St-Pierre Won’t Need Surgery for UFC 100 Groin Injury, Will Resume Training in Weeks
A groin injury suffered by UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre in his UFC 100 victory over Thiago Alves on July 11 won’t require surgery, it was announced on Saturday, with the 170-pound title-holder set to return to the gym within the next few weeks.
“Evaluation of the results of an MRI indicate that no surgery will be required, and Georges should be back in the gym training within a few weeks after a brief rehabilitation,” read the announcement.
St-Pierre will next fight the winner of a September matchup between contenders Mike Swick and Martin Kampmann, possibly at UFC 108, the promotion’s blockbuster annual event, which is set to take place on January 2 in Las Vegas.
St-Pierre (19-2) has won 6-straight matchups following his upset loss to Matt Serra in early-2007, defeating Josh Koscheck, Matt Hughes, Serra, Jon Fitch, BJ Penn, and Thiago Alves to cement his status as the world’s top welterweight and among its best pound-for-pound fighters.
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He has cleaned out the WW division. Swick will get out wrestled, and Campman will get beat down. Time for him to coach a season of TUF while awaiting the WW division to restack.
I think GSP as a coach on TUF would be great. “Canada vs USA” or “Canada vs Brazil” might for some interesting TV…
canada vs brazil would be epic!!!!
with him and silva as coaches leading up to the super fight.
Actually I think GSP as a TUF coach is a great idea.
I’d much rather see that than one of those pointless cross-weight “superfights” whereupon the contenders of 2 weight classes are effectively shelved for months and months while the superfight principles, in this case GSP and Anderson Silva, sort things out.
I am however in favor of catchweight bouts between “name” fighters who no longer hold titles.
Although of course with GSP’s polite demeanor, unerring sportsmanship, and respectful personality, you’d need the opposing coach to be a real motormouth di<khead for TV and entertainment purposes…
It’s nice to hear that he won’t need to take a long layoff, and i’m glad that he will fight the winner of Kampmann-Swick. GSP should continue to built his legacy at 170 and not think too much about superfights right now.
i agree get that most title defends and fight streak. so far 9 wins and 3 people tied for 5 title defends. man matt hughes would of still had it if he didn’t take bj peen in their first fight to lightly. might take a while for to get those though just because of anderson silva but i long as he continues to fight more then anderson silva.
hopefully maia beats marquart so he can beat silva. i think marquart could beat maia if you know stay away from submission spots. but i don’t think he would beat anderson silva. silva hasen’t been so impressive in last fights.
i wonder who think GSP would be the next most dominate welter wieght champion ever. probaly now just because most of the time he just get UD.
*matt hughes would still have the record of he didn’t take bj penn to lightly in their first fight*
GSP vs his weight in badgers
Not to slight all of the current top contenders at WW that GSP has already beaten, but I think the next great contender at WW will be Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. That guy is a monster…
Rumble needs to step up and take on one of the AKA guys, Karo or Condit.
Yeap I will agree with you on that my friend.
He has good wrestleing skills decent striking and good speed with power.
He needs to work on his cardio and defense though.
If he could really push the pace and keep the pressure on guys he would reallllllly be dangerous.
I was looking forward to him and Brown fighting that would have been a good test for both guys IMO…
Great News about GSP
I agree with White_boy he will out wrestle Swick and Beat Kampman up!!
While I see why some do not like the Champion fighting Another Champion I personally dont mind it as much.
But I guess that’s from my boxing back ground, where that type of thing happens all the time. There is where that P4P best stuff in boxing terms get answered so to speak ex. Floyd Mayweather Dela Hoya Pac-Man- Roy Jones stepping up and fighting and capture’n belts in several weight classes…
Although there are significant examples as to why not step up in competition and fight at different weight classes, there are those fighters in that weight class for a reason and they are just as if not better.
AJ is a definite threat to the top 3 at ww in two years, he is too raw and inexperienced. dont forget about fitch and alves not to mention kos. just because they lost to gsp doesnt mean they are garbage. gsp lost his first fight to matt hughes and then came back improved and better. same thing will happen to fitch and alves, and kos needs to understand he cant outbox everyone and he will do fine.
I don’t like Swick’s chances against GSP, Fitch or Alves, but I do like his chances against Kampmann. He looked great against Saunders and I’ve been giving him some respect ever since TUF series. Good fighter, nice guy. I just don’t see him being stronger than Kos, Alves, Fitch….it just isn’t convincing me. Then again, Saunders was stronger than him and Swick used his speed to create good shots. We’ll see.
Any of you guys seeing Swick match up with the top 3 WW?
Josh V. ….I don’t think swick is all that good…he will get owned by GSP if he beats Kampman
ya but i beat he beats kampmann man he got good speed. get in hit fast and hard get out work his way to decision or tko/KO.
what do you all think about Hughes moving down to 155 I think it would be good for him if he did
It would be atough cut foe him. But he could probably do it. Hes no bigger than tibau.
I say this as a longtime Matt Hughes supporter, but Hughes should enjoy his retirement on his Hillsboro farm, and take comfort in the knowledge that he was the most dominant and highly regarded WW of his era, and leave the MMA’ing to younger men with more evolved fighting sensibilites and skillsets.
If Hughes still wants to be a more active part of the sport, I’m sure he could convert a very small part of his considerable acreage and an old barn or grain silo into some sort of MMA studio so that he could literally walk or jog to “work”.
Also, the last I read he still co-owns and works very closely with Team Hughes and Robbie Lawler out of their Granite City gym, H.I.T. Squad.
That, raising a family, having written a book, his work on TUF, speaking engagements and personal appearances, not to mention owning and operating a real working farm, should be enough for any man to enjoy, without trying to bust into the BJ Penn-dominated LW ranks and start again in his mid-30’s…
Hey crazier things have happened. I would probably lose my mind if hughes went down to 155 and challenged for the title, then beat Kenny or BJ, or whoever has it. That would rival Randy beating Big Tim
he would never make it he already cuts 30 pounds to make 170 theres no way someone could cut 45 pounds that would just kill you!
I thought Matt was retiring anyway. Lets go Hatt Hughes!
Matt Hughes IS NOT retiring he just recently signed a new 4 fight deal with the UFC
Mattt Hughes does not CO-own H.I.T he owns it that’s why it’s called Hughes Intesive Training(HIT) and it is pratically in is back yard. I mean it’s not like Hillsborough, Ill is all that big anyway. Yes he does have another baby on the way so I am somewhat suprised to see him keep fighting especially noting he claims how finacially stable he is. Also like Lidell I am sure Dana would gladly give Hughes a job and pay him VERY well to do it(probably well into the 6 figures). I have Met Hughes one time(after the last loss to Pierre) at his book signing and he did not look very big, maybe 175-180 so he could gradually drop weight to make 155 if needed. I mean Penn was a fat ass before he lost all his weight.
Glad to hear that GSP won’t need surgery for his injured groin. We can’t wait to see him back at 100% and fighting again!