UFC 154: Nov 17, 2012

[ace3g]

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Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Venue: Bell Centre
Broadcast: Pay-per-view and FX*

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

Champ Georges St-Pierre vs. interim champ Carlos Condit (welterweight-title unification)
Johny Hendricks vs. Martin Kampmann
Tom Lawlor vs. Francis Carmont
Constantinos Philippou vs. Nick Ring
Mark Hominick vs. Pablo Garza

PRELIMINARY CARD (FX, 8 p.m. ET)

Patrick Cote vs. Alessio Sakara
Cyrille Diabate vs. Chad Griggs
John Makdessi vs. Sam Stout
Mark Bocek vs. Rafael dos Anjos

PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook, 6 p.m. ET)

Antonio Carvalho vs. Rodrigo Damm
Azamat Gashimov vs. Ivan Menjivar
Darren Elkins vs. Steven Siler
John Maguire vs. Matt Riddle





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[ace3g]

Georges St-Pierre ‏@GeorgesStPierre

I'm now medically cleared to compete in professional mixed martial arts events- Rendez-vous le 17 novembre, @UFC 154, Montréal!!!

[tlongII]

I hope Condit destroys that frenchy fag!

[The TroutBum]

War Condit!

[ace3g]

Elias Cepeda checks in with Georges St-Pierre's trio of coaches as the champ prepares for his long-awaited comeback...

http://www.ufc.com/news/Its-the-Same-Old-Georges-as-Welterweight-Champ-Resumes-Fight-Training

[ace3g]

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[ace3g]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AOmU9uhbVM


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaZzxZWpCiI

[dbreiden83080]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1sNeyj5txE&feature=g-all-u

[The TroutBum]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1sNeyj5txE&feature=g-all-u

I know I'm in the minority, but I just don't understand how people don't like Condit. I want him to beat GSP soooo badly, it hurts -- and that's saying something, because I really like GSP and if he loses this fight, the Jones vs GSP fight probably won't happen anytime soon.

[dbreiden83080]

Most of the grief Condit gets is from the Diaz fight and his gameplan..

[ace3g]

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/564804_10151260622571276_1619545151_n.jpg

[The TroutBum]

Most of the grief Condit gets is from the Diaz fight and his gameplan..

Ya, I get that, but I'm not sure I understand it. I watched the fight and thought he won. Not once did I think he was running or any of that shit that a lot of his teammates are guilty of. He was constantly throwing offense, and not taking punches from one of the best boxers in MMA.

[ace3g]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLXWnmShJkE&feature=g-all-u

[dbreiden83080]

Ya, I get that, but I'm not sure I understand it. I watched the fight and thought he won. Not once did I think he was running or any of that shit that a lot of his teammates are guilty of. He was constantly throwing offense, and not taking punches from one of the best boxers in MMA.

People really wanted the Diaz/GSP fight including myself. But Nick always goes crazy and does something to blow his chances. I like Condit as a fighter but if GSP is back to 100% he will take this one again by UD. People will be mad that it is another UD but that's how i see it..

[Creepn]

Going to be a boring strategical fight determined by judges.

[polandprzem]

Condit is a finisher. he goes for the finish mostly and is very powerful.

GSP will probably want this fight on the ground, but still he needs to stand with Carlos a bit. Let's see if George has some rust.
Very dangerous fight for the Canadian esp. when Silva camp is talking about that superfight more and more.


But this one should be great battle. I can't wait!

[ace3g]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-PkTUk7LwQ&feature=g-all-u

[dbreiden83080]

I'd see this in a bar before i'd go to a theatre..

[ace3g]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCSZ1k1CERE&feature=g-all-u

[dbreiden83080]

I love this fight. GSP has so much to prove coming into this one and he usually performs at his best when people doubt him. Condit is going to have be at his very best to even have a chance.. Should be awesome..

[The TroutBum]

Condit, 4th round submission. Book it.

[polandprzem]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9zH395tPTnY

[ace3g]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebO5jK5NKXw&feature=g-all-u

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A6fshD7CMAAOqrL.jpg:large

[ace3g]

Dana posted this today:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A6jABPZCcAARWE9.jpg:large

[dbreiden83080]

ESPN with a positive UFC piece.. Shocking..

