I’d saw off a testicle with a spoon to see that one! Athletically I’d say GSP. But he’d better be mentally ready, cuz if there is one thing Bisping does not lack, it’s self-confidence.
most of these posts are from GSP haters…and yes I mean you ViolentMike. Has GSP said anything? I think not. Wait for his response.
don’t forget me jake
Jake are u GSP’s baby mama or something?
Penn needs to stay and clean out the LW division and GSP needs to stay and clean out the WW division. They can definetly move up if they want and GSP will still be defending his belt before the move so I think you guys should wait until you start getting angry about this. I’ll be straight here I don’t think anyone really hates GSP but people see that GSP might not be around for Penn to get a second shot at so they are getting uptight. If you’ve noticed GSP has lost to two people while Anderson has lost to four (don’t quote me on that I didn’t check the stats) and Penn has lost to more than that. These guys can do what they want but I’d like them to at least be fair and give the people in their division a chance to beat the champs. And one fight that I think would be amazing that I know GSP would have a hard time with… Franklin, seriously let Silva move up cause I don’t think GSP can even beat Franklin to be honest. I know Penn and GSP could probably clock everyone in the LW or WW divisions and Silva can probably do the same for his but when they move up there are people waiting to take them, like Franklin, Hendo, Rampage, Chuck, Wandy and these guys are no joke so I would like them to clean their division but if they move up there are way more fights to look forward to than just the Penn GSP fight or the GSP Silva fight or the GSP Penn Silva fight although any of those would be amazing
Seriously, everybody is jumping the gun. GSP didnt say anything, Huerta just put that out there quickly when faced with the possibility of fighting GSP his newfound “friend”. Everybody be freakin out. GSP still has a threatening fight left, there is no way Dana would even talk and allow GSP to consider that given the hurdle GSP still has to get over(Fitch).
And Penn will finish the LW division before GSP finishes the WW. GSP should be preparing for Penn anyway, not Silva. And Huerta at LW, what is he gonna do move to WW without every challenging for the LW belt? IS he that affraid of Penn?
No John I am not GSP’s baby mama. It just pisses me off when all you so called experts start analyzing the “rumor” of a fighter possibly moving up a weight class. This possibility wasn’t even mentioned by the fighter himself, so wait until it is official and comes from GSP himself. In the meantime enjoy the fight between Fitch and GSP and when GSP cleans his clock John, Kevin, PhilQNY and all the haters out there can critique his performance and complain about “how” he won.
Forget the move to 170, why was the ring girl there?
That’s the same thing I was thinking. And stop hating on GSP, he has a who’s who list of people he’s beat, never had an easy opponent.
Also, cleared out the division, I don’t think he has beat Okami yet, so get off his nuts. Stop riding all the pound for pound kings like BJ and Silva.
Yeah, I noticed that too. Looks like Arianny finally dumped Josh “Humpty Dumpty” Burkman. Nothing against the guy, but the shape of his head gives me cravings for omelettes. LOL.
Well she did interview him in a motel room, and you know what happened after that, Wham Bam!!! Now she’s on his nuts..coincidence ever since Burkman lost to Swick?? GSP and I have “same similarities’??????? That’s like saying a short midget or a smart genius. Flo and Huerta will be a WAR. The LW and WW div’s are stacked. GSP still hasn’t successfully defended his title and hasn’t cleaned out the div yet. Maybe late next year there will be some weight class movements, but not this year.
Kimbo vs. Grim…Confirmed for October!
he shouldn’t go up if he does he’ll have a tough time in the stand up, he’s only won 1 defense should clear out everyone like the spida did first
silva vs gsp soon!!!
silva FTW!
I would love to see that fight, but GSP needs to stay at WW for a little while. He hasn’t even defended his belt 1 time. There are still pleanty of interesting mathch-ups at WW. Alvez, Diego, dare I say BJ. I can’t watch the video, but if he is serious is he avoiding BJ? And what dose FTW mean?
I would love to see that fight, but GSP needs to stay at WW for a little while. He hasn’t even defended his belt 1 time. There are still pleanty of interesting mathch-ups at WW. Alvez, Diego, dare I say BJ. I can’t watch the video, but if he is serious is he avoiding BJ? And what dose FTW mean?
Is there a echo in here?
LOL, don’t worry about it bnf, happens to all of us (double posts).
FTW = for the win!!!
FTW actually means F*ck The World.
