# Miserable attempt #5629 at stirring up an MMA discussion on the board: GSP vs. Penn

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [January 31, 2009, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miserable-attempt-5629-at-stirring-up-an-mma-discussion-on-the-board-gsp-vs-penn/483928 "2009-01-31T23:31:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miserable-attempt-5629-at-stirring-up-an-mma-discussion-on-the-board-gsp-vs-penn/483928/21 "2009-02-03T22:11:16Z")

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> [@Claptree](#):
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> Well, I’d really like to see it happen, but I don’t know what GSP could do against Silva’s reach, being a full 4 inches shorter. Also, I personally would think more than twice about shooting on a guy with those knees.

You and me both. Silva’s one of the most formidable guys in the league, but if anyone’s going to take him down (figuratively or literally), GSP’s the guy.

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**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miserable-attempt-5629-at-stirring-up-an-mma-discussion-on-the-board-gsp-vs-penn/483928/22 "2009-02-06T20:42:53Z")

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GSP issued a challenge for a rematch and [BJ has accepted](http://www.bjpenn.com/profiles/blogs/bj-penn-accepts-gsp-and-greg).

BJ is my favorite fighter so BJ: if this happens (and I have big doubts), please please _please_ train your ass off this time. Move to the mainland, get with a real camp, get on a real diet, and put on real muscle mass.

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**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miserable-attempt-5629-at-stirring-up-an-mma-discussion-on-the-board-gsp-vs-penn/483928/23 "2009-02-06T23:48:36Z")

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Good. Train your ass off and go the distance, BJ!

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