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Kenny Florian reveals Georges St-Pierre’s biggest weakness – aliens!

UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre might seem invincible at times inside the Octagon but as fans learned a few months back he is indeed a mortal man outside of it. Though GSP is currently busy rehabbing a serious knee injury in hopes of returning to the ring in November it turns out he’ll also be looking over his shoulder on a constant basis to avoid the possibility of finding himself in a different sort of surgical theater. You know…the kind with probes. Kenny Florian, who is St-Pierre’s training partner and also a fellow UFC fighter, recently revealed the pound-for-pound great has a legitimate fear of alien abduction. “There’s a little known fact about Georges St-Pierre and, sorry Georges, he is deathly afraid of aliens. This guy is very scared of being abducted by aliens,” said Florian on a segment for UFC Tonight. “We’d always try and tell him a story, have someone come in and say they were once abducted by aliens to really freak Georges out. That’s one of his big fears.” “I’m dead serious,” Florian continued. “This is Georges biggest fear. He is probably the best fighter in the world and he’s afraid of aliens.” Check out the full clip from Florian below where he also talks about GSP’s stand against bullying and his own introduction to martial arts: PHOTO CREDIT – UFC

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Georges St. Pierre appears on CNN; talks bullying, and violence in Mixed Martial Arts

Reigning UFC Welterweight champion Georges "Rush" St. Pierre appeared on CNN, talking about his past experienced with school bullies, and the violent image of Mixed Martial Arts. GSP is expected to make his return later this year, facing the interim champ Carlos Condit for the undisputed UFC Welterweight title. Further Reading: Submit your picks for upcoming MMA

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Georges St-Pierre talks about being bullied as a child

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UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre: ‘I Will Do It. I Will Fight In 2012′

Jon Anik had UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre on the most recent edition of “UFC Ultimate Insider” Tuesday, and the champ gave some strong words. “I will do it. I will fight in 2012,” St-Pierre said. GSP is rehabbing from knee surgery that knocked him out of a planned bout with Nick Diaz earlier this [...]

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Georges St. Pierre: 'I Will Fight In 2012', An In Depth Look At The UFC Champ's Recovery

As part of the UFC Ultimate Insider series in Fuel TV, the show took an in-depth look at UFC welterweight champion, Georges St. Pierre's recovery and rehab from his ACL injury. The footage gives a very interesting look at all the details relating to that serious injury, along with testimonials from his trainers and doctors on the champion's progress. They say GSP is ahead of schedule, but they worry about him pushing himself too much, so they regularly have to stop the champ from over-training and risking re-injuring his knee. Related: George St. Pierre Discusses His Recovery | Georges St. Pierre Gets Attacked By A Mob Of Kids With Samurai Foam Swords During the 5-minute clip, which also showed several workouts and exercises for rehab, St. Pierre made a promise for his return. "I will do it. I will fight in 2012", he claimed. Check out the video after the jump.

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UFC Insider: Georges St. Pierre’s Road Back To The Octagon

FUEL TV gave fans a behind-the-scenes look at the rehabilitation process Georges St. Pierre has gone through as he recovers from ACL surgery during last night’s episode of UFC Insider. Check out the clip above.

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Injury Made Georges St-Pierre Realize Just How Much He Loves Fighting; Anxious to Return

The countdown clock is ticking away until UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre can finally return to full training, and then book his next title defense against Carlos Condit. Retweet this Share on Facebook • Email • StumbleUpon • Reddit • Digg • Technorati • Instapaper • Tumblr • Google Reader • LinkedIn

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Fight Day: Georges St-Pierre UFC 145 Video Interview

UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, on hand in Atlanta to support several teammates on Saturday's UFC 145 card, talks to the media about his recovery.

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When Georges St. Pierre fights Carlos Condit, Greg Jackson will step out and have a cheeseburger

Lesson learned. Top mixed martial arts (MMA) trainer Greg Jackson, who saw one of his biggest stars walk away from his famed gym in Albuquerque, New Mexico, understands that moving forward, teammates may eventually fight teammates. But he doesn't have to be a part of it. By "stepping out of it," he can help prevent a major internal rift, like the one that forced Rashad Evans to skip town after a young phenom named Jon Jones was being groomed to take over the UFC's light heavyweight division -- right in the midst of "Suga's" title run. Evans will have a chance to exact revenge on his former friend and teammate at UFC 145 this Saturday night (April 21, 2012) at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. That's where Jackson will corner "Bones," but as he explains to Kimura.se, there are new protocols in place for future fights, including the potential title unification bout between Georges St. Pierre and Carlos Condit later this year. "Me and Georges are still tight. It's always been that way he always lived in Montreal, he's always traveled around. I think people are probing for weaknesses now, anything they can get, but that's business as usual for Georges. He's a great guy. Two of my champions are fighting each other and I just step out of it. Let the other coaches get a lot of credit so we have all these protocols now after this situation. Now I step out and those guys will have a lot of fun and I'll be eating a cheeseburger somewhere. Everything's cool, Georges is great and we're the same tight team we've always been. I'm not gonna help either of them against each other." Hear more from Jackson on UFC 145 and "St. Pierre vs. Condit" after the jump. Get up to speed on UFC 145 right here. For more on Georges St. Pierre vs. Carlos Condit click here.

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Georges St. Pierre discusses Rory MacDonald's future as a champion

Georges St. Pierre offers his thoughts on an up-and-coming Welterweight challenger, his own student Rory Maconald. He believes MacDonald will be champion someday as he gets stronger and better everyday in training. GSP also weighs in on some of the biggger fights in his division such as Josh Koscheck/Jonny Hendricks and Jake Ellenberger/Martin Kampmann. He finalizes the interview by discussing the progress of his ready and when he will be able to return to the

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UFC 145 Georges St-Pierre Scrum

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Georges St. Pierre is now a combat consultant in the new ‘Sleeping Dogs’ videogame

So I got this really nice crystal ball from the thrift store yesterday and I thought I would use it to foretell what Georges St. Pierre would say in his black/white pre-fight interview that airs just before his next fight. I can guarantee you that GSP will mention something along the lines of 'I will be the best Georges St. Pierre that I've ever been.' He will also use 'He can't handle my riddum,' then the hard-metal will blast through your television set, and you will run around your living room like a lunatic. I tried using my thrift-store crystal ball to predict what would be the outcome of Georges St. Pierre vs. Carlos Condit, but my neighbor thought it was a giant Gobstopper and tried to eat it whole. He's dead, now. Death by crystal ball. He should have saw it coming. Hopefully your Xbox 360's 'Riddum Handling Abilities (RHA)' will be cranked to the max now that Square Enix has announced Georges St. Pierre will serve as a combat consultant in the action thriller videogame, 'Sleeping Dogs.' I'm not even sure if the game is an action thriller, but I lost a bet with my friend and told him I would use the term in an article today. From what I can discern, the game places you in the heart of Hong Kong as an underground detective hellbent on kicking as much ass as possible while doing the whole 'protect the innocent and solve the case' as a side mission. Apparently you can use anything you find in the game as a potential weapon, including refrigerator doors, phone booths, machine saws, and a couple of things called 'fists.' The official release date of the game is the second quarter of 2012, but in the meantime check out this new trailer for 'Sleeping Dogs' which features some relatively decent action sequences. Props to Minker17 for the find.

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George Roop To Meet Antonio Carvalho At UFC 149

Lanky featherweight George Roop could be fighting for his UFC career on July 21st. He'll step in the cage in calgary with a Canadian who is badly in need of a win as well. UFC.com has the news: Also in Calgary, rangy George Roop will take on one of Canada's top featherweights, BJJ black belt Antonio Carvalho. Roop (12-9-1) was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 8 and has had two tenures with the UFC so far, and competed in the WEC as well. He is probably best known for his head-kick knockout of Chan Sung Jung at WEC 51, and his win over then-top contender Josh Grispi at the TUF 13 Finale. He is just 1-3 in his most recent UFC run though, and has lost two in a row. Carvalho (13-5) has been one of Canada's top fighters for a long time and finally made his UFC debut at UFC 142, where he dropped an uninspired decision to Felipe Arantes. The main event of UFC 149 will see UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo defend his title against an opponent to be named. SBN coverage of UFC 149

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Carvalho-Roop bout reported for UFC 149

Source: Canadian veteran Antonio Carvalho is set to face American George Roop at UFC 149 in Calgary.

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Hockey Fight of the Day: George Parros vs. Darcy Hordichuk

Normally an epic clash on the ice involves a slobberknocker between two players going at it for a solid chunk of time. However, when the Edmonton Oilers’ Darcy Hordichuk and Anaheim Ducks’ George Parros get together on the ice it seems fans are guaranteed something magical whether it lasts two minutes or two seconds. Last night’s clash between the two was no different with each displaying some of the most vicious strikes you’re likely to see in any hockey fight. Tweet

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Georges St-Pierre to try his hand at poker (Yahoo! Sports)

As Georges St-Pierre continues to rehabilitate his torn ACL, he needs somewhere to put his competitive energy. The man didn't get to the top of the welterweight division and near the top of the Yahoo! Sports pound-for-pound rankings without a … Continue reading →

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Freddie Roach Thinks Size Difference Will Prevent Anderson Silva Vs. Georges St. Pierre

Freddie Roach knows boxing, and he knows Anderson Silva and Georges St. Pierre. Roach has spent time with both men, trying to aid in refining their boxing technique. The other thing that Freddie knows is superfights that don't come together, being one of the central players in the ongoing Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather, Jr. drama. Those are just a few reasons to listen to Roach's reasoning for why he feels Georges St. Pierre vs. Anderson Silva is never going to happen: Quote (transcribed by MMA Mania): Anderson Silva hits harder (than Georges St. Pierre) because he's a lot bigger. But Georges is also a good puncher also. But the thing is, size wise, I think Anderson's a little more fluent at this point. He's a lot bigger than Georges, of course. That's why I don't think that fight, they've been talking about that fight happening, I don't think it will happen. I've talked to Georges about it and (Silva is) just way too big.

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VIDEO: Mark Hominick Knocks Out George Roop at UFC Fight for the Troops 2

A shot at featherweight champ Jose Aldo awaited Mark Hominick if he could get past George Roop at the UFC's Fight for the Troops 2 show. And with a fierce striking exhibition, he did just that.

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Freddie Roach: I don't think Georges St. Pierre vs Anderson Silva will ever happen

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Freddie Roach: I don't think Georges St. Pierre vs Anderson Silva will ever happen

Believe it or not, there are still fans and even pundits who believe a superfight pitting UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre against Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva could happen. Someday. Famed boxing trainer Freddie Roach, who has worked with both men and continues to work closely with St. Pierre, has some cold ice to toss on those hopes. "Anderson Silva hits harder (than Georges St. Pierre) because he's a lot bigger. But Georges is also a good puncher also. But the thing is, size wise, I think Anderson's a little more fluent at this point. He's a lot bigger than Georges, of course. That's why I don't think that fight, they've been talking about that fight happening, I don't think it will happen. I've talked to Georges about it and (Silva is) just way too big." Well, gee, that's just downright logical. Traditionalists, of course, will decry this explanation for why the fight will never come to pass. After all, Royce Gracie ran through all comers in the old days, be they 150 or 250-pounds. That's ignoring the obvious point, though, that the game has evolved to a point in which size is one of the few advantages modern mixed martial artists have left. With extensive training and practice, not to mention a proven track record of application in the cage, it's hard to tell who would have the advantage in a fantasy match-up between Silva and St. Pierre. Until one considers their respective size. And therein lies the rub. If Roach is to be believed, even "Rush" knows it may not be worth potentially tarnishing his legacy in an attempt to take down a much bigger foe, even if it would make him the greatest pound-for-pound fighter who ever lived. It's just too bad, really. There is no bigger fight to make right now or in the history of the game than this one. Oh well. Hear more from Roach after the jump.

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Hockey Fight of the Day: George Parros vs. Brad Winchester

Not every hockey fight needs to be an all-out war to be entertaining. For example, take this scuffle between the Anaheim Ducks’ George Parros and San Jose Sharks’ Brad Winchester. Though the fight lasts less than a minute plenty of punches are landed including one that puts one of the two players on his backside. Tweet

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Greg Jackson: Jon Jones is still being tested; Georges St. Pierre has already passed his test

When you're the man at the helm of the success of some of the most dangerous fighters in mixed martial arts (MMA) today, life is good. Greg Jackson, head trainer at Jackson's-Winkeljohn Mixed Martial Arts in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is one of the men behind arguably two of the top three pound-for-pound best fighters in the world, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones and longtime champion of the Welterweight division, Georges St. Pierre. Jones had an impressive year in 2011, capturing his first world title and defending it twice against some of the toughest competition at 205 pounds in span of nine months. "Bones" is near perfect, with only one blemish in his professional MMA career, a disqualification loss to Matt Hamill for illegal downward elbows in 2010. St. Pierre has long been the king at 170 pounds, cleaning out the division twice over with wins over some of the tops fighters in the world today and six consecutive title defenses to boot. The two gifted athletes have enjoyed much success in their careers and all the perks that come with it such as fame, money and mainstream exposure. Though the benefits of their success may be somewhat similar, the fighters themselves are at a different level in their careers. UFC Central's "Showdown Joe" Ferraro recently caught up with MMA trainer extraordinaire, Greg Jackson, and got his take on which of the two is the best fighter he has ever trained. Check it out: "Both of them are amazing. Jon is still young, he is still being tested. He's had a couple of title defenses but he is still being tested and I have a lot of confidence that he will pass the test, as far as how you deal with fame, how you allow the people around you to change, who you bring in. GSP has passed those tests. He's had the title for a long time and so George is always the leader of the charge. He's the guy that everybody emulates. Even other champions can learn, like Carlos Condit, he is now the interim champion, he is also our guy, so we all learn from George's example of staying humble, staying true to himself and keeping the people he has had around him forever, just around him still, being loyal. Constantly learning new things, so yeah, George leads the way. " As Jackson stated, if having the 170-pound champion in your stable wasn't enough, he also has the interim welterweight champion, Carlos Condit, under his tutelage, as well. "The Natural Born Killer" will face off against "Rush" later this year, possibly in November at UFC 154 in Montreal, to unify the titles once and for all. Jones on the other hand, has his hands full against former training partner Rashad Evans, who, coincidentally enough, was also a UFC champion under the guidance of Jackson in 2008, at UFC 145 on April 21, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia. In a den full of lions, the French-Canadian Georges St. Pierre, is still the king of the pack. Anyone care to disagree?

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Georges St. Pierre Targets Return At UFC 154; Talks Potential Super-Fight Against Anderson Silva

On yesterday's press conference in Calgary, Alberta, Dana White announced three future events to be held in Canada. It will be Calgary on July 21, Toronto on September 22, and Montreal on November 17. Georges St. Pierre also participated on the presser and he gave an update on his rehab. The UFC welterweight champ says he's targeting a return on that Montreal PPV event which would be UFC 154: "My rehab is going very well. The doctor says it's the fastest rehab he has ever seen for an ACL surgery." "Even though I'm feeling almost 100% now, I'm just half-way through my rehab and I can't push too much because my graph isn't fused properly. Even though my muscles feel good, I have to wait until I'm allowed to start training again." "I'll be training full out on July. Hopefully I have a chance to fight in front of my Canadian fans in November. I'll cross my fingers and hope that will happen." GSP also added this tweet: @GeorgesStPierreGeorges St-Pierre Only halfway through rehab, but my goal now has a name, date and place: UFC 154, NOVEMBER 17, MONTREAL!!! Mar 22 via web Favorite Retweet Reply His return will likely be to unify the welterweight titles against Carlos Condit, but St. Pierre also talked about a potential bout against UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva. Check out his thoughts on the super-fight after the jump. When asked about his thoughts on that possibly facing Anderson Silva if he gets passed Condit, and Silva gets passed Sonnen, here's what Georges said: "I've had that consideration of course, but right now, I'm focusing on one thing at a time. I'm focusing on my knee. Once my knee gets back to 100%, I will focus on getting back my title. When I get my title back, depending on what is going on, and when the stars are aligned, maybe we'll see in the near future what will happen. It's something that can happen of course." Dana White, who has said in the past that both guys "need to clean out their divisions first", told the fans that if things line up, he's more than willing to make it happen: "I know Anderson couldn't make 170, so it would depend on Georges moving up, or those guys could meet at a catch-weight. Believe me, I want to put on big fights. I want to put on fans want to see. I know how big that fight is... Imagine if we did Georges St. Pierre vs. Anderson Silva anywhere in Canada, how big that fight would be. I would love to do it, we'll see what happens."

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With three wins since WEC release, Chad George aiming for UFC slot

COMMERCE, Calif - Chad George picked up his third consecutive win since his release from the WEC in late 2010, and he wants back to the big show in a big way. But when he returns, he said he's going to have a much different outlook. Instead of asking himself whether he's at an opponent's level, he'll ask whether they're at his. "I'm taking one person at time to prove that they are not," George told MMAjunkie.com.

