Georges St. Pierre: “I want to fight the best man, and the best man is Condit.”
UFC welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre is finally speaking out on the fallout from last weekend’s main event match-up at UFC 143 between Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit. As has been beaten to death, Condit narrowly outpointed Diaz in the bout with many feeling the wrong outcome had been rendered. Plans for a rematch were in the works but quickly scrapped after Diaz tested positive for marijuana use,... [Read More...]
Georges St. Pierre willing to give up championship to fight Nick Diaz
Yes, you read the headline correctly. While UFC welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre has not come out to officially say he’d be willing to relinquish his rights to the title in order to fight polarizing rival Nick Diaz, it appears he has mentioned he’s open to doing so in private company. The shocking revelation came Tuesday evening as part of UFC Tonight where host Kenny Florian, who is friends... [Read More...]
Georges St. Pierre no longer sees himself as champion
Georges St. Pierre is in the worst position of his career, as the Canadian must sit on the sidelines and watch two others fight for the UFC welterweight title. UFC 143 this Saturday night will feature a bout for the interim UFC 170-pound division’s title, as Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit collide. St. Pierre, who has successfully defended the title since 2008, tore a ligament in his knee while training... [Read More...]
Georges St. Pierre back in the gym
UFC welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre is known as a gym rat, as GSP likes nothing more than fine-tuning himself in the training center. However, St. Pierre was forced to stay away from his second home after tearing his ACL and undergoing surgery. Now the champ is back in action, at least in some regards. St-Pierre posted on his Twitter account that he has been cleared to do light gymnastics work... [Read More...]
Georges St. Pierre doesn’t expect to be ready until late 2012
If all goes as planned, UFC welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre is positive he’ll be back inside the Octagon before 2012 is over with…but barely. St. Pierre, who was scheduled to meet Nick Diaz on February 4 to defend his title, underwent knee surgery roughly five weeks ago after tearing his ACL while preparing for Diaz. The injury, which has been the most severe of the 30-year old’s... [Read More...]
Vitor Belfort teams up with Georges St. Pierre to prepare for Anthony Johnson
A little more than a month Georges St. Pierre was in the midst of preparing to face Nick Diaz in February while Vitor Belfort had just begun camp for a bout against Anthony Johnson at UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes. While the always-impressive welterweight champion unfortunately went on to suffer a knee injury that will keep him out for most of 2012, prior to the affliction he linked up with Belfort to spend... [Read More...]
Trainer Firas Zahabi opens up on Georges St. Pierre’s injury
Firas Zahabi is one of the main trainers at the TriStar Gym in Montreal where some of the elite fighters in MMA go to prepare. Zahabi, along with founder Conrad Pla and Bruno Hernandez, currently boast five champions who put in time at their gym including UFC title-holders Jon Jones and Georges St. Pierre. St. Pierre, the UFC welterweight champion, is rehabbing his way back from a torn knee. In the... [Read More...]
Georges St. Pierre has successful surgery to repair torn ACL
The first leg of Georges St. Pierre’s journey back to the Octagon was deemed an overwhelming success by the involved parties after surgery on the UFC welterweight champ’s knee went off yesterday without a hitch. “My surgery (ACL patellar tendon autograft) was huge success! Ligament very strong. Thanks for support,” wrote St. Pierre via Twitter. GSP tore his ACL while training for a February... [Read More...]
Georges St. Pierre out for lengthy period of time with torn ACL
Though UFC star Georges St. Pierre may appear to be super-human in the ring it turns out he is very much a mortal man after all, as the popular welterweight champion has apparently torn his ACL while training for an upcoming title-bout on February 4 against Nick Diaz. The situation marks the second time “Rush” has been forced out of a championship defense due to a knee injury. The unfortunate news... [Read More...]
Georges St. Pierre not phased by Nick Diaz’s trash-talking
Moments after Nick Diaz defeated B.J. Penn at UFC 137 he made it a point to call welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre out, questioning whether or not his knee had actually been hurt to the point it prevented him from fighting on the same night. Within an hour of Diaz’s rant the UFC handed him a title-shot while citing St. Pierre’s anger at the comments. However, to hear GSP tell his side of... [Read More...]
