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Watching Hendricks play patty cake with Lombard last night, after he won, it occurred to me that GSP's first fight back would be really smart against Hendricks at 185.
Both fighters have huge upside:
For GSP, a lot of people saw Hendricks win their last fight, plus Hendricks is nowhere near in the kind of form he was when GSP fought him, a low risk fight, playing the redemption angle and a good segue into the 185 division.
The UFC could sell it easily.
For Hendricks, he gets a fight against a guy that beat him, a huge draw and on top of that a guy that has never fought at 185 and has been off for years.
Big upside for both, reasonable low risk for both.
Just a thought but it makes sense for a GSP return. Plus if he wins, he has a win over a former champ and gets to shed some ring rust.
Both fighters have huge upside:
For GSP, a lot of people saw Hendricks win their last fight, plus Hendricks is nowhere near in the kind of form he was when GSP fought him, a low risk fight, playing the redemption angle and a good segue into the 185 division.
The UFC could sell it easily.
For Hendricks, he gets a fight against a guy that beat him, a huge draw and on top of that a guy that has never fought at 185 and has been off for years.
Big upside for both, reasonable low risk for both.
Just a thought but it makes sense for a GSP return. Plus if he wins, he has a win over a former champ and gets to shed some ring rust.