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Man on a mission: Bantamweight Chad George interview exclusive with MMAmania.com

Bantamweight Chad George is a man possessed. The 29 year old Californian had his shot, and it slipped away. "Savage" had made it to the WEC, the pinnacle of promotions for all bantamweights, but after winning his debut, he dropped consecutive fights and found himself on the outside looking in when the promotion merged with the UFC. While it was painful seeing his dream taken away from him, it was only compounded by the fact that a documentary crew was following him around, recording every emotion for the film "Occupation: Fighter" at the time. Undeterred, the PKG product set forth to better himself and he's garnered some impressive results of late, winning both of his fights since his WEC stint ended via first round stoppage. George will get an opportunity to make it three straight tonight (March 16, 2012) when he hops up a weight class and steps into the cage against Shad Smith at BAMMA USA: Badbeat 5. The part-time artist spoke with MMAmania.com about his documentary, changing his fighting mentality and getting his confidence back in this exclusive interview. Check it out: Brian Hemminger (MMAmania.com): I was watching your documentary "Occupation: Fighter" before talking to you. What was it like having a camera following you around and filming every little thing that you were up to? Chad George: It's actually pretty interesting. I've heard people say in the past, reality TV shows they talk about the camera and how they forget it's there and that's why a lot of ridiculous things they capture on camera because they forget about it. I never experienced that. It was always kind of a nuisance having the camera there. Realistically, it was eight months of being asked to do things a second time, it was almost like time travel being asked to repeat myself on numerous occasions. The process itself was pretty amazing though. Brian Hemminger (MMAmania.com): Yeah, the end result was pretty spectacular. Viewers got an opportunity to see what makes you, you in a very personal way. Chad George: Yeah, Andre is a very good director. He had a pretty amazing vision of what he wanted to do and it was very pure in respect to the fact that he knew nothing of the sport so he was coming into it with complete virgin eyes, not knowing anything about what the sport was about, anything about my background, not really knowing anything or really the complete direction of where he wanted to go with the film. The project really kind of turned into itself as it started growing and Andre's knowledge of me and the sport started growing. He really got to tell a true story of him learning about somebody as the viewers were learning and all that stuff so it was pretty amazing that it translated exactly like that. Brian Hemminger (MMAmania.com): One of the facets of your life that the film focused on was your love for art. Now this took place in 2010, do you still whip out the sketching pad whenever you need to escape for a bit or take a break? Chad George: You know, I do. My whole house is actually covered in my art and it's fun to me now. It's not like it was before when I had deadlines and I had all these people that I was doing artwork for. Now, I do it for myself when I've got an idea or if I want to clear my mind with it, like it's meditative. It's been a lot of fun. I still get to sit down and enjoy it. Brian Hemminger (MMAmania.com): Your style, it's almost like it's graffiti with a pencil and paper. Chad George: Yeah, that's where I started. I grew up heavily in the hip-hop culture growing up with skateboarding and all that so graffiti was very important and prominent for me. It started with a sketchbook and a sketchpad and then it went to the next level of going out and getting your work seen and it came full circle back to the pad years later. Brian Hemminger (MMAmania.com): Let's roll right into your upcoming fight. First thing's first, you're fighting at 145 pounds. Normally you're a 135 pounder but I heard you had a couple opponents drop out and you ended up taking this fight. Do you have to change your diet, be less disciplined? Is that a concern at all heading into this bout? Chad George: You know, I thought it might have been but I actually walk around at 160 pounds so I still need to cut and I need to diet. Like today, I'm no carbs, no sodium, drinking distilled water and things like that. I'm still cutting. I'm just not needing to do as much of a cut so it's been kinda nice not needing to monitor the food intake that I have to do during my training camp which is something I normally have to do to minimalize the muscle mass that I have to make 135. This time around, it was actually nice to be able to keep that extra portion. Brian Hemminger (MMAmania.com): You were really excited for The Ultimate Fighter this season because one of your teammates, Jarad Carlsten was gonna have a chance to get on the show. He ran into a really experienced veteran in Cristiano Marcello. Did that put a damper on your mood heading into this fight or have you remained positive? Chad George: It really didn't. I feel bad for Jarad. He's a great training partner and a great friend and he's a great fighter. He just had a rough night so now it's up to me to get on the wheel and do what I do. Everybody's got their own experiences. They've got to deal with what they're dealing with so right now, I've got to deal with what I've got coming up which is this fight on Friday. Brian Hemminger (MMAmania.com): You're facing Shad Smith. In the preparation for this fight, you've been training with smaller fighters this time around. Did you normally train with bigger guys? Was that an issue? Chad George: It's not an issue, but my camp is pretty much guys that are 155 pounds and below and we have a handful of 170 pounders. But for this camp, I only trained with 125, 135 and 145-ers so I really wasn't training with guys too much bigger than me. To be honest, this was the first training camp I've been through where I've been completely injury free. People can say that I suffer from the same thing that a lot of little guys do, the Napoleon complex where we forget how small we are and I like training with the bigger guys but now I'm seeing that it's not very conducive to getting better. I'm always run down and beat up when I'm training with those guys and for this training camp, I was excited for every training session and it was pretty awesome. Brian Hemminger (MMAmania.com): That makes a ton of sense actually. You say how you're having fun again. Was there ever a moment where there was just a lot of doubt for you, where you weren't having fun? Chad George: Actually yeah. The last two fights in my WEC career, it stopped becoming fun. It became that job you were just grinding on and everything was the same rinse and repeat process. There was nothing fun about it and I was fighting a tough guy and I had to focus complete on that which I still do, but there was no enjoyment in the training. It was harm yourself as much as possible and then get back up and do it again. It was almost like I was trying to prove to myself that I was tough enough for it which is ridiculous. There should be no reason why I have to prove that to myself when I already know that I'm that tough. Brian Hemminger (MMAmania.com): How much did it sting when you weren't brought into the UFC when they merged the companies? Chad George: It was rough. It was one of those things where you worked so hard to finally get the position and the job and they take it away from you. It really, definitely left a bitterness. It kind of made me sit back and go, "What the fuck am I doing this for then? I don't want to go back to the drawing board and have to do it again and work my way back up." I was really kind of down and out about it and I'm like, that's the most retarded thing I could ever think of because now it gives me a chance to come back not only as a smarter fighter but a more confident fighter with myself, coming back into the show and I think as far as competition-wise, that's a dangerous thing for the bantamweights in the top of the division. Brian Hemminger (MMAmania.com): Do you feel like you're well on your way? Your two most recent fights were two first round stoppages. Do you feel like you're getting noticed? Chad George: I would like to think so. It speaks for itself. You can see that I'm on a mission. Before, I was always questioning, "Am I ready for the jump? Am I ready for the big show? Am I ready for this?" and now, I'm at a point where in my own mind, I'm making the cut. I'm now thinking, "Those guys aren't on my level." Instead of asking if I'm on theirs, now it's no longer about that. Now I'm questioning if they're on my level. Brian Hemminger (MMAmania.com): That's a great mindset to have. I've noticed that in your interviews, that you feel like you're one of the best again. Was that just something that clicked in your head? Chad George: It really did and I think it did when I changed over the way I'd been training. When you're training with bigger guys, it can really tear down your confidence a bit. You're in there with guys who are top in the world and are heavier weightclasses and they're beating on you every day. You take two steps forward but then you feel like you're taking three steps back. You never really get the confidence to say, "Hey, I'm destroying people in the gym. I know where I belong" I do things differently now. I still get my ass kicked on a daily basis in the gym but it matters when you do it now and that's a huge change that I did in my camp and it changed my mentality completely. Brian Hemminger (MMAmania.com): You've mentioned that you really want to focus on your striking. You're last fight was a pure knockout in the stand-up, your first clean knockout in your career and you've mentioned that you just want to stand and bang with Shad Smith in this fight. You weren't really a striking-based fighter before, do you feel like you've got something to prove in the stand-up right now? Chad George: I think I do. People in the gym when I spar with them, everybody knows that I have good striking. In fact, I think I've got some of the best striking in the division. It's just that I didn't have enough confidence in the actual fight to let my hands go because I'm very confident in my wrestling, I'm very confident in my submission game. I know I hit hard, but if I don't have the confidence to put together three, four or five punches, then it doesn't really matter. Now, I know where my striking level is at. I went to New Zealand to fight their best striker there and I knocked him out so the proof is in the pudding. I know I can strike. I know I can grapple and I know I can wrestle and now I'm on a mission to start chopping down trees. Brian Hemminger (MMAmania.com): What would be the perfect scenario for you this Friday night when you step into the cage against Shad Smith? What would you ideally like to happen when in your fight? Chad George: In a perfect world, I'd like to go out there, move around, show that I can't be hit and then get a knockout. Brian Hemminger (MMAmania.com): Do you feel like you've still got a nice window to showcase that you're at an elite level with some of the best in the world? Chad George: Absolutely. I'm 29 years old. I'm gonna be 30 next month and I feel like mentally, I am at the peak of where I could possibly be and it's actually exciting now for me to have the confidence in that and to actually say that and to go out there and say, "Hey, I'm coming after these guys now. It's time for me to show what I can do." Chad would like to thank his boxing coach Seb Zewdie, his jiu-jitsu coach Tahi Burns, all of his training partners and students at the PKG Training Center plus his friends and family. He'd also like to thank his sponsors Zevia, Advance2Health Chiropractic, APA Restoration, IPC Insurance and you can't forget his clothing company Soul Expression Attire. You can follow him on twitter @Savage135. So what do you think, Maniacs? While George is likely most remembered for his guillotine defeat at the hands of Scott Jorgensen, can he earn a UFC invite with his new mentality and training regimen? Do you like his chances Sound off!

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Chad George Hopes Education Will Break Down the Walls of Prejudice in MMA (MMAWeekly.com)

Former WEC fighter Chad George is about to step into his twentieth professional fight, but there are a lot of questions coming at him that have nothing to do about his upcoming performance. Instead, there’s a particular interest around George’s opponent Shad Smith. Sure, Smith has fought some of the top names in MMA throughout his career. He’s faced UFC veterans like Nam Phan and even holds a win over current UFC fighter Jared Papazian.

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Chad George Hopes Education Will Break Down the Walls of Prejudice in MMA

Chad George faces Shad Smith this weekend, who was the first openly gay male fighter in MMA. George could care less what Smith's sexual preference is and believes education is the key to others sharing that opinion.

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UFC roundup: GSP injury update & TUF news

Georges St-Pierre updates us on his road to recovery, Mark Hunt takes on Stefan Struve at UFC 146 and TUF Brazil gets underway.

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Carlos Condit still fine with waiting for GSP to heal up

Don’t mind Carlos Condit if he sits on the sidelines, waiting for a title-unification bout with Georges St. Pierre. Condit, who defeated Nick Diaz earlier this year for the interim belt, plans to remain true to his word in holding off on fighting again before facing linear champ GSP later this year. “Well, the bottom line is, I have my heart set on fighting Georges St-Pierre,” said Condit, while visiting Inside MMA this week. “I’m waiting for Georges and that would be my next opponent.” St. Pierre remains on track to return in November following his recovery from knee surgery. The Canadian suffered the injury in training to face Diaz, prompting the UFC to create an interim champion in his place. However, Condit is willing to wait forever, as “The Natural Born Killer” added that if St. Pierre is forced to sit out past the end of this year he will entertain the thought of fighting someone else. Check out the complete interview below: PHOTO CREDIT – UFC

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Georges St. Pierre’s Road to Recovery, March 9

UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre continues to document his recovery from knee surgery in this video series. See what the champ looks like 90 days after his operation.

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Back to Training: Georges St. Pierre documents his road to recovery from torn ACL

Reigning UFC Welterweight champion Georges "Rush" St. Pierre has officially returned to training, with sights on defending his title against the Interim champion Carlos "The Natural Born Killer" Condit. GSP is expected to return sometime around this November, while Condit made it clear recently that he's not interested in facing any of the current top UFC 170lbs contenders, other than the "true champion" Georges St. Pierre. Further Reading: Submit your picks for UFC

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Georges St-Pierre Talks Injury, Karate Background and Japanese MMA

UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre held a fan question-and-answer session prior to UFC 144 in Saitama, Japan, where he talked about his kyokushin karate background, the state of Japanese MMA, how his rehab is going and the upcoming fight against Carlos Condit.

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GSP: I Don’t Think Marijuana Is A Performance Enhancer

UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre discusses the Nick Diaz situation and gives his thoughts on marijuana.

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UFC Quick Quote: Dana White doesn't know what to do with Martin Kampmann, Jake Ellenberger and Carlos Condit

"I have to talk to Carlos about this now. His thing with Ellenberger was that, 'I just fought him. I just fought Ellenberger and I will probably fight him again if I beat GSP.' I don't know, we will see what happens and we got to see what the progression is with Georges. If Georges' recovery doesn't come along like it should, you never know with these things. It could come earlier it could come later. Maybe he (Condit) wants to fight Kampmann now so we will see what happens. He's (Condit) earned the right. When all the drama with Georges St . Pierre and Diaz and this and that. Condit could not have been more of a professional, could not have been more of a stud. I mean I have nothing but respect for this guy. He said anything that we need to do , things were turning on a dime and changing opponents on him, if this guy wants to sit around and wait for Georges. St. Pierre, I'm cool with that, He's earned it. " -- Will he wait or will he fight? That's been the huge question surrounding Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) interim Welterweight champion Carlos Condit. And at last night's (March 2, 2012) UFC on FX post-fight press conference, UFC President Dana White himself could not escape that question. "The Natural Born Killer" earned the right to face UFC 170-pound champion Georges St. Pierre as soon as "Rush" is able to return to action after he defeated Nick Diaz at UFC 143. However, with the uncertainty of St. Pierre's precise return, there are plenty of worthy challengers ready to step up and challenge Condit for his new title. Last night (March 2, 2012) Martin Kampmann , who was the last man to defeat Condit, also threw his name in the hat as a potential opponent by defeating Thiago Alves via submission at UFC on FX 2. The interim champion has stated time after time that he will wait for the return of "Rush" and unify the titles. Now, with the UFC head honcho's blessing to do what he pleases, it seems that other top contenders will have to sit and wait their turn at obtaining UFC gold, or take other fights in the interim. For now, it is good to be the (interim) champ. But, as the fans grow restless, don't be surprised to see Condit pressed into action sooner rather than later.

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Carlos Condit waiting for the 'once in a lifetime opportunity' to fight Georges St. Pierre (Video)

"Fighting Georges could be a once in a lifetime opportunity, so most likely I'll be waiting for Georges to heal up. From all reports he's ahead of schedule and if he's looking to come back in September to November, I'm willing to wait, but if it's going to be longer than that I might reassess. [The Interim title] has afforded me some opportunities but Georges I feel like is still the champion and until somebody beats him, he's still the champion." UFC Interim Welterweight Champion Carlos Condit talks to Kimura.se about his decision to wait for Georges St. Pierre's knee to heal after surgery to repair a torn ACL. "The Natural Born Killer" was originally booked to rematch Nick Diaz after a controversial decision at UFC 143; however, Diaz was popped for marijuana and suspended until further notice. Jake Ellenberger's pleas notwithstanding, fans might have to wait until the fall to see Georges St. Pierre vs. Carlos Condit. U mad?

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Watch Georges St. Pierre get beaten by Japanese children in the cutest video ever produced (Yahoo! Sports)

UFC welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre headed to Japan for UFC 144. He visited a school for young kids and was promptly beaten by children wielding swords. Seriously, watch the first two and a half minutes of this video. Your … Continue reading →

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Georges Lucas’ daughter wins, celebrates with Darth Vader and some Stormtroopers (Yahoo! Sports)

Amanda Lucas, the daughter of "Star Wars" creator George Lucas, won again in Japan this weekend. She beat up on Yumiko Hotta for two and a half rounds before submitting her with a keylock. With that win, she claimed the … Continue reading →

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Hockey Fight of the Day: George Parros vs. Krys Barch

One of the remarkable things about high-level hockey is the ability of players to remain graceful despite the constant movement brought on by the playing surface’s lack of friction. Such a skill is not only useful when it comes to playing offense or defense but also during fights as displayed by the Anaheim Ducks’ George Parros and Florida Panthers’ Krys Barch who keep throwing hands/elbows despite being stuck it what seems like an endless spin likely to even make a few viewers dizzy. Tweet

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The Chad George Story: Skateboards, Spray Cans and Guillotines

Former WEC bantamweight fighter Chad George used to be one the "graf artists" making an art studio out of the urban scene.

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Defend or unify? Georges St. Pierre's recovery timetable may dictate Carlos Condit's next fight

I think it's safe to assume that the winner of Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Ellenberger, who battle tonight (Feb. 15, 2012) at the UFC on FUEL TV event in Omaha, Nebraska, will be asking for a welterweight title shot during the promotion's post-fight press conference. They may not get it. That's because Carlos Condit, who was crowned division Interim Champion with a five round unanimous decision win over Nick Diaz at UFC 143, hasn't yet decided if he's willing to put that temporary strap on the line. At least not until he hears from Georges St. Pierre, who may or may not be in a "Rush" to return from knee surgery. If St. Pierre needs until November or December to get back into fighting shape, "The Natural Born Killer" may be willing to accept a mid-year fight to keep the 170-pound contender's pool from overflowing. However, if GSP is ready ahead of schedule, fans could be looking at a title unification bout before anyone else gets their turn. Condit explains his position to Ben Fowlkes of MMA Fighting, after the jump. "Honestly, it depends on the recovery timeline for Georges St-Pierre. If he’s going to be out until November [or] December, then I might consider taking another fight in the meantime just because the timing would work out. I’d have three or four months to train for something mid-year, and then three or four months to train for Georges St-Pierre at the end of the year. If he’s going to be back a little sooner, I’d probably just wait." Condit was expected to rematch Diaz for the right to face St. Pierre, but the fiery Stockton slugger was popped for marijuana metabolites in his post-fight drug test and has since been weed-ed out of the 170-pound title chase. While the winner of "Sanchez vs. Ellenberger" is a likely contender, so too, is the winner of Josh Koscheck vs. Johny Hendricks, who throw hands at the UFC on FOX 3 card in just a few months. In short, there's a lot of clutter to straighten out in this division to get a clearer picture of who is fighting whom -- and when they're going to do it. Mr. St. Pierre, I have Joe Silva on line one ...

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Dana White confirms Carlos Condit will wait for Georges St. Pierre

It appears the welterweight division will have to deal without a title-defense for the bulk of 2012 after UFC President Dana White came forward to reveal interim champion Carlos Condit will twiddle his thumbs until November when Georges St. Pierre is expected to return from a knee injury. Previously it was believed Condit would face Nick Diaz in a rematch based on the controversial nature of their UFC 143 bout. However, with Diaz’s status still in limbo due to his pending retirement/suspension, it looks like no other opponents are on the table for “The Natural Born Killer” other than St. Pierre. “We don’t know when Georges is coming back yet, but Carlos isn’t going to fight another fight,” said White in a conversation with MMAJunkie. White also cleared the air surrounding a rumor Condit only accepted a second fight with Diaz after hearing from a source that the Stockton scrapper had tested positive for marijuana use. “Condit won the fight. He won the right to fight Georges St. Pierre. He won the title. But I swear to God on my children’s lives, if you think there’s some conspiracy here or something, he accepted the f*cking fight.” In the meantime it appears tonight’s tilt between Jake Ellenberger-Diego Sanchez and the recently announced UFC on FOX 3 fight between Johny Hendricks-Josh Koscheck will simply serve to help set up an eventual opponent for the winner of Condit-St. Pierre barring some sort of setback for GSP keeping him out longer than expected. PHOTO CREDIT – UFC

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Hockey Fight of the Day: George Parros vs. Matt Kassian

It may have been Valentine’s Day yesterday but that doesn’t mean the dynamic athletes of the NHL decided to trade in their fists and dish out flowers instead. Case in point, this little dandy between the Anaheim Ducks’ George Parros and Minnesota Wild’s Matt Kassian. Tweet

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Carlos Condit Plans To Wait For Georges St. Pierre, Dana White ‘Bummed Out’ Over Nick Diaz

Carlos Condit has decided to wait for Georges St. Pierre now that a rematch with Nick Diaz is off the table. Dana White informed MMA Junkie of the news earlier today. “We don’t know when Georges is coming back yet,” White said. “But Carlos isn’t going to fight another fight.” If there was an obvious contender lined up behind Condit, I’d bet we see Condit defend his interim title this summer, but there just isn’t. Dana also voiced his disappointment in Nick Diaz for testing positive for marijuana and blowing the opportunity to potentially beat Condit and face GSP for the title. “I’m bummed out because I think that this kid, because of the ‘Primetime,’ people actually started to like Nick Diaz and started to turn,” White said. “People who hated him turned around and started to like him. I think he gained a lot of fans, and a lot of people are interested, and he blew a huge [expletive] rematch. He could have had the opportunity to fight Condit again and possibly get another opportunity to fight Georges St-Pierre. Condit was going to do it. “Nick Diaz is still a UFC employee, but nobody hurts Nick Diaz worse than Nick Diaz does. I don’t even know what to say. It’s just disappointing. It’s very disappointing.” Truer words have never been spoken. Nick Diaz is without a doubt his own worst enemy. Image via Esther Lin for MMA Fighting

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Video: Georges St. Pierre Cageside At UFC 143

Fuel's Ultimate Insider sat cageside with Georges St. Pierre at UFC 143 for the Nick Diaz v. Carlos Condit fight. See how the welterweight champ reacted during the bout.

