It’s been 20 years of caged combat inside the UFC’s famed Octagon—an occasion that’ll appropriately be celebrated with the return of the organization’s champion extraordinaire, Georges St-Pierre.
Whether or not you think he’s got anything left to prove, he’ll certainly have his hands full with Johny Hendricks.
It might be a tale you’ve heard several times over the course of St-Pierre’s unprecedented welterweight title reign, but on Saturday night, Hendricks seems to be the manifestation of all the right qualities to give the French Canadian icon loads of trouble.
Beyond defeating the opponent standing across the cage from him, St-Pierre will also look to secure a few more records to his name—if he outperforms Hendricks at UFC 167, St-Pierre will have the most total victories and most title-bout victories of any fighter to ever compete under the Zuffa banner.
There’s no denying that there’ll be more on the line than your routine title fight.
And just think—Rashad Evans, Chael Sonnen, Rory MacDonald and Robbie Lawler will all make appearances before the main event even manages to get underway.
When we speak of “stacked fight cards,” this is what we’re referring to.
Let’s take a look at all of the dynamics and content needed to prepare you for the 20th anniversary special, UFC 167.