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Being real, the only reason guys are 5'8 and ripped 190 lbs fighting at WW is steroids. BJ Penn was all natural.
Why does Bj Penn get praise for coming in small vs WW fighters, when he knew when the fight was gonna be, agreed to it and still didn´t put on enough weight to not be at a size disatvantage ?
Like is he not athletic enough to bulk up to 185 then cut to 170 so his fans don´t have the free ride excuse "he was smaller" ? BTW he is 5´9 tall.
Is his hype comming from people brainwashing themselves trough browsin BjPenn.com daily and then becoming loyal to the point of delusion.
What year are we in?
so being underweight and 5´9 is better then being 5´9 and of normal ww weight, like if I can´t be as tall as you at least Imma be smaller then you
Why does Bj Penn get praise for coming in small vs WW fighters, when he knew when the fight was gonna be, agreed to it and still didn´t put on enough weight to not be at a size disatvantage ?
Like is he not athletic enough to bulk up to 185 then cut to 170 so his fans don´t have the free ride excuse "he was smaller" ? BTW he is 5´9 tall.
Is his hype comming from people brainwashing themselves trough browsin BjPenn.com daily and then becoming loyal to the point of delusion.
yes I made cca 200 $ in those two days posting from work. it was fun, time flyes on sherdog, cause I didn´t have it in years
He might not have had any intention of spending that long at 170 or bigger. He knows he can't stick around in that division forever because the opponents are too big. There's some guys he could've beat (could've because his prime is long gone), but he's naturally a LW, maybe even a FW, honestly.
If he put on some muscle to go up to 170 without intentions of staying there, then it would just make the journey back to 155, which is his best weight class, more difficult for him to cut to. Moving around that often in weight is really not healthy for you either. Putting on some extra muscle and then losing it not long after to cut back down isn't good for you.
BJ isn't known to be the healthiest guy around, he really isn't the best athlete 'cause he's known to be one of the lazier fighters in many peoples' opinion, yet most talented. BJ always just relied on his skill and pure fighting ability instead of his physical ability.
He did great before guys started evolving in all aspects and he eventually fell off. He truly never should've went up to fight Machida and should've tried to stay in shape more often, I think that effected him in the long run.
BJ being known to be lazy in the gym is, in my opinion, what makes him that much more impressive because he was so successful against the true elite of the elite still. If he made some better choices with his diet, didn't have all those yes men around him, etc, he likely would've accomplished even more.
Sometimes, gaining mass/muscle isn't always the answer for some fighters. Look at Jones for example - he gained a lot of muscle and then came back to fight OSP, but he didn't look even close to as good as he normally does. The long layoff is one thing but even so, more muscle doesn't always mean you'll be improved in any way, sometimes you end up not doing as well because of it.
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This. Penn is legend, never dropped by a strike in whole career fighting the best guys, unbelievablePenn gets a lot of credit because in today's MMA world he would be a 145 pound fighter, but in heyday he could hang with the top 170 lb fighters. He didn't even train that hard but based purely on natural talent and skill he could hang with much bigger, stronger guys who tried way harder. Penn was a freak. If Penn had the work ethic of someone like GSP, forget about it. He would still be the champ. If you don't believe that you're an idiot. Even way past his best day he took rounds from big welterweights like Diaz and Fitch.
Penn came into fights with the best guys out of shape and still kicked their asses. He had a natural punching power, flexibility, and chin that you can't teach. Some guys like Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle are just made for hitting baseballs - Penn was made to fuck people up. He was just better. End of story.
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You haven't been online much kiddo. Must be a butthurt UGly member.cause I post along teens. This is Sherdog HW the most delusional fanboysm in the world, period, bout any popular hot fighter they can vicariously live trough with no argumentation. This forum is known to be the worst in sports, lol. Including the rest of the website thinks this. I am well aware expected nothing more.
Clearly X-mas depression...224 posts in two days...
Being real, the only reason guys are 5'8 and ripped 190 lbs fighting at WW is steroids. BJ Penn was all natural.