Pogre Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Did anyone watch UFC 154, Georges ST Pierre vs Carlos Condit? If not, *SPOILERS BELOW*What a battle. GSP came back from a very lengthy layoff due to a torn MCL, which led to a torn ACL. A devastating, possibly career ending injury. The champ, although showing some signs of ring rust, and was almost put away in the third round, came back to win decisively over a very game Carlos Condit in what turned out to be his toughest fight to date. Aside from a brilliant kick to the head of GSP from Condit that almost ended the fight early in the third round, the story of this epic battle was GSP and his freakish abilities as a wrestler. Repeatedly taking Condit down at will, defending his sweeps and sub attempts while controlling long enough to pass his guard and drop punishing elbows and hammer fists. To Carlos' credit, he did stay busy from the bottom, landing some shots, regaining his guard repeatedly, almost pulling off a sub and damn near finishing the fight in the third round.In the end, GSP's superior athleticism and wrestling (though he was no slouch on his feet) was what won the battle. He opened a cut over Carlos' right eye in the first round that plagued him for the rest of the night, though Carlos did land a beautiful head kick in the third round after a brilliant combo setup which almost ended the fight. GSP was able to hang on and recover, compose himself, then actually go on to steal the round with his wrestling, Jiu Jitsu defense and ground and pound. From there he controlled and punished Carlos the entire fight. I ain't gonna lie though, I was shitting bricks when Georges went down. He hasn't been hurt like that since the Serra fight, and we know how that turned out... I thought it was over for sure.Folks criticize GSP's style because he doesn't always finish fights. I for one, think he made an awesome comeback. Do you have to finish your opponent to win impressively? Dana didn't think so, awarding them with the fight of the night, both earning an additional $70,000 bonus. Not too shabby. There's no doubt both guys have hearts of champions and left it all in the ring.So what's next for the champ? A superfight with Anderson Silva (who was present for this fight)? Nick Diaz? Johny Hendricks (who is on a 3 fight winning tear with another impressive first round knockout over Martin Kampman on this same card)? GSP said he will fight anyone at 170. Silva has fought at that weight in the past, and has been very vocal about wanting this fight at a possible catch weight. I would like to see either one of the three I mentioned.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2roJH2JmPY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pogre Posted November 23, 2012 Author Share Posted November 23, 2012 For the moment, Georges has said he wants to take some time off, enjoy his victory and recuperate before committing to anything. There are lots of talks and contract negotiations ahead. He (or the UFC) didn't want to look past this fight and have been 100% focused on Carlos and UFC 154, though Georges did say at the post fight presser, a superfight with Anderson isn't out of the question... at welterweight.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YxcKWDnDHY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeKnuckle Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 I want to see him fight Silva and Diaz. Diaz tweeted GSP right after his fight and told him he wasn't impressed. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pogre Posted November 23, 2012 Author Share Posted November 23, 2012 Lol I want to see him fight Diaz just so GSP can smash him. Silva is a great fight too, but I agree with Georges. It would have to be at 170. Silva could balloon up to over 200 lbs from the time of the weigh-in to the time of the fight if there's a catch weight. I think Silva would have a distinct size advantage. For the same reason, he [Anderson] isn't exactly chomping at the bit to fight Jon Jones in another possible superfight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kira Onime Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 QUEBEC FTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pogre Posted November 24, 2012 Author Share Posted November 24, 2012 Kira! I was wondering if you'd pop in this thread. Didn't know if you were an mma fan. Though I know you wacky Canadians voted GSP athlete of the year over an olympic medalist!Not that he doesn't deserve it. There aren't many out there like him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kira Onime Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 lol wat.. I'm not a fan at all.... I just listen to the sports TV station and they *obviously* talked about him.Also, had nok idea about the athlete of the year... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pogre Posted November 25, 2012 Author Share Posted November 25, 2012 You're a horrible Canadian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kira Onime Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Hockey man..... hockey.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGWyant Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 The only think keeping Hockey from being hokey is a c. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kira Onime Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 I c wat u did there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGWyant Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Lol, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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