In preparation for his upcoming title bout at UFC 137, UFC Welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre has acquired the assistance of renowned boxing coach, Freddie Roach.
St-Pierre will be headlining the main card, as he will make his seventh title defense against Strikeforce Welterweight champion, Nick Diaz. The bout was officially announced a couple weeks ago.
The French-Canadian defeated Diaz’s friend and training partner, Jake Shields, in his most recent title defense at UFC 129. Following the bout, Shields requested that the Stockton, Calif. native be next in line to challenge St-Pierre. “Rush” has trained with Roach on previous occasions, as he began to define his boxing skills and technique for his bouts versus Josh Koscheck and Jake Shields.
And regarding rumors of a potential super-fight with UFC Middleweight champion, Anderson Silva, this bout could mark the end of St-Perre’s tenure in the welterweight division.
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