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Stephen Thompson talks perfect record, short notice call to compete for the UFC and facing Georges St. Pierre

63 straight victories, 37-0 as an amateur kickboxer, 20-0 as a pro kickboxer and 6-0 in mixed martial arts (MMA) including a successful Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debut at UFC 143 last weekend (Sat. Feb. 4, 2012). That is the impressive resume of one Stephen Thompson, the welterweight division's newest gem. Training out of TriStar Gym in Montreal alongside UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre, "Wonderboy" made a successful transition from the world of kickboxing to MMA in 2010. Five wins later, he finds himself right smack in the middle of a shark infested 170-pound division in the world's largest MMA promotion. After nearly decapitating Dan Stittgen in Las Vegas at UFC 143 with a perfectly placed head kick in round one, Thompson put everyone on notice and proved that his perfect record is well deserved. With nothing but upside from the young kickboxer and the Octagon jitters out of the way, "Wonderboy" has his sights set on taking the UFC welterweight division by storm. He's already got a nice start, earning a $65,000 bonus check thanks to his "Knockout of the Night" performance in his debut. Can the fairly new MMA star keep his momentum going under the bright lights against the big boys? Appearing on Pro MMA Radio, Thompson talks about what it's like to compete under the Zuffa banner and where he draws his MMA inspiration from. 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Now that I see somebody like Lyoto Machida, who grew up just like I did, in the schools, in the Academy, to see his success in MMA, does give me some inspiration because we are bringing Karate back." On getting the call to step up on short notice and fight for the UFC: "We got the call four weeks ago, it was kind of short notice to set up a training camp and be ready. But when the UFC calls, the biggest stage in the world for MMA and any combat sport, it’s not one of those things where you sit back and ask, "Should I do this or Should I wait?" No, I had to jump on it. I felt like I was ready even though it was short notice. I am always training, I’m the head kick boxing instructor at Upstate Karate so I consider that part of my training. But I am always training with my wrestling and Jiu-Jitsu coaches, so it was fairly easy to get a training camp going." On who he feels can stand and trade with him on the feet in the welterweight division: "Definitely Georges (St. Pierre), nobody ever really sees it, I mean he beat Koscheck with a jab, with one technique, a jab. That’s the first thing they teach you in any fight sport and just dominated him with it. You saw some really good 170 (pound fighters) this past weekend. You had Condit and Diaz who are very good strikers. That guy love to stand and bang. In this sport, I would love to do that with some of them. I know a lot of those, they look at my kickboxing background and just kind of underestimate me, just because they think I don’t have a ground game." On whether he would fight training partner Georges St. Pierre: "Georges is a very good friend of mine and I have been training with him a very long time. That’s just something that I never thought about doing is ever fighting Georges St. Pierre is because, you know he is a good friend and I wouldn’t , I couldn’t really say anything about it. It would be, I don’t know man, I never really thought about, he is a beast man, he is a monster." The Karate specialist also talked about the pressure of being undefeated: "It doesn’t really bother me, I know that going into a fight, there is a little bit of pressure knowing that I haven’t lost yet, but, I do think about it, and if that ever happened, I would just feel really bad for the next guy I fought. Because I would go back into the gym and just train like crazy. I think that would motivate me more, but my goal is for that not to happen." For his encore performance, Thompson is penciled in to take on grizzled veteran Matt Brown at UFC 145 on April 21, 2012, in Atlanta, Georgia, which is headlined by Jon Jones vs. Rashad Evans. Any of you Maniacs think Thompson has the chops to compete for the welterweight title one day? Or will "The Immortal" slow down his hype as quickly as it is rising? Opinions, please

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Georges St-Pierre: Cageside During Diaz vs. Condit

At UFC 143, welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre wore a mic during the interim title fight between Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit for Fuel TV's Ultimate Insider.

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MMAjunkie.com's Gorgeous George on 'The Fight Club Chicago' at 4:35 p.m. ET

"Gorgeous" George Garcia, host of MMAjunkie.com Radio, is a guest on today's edition of "The Fight Club Chicago" at 4:35 p.m. ET (1:35 p.m. PT). Garcia and host Steven Muehlhausen recap this past weekend's "UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit" event, as well as the continued fallout from the card and what comes next for UFC interim welterweight champion Carlos Condit. Catch the show live at www.sportstownchicago.com/fightclub.

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Jon Jones, Anderson Silva and Georges St-Pierre: Breakdown of the 3 Best in UFC

Depending on who you ask, either Anderson Silva, Jon Jones or Georges St-Pierre is the pound-for-pound best fighter in the sport. Regardless of rank, all men sit atop of their respective divisions, coveted as the best far and above the rest in their weight classes.

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Camp Condit Wants Georges St. Pierre, Not A Rematch With Nick Diaz

Carlos Condit’s decision victory over Nick Diaz at UFC 143 has been so controversial, it wouldn’t be that far-fetched of an idea to do an immediate rematch while Georges St. Pierre continues to rehab his knee. Dana White was open to the idea after the fight. Cesar Gracie said they would “probably” be interested in doing that today. But, Carlos Condit and his management, not so much. Condit told Ariel Helwani right after the fight that he would rather just wait for GSP and his manager, Malki Kawa, more or less echoed that sentiment today on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, basically stating that they’re moving past Nick Diaz. “At this point, [a rematch] is not something we’re looking to do,” he said. “We’re looking for Georges. People forget, Carlos waited a long time to get this fight. He was moved around, and shuffled around between fights. He won the fight. It doesn’t interest us at all. I think clearly and decisively, he won the fight. Even [UFC president] Dana [White] scored it for him. All of the opinions that matter scored Carlos as winner.” “It was a performance that was excellent,” Kawa said. “He picked apart a very formidable fighter. Two judges saw it four rounds to one, and one saw it three to two. The fact that he didn’t stand and bang with him? I’m sorry, not every fighter has to do that. He did what he had to do, and that goes to show me that this guy is mature, he’s fighting fights that are smart. People are like, ‘Oh, Carlos is not a finisher.’ The guy threw how many spinning elbows? How many spinning back fists? He threw a flying knee. He tried to finish Nick Diaz when the time and the opening was there. I can’t find a flaw in his performance.” “Carlos is a fighter,” Kawa said. “At the end of the day, this is not a guy who wants to sit around and wait. He wants to fight. You never know. Right now, the idea is that we want Georges St-Pierre. The goal is to fight Georges St-Pierre. He wants to be the best in the world, so that’s the fight that interests us at this moment.” You can’t really blame them. Condit doesn’t have much to gain and lot to lose by getting back in the cage with Nick Diaz before taking his shot at Georges St. Pierre. To be honest, other than really wanting to see GSP vs. Diaz and a rematch being the only possible avenue to that at this point, I really don’t want to sit and watch Condit “stick-and-move” (Greg Jackson’s words) for another 25 minutes while Nick chases him around the cage. And I sure as heck don’t want to pay for it. Condit played it smart and got the win. Good for him, but I’d rather spend my $50 on guys who are gonna get after it no matter what’s on the line. Image via Twitter.com/danawhite

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Georges St. Pierre vs Carlos Condit odds: 'Rush' open as -350 favorite

Carlos Condit, who defeated Nick Diaz via unanimous decision at UFC 143 last Saturday night (Feb. 4, 2012) in Las Vegas, Nevada, cleared his final hurdle en route to a Georges St. Pierre title fight later this year. We think. "The Natural Born Killer" secured the Welterweight Interim Championship with his five-rounder in "Sin City," and is now expected to face the Canadian kingpin in November of this year, assuming St. Pierre can stick to his tentative recovery schedule. Regardless of when and where he returns, St. Pierre will do it as a -350 favorite, according to our fiscal friends over at Best Fight Odds. Condit will join him as the +270 underdog. For now. A lot can affect those lines as we move forward. Much of it depends on the stability of St. Pierre's knee, which was recently reconstructed after Georges ruptured his ACL in training camp. Time will tell. In the meantime, let's hear your initial reactions to these preliminary odds. Too high? Too low? Let's talk turkey in the comments section below.

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Video: Rashad Evans breaks down Georges St. Pierre vs Carlos Condit fight

So you wanted to see Georges St. Pierre vs. Nick Diaz? Tough. You're getting Georges St. Pierre vs. Carlos Condit thanks to "The Natural Born Killer" hopping on his bicycle and executing a brilliant game plan to defeat the Stockton boxer last night (Sat., Feb. 4, 2012) at UFC 143 in Las Vegas. During the post-fight show on FUEL TV, "Suga" Rashad Evans -- who has trained with both St. Pierre and Condit -- broke down Condit's chances and what he'll need to do to win. "With the fight coming to Georges St. Pierre, Carlos Condit is going to have to work his wrestling. Georges St. Pierre is the master at the transition from the punch to the takedowns and that's where he controls the fight, that's where he controls the pace of the fight. Carlos Condit was doing a very good job ... when he fought Diaz with the in-and-out with the leg kicks but somebody like Georges St. Pierre, he's going to have to do a little bit more. He's going to have to be able to mix it up a little bit more and show that he can bring the fight where he wants to bring the fight." Feelings about last night aside, are we looking forward to St. Pierre vs. Condit? And who wins?

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Josh Koscheck wishes GSP the worst

You'd think someone coming back from a potentially career-ending injury would be more sympathetic towards an athlete in a similar situation, but this is Josh Koscheck we're talking about. What's the opposite of well-wishing? What Kos does here to Georges St Pierre: Koscheck: Hopefully George is out for more than 10 months and they make that interim title holder fight twice.Helwani: You're rooting against him?Koscheck: Yeah absolutely. Hopefully he never comes back. Basically ACL surgeries take a lot out of you. I've had friends who've had the surgery and they say they're never the same. Hopefully it evens out the playing field and we can get another crack at Georges.Helwani: There's still bad blood there?Koscheck: No. Me and George have always been cool. He's a respectable guy outside of the cage when we're not fighting. He's a great person. I'm sure we would probably hang out. Well maybe not, he'd probably say no but I'd be willing to kick it with him. "Oh yeah, we're totally cool. I'm just praying this injury cripples him for the rest of his career. No biggie." Nice to see a glimmer of the old Koscheck again. He's been a generally pleasant dude leading up to this fight with Mike Pierce and it's resulted in less attention than a bad Jacob Volkmann joke / assassination plot. Chael Sonnen has flooded the smacktalk market causing massive inflation, which means guys like Koscheck are gonna have to turn the volume up to 12 just so people can remember how much they hate the guy. Maybe after his fight he can dish hate against Favored Superbowl Football Team and take his dickcrown back. But I've heard that a lot of guys never come back from the kind of whupping Kos received at the hands of Georges St Pierre. They're just never the same again.

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Georges St-Pierre Hosts UFC Fight Club Q&A Today

Prior to the UFC 143 weigh-ins, welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre is the subject of the UFC Fight Club Q&A session at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.

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Fight Day: Georges St-Pierre UFC 143 Video Interview

UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre talks to the media about his rehab after knee surgery, his thoughts about Nick Diaz and how he sees the UFC 143 main event playing out.

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Josh Koscheck: Hopefully, Georges St. Pierre never comes back

Why is Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight villain Josh Koscheck "rooting against the recovery" of current division champion and surgically repaired Georges St. Pierre? Probably because he's 0-2 against "Rush," and knows the only way he can get another crack at the 170-pound crown is if someone else is wearing it. From MMA Fighting: "I'm interested in the outcome of the Diaz vs. Condit fight on Saturday night. Should be a good fight. Hopefully Georges is out for more than 10 months and they can make that Interim titleholder fight twice. Hopefully he never comes back. ACL surgeries can take a lot out of you. They say you truly don't recover after those. I've had friends who have had those and they say they're not the same so hopefully it equals out the playing field and we can get another crack at Georges." Koscheck can slowly inch his way back into title contention with a win over venerable up-and-comer Mike Pierce on the UFC 143: "Diaz vs. Condit" pay-per-view (PPV) fight card this Saturday night (Feb. 4) at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hear "Kos" break that fight down, and more, after the jump. More on the Josh Koscheck vs. Mike Pierce fight right here.

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Josh Koscheck Hopes Georges St-Pierre Never Returns

LAS VEGAS -- Watch below as Josh Kosheck talks about his UFC 143 fight against Mike Pierce, his initial thoughts when Pierce called him, his thoughts on Pierce, why he hopes Georges St-Pierre never returns to MMA, and his prediction on Diaz vs. Condit.

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A look at Georges St-Pierre’s workout program RushFit

By Alex Mattis: I went into Best Buy last month and found myself more than confused when I stumbled upon a sweaty Georges St. Pierre on the cover of a DVD titled “RUSHFIT STRENGTH & ENDURANCE WORKOUT.” Honestly, I was just there to get the DVD Love & Other Drugs and leave, but this left [...]

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Georges St-Pierre: I Am Not the Champ Anymore

Georges St-Pierre recently declared that he no longer sees himself as the UFC champion, but wants to fight Nick Diaz to prove that he is still the best welterweight in the world.

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UFC 144: George Sotiropoulos Out, Eiji Mitsuoka In Against Takanori Gomi

George Sotiropoulos is going to have to wait a little bit longer to try and get back in the win column. The Australian fighter has been forced out of his bout with Takanori Gomi at UFC 144, but the UFC has a found a suitable replacement. MMA Weekly has it: An injury has forced former Ultimate Fighter competitor George Sotiropoulos out of UFC 144 in Japan. Eiji Mitsuoka steps in to take his place to face Takanori Gomi. Like Gomi, Mitsuoka has competed in Pride and Sengoku in the past, and it's actually a bit surprising that they never met in Sengoku. Mitsuoka (18-7-1) is currently on a two-fight winning streak, and holds wins over the likes of Joachim Hansen and Gleison Tibau. Gomi (32-8, 1 NC) has lost three of his four UFC bouts so far, and looked particularly unimpressive in his first round submission loss to Nate Diaz at UFC 135. He desperately needs a win to keep his job with the organization. The bout will take place on the undercard of the event, currently scheduled for February 25th in the Saitama Super Arena. The main event will see UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar defending his title against former WEC lightweight champion Ben Henderson. SBN coverage of UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson

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UFC On Fox 2 Results: Cub Swanson Picks Up Win With KO Of George Roop

Cub Swanson defeats George Roop by knockout. The stoppage came at 2:22 in the second round. Cub Swanson opened the first round aggressively but had trouble finding his way through George Roop's jab and teep. Roop connected with a 1-2 combination and followed it up with a kick to the body. Cub Swanson attempted a wheel kick but missed as Roop backed away. Swanson closed the distance and staggered Roop with punches. Joe Rogan noted that Roop was fighting with his chin high in the air. Swanson against closed the distance well and landed a clean right hand to George Roop's chin. George Roop attempted a takedown but it was reversed with Swanson ended up working from Roop's guard. A spinning kick from Swanson lands to the liver. Roop attempted a body kick only to get taken down. The rounded ended with Roop regaining his feet but unable to press the action. After some feeling out in the second round Cub Swanson landed a devastating right hand that dropped George Roop. He followed it up with punches and picked up his first UFC win in the process. Cub Swanson entered the fight 0-1 in the UFC. He is now 1-1 in the promotion's featherweight division. George Roop entered the fight 2-4 in the UFC. The loss is his second straight after a close fight with Hatsu Hioki. SBN coverage of UFC on Fox 2

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George Sotiropolous Out Of UFC 144

George Sotiropolous Out Of UFC 144 According to mmaweekly.com, George Sotiropolous has suffered an injury and has been forced to step away from his fight against Takanori Gomi at UFC 144. Eiji Mitsuoka, a veteran who has fought primarily in Pride and Sengoku, will step into face "The Fireball Kid". More details to follow.

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MMAjunkie.com's Gorgeous George on 'MMA Uncensored' at 9:30 p.m. ET

"Gorgeous" George Garcia, host of MMAjunkie.com Radio, is a guest on today's edition of "MMA Uncensored" on GoMileHigh.com at 9:30 p.m. ET. Garcia and host Luke Sobieck look ahead to this weekend's UFC on FOX 2 event, as well as next weekend's UFC 143 fight card. Catch the show live at www.gomilehigh.com.

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Georges St. Pierre admits he wants Nick Diaz to beat Carlos Condit at UFC 143

If by any case you find yourself jamming out to something on your iPod later today, keep in mind that regardless of whatever tune your head is bopping to, Georges St. Pierre has more riddum than it. The Riddum Collector, in a constant pursuit of capturing riddums on the sole basis that you simply cannot handle it. If riddum was a quantifiable substance that could be extracted and bottled into a plastic container, it would be the only competition 'Rawesomeade' would have. Mircea Eliade once said that throughout the span of a person's life, he/she is constantly confronted with the 'Yes', but we constantly deny this and instead, opt to refuse it. According to Eliade, we only accept the 'Yes' in death. That same statement can be made in regards to Georges St. Pierre. We are always presented with the question of 'Can we handle the riddum' and the answer is always 'Absolutely not', even in death. On Inside MMA this week, the riddum wants Nick Diaz to be its next opponent -- while Georges St. Pierre just wants the best man to win between Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit at UFC 142. Check out the riddum in action in this video below.

