UFC 154 comes to you from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada live on Saturday night.UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre returns to the Octagon after a long time away from the cage to find out who the true UFC champion is against UFC I…
UFC 154 comes to you from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada live on Saturday night.
UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre returns to the Octagon after a long time away from the cage to find out who the true UFC champion is against UFC Interim Welterweight Champion Carlos Condit.
The co-main event of the evening may determine the number one contender for the championship when Martin Kampmann and Johny Hendricks square off.
The 13 fight main card kicks off in the early evening on Facebook. The live and free portion of the undercard features four bouts.
The action then moves to FX at 8 p.m. ET with four more fights before the PPV begins at 10 p.m. ET.
Come back for live reactions to each fight on the UFC 154 card.
Georges St. Pierre has entered the Octagon 18 times in his career and come out with his hand raised in 16 of those encounters. That is why he is considered one of the world’s best mixed martial artists, and one of the greatest of all-time.GSP has beate…
Georges St. Pierre has entered the Octagon 18 times in his career and come out with his hand raised in 16 of those encounters. That is why he is considered one of the world’s best mixed martial artists, and one of the greatest of all-time.
GSP has beaten most of the best welterweights in the world, and made it look easy. He has been a buzzsaw throughout his UFC career.
Now we sit on the brink of his return to the cage. We will once again be witness to a GSP fight at UFC 154 in Montreal when he takes on UFC Interim Welterweight Champion Carlos Condit.
Eight years in the UFC and going strong.
This is how each of his victories stack up against one another.
Georges St-Pierre makes his return to the UFC Octagon after a long layoff that saw a dramatic shift in the welterweight landscape.Carlos Condit, who will stand opposite GSP on Saturday, defeated Nick Diaz to become the Interim Welterweight Champion, Jo…
Georges St-Pierre makes his return to the UFC Octagon after a long layoff that saw a dramatic shift in the welterweight landscape.
Carlos Condit, who will stand opposite GSP on Saturday, defeated Nick Diaz to become the Interim Welterweight Champion, Johny Hendricks shocked the world with a blistering first round KO of Jon Fitch and Martin Kampmann found ways to win against the ThiagoAlves and Jake Ellenberger to rise in the ranks.
The contenders may be a bit different since the last time GSP set foot in the Octagon, but he still stands atop the division. For now.
The Montreal card will get a good dose of Canadian fighters throughout the night, and will see plenty of the smaller guys who kick off the Facebook prelims.
It should be another stellar UFC production with 13 bouts lined up to please the audience.
Start the slideshow for the previews, odds and predictions for each fight on the UFC 154 card.
Ronda Rousey and the UFC are finally married to one another. The proverbial glass ceiling has shattered, and women will make their UFC debut in 2013. Rousey will automatically become the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion. The question now begs: Who wil…
Ronda Rousey and the UFC are finally married to one another. The proverbial glass ceiling has shattered, and women will make their UFC debut in 2013.
Rousey will automatically become the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion. The question now begs: Who will be her counterpart in the first ever women’s UFC title fight?
The options may seem plentiful, but they quickly get whittled down.
Many fans and pundits may want that first fight to be the much sought after bout against Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos. There are two problems with this match-up: She will be coming off of a suspension for testing positive for stanozolol, and she is not a bantamweight.
It is tough to have a title fight when one participant is not in that weight class. Cyborg is not an option for the first bout.
So, who are the other women who could conceivably challenge Rousey?
Sarah Kaufman’s name would hit the top of the list as one of the top five in the division, but she just challenged Rousey and was quickly defeated. She will need a couple more wins before trying to dethrone the champion again.
Another potential fight would be with Olympic silver medalist Sara McMann. The problem with that fight is that not many know who McMann is. In spite of signing a Strikeforce deal she never had the opportunity to fight for the organization.
The field of women seeking that title shot should come down to three: Liz Carmouche, MarloesCoenen, and Miesha Tate.
Some may bemoan the inclusion of Tate due to her brutal loss to Rousey in early 2012, but the hatred between the two women will be a nice selling point for the UFC audience who did not follow their first encounter.
It is a fight that has instant heat and would do well on a FOX or FX telecast.
Carmouche and Coenen are other viable options. WhileCoenen went back to 145 for a fight in Invicta, she could still return as a top contender to the bantamweight division, and Carmouche is one of the division’s top fighters without a fight lined up.
None of these ladies are a bad option, but Tate is the optimal solution.
There has been a consistent growing buzz around Rousey, and her first fight should have a little spice to it. A second meeting between the two would offer the UFC audience a chance to be privy to their exchanges in and out of the cage.
It would draw the most interest out of the gate. Something that Rousey, and women’s MMA, needs in this foray in the UFC.
Making Tate the first challenger will also give the other women in the division a chance to make their case for the next shot. Should their fight also be telecast on free television it will help the second defense of the title.
A Rousey-Tate rematch is the right way to go. The UFC should take advantage of the rivalry that is already ongoing and use it to their advantage in promoting the introduction of Rousey to the UFC audience. It is a win for everyone.
Rashad Evans and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira will meet inside the Octagon in a light heavyweight showdown in early 2013.Both fighters will be coming off lengthy layoffs.Evans has been out of action since April when he suffered a unanimous decision defeat …
Rashad Evans and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira will meet inside the Octagon in a light heavyweight showdown in early 2013.
Both fighters will be coming off lengthy layoffs.
Evans has been out of action since April when he suffered a unanimous decision defeat to UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, and Nogueira has not entered the Octagon since December 2011.
The winner of the fight will likely move into the top five in the light heavyweight division. It will be an important fight for the hierarchy of the division.
How do the two men compare to one another in a head-to-toe breakdown? Let’s find out.
Rich Franklin has accomplished a lot inside the Octagon. On Saturday, he will try to add to his list by defeating Cung Le in the UFC’s first trip to China.The former middleweight champion returns to the 185-pound division for one last run at the title….
Rich Franklin has accomplished a lot inside the Octagon. On Saturday, he will try to add to his list by defeating Cung Le in the UFC’s first trip to China.
The former middleweight champion returns to the 185-pound division for one last run at the title.
The window of opportunity is closing on the 38-year-old, and he knows it. No matter how it goes, Rich Franklin is one of the all-time best to grace the Octagon. He has been an excellent fighter and company man.
Franklin has had several memorable moments throughout his career, and here are seven of the best.
