UFC 154 Judo Chop: Carlos Condit’s Perfect Standing Switch On Georges St. Pierre
For this Judo Chop, I am pleased to announce that we are joined by the outstanding coaches from Edge Wrestling. Edge Wrestling is the premier wrestling training facility in the United States, founded in 1984. Under the tutelage of Ernie Monaco and Dave Esposito, EDGE athletes have garnered 12 NCAA D1 Championships and 47 All […]
Firas Zahabi: Nick Diaz is # 1 contender at welterweight, not Johny Hendricks
Everyone and their dog is wondering whether UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre is going to fight Anderson Silva or not. The answer from GSP seems to be leaning towards no right now, so if that’s true, he will be defending his title next. But against who? After UFC 154, it seemed plainly obvious to […]
UFC 154 pulls estimated 700,000 PPV buys for Georges St. Pierre’s return
UFC 154 featured the return to the UFC of Georges St. Pierre as he defended his welterweight title against interim champion Carlos Condit. Not only did the fight turn out to be exciting with a tremendous atmosphere, but the early estimates for PPV business are very solid. Via the Wrestling Observer newsletter (subscription required): Preliminary […]
GSP vs. Silva, Silva vs. Jones: Why does Dana White continue to promote fights he is not delivering?
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Here’s UFC boss Dana White talking about a big upcoming fight in the works: I’m going to make the fight… I’ll make this fight… They will fight, and yes, it will probably be in May or around May. The fight in question? Georges St. Pierre vs. Anderson […]
GSP: I will fight Anderson Silva ‘When I am ready and when I want the fight’
Georges St. Pierre vs. Anderson Silva. That’s the fight of the moment, even though it’s not yet signed. Ever since Silva’s odd performances in 2009/2010, UFC fans have been clamoring for a GSP vs. Silva champion vs. champion superfight. Talk had died down in the past year, but quickly heated back up in the lead-up […]
Does Georges St. Pierre really make $15 million a year from sponsors?
UFC Welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre appeared on Radio-Canada’s “Tout Le Monde en Parle” (“Everyone is Talking”) for his first major interview following his UFC 154 win over Carlos Condit. Although he addressed a number of interesting topics — including his insistence that any super fight against Anderson Silva will take place on his terms […]
UFC 154: Alessio Sakara loses appeal, DQ loss to Patrick Cote upheld
Alessio Sakara has lost his appeal to the Quebec sporting authorities and his disqualification loss to Patrick Cote at UFC 154 will stand. La Presse is reporting that La Régie des Alcools des Courses et Des Jeux (the Quebec equivalent of an athletic commission) spokesperson Joyce Tremblay said that “the decision of the arbitrator is […]
UFC 154 medical suspensions: Martin Kampmann, Patrick Cote suspended for 60 days
The Quebec Athletic Commission handed out medical suspensions for all UFC 154 fighters. They didn’t specifically state reasons for each suspension, but I’d imagine a huge reason why Martin Kampmann is suspended for 60 days is because Johny Hendricks sent him nearly flying out of the cage. Georges St. Pierre and Carlos Condit were given […]
Nick Diaz shares some harsh pre-UFC 154 thoughts on Georges St. Pierre
After UFC 154, Nick Diaz got on twitter and said he wasn’t impressed with UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre’s performance against Carlos Condit. GSP took the fight with two 50-45 scorecards, but apparently that’s not good enough for Nick. Hardly surprising. What is pretty amusing is this video from before UFC 154 where Diaz […]
Video: Joe Rogan explains statements about ‘fat’ referee, and gay sex during UFC 154 broadcast
Joe Rogan has apparently ticked off a few people with some of his statements on the UFC 154 broadcast, so the long time UFC commentator addressed those issues on his podcast. First off, he explains the joke he made when he called referee Philippe Chartier “fat” during the Francis Carmont vs. Tom Lawlor bout: I’m […]
UFC 154 prelims do strong ratings in Canada
As a Canadian MMA “reporter”, for lack of a better term, one thing that I get asked a lot is how the ratings are in Canada for UFC events. Generally the events are aired on Sportsnet up here, and ratings information is rarely released so it’s hard to tell just how much interest there is. […]
UFC: John Makdessi says there were probably spies for Stout in his training camp
UFC 154 saw several decisions in Montreal Saturday night. Some were entertaining, some, not so much. John Makdessi vs Sam Stout was a solid fight, in my opinion, and showed off some great footwork and boxing from Makdessi. Stout was not satisfied though, and stated that he felt like The Bull was running away throughout […]
Sam Stout becomes Sam Pout, claims he came to fight while John Makdessi ran
At UFC 154, John Makdessi put on a nice performance, utilizing movement and a jab to pick apart Sam Stout. Makdessi was able to land over 50% of his punches while Stout was only able to connect with 17% of his 369 punches. Stout actually threw 212 more strikes while connecting on 21 less. So […]
Matt Riddle needs marijuana ‘to be a nice guy’, Marc Ratner wants rehab for weed offenders
UFC welterweight Matt Riddle recently picked up a win over John Maguire at UFC 154, but it seems that everyone still wants to talk about what negated his UFC 149 win – a positive test for marijuana metabolites. He served a three-month suspension for failing the test and was quickly given another fight, but Riddle […]
How’s Taste My Tweet Tweet? MMA on Twitter – Jon Jones and Jenna Jameson, Diego Sanchez vs. Nick Diaz, Twilight: Breaking Dawn
