Lawler vs GSP is a bad idea

[Rikishii]

This fight is likely going to be boring if GSP can pull off a win. And if Lawler takes it I think it will be KO after a devastating beat-down with GSP being compeletely destroyed. That said....

I don't want to watch lawler get laid on for 25 min

I also don't want to see GSP return just to get destroyed by lawler

It seems really unlikely that these two would have an entertaining back and forth war.

Anyone out there that thinks this is going to be a great fight? It sounds appealing at first, but when I think about it I don't really like the fight.

 

[Lanx]

Correction, you don't watch Lawler get laid on for 25m, you watch him get laid on for 20m, then the Mythical Beast emerges

5th Round Lawler!

RIP, GSP

 

[BruceLeeOnTRT]

Actually this fight needs to happen.

If GSP wins, he adds another milestone to his legacy and for a lot of people, solidifies his GOAT status. If he loses, we have the proper changing of the guard at 170.

 

[Senkoy]

The best fighter should be champ. If that's GSP laying on on his opponent, so be it.

 

[BVG]

Actually this fight needs to happen.

If GSP wins, he adds another milestone to his legacy and for a lot of people, solidifies his GOAT status. If he loses, we have the proper changing of the guard at 170.

Gsp doesn't need the extra milestone, and by virtue of every other goat fighting past their prime and getting their shit pushed in...gsp as ww goat is a done deal.

 

[discrawg]

It's definitely not a bad idea, there are so many reasons it should happen.

1 is:
UFC is mimicking a real fight as closely as possible within the realm of sport. It's real, I'm assuming that's one of the reasons we all love it. If GSP comes back & is the only one able to stop Lawler, even if it is with takedowns and control, then why then hell shouldn't we find that out as fight fans? This is exactly what MMA is about, the octagon is the proving ground. So let's see.

MMA was born after years of debates like Boxing VS Grappling, or Karate vs Kung Fu, then we found out. The fight game changed, it evolved, & all the while new debates were being born out of it. But every time, we found out. We got to see what works, what doesn't, which approach fits best in different situations. This is the reason we watch, this is the reason this match should happen.

If we are going to avoid making a match because either outcome isn't what we really want to see, then we are avoiding the undeniable truth about what this sport is built on, & we are corrupting the game as fans. It is built on the foundation of truth, reality, unapologetic rawness.

As a fight fan there shouldn't be anything "boring" about arguably the greatest fighter of all time, making a comeback against a tough, exciting new champ who is an old school UFC vet.
No matter who wins, or how it goes down, this is definitely not a "bad idea", & in my opinion, If you believe that it is, then you must have different reasons for being a fan of the sport that I do.

 

[BruceLeeOnTRT]

Gsp doesn't need the extra milestone, and by virtue of every other goat fighting past their prime and getting their shit pushed in...gsp as ww goat is a done deal.

You may think he doesn't need it, but the competitor in him feels otherwise. I agree with you though.

 

[SlicerDM]

Not a good fight for GSP.


Tough stylistic matchup.

 

[CountOfSoCal]

There's no telling how GSP will look, especially after another torn ACL. There's no guarantee he could get Lawler down for 25 minutes.

I really want to see it

 

[TheRuthlessOne]

There's no telling how GSP will look, especially after another torn ACL. There's no guarantee he could get Lawler down for 25 minutes.

I really want to see it

If it does happen it will just add to the already unbelievable goat record of GSP

The true GOAT comes back after 3 years to beat the current champ

 

[HUNTERMANIA]

I definitely want to see GSP vs. Lawler bc it'll be a huge fight and Lawler is gonna fuck him up bad and get another title defense under his belt... and Robbie is my favorite fighter now.

WAR ROBBIE!!!

Someone needs to make a super-saiyan gif of robbie screaming after stopping rory and, if possible, some clips of him in 5th rd vs. condit

 

[Rikishii]

Personally I feel that GSP's GOAT claimed are always going to be soiled by the greasegate incident. Although it's ignored for the most part. I'd rather he stay retired. Lawler vs. Condit would be more fun to watch IMO

 

[Spycho]

I too would not want to see GSP jabbing and laying on Lawler for 5 rounds. On the other hand, I wouldn't mind Robbie knocking him out cold at all.