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Georges St. Pierre planning his Octagon return for November 2012

After suffering two serious injuries in a span of only three months, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre has seen better days. "Rush" initially suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament (MCL) injury in October of 2011, which forced him to withdraw from the much anticipated title fight against former Strikeforce champion Nick Diaz, which was set for UFC 137 in Las Vegas. After rebooking the title fight between arguably the two best welterweights in the world for UFC 143 on Super Bowl weekend (Feb. 4, 2012), UFC President Dana White dropped another bombshell that St. Pierre had suffered yet another injury. This time, a blown anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) was to blame. "Rush" went under the knife to repair his ACL on Dec. 13, 2011, in what was deemed a very successful surgery. Now the long road to recovery is St. Pierre's next challenge on his way back to the Octagon. Which could happen in November of this year. That's according to the man himself, who told HDNet's Inside MMA that he expects to resume "hard training" in July and could be ready to compete just four months later. St. Pierre breaks it all down, after the jump. As head trainer at Tristar Gym in Montreal, Firas Zahabi tells Sherdog.com, Georges is "doing great" and his rehab is going well and will soon start the next phase of his recovery. "He's doing great. He's doing fantastic. He's doing the post-surgery rehab, and then after he's done doing that -- it should be done in March -- he's going to start his sports rehabilitation." Zahabi also went on to say his prized pupil will be doing some of his rehab with Gavin MacMillan, who is the founder and head trainer at Sport Science Lab and has worked with top sports stars such as NBA superstar Tyson Chandler and NFL star Troy Polamalu: "He trains Troy Polamalu from the NFL. Tremendous trainer. I've been corresponding with him for the last little bit since Georges got injured. We have complete faith in him. He's been through this process before with NFL players. The doctor was more than happy with the results of the surgery. Things are looking really good. Georges is extremely motivated to come back. He's very excited. He's got that fire roaring now bigger than ever. Everything is lined up for success hopefully. He had an existing injury before the tear. He kept training, and it tore. He realized he was trying to save time and not miss a fight, and it turned out that he's going to miss a whole year. I don't think he'll come back too fast. It was a mistake he did before, and I think he'll be sure not to repeat it again." Firas also touched on comments made by Nick Diaz, who claimed the St. Pierre's training methods are what caused his injuries: "For Georges, working explosively has always worked for him. You can get an injury from any type of training. Anything you do a lot of, you can get hurt at. You've got to manage the risk and do the training that's best suited for you. [Endurance training] works for Nick, and Georges' training has been working for him." The welterweight kingpin has not seen action since defeating Jake Shields at UFC 129 on April 30, 2011, and if all goes well with his training, it can very well be close to a 20 month gap in between fights for St. Pierre. In Georges absence, a couple of stars have stepped up and possibly surpassed him in the mythical pound-for-pound rankings such as UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo. Also in his absence, an interim UFC welterweight champion will be named as Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit are set to collide at UFC 143 on Feb. 4 in Las Vegas and quite possibly, will determine Georges' next opponent once he is deemed fit to return to action. What do you Maniacs think? Following successful surgery, can Georges St. Pierre return to his old form and maintain his place atop the welterweight division? Or will the devastating injuries hinder his future performances inside the Octagon?

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Georges St-Pierre Targeting November 2012 Return

November seems so far away right now, but that's when UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre is targeting his return to action.

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Kenny Florian Won’t Have Back Surgery; GSP’s Rehab Is Going ‘Great’

As we found out last week, the future of Kenny Florian’s career hangs in the balance as he tries to figure out if his back will ever be healthy enough to compete again. It’s still unclear what steps can and will be taken by Florian to work towards returning to the Octagon, but as he revealed during the FUEL TV’s UFC 142 post-fight show this past weekend, those steps won’t include surgery. Transcription via 5 oz.: “First of all, I’ve had a back injury for a little bit and after the Aldo fight I was getting back to training, I was doing some Olympic lifting, hurt my back, of course on the last rep, last set, and I knew it was bad,” Florian said. “It was a herniated disc in my back and it’s just been causing a lot of problems. Lower back, and it’s been everything from tingling and numbness in both my legs, so I’m hoping it’s going to heal up and I can get back to the fight game, but we’ll see what happens.” Fellow fighters such as Nate Quarry and Tito Ortiz have both bounced back to compete following back surgery, but Florian, a former competitor on The Ultimate Fighter, said, “I’m not going to do surgery.” Florian didn’t explain why or say if surgery is even a potential solution, however he made it pretty clear that surgery isn’t going to be an option for him. On a brighter note, his Tristar Gym teammate George St. Pierre’s post-op rehabilitation is going “great,” according to his lead trainer Firas Zahabi. He told Sherdog radio recently that GSP will start his “sports rehabilitation” under Gavin MacMillan, who has helped various NFL stars such as Troy Polamalu get back to top form, in March. “He’s doing great. He’s doing fantastic,” Zahabi told the Sherdog Radio Network’s “Beatdown” show. “He’s doing the post-surgery rehab, and then after he’s done doing that — it should be done in March — he’s going to start his sports rehabilitation.” “[Gavin MacMillan] trains Troy Polamalu from the NFL,” Zahabi said. “Tremendous trainer. I’ve been corresponding with him for the last little bit since Georges got injured. We have complete faith in him. He’s been through this process before with NFL players. The doctor was more than happy with the results of the surgery. Things are looking really good. Georges is extremely motivated to come back. He’s very excited. He’s got that fire roaring now bigger than ever. Everything is lined up for success hopefully.” So far, so good, but St. Pierre still has a long road ahead of him before he’s ready to return to action. Unlike Florian though, at least we know he’s definitely coming back. Image via Dave Mandel for Sherdog

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Vitor Belfort’s ‘Secret Weapon’ in Early UFC 142 Training? Georges St-Pierre

Vitor Belfort brought a "secret weapon" into his camp for Anthony Johnson at UFC 142: Georges St-Pierre, not long before he blew out his knee. Check out the behind-the-scenes video.

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Dan Hardy parts ways with Roy Nelson; trains with Frank Mir, Vitor Belfort and Georges St. Pierre

Dan Hardy has seen better days inside the Octagon. After starting his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) career with four straight victories and earning a shot at the welterweight title against Georges St. Pierre, "The Outlaw" has dropped four consecutive bouts, including his title match against "Rush" at UFC 111: "St-Pierre vs. Hardy" back in early 2010. The loss to St. Pierre kick-started the downward spiral for Hardy, who was one of the hottest up-and-coming prospects at the time. His woes continued with consecutive losses to Carlos Condit, Anthony Johnson and Chris Lytle. Why is he still with the promotion after dropping four in a row, you might ask? It could be that Dan, along with Michael Bisping, is one of the more popular fighters from the United Kingdom (UK) and could sway the English fan base in efforts to help the UFC become a mainstay across the pond. Along with being a fan favorite due to his preference to stand-and-bang, coupled with his charismatic personality, the Mohawk-wearing fighter also seems to have a huge fan in high places. Zuffa front office high, to be exact. UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta threw "The Outlaw" a lifeline via his official Twitter account after his loss to Chris Lytle at UFC on Versus 5 this past August: "Will not cut @danhardymma I like guys that WAR!!!" Having been given a new life within the promotion; Hardy knows all too well that another loss could spell disaster for his future with the UFC and as he tells ESPN.com, he is doing everything he can to avoid that by revamping his current training staff. Check it out: "Roy Nelson is a great training partner and great guy, but he's not really the right man for me to be working with. He doesn't move like a welterweight and he's a lot stronger, so picking his brains was great, but hands-on he wasn't quite right for me. I've got a new boxing coach, a new wrestling coach, a new jiu-jitsu coach... I've sorted out everything. Being properly set up in Vegas, you don't have to travel far for world class training partners, and I've worked with Frank Mir, Georges St-Pierre, Vitor Belfort. I spent some time with Georges helping him to prepare for Carlos Condit [before his injury], giving him a look similar to what Condit would have given him. I had a great spell with him and his coaches, Firas Zahabi and John Danaher, I went to his wrestling class and it was interesting to see the things I should change in my own training camp." Originally a member of the England-based mixed martial arts (MMA) training squad "Team Rough House," Hardy made his way stateside to train with UFC heavyweight contender Roy Nelson for his bout against Chris Lytle, but apparently, things were just not working out. While Hardy has no opponent lined up at the moment, aligning himself with heavy hitters such as Vitor Belfort, Frank Mir and Georges St. Pierre can only mean good things for the overall development of the British brawler. Perhaps a match-up against former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes could be in the cards down the road, seeing as how "The Outlaw" just flat out does not like the UFC Hall of Famer and his choice in extracurricular activities. What's your take Maniacs, is Hardy making all the right moves to insure he secures a win his next time out? Or is walking the Vegas strip like Caine from Kung Fu going to get his fight career canceled? Sound off!

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The Best MMA Writing of 2011: Tony Loiseleur on the Woman Who Is Not Just George Lucas' Daughter

The concept of free will on one hand, and determinism on the other reeks of philosophical drivel to those that work a nine to five job. Who cares about that stuff except stoners, and hipsters with a twitter feed to cliff notes from Nietzsche? Tony Loiseleur's brilliant story on Amanda Lucas doesn't explore that debate, but it does reveal what to many feels like a refutation of determinism: who but an animal of pure volition would choose to become a professional fighter in the uncertain world of female MMA despite being the daughter of the man who gave birth to Star Wars? What makes Amanda Lucas' story so interesting is not just that many of us probably envy her childhood (well...before 1999 at least). But that in a world that is desperate for stars, the daughter of George Lucas competing in "our" sport has flown under the radar. It's easy to be suspicious of these endeavors. Is it a cry for help? A demand for attention? A "phase", which only the privileged can so often afford? These are not the impressions you get from reading about Lucas. She fulfills every responsibility you'd expect from a fighter despite a difficult weight cut in one sequence. And ultimately, the image of Amanda Lucas the reader gets is that of an individual who is simply doing what she loves. Hard to believe someone with a privileged background could simply love fighting? Try this experiment. Explain to me why your heart begins to race, and your palms begins to sweat as you process the visuals of Boba Fett, the Millennium Falcon, the labored but robotic breathing of Darth Vader, the arrogant charm of Han Solo, or the snowy landscape littered with All Terrain Armored Transport Walkers... Those are all things that simultaneously defy explanation, validate themselves, and reveal your quirks (and lack of a social life in many cases), but for which you probably can't explain. Chances are, you can relate to Amanda's unlikely story in some way. Simply put, our passions don't lend themselves to classification. How would she like to be thought of? She remains to the world, not "Amanda Lucas, the fighter," but still rather "Amanda Lucas, daughter of Star Wars creator George Lucas." Difficult as it may be, it is a distinction she hopes she can change before she hangs up the gloves. "I’d love for them to think, ‘Hey, she was a great fighter,’ and, hopefully, maybe that I was a good champion if that can ever happen," she says with a hopeful smile. "Definitely not just, ‘Oh, she was George Lucas’ daughter.’ I’d want people to remember that I did something on my own and that it was pretty cool." As always, stop what you're doing and read the full article here. Tony Loiseleur can be found on twitter @JustTonyL. Complain about Tony being on this list twice, below.

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MMAjunkie.com's Gorgeous George on 'The Fight Club Chicago' at 3:15 p.m. ET

"Gorgeous" George Garcia, host of MMAjunkie.com Radio, is a guest on today's edition of "The Fight Club Chicago" at 3:15 p.m. ET (12:15 p.m. PT). Garcia and hosts Steven Muehlhausen and Antoine Wade preview tonight's UFC 141 card and Brock Lesnar vs. Alistair Overeem headliner. Catch the show live at www.sportstownchicago.com/fightclub.

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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 meantime, Carlos Condit and Nick Diaz will meet in early 2012 to crown an interim titleholder, while preparing to meet GSP down the road. “GSP is recovering very well, although it’s only a little over a week since the surgery,” said Zahabi, in a recent interview with MMAFightCorner. “The doctor said the surgery couldn’t have gone any better. Georges will start rehab at The Sports Science Lab, has been in contact with me regularly, and is motivated to start rehabilitation. Everyone is very confident on a full recovery and we are all looking forward to the next training. After rehab its back to MMA training and everyone can’t wait for that.” Zahabi also revealed he and St. Pierre actually started out as training partners, saying, “I was amateur champion at the time and GSP was on his way to becoming a pro, a big prospect. Georges walked into TriStar and we started training together. We got along very quickly and become very close.” PHOTO CREDIT – TWITTER

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A Very Judo Chop Christmas - Part 1

It has been a huge year for mixed martial arts and Bloody Elbow has broken down the year's action with seventy Judo Chops thus far in 2011. As is becoming a Christmas tradition in these parts, we bring you a multi-part list of the year's breakdowns. Here's part 1, more to come later today. The UFC's Nick Pace and the No Arm Triangle or 'Pace Choke' Nick Diaz Gogoplatas Takanori Gomi Anderson Silva Lands a Muay Boran Back Elbow Carlo Prater Uses a Novel Finish to the Anaconda Choke The Old-School Guard Passing of George Sotiropolous Dan Henderson and Rick Hawn Win the Trip Take Down Battles The Flaws of Jon Jones Edson Barboza's Spinning Hook Kick 'Korean Zombie' Chan Sung Jung Lands Eddie Bravo's Twister at UFC Fight Night 24 UFC's Amir Sadollah Combines Twisting Arm Control With Elbows Michael McDonald, Edwin Figueroa And The Bro Hug Phil Davis Adjusts His Approach to Take Downs The Boxing and Jiu Jitsu of Nick Diaz Shinya Aoki and the Rear Face Lock John Makdessi Brings Taekwondo Kicks to the UFC Georges St Pierre's Chain Take Downs Georges St. Pierre's Superman Punch Georges St Pierre and the Spinning Back Kick Jake Shields' American Jiu Jitsu Part 1 Jake Shields' American Jiu Jitsu Part 2 Jake Shields' American Jiu Jitsu Part 3 Happy holidays to you and yours from Bloody Elbow!

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Georges St. Pierre Trivia: Leonard Garcia Says The Champ Is Terrified of Heights

Dominant UFC champion, Georges St. Pierre, may be a freak athlete who's able to easily run through majority of the welterweights in the world, but deep down, he's still a regular guy like the rest of us. A guy with quirky irrational fears just like everyone else. Leonard Garcia tells Fight Hub TV a pretty interesting story about the time he first trained with Georges St. Pierre, and reveals the welterweight champion's biggest fear -- heights. Check out the video below: In this video, Leonard Garcia and fight correspondent Marcos Villegas talk about the first time Garcia met now UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre in New Mexico at Jacksons MMA. It was a hilarious first encounter as Garcia recalls the expereince and how easy going St-Pierre was and still is. Garcia then gets into his first actual training experience with St-Pierre and reveals something that none of us would have ever expected.

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Leonard Garcia says Girl St. Pierre is scared of heights (Video)

"The first time I met Georges, we went on a run in the mountains and Georges is afraid of heights. Nobody knows this, but he's like a girl when it comes to heights. Part of the run takes us on the edge of the mountain where you can safely run but right off the edge is a drop. He's behind me running and he's calling my name and he was like 'Hey man, can I grab the back of your shirt while we run?' I was like, 'What, why?' He was trying to tell me, 'The height!' It's a funny story, he was holding on to the back of my shirt while we were running and he's like, "Don't tell nobody about this,' and here I am doing an interview about it." UFC featherweight "Bad Boy," Leonard Garcia, dishes dirt on Georges St. Pierre, who is apparently so afraid of heights, he can't run an elevated path without grabbing on to the sweaty shirt of the guy in front of him. "Rush" won't have to worry about stretching his legs anytime soon following knee surgery that will keep him benched until the end of 2012. Anyone else reading his account in a French-Canadian accent? I'm scayured of dee height.

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Leonard Garcia: Georges St. Pierre is like a girl when it comes to heights

UFC Welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre appears to be a fighter who controls his own destiny. He’s the ultimate game planner. If he sees a weakness in his game he fixes it and comes to master it. Case and point would be his wrestling, a skill that usually takes years to develop. While some UFC fighters have been wrestling practically their entire lives, St. Pierre started wrestling much later than most, but today is recognized as one of the best wrestlers in MMA. In short, he took a weakness and

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Snapshot of the Day: Georges St. Pierre Begins ACL Rehab

Georges St. Pierre underwent successful knee surgery roughly a week ago and now has posted a photo of the first part of his recovery process on his facebook page. The surgery in question was an ACL patellar tendon autograft. GSP said the following on the photo on Facebook: First phase of rehab: in my room, putting in some work with the CPM (Continuous Passive Motion) machine. As a reminder, here's what Dr. Sebastien Simard had to say about the expected recovery for Georges: I'm expecting a full recovery for Georges within 6-9 months. The success rate for this surgery is above 95 percent. I've been the treating doctor for Georges for five years now and I did two surgeries on him already for elbow endoscopy. His recovery rate is completely off the charts. He has an amazing genetics and he has extraordinary physical capabilities and I know Georges has the discipline and the determination that's gonna allow him to be back to the same level of competition that he was before the injury.

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Georges St-Pierre Knee Surgery a Success

UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre had knee surgery on Tuesday; his first step back to the Octagon.

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Jonathan Chaimberg Discusses Georges St-Pierre's Injury, Road to Recovery

Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, MMA Fighting Exclusive, VideosWatch below as Georges St-Pierre's strength and conditioning coach Jonathan Chaimberg discusses Georges St-Pierre recent knee injury, what happened, his road to recovery, and when he will return. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

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Hockey Fight of the Day: George Parros vs. Brian McGrattan

Anaheim may be known for Disneyland and Nashville may be known for country music but both cities, as different as they may be in layout and lifestyle, also play some damn fine hockey too. Were there any doubt, two of the respective clubs’ players, the Anaheim Ducks’ George Parros and Nashville Predators’ Brian McGrattan, threw down in last night’s game to show exactly how well each team represents the NHL and sport of hockey in general… Tweet

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Wassup with Georges' knee

Georges St Pierre's doctor lays out the skinny on his ACL injury, how Georges got it and what's gonna have to be done to fix it: "Georges went on and did his physical therapy and rehab and everything went perfectly. He recovered completely from the injury to the left knee. He started back training and while doing wrestling, he tried to defend a takedown and at that time, he suffered a hyperextension on the right knee. He felt pain and he heard a crack inside his knee at that time. It was terrible to walk and there was not much swelling on the knee so he tried to continue training but in the few days after, he felt the pain and the instability was increasing so he called me, he was in Vegas and we did an MRI on Monday morning. I saw Georges yesterday with the results of the MRI and the physical exam that I did confirmed that Georges suffered a complete tear of his ACL and a small tear of his internal meniscus on the right knee, which is not the same knee that he suffered the sprained MCL in mid-October.""Considering the instability and the pain, surgery for Georges is mandatory. There's no way he can compete with the problem on the right knee. We're looking at doing an ACL reconstruction with meniscal repair. The technique that's going to be used is the technique of anatomical ACL reconstruction, which is the best technique for this kind of injury.""I'm expecting a full recovery for Georges within 6-9 months. The success rate for this surgery is above 95 percent. I've been the treating doctor for Georges for five years now and I did two surgeries on him already for elbow endoscopy. His recovery rate is completely off the charts. He has an amazing genetics and he has extraordinary physical capabilities and I know Georges has the discipline and the determination that's gonna allow him to be back to the same level of competition that he was before the injury." Full recovery is what every doctor and fighter says when an injury like this happens, but it's the beginning of the end when fighters start blowing out these key knee ligaments. Even with the best surgery and rehab it's unlikely that GSP will come back 100%. We all remember fighters who came back looking completely different (Shogun, I'm looking at you). Is Georges immune to this?

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Dana White Confident of Georges St-Pierre Return

UFC president Dana White addresses Georges St-Pierre's severe knee injury, saying he is confident his star will return.

