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Georges St. Pierre Dominates Josh Koscheck at UFC 124

Filed under: UFC, NewsGeorges St. Pierre has shown once again why he’s the best mixed martial artist in the world: He doesn’t just keep winning, but he keeps getting better every time.

St. Pierre dominated Josh Koscheck for 25 minutes Saturday night a…

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Georges St. Pierre has shown once again why he’s the best mixed martial artist in the world: He doesn’t just keep winning, but he keeps getting better every time.

St. Pierre dominated Josh Koscheck for 25 minutes Saturday night at UFC 124, retaining the UFC welterweight championship with a unanimous decision victory that all three judges scored in St. Pierre’s favor, 50-45. St. Pierre has been working with the renowned boxing trainer Freddie Roach, and it clearly paid off, as St. Pierre used his boxing to a greater extent than ever before in his career.

“Josh Koscheck likes to throw his punch circular, and me, I’m a straight puncher,” St. Pierre said afterward. “So the issue was to keep him on the outside.”

GSP vs. Koscheck Takes UFC 124 Fight of Night

Filed under: UFC, NewsGeorges St-Pierre and Josh Koscheck earned the Fight of the Night at Saturday’s UFC 124 in Montreal, UFC president Dana White announced at the post-fight press conference.

For the first time ever, White allowed the fans to choose…

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Georges St-Pierre and Josh Koscheck earned the Fight of the Night at Saturday’s UFC 124 in Montreal, UFC president Dana White announced at the post-fight press conference.

For the first time ever, White allowed the fans to choose the winner of the Fight of the Night award and the hometown crowd selected the main event featuring champion St-Pierre.

Though White kept his word and allowed the fan’s choice to earn Fight of the Night, he would have picked a fight off the preliminary card (most likely Sean Pierson vs. Matthew Riddle) and said he won’t be letting fans decide again.

“[The fans] blew their chance, it’s over,” White said with a laugh.

Georges St. Pierre Routs Josh Koscheck at UFC 124

Filed under: UFC, NewsMONTREAL — It was a fight that was personal from the beginning, the stakes rising and the rivalry growing in intensity with the six weeks Georges St. Pierre and Josh Koscheck spent together taping The Ultimate Fighter reality sho…

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Georges St. Pierre celebrates his win at UFC 124.MONTREAL — It was a fight that was personal from the beginning, the stakes rising and the rivalry growing in intensity with the six weeks Georges St. Pierre and Josh Koscheck spent together taping The Ultimate Fighter reality show in Las Vegas. By the time it rolled around, the usually underspoken St. Pierre was uncharacteristically promising a whipping for his longtime antagonist.

True to his word, St. Pierre bullied the bully at UFC 124, dismantling Koscheck in a five-round unanimous decision before a North American MMA record attendance of 23,152 at the Bell Centre.

Eschewing the takedown and control game that his critics decry as overly safe, St. Pierre easily outstruck Koscheck in a largely standup fight, much to the delight of the capacity crowd that exploded at every punch, elbow and kick.

Still, GSP felt the performance fell short of his perfectionist’s tastes, as he failed to finish Koscheck as he predicted.

UFC 124 Video: Georges St-Pierre Post-Fight Press Conference Highlights

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MONTREAL — Watch below as the reigning and defending UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre meets the press following his win over Josh Koscheck at UFC 124. GSP talks about his game plan, his mindset heading into the fight, his thoughts on Koscheck after the fight, what’s next for him and whether he would consider moving up weight classes sooner rather than later.

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MONTREAL — Watch below as the reigning and defending UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre meets the press following his win over Josh Koscheck at UFC 124. GSP talks about his game plan, his mindset heading into the fight, his thoughts on Koscheck after the fight, what’s next for him and whether he would consider moving up weight classes sooner rather than later.

Mark Bocek Willing to Wait for George Sotiropoulos to Prove BJJ Point

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MONTREAL — MMA Fighting spoke to Mark Bocek following his UFC 124 submission win over Dustin Hazelett about his impression triangle choke, why he wants to fight George Sotiropoulos and his desire to also fight at UFC 131 in his hometown of Toronto.

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MONTREAL — MMA Fighting spoke to Mark Bocek following his UFC 124 submission win over Dustin Hazelett about his impression triangle choke, why he wants to fight George Sotiropoulos and his desire to also fight at UFC 131 in his hometown of Toronto.

Following UFC 124 Win, Jim Miller Wants Respect

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MONTREAL — MMA Fighting spoke to Jim Miller following his impressive kneebar submission win over Charles Oliveira on Saturday night at UFC 124. Miller talked about feeling disrespected heading into this fight by the oddsmaker, what he needs to do to get noticed and why he thinks the WEC lightweights coming into the UFC are going to get “weeded out pretty quickly.”

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MONTREAL — MMA Fighting spoke to Jim Miller following his impressive kneebar submission win over Charles Oliveira on Saturday night at UFC 124. Miller talked about feeling disrespected heading into this fight by the oddsmaker, what he needs to do to get noticed and why he thinks the WEC lightweights coming into the UFC are going to get “weeded out pretty quickly.”