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UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts organization, recognized as the largest MMA promotion in the world. The UFC is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada and is owned and operated by Zuffa, LLC. This promotion is responsible for solidifying the sport's postion in the history-books.
UFC is currently undergoing a remarkable surge in popularity, along with greater mainstream media coverage. UFC programming can now be seen on Spike TV in the United States, as well as in 35 other countries worldwide.
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07-24-2008, 06:05 PM
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GSP on Fitch: “I’m better than he is”
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MONTREAL - Georges St. Pierre says Jon Fitch is good, but not good enough to take away his Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight title.
"I believe that everything Jon Fitch is good at, I'm better than he is," St. Pierre said yesterday after training at the Tristar Gym. "He's good all around, but I'm better in every single aspect of the game.
"But saying that, it's not always the best fighter that wins the fight. It's the one who fights the best. So I will have to be very well prepared and in good shape, with a good game plan, and take care of business."
St. Pierre and Fitch meet in UFC:87 on Aug. 9 at the Staples Center in Minneapolis.
It is the Montreal fighter's first defence of the title he regained with a second-round victory over Matt Serra before an adoring hometown crowd at the Bell Centre on April 19.
While he is confident, St. Pierre can't let himself get too cocky, as he did after he first won the UFC title in November 2006. That time, he was beaten in his first title defence by Serra at UFC:69 in April, 2007.
He bounced back with wins over Josh Koschek and Matt Hughes, a rematch that earned him the interim title that he confirmed with the victory over Serra.
"Right now, I am exactly where I was a year and a half ago," St. Pierre said. "I'm world champion and I'm going for my first title defence, so it's a great challenge, not only because I'm fighting my most dangerous opponent so far, but also because I want to succeed where last time I failed.
"When I won the world title the first time, it was like a dream. I didn't realize what I had until I lost it. Then I went crazy. I made a mistake and I don't want to do that again. I said then that every time I step into the Octagon, I'm going to be 100 per cent ready, physically and mentally. I can't say I'll never lose again. No one is invincible. But I will never come to a fight unprepared."
Fitch cannot be taken lightly. His overall record is 21-2, but he's a perfect 8-0 in UFC bouts and is unbeaten in his last 15 fights. His latest win was a unanimous decision over Chris Wilson at UFC:82 in March.
The 30-year-old American is a former varsity wrestler at Purdue University who has grown into a strong all-around fighter.
A plus for 27-year-old St. Pierre is his strong wrestling skills, which he boosted by training of late with members of Canada's Olympic team, including 96-kilogram brute David Zilberman. He also recently returned from a month of sharpening his jiu jitsu skills in Brazil with specialist Gustavo Machado, who returned to Montreal to work with him in camp.
St. Pierre also works on boxing at a gym run by brothers Howard and Otis Grant.
"He's undefeated in UFC and he brings a lot more problems to the table than my other opponents," he said of Fitch. "He's not an old school fighter.
"He's in the new breed of mixed martial arts fighters. He's not coming from only one solid background. He's a good wrestler, he's good standing up and he's a black belt in jiu jitsu, which means he's very good at submission on the ground. That means I'm going to have to use a lot more tools than I have in the past."
Few are likely to bet against St. Pierre, particularly after he took apart Serra by deftly avoiding take-downs and finished him off by pounding his opponent with knees to the body.
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He's right his skills are better.
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07-24-2008, 06:06 PM
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GSP is better. If it's on his feet or wrestling, GSP will win.
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07-24-2008, 06:17 PM
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Hmm GSP finally earned his black belt in BJJ huh, awsome.
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07-24-2008, 06:22 PM
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Hmm GSP finally earned his black belt in BJJ huh, awsome.
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I don't believe GSP has been awarded a black belt yet- the article is referring to Fitch's gaining his recently. |
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07-24-2008, 06:24 PM
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Oh duh lol, mis-read that. Last I heard I think he had his brown belt...
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07-24-2008, 06:31 PM
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"But saying that, it's not always the best fighter that wins the fight. It's the one who fights the best. So I will have to be very well prepared and in good shape, with a good game plan, and take care of business."
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St. Pierre is a smart guy. I think he has it. Fitch has to pull something out of his hat to get Georges...but it has happened before.
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07-24-2008, 06:38 PM
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Fitch has nothing on GSP except for maybe a better chin.
GSP wins this wherever he wants
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07-24-2008, 06:40 PM
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GSP is most likely right, but I am betting not. Call it anti-GSP nut hugging, call it Fitch nut hugging, I just think that Fitch will find something to win with. It is hard to find any holes in GSP, let alone a singular one big enough to cause him to lose, but I am betting more that Fitch will come in with a few smaller holes and try to turn them into a big one.
Either way I don't think this will be an easy fight for either man and am really looking forward to it!
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07-24-2008, 06:43 PM
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Fitch has nothing on GSP except for maybe a better chin.
GSP wins this wherever he wants
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07-24-2008, 06:57 PM
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Who is better?
Well I believe that any one at this kind of level can win on any given night. As Serra once said …at the end of the day “ It's just 2 guys in cage man” …love him or hate him, he proved it ……respect. Everyone is human and it is that true human spirit in a fighter that can prevail. I really try not don’t go by all the talk and hype theses days because I believe ...in an event that 2 individuals gave so much of their lives for, any man can win.
I love the style of GSP, he is a great warrior and I am glad to see that Fitch gets a chance to beat him because he really earned that one in my books …and all I hope for is a fair and exciting fight …and that the best man is the champion at the end of the night. They are both great fighters. It’s going be fun to watch!!!!!!!!
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