The days of fighters not wanting to fight smaller guys are long gone. Anderson wanted GSP to go up in weight to fight him (and a lot of fans supported him calling out a smaller fighter). And then wanted Conor to go up in weight to fight him. Cyborg wanted Rousey to go up in weight to fight her. Fighters are in it for the money, and sometimes the money is in fighting a smaller guy.
GSP fought out of his reg weight class one time. He moved up 15 lbs to fight a guy that used to fight at 35 lbs above WW. How is that wanting to fight smaller guys at his weight?
This fight was for a 3rd belt. There was only 2 possible ways of doing that. Actually fighting the LHW Champion. Or, fighting the LW champion. What is so hard to understand about that? GSP even said he had no interest in fighting mcg because he had nothing GSP wanted. A fight everybody and their dog wants, just to get paid (before ESPN).
And what about all the people that said dropping to 155 would deplete GSP, and Khabib would win easily? You see how your Silva vs GSP argument no longer holds up? Silva wanted the fight in HIS weight class where he has the obvious advantage. Though I’m convinced GSP would have beat Silva.
People try to draw comparisons, where there are none.
It was always about a 3rd belt. And even if the belt wasn’t on the line everybody would actually know GSP was the uncrowned champion over a previously undefeated fighter, if he beat Khabib.
Face it. GSP has already beaten the champions of 3 different weight classes WHILE they were the actual champions of those 3 different weight classes. That is never changing.
I don’t need the fight to happen. But, if it did you’re damn right I’d want the belt on the line.