During yesterday’s press conference with the media before this weekends UFC 71 event Dana White delivered the shocking news that prior to his fight with Josh Koscheck at UFC 69 it was believed Diego Sanchez had contracted hepatitis C. The then-undefeated Sanchez nearly announced his retirement from the UFC and MMA the day before the [...]

“Georges St. Pierre is a pathetic liar. He stood up after the fight like a man and admitted he got beat. Now this bullshit? How do you do a total 180? It’s so disheartening. I earned this. I worked my friggin’ ass off for this fight. All I did was give him respect and now [...]

The UFC is almost sure to catch some heat from those who criticize the sport as the organization failed to test any fighters for drugs both pre and post UFC 69 and UFC 70, according to Steve Seivert of Brawl Sports. Here’s part of what Steve had to say:
“…drug testing at UFC 69 was the [...]

UltimeFanatic has completed an interview with Stephane Patry, Georges St. Pierre’s trainer. The interview is interesting as it seems to come to light that GSP may have underestimate TUF 4 winner Matt Serra after all. Here’s an excerpt from the interview:
UF : Georges mentioned in his post fight interview that he didn’t felt as usual [...]

Despite losing to Roger Huerta at UFC 69 via unanimous decision in one of the most closely contested bouts of the evening Leonard Garcia impressed enough to earn himself another shot in the UFC. Although a rematch with the rising Huerta is a ways off, Garcia became a fan favorite preparing for the bout on [...]

Not really, but apparently he or whoever writes on his MySpace page thinks so. Here’s Diego’s “About Me” section displaying an unblemished record despite taking a unanimous decision loss to Josh Koscheck this past weekend at UFC 69 in Houston:
About me:
I AM A FIGHTER FOR UFC WITH A RECORD OF 20-0, I LOVE KIDS AND [...]

There are questions regarding Georges St. Pierre’s loss at UFC 69 and whether it truly was a referee stoppage or whether GSP tried to tap out at the same time John McCarthty stopped the fight. Here’s a video of the end of the fight that was magnified but it still isn’t clear. I’ve seen better [...]

In a recent blog post former UFC Welterweight champion and top contender Matt Hughes talked about UFC 69 and possible facing new Welterweight Champion Matt Serra in the near future:
“Also, just got back from the UFC and it was an interesting weekend for the Welterweights. First, Koscheck did a great job executing and sticking to [...]

I mentioned that Tito Ortiz and Rashad Evans had some sort of an altercation at UFC 69 during our live coverage but thanks to YouTube we can watch the entire thing. The two have no prior history but are set to fight at UFC 73. For those who don’t recognize him, the guy who stands [...]

After Matt Serra’s UFC 69 win against Georges St. Pierre ESPN did the previously unthinkable and showed highlights of Serra’s win. TSN and other sports networks also picked up on the win marking the first time UFC highlights were shown on national TV immediately after an event.
After previous events, namely Randy Couture’s win over Tim [...]

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Figured I’d pass along an interview Sherdog did with Georges St. Pierre after his loss last night to Matt Serra:

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Main card:

Matt Serra def. Georges St. Pierre (TKO, 3:25 Round 1) **New UFC Welterweight Champion**
Kendall Grove def. Alan Belcher (Submission-Arm Triangle, 4:42 Round 2)
Yushin Okami def. Mike Swick (Unanimous decision, 29-28 29-28 30-27)
Roger Huerta def. Leonard Garcia (Unanimous decision, 30-27 x 3)
Josh Koscheck def. Diego Sanchez (Unanimous decision, 30-27 x 3)

Preliminary bouts:

Luke Cummo def. [...]

Matt Serra def. Georges St. Pierre to become the new UFC Welterweight Champion
Complete UFC 69 Results:

Luke Cummo def. Josh Haynes (TKO, 2:45 Round 2)
Marcus Davis def. Pete Spratt (Submission-Ankle Lock, 2:57 Round 2)
Thales Leites def. Pete Sell (Unanimous decision, 30-27 x 3)
Heath Herring def. Brad Imes (Unanimous decision, 30-27 x 3)
Kendall Grove def. [...]