GSP Next for Silva if he gets past Penn
Talk about a dream match; Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre vs Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva in a catch-weight super fight…as long as both guys win their next fights.
Silva takes on Patrick Cote at UFC 90 later this month, and St. Pierre tangles with BJ Penn on Super Bowl weekend. However, there’s an interesting twist to this plan, and it has to do with Lightweight Champion, BJ Penn. Here’s a quote from UFC President Dana White:
If GSP beats BJ then you’ll see Silva v GSP – possibly at a catch weight. But if Penn beats GSP there’s no way I’d let him move up to 185lbs, no way. He’ll f***ing fight, argue and cry about it but there’s no way – it ain’t gonna happen, I can tell you that right now – it ain’t gonna happen.
Sounds like a case of size discrimination to me!!
Anderson Silva is 6’2″ and walks around at 215lbs (Where does he hide all the weight?! He looks like a string bean!!) while St. Pierre is 5’10″ and walks around at 195lbs. Penn is 5’9″ and probably walks around at 175lbs. That is a huge size difference from Silva, not to mention height. Penn has fought at light heavyweight before, taking on Lyoto Machida in a competitive losing fight.
I say, as long as the commission approves it, why not? Silva vs Penn and Silva vs St. Pierre are both super fights, and that’s what the Brazilian wants before he rides off into the sunset, possibly as soon as six fights from now.
