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UFC News: Alan Belcher Says Anderson Silva Would Beat Georges St-Pierre

UFC middleweight contender Alan Belcher believes 185-kingpin Anderson Silva would beat Georges St-Pierre, the UFC welterweight champion, if their epic superfight ever comes to fruition. “The Talent” explained his pick in an interview with MMA Mani…

UFC middleweight contender Alan Belcher believes 185-kingpin Anderson Silva would beat Georges St-Pierre, the UFC welterweight champion, if their epic superfight ever comes to fruition. 

“The Talent” explained his pick in an interview with MMA Mania. 

Man, that’s a really hard to pick but I have to go with Anderson though. He has the size, he finds a way to win, he has knockout power in his hands. GSP is so sharp you can’t really get in on him, he’ll probably find a way to get Anderson down at some point, but just getting in on a taller guy on his legs like that is—it could make a big difference what weight they fight at.

Belcher did go on to say that in the off chance Silva and St-Pierre fought at the welterweight limit of 170 pounds, he would lean toward the French-Canadian picking up the victory.

If it’s a catchweight somewhere in the middle, Anderson has the advantage. If Anderson could make 170, then that’ll level the playing field. He won’t have the power, you know, he’ll loose a little. You loose some mass, you loose some power, you loose some gas, so, if he had to cut down to 170 then I would pick GSP. If they meet somewhere in the middle I think Anderson would tear him apart pretty easily.

While the showdown between St-Pierre and “The Spider” has been rumored for years, it still does not appear to be on the immediate horizon. 

Last week, UFC President Dana White said GSP will likely fight former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz in his next title defense. 

The Tristar Gym standout is fresh off a “Fight of the Night” victory performance against Carlos Condit at UFC 154 last month.

Additionally, Silva announced last month that he doesn’t plan to step back into the Octagon until late 2013. He last defended his title against rival Chael Sonnen at UFC 148 in July, winning via TKO in the second round.

Meanwhile, Belcher is 6-1 in his past seven bouts, most recently scoring an upset win over Rousimar Palhares at UFC on FOX 3 in May. 

He has a chance to avenge his first UFC loss back at UFC 62 in Aug. 2006 when he rematches Yushin Okami at UFC 155 later this month. 

Does Belcher have the logistics of a GSP-Silva superfight down pat, or is he completely off base with his assessment of the fight?

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UFC 155: Forrest Griffin Injury Another Horrible Blow to Once-Stacked Mega-Card

Looking back on it, UFC 155 was far too stacked to actually happen as intended.Back when the card was first announced, MMA fans were happily looking forward to a heavyweight title clash, a possible middleweight title eliminator and a more likely lightw…

Looking back on it, UFC 155 was far too stacked to actually happen as intended.

Back when the card was first announced, MMA fans were happily looking forward to a heavyweight title clash, a possible middleweight title eliminator and a more likely lightweight title eliminator.

A few months later, we only have one of those left.

As announced today by UFC president Dana White, Forrest Griffin is out of his fight with Phil Davis due to a knee injury—another damaging blow to a card now distinctly lacking in star power.

Moreover, it’s the third major injury that’s altered the card so far.

Not only did Chris Weidman drop out of his bout with Tim Boetsch on a shoulder injury, but Gray Maynard was also forced to abandon his match with Joe Lauzon due to a bad knee that had been hampering his training for three years.

And just like that, the last mega-stacked blowout UFC event for 2012 has essentially been reduced to a shell of its former self.

So, with just a short 24 days left before the night of the event, the question has to be asked—who’s going down next?

Alan Belcher? Chris Leben?

Even worse, what if Phil Davis doesn’t get a new opponent?

Just looking around the card, there’s still a lot of fights that UFC 155 can’t afford to lose.

While casual fans will likely be tuning in mainly for the Junior dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez rematch, it won’t be easy to satisfy hardcore fans if they lose guaranteed barn-burners like Brad Pickett vs. Eddie Wineland or Leonard Garcia vs. Cody McKenzie.

Brace yourself, folks. Dana White and Joe Silva have done an admirable job of filling in the rapidly-appearing gaps at UFC 155, but don’t be surprised if things get worse.

Let’s just pray that JDS and Velasquez are being extra careful in practice this month.

McKinley Noble is an MMA conspiracy theorist and FightFans Radio writer. His work has appeared in GamePro, Macworld and PC World. Talk with him on Twitter.

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Forrest Griffin Suffers Knee Injury, Out of UFC 155 Fight With Phil Davis [CURSEPOCALYPSE 2012]

(I mean, seriously. Y’know?)