[ace3g]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JO3-DMd3no


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWnYXQ-tKyY

[polandprzem]

This is fantastic. Great way to promote the fight in a bit sense of humor :tu

[ace3g]

http://media1.mm.ticketmaster.com/zuffa%20llc/email/UFC154_PRIMETIME_PREMIERE.JPG

[dbreiden83080]

http://media1.mm.ticketmaster.com/zuffa%20llc/email/UFC154_PRIMETIME_PREMIERE.JPG

Awesome..

[The TroutBum]

Werewolves > Vampires


Not that I didn't already know that Condit would win, I just thought I'd throw that out there.

[ace3g]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BohVvuZUlsM&feature=g-all-u

[ace3g]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4B-Mvu4dz8&feature=g-all-u&noredirect=1

[ace3g]

per Ariel:

As just reported on @UFCTonight, @SpiderAnderson is coming to Montreal to watch the GSP-Condit fight in person next week. Oh, docta.

[dbreiden83080]

per Ariel:

As just reported on @UFCTonight, @SpiderAnderson is coming to Montreal to watch the GSP-Condit fight in person next week. Oh, docta.



Could be a walk into the cage after it is over to make the mega fight official.. Assuming GSP wins. I think GSP has already agreed to the Silva fight at a catchweight..

Hopefully...

[desflood]

I'm excited for this one. I'm a Condit fan, but it'd be nice to see GSP live up to his potential.

[The TroutBum]

Serious question: What happens when Condit wins? Does Silva, um, continue to fight no name bums? Does GSP get an immediate rematch? I hate how everyone, including the UFC, has already got GSP winning this. If I had $1,000.00 to blow, I'd put it on Condit in a heartbeat.

[dbreiden83080]

Serious question: What happens when Condit wins? Does Silva, um, continue to fight no name bums? Does GSP get an immediate rematch? I hate how everyone, including the UFC, has already got GSP winning this. If I had $1,000.00 to blow, I'd put it on Condit in a heartbeat.

Other than the layoff why is Condit going to win this fight? GSP takes so much pride in being the best i firmly believe if he felt less than what he was in camp he would have retired. GSP has beat better strikers and better JJ fighters. GSP just needs to be healthy and shake off some rust and he'll take this fight where he wants it and handle Condit. The only reason Rory lost to Condit was he basically gassed out and Condit got a gift stoppage from the ref. GSP never gasses and has all the tools he needs to win this fight assuming he is healthy,

which i am..

[dbreiden83080]

GSP in terms of explosion and the type of training he is doing looks exactly the same as he did pre-injury. Hopefully that translates to the cage..



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0ipGlCIoe4&feature=g-all-u

[The TroutBum]

Other than the layoff why is Condit going to win this fight? GSP takes so much pride in being the best i firmly believe if he felt less than what he was in camp he would have retired. GSP has beat better strikers and better JJ fighters. GSP just needs to be healthy and shake off some rust and he'll take this fight where he wants it and handle Condit. The only reason Rory lost to Condit was he basically gassed out and Condit got a gift stoppage from the ref. GSP never gasses and has all the tools he needs to win this fight assuming he is healthy,

which i am..

Thank you for not even coming close to answering the question. I did enjoy the slobbering slurpish noises coming out of your mouth while you tried to type and inhale GSP's cooter at the same time. Gods, you're so predictably gay.

[dbreiden83080]

Thank you for not even coming close to answering the question. I did enjoy the slobbering slurpish noises coming out of your mouth while you tried to type and inhale GSP's cooter at the same time. Gods, you're so predictably gay.

Really it's just always such a pleasure to talk to you... :rolleyes

[The TroutBum]

Really it's just always such a pleasure to talk to you... :rolleyes

I know, I know... It's serious.

So, do you want to take a stab at the original question? What happens if Condit wins?

[dbreiden83080]

I know, I know... It's serious.

So, do you want to take a stab at the original question? What happens if Condit wins?

