B.J. "The Prodigy" Penn - Road to UFC 137
Posted on October 13, 2011, 05:27 PM by Anton GurevichMulti-time UFC Champion BJ "The Prodigy" Penn takes us behind the scenes of his preparations for UFC 137 bout with the Strikeforce Welterweight Champion Nick Diaz. Penn will look to cement his status as #1 contender for the UFC Welterweight title, which will be defended at UFC 137 by George St. Pierre against Prodigy's original opponent - Carlos Condit. In his last bout, BJ Penn knocked out the Hall of Famer Matt Hughes in just 21 seconds, successfully recovering from two back-to-back losses to the reigning Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar.
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bj will always get dominated at ww cause of his size, and be too slow at lw , cause of his size, he's like a 162lb fighter.. i mean dominated at the highest levels, not top 10, top 3. He can handle just about anyone but will fail n fail to become champ again. too bad though, he likes to FIGHT, and not out point.
yeah just like how Jon Fitch one of the most dominant WW handled him right??? Ur making no sense whatsoever dude...
uh, Jon Fitch did pretty much handle him, minus the first round when bj surprised him with wrestling... so wait a minute, are you trying to argue gsp, rory mac, koscheck, fitch, are not all gonna more or less handle him the same way? Take down and top control with some gnp? and you say i make no sense whatsoever. i bet i see things you don't even comprehend after reading about it, and you're. if you think bj will ever reign at ww, you sweetheart, are making no sense.
Crazy guard pass at 17.50
Nick is going to get a ass wooping
I am curious to see if this fight ever makes it to the ground. These are two off the best BJJ practitioners in the game and Purists of the sport will love to see who is actually the better ground guy.
I for one dont think it will ever make it there though, I think it will stay standing for the most part and nicks reach and volume will be the difference. BJ seems to always have cardio problems when he goes up to welterweight whereas Nicks Cardio is one of the best if not the best in all of MMA his triatholon training has him better prepared for a fast paced boxing match.. Love to watch both of them fight but have to give Nick the edge based on size and cardio by decision
BJ by 1st rd knockout.
actually bj's last bout was a draw against jon fitch
BJ's ear is ****ED UP !!! lol
unfortunately, BJ will have to knock him out quickly...It wont be easy because Nick has a rock chin. BJ will need to end it soon because Nick imposes his pace like a marathon and most MMA fighter cant sustain.
I believe that is why Nick does Marathons, he conditions himself to a high pace which he brings to fighting....Not too many fighter can keep up...
You're such a genius for figuring that one out.