Penn vs Edgar III

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My recollection of their second fight was that it wasn't close and that BJ got pretty beat up. I don't see BJ being able to take Edgar down or outstrike him at 145. I always thought BJ's striking worked well b/c people were afraid to be taken down and submitted by him but over the last part of his career he went away from going for subs. Frankie's wrestling ought to keep this fight standing and his jab ought to bust BJ up again.

First of all let me preface this by saying that BJ is one of my favorite MMA fighters of all time. I think that if he had conditioned himself better he would still be at or near the top. That being said I think that this fight is pointless. I think BJ is starting to tarnish his legacy slightly with his last couple of performances. I think he is one of the most naturally gifted fighters ever but the desire necessary to compete at this level is no longer there in between fights so he should call it a day IMO. But still..........GO BJ PENN KICK HIS BUTT

That is how I felt about Chuck.

I think this is somewhat of a pointless fight for Edgar I mean he beat him twice why does he have to do it again? However I think this is a good move for Penn dropping to 145. If he makes the weight cut okay I think he will be a decent force at featherweight.

This is where BJ should have been years ago. He should never have gone up to welterweight he was just to small for those guy's. Lightweight and featherweight is the right class for him.

If BJ was saying he was newly dedicated and was going to make a real run at it in 145 I'd be interested but even if he has a good showing in a loss I expect another quasi retirement and another top name call out 12-24 months later. Frankly even a convincing win for BJ would only muddy the waters at 145. Would he back fighting 2-3 times a year and owning the division or simply just revert back to looking for top name fights while he moves back forth from 145-170? I love watching the guy fight but unless he is going to be a full time fighter in one division I'd really prefer he hang em up and enjoy the Hawaiian beach.

This is making sense.

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Originally Posted by VictorCharlie

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My recollection of their second fight was that it wasn't close and that BJ got pretty beat up. I don't see BJ being able to take Edgar down or outstrike him at 145. I always thought BJ's striking worked well b/c people were afraid to be taken down and submitted by him but over the last part of his career he went away from going for subs. Frankie's wrestling ought to keep this fight standing and his jab ought to bust BJ up again.

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Penn won the first fight imo, easily at that. Edgar ran but to his credit he was touching Penn but no where near enough to win or with enough significance to win the fight.

Even if it wasnt a championship fight Penn should have won but to take his belt away and give it to someone who really didnt take it from him is one of the worste things Ive seen in MMA in the past 5-6 years at least.

No champion has been robbed like that in which I can even remember off the top of my head.

Second fight Edgar won. Penn looked like shit. But Penn definately didnt get beat up. It was more like he just watched Edgar jump around all fight and let him do whatever he wanted. And even then Penn didnt get roughed up at all.

Even tho Penn won the first fight (imo), Edgar is just a bad match up for Penn. Edgar is tough as nails so Penn isnt going to KO him with counter pot shots. Nor can Penn wrestle effectively against him.

Its Penn's first fight at 145 so its hard to say how he will do. Hopefully its a 3 round fight as that will benifit Penn.

Penn needs to take him out. If it goes the distance I dont see him winning, especially if its 5 rounds.

On a real quick side note, if Edgar did enough to beat Penn in the first fight then he did enough to beat Aldo in their fight. Edgar not only touched Aldo but he also controlled him in the clinch and had some take downs.

All this said Im going with Edgar on this one but you never know will happen if Penn comes out fired up.