Cheick Kongo and Stefan Struve campaign for UFC 156 battle
Both Cheick Kongo and Stefan Struve took to Twitter to suggest that they should fight one another at UFC 156.
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Both Cheick Kongo and Stefan Struve took to Twitter to suggest that they should fight one another at UFC 156.
“Oh yeah, I definitely think he has a shot against Anderson. One thing about Anderson is this right here: Anderson’s a great fighter, but one thing with Anderson is that he has such a problem with defending the takedown. And then on the ground even sometimes he allows people to advance position way too much. You see Chael Sonnen, the second time he fought him,” Evans continued. “He took him down and before the round’s over he had him in mount. You get a guy like Georges St-Pierre in a position like
The fight between Georges St. Pierre and Anderson “The Spider” Silva is yet to be officially announced by the UFC. Moreover, there’s a good chance that the French-Canadian will decline to fight the #1 P4P-ranked Brazilian.
However, the bookmakers have already named their favorite – Anderson Silva.
Top sports betting agency, Bodog, present Anderson Silva as a -160 favorite to defeat GSP, who stacks-up at +150. That’s a close call, but still, Silva gets the nod in what can be easily labelled the biggest
What’s the best way to follow an event featuring a thrilling five round UFC Welterweight Championship fight? How about an event on free television featuring a UFC Lightweight Championship battle between reigning 155 kingpin Benson Henderson and current top contender Nate Diaz?
The light heavyweight tilt between Lyoto Machida and Dan Henderson is reportedly on target for UFC 157 in Anaheim.
UFC 154 taught us a few things about its combatants but here are the three things that stood out the most.
Long-awaited superfight between Georges St. Pierre and Anderson “The Spider” Silva could become a reality, after the French-Canadian champ defended his title vs. Carlos Condit at last Saturday’s UFC 154 fight card in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The fight between GSP and Silva would be, without any doubt, the biggest fight in UFC history,
Renan Barao wanted to wait for Dominick Cruz to return but Dana White is thinking about making Barao defend that interim title.
I am not impressed by your performance @georgesstpierre
— nick diaz
The cameras had hardly stopped rolling on last night’s GSP/Condit Welterweight title bout when a familiar character offered his comments on St-Pierre’s winning performance. Former UFC interim Welterweight title challenger Nick Diaz took to Twitter to take a verbal jab at nemesis GSP, citing some former smack talk St-Pierre had directed at Matt Hughes.
Of course Diaz lost a closely-contested bout with Condit last February in a fight
Speaking post-fight at UFC 154 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, UFC President Dana White remained optimistic about having a superfight between Georges St. Pierre and Anderson “The Spider” Silva. According to White, there’s a good chance that this fight will happen, most likely at the famous Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas.
White also spoke about his promotion’s plans for 2013, and some of the other hot topics in the world of Mixed Martial Arts. Ronda Rousey and Strikeforce were also in the mix during the