LOL, that too.
If GSP can defend his title against Jon Fitch, BJ Penn, Alves and Diego at Welterweight, then yeah he should probably move up. After all he has already beaten the rest of the division like: Hughes, Karo, Serra. If Jake Sheilds would get his head out of his ass and leave EliteXC, he would make for a great opponent for GSP…Condit would do also! Basically GSP has a lot of work to do before switching divisions. But down the line GSP vs. Bisping is a must!
Anyone know who Karo’s next opponent will be?
What about Penn moving up to early john? He hasn’t defended his belt yet and it seems likely that he’s going to try and challenge GSP before that happens. I’m sorry man but GSP has more right to move up even though he has not defended his title yet. He has beaten the old champ twice in dramatic fashion and he has dominated most fights he has been in. Penn is amazing and I don’t want to make it like he couldn’t hang in the WW division cause I know he could but GSP has not confirmed this information yet and he’s already set to defend his belt against Fitch. Alves and Diego also should have to prove themselves with another fight or so. I would actually think it’d be fair for Diego to face off against Thiago to claim the next number one contender. I think it would be a little backward for Penn to move up so here in lies who GSP should have to face next. I don’t see why if he has to wait to find the next number one contender and for Penn to start defending his belt in WW he couldn’t move up to MW for a fight to test the waters kind of like Silva is doing.
can’t wait.
is that Arianny in the end there??? again??
Yeah I heard she was dating Huerta??
Just a rumour though…can anyone confirm this?
If not I might take her out myself…she’s been buggin me for a while now since we met at UFC 85 but being that I live here in the U.K it just isn’t gonna work out! But you think she is willing to hear that…women eh?!?
She is or was dating Josh Burkman.
Was I believe. Arianny & Roger though…Whoa…They’d produce some aesthetically gifted children…Ridiculous genes.
Josh Burkman???
WTF???
cant wait is right. that would be a sweet fight
I personally like all the weight moves, it makes fights that we want to see easier to put on. I want to address something that came up yesterday. Roy and a few others called me out saying I on;y like the UFC and that I’m a baby. No my friends, I just love good fights, and am a realist. I complain about the UFC just as much as the next guy! So here are the things I like and dislike about the different organizations.
Likes:
UFC-best stable of fighters, great production value and no tune ups or easy fights!
Elite-showtime puts on good shows, stare downs before every fight and Nick Diaz!
Dream- Great fights and great crowds.
I am also very critical of mma and from what I can see, think dream is putting on the best, most consistent shows right now!
The more I think about the affliction card, the less excited I get. I want it to be a huge success, and think the main event will be great, but is thee any doubt Barnett wins? Arlovski wins? Babalu wins? And this whole megadeath thing is utterly ridiculous! I’m in my 30’s and couldn’t name a song, and the UFC could get the best performer on the planet, I’d still think it was dumb. This is a ploy to sell tickets. I went to college for business, and am wondering where the marketing is? Think of it like this, before the new Hulk came out, you heard about it…a lot! Besides us bloggers,who’s heard of the affliction card?
Sorry for being all over the place this morning, long night at work equals too much time to think!
You are absolutly right. Where is the promotion? How can they succeed. I will sum it up for you. My brother buys every single UFC PPV and is fairly knowledgeable about the sport. We always talk after an event. The other day I mentioned Silva vs. Irvin and he was pumped. Then I said Dana was sticking it to Affliction and his response,”What’s that?” I bet most people on here have an experience like that and that is the reason I think it will eventually fail.
Kevin, How do I watch a DREAM MMA event, as I have direct tv, and i have no hd tv?
Thanks!
internet, i wroteit earlier, but didn’t get posted!
Kevin I would agree that the Affliction card may not sell many paperviews. One main reason though is that the UFC has a free event the same night with one of the biggest names in the sport right now. This is just another Dana move to crush other promotions.
I do have to say that Dana may be a little bit worried about Afflicition if he is putting Silva on a free card. We will see how things go down on July 19th.
Plus I do not think that Dana has scheduled fights on the same night as any other promotion but I could be wrong about that.
thats the only reason? tell me who was going to buy the ppv before, and who on that card was going to sell them. Have you seen Fedor’s ppv numbers before?
MMA as a whole is much bigger now. Plus the Affliction card has former UFC champs on it, and the Affliction brand name is HUGE among the male demographic it caters to - I wouldn’t doom their ppv numbers just yet.
