GSP thinks Anderson should fight Okami:

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Where?

like I have been saying, I don't think GSP vs Anderson happens, atleast not anytime soon.

Translation:

"No thank you"

GSP is smart.

Jamal wrote:

GSP is smart.

Thankfully. I have never had any interest in GSP vs Spider. None.

he is right he knows anderson is much bigger than him and okami has gottetn shafted repeatedly. just my thoughts

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GSP interview: The champ says he's not afraid of Silva from Steve Cofield on Vimeo.

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Quote :

"It's a complete re-orientation of my career. People are saying crazy stuff, like 'Oh, you just have to gain 30 pounds and take the fight and fight him in three months.' I can't (gain) 30 pounds in three months. It would take a lot more than that if I want to go up in weight class. Plus, (Anderson) Silva fights at light heavyweight as well. So he walks around at … he's probably 40 pounds heavier than I am (off season). So if I fight this fight, it might be at a catch weight. If it happens. It's something I'm not thinking about right now because it's not my number one priority. I've had a lot of success at 170. If I move to 185, I need to talk to my sponsors, my trainers. It's a complete change of life. Do I want to take the risk, maybe yes. Maybe It's going to be a great challenge. Maybe, no. But I have to talk with my trainers ... I have to fight Jake Shields [and] I think Anderson Silva has to fight Yushin Okami. I'm not afraid of nobody in the world. I'm a martial artist. If it happens [with] the right timing and everything, if it is how I want it, and how he wants it. I fight whoever they want. I can fight everyone in the world. I don't mind."

I dont really understand this from GSP. Sure, he has to focus on Shields right now, but he has the perfect style matchup to beat Anderson, regardless if he is a little smaller. The fact is, GSP says his normal weight is between 190 and 195. He wouldnt need to gain 30 pounds. If he got up to 200, he would def be big enough to fight with Anderson (is it much different then Shields fighting Henderson?). I dont think it will happen anytime soon though since GSP does not seem so eager to make the fight happen.

jimbojones1950 wrote:

I dont really understand this from GSP. Sure, he has to focus on Shields right now, but he has the perfect style matchup to beat Anderson, regardless if he is a little smaller. The fact is, GSP says his normal weight is between 190 and 195. He wouldnt need to gain 30 pounds. If he got up to 200, he would def be big enough to fight with Anderson (is it much different then Shields fighting Henderson?). I dont think it will happen anytime soon though since GSP does not seem so eager to make the fight happen.

To be fair, it is a little different. Jake fought Robbie at a 182lbs "catchweight" then fought Miller at MW before he fought Dan, so he had a little time to get use to the division before that fight. Jake is also a couple inches taller and I'm pretty sure he is, or atleast was at that time, bigger then GSP(walking around weight). Also Jake didn't have many options at SF, his teammate was the Champion of his natural weight class and SF didn't have a lot of elite matchups to pick from for Jake.
I think it is very fair for GSP to want some extended time before making a jump in weight class. It seems like people want to punish GSP for being too dominate at WW.

GSP is being smart, but the fight will happen if they both keep winning. And I'm with Jimbo, GSP has all the tools needed to beat Anderson. He's not stupid, he won't stand with Anderson. It'll be take down, GnP, rinse, repeat...

Can't wait to see GSP dominate Shields, though, that will be a treat.

http://www.mmamania.com/2011/3/14/2050786/anderson-silva-would-have-an-easy-time-cutting-weight-for-a
the Brazilian's manager tells Tatame that his fighter would possibly be willing to meet St. Pierre somewhere in the middle.
Here's a snip:

Quote :

"Anderson has proven he’s the best fighter and he handles it quite
good. It’s a complicated fight to GSP… It’s a pretty bad fight for him,
Anderson has this body type, he loses weight easily, he can make any
weight, so I believe a catchweight division would be perfect for GSP,
and Anderson wouldn’t have problems with that. Who’d have a problem
would be GSP, because Anderson can lose that weight easily and, at the
day of the fight, he’d be on his usual weight, so I believe it’s
complicated for Georges St. Pierre"

Another reason GSP shouldn't take the fight.

Im with OU I have no interest in this fight but if GSP is smart he stays the hell away from Spider.

http://mmajunkie.com/news/22909/silva-vs-st-pierre-silva-vs-jones-super-fights-not-currently-on-ufcs-radar.mma
"This fight isn't happening," White said. "It's not a fight yet. It's still a big fantasy fight. There are still things that need to happen in the meantime before we sit down and discuss where this fight would be, what weight it would be at, how it would work. It's all just fantasy yet.

"I literally have not talked to Georges St-Pierre or Anderson Silva about this fight."

Like I said. This fight won't happen.