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Georges St Pierre is going through a 'downfall'

Okay, there's good news and bad news when it comes to Georges St Pierre blowing out his ACL. First, let's be positive for a second: Nick Diaz vs Carlos Condit is going to be a sick fight, something I think half the fans have forgotten and half have decided to chant like a mantra until their blood pressure returns to normal levels. Second on the upside, Georges' doctor says he'll probably only be out for 6-9 months, not the full 10 that was stated yesterday. The bad news? Georges might flip his lid in that time. Listen to him talking about the interview: "A few months ago I was on top of the world and I'm now I'm in a downfall," St-Pierre said. "But you recognize a champion from how he comes back from things that don't go well. Everybody that says bad things and says bad stuff about me right now, mark my words. I'm going to tell you right now, I'm in a downfall in my life, but in a few months, I'll be back stronger than ever, and I will be champion again. I promise."..."Some people will say bad stuff about me, that 'he's finished,' and stuff like that," he said. "What I'm going to tell you is t's very easy to hit a guy when he's down. We have a saying in France, 'The life goes up and down.' People will laugh because I'm in a downfall, I'm hurt, I'm not a threat to them. But I'll be back on top, mark my words." The downfall of your life, huh Georges? Relax. It's not like you just dropped the belt to a 20-1 underdog or something. The guy hurts himself because he's so anal about training and now he's talking like he's not even the champion any more. That's just the kind of pressure Georges puts on himself. It's great for accomplishing things like becoming a world champion - or driving oneself into a nervous breakdown.

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Georges St. Pierre injury update: New details emerge on UFC champ's upcoming knee surgery and extended recovery

In case you were living under a rock, Dana White announced earlier today (Dec. 7, 2011) that Georges St. Pierre suffered a knee injury and would be forced to back out of his planned Feb. 2012 title defense against Nick Diaz at UFC 143 in Las Vegas, Nevada. In light of this depressing news, St. Pierre -- along with his friend and doctor Sebastian Simard -- held a conference call with the national media to discuss his injury and to answer questions related to the bad break. MMAmania.com was on the line and has all the details that were released during the call, which included the specifics of the injury, what surgery he'll require, how long he's expected to be out and who St. Pierre blames for his current predicament. We'll begin after the jump with a quote from Dr. Simard, discussing just exactly what went wrong with the talented Canadian's bum knee. It's not pretty: "In the preparation for Carlos Condit, he injured his left knee during a sparring session. The diagnosis at that moment was a sprained MCL, a diagnosis that was confirmed by the MRI. Georges tried to continue his trainign camp even though he had the pain and while doing another sparring session, he had the little injury on the right leg at the time and the diagnosis on his right leg was a pulled hamstring. So, having injuries on both knees, we decided to cancel the fight against Mr. Condit. Georges went on and did his physical therapy and rehab and everything went perfectly. He recovered completely from the injury to the left knee. He started back training and while doing wrestling, he tried to defend a takedown and at that time, he suffered a hyperextension on the right knee. He felt pain and he heard a crack inside his knee at that time. It was terrible to walk and there was not much swelling on the knee so he tried to continue training but in the few days after, he felt the pain and the instability was increasing so he called me, he was in Vegas and we did an MRI on Monday morning. I saw Georges yesterday with the results of the MRI and the physical exam that I did confirmed that Georges suffered a complete tear of his ACL and a small tear of his internal meniscus on the right knee, which is not the same knee that he suffered the sprained MCL in mid-October." St. Pierre chose to simply rest and let his body heal naturally the last time he suffered the sprain to his MCL, but with the severity of the injury this time around, he's going to have to take more drastic measures if he wants to recover fully. Dr. Simard continued: "Considering the instability and the pain, surgery for Georges is mandatory. There's no way he can compete with the problem on the right knee. We're looking at doing an ACL reconstruction with meniscal repair. The technique that's going to be used is the technique of anatomical ACL reconstruction, which is the best technique for this kind of injury." Now the money question, how long will it be before GSP is fully recovered and ready to defend his title once more? Dr. Simard finished his statements by talking about St. Pierre's recovery process and included a potential time table until he returned to the Octagon: "I'm expecting a full recovery for Georges within 6-9 months. The success rate for this surgery is above 95 percent. I've been the treating doctor for Georges for five years now and I did two surgeries on him already for elbow endoscopy. His recovery rate is completely off the charts. He has an amazing genetics and he has extraordinary physical capabilities and I know Georges has the discipline and the determination that's gonna allow him to be back to the same level of competition that he was before the injury." With the doctor out of the way, it was time to hear from the UFC welterweight champion, himself. Georges St. Pierre naturally is frustrated with his situation, but he's going to be optimistic about his recovery and his future. He had a nice message for everyone (including Cesar Gracie) who's been down on him since his injury was announced earlier today. "A few months ago I was on top of the world but now I'm in a downfall, but you recognize a champion by how he comes back from a loss, not how he is when everything goes well. Everybody that says bad stuff about me now, mark my words, I'm gonna tell you right now, right now I'm in a downfall in my life, but in a few months I'm gonna be back stronger than ever and I will be champion again. I promise." Lastly, who did St. Pierre blame for the injury, which occurred a hard training session? The answer may surprise you. "I believe that there is only one person to blame for what happened and it's myself. I'm the kind of guy where sometimes I endure pain and go through it and that's what I do all the time. I learned a big lesson in my life and it's only gonna make me stronger, smarter and more clever. It's nobody else to blame, it's myself. It's a freak accident that happened in training. This injury I have, it's called a 'compensation injury' because I compensate because one of my legs was almost 100 percent healed but I was compensating a little bit more with the other and I think that's what happened. It's all about compensation and I learned the hard way." Coming back to 100 percent from an ACL tear can be a very difficult thing, especially for someone who relies on his freak athletic abilities like Georges St. Pierre. We've seen several fighters who were never quite the same in terms of explosiveness after horrible knee injuries like Mauricio Rua. Will GSP ever be the same? What's your take on the situation, Maniacs?

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Georges St. Pierre and Dr. Sebastien Simard Speak On His Knee Injury

At 5:00 PM on Wednesday, Georges St. Pierre held a phone conference to discuss his knee injury with members of the press. Also on the line was Georges' surgeon Dr. Sebastien Simard who explained the extent of the injury and how it occurred. St. Pierre addressed the injury as well as Below is a transcription of the call. Dr. Sebastien Simard on the specifics of the injury: "In the preparation for Carlos Condit, he injured his left knee during a sparring session. The diagnosis at that moment was a sprained MCL, a diagnosis that was confirmed by the MRI. Georges tried to continue his trainign camp even though he had the pain and while doing another sparring session, he had the little injury on the right leg at the time and the diagnosis on his right leg was a pulled hamstring. So, having injuries on both knees, we decided to cancel the fight against Mr. Condit. "Georges went on and did his physical therapy and rehab and everything went perfectly. He recovered completely from the injury to the left knee. He started back training and while doing wrestling, he tried to defend a takedown and at that time, he suffered a hyperextension on the right knee. He felt pain and he heard a crack inside his knee at that time. It was terrible to walk and there was not much swelling on the knee so he tried to continue training but in the few days after, he felt the pain and the instability was increasing so he called me, he was in Vegas and we did an MRI on Monday morning. I saw Georges yesterday with the results of the MRI and the physical exam that I did confirmed that Georges suffered a complete tear of his ACL and a small tear of his internal meniscus on the right knee, which is not the same knee that he suffered the sprained MCL in mid-October." Dr. Sebastien Simard on the surgery required: "Considering the instability and the pain, surgery for Georges is mandatory. There's no way he can compete with the problem on the right knee. We're looking at doing an ACL reconstruction with meniscal repair. The technique that's going to be used is the technique of anatomical ACL reconstruction, which is the best technique for this kind of injury." Dr. Sebastien Simard on recovery: "I'm expecting a full recovery for Georges within 6-9 months. The success rate for this surgery is above 95 percent. I've been the treating doctor for Georges for five years now and I did two surgeries on him already for elbow endoscopy. His recovery rate is completely off the charts. He has an amazing genetics and he has extraordinary physical capabilities and I know Georges has the discipline and the determination that's gonna allow him to be back to the same level of competition that he was before the injury." Georges St. Pierre on his mentality: "A few months ago I was on top of the world but now I'm in a downfall, but you recognize a champion by how he comes back from a loss, not how he is when everything goes well. Everybody that says bad stuff about me now, mark my words, I'm gonna tell you right now, right now I'm in a downfall in my life, but in a few months I'm gonna be back stronger than ever and I will be champion again. I promise." Georges St. Pierre on who's to blame: "I believe that there is only one person to blame for what happened and it's myself. I'm the kind of guy where sometimes I endure pain and go through it and that's what I do all the time. I learned a big lesson in my life and it's only gonna make me stronger, smarter and more clever. It's nobody else to blame, it's myself. It's a freak accident that happened in training. This injury I have, it's called a 'compensation injury' because I compensate because one of my legs was almost 100 percent healed but I was compensating a little bit more with the other and I think that's what happened. It's all about compensation and I learned the hard way.

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GSP to undergo surgery, Diaz camp says Condit tougher in certain areas at UFC 143

Firas Zahabi said his toughest job coaching Georges St-Pierre over the years has been getting the fighter to slow down. Now, St-Pierre has no choice. "We're disappointed, but it could have been worse," Zahabi today told MMAjunkie.com following news that St-Pierre tore his ACL and can't fight Nick Diaz at UFC 143. "A lot of fighters have come back from that injury, so I expect Georges to make a full recovery and come back better than ever."

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George Roop vs. Cub Swanson Set for UFC on Fox 2

A featherweight addition to the UFC on Fox 2 card in Chicago has been announced by the UFC, as George Roop will face Cub Swanson at the January 28th event: Cub Swanson will take on the always-dangerous George Roop in the talent-packed featherweight division. Although both men have looked impressive at times, neither has been able to string together consecutive wins since 2008. Roop, who competed on the eight season of The Ultimate Fighter, has competed as high as 155 lbs, and all the way down to 135 lbs, but seems to have found his niche at 145 lbs. Looking dangerous in knockout wins over Chan Sung Jung and Josh Grispi, Roop also seems to falter against opponents who are highly skilled in certain areas, getting oustruck by Mark Hominick and outgrappled by George Sotiropoulos. Nonetheless, Roop is looking to build off a close split decision loss to the highly-touted Hatsu Hioki at UFC 137. Swanson has faced some of the toughest competition available at featherweight, with previous fights against UFC champ, Jose Aldo, and current #1 contender, Chad Mendes. Returning from a year-long layoff after a neck injury when he fought Ricardo Lamas at the first UFC on FOX event last month, Swanson got caught in an arm-triangle choke from Lamas and was forced to tap after an entertaining back-and-forth grappling battle. George Roop (12-8)L Hatsu Hioki (split decision) - UFC 137W Josh Grispi (KO) - TUF 13 FinaleL Mark Hominick (TKO) - UFC Fight for the Troops 2 Cub Swanson (15-5)L Ricardo Lamas (submission) - UFC on Fox 1W Mackens Semerzier (split decision) - WEC 52L Chad Mendes (unam. decision) - WEC 50 UFC on Fox 2 coverage

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Georges St. Pierre says Nick Diaz's smack talk won't work on him because he can't even understand it

So I got this really nice crystal ball from the thrift store yesterday and I thought I would use it to foretell what Georges St. Pierre would say in his black/white pre-fight interview that airs just before the UFC 143 broadcast. I can guarantee you that GSP will mention something along the lines of 'I will be the best Georges St. Pierre that I've ever been and the worst Georges St. Pierre can beat the best Nick Diaz'. He will also use 'He can't handle my rhythm', then the gladiator will appear on-screen, the hard-metal will blast through your television set, and you will run around your living room like a lunatic. I tried using my thrift-store crystal ball to predict what would be the outcome for the main event of UFC 143, but my neighbor thought it was a giant Gobstopper and tried to eat it whole. He's dead, now. Death by crystal ball. He should have saw it coming. Canada's 'Slam Sports' caught up with GSP to get his take on his upcoming bout with Nick Diaz, which is slated to go down at UFC 143 -- that is if Dana White doesn't pull Diaz from the main event, again. St. Pierre doesn't seem too stressed out by Nick Diaz's smack talk because he can't even understand it. "I’ve seen it all from everyone before, if they’re trying to get into my head and make me fight a bad fight, it’s just mind games and it doesn’t work." "I don’t even understand (or) speak English very well. I don’t understand most of the things that (Diaz) says when he trash talks. I don’t really care." “I’m just going to focus on hurting him.” In the infinite possibilities that can exist in this world, one of these is Georges St. Pierre being stalked by a UFOs and aliens are secretly controlling his actions. It's not my idea, nor could I even invent something so esoteric. It belongs to a guy named Jon Kelly and he so vehemently believes it to be true that he created a twenty-minute documentary where he breaks down phrases from GSP, plays them back, and finds hidden messages of his 'alien abduction'. Among these message is the absurd, 'I'm mad, molest the ass' which is apparently GSP's way of saying that he was violated by extraterrestrials. Too bad these alien intruders still can't convince Georges St. Pierre that he should not 'be scared, homie.' [Source]

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Phillipe Nover Talks UFC Expecatations, New Life in Bellator

Phillipe Nover fights tomorrow night at Bellator. There's no shame in his new place in the MMA world, but Nover was supposed to be fighting in the UFC forever after his stint on The Ultimate Fighter. With UFC president Dana White comparing Nover to pound-for-pound greats Anderson Silva and Georges St. Pierre, there was simply more expectation put on a guy with six career fights than was fair. Nover lost in the finals of TUF to Efrain Escudero and would lose his next two UFC fights and get cut. Now the very mention of his name brings immediate jokes of how he was supposed to be the next Anderson Silva. A rough place in life. The guys at the Verbal Submission podcast (including our own Ben Thapa and MMA Mania's Brian Hemminger) caught up with Nover and those expectations came up: Gerry Rodriguez: When you were on the show, Dana said you reminded him of a young GSP, compared you to Anderson Silva, did that have any kind of impact on your psyche as far as how you approached training and the fight? Phillipe Nover: I would say it had an impact. I was like blown away, it was huge. At the time, i was super blown away. I was like a nobody at the time and just to be thrown right into the spotlight, I didn't have any mental capacity to compare, to live up to that. It was huge and it definitely blew my head out of proportion. I wasn't gonna fit those shoes, man. It definitely kind of maybe messed me up a little in my head but as a fighter, anyone can say anything about you. You can say that he sucks, he's good. I've kind of learned how to roll with the punches. People can say whatever they want now and I'm just gonna go out there and be me. I'm not the next Anderson Silva, I'm not the next Georges St. Pierre even though I do train with Georges when he's in the city but I'm not him. I have my own type of style and I like to take things from different people. I like to take different movements and styles and stuff but I'm not trying to be the next Georges. I'm not trying to be the next Anderson, I'm the next Phillipe Nover and that's what I'm gonna live up to. That's who I want to be. That's what you can expect on the 26th too. SBN coverage of Bellator 59

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MMAjunkie.com's Gorgeous George on 'The Fight Club Chicago' at 2:30 p.m. ET

"Gorgeous" George Garcia, host of MMAjunkie.com Radio, is a guest on today's edition of "The Fight Club Chicago" at 2:30 p.m. ET (11:30 a.m. PT). Garcia and hosts Steven Muehlhausen and Antoine Wade recap this past weekend's landmark UFC on FOX 1 event. Catch the show live at www.sportstownchicago.com/fightclub.

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Georges St. Pierre says there will be a "different GSP" against Nick Diaz

Reigning Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre, who will go head to head with Nick Diaz in February, discusses his opponent and provides an update on his knee injury. St. Pierre admits that he's found added motivation ahead of this fight, and says there will be a "different Georges St. Pierre" against Diaz.

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GSP makes 4 to 5 mil per fight

The UFC is infamously secretive when it comes to how much they pay their guys. Sure, you have those government mandated disclosure rules in certain states that give us show and win amounts. But that doesn't factor in mystery contract clauses, locker room bonuses, PPV sale cuts, sponsorship money, and who knows what else. All in all it keeps us would be MMA Sherlocks largely in the dark on how much guys actually make. Fortunately, once in a while the curtain gets pushed aside and we get a glimpse, like when Randy Couture shared his bout agreement with the press during a contract dispute. Legal disclosure means we're probably going to find out all the nitty gritty regarding Alistair Overeem's deal now that he's suing his management team Golden Glory (more on that later today). And now here's Georges St Pierre letting slip his ballpark earnings: St-Pierre, while talking with Agences France-Presse last week, disclosed the amount of money a PPV fight is worth to him, along with the city the event is held in."For me, a fight is (worth) $4-to-$5 million. And in the city where the UFC holds its events, there are economic benefits (to the city) of between $15-to-$20 million. It's huge," St-Pierre said.As for being called the highest paid fighter in the UFC, GSP said he is unsure of that claim but added, "I learned that the UFC makes the most money on pay-per-view when I am fighting. That made me smile!" Of course, that's what we call a Dana Truth, not a 'Real Truth.' PPV numbers are reported on with a bit more certainty, and Brock Lesnar is the UFC's top seller with over a million buys per show. Georges sits more around 700k - 800k buys. Maybe when you factor in how much they pay Brock, the UFC makes more money when Georges fights? Or maybe Dana White just likes to weave reality sometimes.So in the tradition of Randy Math, let's break down this 4 to 5 million Georges is making and see if we can figure out where it all comes from. read more

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Georges St. Pierre: Two Sides to Every Coin

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Showdown Joe on UFC 137: Lessons learned

Nick Diaz's post-fight antics at UFC 137 have angered welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre.

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Georges St. Pierre Responds To Nick Diaz: ‘It’s A Fight That I Wanted Very Badly’

“You know, I’m the champion and the way that works is, I don’t pick my fights. They pick the opponents, and it’s my job to be ready to face whoever it is. But this guy, he said so many things, things that aren’t true. He said these personal things and the way he acted, I don’t like that. I don’t agree with that. I wanted this fight. It is the best thing for me to fight Nick Diaz. He wanted his opportunity, but you know, I wanted my opportunity to fight him, too… This is a fight I am looking forward to very much, and it’s a fight that I wanted very badly. This is a very important fight to me personally. I am glad that the UFC did it for us.” — Georges St. Pierre telling Yahoo! Sports’ Kevin Iole that he wants to fight Nick Diaz With the way Dana White described Georges St. Pierre’s backstage reaction to Nick Diaz at UFC 137, I was hoping we might actually get some fiery quotes from the welterweight champ, but I guess that was wishful thinking. That’s okay though. I guess the hook works better if GSP upholds his squeaky clean, nice guy image while a deranged Nick Diaz polishes his bird flipping technique for the press conference he may or may not show up to. The guy who is genuinely pissed about the whole situation though is Carlos Condit. Well, at least that’s what his manager, Malki Kawa, says. Speaking with Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour today, Kawa explained that not only did Condit not “step aside” like Dana White suggested, he’s also pretty upset with GSP for asking to fight Nick Diaz. “I could understand them coming to us like that,” Kawa said on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour. “The issue with the whole ‘he decided to step aside,’ obviously, that wasn’t the case. There was no just stepping aside. There was a little bit more than that. It’s going to take more than that. I think we’re way more upset with Georges and the way Georges handled it than we are with the way Dana presented it or anything like that.” “[Carlos'] words were, ‘My heart hurts,’” he said. “Are we pissed off about it? Absolutely,” he said. “But it’s not like I’ve never been on other end of stick where I put one of my fighters ahead of someone else and another guy got shafted or screwed over. It’s just business, it’s not personal. It’s nothing personal with Georges. Are we upset with him? Absolutely.” I’m sure it sucks to finally get the title shot you’ve always wanted only to have it yanked right out from under you a few weeks later, but the reality of the situation is it was Nick Diaz’s title shot in the first place. We can argue till we’re blue in the face about who deserves it more, but Condit only got it because Diaz missed a pair of press conferences. As MMA Nation’s Jonathan Snowden put it earlier today, it was Nick’s shot. Condit was just keeping it warm. Gif via MMA Mania

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UFC Central: Oct. 31st edition

UFC Central looks back at Nick Diaz's triumph over BJ Penn at UFC 137, and his comments made towards Georges St-Pierre.