Nick Diaz, not Carlos Condit, will face Georges St. Pierre next
The crazy ride that is Nick Diaz‘ return to the UFC continues. Originally scheduled to face welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre for the title at UFC 137, Diaz was pulled from the fight and put in the co-main event against B.J. Penn after missing some media appearances. His title shot was given to Carlos Condit. When St. Pierre pulled out of the event with an injury, Diaz vs. Penn was bumped... [Read More...]
Georges St. Pierre expects to be back in the Octagon by Super Bowl Weekend
For MMA fans living under a rock, UFC welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre was scheduled to face Carlos Condit next weekend at UFC 137 but sprained his knee while training and is no longer fit to compete. St. Pierre has now spoken publicly for the first time since word of his withdrawal trickled down from above earlier this week, expressing both his heartbreak over having to pull out and his expectation... [Read More...]
Georges St. Pierre out of UFC 137 with a knee injury
A year plagued by injuries to top fighters continues as UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre has pulled out of the UFC 137 with a knee injury. He was scheduled to defend his welterweight strap in the main event of the evening against top contender Carlos Condit. UFC president Dana White Tweeted the bad news moment after he landed in New York to promote the upcoming UFC on FOX event. The co-main... [Read More...]
Nick Diaz happy for Condit but thinks GSP is a “little b-tch”
A week ago the issue with Nick Diaz was his apprehension to speaking publicly about a main event match-up with welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre. Now it seems the blunt brawler doesn’t know when to shut up. “The truth is Georges doesn’t want to fight me in the street or in a cage. He knows who I am, and he knows where I came from,” Diaz recently explained in an interview with MMAJunkie.... [Read More...]
Georges St. Pierre vs. Nick Diaz officially announced for October at UFC 137
The roller-coaster ride of whether or not the UFC could coordinate a clash of champions has come to an end. Earlier today UFC President Dana White took to Twitter where he relayed six words changing the face of Mixed Martial Arts forever – “You wanted it, you got it!” To the delight of countless MMA enthusiasts, White’s joyful exclamation was in reference to the organization having finally... [Read More...]
Nick Diaz vs. Georges St. Pierre on cusp of coming to fruition
When the UFC purchased Strikeforce earlier this year the notion of cross-promotional match-ups went from being a fan’s dream to one founded in reality. Now, with welterweight champions Georges St. Pierre and Nick Diaz having both essentially cleaned out their respective promotion’s 170-pound division, it looks like a “super-fight” between the two should indeed take place at some point in 2011... [Read More...]
Nick Diaz’s next opponent will be…
…a boxer, at least barring a last-minute deal from the UFC to fight Georges St. Pierre later this year. According to a press release from former IBF middleweight champ Jeff Lacy’s management team he has signed to fight Nick Diaz at a yet-to-be announced event this fall. A bout between the two had been rumored for months when Diaz first started publicizing his genuine intent to give the sweet science... [Read More...]
UFC Primetime returns tonight for final build towards UFC 129
The UFC is once again offering an exclusive look at the lives of two fighters destined to collide in the near future with the return of the promotion’s acclaimed UFC Primetime series. Starting tonight at 12:00 AM EST on Spike TV fans can see behind the scenes as welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre and Jake Shields prepare for their title fight on April 30 at UFC 129 in Toronto. New episodes will... [Read More...]
Georges St. Pierre defending title in Toronto against Jake Shields on April 30
UFC welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre will put his belt on the line again while once again surrounded by the comfy confines of a Canadian crowd, as UFC President Dana White has publicly confirmed the popular title-holder is facing Jake Shields on April 30 in Toronto. UFC 129 will mark the promotion’s debut in Ontario and is expected to draw the largest audience ever in North America for a Mixed... [Read More...]
5 Oz. MMA Link Club
Welcome back to another ediition of “MMA Link Club”, Five Ounces of Pain‘s weekly smorgasbord of offerings from our brothers and sisters in the MMA community. Enjoy… A Conversation with Clay Guida (HeavyMMA.com) A Breakdown of Chris Leben vs. Brian Stann (Versus.com) Holly Madison Returning as Special Guest Ring-Girl (CagePotato.com) Strikeforce’s Best of 2010 Winners (MMAConvert.com) Jimmy... [Read More...]
