Georges St. Pierre told a french press outlet: Agence France-Presse that he makes between 4 and 5 million for a UFC pay-per-view event. When asked if he is the highest paid fighter, GSP replied ”.
Georges St. Pierre told a french press outlet: Agence France-Presse that he makes between 4 and 5 million for a UFC pay-per-view event. When asked if he is the highest paid fighter, GSP replied ” I do not know, but I learned that the UFC makes the most money on Pay Per View when I am fighting. That made me smile!”
GSP also went on to explain the financial coo to the city which hosts one of his fights. “For me, a fight is [worth] $4 to $5 million. And in the city where the UFC holds its events, they are economic benefits [to the city] of between $15 to $20 million. It’s huge!”
In recent years, the majority of St. Pierre’s fights have been held in either a Canadian province or in the city of Las Vegas. Maybe Nick Diaz should have lobbied to get their fight in Stockton, and get that city a little cash flow.
Uncle Chael is coming to brunch.UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva is scheduled to meet with Chael Sonnen on Wednesday.While no official word has been given surrounding the nature of the meeting, the rumor mill is already buzzing about a potentia…
Uncle Chael is coming to brunch.
UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva is scheduled to meet with Chael Sonnen on Wednesday.
While no official word has been given surrounding the nature of the meeting, the rumor mill is already buzzing about a potential fight signing that would put the two adversaries against one another in early 2012.
“The bug got to Anaheim today, I get in tomorrow. We are having a meeting, and I AIN’T BRINGING FLOWERS….,” Sonnen posted on Twitter on Tuesday. “As Champion, I need nothing except my list of demands. Fighting on the date I’VE selected is my right for being better than you, Yes YOU.”
After submitting Brian Stann at UFC 136, Sonnen challenged Silva to a rematch of their dramatic UFC 117 clash in August 2010.
“Anderson Silva, you absolutely suck,” Sonnen told UFC commentator Joe Rogan in his post-fight interview. “Super Bowl weekend…the biggest rematch in the history of the sport. I’m calling you out, Silva.”
If things go according to plan, Sonnen would face Silva at UFC 143 on Feb. 4 at the Mandalay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The inclusion of Sonnen and Silva could set up the biggest fight card in MMA history.
UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre is scheduled to defend his belt against former Strikeforce champion Nick Diaz on that same night. Other potential bouts include Josh Koscheck vs. Carlos Condit and Anthony Pettis taking on Joe Lauzon.
There is a lot of bad blood between Silva and Sonnen, and it’ll be interesting to see how the meeting unfolds. In the mean time, Sonnen continues to taunt Silva and take verbal jabs at his wife.
“Andy won’t stand up to me, but he’ll have to sit before me tomorrow. Perhaps bowing and kissing my boot is in order. MEDIUM RARE!,” tweeted Sonnen.
The “medium rare” taunt stems from a past interview Sonnen did with Mauro Ranallo on “The MMA Show.”
“You tell Anderson Silva I’m coming over and I’m kicking down his back door and patting his little lady on the ass and I’m telling her to make me a steak, medium rare, just how I like it,” said Sonnen.
UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre has been long-linked to an eventual super-fight with UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva. The two legends have completely dominated their divisions for the past handful of years and it has now gotten to …
UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre has been long-linked to an eventual super-fight with UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva. The two legends have completely dominated their divisions for the past handful of years and it has now gotten to the point that each division is practically out of realistic challengers for the dominant champions.
However while many fans look forward to St-Pierre making the move up from 170 to 185, there was recently information provided from his camp that he might decide to move down in weight to 155 instead.
Certainly this would be a bit anti-climatic, but given his physical stature, a move down to 155 might actually be better on St-Pierre than a move up to 185 where he’d need to add a ton of muscle-mass to even be near his opponents in size.
He has cleaned out the cabinets in the welterweight division and now he may be setting his sights on doing it in a second weight-class. The lightweight division is arguably the most competitive in the company, but St-Pierre is just way too dominant to believe that he wouldn’t completely run through 155 as well.
These five reasons, among others, support the idea that GSP could join Randy Couture and BJ Penn as the third multi-division UFC champion.
