Which non-HW's have the balls to fight in a World Open-Weight GP???

Make your list... Please call out some pansies on your way.

You mean current? Nu breed?

Just for starters, Dan Henderson, Shogun, Little Nog, to state the obvious. King Mo too, most definitely. Tatsuya Mizuno would. Melvin Manhoef.

Now on the otherhand, a guy like John Jones; I don't believe he would deny for fear of the fight, but he would turn it down for fear of losing.

rezin wrote:You mean current? Nu breed?

All current fighters anywhere...

Bob Sapp.

He is not a heavyweight.

He is a super heavyweight.

minowa
mousasi
sokoudjou
mizuno
manhoef

I have respect for guys who will fight anyone because they want a challenge, not just an easy win or fame. A lot of these guys now *Cough* GSP *cough* just want an artificial legacy where people say you are the best but you aren't willing to test yourself and cut as much weight as possible to avoid anyone who could challenge you.

Look at BJ Penn, that guy moved up to W multiple times and fought the highest ranked guys. Hughes x3, Diaz, GSP x2. He went to MW and fought a couple of gracies and even went to HW and fought Machida! He didn't win all of those but he tested himself, and put up a fight against everyone. I respect him way more than GSP who was always whining about how hard it is to move up to 185lbs, even though he comes in at fight time at 194lbs. Penn on the other hand, even at WW, is only in the upper 160s.

I'm thinking...

Shogun
Hendo
Machida (has fought HW)
Minowa
Mousasi
King Mo
Manhoef
Yvel
Palhares (maybe?)
Fedor




Oh yeah... and Saku until he is in a retirement home.

World OW GP sounds perfect. King Mo would go far.

DEEP should make the GP with PRIDE rules.

MR.WILLIE wrote:minowa
mousasi
sokoudjou
mizuno
manhoef

Good list