The UFC Injury Curse of 2012 has another big-name trophy to hang on its wall — Forrest Griffin, who will miss his UFC 155 main card match against Phil Davis on December 29th due to a wrecked knee. UFC president Dana White passes along the sad (but at this point completely unsurprising) news:

Forrest Has MCL tear and ACL strain. 20 cc’s of blood removed from his knee and the saga continues at the UFC!!

No word yet on whether Davis will be getting a replacement opponent at the “Dos Santos vs. Velasquez II” event, or if he’ll be pulled from the lineup. Keep in mind that Davis was himself a replacement for Chael Sonnen, who ditched his matchup against Forrest when his TUF 17 coaching opportunity came up.

We’ll update you when we hear more.


(I mean, seriously. Y’know?)

The UFC Injury Curse of 2012 has another big-name trophy to hang on its wall — Forrest Griffin, who will miss his UFC 155 main card match against Phil Davis on December 29th due to a wrecked knee. UFC president Dana White passes along the sad (but at this point completely unsurprising) news:

Forrest Has MCL tear and ACL strain. 20 cc’s of blood removed from his knee and the saga continues at the UFC!!

No word yet on whether Davis will be getting a replacement opponent at the “Dos Santos vs. Velasquez II” event, or if he’ll be pulled from the lineup. Keep in mind that Davis was himself a replacement for Chael Sonnen, who ditched his matchup against Forrest when his TUF 17 coaching opportunity came up.

We’ll update you when we hear more.

Forrest Griffin Injures Knee, Out of UFC 155 Fight with Phil Davis

Another fighter, another knee injury. This time, former light heavyweight champ Forrest Griffin is pulling up lame.Dana White said via Twitter:
Forrest Has MCL tear and ACL strain. 20 cc’s of blood removed from his knee and the saga continues at the UF…

Another fighter, another knee injury. This time, former light heavyweight champ Forrest Griffin is pulling up lame.

Dana White said via Twitter:

Forrest Griffin was scheduled to face up-and-coming wrestler Phil Davis at UFC 155 on December 29. With the event three-and-a-half weeks away and given the severity of the injury, it is unlikely Griffin will be able recover in time for the fight.

This is another hard hit to the UFC 155 card, which has already been smacked by injuries.

Chris Weidman, who was originally set to face Tim Boetsch, pulled out of his fight with a shoulder injury and was replaced by Costa Philippou. A fight between Joe Lauzon and Gray Maynard also had to be tweaked after Maynard suffered a knee injury of his own. He was then replaced by Jim Miller.

Griffin was originally scheduled to face former middleweight title contender Chael Sonnen in his return to 205 pounds. This was changed when Sonnen and Jon Jones were set up to become the centerpieces of the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter. Davis replaced Sonnen but now finds himself without an opponent.

UFC 155 is still a compelling night of fights, topped with a heavyweight title fight (that has, thankfully, not been marred by injury) in Junior dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez.

No word yet on who could replace Griffin or if the fight will be canceled. Keep an eye on Bleacher Report as the story develops.

Update: Multiple sources are confirming that Griffin is off the UFC 155 card.

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UFC 155: Todd Duffee vs. Phil De Fries Head-to-Toe Breakdown

UFC 155 ends the year with an absolutely stacked card. It will be headlined by heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos and top contender and former champion Cain Velasquez. That is not the only heavyweight bout on the card, though. Recently re-signed he…

UFC 155 ends the year with an absolutely stacked card. It will be headlined by heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos and top contender and former champion Cain Velasquez.

That is not the only heavyweight bout on the card, though. Recently re-signed heavyweight Todd Duffee has agreed to fill in on short notice to take on Phil De Fries, who was supposed to fight Matt Mitrione. 

This fight presents a similar style of matchup to the previously planned De Fries-Mitrione bout. Here is the head-to-toe breakdown of Duffee vs. De Fries.

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MMA Hot Seat: 11 Fighters on the Hot Seat in the Month of December

One month comes as another one goes! After a newsworthy November, it’s time to kick December into high gear.The month has four UFC events, including the UFC 155 pay-per-view, which will host a heavyweight title bout between champion Junior dos Santos a…

One month comes as another one goes! After a newsworthy November, it’s time to kick December into high gear.

The month has four UFC events, including the UFC 155 pay-per-view, which will host a heavyweight title bout between champion Junior dos Santos and top challenger Cain Velasquez. 

While those men battle for the sport’s top prize, there are several other fighters who are competing in hopes of staying on the UFC roster.

Here is a look at 11 fighters who are on the hot seat in the month of December.

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