Prime Hendricks who arguably beat GSP

[Maripucci]

Was prime Hendricks before or after USADA?

 

[The Hash Slinging Slasher]

No shame to it, Hendricks is one of the best ever. But lets not forget GSP was retired by him. I was surprised he didn't tap again, he quit after the fight by retiring

He was talking about it before the fight even happened. It’s not like it was just a knee jerk reaction after the fight.

 

[Bowel-forged Stool]

give em all the juice and lets see 45 year old Jones still on top

 

[3nigma]

Hendricks ran from drug testing and fell off a cliff after USADA. Hendricks fanboys still pissed.

Grab a burger and go to bed.

 

[jeff7b9]

I don’t think he does.

Khabib is the best wrestler that we have ever seen. He dominated in a highly competitive era and was able to maul every single fighter he faced.

I can not think of another fighter in the modern era of mma who never ran into someone they couldn’t get down and keep down.

Hendricks in his prime was a great fighter, he fought to effectively a draw with (ever so slightly just a little bit past his) prime GSP but he never really faced adversity.
As soon as he ran into guys that didn’t drop from his (fairly predictable) left hand, he became human and then fell apart.

When considering great fighter vs great fighter, I can’t pick a guy who didn’t do well when faced with resistance/adversity.

Assuming he fights Khabib now, that means USADA, which Khabib has no problems with.


Level playing field and Khabib gets sufficient time to prepare for 170, my money is on Khabib. He is mentally stronger. Hendricks was a short WW, Khabib is a big LW, both about 5’9-5’10, right?


Henricks could definitely win, but I think Khabib’s mental strength makes the difference.

 

[Titan1980]

The problem with this is it is a low key GSP bash thread which unfortinately for you is going to suck balls. Every metric you rate him in is in a fight he lost. Who has Khabib lost to that we can comparr losses?

"Arguably" hmm ok thats a cool way of saying he fucking lost the biggest fight of his career lol. Glad you based his career off of his biggest loss lol.

There were so many good things yiu could have chose to pump Big Rig up and make a solid argument but instead you had to pick his biggest LOSS ever haha. So unfortunately for you its transparent youre not a fan of Johnny your just a GSP hater.

Too bad because I would have enjoyed a serioys breakdown of how he matched ip against the Eagle. Ive wondered this myself from time to time.

 

[acannxr]

Discuss

Second GSP-hate thread I've seen this week, nothing new.

 

[Willek]

Miles Cyrus has a flat ass.

 

[ejlarson249]

Ronda Rousey would beat Floyd Mayweather in a boxing match.

Read OP. Read your reply. Clicked like, replied, and I am out of here. Nice save on the thread.

 

[PeacePipe]

he was on roids and couldnt even take a devicise victory.

GSP was mentally checked out anyway, i'd say khabib 50-45

 

[DFresh1]

Prime Hendricks beats every WW ever except perhaps prime Usman
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Is this like your wallpaper or something? My god, GSP raped your mom, didn't he?

 

[DFresh1]

Penn was a LW, which is the main reason GSP was able to beat him. Lets not forget he had to cheat with use of vaseline

Right, if Penn was a welterweight, maybe even the former champ, then maybe he'd have a chance. GSP can't even beat the guys in his own division.

Wow.

 

[Bouboumaster]

Prime GSP would most likely smoke Hendricks.

By this point, the GOAT had two shotted knees and his timing wasn't has great as it was. Still managed to outwrestle Hendricks.

Closest victory by far for the GSP. As for Khabib goes, Hendricks is simply to big for him, and to roided up. It wouldn't be a fair fight.

 

[Ibm]

Quite an undersized LW at that.

Yeah he could probably make Bantamweight with his 5ft6 frame.

 

[Brettco]

would outclass Khabib in every way, even in grappling, just like prime hendricks did during his fight against the goat gsp

GSP was known as the best grappler before Hendricks clearly dominate him on that field during their close fight (not that close for me but nevermind)

Hendricks also had a way better striking than Khabib, a tremendous KO power Khabib don't have

I honestly see Pre USADA Hendricks KO khabib or win an easy decision dominating on the grappling/ground

Khabib is a beast but he didn't fought a guy like Prime Hendricks

prime hendricks is for me the only ww who can beat gsp and khabib

he was a monster and a nightmare stylisticaly for everybody

Discuss

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Is bigRig on or off da juce? Knahwamomtalknbout?

 

[TR1]

he was on roids and couldnt even take a devicise victory.

GSP was mentally checked out anyway, i'd say khabib 50-45

Who, Hendrix, or GSP?

 

[Dbreiden83080]

Prime Hendricks beats every WW ever except perhaps prime Usman
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[Sad Dad]

Just because you beat the king doesn’t mean you become the king. Hendricks matched up really well with gsp. But I don’t know if he would do that well against a guy with a great chin and relentless pressure who chain grapples as opposed to jab and shoot. Different type of wrestler and different type of fighter

 

[ExitLUPin]

Purime pre USADA Hendricks steamrolls anyone @ WW today including Usman and Colby. He is a horrible matchup for either. Neutralizes wrestling, is stronger than either has 5 round cardio, far more power and much better sturiking and awkward angles. Underrated leg kicks too

 

[Bouboumaster]

yeah I don't know much about Hendricks, care to enlighten me why you speak so highly of him when he got destroyed so easilyi by WB and Costa? I havent seen his fight with GSP but seen his face after, not sure how Hendricks lost that one.

GSP 1, 3 and 5, but Hendricks fuck up the GOAT in 2 and 4