Dude, whenever I see someone wear an Affliction shirt, I usually ask them what they think about the PPV. Most of them DON’T KNOW THERE IS ONE.
Exactly… Clothing and running an MMA promotion are DIFFERENT things. Most of the people who probably wear Affliction don’t even know they’ve already entered the MMA Promotion business.
I saw the affliction card poster up at the local mall the other day. First advertising i have seen for it.
i know someone is going to say this. so i will for you-
he does know that to be the lw champ he has to beat bj.
oh yeah we all know that and so does he
and all i have to say to that question is whooooooo caaaaarres
huerta will beat bj in 1 round. and ken flo in 2 and a1/2 min.
Like I said in the other thread, Huerta is too small for WW. If he’s trying to run away from BJ, it’s not use b/c BJ is gonna be gunning for the WW title too anyways.
Maybe GSP trying to run from BJ, but he’s stuck between PENN and Silva…
like i said in another thread
gsp would get his croissant buttered if he fought huerta
I know Penn fans say some of the dumbest things, but GSP running from Penn, HA HA HA HA!. He already beat BJ. A win over Silva will put a WAAAAAY bigger notch in his belt than beating BJ AGAIN. Ya he’s running from BJ (a guy he has already beat)to Anderson Silva. Do you realize how dumb that sounds.
Huerta isn’t even a real force at LW. The guy has heart and comes to fight, which I totally respect and appreciate, but he won’t beat kenflo, and can’t beat; Stevenson, Diaz, Pellegrino, Sherk, Lauzon, and probably several others. Just my opinion, let the hate begin.
No hate here, I agree he is running from a stacked division… someone should let him know that the WW is another stacked division. Maybe he was talking about the WEC instead of the UFC. Condit would be a good fight to watch, but I’d still see Condit winning.
Carlos “I always look like I smelled something bad” Condit would not stand a chance…get real.
Condit could MeanMug his way to the top 10 WW’s, I don’t see him in the top 5, which further adds to my feelings of Huerta as a possible WW.
agree with your list.. just wanted to add griffin & aurelio. i hope he runs into Diego @ 170. that should be a reality check for him.
you are just jumping to conclusions man. didnt you hear what huerta said.. he want to conquer the lw title first and he will only move up when GSP decided he wants to move up to 185lb. which would ba amazing! id love to gsp vs franklin, gsp vs. marquardt and gsp vs silve. gsp win over bisping by murder!
You won’t see GSP vs Marquardt, in fact you won’t see GSP at MW if Marquardt is in the title picture. They are training partners and friends.
yeah but to be ww champ pretty soon he’ll have to beat BJ. I’ve been reading your comments stinky…you’re a riot. The funniest thing is I think you’re being serious too!
yeah pretty funny huh
you can laugh at me all you want
i keep it real
and my names not stinky
its
~Stinky~fingers~
get it right.
or you can call me by my full name
Master~Stinky~finger~tips
get it
i give great mma tips
ROFL!!!!!
you like that one huh?
well i go by the old chinese saying
He who goes to bed with itchy bum-hole?
wakes up with stinky~fingers.
and i go to bed every night with the itchiest of bum-holes.
you need to stop
who me?
why?
explain!
Keep going, Stinky!
I love it!
Hahahahaha
to say he’ll beat BJ is laughable. He is overrated and over hyped…comparable to gonzaga. No one at LW can beat BJ, just like no WW can beat GSP. BUt BJ will beat GSP
I still can’t understand how you are so confident in GSP. He was upset by Serra and you feel this will never happen again. Let him will 4 title defenses and then I’ll send my application to the GSP fan club…
Why are people so confident in GSP?
Because GSP has beaten more top fighters than any other fighter at their weight class, and nearly every time, GSP has done it in dominating fashion. Plus, GSP is still only 27 and shows a rate of improvement that is incredible. GSP has one blip on the radar screen in 4 years, and a litany of other dominating, incredible performances against amazing fighters, former champs, and Top 10 guys.
What’s so hard to understand, GSP only lost to 2 guys and then he RAPED those SAME 2 guys in 3 rematches. What more can he do than that. I can’t understand, why you can’t understand this.
comparable to gonzaga?
wtf does that mean.
huerta did not just beat one guy in impressive fashion then slowly start to fad away
just so u know huerta is in a #1 contenders match that he earned his way to
he did not just get a fluke ko and recieve a title shot
he earned it
“compairable to gonzaga’ lmfao
just shows how little u know about mma
lol, yeah but florian will kill huerta! and bj will kill florian. why are your figners stinky? you do know it’s gay to finger your own ass right??
