Both in their prime as fighters it's very hard to pick a winner from the two. GSP has great kickboxing and wrestling skills and boasts a record of 17-2-0.
BJ Penn counter acts that with great BJJ and boxing, his record being 13-4-1. The only chink in BJ Penn's armour is said to be his cardio and with the fight being five rounds will certainly be put to the test.
As Dana White said in an earlier press conference "Maybe in a lifetime you will see two or three amazing fights like this in the UFC"
Also on the card is Lyoto "The dragon" Machida Vs Thiago Silva. The two fighters are 13-0-0 in the UFC and this fight is most definitely one to watch.
Watch it all LIVE in the UK & Ireland on Setanta Sports or check your countries listing for channel and times details.
News Sections
Prokick News
This weekend is the long awaited rematch between Georges "The rush" St-Pierre and The prodigy BJ Penn
UFC - Georges St-Pierre Vs BJ Penn
This Saturday the long awaited rematch between Georges "The rush" St-Pierre and The prodigy BJ Penn comes to Las Vegas, the home of the UFC, writes Richard Collett.
The pair fought each other in March 2006 with GSP taking a tightly contested spilt decision. Although BJ Penn had to come up in weight to fight he has always maintained that MMA is not about strength but technique.
Send this article by email: Tell-a-Friend
Comments
I’ve been watching ufc for a while now and i’m looking forward to seeing the fight on saturday. I know both of these fighters but don’t know who will win. Bj penn does have cardio issues so if the fight goes deep into the rounds i think GSP will take it.
By DeniseDenise on 30 Jan 2009
UFC really has taken of, Love the stand-up not so keen on the ground work ie, the ground-n-pound think need to draw the line somewhere but I respect what they do.
Sean from Dublin
By sean Murphysean Murphy on 29 Jan 2009
Hey richard, The new York Sporting Herald called, they want yer services..lol
Good article mate, you definatly have the knowledge on UFC, so looking forward to reading more..
so prokicks not just kickboxing and making friends,and learning about yourself, its now for budding sports writers too…
its looking great..
what next billy..
M.
By Mark1 on 29 Jan 2009
very nice artical ric looking 4ward 2 ufc 94 myself.I do like gsp more as a fighter and i like thw cut of his jib lol.It starts at 3am so i ll sleep late on sat and i ll c u at ur s this saturday the 1ST lol.
By davidcollettdavidcollett on 29 Jan 2009