UFC Not Returning To Montreal Until 2009; GSP vs. Penn Likely For Superbowl Weekend In Vegas
Unfortunately for our neighbors to the north, the UFC will be unable to make it back to the city of Montreal before 2009, according to Yahoo! Sports, who spoke with UFC president Dana White.
Additionally, the much-anticipated rematch between Georges St. Pierre and BJ Penn will take place during Super Bowl weekend on January 31st in Las Vegas, and St. Pierre’s welterweight title will be on the line in the five-round contest.
The report added that UFC 91 will take place as rumored in Portland, Oregon on November 15th, and that a lightweight meeting between Kenny Florian and Joe Stevenson is confirmed for the evening.
The article concluded with White debunking rumors that Wanderlei Silva will be fighting at UFC 92 on December 27th, stating “He [Silva] might not be on that card, though. But I really don’t know for sure now. But I’m thinking he’s not going to be on that at this point.”
The UFC’s next pay-per-view, “UFC 88: Breakthrough”, will emanate from the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia on September 6th and features Chuck Liddell vs. Rashad Evans in a light-heavyweight main event.
Tags: BJ Penn, Georges St. Pierre, Wanderlei Silva
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this sucks, we really need a sick fight card to finish off the year. so far GSP/Penn is out of the question, anderson silva is fighting in october so he probably won’t be on there, now dana is saying wanderlei might not be on there either? get to work dana and joe silva!
The UFC has to time everything just right if they’re going to have a sick card for UFC 100. I think we’re starting to see some of that planning.
UFC 100 should be in Glasgow coz UFC 1 was in 1993 and thats exactly wot fu*king year we live in
oooooh man…so gsp n penn is going to happen!?!?!
that is going to be one for the ages…i think gsp is going to have his hands full..it is tough to say who will win..
and dana will pull something off, and ufc 92 is going to be loaded..well hopefully!!
i got bj penn taking st. pierre….he shoulda won the first time and now bj is actually focused now…
Penn takes GSP, Florian takes Stevenson, Liddell takes Evans.
Penn is a more focused fighter this time around, but good ole Georges is a beast. It should be a good one.
I’ll take Joe Daddy if no one else will. I think he is better than Huerta and Kenflo (that name makes me sick by the way) will have to fight on the ground this time. No more running. Yes he has sick ju-jitsu, but Stevenson is no joke either.
Liddell knocks Sugar into the new year. Evans will finally get to taste what a real fighter hits like!
I LOVE the fact that Penn GSP will be in Vegas! I can take a 1 hour flight in for a like $200 bucks to see it. Flying to Canada was pretty much out of the question. Hell since its like 10 days after my birthday I think I can get some people to buy my ticket to the fight.
Penn does not deserve a title shot at this point. Who did he beat to become #1 contender at welter weight?
I hope GSP beats him into a bloody pulp, and sends him back to the light weight division where Florian takes his title.
I use to be a fan of Penn but I just hate UFC politics. How anyone can just jump up a weight-class and be #1 contender without fighting is beyond me.
And we all know the real fight is GSP vs Silva….
Markus-
The reason fighters can jump weight classes like this is because people wanna see the fight…I understand where your coming from and think many others deserve a shot at st. pierre before bj…but the main fact is the ufc is a business so there main goal is to make money and they see penn-gsp being a bigger money maker than gsp-alves or penn-florian…I wish there was a ranking system we could go by…alot of fighters get ****ed over…ex. machida…nobody wants to see him fight tho so he doesn’t get a title shot….this type of stuff is everywhere tho…look at women’s professional sports..no one wants to see it so you never do..except wnba which sucks and has poor ratings…its all about the benjamens
I’d actually rather see penn-silva than gsp-silva…i think penn has a better advantage against silva than gsp would because of his ground game…which is silva’s weak point if you really wanna call it that even…
Cole Miller is correct, the UFC thinks that this fight will bring in a record 1.1 million buys. But as far as B being a contender, he would have had a shot at the belt a year ago had he not been asked to be on TUF by Dana. He lost a split desicion to GSP in a fight some thought he won based on his effective striking. After GSP won the Belt Penn would have been next in line at that point. Didn’t happen and as fate would have it Sherk gets his title stripped and BJ ends up fighting for a the LW belt. That’s the reason he deserves this shot at GSP’s belt.