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Carlos Condit camp 'upset' with Georges St. Pierre, fight with 'curly haired blonde' possible

Could tension be brewing at the Greg Jackson camp ... again? After Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) official's pulled the old switcharoo on Carlos Condit by taking away his title shot against welterweight champion, Georges St. Pierre, immediately after Nick Diaz defeated B.J. Penn this weekend, Malki Kawa, Condit's manager, took to the Twitter boards to express his unhappiness with the decision. In case you missed it: "Last I checked, 'Carlos is the harder fight.' So I guess now he'll fight Nick. Wasn't our choice and def not happy. BUT It is what it is, and we'll figure some things out. In the mean time, I'm sure @danawhite Is going to make it worth his while ;)." Kawa, who represents many of today's top mixed martial arts (MMA) stars, elaborated a bit more today on "The MMA Hour:" "I could understand them coming to us like that, the issue with the whole 'he decided to step aside,' obviously, that wasn't the case. There was no just stepping aside. There was a little bit more than that. It's going to take more than that. I think we're way more upset with Georges and the way Georges handled it than we are with the way Dana presented it or anything like that. Are we pissed off about it? Absolutely, but it's not like I've never been on other end of stick where I put one of my fighters ahead of someone else and another guy got shafted or screwed over. It's just business, it's not personal. It's nothing personal with Georges. Are we upset with him? Absolutely." Kawa went on to say that Condit -- who wept upon initially learning that he was granted a UFC title shot -- was very heart broken having to bow out of the fight with St. Pierre. However, not all is lost, as the power agent shed some light on a few possible opponents for his client that the promotion offered him, possibly on the same card as Nick Diaz vs. Georges St. Pierre on Super bowl weekend: "Possibly a curly haired blond." One would assume he was referring to none other than UFC welterweight Josh Koscheck. When asked if a fight with Jake Ellenberger -- a person who Condit has already defeated -- appealed to them, Kawa said it's all about what benefits his client the most: "It's more about whoever brings the most to the table, we want to make it a big-money fight. Whoever that is. Make it a big-money fight. A No. 1 contender, possibly make it a five-rounder if we could. And somebody who win, lose, or draw, we can take something from it." Though St. Pierre's home camp is with Firas Zihabi at TriStar gym in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the 170-pound kingpin splits his training time with Jacksons' camp out of Albuquerque, N.M., which is the home of "The Natural Born Killer." Both Jackson-trained fighters had kept it cordial leading up to their highly anticipated fight that was scheduled for UFC 137. Whether this will cause increased tension between the welterweights remains to be seen. For what it's worth, head trainer Greg Jackson previously stated that he would not train either fighter prior to UFC 137. Now that his dance card is empty, who would you like to see Condit face off against in order to reclaim his title shot?

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UFC 137 results: B.J. Penn vs Nick Diaz event photos gallery from Oct. 29

UFC 137: "Penn vs. Diaz" took place last night (Sat., Oct. 29, 2011) from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring Stockton's own Nick Diaz representing the 209 by putting a beaten on the pride of Hilo, Hawaii, B.J. Penn, in a three-round, 15-minute war. For his efforts -- and his mouth -- Diaz has been re-inserted into a welterweight title fight against Georges St. Pierre over the Super Bowl weekend early next year. Matt Mitrione's rise through the heavyweight ranks ran into a brick wall named Cheick Kongo, as he was neutralized for the better party of three rounds en route to a decision loss. In other action, Roy Nelson sent Mirko Filipovic off to retirement with a third round technical knockout loss. Hatsu Hioki was successful in his UFC debut with a split decision win over George Roop, while Scott Jorgensen took care of business against Jeff Curran. A photo gallery (via UFC.com) is available for your viewing pleasure after the jump. Nick Diaz vs. B.J. Penn Matt Mitrione vs. Cheick Kongo Roy Nelson vs. Mirko Filipovic Scott Jorgensen vs. Jeff Curran Hatsu Hioki vs. George Roop Donald Cerrone vs. Dennis Siver Bart Palaszewski vs. Tyson Griffin

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UFC 137: Georges St-Pierre Discusses Diaz/Penn and More

UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre discusses his thoughts on the Penn vs. Diaz main event, his injury status and more.

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Diaz Gets GSP in February - Post-Fight Press Conference Fallout

LAS VEGAS – If you thought that the reality of Nick Diaz being back in the UFC meant that his career would soon settle into some form of normalcy after his UFC 137 fight of the night win over BJ Penn, think again, as UFC President Dana White announced that Diaz will now face the man he was originally supposed to meet in his return to the Octagon – UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre – in a Super Bowl weekend bout in February of 2012.“This is what I wanted since the beginning,” said St-Pierre. “Let’s do what was supposed to be done originally. I’ve always wanted this fight – now I want it even more. I can’t wait for Super Bowl weekend.”The bizarre set of circumstances surrounding St-Pierre vs. Diaz began when Diaz missed two fight announcement press conferences in Toronto and Las Vegas, prompting the UFC to pull Diaz from the bout and insert Carlos Condit into the UFC 137 main event. Penn, who was originally scheduled to face Condit, was without an opponent, so Diaz was then inserted into the co-main event slot. When St-Pierre injured his knee, the GSP-Condit bout was pulled, and Diaz and Penn put on a main event to remember Saturday night, with Diaz rebounding from a slow start to pound out an impressive three round unanimous decision win. Well, impressive to everyone except Diaz.“I thought I put on a poor performance and I didn’t fight a smart fight,” said the Stockton native. “I’m not happy with my performance at all.”St-Pierre wasn’t too pleased either when it came to Diaz’ post-fight comment that “I don’t think Georges is hurt, I think he’s scared.”White spoke to the champion, who was in Vegas cornering victorious middleweight Francis Carmont.“I’ve known Georges St-Pierre since 2004, and he’s one of the nicest guys I’ve ever met, and he’s exactly the same no matter what the situation is or who he’s fighting. Since 2004, I’ve never seen him like he was tonight. Georges St-Pierre flipped out tonight after Nick Diaz was in the ring. Nick needs motivation – he’s got it. He’s gonna fight Georges St-Pierre. ‘He’s the most disrespectful human being I’ve ever met, and I’m gonna put the worst beating you’ve ever seen on him in the UFC,’ that’s what Georges St-Pierre said.”Condit will step aside, allowing GSP vs. Diaz to take place, and the Albuquerque contender will likely fight on the same card and get the winner of the title fight should he emerge victorious.“You gotta come off like that just to get a fight,” said Diaz. “I gotta be the bad guy. You point your finger and make me the bad guy. I’m the bad guy now, and now I get a fight.”It’s going to be a long wait ‘til February.

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Where you at, George?

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UFC Results: Hatsu Hioki defeats George Roop via Split Decision

Top-ranked Japanese featherweight contender Hatsu Hioki made a successful Ultimate Fighting Championship debut with a victory over George Roop in the main card opener of UFC 137. Hioki survived the early onslaught from George Roop to regain control in the fight, showcasing his tremendous grappling abilities. Hioki managed to take down Roop on several occasions, often ending up in full mount. Still, Roop was quite aggressive from the bottm and managed to defend every single one of Hioki's submission

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UFC 137: Georges St. Pierre Talks Moving To 155 Pounds, Gives BJ Penn Edge Over Nick Diaz

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Georges St. Pierre Could Drop To Lightweight, But Doesn’t Want To

Firas Zahabi may want Georges St. Pierre to move down to lightweight, but GSP, eh, not so much. In an interview with MMA Nation, St. Pierre explained why he’s not too keen on dropping to 155. For me, it would be easier to go down than to go up. The reason is my weight, I walk around between 185-190 but the thing is, I don’t want to go to lightweight because I don’t want to get smaller as a human being, as a man. I want to be bigger as possible, you know? I’m good as what I am as a welterweight right now. People want me to go up and we’ll see, one day if the timing is good and the person maybe I will but it will take time. Changing weight, it’s hard to do. People ask me this question sometime so we’ll see what’s gonna happen. I don’t like the whole cut process now. I don’t like to play with my health. I could do it. I could do it, seriously, I could really do it but I don’t believe, I don’t want to lose too much weight. I don’t think it’s healthy and outside of performance, the most important thing for me is my well-being so I want my well-being to be my first priority and I don’t think it’s good for the body to lose that much weight. Georges has been answering questions about his weight for a long time, and while he has always left the door open for it, it doesn’t really seem like he wants to to move to a different weight class. I guess you can’t really blame him. He is the long-reigning champion of the UFC welterweight division and continues to enjoy all the fame and fortune that goes along with that. Why risk losing that by moving to a different division when you’re so easily dominating the weight class you’re in? I can’t speak for Georges, but considering how risk adverse he is, I’m sure that’s the question he asks himself every time these questions come up. As the saying goes, if it’s not broke, don’t fix it.

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Georges St. Pierre discusses the injury that forced him to withdraw from UFC 137, whether or not he...

Georges St. Pierre discusses the injury that forced him to withdraw from UFC 137, whether or not he would ever move to lightweight, his pick for Penn vs. Diaz and much more. See it all at MMA Nation right here.

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UFC 137: George Roop vs. Hatsu Hioki Dissection

Resistance is futile: Hatsu Hioki's Octagon debut versus George Roop at UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz will have drastic repercussions on the dwindling swagger of Japanese MMA. We are not all one, Mr. Genki Sudo. We endeavor to pacify the perils of discord by chiseling different elements into a more defined order. It's human nature to tirelessly evaluate everything and establish a rigid hierarchy, even if we've beaten the JMMA horse to death so thoroughly that its lifeless corpse has already been consumed and expelled by Alistair Overeem or processed into a bottle of Elmer's. Superficial or not, the Sengoku, Shooto and TKO featherweight champion will dictate the pivotal next step of his homeland's combat sports reputation. While Hatsu Hioki has all the talent and potential to spark a historical revival, George Roop also has all the tools to snuff out another overseas star. Or, if you're like me, this is simply two game and exciting mixed martial artists with fifteen minutes to kick each other's asses and demonstrate their superiority on that night and that night only. Hioki's already proven his esteem by twice defeating the UFC's last number one contender, Mark Hominick (once by triangle), and top-ranked featherweights Masanori Kanehara and Marlon Sandro. George Roop (12-71) vs. Hatsu Hioki (24-4-2) One advantage Hioki will have over some of his past counterparts is signing with the UFC while still in his prime. At age twenty-eight and currently surfing on a four-fight win streak, the "Child of Shooto" also took up training at the renowned Tristar Gym with Georges St. Pierre under Firas Zahabi in June. Excluding three appearances in Canada's longstanding TKO promotion, Hioki's entire career transpired in Japan. Acclimating himself with a reputable camp to the oft-unfamiliar characteristics of a cage versus a ring, the addition of forearm and elbow strikes, and the unified rules and scoring system shows a very promising awareness. Gifs and analysis in the full entry. SBN coverage of UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz Though no slouch in the striking department, Hioki's ground game is downright murderous and Roop will clearly look to keep this fight standing. I suggest reviewing two technical articles to supplement this analysis: Tomas Rios' breakdown of Hioki's grappling wizardry against Marlon Sandro in Sengoku and the Judo Chop of Roop's takedown defense and front push kick against Josh Grispi. With half of his wins coming by way of submission, Hioki is a straight up machine on the mat. All of his catches have been some combination of triangle and/or armbar save one rear-naked choke and one submission via strikes. The unfortunate and barely discernible victim engulfed in Hioki's octopus-like limbs to the right is former Sengoku and current Bellator featherweight Ronnie Mann. What differentiates Hioki's venomous ground assault is the way he simultaneously ties every possible advantage together for unparalleled efficiency: technique, position, intelligence, leverage, defense and striking. This next clip depicts that theme perfectly. It begins with Hioki securing the triangle and looking like he's about to fall back on the mat. Showing unreal core strength and tactical brilliance, he shifts his momentum forward while posting his right arm and torquing his hips over. The control he has over his opponent's head and shoulders is just like being locked in a medieval stockade. Hioki's application of leverage lands him in the mounted triangle position where he bombs punches and finishes with the armbar. Hioki is billed as only a brown belt, but look no further than the artful mastery he rattled off on Sandro to win the Sengoku title. Bear in mind, Sandro is a black belt under Andre Pederneiras at Nova Uniao; a facility jam-packed with prestigious, multiple-time world champion grapplers. After sprawling on a Sandro takedown attempt, Hioki goes "two-on-one" wrist control to snatch a hammerlock, keeps the arm trapped with one hand and then snakes his now-free arm around Sandro's back, hooking his right ankle and sweeping into north-south. From SnarkFights.com, Tomas Rios walks us through the final animation with a concise assessment: With north/south position now secured, Hioki uses Sandro's desperation to pull his arm out of the hammerlock against him by converting the hold into a kimura. The transition is an easy one since the moment Sandro's arm is longer stuck behind his back an opening is created for the kimura to be applied. Luckily for Sandro he still has the strength to straighten his arm out just enough to keep Hioki from finishing the technique. However, doing so only allows Hioki to transition into a straight armbar. The key factor in this sequence is that Hioki maintains position throughout. His legs and hips are pinning down Sandro's head and left shoulder which eliminates any chance of Sandro initiating a scramble since he once again can't move his upper body. Although Hioki is unable to finish either of the submissions he attempts, the dominant position he worked so hard to achieve remains in place. This is a testament to his innate talent for staying one step ahead on the mat at all times. Technically, Sandro's only mistake thus far has been over-pursuing a takedown, but it's a mistake that has been exponentially exploited every step of the way. We're at a stage in the sport's evolution where belt color takes a backseat to technical adaptation, and Hioki is the creme of the crop in the latter. He's also enhanced his stand up from wholly functional to "holy shit!" with tight boxing and high kicks. Capitalizing on his lengthy reach by keeping opponent's on the end of his punches and a general clean up in his footwork and stance highlight Hioki's most noticeable strides. His beard is proven with decisions (three split, one unanimous) accounting for all four of his career losses. George Roop is an under-rated fighter. A natural featherweight, Roop competed as a lightweight on the reality show where he defeated BJJ black belt Rolando Delgado and John Polakowski (with a broken hand) before Phillipe Nover submitted him in the semifinals. Post-TUF, he beat Dave Kaplan and accepted a fight with eventual top-tenner George Sotiropoulos on short notice, once again losing via submission. Dropping back down to 145, he took a fight outside the UFC and became the Rage in the Cage featherweight champion with a decision over Matt Dell. Signing up with the WEC, Roop got a little carried away and plummeted all the way down to 135-pounds, looking thoroughly drained and emaciated in a decision loss to the venerable Eddie Wineland. Back to 145 again, his victory over Leonard Garcia was sabotaged by a shady point deduction for a low blow, which altered the outcome to a draw. Roop then achieved what no mortal has ever done, even in training: he separated The Korean Zombie, Chan Sung Jung, from consciousness (above). In his last two, Roop suffered his first TKO loss to Mark Hominick and upset Josh Grispi in arresting fashion. The Grispi fight ended up as a rather one-sided affair with Roop's ultra-sturdy takedown defense and stiff striking carrying him to victory. In the clip above, the thorny barrage of short elbows while stuffing the shot were just one of many technical fronts he's developed, leaving Grispi nothing to deal with but his long and feisty kickboxing. To the left, Roop hammers Grispi with a knee to the body, which still stands as a seriously under-utilized resource in North American MMA. His bag of tricks also included a crisp front kick to keep Grispi at bay. Here Roop plants the kick square to the solar plexus and sends Grispi sailing to the canvas. The linear travel of the strike offers nice coverage of distance and makes it tough to do much other than avoid. Roop also laid out some surprising scrambling abilities, getting back to his feet quickly in the instances he was taken down, and pounced hard on every opportunity. Warding off Grispi's advance into the clinch -- which is how Hioki pursues takedowns -- Roop showers with punches and engages him on the ground rather than back off safely. He cleaved a series of sharp elbows from inside Grispi's guard but made sure he had an escape route at all times and never over-committed. Though Grispi and Hioki are incomparable on the ground, I still enjoyed Roop's surging confidence and willingness to battle (albeit briefly) outside of his comfort zone. The final aspect that stood out was the monstrous body shot he finished Grispi with (below). It was easily Roop's best performance to date for many reasons. His overall fundamentals were not only sharper than ever, but ideally tailored to shield his weaknesses and exploit his strengths. Hioki, however, is an entirely different animal. It's best for Roop to treat him with Aoki-like concern and frantically avoid his clutches on the ground, in any position or magnitude and at all costs. Not a traditional freestyle or Greco Roman wrestler, most of Hioki's takedowns are initiated in the clinch with throws and trips from the body lock. Instead of letting an all-or-nothing double leg fly from a distance, he methodically closes range behind a hail of long punches and cuts short, precise angles into tie-ups. Roop does an excellent job of defending this by cramming underhooks and keeping a wide, low base with his hips back and against the fence, splashing in the aforementioned elbows to the head as an additional deterrent. My summary is that the gap in skill, technique and experience is vast in Hioki's favor everywhere but standing, where he can match Roop much better than Roop can on the mat. Knowing Hioki will run things on the floor, Roop's footwork and Hioki's striking -- the key to unlocking his advantage -- should dictate this match. While an an upset is plausible, Hioki is simply not one-dimensional. He's more likely to engage Roop on the feet emphatically and catch him with punches or work his clinch toward a takedown, where few can withstand his prowess. My Prediction: Hatsu Hioki by submission Poll George Roop vs. Hatsu Hioki George Roop Hatsu Hioki 0 votes | Results

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Georges St. Pierre talks Nick Diaz vs. B.J. Penn, his Injuries, and moving to Lightweight

Reigning Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre, who was forced to withdraw from his UFC 137 title defense against Carlos Condit, discusses the injury the forced him out of the fight, as well as the newly scheduled main event, B.J. Penn vs. Nick Diaz. St. Pierre also talks about recent remarks made by his coach, Firas Zahabi, recommending the Canadian cut down to 155-pounds.

