Both of them had difficult fights previously for two different reasons. Penn decided to move up in weight and challenge the second best pound for pound fighter in the world. He realized that it wasn't a good idea to go against the best at your sub optimal weight (despite all the vaseline issues) when he lost to Georges St. Pierre. Anderson Silva fought a relative unknown in his previous fight and made it look so easy that the fans felt cheated.
Now, both of them are back in fights that should be very different. Penn is back at 155 and fighting top contender Kenny Florian. Florian is solid but Penn should be able to take care of business tonight. Silva has moved up in weight for the second time in recent years to challenge the very dangerous former champion Forrest Griffin.
I expect both Penn and Silva to win tonight and in the process give the fans a solid show simply by doing what they do best in the middle of the octagon.
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