First of all, take a look at his opposition; he isn't going to finish the job every single time out. Some of GSP's fights are not going to be that entertaining for the casual MMA fan, but for the purist, his effectiveness is entertainment in itself. That is what GSP fights for; to win. His mastery of MMA inches closer each and every time he fights. He gets better and better.
For the people who complain that he doesn't finish his opponents enough; just like in boxing, sometimes NOT finishing your opponent is better in the long run. Going the full fight makes any competitor a better fighter, in the end.
GSP reminds me of the Klitschko brothers. He's dominant, and fights to win first and foremost. That pisses a lot of people off. They do not want dominant champions. Having dominant champions in MMA such as Fedor, Silva and GSP is good for the sport in the long run.
I thought GSP's latest fight was entertainment and effectiveness. He put on a clinic against a very good opponent.
This fight was your equivalent to Floyd Mayweather Jr. picking apart his opposition, or a Joe Calzaghe dominating a Jeff Lacy.
GSP, Silva and Fedor show the boxing elitists that this sport has its upper echelon of DOMINANT, athletic champs. This is as close as you can get to mastery of this sport; of winning; of putting on a "clinic."
Even if you're a casual MMA fan and you didn't find this fight enjoyable, you can't argue that it wasn't anything short of a masterclass performance by GSP. No longer do we have the bum beating the sport's best by fluke wins. We have dominant, bad ass mother effers.
So what I want to say, in other words is, Floyd Mayweather Jr. can eat a dick (I'm referring to Mayweather's latest statement, where he is criticizing the sport of MMA).
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