Quote Originally Posted by alpine_aw11 View Post
I dont know why you think Penn landed more shots....he landed a lot less, but they counted more. Edgar deserved the win because Penn gave the impression that he didn't give a fuck. Edgar's performance in itself was more impressive. Penn wasn't the superhuman cardio machine we typically see. And not taking the fight to the ground? Are you serious? He had a stupid strategy and that's not what wins fights obviously.

Bottom line, Penn will win the rematch by round 2.

Agree completely. Penn looked bored for the entire fight, maybe he was getting complacent again? That complacency got him beat by Pulver also. I dont know what it is with Penn, but sometimes he needs a wake up call. This was definitely NOT the same BJ we saw when he fought Sean Sherk, Kenny Florian, or Diego Sanchez, all of who I think are better fighters than Edgar.

Maybe this is what the UFC wanted though? Set up the fight for a rematch in 6 or 8 months? Even today, if BJ was champ still, I would say that the only fights for the belt worth watching were in 205. Spider, GSP, Lesner, and Penn are far and away the best fighters at their weight.