Would you give GSP a chance against any top 5 middleweight?

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Thinking about this potential Khabib fight, I'm still trying to imagine exactly how big GSP is and how much the size difference would matter between them.

If GSP actually defended the middleweight title, he would have to fight guys like Yoel, Rockhold, Jacare...

I don't give Khabib a chance against these guys, even if he bulks up, has time to get used to new weight etc, he's just way too small.

Do you think GSP could ever beat, or even make it competitive with these guys? GSP grappling with Rockhold or Yoel, or Jacare?
 
GSP could probably hang with Jacare.

I'd love to see a GSP/Yoel wrestling clinic but Yoel probably KO's him.

Rockhold maybe 50/50

GSP/Whittaker would have been great though.
 
I give him a small chance against Jacare. Luke is way too good in scrambles and Yoel Romero is too strong and hard to hold down
 
PRIME GSP--of course..the thing with all time greats is they would probably still be great a weight class above or below --why would GSP not be able to compete ?
 
PRIME GSP--of course..the thing with all time greats is they would probably still be great a weight class above or below --why would GSP not be able to compete ?
He's not asking about prime though is he. Prime GSP sure he'd be a live dog in most fights, but a what 37 going on 38 year old GSP if he hung around back then would have got slapped up by any other title challenger. Was very smart to wait for Bisping to challenge for the MW belt, it was even smarter he gave it straight back after his win.
 
GSP could probably hang with Jacare.

I'd love to see a GSP/Yoel wrestling clinic but Yoel probably KO's him.

Rockhold maybe 50/50

GSP/Whittaker would have been great though.
Because Whittaker would have mauled him? Yeah I tend to agree. Prime GSP would have been a live dog against almost anyone at 185, though clearly he didn't think he could take Anderson Silva, but the version that beat Bisping would have got mauled by Rockhold, Whittaker and Yoel. Think the Chris wasn't a top 5 MW by the time GSP fought Bisping was he.
 
I think a Hermansson (whos ranked no. 4) fight could be winnable. Grappling would be close but GSP has a big advantage in striking over the Joker IMO
 
He's not asking about prime though is he. Prime GSP sure he'd be a live dog in most fights, but a what 37 going on 38 year old GSP if he hung around back then would have got slapped up by any other title challenger. Was very smart to wait for Bisping to challenge for the MW belt, it was even smarter he gave it straight back after his win.
Any version of him to be honest, he did say he was better than ever when he fought Bisping, for what its worth
 
He's not asking about prime though is he. Prime GSP sure, a what 37 going on 38 year old GSP if he hung around back then would have got slapped up by any other title challenger. Was very smart to wait for Bisping to challenge for the MW belt, it was even smarter he gave it straight back after his win.
He's not asking about prime though is he. Prime GSP sure he'd be a live dog in most fights, but a what 37 going on 38 year old GSP if he hung around back then would have got slapped up by any other title challenger. Was very smart to wait for Bisping to challenge for the MW belt, it was even smarter he gave it straight back after his win.
how do I know what he is asking--it says do you think GSP could ever beat ...sounds like a prime question to me doesn't it?
 
Because Whittaker would have mauled him? Yeah I tend to agree. Prime GSP would have been a live dog against almost anyone at 185, though clearly he didn't think he could take Anderson Silva, but the version that beat Bisping would have got mauled by Rockhold, Whittaker and Yoel. Think the Chris wasn't a top 5 MW by the time GSP fought Bisping was he.

Whittaker may have mauled him yeah, but they're similar sizes. It'd be a pretty intriguing fight.

He wouldn't have been a "live dog" he could make any of those fights competitive definitely. Whether he could actually beat them who knows, probably not. I can't see him finishing any of those.
 
Any version of him to be honest, he did say he was better than ever when he fought Bisping, for what its worth
Against Whittaker Romero et al? I mean I have him right up there in the GOAT discussion but this is a guy who absolutely wanted none of Anderson Silva, and that was Prime GSP. Old GSP gets stomped at 185, likely even at 155 against Khabib imo.
 
how do I know what he is asking--it says do you think GSP could ever beat ...sounds like a prime question to me doesn't it?
"If GSP actually defended the middleweight title, he would have to fight guys like Yoel, Rockhold, Jacare.". Gives you a specific time-frame mate, post the Bisping fight which was on the 4th of November 2017.
 
Izzy would outstrike him easily.

GSP could make it competitive against Whittaker, but I would still favour Rob to take it.

Costa would probably knock him out.

Cannonier used to be a HW and that’s probably a bit too much for GSP.

Hermansson is too good of a grappler and also too big for GSP

I wouldn’t favour any version of GSP to beat any top5 MW of today
 
Not even the top5 MW sized fighters from previous generations

Weight classes exist for a reason and 15 lbs is too much of a gap in the elite
 
Thinking about this potential Khabib fight, I'm still trying to imagine exactly how big GSP is and how much the size difference would matter between them.

If GSP actually defended the middleweight title, he would have to fight guys like Yoel, Rockhold, Jacare...

I don't give Khabib a chance against these guys, even if he bulks up, has time to get used to new weight etc, he's just way too small.

Do you think GSP could ever beat, or even make it competitive with these guys? GSP grappling with Rockhold or Yoel, or Jacare?

nah he would likey lose, he only fought at MW because there was an opportunity in the weak paper champ bisping
 
prime GSP starches everyone except prime Spider in MW
 
Thinking about this potential Khabib fight, I'm still trying to imagine exactly how big GSP is and how much the size difference would matter between them.

If GSP actually defended the middleweight title, he would have to fight guys like Yoel, Rockhold, Jacare...

I don't give Khabib a chance against these guys, even if he bulks up, has time to get used to new weight etc, he's just way too small.

Do you think GSP could ever beat, or even make it competitive with these guys? GSP grappling with Rockhold or Yoel, or Jacare?
Not looking at the rankings, I think Prjme GSP could beat Till, Kelvin, Jacare, and maybe Whittaker or Yoel.
Or he gets TKOd by some of them, who knows.
 
Izzy would outstrike him easily.

GSP could make it competitive against Whittaker, but I would still favour Rob to take it.

Costa would probably knock him out.

Cannonier used to be a HW and that’s probably a bit too much for GSP.

Hermansson is too good of a grappler and also too big for GSP

I wouldn’t favour any version of GSP to beat any top5 MW of today

Izzy would outstrike him but also struggled on the ground against Vettori. Vettori is also no GSP either.
 
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