Who did huerta beat to earn the right to challeng for #1 contender? Clay Guida? This will all be put to rest after the florian fight. Florian will school Huerta. I wish huerta was capable of beating Florian, but he is not. 2 rounds tops, sub or TKO Florian will literally have the option.
hey stinky, are you really from stockton? I live in the bay area, and understand your comments ore if you really are from stockton!!
Who else in the lightweight division deserves the shot at the number 1 contender spot beside Kenflo, if not Huerta?
the way I rate it is who can beat the champioon, so I guess the #1 contender fight should go to BJ. He will only lose if he’s not mentally in it!
yeah
totally ignore my post kevin its ok i understand that you have no valid response to your silly gonzaga theroy.
newbies learn somthing new everyday but you could at least say thankyou
yourwelcome
and yes i am from stockton. born and raised.
i dont live there now but i go there at least once a month.
i have alot of family and friends there.
There probably not even fighting for #1 contender. You have to keep in mind the man crush Sherk and Dana have with each other. Florian and Huerta are likely fighting for the oppurtunity to get layed on by Sherk to determine #1 contender status. Honestly, if you base it on record, nobody but kenFlo and huerta deserve to be fighting for contender status. But there are a few guys at LW, that I think, are a lot better than Huerta.
the bay area huh
where abouts kevin?
and no i dont finger my a$$ but that was pretty funny lmfao
if you do understand my comments because you are from near where i am at?
then you should know what stinky fingers means.
james s that fight is for #1 contender. trust me
dana has already said this numerous times
stinky, you’re calling someone a noob even though you think diego sanchez can beat fedor. that’s a noob argument…
no i was just calling him that because he said i finger my a$$
so i take it back
i have no idea who is a new fan or not
but i do know i have been following mma for about 12 years and i know about 25 different mma fighters personally.
great ones to not so great ones
elitexc fighters to ufc fighters
and i said eddie sanchez not diego
first off, I go to stockton a couple times a month because unfortunately my wifes family is there. I dread every time she wants to go. We probably know a lot of the same people. My wife trained a caesars 12-15 years ago when women didn’t train. I’m not from here, from east coast, so have no idea about stinky fingers.
As far as Gonzaga, he’s overrated just like huerta. You’re probably mexican (nothing against that, my wife is too), so thats why you’re blinded into thinking huerta is good. By the way, Nick Diaz is one of my favorite fighters, and I like you, have been watching mma since long before it was hip to do so!
oh man, eddie got owned big time by crocop. come on, I understand you don’t like fedor, but you’re stretching it a bit are you not? Just because he hasn’t fought anyone for two years? you’re buying the DW argument/hype. Will you give fedor his dues when he beats big tim?
Like James S said, record wise Huerta looks good, but there are tons of LW fighters that are better then Huerta. Huerta will lose to Florian, and Florian will lose to PEnn.
wha?? what are you on…i want some.
as much as i like Huerta I dont think he has a chance of beating PENN!
Agreed. BJ Penn wins this one by murder. Poor Roger. Then again I’d have to say I also see Florian as the favourite the 87 bout.
lol at huerta talking about moving up to WW as if he has accomplished alot at LW. he’s starting to believe his own hype and that is what will destroy him in the end. he won’t get past florian and he won’t even get past BJ. hell, he could barely even get past guida (who is really a 145′er) without catching that lucky knee at the end. if he could barely get past a 145′er there is no way in hell he’s going to be a force at WW.
agreed. I dont see Huerta doing anything at WW. GSP on the other hand could probably beat most, if not everyone, including Silva at MW.
lmao! please end this gsp beating sliva maddness
There’s not enough bricks and rivers in Canada for GSP to get mentally prepared for fighting Silva. I’d piss myself in anticipation for that fight, but I am one of Silva’s top 5 nuthuggers and see him winning that fight.
Please stop with the GSP hating madness. Anytime someone tries to give GSP credit you’re always trying to jump in and tell them how stupid they are. You obviously don’t like him and think he’ll get destroyed by BJ and Anderson. OK then. You’re only one person. Quit making a big deal about others thinking he’ll