I don't think anyone in their right mind would deny the fact that BJ Penn is a better fighter than Matt Hughes.
HOWEVER, Penn simply doesn't have the gas to fight someone like Hughes. He should stop fucking around and do what he should have done a long time ago. GO BACK TO HIS ACTUAL WEIGHTCLASS.
In reality it all comes down to this.
BJ Penn = more skilled than Hughes.
Matt Hughes = Not as skilled, but better where it counts.
"I don't think anyone in their right mind would deny the fact that BJ Penn is a better fighter than Matt Hughes."
That statement doesn't make any damn sense. MATT WON. The "better fighter" WON. It doesn't matter that BJ was the better fighter for two rounds, know why?
"That statement doesn't make any damn sense. MATT WON. The "better fighter" WON. It doesn't matter that BJ was the better fighter for two rounds, know why?"
Come on dude.
Im not a huge fan of either guy.....however how could you say that BJ is not a better fighter than Hughes overall.
BJ (while in shape) in the first two rounds made Matt Hughes look like a KOTC fighter. BJ gased, and Hughes finished him.
Matt Hughes is the greatest welterweight of all time, no doubt, BJ is a better fighter overall but just doesn't have the work ethic to beat Hughes. Its as simple as that.
As far as what Joker said, Vitor was never that good in the first place, unless you count beating fat cans like Tank as being prerequisite of greatness.
"Better" is philsophical, dude. YOU think BJ is better, I think Matt is better. "Better where it counts...?" What the hell does that mean? Better, where it counts, which leads to a win is BETTER!
Seeing this is a "last word" thread, i am gonna chip in about the Penn vs Hughes fight, hopefully for the last time. Afterall so many (threads) have come and gone, here in mma.tv forums... on the Hughes-Penn fight..
First, off, I was simply amazed at Penn's skills. He is truly deserving of the nickname The Prodigy and the Phenom.
Injuries aside, it comes with the territory - talking about Penn's rib injury that occurred towards the end of round 2. Nevertheless, Hughes won the fight.
Nothing takes away from that and we can all chalk it as another victory notch for Matt. And he remains champion.
I do feel, somewhere down the road, a Penn and Hughes fight should happen again in the future. Looking forward to that.
LOL @ complaining about fighter jockriding when you're saying the fighter who ate a quabillion unanswered punches from the crucifix is the better fighter...
Penn needs to get over he's a fighter first Bullsh!t...
The fighter lost badly in the second round...
He needs a professional Conditioning coach that kicks his ass in shape... It is evident that he can not train cardio on his own, cause he will not do it...
UFC should only setup a "Rubber Match" with a Contract stipulation that he will not get his PURSE if he gasses as bad as he did lasdt night.