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Georges St. Pierre Does It Again, Dominates Jake Shields at UFC 129

Filed under: UFC, NewsThe crowd in Toronto on Saturday night was unprecedented for the UFC, with 55,000 fans more than doubling the promotion’s attendance record. But while the fans themselves were something new, the man they came to see did the same o…

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GSP punches Jake Shields at UFC 129.The crowd in Toronto on Saturday night was unprecedented for the UFC, with 55,000 fans more than doubling the promotion’s attendance record. But while the fans themselves were something new, the man they came to see did the same old thing: UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre once again won a thoroughly dominant unanimous decision victory, defeating Jake Shields in the main event at UFC 129.

The judges scored it 50-45, 48-47 and 48-47 for St. Pierre, and although those score cards were closer than the usual for St. Pierre, they represented what has become commonplace for the UFC champ: He wins decisions easily, rather than putting opponents away spectacularly. St. Pierre said afterward that he wasn’t happy with his own performance.

“I couldn’t deliver much,” St. Pierre said. “I’m sorry for the fans. I wanted to make a knockout or a submission.”

Eight Ways of Looking at George St. Pierre’s UFC 129 Victory

Filed under: UFCGeorges St. Pierre won the decision over Jake Shields at UFC 129 in Toronto, but he also injured his eye and got showered with boos in his home country. Was it a Pyrrhic victory for the UFC welterweight champ, or just a sign that fans a…

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Georges St. Pierre won the decision over Jake Shields at UFC 129 in Toronto, but he also injured his eye and got showered with boos in his home country. Was it a Pyrrhic victory for the UFC welterweight champ, or just a sign that fans are too hard on the dominant St. Pierre? The answer depends on how you look at it.

I. GSP vs. Nick Diaz is now the biggest (only?) welterweight title fight the UFC can make. It’s not that he’s run out of credible challengers. Carlos Condit, for instance, could still be an interesting challenger. It’s just that, after yet another disappointing decision, convincing fans to pay for the next GSP fight will be a challenge. A superfight with Anderson Silva would probably do it, but that’s a ways off, if it happens at all. The champion-versus-champion nature of a GSP-Diaz is the only thing at 170 pounds that would sufficiently energize the mainstream fan base. With Diaz’s style – not to mention his penchant for crazy talk before, during and after a fight – it’s a fight that practically sells itself.

Dana White Says GSP vs. Nick Diaz Not Impossible

If you didn’t think last night’s UFC 129 card lived up to the hype, then perhaps it’s time to do some serious thinking as to why you watch MMA…Yes, GSP once again failed to finish an opponent, but it’s easy to criticize when there’s zero chance that Jake Shields will crawl through your TV and […]

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If you didn’t think last night’s UFC 129 card lived up to the hype, then perhaps it’s time to do some serious thinking as to why you watch MMA…Yes, GSP once again failed to finish an opponent, but it’s easy to criticize when there’s zero chance that Jake Shields will crawl through your TV and choke you senseless. And if Lyoto Machida’s ‘holy effin hell’’ KO of Randy Couture didn’t blow your mind, not to mention several other ‘I’m still shuddering’ stoppages, then there’s no sense talking any further.

Now, regardless of the fact that St. Pierre obviously didn’t get the stoppage, he did defeat yet another top ranked fighter. So with Shields out of the way, and hopefully GSP won’t be out long with his eye injury, what the hell is next? Is the welterweight division finally cleaned out without a dust bunny in site? Well, now that Strikeforce is the property of Zuffa, UFC Prez Dana White  has apparently conceded that a fight with a certain Mr. Nick Diaz, could be possible…(Thanks to MMA Weekly for the quotes).

“I imagine I could do whatever I wanted to do if I really wanted to, but we have a contract with Showtime and he’s a Showtime fighter. I don’t know we’re going to have to see how this whole thing works out. That’s an interesting fight,” White said about Diaz coming over to face St-Pierre…. “I can do what I want to do.”

Yup, that’s some sweet news, although there is all this business about Diaz doing some boxing on the side to make some extra scratch. Either way, the fact that GSP vs. Diaz is now a real possibility is pretty damn cool.

Strikeforce Champ Nick Diaz Could Be Georges St. Pierre’s Next Opponent

Filed under: UFC, Strikeforce, NewsTORONTO — Georges St. Pierre was barely a few minutes out of his last fight when the MMA world began speculating about what fight he would find himself in next. One thing is certain: the welterweight ranks keep thinn…

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TORONTO — Georges St. Pierre was barely a few minutes out of his last fight when the MMA world began speculating about what fight he would find himself in next. One thing is certain: the welterweight ranks keep thinning as GSP continues to mow through contenders. And since he’s beaten several of the top-ranked UFC stars already, the UFC might well go to plan B.

Long discussed has been the possibility of a super fight with middleweight king Anderson Silva, but there are a few possible roadblocks. For one, St. Pierre hasn’t committed to moving up a weight class. Also, he’d be forced to wait a few months, as Silva already has a scheduled title defense against Yushin Okami in late August.

The other alternative? How about a champion vs. champion bout with Strikeforce titleholder Nick Diaz?

Fighter vs. Writer: UFC 129 Picks with ‘Mayhem’ Miller

Filed under: UFCThe last time Jason “Mayhem” Miller and I squared off in a fight prediction contest, we came to an unsatisfying tie over UFC 121. I knew from that moment that we would one day meet again to settle our beef, but I didn’t know when.

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The last time Jason “Mayhem” Miller and I squared off in a fight prediction contest, we came to an unsatisfying tie over UFC 121. I knew from that moment that we would one day meet again to settle our beef, but I didn’t know when.

But looking at the main event for UFC 129 it occurred to me, there may be no one in the world who is more qualified to break this fight down than Miller, who fought both Jake Shields and Georges St. Pierre.

“It’s true,” Miller sighed when I approached him with the idea. “I guess I am uniquely qualified, since I have been decisioned by both gentlemen.”

And just like that, it was on. Let there be no ties this time around…

UFC 129 Main Event Breakdown: Georges St. Pierre vs. Jake Shields

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TORONTO — Every once in a while in the fight game, you get a perfectly timed intersection of careers that leads to the two best meeting at their best. We don’t always know it at the time, however. It’s impossible to know the apex of an athlete’s career until he retires and everything can be judged objectively. But it would be hard to imagine that either UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre or challenger Jake Shields isn’t at the top of their game right now.

Between the two, they are a combined 29-1 over their last 30 fights. Since the start of 2005, each has fought 15 times; Shields is unbeaten, St. Pierre lost just once, and later avenged the defeat by dominating Matt Serra in a rematch.

The UFC 129 main event fight clearly features two athletes at the top of their game, and the result could change the way history is viewed.