Articles tagged with: Georges St. Pierre
UFC President Dana White revealed during the post-UFC 82 press conference that Jon Fitch is next in line for a welterweight title shot:
“[Jon Fitch] will fight anybody, anywhere. Realistically, he is in line, right now, for a title shot once the whole Serra-St-Pierre thing is figured out. He still took the fight tonight. He [...]
Today the UFC officially announced UFC 83 “Serra vs. St. Pierre 2″ during a press conference hosted by UFC President Dana White in Montreal, Canada.
The event, the first ever in Canada, will be held April 19th at the Bell Centre in Montreal, a venue that holds nearly 22,000 spectators. According to the official press release [...]
Tickets for “UFC 83: Serra vs. St. Pierre 2″ will go on sale this Sunday to UFC Fight Club Members.
On Monday, February 4th, the UFC is set to officially announce the event with a press conference at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. The event, which will be the first UFC event ever held in [...]
In an interview with Sherdog.com, Georges St. Pierre’s manager, Shari Spenser, let the cat out of the bag regarding St. Pierre’s future goals if his reign in the Welterweight division is deemed complete.
“He wants to leave a legacy,” Spenser said. “He wants to be the most dominant fighter the UFC and [...]
Rich Franklin, apparently healed from recent surgery on his MCL, will take on Travis Lutter in Montreal on April 19th at UFC 84 according to The Fight Network. The Franklin-Lutter bout was originally scheduled for UFC 82 in March but was pushed back as a result of Franklin’s injury.
The World Cagefighting Organization will host an [...]
Check out the links below for post-UFC 79 videos featuring Georges St. Pierre, Matt Hughes, and Chuck Liddell:
Georges St. Pierre
Matt Hughes
Chuck Liddell
Georges St. Pierre (defeated Matt Hughes)
$160,000 total salary
$80,000 to show
$80,000 win bonus
Matt Hughes (defeated by Georges St. Pierre)
$100,000 total salary
$100,000 to show
Win bonus would have been $100,000
Chuck Liddell (defeated Wanderlei Silva)
$500,000 total salary
$500,000 to show
No win bonus
Wanderlei Silva (defeated by Chuck Liddell)
$150,000 total salary
$150,000 to show
No win bonus
Nate Mohr reportedly suffered a torn ACL in his loss to Manny Gamburyan while Wanderlei Silva and James Irvin were both hospitalized and given MRIs as a precautionary measure according to The Wrestling Observer. Official injury reports from the Nevada State Athletic Comission are expected to be released very soon.
The UFC has announced that Antonio [...]
- Georges St. Pierre def. Matt Hughes via submission – Round 2, 4:54
- Chuck Liddell def. Wanderlei Silva via unanimous decision
- Eddie Sanchez def. Soa Palalei via TKO – Round 3, 3:24
- Lyoto Machida def. Rameau Sokoudjou via submission – Round 2, 4:20
- Rich Clementi def. Melvin Guillard via submission – Round 1, 4:40
- James [...]
The UFC’s year-end event, UFC 79: Nemesis, took place Saturday evening at The Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 10-bout fight card featured many key fights including the long-awaited meeting between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion “The Iceman” Chuck Liddell and former PRIDE Champion “The Axe Murderer” Wanderlei Silva. The event also [...]
Read More »The end of the year cards are here for the sport of mixed martial arts, and nearly all of them look to deliver fantastic action on paper. The UFC’s Nemesis card, however, is the clear cut winner as far as providing the most anticipation for many fans. On Saturday night from Mandalay Bay Casino in [...]
Read More »The UFC 79: Nemesis weigh-ins went as expected as all 20 fighters for tomorrow’s year-end UFC event made weight in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.
The normally low-key event featured a near-brawl between rivals Chuck Liddell and Wanderlei Silva. After both made weight Liddell took several moments to re-dress – a move [...]
Today the UFC officially announced the full lineup for UFC 79: Nemesis. The December 29th card features 10 bouts, 5 of which are guaranteed to be shown on the PPV broadcast.
Main Card
Matt Hughes vs. Georges St. Pierre (Interim Welterweight Championship Bout)
Chuck Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva
Lyoto Machida vs Rameau Sokoudjou
Rich Clementi vs. Melvin Guillard
Soa Palalei vs. [...]
According to a recent blog entry by Canadian mixed martial artist Jason MacDonad the UFC will hold it’s long-anticipated debut in Canada in April – likely in Montreal:
I was told last week that my next fight will be in April. Joe Silva (the UFC matchmaker) told me they want to save me for the [...]
Georges St. Pierre has agreed to fill in for Matt Serra and will fight Matt Hughes on December 29th for the Interim Welterweight Championship in the headline bout of UFC 79 the UFC announced on Saturday. St. Pierre was expected to take on the winner of the Serra-Hughes title match in early-2008 in Montreal but [...]
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