Former welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre has made a rare appearance at a UFC event.
Georges St-Pierre hasn’t attended much UFC events since deciding to go on a hiatus from the sport. For some reason, the all-time great has decided to fly to vegas for UFC 196, and it has been leading to much speculation about a possible return at UFC 200.
The 34-year-old hasn’t competed since 2013. It may be safe to say it is unlikely at this point in time, but a possible bout against McGregor — who has moved up and has been talking about competing for the welterweight title — will surely be a massive fight that will easily sell.
Former welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre has made a rare appearance at a UFC event.
Georges St-Pierre hasn’t attended much UFC events since deciding to go on a hiatus from the sport. For some reason, the all-time great has decided to fly to vegas for UFC 196, and it has been leading to much speculation about a possible return at UFC 200.
The 34-year-old hasn’t competed since 2013. It may be safe to say it is unlikely at this point in time, but a possible bout against McGregor — who has moved up and has been talking about competing for the welterweight title — will surely be a massive fight that will easily sell.
Check out how different Conor McGregor looks on his last two UFC weigh ins. On Friday, Conor McGregor tipped the scales at 168 lbs for his welterweight bout against Nate Diaz at UFC 196. He says he has had a full belly the entire week, and c…
Check out how different Conor McGregor looks on his last two UFC weigh ins.
On Friday, Conor McGregor tipped the scales at 168 lbs for his welterweight bout against Nate Diaz at UFC 196. He says he has had a full belly the entire week, and claims to have never felt this good before a fight.
It really shows too. Check below for a before and after photo from McGregor’s last two weigh ins.
McGregor cuts a significant amount of weight to make 145 lbs, and on the left is a photo from his featherweight championship bout against Jose Aldo at UFC 194. On the right is Friday’s UFC 196 weigh in just three months later, where he did not cut weight.
The difference is just crazy, and to me, there are two major takeaways from this. One, this highlights the need for dangerous and drastic cuts should be lessened, if not eliminated, with more fighters hopefully thinking about their health and competing closer to their natural weight. And two, good luck to Frankie and those still waiting for McGregor to drop back down to defend his belt.
Watch Tom Lawlor weigh-in with fake Conor McGregor tattoos for UFC 196, and see how the Irishman reacted. Tom Lawlor has been known to have all these crazy gimmicks and outfits during weigh-in day, and UFC 196 was no different. One would thi…
Watch Tom Lawlor weigh-in with fake Conor McGregor tattoos for UFC 196, and see how the Irishman reacted.
Tom Lawlor has been known to have all these crazy gimmicks and outfits during weigh-in day, and UFC 196 was no different. One would think that the Reebok uniform deal could’ve put an end to all that, but Lawlor got creative as he managed to tip the scales dressed as “McLawlor”.
Watch the clip above as Lawlor imitated Conor’s look with cornrows and sticker tattoos, and see how McGregor reacted to it.
Lawlor weighed in at 204.5 lbs for his light heavyweight bout against Corey Anderson on the main card. The featherweight champion in McGregor tipped the scales at 168 lbs as he moved up to welterweight against Nate Diaz.
Did McGregor’s punch do damage to Nate Diaz’s hand? Either way, Eddie Alvarez says Conor shouldn’t get away with throwing a punch at the UFC 196 press conference.
“The man was afraid to look me dead in the eye, so he put a frame in front of him,” McGregor said. “I quickly snatched it and broke his wrist. The medics are in with him now! His wrist will never be the same! Like his knee, his bum right leg.”
For what his worth, Diaz on his part, denies that his hand is hurt. Although with a massive paycheck on the line, people continue to speculate as Nate likely wouldn’t really want to pull out of the fight either way.
Regardless of the state of Diaz’s hand, many people have chimed in, and lightweight contender Eddie Alvarez are among those who think McGregor shouldn’t get away with throwing a punch before the fight.
Personally, I wouldn’t have a problem with a portion of a purse going to the opponent of someone who throws punches during pre-fight media obligations. I agree with Alvarez in a sense that intense and crazy staredowns are fine as it sells fights, but throwing strikes that could put bouts in jeopardy shouldn’t go unpunished.
Either way, here’s to hoping that hand is okay. Diaz already has enough to deal with coming in on extremely short notice against one of the best fighters in the UFC.
Did McGregor’s punch do damage to Nate Diaz’s hand? Either way, Eddie Alvarez says Conor shouldn’t get away with throwing a punch at the UFC 196 press conference.
“The man was afraid to look me dead in the eye, so he put a frame in front of him,” McGregor said. “I quickly snatched it and broke his wrist. The medics are in with him now! His wrist will never be the same! Like his knee, his bum right leg.”
For what his worth, Diaz on his part, denies that his hand is hurt. Although with a massive paycheck on the line, people continue to speculate as Nate likely wouldn’t really want to pull out of the fight either way.
Regardless of the state of Diaz’s hand, many people have chimed in, and lightweight contender Eddie Alvarez are among those who think McGregor shouldn’t get away with throwing a punch before the fight.
Personally, I wouldn’t have a problem with a portion of a purse going to the opponent of someone who throws punches during pre-fight media obligations. I agree with Alvarez in a sense that intense and crazy staredowns are fine as it sells fights, but throwing strikes that could put bouts in jeopardy shouldn’t go unpunished.
Either way, here’s to hoping that hand is okay. Diaz already has enough to deal with coming in on extremely short notice against one of the best fighters in the UFC.
Watch several minutes of Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz cursing at each other at Fox Sports Live.
Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz had a scuffle at the UFC 196 pre-fight press conference, where the Irishman punched Diaz’s hand during the staredown and started a bit of a crazy sequence of events. Once things settled down, both men joined ‘Jay and Dan’ at Fox Sports Live from separate rooms.
That didn’t stop them from making verbal attacks and insults though. Watch the clip below as the two headliners went absolutely off on each other in over 7 minutes of expletives.
Watch several minutes of Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz cursing at each other at Fox Sports Live.
Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz had a scuffle at the UFC 196 pre-fight press conference, where the Irishman punched Diaz’s hand during the staredown and started a bit of a crazy sequence of events. Once things settled down, both men joined ‘Jay and Dan’ at Fox Sports Live from separate rooms.
That didn’t stop them from making verbal attacks and insults though. Watch the clip below as the two headliners went absolutely off on each other in over 7 minutes of expletives.
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