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[mmawolverine]

ive backed dana and gsp in just about every agruement but this is one i have to disagree with strongly, this makes everyone involved look bad

gsp will lose me as a fan, as a champion asking to fight a guy that lost his last fight, thats just not right, and we have a worthy division contender and the best fighter in any division already chomping at the bit to fight GSP but what a shitty turn of events, nick is young and will get another chance to earn a title bout in the future this is not the way, im sick of it.

[dimerules28]

BEAUTIFUL!!!! lol i guess hendricks is gonnna be sitting out a while... guys that think theyre more valuable then they are, are funny. ahh this is weonderful news !!!!

[sonofsteven]

GSP has never turned down a fight with Hendricks he has not been offered it. He can ask for a fight with Junior Dos Santos and it is up to the brass to put the fights together. Until he turns down an official JH fight contract there is no issue. GSP is not being greedy he does not need to be he is set financially and as mentioned above his payday is going to have a negligable difference. He is NOT sherking his responsibilty as champ, he is defending against somebody in his weightclass FOR THE TITLE. The fuck else a champ sposed to do? When he starts avoiding defending his belt in order to call out Bendo or some shit he has done nothing even remotely cowardly or disrespectful. JH IS the number one contender and people wanna shit on GSP when it is Dana approving/denying the fights.

[trustkill]

I'm starting to see Bjorn Rebney, Bellator CEO, as a visionary for embracing the philosophy that title fights need to be earned. All hail Bellator.

Originally Posted by sonofsteven

JH IS the number one contender and people wanna shit on GSP when it is Dana approving/denying the fights.

Right on. Rep'd.

[Qball1974]

Originally Posted by rampage9712

no, no, no. you got it all wrong... Only Anderson(and other black fighters) care about money...

If GSP can fight one guy and get 5 mil, or fight another guy and make 8 mil.... It wont factor into the equation... He will always go for the more deserving contender...

oh and the UFC thinks that way too... Money? plz... Whats that to them.

They were booked to fight before and GSP wants to settle a beef so whats the big deal? not like he's going to retire afterwards lol

[rivethead]

Originally Posted by rampage9712

Weidman and Hendricks clearly deserve the title shots...

However im not sold that Jon is better than Nick or Chris is better than Bisping... Id actually have them both losing head to heads as well...

I like the GSP/Diaz fight. It will go something like GSP/Condit where GSP takes him down for 5 rounds, Nick is in it the entire time and busy off of his back, but gets some GNP and loses a decision... I know GSP is going to blast Diaz with his jab... utilize his reach, but as soon as Diaz starts landing, he puts him on his back.

Yeahyeahyeah...probably...but when exactly did it become about race again, Mr. Sharpton?

Originally Posted by rampage9712

The terms "ducking" and "scared" are thrown around far too often now days in MMA.

The terms are linked too often. Ducking doesn't automatically equate to scared.

But when a champion doesn't fight the #1 contender and asks for someone else, he's ducking the #1 contender.

Georges is absolutely ducking Hendricks.

Originally Posted by sonofsteven

GSP has never turned down a fight with Hendricks he has not been offered it.

Please. Don't get all Bill Clinton and start debating bullshit semantics.

Georges is champion. Hendricks is #1 contender. Diaz is coming off a suspension and a loss. Georges is asking for Diaz. That's ducking, and it's bullshit.

You can try to justify it by saying he's still angry because Diaz talked shit. You can throw money into the equation, though I'm still not convinced Diaz is a huge draw.

But when it all washes out, ducking is ducking. This is every bit as bad as Anderson stating he has no intention of fighting Weidman. It doesn't mean anyone is scared.

It does mean they're not living up to the fundamental obligations champions assume when they strap on the belt.

rh

[1inthechamber]

Im a fan of Diaz but this is just another slap in the face all those guys who bust their ass 3 times a days, 7 days a week to be number 1. If this was another promotion, Dana would be pissing all over it for these same decisions.

Fuck this, I'm gonna open up a trash-talk "gym". Where you can become the "ultimate" talker and sell ppvs.

[Sniggles]

Nick Diaz is a much larger draw than Hendricks, Rivethead. That's undebatable.

Diaz is the easiest pay cheque between Hendricks, Diaz and Anderson Silva.

This is ducking and this is the result of the advice of GSP's trainers. Can't believe that GSP took the advice. Lost alot of respect.

[The Donosaur]

Diaz is not the draw that alot of people on here think he is. GSP pay per views sell, so that isn't the issue. That being said, I am not gonna defend GSP. The title shot should go to the guy that has earned it, and that is Hendricks. It really upsets me that one of my favorite fighters is not acknowledging the true number one cotender, no matter what the reason is behind it. For the record, I believe he wants Diaz because Nick got under his skin, but so what if anybody should know better it should be nice guy Georges. If trash talk earned title shots then GSP would still be waiting for his shot (I'm not impressed with his one trash talking attempt). Will I watch GSP-Diaz? Yes. Am I getting increasingly disgusted by the UFC seemingly everyday? Hell Yes.

[The Donosaur]

Originally Posted by Sniggles

Nick Diaz is a much larger draw than Hendricks, Rivethead. That's undebatable.

Diaz is the easiest pay cheque between Hendricks, Diaz and Anderson Silva.

This is ducking and this is the result of the advice of GSP's trainers. Can't believe that GSP took the advice. Lost alot of respect.

I agree that Diaz is a bigger draw, but I do not think he is a big enough draw to affect a GSP ppv. If somebody wasn't gonna buy a ppv featuring GSP, then I don't they will buy it because his opponent is Diaz. Obviously this doesn't apply to everyone, but what I am trying to get at is that I don't think Diaz will trigger a significant spike in buys.