I personally want to beat the shit out of matt hughes. Ufc dlx figure 2 packs comes with figure pairings meant to recreate classic ufc battles. Georges stpierre, matt hughes, chuck liddell, wanderlei silva, lyoto machida, anthony giordano. Stpierre challenged matt hughes again at ufc 65 for the ufc welterweight championship. You have to be willing to work hard enough ufc full fight video georges stpierre vs. Read on wikipedia edit history talk page print download pdf. Pierre official sherdog mixed martial arts stats, photos, videos, breaking news, and more for the welterweight fighter from canada.
Ufc 79 wanderlei silva vs chuck lidell georges saint. I dont see how hughes wins, in fact, i see hughes retiring after this fight, almost passing the torch to st. If serra recovers from a back injury, the fight could take place april 19 in montreal in the ufc s debut. Pierre 152 will now meet matt serra to decide the 170pound title for good in 2008. Watch st pierre vs serra 2 third fight video part 1 ufc 83 replay watch video. George st pierre biography gsps background and how he. After stpierre vs hughes at ufc 79, serra confirmed to nbc sports that his back was rapidly improving.
Power ranking georges stpierres top 10 fights bleacher. Gsp from 20072011 was probably the most dominant fighter weve ever seen. Gsp has takedown defense second to none, and if he feels vulnerable, he can bumrush hughes and put him on his back. The main events featured the fight between chuck liddell and wanderlei silva, as well as the rubber match between former ufc welterweight champions georges st pierre and matt hughes for the interim welterweight championship additionally, pride light heavyweight rameau thierry sokoudjou made his ufc debut against undefeated lyoto machida. Gsp stepped in and it would be for the interim ufc welterweight championship. Pierre for the third time though the original main event was matt serra defending the championship against hughes but pulled out due to an injury. I dont see how all the hughes fans can expect this to go any different. Georges stpierre floors matt hughes with an harai goshi.
The only other competition would be jones when he first became champ, but he had so many physical advantages over his opponents, the division was aging out, and the obvious ped issues casting a. Georges stpierre saintisidore, 19 mei 1981 is een canadees voormalig mma vechter. St pierre initially said that he lost the match partially due to a lack of focus because of problems in his personal life, including. December 29, 2007 a memorable year in the ultimate fighting championship comes to an explosive end as welterweight superstars georges stpierre and matt hughes clash for the interim ufc welterweight crown in the main event of ufc 79. Georges st pierre makes his return to the octagon at ufc 154 against carlos condit on saturday night one focal point of gsps return has been the criticism of his lack of finishing fights. Pierre 142 mma, 82 ufc will fill in for injured ufc welterweight champion matt serra and fight matt hughes 415 mma, 153 ufc for the interim title at ufc 79. Now st pierre has his chance to avenge his loss and in the. Nemesis, and legendary light heavyweights chuck the iceman liddell and wanderlei the axe murderer silva finally meet in a war six years in the making. In his first bout with hughes at ufc 50, st pierre started off strong, but he. Georges st pierre asked and he finally received his title shot against matt hughes. Jon fitch by unanimous decision watch on ufc fight pass following his loss at ufc 69, stpierre would defeat hughes in their trilogy bout at ufc 79 to claim the. Mai 1981 in saintisidore, roussillon, auch gsp genannt, ist ein.
Relive the action from ufc 79 with matt hughes vs gsp. Georges stpierre asked and he finally received his title shot against matt hughes. I dont know if any of you have recently been to the ufc website, but apparently, as of nov. Most in depth stats for ufc mma fighter georges stpierre gsp.
Apologies to the matt hughes fans, but i couldnt resist. Following a championship win by matt serra over georges stpierre at ufc 69. Matt serra had to pull out of ufc 79 due to a back injury sustained during training, and. At the close of 2009, st pierre owned a record of 192 and was within striking distance of besting matt hughes as the greatest welterweight champion in ufc history. Georges stpierre vs matt hughes ufc 79 series 2 for sale. Boek maken downloaden als pdf printvriendelijke versie. Ea sports ufc 2 gameplay anderson silva vs george st pierre. Georges st pierre vs matt serra ii full fight ufc 83 part 1. Georges st pierre has remained candid in admitting that ufc hall of famer matt hughes has always been his idol. Nemesis was a mixed martial arts mma event held by the ultimate fighting championship ufc, that took place on december 29. Matt serra had to pull out of ufc 79 due to a back injury sustained during.
George st pierre rematch and chuck liddell vs wanderlei silva hughes vs st. Ufc welterweight champion georges stpierre transitions from a kimura to an armbar to defeat hall of famer matt hughes. Wanderlei silva date december 29, 2007 venue mandalay bay events center city. A year later st pierre again made easy work of the future ufc hall of famer, this time submitting hughes with an armbar at ufc 79.
As the torrent of water dried up for the first time in thousands of years, it revealed a horrific. Georges stpierre is a canadian former professional mixed martial artist. Ufc 79 nemesis matt hughes vs george st pierre shoemoney. Pierre 142 mma, 82 ufc and matt hughes 415 mma, 153 ufc. Well, for those that say he doesnt finish fights, does anyone remember his third fight with matt hughes, which took place at ufc 79 if not, or if you just want to relive it, check out the ufc s. Pierre in the past i have been pretty harsh on gsp but its mostly just because i know a lot of gsp fans read this site and i like to mess with them a bit. On april 7th, 2007 at ufc 69, georges st pierre lost the title to matt serra by tko at 3. I want to thank lorenzo and frank fertitta, dana white and the entire ufc team, my family, my coaches, teammates, my sponsors and all my other collaborators, my opponents, and of course, all my fans. Georges stpierre bests matt hughes in their classic. Pierre dominates hughes at ufc 79 the globe and mail. St pierre was a twodivision champion in the ultimate fighting championship ufc, having won titles in the welterweight and middleweight divisions. Matt serra, as mentioned in the honorable mention slide, snatched the ufc strap from gsps grasp at ufc 69, and st pierre was forced into a trilogy match with hughes at ufc 79.
Minimum 5 ufc fights and 350 significant strike attempts rnk fighter percent. Was matt hughes a better fighter than georges st pierre. It would be wrong to look back at their records and conclude there was plenty of evidence all along that gsp was simply too fast, too athletic and too good for a man whod turned professional during the pioneer. Ufc 79 would be headlined by matt hughes taking on georges st. This fight was later changed to december 29, 2007, in las vegas, at ufc 79.
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