A few updates on what’s been going on in the MMA & UFC Twitterverse There’s a ton of tweets below, but first, don’t forget to follow me on twitter: @antontabuena Oh, and these guys are probably worth following as well: The Official BloodyElbow Twitter Account, Luke Thomas, Kid Nate, Brent Brookhouse, Richard Wade, Chris Barton, […]
UFC 154: FX preliminary card special draws 980,000 viewers
The ratings are in for the preliminary card special for UFC 154, and like The Ultimate Fighter, this can’t hit a million viewers, either. However, it does come relatively close, averaging 980,000 viewers for FX-televised broadcast. Via MMA Junkie: Ratings for FX’s broadcast of this past weekend’s UFC 154 preliminary card fell just short of […]
UFC 154 Judo Chop: St. Pierre’s career-defining performance, impressive submission defense
Last Saturday night, Georges St. Pierre registered what was arguably the most impressive performance of his career. In the main event of UFC 154, the longtime Canadian welterweight kingpin defended his title against interim UFC (and former WEC) welterweight champion Carlos Condit, and persevered through a handful of adversity while demonstrating a wide range of […]
UFC welterweight John Maguire planning return to middleweight
John Maguire took a short-notice fight against Matt Riddle at UFC 154 and came up short, evening his UFC record at 2-2 following a 2-0 start. He had a significant height and reach disadvantage in both matchups against John Hathaway and Riddle. At only 5’9″ and a 70″ reach he’s already an undersized welterweight, so […]
Georges St. Pierre’s trainer Firas Zahabi wants him to fight Anderson Silva at Welterweight
In the wake of UFC 154 and Welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre’s successful return to action the big question is whether or not he’ll finally face Middleweight champion Anderson Silva in a super fight. There’d been a lot of discussion about the potential pound-for-pound clash with UFC president Dana White even saying he expects the […]
Jack Slack’s UFC 154: St. Pierre vs Condit Breakdown
UFC 154 was an event that I had been looking forward to for some time as Georges St. Pierre made his return against a dangerous challenger. St. Pierre’s hiatus had been so lengthy that I had never actually written a post fight piece about him, despite considering him the best rounded fighter in MMA. St. […]
UFC 154 results recap: Georges St. Pierre vs. Carlos Condit
In the main event of UFC 154, Georges St. Pierre unified the UFC welterweight title by defeating interim champ Carlos Condit by unanimous decision. As expected, the key to GSP’s gameplan was his wrestling and he kept Condit grounded for large portions of the fight. He did have one major scare though, when Condit dropped […]
UFC 154 results recap: Johny Hendricks vs. Martin Kampmann
In the co-main event of UFC 154, Johny Hendricks staked his claim as the second-best welterweight in the world with a 46-second knockout of Martin Kampmann. After a couple of misses with his patented powerful left hand, Hendricks set it up with a right and landed the short left that sent Kampmann sprawling backwards onto […]
UFC 154 results recaps
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Johny Hendricks says he won’t fight again before UFC welterweight title shot
Johny Hendricks will wait for a UFC welterweight title shot. After a 46-second knockout of Martin Kampmann at UFC 154, he became the consensus number one contender for the title. On the Verbal Submission radio show with Bloody Elbow’s Ben Thapa and MMA Mania’s Brian Hemminger, Hendricks said he wasn’t going to take another fight […]
UFC 154 results: What’s next for the main card fighters
Now that all the hoopla from UFC 154 has died down a bit, where does the UFC go from here? They have some big questions to answer about the future of the welterweight division in the next few weeks, and most of those answers will be based on one man – UFC welterweight champion Georges […]
UFC 154 analysis: Why Georges St. Pierre hasn’t cleaned out welterweight just yet
Last night Georges St. Pierre returned to the Octagon following a 19 month absence, and put in an electrifying performance against Carlos Condit in one of the best moments in MMA this year. GSP for the first time since the Matt Serra loss looked vulnerable, as Condit floored him with a head kick early in […]
UFC 154 Results: Georges St. Pierre vs. Carlos Condit photo gallery
The UFC 154 Welterweight title unification bout between champ Georges St. Pierre, coming off an 18 month layoff for ACL surgery, and interim champ Carlos Condit certainly delivered all the action MMA fans crave. Although two of the judges had GSP winning every round and the third only gave Condit one round, the fight was […]
UFC 154 Results: Kid Nate’s bathrobe review & post-fight analysis
In which I offer my post-fight review and analysis of UFC 154 from top to bottom. If you like this sort of thing, subscribe to MMA Nation on YouTube and get all of my videos as soon as they’re uploaded. Quick results: Main CardGeorges St. Pierre def. Carlos Condit via unanimous decision (49-46, 50-45, 50-45) […]
UFC 154 Results: Did GSP’s injured knee play a role in the Condit fight?
This is a guest post by Jonathan Gelber, M.D. founder of Fight Medicine. “You see? You see? He’s not a machine!”. Those words were uttered in Rocky IV when Rocky Balboa began to chip away at the seemingly impenetrable Ivan Drago. Drago, much like Georges St. Pierre had an entire team of scientific trainers behind […]
UFC 154 Results: Dana White determined to book Anderson Silva vs. Georges St. Pierre, possibly in Dallas Stadium
The blood hadn’t even dried on the Octagon mat following Georges St. Pierre’s brutal war with Carlos Condit in the UFC 154 Welterweight title unification bout when the press, UFC president Dana White, and Middleweight champion Anderson Silva all began talking about a potential “super fight” between GSP and Anderson Silva. GSP wasn’t exactly thrilled […]