Without a champion, UFC 171 looks to showcase the UFC welterweight division with a stacked fight card featuring many of the promotions top 170 pound fighters. … [Read more...]
Shaking down the UFC welterweight Division, Post UFC 158
Saturday’s UFC 158 was filled with welterweight action, capped off by the UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre successfully defending his title against Nick Diaz. The fight card had a total of six welterweight bouts in all and the nights outcomes altered the direction of many of the division’s top fighters. … [Read more...]
If No Superfight, What is next for Georges St. Pierre?
All this nonsense "super fight" talk should stop. Georges St. Pierre is the reigning, most dominant welterweight champion ever and is totally in his right to say no to the fight with Anderson Silva. Whether you are in favor or not of the GSP vs. Silva fight it doesn't appear to be in the cards, so here is my take on what Dana White and company should do with the welterweight … [Read more...]
BJ Penn and the Odds of a Comeback; Set to face Rory MacDonald at UFC on FOX 5
BJ Penn is no stranger to “the underdog” roll. He has been counted out before. So before you blow the whistle on The Prodigy’s career, let’s recap who it is we’re dealing with here, as Penn is set to take on the up and coming welterweight star Rory MacDonald at UFC on Fox 5 on December 8th 2012. … [Read more...]
UFC 154: St-Pierre vs. Condit Bold Predictions
The UFC welterweight champion returns to action this weekend as Canada’s Georges St-Pierre looks to unify the belts at UFC 154 in Montreal. Also looking to unify the belt will be the interim welterweight champion Carlos Condit who defeated Nick Diaz way back in February by unanimous decision. St-Pierre has been out since April of last year after injuring his knee late last year … [Read more...]