3 things we learned at UFC 154
UFC 154 taught us a few things about its combatants but here are the three things that stood out the most.
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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
Anderson Silva has changed his tune from not being open to a fight with Jon Jones to taking on whoever the UFC puts in front of him.
UFC 154 brought us an exciting night of fights featuring Georges St-Pierre’s successful return to the Octagon after a long layoff. With it came the traditional Fight Night bonuses, and GSP versus Carlos Condit earned the award for Fight of the Night. It was highly deserving of the award as the main event delivered a bloody war in which neither fighter was willing to give up. The two pocketed $70,000 apiece for their efforts.As far as the other awrds, Ivan Menjivar earned the 70K for Submission of the
Georges St. Pierre remained the undisputed UFC Welterweight champion, after 5 rounds of action in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Despite claiming post-fight that he felt the infamous ringrust, Georges St. Pierre looked better than ever. The French-Canadian was a bit more aggressive than usual, stalking Carlos Condit around the Octagon. However, Condit proved he’s no pushover, with trademark striking that reminded GSP he has a fight on his hands.
Georges St. Pierre was able to put Condit on his back in every
UFC 154 is in the books from Montreal, Canada and GSP has successfully defeated Carlos Condit to unify the UFC Welterweight titles. With his tenth win in a row, St-Pierre showed flashes of the brilliance that brought him to prominence. His wrestling, as expected, was simply too tough to overcome. He may be derided for not finishing Condit, who was a bloody mess from the relentless ground-and-pound of GSP. St-Pierre did fall into some danger in the third round after a vicious headkick from the NBK, who
UFC pre-show Fight Day Live is back this Saturday, November 17, to preview UFC 154: St. Pierre vs. Condit. Pound for pound great Georges St. Pierre makes his return to the Octagon after nearly 19 months away from fighting to recover from a knee injury. Carlos Condit, the interim champion, looks to shock the world and prove that he is the best welterweight in the UFC today. Host Dave Farra, along with expert MMA analysts John Morgan of USA Today/MMAJunkie.com and Larry Pepe of ProMMA Radio, will