Whether you’ve been watching MMA your entire life or you’ve just started watching the sport, you know that Anderson Silva is a legend. A very easy case could be made that he is the greatest fighter of all time.When Silva’s manager, Ed Soares, proclaime…
Whether you’ve been watching MMA your entire life or you’ve just started watching the sport, you know that Anderson Silva is a legend. A very easy case could be made that he is the greatest fighter of all time.
When Silva’s manager, Ed Soares, proclaimed that the reigning middleweight champion only had four fights left, everyone had an immediate opinion as to who those four fights should be against.
Since Soares’ proclamation, Silva has separated himself from his manager and stated he plans on fighting for at least seven more years. Either way, it is pretty clear that Silva isn’t going to fight forever.
Given all that he has achieved, Silva could retire today and be called one of the top three fighters of all time and the undisputed greatest middleweight to ever live. That’s why it is very important for each of his next fights to have significance—to remove all doubt that he is the best ever.
If Silva wants to cement this legacy, a move to light heavyweight appears imminent. That means that many of the fights that we don’t want to see would occur at his current weight class, where his dominance has been proven over and over again.
Here are the fights that we would rather not take up Silva’s remaining fights in his career.
The UFC has had many fighters come and go, some with success and some with disappointment. Some guys come into the UFC riding momentum and win streaks, but some just can’t live up to the hype. Not every fighter can be Jon Jones or Anderson Silva,…
The UFC has had many fighters come and go, some with success and some with disappointment. Some guys come into the UFC riding momentum and win streaks, but some just can’t live up to the hype. Not every fighter can be Jon Jones or Anderson Silva, and most fighters know that from the start.
The UFC is a cut throat business where a two-fight losing streak can tear down a fighter’s dream. Year after year we hear, about the next big thing in MMA. Maybe sometimes the expectations are set a little bit too high.
This isn’t about the guys who lived up to the hype, but rather about the guys who never had a chance to live up to that hype. Don’t be disappointed by this list.
A legendary figure in the world of mixed martial arts, BJ Penn has seen and done it all.One of the pioneer’s of the lightweight division, Penn made the jump to welterweight in 2004 when he took on then pound-for-pound great Matt Hughes, who had already…
A legendary figure in the world of mixed martial arts, BJ Penn has seen and done it all.
One of the pioneer’s of the lightweight division, Penn made the jump to welterweight in 2004 when he took on then pound-for-pound great Matt Hughes, who had already defended the 170-pound title five times.
Penn deftly defeated Hughes with a first round rear-naked choke, clinching his first championship belt in the process. Since then, he has tangled with the likes of Georges St-Pierre on two separate occasions and, most recently, wrapped up a “Fight of the Night” performance against current top contender Nick Diaz, who bested the Hawaiian by decision.
Since then, “The Prodigy” has been on the sidelines licking his wounds and contemplating retirement, though he has been candid enough to apply his analysis on the impromptu blockbuster match pitting the Canadian against the brash Stockton fighter, which is said to take place this February.
The two welterweight standouts are currently rumored for UFC 143, which takes place February 4 on Super Bowl weekend.
“I think it’s going to be very, very tough for Nick Diaz to defend Georges St-Pierre’s takedowns and if Georges St-Pierre wants to turn this into a takedown type fight, I think he’s definitely going to have an advantage,” said Penn, who spoke with ‘The Voice’ Michael Schiavello this weekend for Inside MMA.
Though St-Pierre began his professional career as a mixed martial artist thanks to the strength of his Kyokushin Karate background, he has since become one of the more successful wrestlers in the sport, having taken down some of the best, including high caliber NCAA opposition in Matt Hughes, Jon Fitch and Josh Koscheck.
“George St-Pierre’s wrestling is his strongest thing and Nick Diaz’ wrestling is probably his weakest thing, jiu-jitsu and boxing being Diaz’ best,” continued Penn.
“Anything can happen, though, you never know what’s going to happen. People get broken mentally in fights, people break. If Nick Diaz can make GSP break somehow, the fight is his, but other than that, I think it’s going to be a long night.”
Uncle Chael is coming to brunch.