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Georges St-Pierre’s Trainer Says Move Down to 155 Possible

After dominating the 170-pound division for more than four years, UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre has considered moving up to 185 pounds for a super fight with middleweight champ Anderson Silva, but St-Pierre’s trainer would rather see him shed an extra 15 pounds and move down to lightweight. Tri-Star trainer Firas Zahabi recently told Sherdog Radio (via Bloody Elbow): “Well to be honest with you, I have recommended to Georges, you know…the only reason I don’t recommend it now is because Frankie Edgar is the champion, but I’d want him to move down to 155 if Frankie was not the champion. Obviously we’re part of the Renzo Gracie team and we’d never fight Frankie Edgar, because obviously we’re all Renzo Gracie fighters. But if it wasn’t the case, you know, I’d rather him go down to 155 because Georges is not a very big welterweight. People might think he is, he’s actually not very big. And him making 170 is extremely easy for him. Honestly, it’s probably one of the easiest weight cuts from all that I coach, and I coach a lot of professional fighters. Georges making 170 is getting a little too easy for him, so I’d recommend to him in the future, who knows what the cards hold, but if we don’t have a team member that’s champion or anything like that, I would recommend him to go down first before going up.” Would you rather see St-Pierre drop to lightweight, move to middleweight, or stay at welterweight? For the latest UFC news and UFC rumors stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com.

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Would Georges St. Pierre moving to lightweight be "awesome?" One former champion seems to think so....

Would Georges St. Pierre moving to lightweight be "awesome?" One former champion seems to think so. Find out who right here.

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Firas Zahabi Would Rather Georges St. Pierre Move To Lightweight Than Middleweight

“Well to be honest with you, I have recommended to Georges, you know…the only reason I don’t recommend it now is because Frankie Edgar is the champion, but I’d want him to move down to 155 if Frankie was not the champion. Obviously we’re part of the Renzo Gracie team and we’d never fight Frankie Edgar, because obviously we’re all Renzo Gracie fighters. But if it wasn’t the case, you know, I’d rather him go down to 155 because Georges is not a very big welterweight. People might think he is, he’s actually not very big. And him making 170 is extremely easy for him… Honestly, it’s probably one of the easiest weight cuts from all that I coach, and I coach a lot of professional fighters. Georges making 170 is getting a little too easy for him, so I’d recommend to him in the future, who knows what the cards hold, but if we don’t have a team member that’s champion or anything like that, I would recommend him to go down first before going up… Georges’ body type, he’s actually ectomorph, he’s very lean. He doesn’t put on a lot of muscle unless we make do a lot of lifting, and I do make him do a lot of lifting. That’s one of the reasons why I wanted him to start doing Olympic lifting, and just a high volume of weightlifting is what will keep him muscular. Because Georges doesn’t really put on fat and muscle very easily, and I really think he could lose a little bit of muscle. He doesn’t have much fat on him, and a lot of water and a lot of electrolytes. Just doing the weight cut from like 175, he would make it down to 155 quite easily.” — Georges St. Pierre’s trainer Firas Zahabi on Sherdog Radio (transcribed via BE) explaining why he thinks GSP should move down to lightweight instead of middleweight Well, that’s interesting. While the rest of the MMA community has been calling for Georges St. Pierre to move up to middleweight, his lead trainer has been telling him he should do the opposite. Maybe that’s what is best for GSP, but does anyone actually want to see GSP fight a bunch of guys smaller than him? I mean the whole point of him moving up to middleweight was to see how he would do against opponents he wouldn’t be able to manhandle as easily as he does in the welterweight division. He’d run into faster guys in the lightweight division, but theoretically at least, he’d have an even easier time holding them down and dominating them. I don’t know about you, but that’s not something I can get excited about. What do you think? Is there anyone at 155 that could give GSP a run for his money? Image via Dave Mandel for Sherdog

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George Roop: Shawn Tompkins Is Going to Be the Angel on My Shoulder

George Roop talks about his first fight without coach Shawn Tompkins and how he believes he'll be carrying his spirit with him when he faces Hatsu Hioki at UFC 137.

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GSP could move ... to lightweight???

Georges St Pierre's trainer Firas Zahabi threw a bit of a curveball yesterday regarding GSP changing weight classes. Instead of moving up to middleweight like everyone wants him to, Firas would actually have Georges drop down to lightweight: "Well to be honest with you, I have recommended to Georges, you know...the only reason I don't recommend it now is because Frankie Edgar is the champion, but I'd want him to move down to 155 if Frankie was not the champion. Obviously we're part of the Renzo Gracie team and we'd never fight Frankie Edgar, because obviously we're all Renzo Gracie fighters. But if it wasn't the case, you know, I'd rather him go down to 155 because Georges is not a very big welterweight. People might think he is, he's actually not very big. And him making 170 is extremely easy for him.Honestly, it's probably one of the easiest weight cuts from all that I coach, and I coach a lot of professional fighters. Georges making 170 is getting a little too easy for him, so I'd recommend to him in the future, who knows what the cards hold, but if we don't have a team member that's champion or anything like that, I would recommend him to go down first before going up." Pardon me if I'm not all that excited about this possibility. Yeah sure, GSP at 155 opens up some interesting possibilities. But considering the guy's already dominating at 170, how much of a challenge is 155 supposed to offer? Excellent, Georges will have even more of an advantage in his fights! That's what the fans wanna see!Plus this news is just another nail in the GSP / Anderson Silva superfight coffin. I know, that sucker is already looking prety damn nailed shut. But call me an optomist - that's just how I roll dontchaknow? - I like to hope the UFC can still make the big fights happen.

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Nick Diaz: BJ Penn is a much more dangerous fighter than Georges St. Pierre

Oh how quickly things can change. In early September the UFC was gearing up for what promised to be a battle for the ages. The good guy champion, Georges St. Pierre, against the bad guy challenger, Nick Diaz, over the Halloween weekend. "Rush" was respectful throughout the build to the match-up, always considerate of his opponent. The Stockton slugger, though, held no such compunction. He had respect for his foe's skill-set, sure, he just despised the way he utilized his talents. Lay-n-pray, anyone? Whether or not that's true is irrelevant. That's the angle Diaz took then and it's the angle he maintains to this very day, despite the fact that he's now squaring off against B.J. Penn at UFC 137 on Oct. 29 in Las Vegas and St. Pierre is no longer on the card, out until early next year with a knee injury. It's certainly not Diaz's job to put over "The Prodigy," but his obvious admiration for the Hawaiian's abilities coupled with his dislike for the French Canadian's style of fighting, has led him to dish out quite the complement: "B.J. Penn is a much more dangerous fighter than Georges St. Pierre. If I lose a fight to Georges, it's him holding me and not fighting the whole time. If I lose to B.J. Penn, he's probably going to take me out with a right hand or he's going to get on top someway and end up in position, probably get mount, take the back, put on a choke and finish the fight, you know? Georges is just going to look to do enough to win the fight. Every fight that he does. I doubt that would have worked out with me the same way that it does with a lot of the other fighters. I think I have the tools to do what it takes to make something happen in those five rounds." That chip Diaz carries around has clearly remain nestled right there on his shoulder, again, despite the fact that he's no longer fighting an enemy. Now he's fighting a friend. That's likely why he's heaping such praise on Penn. When the two step inside the Octagon with each other there will be a mutual understanding that whoever walks out the victor will have earned it the hard way. No lay-n-pray here, folks. That's good news for fans and even better news for business. But let's be real, Maniacs. Is B.J. Penn a more dangerous fighter to Nick Diaz than Georges St. Pierre would have been? Opinions, please.

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Coach prefers Georges St. Pierre cut to 155, not bulk up for middleweight superfight

Fans still clinging to the notion of a Georges St. Pierre vs. Anderson Silva superfight could have one "small" problem: St. Pierre might make a better lightweight than he would a middleweight. That's according to the Canadian's head trainer, Firas Zahabi, who recently told Sherdog's "Beatdown" radio show (via Bloody Elbow) that he's in no "Rush" to send his star pupil into a 185-pound warzone when his body type is actually better suited for the 155-pound weight class. "Well to be honest with you, I have recommended to Georges, you know...the only reason I don't recommend it now is because Frankie Edgar is the champion, but I'd want him to move down to 155 if Frankie was not the champion. Obviously we're part of the Renzo Gracie team and we'd never fight Frankie Edgar, because obviously we're all Renzo Gracie fighters. But if it wasn't the case, you know, I'd rather him go down to 155 because Georges is not a very big welterweight. People might think he is, he's actually not very big. And him making 170 is extremely easy for him. Honestly, it's probably one of the easiest weight cuts from all that I coach, and I coach a lot of professional fighters. Georges making 170 is getting a little too easy for him, so I'd recommend to him in the future, who knows what the cards hold, but if we don't have a team member that's champion or anything like that, I would recommend him to go down first before going up. Georges' body type, he's actually ectomorph, he's very lean. He doesn't put on a lot of muscle unless we make do a lot of lifting, and I do make him do a lot of lifting. That's one of the reasons why I wanted him to start doing Olympic lifting, and just a high volume of weightlifting is what will keep him muscular. Because Georges doesn't really put on fat and muscle very easily, and I really think he could lose a little bit of muscle. He doesn't have much fat on him, and a lot of water and a lot of electrolytes. Just doing the weight cut from like 175, he would make it down to 155 quite easily." While the idea of St. Pierre dropping a weight class is an intriguing one, he's likely staying put for at least another year. Carlos Condit is next in line for a 170-pound title shot when GSP gets off the injured reserves and Nick Diaz may have dibs on the belt if he's able to defeat B.J. Penn at UFC 137 on Oct. 29. Time will tell. It's also unlikely that "Rush" would move down to lightweight while fellow Renzo Gracie pupil and reigning division champion Frankie Edgar is ruling the roost. Aside from that, does anyone think St. Pierre could actually make the 155-pound weight limit? And if so, what kind of impact could he have in that division? Would he lose power? Or gain speed? Plenty of fantasy match-ups if he ever headed south for the winter. How would he fair against Gray Maynard? Or B.J. Penn in "The Prodigy's" natural weight class? Alright Maniacs, let's hear some feedback on this potential change in weight. For it or against it?

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Firas Zahabi: 'I'd Want Georges St. Pierre to Move Down to 155'

Tri-Star trainer Firas Zahabi was a guest on Beatdown radio with T.J. De Santis and Jon Luther of Sherdog yesterday, and had some very interesting things regarding his star pupil Georges St. Pierre changing weight classes. They started off asking Firas about what would be required for GSP to move to middleweight, and he threw them for a loop with his answer. He said that he actually recommends that St. Pierre should move down to 155, not up to 185 (starts around the 88 minute mark): "Well to be honest with you, I have recommended to Georges, you know...the only reason I don't recommend it now is because Frankie Edgar is the champion, but I'd want him to move down to 155 if Frankie was not the champion. Obviously we're part of the Renzo Gracie team and we'd never fight Frankie Edgar, because obviously we're all Renzo Gracie fighters. But if it wasn't the case, you know, I'd rather him go down to 155 because Georges is not a very big welterweight. People might think he is, he's actually not very big. And him making 170 is extremely easy for him. Honestly, it's probably one of the easiest weight cuts from all that I coach, and I coach a lot of professional fighters. Georges making 170 is getting a little too easy for him, so I'd recommend to him in the future, who knows what the cards hold, but if we don't have a team member that's champion or anything like that, I would recommend him to go down first before going up." Zahabi continued by explaining some things about GSP's body type and training that have led him to the conclusion that he could make 155, and how he would go about getting him there: "Georges' body type, he's actually ectomorph, he's very lean. He doesn't put on a lot of muscle unless we make do a lot of lifting, and I do make him do a lot of lifting. That's one of the reasons why I wanted him to start doing Olympic lifting, and just a high volume of weightlifting is what will keep him muscular. Because Georges doesn't really put on fat and muscle very easily, and I really think he could lose a little bit of muscle. He doesn't have much fat on him, and a lot of water and a lot of electrolytes. Just doing the weight cut from like 175, he would make it down to 155 quite easily." He also mentioned that St. Pierre was weighing in camp, which is a lot lower than expected: Right now for this camp, he's been around 183 or 184, and that's before workouts. That's because we've been doing more gymnastics and less weightlifting. This is the first time I've ever heard it mentioned that GSP could make lightweight, and the idea of it is much more appealing then him moving up to me. Zahabi does go on to discuss how GSP could possibly move up, and says that he'd want him to take at least one fight at the weight before a middleweight title shot, but still makes it clear that he'd rather see him go down. The stuff about 155 is extremely interesting and opens up a world of possibilities.

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UFC Central: Oct. 24th edition

Showdown Joe talks to Georges St-Pierre about his recent injury and the disappointment he felt having to pull out of UFC 137.

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Georges St. Pierre Explains The Injuries That Knocked Him Out Of UFC 137

Georges St. Pierre talks to Sportsnet.ca about the injuries that knocked him out of UFC 137.

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UFC 137 fight card: Hatsu Hioki vs George Roop preview

One of the most highly decorated featherweights in the world will make his UFC debut this Saturday night (October 29, 2011) as former Sengoku, TKO and Shooto featherweight champion Hatsu Hioki takes on the always amenable George Roop in the opening bout of the UFC 137 main card. Hioki is widely regarded as one of the most talented grapplers in MMA today. He enters the UFC with a 12-1-1 record in his past 14 fights and is currently listed as the number two ranked featherweight in the USA Today / SB Nation composite rankings. He's out to prove that the hype is real in his inaugural UFC bout. George Roop has never seen a difficult fight he didn't like. He's stepped in against the likes of Leonard Garcia, George Sotiropoulos, Chan Sung Jung, Josh Grispi, Eddie Wineland and even teammate Mark Hominick in his last seven fights. He's coming off a big win over the former number one contender Grispi and an impressive showing against Hioki would vault him up the rankings as well. Can Hioki break the current streak of underwhelming UFC fighters who came out of Japan? Will Roop play spoiler and halt Hioki's run for UFC gold? What must each man to do be victorious this Saturday night? Hatsu Hioki Record: 24-4-2 overall, 0-0 in the UFC Key Wins: Marlon Sandro (Sengoku: Soul of Fight), Ronnie Mann (Sengoku 8), Mark Hominick 2x (TKO 28, TKO 25) Key Losses: Michihiro Omigawa (Sengoku 11) How he got here: Hatsu Hioki is one the best featherweight that most American MMA fans have never seen. He spent much of the beginning of his career competing in Japan's Shooto organization, where he eventually rose to be featherweight champion. During that run, he also competed in Canada's now defunct TKO promotion, defeating eventual UFC title challenger Mark Hominick twice to win and defend the company's featherweight title. The Japanese grappler also competed in Sengoku, where he would advance to the finals of a 16 man tournament before withdrawing due to injury. Hioki would have his defining moment last year when he earned a title shot against the knockout machine Marlon Sandro and he showed he wasn't afraid to stand with the powerful brawler, winning a hard-fought unanimous decision and handing the Brazilian just the second loss of his professional career. After one more fight in Shooto, Hioki signed with the UFC after Sengoku went belly-up earlier this year. The 28 year old will make his promotional debut this Saturday night. How he gets it done: Hatsu Hioki has competent stand-up skills, but his biggest weapon is his incredible ground game. He might stand and trade with Roop for a bit because he's not scared of anyone, but what he really wants to do is get inside, clinch up with the American and either drag him to the ground or work his trip takedowns. If Hioki can get Roop on the ground, get your popcorn ready. He's one of those fighters that makes the ground work incredibly entertaining even for those uneducated on ground-fighting. He's constantly looking to pass guard, apply submission holds and his transitions are as smooth and seemingly effortless as anyone in MMA right now. His mount is practically unstoppable and he's capable of straight up owning his opponents with a triangle from mount. He can either lock it in from top position or he can set it up and roll to his back and lock it in. He's truly a master of his craft. Hioki will need to get this fight to the ground if he wants a decisive victory. George Roop Record: 12-7-1 Key Wins: Josh Grispi (Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale), Chan Sung Jung (WEC 51) Key Losses: Mark Hominick (UFC Fight for the Troops 2), Eddie Wineland (WEC 46), George Sotiropoulos (UFC 101) How he got here: George Roop cut his teeth on the Arizona circuit, fighting at lightweight, where he worked his way up to becoming the Rage in the Cage lightweight champion. He would eventually head to Las Vegas, where he'd team up with coach Shawn Tompkins at Xtreme Couture and eventually with Team Tompkins after both sides split. Roop was a castmember of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) season eight where he won two fights before coming up short in the semifinals against Phillipe Nover. The Arizona native had three fights in the UFC but was eventually bounced out with a 1-2 record after suffering a loss to George Sotiropoulos via second round Kimura at UFC 101. He cut all the way down to bantamweight for his WEC debut against former champion Eddie Wineland and would lose a decision. After returning to his more natural featherweight, he's gone 2-1-1 in the last 19 months while scoring significant stoppage victories against top 145 pound fighters Chan Sung Jung and most recently Josh Grispi. Roop has never been one to run away from a tough fight and he stepped up to the challenge of greeting Hioki at UFC 137. How he gets it done: George Roop is at his best when he can keep fights standing and work his crazy range. While Hatsu Hioki is only two inches shorter than him, Roop will still have a reach advantage, even if it's less than he's used to. Roop's two best career performances have been when he's able to either connect with big kicks or outwork his opponents over the course of three rounds. He blasted "The Korean Zombie" with a beautiful head kick that knocked him out cold and after hanging on in the first round against Josh Grispi, he overwhelmed him in the third round and finished him with a body punch. Roop will have to do everything in his power, use every trick in his bag to keep this fight standing and avoid letting Hioki do his magic on the ground. If Hioki clinches, he needs to free himself as fast as possible because he wants to avoid being on his back against the talented Japanese grappler at all costs. Hioki is not a crazy wrestler so Roop just needs to work as hard as possible to keep him on the outside where he can pepper him with kicks and punches. Hioki has never been stopped so Roop should be hoping to outwork his opponent and win a decision. Fight "X-Factor:" The X-Factor for this fight is 100 percent where it takes place. If Hatsu Hioki cannot take George Roop down, he's going to have a significantly tougher fight on his hands. If he can take the American down, you can expect to see something similar to what submission specialist George Sotiropoulos was able to pull off against Roop. The key battle for this fight is whether or not Hioki can put Roop on the canvas. He's not guaranteed to lose if he can't do it, but Roop's odds of winning will raise significantly if he can stuff Hioki's takedowns repeatedly over the course of three rounds. Bottom Line: Both of these fighters are very viscerally entertaining. Hatsu Hioki is one of the most talented and exciting Japanese fighters ever and George Roop has put on a show the last four times we've seen him in the cage, whether it was a win or a loss. Expect to see a lot of action from Roop in the stand-up and the battle for position in the clinch should be wild as well. If this fight goes to the ground, just sit back and enjoy the Hioki show. Who will come out on top at UFC 137? Tell us your predictions in the comments below! Poll Which featherweight will score a huge victory this Saturday night at UFC 137? Hatsu Hioki George Roop 9 votes | Results

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Carlos Condit's Coach says Georges St. Pierre's injury could be a "Blessing in Disguise"

Initially scheduled to square off with B.J. Penn at UFC 137, Carlos Condit was promoted to the main event opposite Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre when the Canadian's original opponent, Nick Diaz, was stripped of his title shot on short notice.

