GSP cleared 3 generations of WWs:
Gen1 The Hughes & BJs
Gen2 The Alves/Fitches/Koscheks
Gen3 The Shields/Diaz/Condits (the elites brought from other organizations, arguably stamping GSP as a GOAT)
Gen4 (GSP too overworked by now, so he did one fight, PRIME Hendricks)
Now let us compare Sherdog's current top 10 and the PRIMEs of the 3 Gens of GSP's time, not necessarily fought GSP. But just imagine they fought, this would happen most of the time (I'm not saying 10 out of 10 times):
Tyron Woodley < PRIME GSP
NEW Robbie Lawler < Who??????
Stephen Thompson < PRIME Carlos Condit
Douglas Lima < PRIME Jon Fitch (39yearsold now!)
Rory McDonald < Who???????
Raphael Dos Anjos < PRIME Thiago Alves (he was so brutal!)
Colby Covington < PRIME Josh Koscheck
Demian Maia < PRIME Jake Shields
Jorge Masvidal < PRIME Nick Diaz
Neil Magny < PRIME Diego Sanchez (watch Diego vs MW Gassaway)
I wanted to add BJ, Hughes & Parisyan but didn't know where to fit them.
And thinking goddamn Rory! I think he beats all of GSP's 3 gens, except GSP of course.
Non-related:
Forget the Jon Jones GOAT talk, he cleared a generation and a half:
Gen1 Machidas/Rashads/Rampages
Gen2 Gustafssons/Cormiers (This one was half because he was caught cheating)
Gen1 The Hughes & BJs
Gen2 The Alves/Fitches/Koscheks
Gen3 The Shields/Diaz/Condits (the elites brought from other organizations, arguably stamping GSP as a GOAT)
Gen4 (GSP too overworked by now, so he did one fight, PRIME Hendricks)
Now let us compare Sherdog's current top 10 and the PRIMEs of the 3 Gens of GSP's time, not necessarily fought GSP. But just imagine they fought, this would happen most of the time (I'm not saying 10 out of 10 times):
Tyron Woodley < PRIME GSP
NEW Robbie Lawler < Who??????
Stephen Thompson < PRIME Carlos Condit
Douglas Lima < PRIME Jon Fitch (39yearsold now!)
Rory McDonald < Who???????
Raphael Dos Anjos < PRIME Thiago Alves (he was so brutal!)
Colby Covington < PRIME Josh Koscheck
Demian Maia < PRIME Jake Shields
Jorge Masvidal < PRIME Nick Diaz
Neil Magny < PRIME Diego Sanchez (watch Diego vs MW Gassaway)
I wanted to add BJ, Hughes & Parisyan but didn't know where to fit them.
And thinking goddamn Rory! I think he beats all of GSP's 3 gens, except GSP of course.
Non-related:
Forget the Jon Jones GOAT talk, he cleared a generation and a half:
Gen1 Machidas/Rashads/Rampages
Gen2 Gustafssons/Cormiers (This one was half because he was caught cheating)
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