dana has put the gsp n penn fight off coz he nos as well as every other ufc fan that chuck an forrest will be fighting in december, i see chuck knocking rashard out early on then him an forrest will be a great way to end the year, better then the human punch bag vs mir
p.s penn will own gsp its guna be a bad nite for the rush i see second round TKO PENN
Cole I think you are a smart person and very on top of the game… There’s a few things wrong with you thinking Machida is getting ****ed over. Realistically.. who has he fought? RF and BJ Penn; both guys who fought outside of their dominant weight classes. Tito Ortiz? Tito is a joke(sorry I know there are still Tito fans out there but you guys are like Raiders fans… retarded, that is) But you are right about the politics. Bottom line… BJ Penn has proven himself to be a contender in any weight class which is visible in seeing him go all the way to 205 to fight Machida, and he got decisioned because Machida evades and runs from any attack. You can call it good fighting, good angles of movement, whatever you want when its Kenflo and Machida doing it, but when Kalib Starnes did it he gets booted from the UFC. And don’t bother arguing that Kalib Starnes is a **** because I know that. I’m just saying so are Machida and KenFlo
Dude, People PLEASE go back and watch the Penn/GSP fight again
R1 – Penn total dominance after an accidental eye poke. GSP says after the fight he could not see for that entire round and just took a huge beating, he was in survival mode the whole time and got his nose broke. Horrible beating
R2 – GSP comes out and controls Penn with takedowns, but much damage is done but understandable with all the damage Penn inflicted in R1
R3 – Penn totally gassed, GSP gets takedowns at will and controls the round, again not heavy damage but Penn is outworked.
GSP Wins 29-28
Without an Eye poke, and going into later rounds we will see GSP destroy Penn. I think this fight gets stopped in 4 GSP wins with a commanding pressence
I have a problem with GSP’s belt being on the line here. If GSP wins, Penn should have to vacate and get back into a tourney-style run to get it back.
I hate lose-lose situations for one fighter when the other has a win-win.
Chuck’s not knocking out Rashad. It’s gonna be a decision. Rashad might not be a great fighter, but he is smart in the cage.
good point d-biz…it should be a non-title fight…
Well GSP got his “rest” he wants, because he did fight 4 times in a 365 day period which is good he has always stepped up to fight ie when Matt Serra got hurt last year… BJ gets his shot at GSP and now has more time to get prepaired for GSP.. Superbowl show hell I can wait for that
Liddell beats Evans he will most likely get Forrest in the Dec show imo, and hopefully Wanderlei is still going to fight on that card too…
It’s kool that GSP gets his rest, but for real dude, who’s gonna be on the dec. card if both silva’s are out? That one needs more sick fights like war machine vs rumble johnson………………DUDES I”M SOOO JUST F”N AROUND!!!
12/27 Mir-Nogueira will have to be that much meaner…
no way! i cant believe u guys can some of you guys think that Bj will win i think GSP has it! it will be a good fight and no way did he win the first fight GSP won bj won round 1 GSP won round 2 and 3 easy and GSP is the one who improved the most. and i think that bj is the better fighter but going up a wieght class makes a huge difference so GSP has if the were normally on the same wieght class Penn would probaly have it IMO
I’m Cnd, I love Penn & GSP but without the benefit of the eyepoke, GSP by destruction rd 3.
Penn’s only chance the way I see it is a lucky knee when GSP shoots or sub.
can’t handle the truth “vera”-
HAHAHA dude took the words right out of my mouth!
GSP is not going to lose to Penn. Penn is going to pack on the extra 15 pounds, become sloppy and gas by the end of the second round, if he makes it that far. GSP will finish Penn this time once and for all. Then maybe BJ will return to his proper weight class and be the man he thought he was at WelterWeight. End of story…PRINT IT !
who was it that said they hat Dana’s email address, I’d really love to give him my opinion on this whole GSP and Penn thing. I’m glad the fight is happening but there shouldn’t be a belt on the line unless like it was stated earlier, Penn relenquishes his belt and gets thrown back in the mix.
Larry,
I have a feeling Dana does not care how any of us feel or think. You can vent to me if it will make you feel better. Good for MMA discussion. How about if Penn wins, then GSP drops down to fight for the LW title….
GSP’s too big to go down to lw. Both his size and strength are an advantage he has @ ww and if he cut to go to 155 he wouldn’t be the same dude. Look at mike swick. That dudes bones.
yep swick=skin n bones
gsp couldnt drop down anyway he already cuts like 30 pounds i bet he could do awesome at welter wieght.
oops! my bad meant to say middle wieght.
