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Georges St-Pierre Early Favorite in Possible Champ vs. Champ Bout with Nick Diaz

Filed under: UFC, Strikeforce, NewsGeorges St-Pierre’s next fight has not yet been decided. The UFC welterweight champion could either move up in weight to fight middleweight champion Anderson Silva, or he may stay put and face Strikeforce’s 170-pound …

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GSP punches Jake Shields at UFC 129.Georges St-Pierre‘s next fight has not yet been decided. The UFC welterweight champion could either move up in weight to fight middleweight champion Anderson Silva, or he may stay put and face Strikeforce’s 170-pound champ Nick Diaz.

It’s a fight Diaz wants badly, and last Thursday, he was in Las Vegas to meet with UFC president Dana White and ask for it. The results of that meeting are so far unknown, but we can report there is no deal done just yet. But we also know that White is often quite receptive to fighters who passionately lobby for a specific fight.

Though the bout is not official, many believe it’s a more likely possibility than St-Pierre vs. Silva, and in the earliest odds released for the bout, St-Pierre has been installed as a fairly large favorite.

MMA oddsmaker Nick Kalikas has installed St-Pierre is a -425 favorite over Diaz, making him an over 4-to-1 choice to win. Diaz is at +325.

St-Pierre (22-2) is the winner of nine straight bouts and has defended his belt six times in a row since re-capturing it with a win over Matt Serra in April 2008. Just three weeks ago, he held off Diaz’s Cesar Gracie teammate Jake Shields via unanimous decision.

Diaz, though, has an even longer win streak than GSP, boasting 10 straight victories, including his most recent, an April 9 knockout of Paul Daley that moved his record to 25-7 with 1 no contest. Given Diaz’s boxing ability and attacking jiu-jitsu style, many feel his skill set can offer St-Pierre more matchup problems than any top-ranked welterweight.

The prospect of a Silva vs. St-Pierre superfight still remains a possibility, but St-Pierre would find himself in the role of underdog there. As it currently stands, Silva is a -175 favorite. The middleweight champ has other things to think about first, however. He is currently booked for a UFC 134 title defense against Yushin Okami.

 

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Firas Zahabi Believes Nick Diaz Fight May Be Next for Georges St-Pierre

Filed under: UFC, Strikeforce, NewsAfter his fighters went 4-1 on the biggest UFC card in history on Saturday, Firas Zahabi said his biggest star’s left eye will be OK – and that a champion vs. champion fight may be in his future.

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Georges St-PierreAfter his fighters went 4-1 on the biggest UFC card in history on Saturday, Firas Zahabi said his biggest star’s left eye will be OK – and that a champion vs. champion fight may be in his future.

Zahabi, head trainer at the Tristar Gym in Montreal, home of UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, told Ariel Helwani on “The MMA Hour” on Monday that his star pupil’s left eye, which St-Pierre said he could not see out of midway through the fight onward, was not a serious injury.

Jose Aldo, Mark Hominick Lead Record $129,000 Bonuses at UFC 129

TORONTO – In the spirit of the biggest show in its history, UFC 129, the Ultimate Fighting Championship handed out record post-fight bonus awards on Saturday of, appropriately, $129,000 each.

Jose Aldo, Mark Hominick, Lyoto Machida and Pablo Garza we…

Jose Aldo, Mark Hominick Lead Record $129,000 Bonuses at UFC 129.TORONTO – In the spirit of the biggest show in its history, UFC 129, the Ultimate Fighting Championship handed out record post-fight bonus awards on Saturday of, appropriately, $129,000 each.

Jose Aldo, Mark Hominick, Lyoto Machida and Pablo Garza were each given bonuses for their performances at Rogers Centre in Toronto. UFC president Dana White announced the winners and bonus amounts at the post-fight press conference after Saturday’s pay-per-view – the first stadium show in company history in front of 55,724 fans, who accounted for a record $12.075 million gate in U.S. dollars.

Kyle Watson Trained Briefly at UFC 129 Opponent’s Gym

Filed under: UFCTORONTO – Kyle Watson doesn’t want to make too big a fuss over his fight against John Makdessi because, well, the two are “definitely not teammates.”

But in a sport in which every little advantage could be the difference between a win…

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TORONTO – Kyle Watson doesn’t want to make too big a fuss over his fight against John Makdessi because, well, the two are “definitely not teammates.”

But in a sport in which every little advantage could be the difference between a win and a loss, Watson will take what he can get.

Watson (13-6-1, 1-0 UFC) and Makdessi (8-0, 1-0 UFC) meet on the preliminary card of UFC 129 in Toronto on Saturday, but it was the short time they spent together at the Tristar Gym in Montreal that is eliciting a few whispers.

All 12 Bouts on UFC 129 Fight Card to Be Aired

Filed under: UFC, NewsThe UFC has raised several personal bars with its first stadium show, UFC 129 next week in Toronto. Why not one more?

The UFC announced early Thursday morning via its Twitter feed that all five of its unaired preliminary card fi…

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The UFC has raised several personal bars with its first stadium show, UFC 129 next week in Toronto. Why not one more?

The UFC announced early Thursday morning via its Twitter feed that all five of its unaired preliminary card fights for UFC 129 will be streamed live on Facebook. MMA Fighting was first to report Wednesday that at least two bouts were planned for the social networking giant.

For the first time in its history, every fight on the card will air on a broadcast of some type. The first five fights will stream at the UFC’s Facebook fan page, a trend the company started in January at its Fight for the Troops 2 show. Two prelims will air live on Spike TV, a common pay-per-view lead-in the promotion started at UFC 103 in September 2009. And the main card will air on pay-per-view.

UFC 129 Expected to Again Utilize Facebook for Prelims

Filed under: UFC, NewsFor the seventh straight event, the UFC will once again utilize Facebook to bring free fights to fans.

Though not yet announced by the promotion, sources close to the UFC told MMA Fighting on Tuesday the company plans to stream …

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Claude Patrick.For the seventh straight event, the UFC will once again utilize Facebook to bring free fights to fans.

Though not yet announced by the promotion, sources close to the UFC told MMA Fighting on Tuesday the company plans to stream at least two preliminary card fights live on its Facebook fan page during the historic UFC 129 card in Toronto on April 30.

The current plan is for the bantamweight fight between Ivan Menjivar and Charlie Valencia and the welterweight bout between Claude Patrick and Daniel Roberts to be streamed on the UFC’s Facebook page, though the precise fights – and number of fights – could change.