Probably a rematch with GSP or GSP fights Diaz and Condit defends against someone like Kampman. Silva probably waits to see how Bisping/Vitor plays out or has to fight Weidman..

Now care to tell me how Condit is going to win? His best win is Diaz in a fight he hit and ran all night. He won't beat GSP like that and his TDD is lousy.. GSP has never been sub'd from top position and beat better JJ fighters from the ground..

[The TroutBum]

Probably a rematch with GSP or GSP fights Diaz and Condit defends against someone like Kampman. Silva probably waits to see how Bisping/Vitor plays out or has to fight Weidman..

Now care to tell me how Condit is going to win? His best win is Diaz in a fight he hit and ran all night. He won't beat GSP like that and his TDD is lousy.. GSP has never been sub'd from top position and beat better JJ fighters from the ground..

You can talk all you want about how good GSP looks in training, etc. but I've read and seen too many MMA fighters talk about "ring rust" and how it's a real thing. GSP has never had to face a striker like Condit, and while you and most of the Diaz faggots fans will claim he was running, Condit is evasive and smart. I don't know if I buy what you're saying about his TDD being suspect, but I do know that he's hard to hit and hard to land combinations on. As for BJJ, it's a wash imo. GSP is the better wrestler, imo, and the only chance he has of winning is a 5 round lay and pray. But, GSP isn't known for doing that... right?

Condit, TKO round 4.

[dbreiden83080]

You can talk all you want about how good GSP looks in training, etc. but I've read and seen too many MMA fighters talk about "ring rust" and how it's a real thing. GSP has never had to face a striker like Condit, and while you and most of the Diaz faggots fans will claim he was running, Condit is evasive and smart.

Don't lump me in with all the Diaz nuts, i said and am correct in saying that the stick and move/run strategy will NOT work with GSP. GSP will cut him off and take him down. And GSP will land his own shots as unlike Diaz he is not a straight boxer.



I don't know if I buy what you're saying about his TDD being suspect,

Then you have not seen his fight with Rory.. You can watch it in this thread..



but I do know that he's hard to hit and hard to land combinations on.

Much bigger problem for Diaz then GSP since all Nick wanted to do was strike and GSP will look to strike and change levels for the TD..



As for BJJ, it's a wash imo.

Pure JJ skill may be a wash but it is more about how it will be functionally used in this fight. GSP will be on top with Condit trying work a sub from his back or scrambling to get up. GSP has never been sub'd from that spot and he ripped the guards of Penn and Fitch to pieces. So Condit has to scramble up and get the KO..



GSP is the better wrestler, imo

Duh...



and the only chance he has of winning is a 5 round lay and pray. But, GSP isn't known for doing that... right?

Condit, TKO round 4.

Well a win is a win and given the layoff a UD is likely.. Please don't whine if the fight goes that way...

[ace3g]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ9a_uZsQOY

[ace3g]

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)



Champ Georges St-Pierre vs. interim champ Carlos Condit (welterweight-title unification)
Johny Hendricks vs. Martin Kampmann
Tom Lawlor vs. Francis Carmont
Constantinos Philippou vs. Nick Ring
Mark Hominick vs. Pablo Garza

[The TroutBum]

Don't lump me in with all the Diaz nuts, i said and am correct in saying that the stick and move/run strategy will NOT work with GSP. GSP will cut him off and take him down. And GSP will land his own shots as unlike Diaz he is not a straight boxer.



Then you have not seen his fight with Rory.. You can watch it in this thread..



Much bigger problem for Diaz then GSP since all Nick wanted to do was strike and GSP will look to strike and change levels for the TD..



Pure JJ skill may be a wash but it is more about how it will be functionally used in this fight. GSP will be on top with Condit trying work a sub from his back or scrambling to get up. GSP has never been sub'd from that spot and he ripped the guards of Penn and Fitch to pieces. So Condit has to scramble up and get the KO..



Duh...



Well a win is a win and given the layoff a UD is likely.. Please don't whine if the fight goes that way...

Thanks for the reply, seriously. I disagree with you very much, but that's what makes the world go 'round I suppose.

I hope you don't whine when Condit breaks GSP's face.