GSP will win this fight, and then Dana has a huge problem on his hands. He has Penn who hates to stay at the proper weight for him being the LW champion, and Penn will be coming off a loss when he defends his title as LW. Also you’ll have GSP beating another UFC Champion and so when he defends against either Alves, or Sanchez, or rematches Kos or whoever it’ll have a little less luster, then you’ll have the problem of everyone wanting to see GSP fight A. Silva after GSP beats Penn to really decide who the best pfp guy is but A. Silva will be wanting to fight the LHW champion after Machida loses to Wand. It’s a really vicious cycle.
Brandon,
You are thinking way too deep. Just relax and enjoy the violent art of war through it’s vicious cycle. You could be right…..just enjoy.
(remeber this term) KOuch FOR PRESIDENT!!!!!
bj penn is gonna destroy gsp 2nd round ko
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! very funny hawaii also funny thing that s omeone thinks that when the put there name is where bj comes from he is gonna beat him like last time but better because hes the one who improved the most.
And UFCfan is getting agressively protective over GSP watch out now hahahahahahaha
Lol at FR702.
Howzit Hawaii, I’m with you. A lot of these guys think GSP is gonna KO B, what’s funny is if you minus GSP beating up a overrated Matt Serra and a washed up Matt Hughes. GSP hasent finished anyone. He did no damage to Kos, it was basicly a glorified wrestling match. And He hurt Fitch bad, but couldn’t finish in 15 minutes 13 of which Fitch was hurt. But Yet somehow he’s gonna KO or submit a fighter that has never been submitted and has 1 TKO loss to a then still in his prime Hughes. BJ isn’t gonna gas, his work ethic is sick now. And BJ jas better standup and BJJ. Only way GSP wins is if he getsunanamous desicion, based off takedown. Other than that B has a shot a KOing him (cause we have seen that before) or submiting him (cause GSP unlike BJ had been submitted also). GSP has way more weaknesses than people think. Its a love fest in hear, just like it was for Roger Huerta before the Florian fight. How did that go guys?
Anzstar thx
Anzstar, KOuch, YZ, UFCfan or anyone who is interested I’m going to a local show in Fresno California headlined by Shonie Carter v Matt Major would u like updates from the fights the best I can…. Starts at 7pm and ends at approximately 10pm pacific time its called I think Cage combat fighting championship presents Rumble in the park
Just asking so if not then so be it cheers
well alot of debates about GSP VS PENN 2 which will be an awesome fight!! i think GSP is gonna win but i might be wrong if theres a KO i think it would be GSP if theres a sumbission i think Bj would get that so…
HOPE ITS AN AWESOME FIGHT!!!
PS. FR702,
CHEER!!!!!!!
Cheers to u UFCfan!!!!!
Wow FR702 gonna go watch Mr Internation fight. Yea it would be coo if you could post up the result from that match. I would appreciate it. Cause If nothing else Shonie is fun to laugh at.
Hope for your sake he doesn’t rock the speedo tonight
Look forward to the Matt Major update…
yes will be very infomative in deed..
HEHE
Hahaha guys, first fight of the night 10 second ko, and a emt board has be brought out it was simply an awesome ko I will continue to post as I can please be patient, the kid is moving tho (this is the 145 class)
9 seconds sorry
They haven’t announced the paid attendance but **** I will say in a 6000 seat place u have people on the grass standing room only easy 10000 people great support for MMA in central CA it is f ucking craZy WEC that I went to (pulver v faber) was 13000 soo and this is headlined by shonie and matt 2nd fight now
2nd fight was ended just now by the weakiest sub ever a inververted leg kimura nice move and all but not enough to tap imo the called it a south armbar I don’t know what that means at all and I train BJJ soooo if u ever wondered (as my best friend just said don’t train in colinga) hahaha
Beer intermision for me time tooo um be a regular person updates when som sht happens
Keep it coming…
Nobody can make it out of the first round yet I just saw a 8 second ko live and it too was awesome pete seirra doesn’t need to fight ever again after that u say who ya exactly
Thanks for the updates FR702. I’d heard nothing about that event but will be sure I get the results posted in the AM.
