Tyron Woodley knocks out Prime GSP

woodley finishes what Hendricks left off
 
I believe Woodley beats a prime GSP as well.

Their wrestling would cancel out

GSP's boxing is pretty meh, he has a jab. that's pretty much It. He has some kicks but they're not really a threat.

Woodley has the edge In that fight.

Nothing against GSP.

I think the game has just evolved.
 
Woodley is a superior version of Hendricks. Essentially.

GSP will always struggle with the kind of fighters that he cannot dominate In the wrestling / grappling department.
 
Power! said:
GSP tapped to strikes against matt serra

{<jordan}

most of his opponents were one dimensional

his resume is super overrated! look at the quality of his opponents. all one dimensional



Woodley is facing more well rounded opponents and dominating them

Woodley is more athletic, stronger and more well rounded.

wonderboy>>>> any of GSPs opponents and woodley beat him twice

GSP is super overrated
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You are either a shameless troll or you know fuck all about MMA. Possibly both.
 
Robert "Bill" McCoy said:
The whole one dimensional argument is fun. How many dimensions is Demian Maia working in?
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A dimension where the WW division has gotten so bad, that at nearly 40 he became the top contender for the belt. GSP's run was far more competitive.
 
Affenschädel said:
Hendricks shut down GSP almost completely. What a joke that the judges gave it to GSP.

Either way - GSP wouldn't be able to jab away at Woodley because he's too fast, and he wouldn't be able to take him down because he's too big and strong. GSP was just a master of strength & conditioning and weightcutting. He always used to come in a little bigger/stronger than his opponents, which you can actually consider cheating. At the exact same size, he would have had problems dominating A LOT of his opponents. He's no real special talent. His reputation in the MMA world has no merit.
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Could be a troll but I'll bite...


You're forgetting Johnny was tailor made for GSP compared to Woodley.

Johnny was a southpaw fighter, very underrated hand fighting too. Not to mention strong as a bull and had the wrestling credentials and power to go along with it.

The southpaw stance and hand fighting are the things that made it difficult for GSP to establish a steady jab against him...As you know(I would hope)...It's hard to fight a southpaw when you're a righty. It's why guys in boxing hate fighting southy guys.

Johnny also hand fought the jab as soon as it was released and would answer with a left to the body or head...Having that jab getting taken down and out for a split second allowed for Johnny to immediately go on the offensive on GSP's right side.(Brilliant strategy by Hendricks' striking coach.)

Along with this negating the jab, it also allowed for Johnny to negate half the takedown threat that comes with fighting Georges. Georges loves feinting the Jab into a double/single. It's why he had so much success defending it, he would see it coming more.(Not to mention GSP's slowdown after the knee surgeries, the fact Diaz and Condit were able to stuff at least 1-2 was worrying me during this fight.)

Then there is Hendricks' wrestling pedigree which is superior to even Woodley's.

You had the perfect storm to beat GSP in pre-USADA Johnny...Too bad he couldn't get the job done for himself. Championship rounds seem to be his downfall because of his coasting attitude.


Now to my point...Woodley is a very strong wrestler in his own right, but he is still a righty. Also unlike Johnny, he conserves his energy from the get go of a fight. His footwork leaves much to be desired, but he does have some good explosion in his legs to spring into striking range when he needs to. Though Tyron has some journeyman heavyweight punching power for a welterweight, he also has the journeyman heavyweight gas tank to go with it. His output per fight is astronomically low for welterweight(Or any weight for that matter) and he relies on backing up to counter swiftly when the opportunity presents itself. If it doesn't present itself he looks like a deer in the headlights with his back against the cage.

This poses a serious problem for Woodley in a match against GSP, especially since GSP is accustomed to fighting mid/long range whereas Woodley's game is to counter in close range. Given GSP's length and ability with the jab, Tyron is eating that fist all night, and will be taken down because of that jab interfering with his game.

Prime GSP finishes Woodley via exhaustion...I give the GSP we have now a 75/25 chance. At Welterweight he has never gassed, and was always pushing the pace compared to his little stint at 185 against Bisping who is a cardio machine.

Woodley shares many traits with Koscheck in his style. Major differences being Woodley is stronger and packs more power, and has better accuracy...But his shot is many frames per second slower than Kos' shot in his prime. So the takedown threat is minimal at best.
 
Power! said:
GSP tapped to strikes against matt serra

{<jordan}

most of his opponents were one dimensional

his resume is super overrated! look at the quality of his opponents. all one dimensional



Woodley is facing more well rounded opponents and dominating them

Woodley is more athletic, stronger and more well rounded.

wonderboy>>>> any of GSPs opponents and woodley beat him twice

GSP is super overrated
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Woodley couldn't finish Maia with strikes, but he's can ko prime gsp GTFO with this weak shit.
<YeahOKJen>
 
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Pitier of Fools said:
What Rory McDonald did to Woodley, GSP does it twice as bad.
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This, but Woodley fans will claim Woodley is not the same from there, thing is Prime GSP would dominate Woodley wherever he wants, Prime GSP dominated everyone and their mom, including Matt Serra, GSP isnt getting KO'd by Woodley's sprint-overhand right.
 
He could knock him out sure or he could end up like Koshcheck. We can't really say one way or another unless they actually fight.
 
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