Edgar obviously those fights looked so different no idea wtf happened but penn won that first fight and probably second fight never would have happened.
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If Penn won the first fight then the second fight probably doesnât happen, and we would have assumed that Penn would have won if theyâd fought again, but we would have been wrong.
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Edgar was a hard worker and was always improving. He did the same thing with Maynard. He improved against Maynard from fight to fight.
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Probably a lot of credit to coaches too.
Okay, go ahead and name them.
Khabib
Frankie
Tony
Alvarez
Poirier
Makhachev
Gaethe
Pitbull
Chandler
Oliveira
Then Maynard, Diaz thatâs maybe up for debate
Let me get back to you. Compare BJs resume with any of theirs. Prime for prime he doesnât beat any of these guys. The talent went up a lot
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You could include another a bunch of 145ers too
I would have loved to be able to see them fight in their respective primes. I love BJ, one of my all time favorites. I do favor Khabib though 60/40, just because tough wrestlefuckers were his biggest weakness.
BJ has all the tools to beat Khabib but itâs just something thatâs so hard to call. I do think BJ smokes Poirers and Gaethjes of the world in his prime.
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I would take BJ against any LW in history in a 3 round fight.
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BJ stopped training with Marinovich during his camp for Frankie 1. They had a falling out & BJ just wanted to spar & not go through the rigors they put him through. And while BJ won the 1st 3 rounds he dropped the 4th & 5th due to not having the stamina imo. Had he stuck with them & their training I believe he wouldâve had a clear win. But who knows?
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Are you drunk? Love how you only listed recent fighters, awful list
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Why wouldnât you at least say Islam? Islam is a good bit better than Khabib.
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BJ Penn is a bitcoin maxi. You ready to change your opinion?
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Iâll give you Islam and Khabib. Possibly Olivera and Frankie.
The rest, no fucking way they were ever better than Prime BJ.
Alverez and chandler da fuck?
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Frankie, who is 3-0 head to head, is âpossiblyâ better lmao
2-1 and as is evidenced by his current state, BJ didnât age well and peaked younger than most because of poor lifestyle and training habits.
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Why base it off of the second fight, when GSP got beat the fuck down the first fight? He looked like the Hendricks fight afterward.
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Not many 205ers went against Machida and didnât get brain damage, let alone a dude who won 155 before major weight cutting was a thing
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BJ never had the cardio to keep up with a guy like Khabib. Definitely not the LW GOAT. Iâd rank Khabib and Frankie ahead of him easily.
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Donât forget the ever well known Darrell Horcher who gave Khabib all he could handle