131 Jesse poland wins. But hey he had an awesome sweep into a triangle the other kid picks him up and seriously Rampages him it was nasty but sinks the tri tighter and he wins via tapout it was a great display of ground fighting
They just announced Josh Koscheck and Cain Vasquez they actually introuduced Kos as soon to be champ haha NEVER
204 first round pretty good ground fight a beautiful arm bar was taken and the kid in the arm bar tried to pick the other guy up and oops he almost snapped his arm off hahha, 15 minute break time for yay bl and bud owell two championship fights up next o and they are just introducing Cuuck place is going crazy he is always pumping the afterparty hahahaha
While I have. A minute in my stooper I wiould like to say thx to Kris
I would also like to complain about the fact that I brought my friend who is handicapped 3rd degree burns over 90percent of his body and they did put us in the correct section but the promoter whom I confronted told me he would give me the cash for my tickets ya right fker other than that a pretty fun night
Ok so I got in the beer line and the ran out of beer that’s suck, I get in the regular line I just get there they too run out of beer tim to go to rocks whisky cheers
First fight to go to the second round good ground display
The fans are cheering Fresno, the champ is from fresno trowing flying knees and attempting subs from the rubber gaurd as well off to the third round (this is a title fighrt)
Some weak as s gnp but dominant off to round four o just switched a great sweep to half gaurd now into full guard this has become an awesome fight now
Ok on some bs I don’t know this is three round fight the winner is o shiiiii t its a draw wow it was a great fight to
wow!
alot of info! thanks but wow u ptu that in alot of messages
They just announced the atm is now working gotta love it
Hometown fav Casey Olsen is up next then Shonie v Matt ahhh the smell of a grape wrapped blunt fills the air, and now two realutively ok looking chicks are fighting go FPD
i mean it serioulsy thats like 15 of them
i mean holy crap i think u made a record of most messages in a row!
A guy comes ou to highway to the danger zone wow just simply wow
but thanks anyway!! HEHE HAHA HOHO
oh now its 15 it was 14 before!
ok now im done.
16!
As usual hack is cornering casey olsen and we start
w00t! 17 message rampage
but total messages from the start are 21!!!
Round one a brock lesnar esque performace from Casey then at then unlike lesnar he finished with a nice guoilllotine now chuck and hack are in the ring the crowd is nutz o great another random woman fight hahahaha
are you being serious about these anymore?
duh of course your not! brock and chuck! HAHAHEHEHOHO
Ufcfan if u dislike me posting that’s fine good on ya for that, but now imo u have called me out so when u start posting in every category to raise you count and say worthless bs that doesn’t count then I will start calling u out iam informing people about a show I’m at don’t start with me sorry that I’m trying to inform people of a local show with great talent that I’m at don’t start with me
O and here comes matt major v shonie carter
Shonie comes out to superfly its awesome
When was the last time you took a group of your freinds out to a local show and had a great time UFCfan don’t call me out ever I’ve respected u and your lack of MMA knowledge now not any more
The crowd is now starting to leave and what’s left of them are booing its a sloooooow fight not much but shonie has trown 2 and a half spinning backfist
A realitively boring fight a little bloos (some drunk guy keeps calling out Chuck Liddell, Liddell ignores him) it is a decision for Matt Major
Fyi UFCfan I’m off to go get drunk, I was trying to inform everyone of a local show under the radar u and you and your complaints can eat my as s you go on with you lack of knowledge and keep posting in every catagory to get you count up
OOOOO MAN!!! I CAN NOT WAIT TILL GSP SMASHES PENN.
w00t! yes he will
and im just messing around FR702
BJ has been very good at 155. However, he will go through shock and awe when GSP with his 185 strengh packed into 170 throws around pakalolo boy like a ragdoll.
Thanks for the PBP last night.
umm.. like i said in noon vs diaz not happening but if u come to this one please say what channel and what day its on. for example i would like to watch more pride, elite XC, and WEC if u do that would be very helpful because i really only thig i know alot about is UFC
UFCfan the thing was is that I was trying to inform people of a good local show imo u offended me no worries now that u said that u were just fing with me, yet you can’t imagine what I went thru to have a night with my boys (one who has 3rd degree burns over 90percent of his body, sooo I’m already in a protective state with 10000people around) soo sorry I understand but please understand where I was coming from
Dietrich your welcome like I said just trying to let people have an insight on a good night of fights
FR 702,
I will be praying of your boy…
For you boy…
My dyslexia and bad spelling continue…
Dietrich thank you very much again, cheers
i am afraid for bj
serra is a tough dude but has he recovered from those knees 7 months ago from gsp.
bj has a great chin but a bony knee to the body that many times….
eek!
90% chance of gsp by eventual stoppage. kos is strong so even though he had little chance he could survive 3 rnds.
but bj will be big and will gas.
bj should come in light at his cardio best. and hope for an wesome sleeper punch in the first 2 rounds or so.