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Georges St. Pierre's trainer would recommend a drop to Lightweight for GSP

The dreams of a “superfight” between UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre and UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva seemed to dim even further today when St. Pierre’s trainer Firas Zahabi dropped a bomb on Sherdog Radio. Zahabi was asked if a move up to 185 seemed possible and his response was a bit shocking, “I have recommended to Georges – the only reason I don’t recommend it now is because Frankie Edgar is the champion, but I’d want him to move down

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Raising Arizona: An MMAmania interview exclusive with UFC 137's George Roop

George Roop has been here before. In fact, he was in nearly an identical situation this past January when he took on occasional training partner and top contender Mark Hominick at UFC Fight for the Troops 2. Hominick's victory over the lanky Arizona-native secured a title shot against featherweight champion Jose Aldo. Roop does not want a repeat performance. The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) season eight veteran bounced back from his loss to "The Machine" and thrashed former divisional number one contender Josh Grispi this past June, finishing "The Fluke" with a third round TKO via a body punch. Always willing to take on the best available opposition, Roop answered the call when the UFC was looking for someone to greet promotional newcomer and current consensus number two ranked featherweight in the world Hatsu Hioki. He'll get his shot next Saturday night (October 29, 2011) on the UFC 137 main card. Roop spoke with MMAmania.com about his upcoming fight with Hioki, building off his victory against Grispi, and why he trains for grueling three round wars in this exclusive interview. Brian Hemminger (MMAmania.com): I've got to start with your last fight against Josh Grispi. That was, in my opinion, one of the best performances of your career, going out there and withstanding a guy who was originally a number one contender in the beginning of 2011 and then finishing him in the third round. Can you talk about how your performance against him has given you confidence for this fight? George Roop: Yeah, it was definitely a good showing for me. I was able to showcase a lot of my skills and everything. Josh Grispi also made me look good because he gassed out. He probably planned on finishing me in the first round but it was a good win for me man. I was definitely happy with that win and I'll take it any day. Brian Hemminger (MMAmania.com): Against Grispi, he was on top of you in the first round and it looked like you could have been in trouble for a bit. Is that something you're concerned about for this fight? Hioki's got that crazy-good top game so what have you been working on to prepare for that? George Roop: Hioki's best position is his top position and everybody knows that it's his best position. All these great athletes that have faced him, they know his triangle is dangerous, they were expecting his triangle but yet they still got caught in it because Hioki is that good and he's a wizard on the ground especially if he gets on top of you. I'm definitely worried if he gets me down on the ground and gets on top of me but I'm very confident in my skills. I've been training very hard and what's really nice is I trained for almost the same thing when I fought Josh Grispi so it's kind of like back to back where I can sharpen my tools even a little more. When Grispi got me down, he did throw his best submission attempts at me and he did have me in some danger at some points and times but I defended well and I think I'll be ready to go. After the first round, my cornerman Ed West told me that he just threw everything he had at me so it wasn't a problem on the ground against him and it wouldn't be a problem wherever I took the fight from then on so that's what I did. I'm not afraid to take this fight with Hioki to the ground. I think my top position is gonna be too much Hioki if I take him down and I think if he takes me down then I can change that position around and either get back to my feet or get a sweep in and get on top. Brian Hemminger (MMAmania.com): Yeah and Ed West is a really talented Bellator fighter who's competing this weekend. Did you do your training camp in Arizona with him? That's something I'm interested in because I know you've also spent time with the Shawn Tompkins team in the past. Where did you train for this fight? George Roop: I trained for this whole fight down down in Tucson, Arizona with Ed West over at Apex Mixed Martial Arts and at Boxing Inc. out in Tucson. I have a good camp out there. Unfortunately we don't have Shawn Tompkins around anymore, that's a real unfortunate thing but I've been in Tucson and I've put together a great camp here. I'm feeling really good and I'm confident heading into this fight. Brian Hemminger (MMAmania.com): Do you think that Hioki, he's a guy, 5'11, he's a pretty rangy featherweight, but at 6'1, you're one of the biggest featherweights in the world. Do you feel like your range could be enough to stifle his attack? George Roop: Yeah, I definitely think my range is gonna throw him off. I'm the tallest he's ever fight but vise versa, he's the tallest guy I've ever fought besides Rolando Delgado on TUF at 155. I think his range is also gonna give me some problems but I've put together a good gameplan, a good strategy to take care of that and I think the advantage standing up definitely goes to me. Brian Hemminger (MMAmania.com): This is a guy, people talk about Japanese fighters, that they're not as good as advertized, they come over to the UFC and they don't do as well, but Hioki, he's literally faced some of the best fighters out there. Do you feel like this will be different, that this isn't just some guy who's overrated, he's legitimately earned his spot up there in the rankings? George Roop: He is the real deal. He's definitely legit. He's not gonna be another Japanese fighter that comes over here and doesn't do well. He's gonna do well in the UFC, he's just not gonna do well against me. He has fought some tough guys as far as the rankings go. I do think he should be ranked in the top 10, maybe even the top five but he's definitely not number two and he's definitely not number three in the world. I think Chad Mendes is the number two fighter and I think Erik Koch should be ahead of him as well, maybe a couple other fighters. I think his ranking is higher than he should be but he's still the real deal. He's definitely top ranked and he's a seasoned fighter. I don't think being in the UFC is gonna rattle him. I think he's gonna, we're gonna see the best Hatsu Hioki that you've ever seen but we'll be ready for that. Brian Hemminger (MMAmania.com): People talk about the guys that Hioki's faced, but you've been in there against some really talented fighters as well, George Sotiropoulos, Eddie Wineland, Mark Hominick, all those guys. Do you feel like your level of competition for your opponents is equal to or even better than what Hioki's faced throughout his career? George Roop: Yeah I've definitely faced better opponents than he has faced. There's no doubt about that in my mind. You named 'em all and at the time when I fought every one of those guys, Sotiropoulos, Eddie Wineland, Leonard Garcia, Chan Sung Jung, Hominick, Grispi, at that time that I fought them, they were all ranked in the top 10. I don't fight turds, man. I don't ask to fight turds and I only fight the best competition that there is out there so I do believe I've fought better competition than Hioki. I believe that with big risk comes big opportunity and great reward. I want to test myself to the best of my ability. I don't want to get a couple easy wins, no cupcakes. I want to fight the best guys and you can see that on my record. Brian Hemminger (MMAmania.com): It seems like every time you go out there it's either a Fight of the Night, Knockout of the Night, something crazy is gonna happen. Do you see yourself as one of the best representatives of the featherweight division, that you're a guy that the UFC can count on to go out there and put on a show? George Roop: They can definitely count on me when I go out there. There's one thing I do and I do well and that's I show up to the fight. I'm not one of the guys that's really good in the gym and pumps myself up. When I get in that cage, I'm ready to fight and I bring it every time. Brian Hemminger (MMAmania.com): You're good buddies with Ed West. How do you see him performing on Saturday night? I know he's got a really tough fight as well against a really highly ranked prospect in Eduardo Dantas George Roop: Well if Dantas is a great prospect then Ed West is gonna become the best prospect because he's ready to go. I'm actually out here in the room with him right now and he'll be flying out to Vegas next week with me to return to the favor to be my corner. We're main training partners, we're always in each other's corner no matter what so he's ready to go man. He's on point and I think he's gonna take it to Dantas. Brian Hemminger (MMAmania.com): Ok George, you've had this fight booked for a while now. How do you visualize yourself winning this fight against Hioki? George Roop: I don't train to knock the guy out in the first round. I don't train to submit the guy in the first round because if you train for something like that, that would just be ridiculous. I train to win a three round grueling war, a decision and that's what I train for. If the finish comes then that's great and it'll come in spectacular fashion if it's from me. I see myself winning a three round war whether it's a split decision or a unanimous decision, that's the way I see myself winning the fight so I'm mentally prepared for that long battle. George would like to thank Apex Mixed Martial Arts, Boxing Inc. in Tucson, Team Tompkins, Ed West, his family and last but not least, himself. So what do you think Maniacs? Can Roop pull off the upset and put a halt to Hatsu Hioki's UFC featherweight title dreams before they even get started? How do you like his chances against the Japanese grappling ace? Sound off!

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Georges St. Pierre: I want to fight at 100% for my fans and legacy

Reigning Welterweight Champion Georges St. :Pierre, who was recently forced to pull out of his UFC 137 title defense against Carlos Condit, discusses the injury the led to his withdraw, as well as the difficulty that he faced in making the decision. St. Pierre apologizes to Condit and says that he feels he owes it to both his fans and legacy to show up for the fight at 100%.

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Georges St. Pierre Talks Pre-UFC 137 Injuries, Hopes For Super Bowl Weekend Return

“(Initially), I knew (the injury) was bad but I thought I had the chance to be 100 per cent the night of the fight if I trained light and conserved myself. But the reality was I was not able to recover (fast enough). I want to fight my best when I’m at my best… I’m not going to lie, I cried yesterday. I had a ton of pressure falling off my shoulders, because for the last few days I was in the mindset that I was nervous for the fight. I was excited for the fight but I was also nervous to know if I was going to be able to fight. Now all the pressure is off, I feel much better. I’m going to do some rehab, maybe take a vacation because I went through a lot. It’s not only the fight, it’s all the training camp, I went through a lot of stuff. I need to reset the whole thing again and I’ll be ready for the next one.” — Georges St. Pierre talking to Sportsnet.ca about the injuries that knocked him out of the UFC 137 main event As it turns out, Georges St. Pierre actually sustained two injuries that forced him out of UFC 137. He told Sportsnet.ca that he actually “strained” his MCL last Saturday, but tried to fight through it. Then on Tuesday, he ended up injuring the hamstring on his other leg while trying to compensate for the MCL injury. The two injuries were just too much to overcome in a week and half, so he reluctantly withdrew. St. Pierre added that he wants to recover the right way and doesn’t want to rush it. Right after news broke on Tuesday, Dana White was hopeful that they could reschedule the fight before the end of the year, however GSP says it’s probably going to be sometime around Super Bowl weekend before he’s ready to step back in the Octagon. The photo seen above was tweeted out on Tuesday right before Georges sustained the hamstring injury.

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Georges St Pierre was injured before he got injured again

People love to cast GSP as a neurotic perfectionist unwilling to take chances. So it shouldn't be surprising that some fans are grumbling that maybe the injury that took Georges off UFC 137 wasn't that bad. Matt Hughes summarizes the sentiment on his blog: "I will go out on a limb and say it doesn’t have to be all that serious for Georges to pull out of the fight, because I know that he likes to make sure he’s 100% before he steps into the octagon."There's not exactly a large body of evidence to support this theory. Georges has pulled out of a grand total of one UFC fight - his first match against Matt Serra back in 2007. And now we have this video from Sportsnet that shows Georges was already trying to work through an injury to one of his knees from Saturday when he borked the other one on Tuesday: I don't know exactly how it happend. I kinda slipped, felled, I think I strained my knee. I went for my MRI, nothing was torn, it was good news but it was a moderate strain ligament. So I told the doctor, I said "Listen, I'm going to try and train tomorrow and if I can train and go full out I'm going to take the fight, otherwise thats mean I'm not going to be ready." So I went on Tuesday, tried to train. I felt a little discomfort in my knee as always with my lateral movement and I was compensating with my other leg so what happened is duiring my training I hurt my hamstring on the other side. I think it was because of the compensation. So right away I knew I was not going to be able to fight unfortunately. I don't blame Georges St Pierre for pulling out of his fight. I blame Nick Diaz. If a butterfly flapping it's wings on one side of the earth can change a bunch of crap on the other, then who knows what would have happened if a stoner had shown up at some goddamn press conferences?

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Georges St-Pierre Injured and Out of UFC 137; Condit Expected to Be Pulled From the Card

UFC 137 just took a major hit as UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre has been forced off the card with an injury.

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George Roop Says Jose Aldo Will Have to Go to Planned Parenthood After Fighting Chad Mendes

Count UFC featherweight George Roop as a fighter who will speak his mind.

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UFC 137: Carlos Condit is coming to take Georges St. Pierre's belt (Video)

Carlos Condit, Georges St. Pierre's title challenger at UFC 137 on Oct. 29 in Las Vegas, Nevada, brings the standard fare in his pre-fight interview: "I want this. I've been training for this my entire life. Every wrestling match, every amateur boxing match that I've ever done was in preparation for this upcoming fight. Georges is very hard to game plan against. He's as dynamic and well-rounded as they come. He's a very, very tough puzzle to solve. I'm hard to fight. No matter what position I'm in, I'm making you uncomfortable. I try to not only beat you down physically but break you mentally. I'm the best that I've ever been. I'm the most focused, I'm the most motivated that I've ever been in my entire career. I'm stepping in the cage and I'm coming to take his belt." Naturally, "The Born Killer" says he's the best he's ever been but will he be as great as advertised -- by himself and St. Pierre -- come Halloween weekend? Or is he just another welterweight washout once he earns his shot at the throne?

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UFC 137 Video: Georges St. Pierre vs. Carlos Condit Preview

The UFC has released an extended preview for this month's UFC 137 event. In the main event of the evening it will be Georges St. Pierre defending his UFC welterweight championship against Carlos Condit. The co-headline bout of the evening is another welterweight scrap as B.J. Penn meets Nick Diaz. There is plenty of other great action on the show as heavyweights Matt Mitrione and Cheick Kongo square off and Hatsu Hioki makes his UFC debut against George Roop. UFC 137 takes place October 29, 2011 live from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Full card: On Pay-Per-ViewUFC Welterweight Championship: Georges St. Pierre vs. Carlos ConditNick Diaz vs. B.J. PennCheick Kongo vs. Matt MitrioneMirko Filipovic vs. Roy NelsonHatsu Hioki vs. George Roop On Spike TVDennis Siver vs. Donald CerroneTyson Griffin vs. Bart Palaszewski On FacebookBrad Tavares vs. Dustin JacobyScott Jorgensen vs. Jeff CurranBrandon Vera vs. Eliot MarshallRamsey Nijem vs. Danny DownesChris Camozzi vs. Francis Carmont

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UFC 137: Carlos Condit expects to lose a decision if he can't finish Georges St. Pierre (Video)

At the 0:55 mark: "I'm always looking for the finish. Georges is very good at winning rounds, at dictating the pace of the fight. I feel like if it goes to a decision, I'd probably be on the losing end of the scorecards." Carlos Condit will be looking for the finish when he takes on Georges St. Pierre at UFC 137 on Oct. 29 in Las Vegas. Tune into Inside MMA on HDNet to hear more from "The Natural Born Killer" as well as Mark Munoz, Nam Phan and Ed Soares.

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Dana White on Georges St-Pierre: ‘You Couldn’t Ask for a Better Role Model’

According to UFC President Dana White, welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre is everything that's right about MMA.

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UFC 137 Fight Card Complete Again for “St-Pierre vs. Condit” on Oct. 29

The UFC 137 fight card is again complete for October 29 in Las Vegas after newcomer Dustin Jacoby officially replaced an injured Tim Credeur against middleweight Brad Taveres on the event’s preliminary card, the UFC recently announced. UFC 137 is headlined by welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre vs. Carlos Condit and also features welterweight contenders BJ Penn and Nick Diaz meeting in the co-main event. The pay-per-view main card also includes Matt Mitrione vs. Cheick Kongo, Mirko Cro Cop vs. Roy Nelson, and Hatsu Hioki vs. George Roop. The complete UFC 137 fight card features: MAIN CARD (PPV) Georges St-Pierre (c) vs. Carlos Condit UFC Welterweight Championship BJ Penn vs. Nick Diaz Matt Mitrione vs. Cheick Kongo Mirko Cro Cop vs. Roy Nelson Hatsu Hioki vs. George Roop PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV) Dennis Siver vs. Donald Cerrone Bart Palaszewski vs. Tyson Griffin PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook) Brad Tavares vs. Dustin Jacoby Jeff Curran vs. Scott Jorgensen Brandon Vera vs. Eliot Marshall Ramsey Nijem vs. Danny Downes Francis Carmont vs. Chris Camozzi For UFC 137 results on Oct. 29 and complete UFC 137 coverage stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com. Pictured: Georges St-Pierre (via UFC.com)

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MMAjunkie.com's Gorgeous George on 'The Fight Club Chicago' at 3:30 p.m. ET

"Gorgeous" George Garcia, host of MMAjunkie.com Radio, is a guest on today's edition of "The Fight Club Chicago" at 3:30 p.m. ET (12:30 p.m. PT). Garcia and host Steven Muehlhausen recap this past weekend's UFC on Versus 6 card, as well as look ahead to this upcoming weekend's blockbuster UFC 136 event. Catch the show live at www.sportstownchicago.com/fightclub.

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UFC 137: Georges St. Pierre Training With Former Opponent Dan Hardy

About a year and a half after they fought for the UFC welterweight crown, Georges St. Pierre has announced on twitter that he will be training with a former opponent to prepare for his UFC 137 bout against Carlos Condit: @GeorgesStPierreGeorges St-Pierre Guess who landed in town yesterday night to come train with me? for sure he'll bring the much needed intensity to get prepared...Dan Hardy!!!Sep 28 via Twitter for BlackBerry®FavoriteRetweetReply Dan Hardy has fallen on rough times after getting fast tracked to that title shot, and is currently working to put an end to his 4-fight losing streak. He's taking some time off to reinvent himself, and training in Montreal would only help him salvage his UFC career. @danhardymmaDan Hardy I can see why George is the champ, he has a great team around him. I've done one session and I'm already learning a lot.Sep 28 via webFavoriteRetweetReply

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Carlos Condit: I've always been a fan of Georges St. Pierre

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UFC Quick Quote: Carlos Condit deserved a St. Pierre title shot and didn't get it 'by default'

"I've always been a big fan of Georges, I've admired his style and kinda of the way he carries himself and I'm honored to get in their and challenge him for the belt and step in the cage with him. With all that aside I think that I'm the best welterweight in the world and I've been trying to prove that every single time I get in their and this fight is going to be no different. It's a great opportunity for me, but I think whether Nick did what he did or he didn't, I still think I deserve the title shot. I didn't get it by default or anything like that. With that being said it's unfortunate for him. At this stage of the game it's not just fighting. It's selling the fights, you got to show up and do the P.R. It's not always fun but it's part of it. So it is unfortunate for Nick, he kind of blew his opportunity and I think he would have been a tough challenge for Georges. But you got to do the footwork and sell the fight." Carlos Condit will be challenging Georges St. Pierre for the Canadian's 170-pound title at UFC 137 on Oct. 29 in Las Vegas -- and he has Nick Diaz to thank for that. The former Strikeforce Welterweight Champion was bounced from the "Sin City" headliner after failing to uphold his media obligations, paving the way for "The Natural Born Killer" to step in and take his place. But Condit tells Buddha Sport he deserved the championship bout anyway and the promotion didn't "Rush" him into a St. Pierre title fight just to plug the hole. Any fight fans out there disagree?

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MMAjunkie.com's Gorgeous George on 'The Fight Club Chicago' at 2:15 p.m. ET

"Gorgeous" George Garcia, host of MMAjunkie.com Radio, is a guest on today's edition of The Fight Club Chicago at 2:15 p.m. ET (11:15 a.m. PT). Garcia and host Steven Muehlhausen discuss all things MMA, including this past weekend's slate of events. Catch the show live at www.sportstownchicago.com/fightclub.

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