GSP vs Hendricks indeed.
It's either GSP 1,3,5, or a draw in which Georges keeps the belt.
Casuals are just mad because GSP had more bruises, but he's always bruised very easily... if we judge fights on that criteria, then he also lost against Condit, Shields, Diaz and Penn...
Came here to say the same thing, but Condit actually knocked Georges down, something Juice Hendricks never did. GSP said that was his toughest fight to win.
He did say that, and it's understandable since he was almost KO'd, but when it comes to citing his toughest fights, GSP often changes his answer.
Most recently (a 2022 interview), he was saying that BJ Penn in their first fight was his toughest opponent...
back in 2018, he said his toughest opponent was Bisping, and the first Penn fight was his toughest... but he also listed the Carlos Condit fight as his toughest in term of damage =>
But in 2011 on his official facebook page, he's also said that Jake Shields was his toughest opponent, not Penn. And in another interview, he listed Jon Fitch as his toughest opponent, saying he kept coming back like the Terminator and all.
Georges is one of these guys who seemingly likes to give all of his opponents credit, but Penn and Condit often come up as answers to his toughest opponents
“Penn and Condit,” St-Pierre said. “Condit hurt me the most, and then it was mentally a challenge, and Penn also hurt me. People think Hendricks was the toughest, but against Hendricks I was emotionally hurt, that’s what showed on my face. The next day physically I was fine. Against Hendricks I felt I was against the system. I felt the system was corrupted against me, like Dana White was for some reason against me, and I didn’t understand why; I was not trying to put the UFC down, but to bring ‘em up. When I spoke before the fight I wanted to help the sport, I wanted to help the UFC, so that’s what showed, what was emotionally, mentally in my head. I felt the system was against me and I didn’t understand why.”
I also recall him saying that Dan Hardy was the toughest he ever fought... speaking of, this fight of the 2 of them breaking their fight down is fantastic
They had a really nice discussion, and explain a lot of stuff
Bisping didnt have any hatred until he got that decision though.Like that shit was his fault somehow.
Same w Machida and Shogun.
Exactly, I've always said that Bisping and Machida would be waaaaay more popular here had they admitted that those fights were close, instead of just saying, in Lyoto's case: "I was superior, I almost finished Rua 4 times, the judges said I won, so I won!"
Lemme find the exact quote... there it is!
“Shogun was a great opponent and had a nice strategy. He deserves all my respect as a fighter, but I was superior. I had three or four chances to finish the fight, and he never put me in danger. I didn’t get (dazed) at any moment of the fight, but I put him in danger three or four times. He kicked my legs a couple of times, but he wouldn’t knock me out with that.”Machida guaranteed that his disappointed expression immediately after the fight did not stem from a belief that he had lost.
“My leg started to hurt in the fifth round, and I was very upset that I couldn’t knock him out as I had planned,” Machida said. “I had two chances where I felt him really (dazed), but I lost it and I get really upset when I leave the decision in the judges’ hands.”
After confirming that he totally agrees with a rematch, Machida also addressed UFC President Dana White’s statement that he thought Shogun was the winner.
“Anyone who has a mouth can talk. I respect his opinion and I’m ready to fight Shogun or any other challenger UFC decides, but I would like to say that this fight was not judged by myself, my father or
Anderson Silva,” Machida said. “This fight was judged by professionals, so I’m pretty much comfortable with the result.”
"Go make some fans, RYOTO"
Karma was pretty bad in that case, as Lyoto was pissed when the judges gave Phil Davis the victory over him
"I really don't know what they are judging, Just listen to the crowd. They're telling you what is happening."
Shogun/Machida 1 is still historic in the sense that it was the first UFC title fight for which the judges were actively hunted down and asked to justify their bullshit... which led to the infamous "I don't score low kicks because they don't win fights" from Cecil Peoples.
