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On the contrary, I think that the majority of people in the division have a history of trading wins and losses with each other and it's not as hugely advanced over the time of GSP's reign than the post asserted. The real question is, will we see a rejuvinated GSP or the same guy that fought Hendericks? No one knows, but I choose to believe he will be almost as good as his former self while being prepared for a different result. You're not dumb to expect Woodley to knock him out, and if so, more power to him and here's hoping for a lot more great fights from the guy.I agree that most of the OP's post was shit, so I figured I'd respond to the other stuff you said which was much more interesting.[SNIP]
Basically, while Welterweight was far stronger than, say, Anderson's competition at Middleweight during their reign, it did go through a period of stagnation toward the end. While the only real jokes that GSP fought were Diaz and Hardy, the rest were strong guys but had no variance; they were mostly grapplers and wrestlers who either relied on taking you down and controlling you, or a one shot flash KO, all of which GSP excels at countering. Now it's not just wrestleboxers, but guys with much improved striking and TDD mixed in with superb wrestlers and grapplers.
tl;dr The sport is constantly evolving, yes, but fuck me, it's only been 3 years, c'mon.