This guy spends his whole career using his athleticism, exploiting guys with his wrestling.
Now he wants to MOVE UP. This is the same guy who gets battered and bruised in all of his last several fights, that is with a size, strength and wrestling advantage. Say what you want about Michael Bisping but that guy is a grinder and Chael Sonnen couldn't hold him down. What is GSP gonna do when he gets outboxed by Bisping, and then tries to take him down, but can't because now he is not only older, but has ring rust, has no size advantage, and the fact that Bisping will get up again and start jabbing him in the face.
Now he wants to MOVE UP. This is the same guy who gets battered and bruised in all of his last several fights, that is with a size, strength and wrestling advantage. Say what you want about Michael Bisping but that guy is a grinder and Chael Sonnen couldn't hold him down. What is GSP gonna do when he gets outboxed by Bisping, and then tries to take him down, but can't because now he is not only older, but has ring rust, has no size advantage, and the fact that Bisping will get up again and start jabbing him in the face.