[dbreiden83080]

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)



Champ Georges St-Pierre vs. interim champ Carlos Condit (welterweight-title unification)
Johny Hendricks vs. Martin Kampmann
Tom Lawlor vs. Francis Carmont
Constantinos Philippou vs. Nick Ring
Mark Hominick vs. Pablo Garza


This card should be better.. UFC just keeps watering them down..

[dbreiden83080]

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)



Champ Georges St-Pierre vs. interim champ Carlos Condit
Long layoff will likely mean a UD for GSP. People will bitch and moan about it.. Oh well...

Johny Hendricks vs. Martin Kampmann
Tough fight to call..

Tom Lawlor vs. Francis Carmont

Constantinos Philippou vs. Nick Ring

Mark Hominick vs. Pablo Garza

[The TroutBum]

Champ Georges St-Pierre vs. Champ Carlos Condit - 4th round TKO. GSPee gasses and get's his face broken.
Johny Hendricks vs. Martin Kampmann - Hendricks isn't that good, for fuck sakes. He's been lucky thus far. Kampmann is a brawler, and is going to show Beardo how it's done.
Tom Lawlor vs. Francis Carmont - Never bet against The Filth.
Mark Hominick vs. Pablo Garza - Warm spot for old WEC guys, nothing more.
Patrick Cote vs. Alessio Sakara - Had to change my picks because of Ring, but that's fine, I really like watching Sakara win. RNC first round.

[100%duncan]

GSP gon win this bitch.

[dbreiden83080]

Live weigh in today at 4 ET


http://www.ufc.com/

[txstr1986]

Champ Georges St-Pierre vs. Champ Carlos Condit - C'mon, it's GSP. 77% takedown success rate, 88% success on takedown defense. 56% striking success rate. 76% on striking defense.
Johny Hendricks vs. Martin Kampmann - Kampmann is definitely the better fighter, but Hendricks isn't easy to put down. Also, I just like watching him fight, so this is more of a homer pick than anything else...
Tom Lawlor vs. Francis Carmont - Similar to the Hendricks pick - I just like watching Lawlor fight
Constantinos Philippou vs. Nick Ring
Mark Hominick vs. Pablo Garza - I haven't seen many Garza fights

[dbreiden83080]

Busting out the stats.. I like it...

[ace3g]

everyone made weight

[dbreiden83080]

Condit was 169 he cut a ton of weight. He is a full 6'2 and overall has a larger frame to GSP..

[txstr1986]

Condit was 169 he cut a ton of weight. He is a full 6'2 and overall has a larger frame to GSP..

Yeah, he's always been pretty skinny, but he looked really skinny at the weigh-in.

[The TroutBum]

Yeah, he's always been pretty skinny, but he looked really skinny at the weigh-in.

I don't like the look of that...

[ace3g]

change in main card:

According to a UFC official, Ring has "fallen ill" and is battling some kind of virus. More coming to @mmafighting.

As a result, according to @UFC_CA, Bocek vs. dos Anjos has been moved to the PPV card, while Carvalho-Damm is now on the FX card.

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

Champ Georges St-Pierre vs. interim champ Carlos Condit (welterweight-title unification)
Johny Hendricks vs. Martin Kampmann
Tom Lawlor vs. Francis Carmont
Mark Bocek vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Mark Hominick vs. Pablo Garza


PRELIMINARY CARD (FX, 8 p.m. ET)


Patrick Cote vs. Alessio Sakara
Cyrille Diabate vs. Chad Griggs
John Makdessi vs. Sam Stout
Antonio Carvalho vs. Rodrigo Damm

[polandprzem]

3rd episode of primetime :tu



IMO GSP had worse weight cut. He was looking for water as fast as he could. I know he is a perfectionist and the body needs to rehydrate but he seems to be weaker on the weight-ins ..

Lawlor hehe another g8 entrance on w-ins



MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

Champ Georges St-Pierre vs. interim champ Carlos Condit (welterweight-title unification)
Condit is a dangerous guy. He was training for George for a year and is better then he was. True contender. Well interim champ. But if GSP is gonna do what he planned it will be over b4 r4. If Winklejohn gonna trick GSP Carlos will be a new champ by KO. I can't wait for this fight.

