GSP cleared

UFC Welterweight King (or co-king) GSP, just got medical clearance. Which means UFC 154 in Montreal most likely will he headlined by the UFC welterweight title unification fight.

What I say about this?

Finally. A sigh of relief.

We get to see the top of the food chain welterweight face each other. Interesting to see can Carlos Condit dominate GSP in the stand up department. If it was a muay thai fight I'll go with Condit. His stance is primarily muay thai but GSP is a solid boxer (Ask Josh Koscheck) and has that Karate background.

Truthfully, I am not really interested in this fight, well maybe a little. I want to watch the next bout or what might be the next bout. I pray that GSP win or lose will call out Nick Diaz. Seriously, everyone wants to watch that fight. If it is not that fight then maybe a fight with either Johnny Hendricks or The Waterboy Rory MacDonald (Yes, The waterboy. No Aeries crap) or maybe even a fight between Hendricks and MacDonald for the no. 1 contender.

Ohh well that's just a ranting of a keyboard warrior and a MMA fan :)

Link

GSP Gains medical clearance

Kudos

UFC Primetime: Diaz vs Condit Episode 2

The second part of a part three series for the UFC 143 promo. In this episode, it focused more on the background and the lives of the fighter.



You can help but root for the both of them. One is a misunderstood figure and the other is an all around family man but there is no denying that both has an immense passion for the sport.

I was also pleasantly surprise with a cameo of a certain man named GSP. Here we can see the anger and the discontent of GSP when it comes to Nick Diaz. It came to a point where GSP confess the demons he has had and is currently facing. The demeanor and the facial expression of GSP says it all. He meant what he said and he will give Diaz a beating if they meet.

This has brought the meaning of the fight interim title fight onto another level. Can Diaz win and give us the fight we all have been waiting for the past one year or can Condit spoil the fun and claim the throne and face GSP to unify the title?

Either way, Diaz and Condit are worthy challenger to the title but I would be rooting for Diaz. A Diaz vs GSP fight is too hard to turn down and it has mass appeal to the UFC and MMA fans alike.

Its up to Diaz to make it happen or for Condit to prove us wrong.

Enjoy

UFC 137: GSP vs Condit Preview

UFC never Pay Per View event will see GSP defends his title against the Natural Born Killer, Carlos Condit and its co main event, BJ Penn fighting Nick Diaz

GSP trains with Daley and Winner for Condit fight

From Fighters Only Magazine

Georges St. Pierre recently revealed that his former opponent Dan ‘The Outlaw’ Hardy was training with him in Montreal, Canada ahead of a UFC 137 title clash with Carlos Condit.

Now two of Hardy’s fellow Rough House fighters - Paul ‘Semtex’ Daley and Andre Winner - will be following in his footsteps.

“I go to Amsterdam next week to finish up my sparring. Then me and Andre Winner will be linking up with the champion himself, Georges St-Pierre, who's a good friend of Andre Winner's now, and I'll be doing the last bit of prep at Tristar,” Daley told MMA Junkie Radio.

Daley is preparing for a fight with UFC veteran Luigi Fioravanti. It takes place in Montreal on October 21st and so it makes sense that he conclude his preparations in the city. But it is also a boost for St. Pierre to have Daley and Winner around for some sparring.

Both have extensive striking backgrounds and are well-placed to replicate Condit’s attacking style, or at least put St. Pierre under the kind of striking pressure he will welcome as he sharpens himself for the ‘Natural Born Killer’.

If Daley beats Fioravanti he will be on a two-fight winning run and 2-2 in his last four, having lost to Nick Diaz and Tyron Woodley respectively. He desperately wants a rematch with Diaz and is hoping that the UFC will take him back so it can be set up.

Their first fight ended with a TKO late in the first round but was a huge crowd-pleaser from start to finish. It has been nominated as a 2011 Fight of the Year and a rematch would surely bring plenty of buys to any pay-per-view package.

UFC Champs by numbers

I got this info graphic thanks to the guys from Sherdog.com

Data courtesy of Fight metric

Some numbers which stood out to me

Cain Velasquez - Strikes landed per minute - 7.05
Jon Jones          - Take down defended - 100%
Anderson Silva  - Strikes landed  - 68%
Anderson Silva  - Title reign - 1,783 days and counting
Anderson and Cain - Wins by Finishing - 86% of their fights
GSP - Submission attempted per minute - 1.35