 

[bigeastgi43]

This fight is likely going to be boring if GSP can pull off a win. And if Lawler takes it I think it will be KO after a devastating beat-down with GSP being compeletely destroyed. That said....

I don't want to watch lawler get laid on for 25 min

I also don't want to see GSP return just to get destroyed by lawler

It seems really unlikely that these two would have an entertaining back and forth war.

Anyone out there that thinks this is going to be a great fight? It sounds appealing at first, but when I think about it I don't really like the fight.

What can I say, don't be a fight fan then.

 

[Hasbeen]

Actually this fight needs to happen.

If GSP wins, he adds another milestone to his legacy and for a lot of people, solidifies his GOAT status. If he loses, we have the proper changing of the guard at 170.

Even if he loses, his GOAT status is pretty much cemented. Coming back from a huge layoff to fight one of the most brutal strikers in MMA takes guts. He isn't coming back for a tuner fight, but to face the man at the top.

 

[Streeter]

Yeah one of the most entertaining fighters today against one of the all time great WW's ever if not the best ever at WW who still may or not be at least near his prime -- would just really suck - no way that should happen. ... terrible Idea I agree.

We should just have cards with over the hill greats fighting.

 

[BenRichards]

Not a good fight for GSP.


Tough stylistic matchup.

Why do you think that? Robbie typically starts slow and while he has greatly improved tdd, he usually looks fairly worthless once it hits the mat. Imo, the real question would be how slow/shot is gsp anymore? An explosive quick gsp probably makes it look like the Dan hardy fight. I could picture gsp slowing late into the champ rounds and robbie getting a tko though

 

[Metal_Daze]

Personally I feel that GSP's GOAT claimed are always going to be soiled by the greasegate incident. Although it's ignored for the most part. I'd rather he stay retired. Lawler vs. Condit would be more fun to watch IMO

Omg greasegate strikes back! You're delusional if you think that has any bearing on GSP's legacy. Why do you think it's "ignored for the most part"? First of all, GSP did nothing. He was there getting instructions between rounds and his trainer made a mistake. Second, there was no "excessive" greasing of any kind. What happened was, after "greasing" his face with vaseline (perfectly legal), Phil Nurse put his hand on GSP's back to perform a "witch doctor" breathing technique.

Of course, BJ fanboys assume there was a big blob of vaseline on Phil's hand but there is no evidence of that. The only certain thing is that it was a mistake and it shouldn't have happened. In the end, there were no consequences and no penality on GSP or his team.

The only backlash was the "BJ Penn rule" which made the application of vaseline the sole duty or commission officials. Team members were no longer allowed to apply grease on their fighters but the fighters are still greased by commission officials.

No biggie, only BJ fanboys consider this a big issue.

 

[KootenayKid]

Gsp isn't going for the title, doesn't want to get in the way of Rory.

 

[Rikishii]

Omg greasegate strikes back! You're delusional if you think that has any bearing on GSP's legacy. Why do you think it's "ignored for the most part"? First of all, GSP did nothing. He was there getting instructions between rounds and his trainer made a mistake. Second, there was no "excessive" greasing of any kind. What happened was, after "greasing" his face with vaseline (perfectly legal), Phil Nurse put his hand on GSP's back to perform a "witch doctor" breathing technique.

Of course, BJ fanboys assume there was a big blob of vaseline on Phil's hand but there is no evidence of that. The only certain thing is that it was a mistake and it shouldn't have happened. In the end, there were no consequences and no penality on GSP or his team.

The only backlash was the "BJ Penn rule" which made the application of vaseline the sole duty or commission officials. Team members were no longer allowed to apply grease on their fighters but the fighters are still greased by commission officials.

No biggie, only BJ fanboys consider this a big issue.

It has bearing on his legacy because other fighters have made comments about thinking he was greased and you a the one who is delusional if you think that trainer wasn't well aware of the fact that he was rubbing lubricant all over GSP. Any human being in their right mind, especially a person who is cornering pro fighters, would know that it is not only illegal but will effect the outcome of the fight. That was no mistake. I'm certain that there was little backlash because the UFC chose not to make a big deal of it since GSP was the goldenboy. I don't know if you work much with lube but it takes very little lubricant to make large surface areas very slick. I'm a mechanic AND I beat off a lot so my lube knowledge is probably much deeper than yours.

It does not take a big blob of vaseline to be highly effective. You're just a dipshit if you try to disagree with that.