Johny Hendricks vs. Martin Kampmann
Tough guy that Hendricks guy, but Martin is also tough and more versatile and technical.

Tom Lawlor vs. Francis Carmont

Mark Bocek vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Both tough warriors. UD a grinding match

Mark Hominick vs. Pablo Garza


PRELIMINARY CARD (FX, 8 p.m. ET)

Patrick Cote vs. Alessio Sakara
Cyrille Diabate vs. Chad Griggs
John Makdessi vs. Sam Stout

[polandprzem]

Wow you guys are passionate :D

[ace3g]

main card I'll post more

[polandprzem]

okay

[ace3g]

Hendricks reminds me of :

http://cdn.pastemagazine.com/www/articles/2011/11/08/the%20league%20bobbum%20man.jpg?1320749290

[lefty]

lol I live 15 minutes (walking) from the Bell Center and I didnt go :lol



I did go the 1st ever UFC even that was held here though

[polandprzem]

Damn I suck big time on predictions

[lefty]

At what time the GSP fisht is scheduled ?

[polandprzem]

Bocek takes always so much damage and I feel bad for him every time I see him lose :(

[ace3g]

Carmont didn't deserve that win, but I'll take it

[ace3g]

THIS IS SPARTA!!! Hendricks , UFC

[polandprzem]

This is WTF left handed killer

[ace3g]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0ozigEyWZ1r4teu1o1_500.png

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcxx6iAl7R1qezzy4o1_500.gif

[ace3g]

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mca6w3V6qy1rjtx69o1_500.gif

[ace3g]

GSP vs Condit next

[The TroutBum]

Fuck Hendricks. Condit will destroy him.

I also love it when Joe Rogan agrees with me, and totally makes what DBreiden says look retarded. (like it is) <3

[lefty]

yes !

[lefty]

You have to think that after such a long inactivity, they would have picked a fight away from the Montreal pressure.....Just my feeling.

[ace3g]

GSP looks good with his first 2 TDs

[lefty]

wow dat fight

[ace3g]

great 3rd round!!

[lefty]

Not as epic as Bane vs batman sewer fight, but still good

[lefty]

So that's what a UFC porn movie would look like

[lefty]

Twilight fans are drooling over this fight

[The TroutBum]

I totally want to fuck Lefty in the ass right now. Like, real bad.

[shyne]

Gsp looked badass, great champion. Very impressed with him after this long layoff.

[The TroutBum]

And lol @ GSP dodging Silva. "Um, I need to talk to my entourage..."


Horrible, just horrible.

[ace3g]

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)



Champ Georges St-Pierre vs. interim champ Carlos Condit (welterweight-title unification)
Johny Hendricks vs. Martin Kampmann
Tom Lawlor vs. Francis Carmont
Constantinos Philippou vs. Nick Ring
Mark Hominick vs. Pablo Garza



4-0 I'll take it

[lefty]

I totally want to fuck Lefty in the ass right now. Like, real bad.

:lol

[lefty]

4-0 I'll take it

did you win any money ?

[The TroutBum]

0-5 for me.

I know this has been a bad season for me, but this is getting ridiculous.

[dbreiden83080]

That was a war. So much for GSP not having heart..

[The TroutBum]

That was a war. So much for GSP not having heart..

I don't recall anyone saying that GSP doesn't have heart...? I do hope, however, that some of you fucks will give Condit the credit he deserves now.

[dbreiden83080]

I don't recall anyone saying that GSP doesn't have heart...? I do hope, however, that some of you fucks will give Condit the credit he deserves now.

Don't recall never giving Condit credit...

[shyne]

If I'm George I call out Diaz next, don't want any part of Hendrix right now that dude has bricks for hands.

[dbreiden83080]

Ace you got the youtube link to the post fight presser??

[polandprzem]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wWw09hz-vg

[dbreiden83080]

Thanks Poland..

[polandprzem]

Thanks Poland..
My pleasure


GSP was doing fine but I do not see him against Silva. He is too damn small. Anderson can hit anybody and his punches are more precise and powerful then Condits.

