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Forget greasegate, all of this was brought up in support of my opinion as to Penn being greater than GSP. He accomplished in a few years, what it took GSP over 10 years to accomplish and he did it on his own terms.We've beaten grease-gate to death, and you make valid points regarding the issue as well. I can't leave without disputing your claim that GSP could have fought at LHW though. Technically speaking, he does walk around between 185 and 205, so he legally could have made the contracted weight, true enough. But that's not how this game works, and you know it.
GSP would have likely been the smallest LHW in UFC history. It would be like Conor McGregor fighting at WW, not even being able to make the 170 lb limit. That's insanity (good thing he wasn't fighting a career WW). And yes, BJ Penn fighting all the way at fucking LHW is nutty as hell, and is respectable in and of itself. But when assessing legacies results do matter.
As for GSP not fighting at LHW, that is his choice not to do that. We then move to Fedor who walked around at 225-230lbs, 5'11" and chubby as hell. He was arguably the smallest HW but he didn't let that deter him from proving himself as a true GOAT.