HE is dwarf of a man against Silva, that's why Silva wants to fight GSP. His wrestling is better and he has a ton of advantages. Screw him, let him fight Jon. He already was fighting @205

[dbreiden83080]

We'll see what Dana says about the Silva fight. I think GSP will do it at the right catchweight but both camps would have to agree..

I still want GSP/Diaz and now GSP/Hendricks..

[polandprzem]

yup


On ufc com there is already view of the press room

http://www.ufc.com/media/ufc-154-post-pc

[polandprzem]

:pctoss



whats taking so long?


Maybe Dana is talking to GSP?

[ace3g]

link finally working

[ace3g]

one of the biggest post fight pressers for answers, and they have technical difficulties

[polandprzem]

Couldn't they ask questions in english damn it ?

[polandprzem]

Hendriks: I cleared up the division ...
Condit: khyyy

[dbreiden83080]

It is clear the Silva fight is all about the catchweight.. GSP wants it lower and Silva will want it higher.. GSP is making it clear he wants it as low to 170 as possible..

[polandprzem]

If GSP - Silva happens let Diaz fight Hendriks

[polandprzem]

It is clear the Silva fight is all about the catchweight.. GSP wants it lower and Silva will want it higher.. GSP is making it clear he wants it as low to 170 as possible..

GSP wants it at 170 :D

[dbreiden83080]

GSP wants it at 170 :D

Which he knows won't happen.. But he'll throw it out there.. Silva is playing the same game with Jones, catchweight he says...

[lefty]

Couldn't they ask questions in english damn it ?

Hey Tabarnak on est au Québec icitte ! :madrun

[polandprzem]

Hey Tabarnak on est au Québec icitte ! :madrun

Daj se na luz

[polandprzem]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pamZXpr5Zc&amp;feature=relmfu

[polandprzem]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2roJH2JmPY&amp;feature=relmfu


May too early? my ass

He needs to roid up and then clear his body IMO of course.
But he does makes so long breaks. Insane 1 year for prep. :rolleyes

[polandprzem]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvohcvp9IaA&amp;feature=relmfu

[polandprzem]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHByIwm9B4Q&amp;feature=relmfu

[dbreiden83080]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2roJH2JmPY&feature=relmfu


May too early? my ass

He needs to roid up and then clear his body IMO of course.
But he does makes so long breaks. Insane 1 year for prep. :rolleyes

May too early.. GSP just had 18 months off, Silva maybe wants another 18 months LOL..

[lefty]

Daj se na luz

Bless you

[Creepn]

No GIFs? Booooooooo!

[ace3g]

http://cdn2.sbnation.com/imported_assets/1306231/Teh_Kick_medium.gif


http://cdn3.sbnation.com/imported_assets/1306357/what_ya_doing_jonny_medium.gif


http://cdn2.sbnation.com/imported_assets/1306363/bitches_and_geeks_medium.gif

Saw this live, cameraman was like wooo chicks, pans to gu...nope back to chicks, lol

http://cdn2.sbnation.com/imported_assets/1306469/pg1_medium.gif

[ace3g]

http://i.minus.com/i7niBI1sQPdf0.gif

http://img.mixedmartialarts.com/method=get&s=gsp-carlos-condit-gif-11-18-12-15-40-12-779.gif



http://img.mixedmartialarts.com/method=get&s=gsp-carlos-condit-gif.gif

[ace3g]

http://cdn1.sbnation.com/imported_assets/1306673/not_a_leg_kick_medium.gif

http://rubbermallet.org/hendricks-kampmann.gif

[The TroutBum]

http://rubbermallet.org/hendricks-kampmann.gif

I just don't see it. Even in slow-mo from other angles it doesn't even look like he hits him. I smell a fucking FIX.

Anyhow, the next logical fight is Kampman Vs. Condit.

[ace3g]

^ it doesn't take much if you hit on the right spot:

http://www.themmanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/UFC-141-Hendricks-vs-Fitch.gif

http://www.themmanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/UFC-141-Hendricks-vs-Fitch-2.gif

[dbreiden83080]

Ace always with the goods.. :toast

The Hendricks KO is weird looking. His head does not get snapped back yet it is like he got launched from a cannon the way he goes down.. I wish that fight had gone much longer as it could have been a good one..


Mixed Martial Arts - GSP's return proves rousing success


http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/mixed-martial-arts-gsps-return-proves-rousing-success-125653454.html

The sport's biggest star had been sidelined with two separate knee injuries, one of which put his career in jeopardy. In his absence, the UFC's smooth path to mainstream acceptance suddenly became very bumpy.

But as St-Pierre skipped down the aisle to the cage for his title bout with Carlos Condit in the main event of UFC 154, it was clear that all was right within the UFC universe once again.

St-Pierre went out and was a better version of himself than he had been before his ACL tear, using his wrestling to control Carlos Condit and win a unanimous decision before a crowd of 17,249. The win put him firmly back into the pound-for-pound conversation and gave UFC president Dana White a series of big-fight options.

Middleweight champion Anderson Silva sat watching at ringside, a reminder of the superfight that so many fans want to see. But in the co-main event, Johny Hendricks made a very loud and very authoritative statement for a welterweight title shot against St-Pierre with a 46-second knockout of Martin Kampmann.

The crowd's only disappointment after the main event was when St-Pierre failed to call out Silva. He said he'd need a vacation and take time to think about it.

To the shock and near-horror of the pro-St-Pierre crowd, Condit nearly finished the bout when he landed a kick to the head in the third round and landed some shots on the ground.

St-Pierre survived, though, and went on to a dominant win. Judges had it 50-45, 50-45 and 49-46.

He was in no mood to consider Silva, or any other fight after it was over. His head was swollen and misshapen, his face was covered with welts and he had stitches to close cuts on his nose and below his left eye.

"Before I put some ice on it, my head was shaped like a football, an American football," St-Pierre said.

The drama of the moment was lost when St-Pierre failed to demand a fight with Silva. At the post-fight news conference, he spent considerable time talking about the size difference between them.

Silva suggested before the fight that he would be agreeable to coming down to 177 to meet St-Pierre. St-Pierre, though, didn't welcome the Silva talk before the fight and he wasn't too thrilled with it afterward.

"I just came back and I was fighting Carlos Condit and everybody was asking me about Anderson Silva," St-Pierre said. "This is disrespectful to me and disrespectful to my opponent. I have to give more attention to the challenger that I have. The guy is the best in the world and I needed to focus on that opponent and not think about the next step.

"Right now, I just finished my fight, and the same answer, I'm going to say. I need to recompose and think about it. I got hit a lot on the head. I need a break. The thing is, we fight at 177 and I show up at 185. He's maybe 205, 210. I don't know how big he is, maybe he's even 225, 230. He's a big guy."

His return was emotional and he said he was committed to being as good as he could be. He had received plenty of criticism after failing to finish his previous four fights. All of them were decisions in primarily low-risk, low-drama fights.

On Saturday, he again used his wrestling to control the bout, taking Condit down repeatedly and busting him open early. This time, though, rather than simply pin Condit for long stretches, St-Pierre went after him, looking for the finish.

It's not in his nature to go wild, but he fought with more passion than he had in some time.

"I don't care about the critics and what they say," St-Pierre said. "I gave everything I had tonight. I am who I am. I use my body the best that I can. I don't have the knockout power of a Rampage Jackson or the athletic ability of a Jon Jones or the athletic ability of an Anderson Silva or the wrestling of a Chael Sonnen. But I use my body, the tools that I have, the best that I can and it's why I win fights."

He was brilliant against a very willing and courageous challenger. Condit would likely have beaten most welterweights in the world with the way he fought on Saturday, but it wasn't good enough against St-Pierre.

Condit incorporated a lot of kicks into his plan, which nearly worked when he clipped St-Pierre in the head in the third. But throwing kicks at a fighter with St-Pierre's wrestling skills is a risk and St-Pierre took advantage of it several times Saturday.

"Honestly, I felt whether I kicked or whether I didn't, he was probably going to take me down, so I might as well have kicked," Condit said. "And, you know, I almost closed it out with one of them. It was more the timing of the kicks than anything. Game planning for Georges, we were working on timing. If he's shooting in and we kick and catch him with it, well, then, you never know."

There's going to be plenty of speculation over the next few weeks about whether White will be able to make Silva-St-Pierre. It would undoubtedly be the biggest fight in UFC history and likely would crush all gate and pay-per-view marks.

Silva said he wants the fight and flew to Montreal from Brazil to discuss it with White.

Before the bout, he was already beginning to hype the theoretical match ever so slightly.

"Georges has good jiu-jitsu, good grappling and good stand-up," Silva said. "But I have more time in the Octagon."

It would be an incredible spectacle, though Hendricks suddenly made himself a viable contender with his destruction of Kampmann.

In his last three bouts, he's knocked Jon Fitch out in 12 seconds, beaten Josh Koscheck and knocked out Kampmann in 46 seconds.

"I'm a wrestler and I can knock people out," Hendricks said, beaming. "That's pretty sweet."

Even though the majority of the card was substandard, the night turned out sweetly for the UFC.

It has a massive task ahead if it wants to put together a St-Pierre-Silva meeting. A St-Pierre-Hendricks fight is suddenly way more appealing. And Condit acquitted himself so well, he'll remain at or near the top of the division, poised for big fights.

White was in no hurry to force St-Pierre to make a choice.

"He was off 18 months and he'd just been in a war," White said of St-Pierre. "You could tell in that fifth round, he was hurt and he was tired. When a fighter comes back after that long of a layoff and after that type of surgery he had, he [needs time]. He probably feels like he got hit by a bus. I'm not even going to talk to him about it for a couple of weeks."

But White wore still wore a smile most of Saturday, a sure sign that his biggest star was finally back.

[ace3g]

per Ariel:

Dana just said GSP told him I want Nick Diaz. Dana said that's probably the fight we'll make.

Dana said that GSP doesn't ask for much, so he feels like he has to do it. Silva and Hendricks will have to wait.

Dana hasn't told Nick yet, but he is here. ... What did I tell you, my friends?

[polandprzem]

stupid :D

[Brunodf]

GSP is ducking Silva AND Hendricks now, that's embarrassing

[The TroutBum]

GSP is ducking Silva AND Hendricks now, that's embarrassing

Hahaha, my thoughts exactly.



Well, not exactly. I was thinking, "GSP is ducking Silva AND Hendricks now, that fucking pussy."

[dbreiden83080]

GSP is ducking Silva AND Hendricks now, that's embarrassing

Ducking Hendricks LOL. Gotta love fans.. Now the best WW of all time is ducking contenders...

[Brunodf]

Ducking Hendricks LOL. Gotta love fans.. Now the best WW of all time is ducking contenders...

Well, he is demanding a fight against Diaz(who is coming of a loss) add the fact that Hendricks would be the first fighter with 1 punch ko power that GSP ever faced. So yeah, choosing to fight against a guy coming of a loss, with no power, poor TDD over Hendricks, sounds pretty bad.

[dbreiden83080]

Well, he is demanding a fight against Diaz(who is coming of a loss) add the fact that Hendricks would be the first fighter with 1 punch ko power that GSP ever faced. So yeah, choosing to fight against a guy coming of a loss, with no power, poor TDD over Hendricks, sounds pretty bad.

Maybe he should fight Diaz and Hendricks at the same time.. With BJ Penn on stand bye.. Royal Rumble...


GSP will fight Hendricks.. It will happen..

[polandprzem]

You never know.

If hendiks will be forced to fight one more time he might lose and then his chances to fight GSP will be slim. Well if GSP still gonna be the champ.

[The TroutBum]

Maybe he should fight Diaz and Hendricks at the same time.. With BJ Penn on stand bye.. Royal Rumble...


GSP will fight Hendricks.. It will happen..


You never know.

If hendiks will be forced to fight one more time he might lose and then his chances to fight GSP will be slim. Well if GSP still gonna be the champ.

Exactly. How pissed is Hendricks about all this shit? I fucking hate Hendricks, and I think GSP would dominate his anus, but still...