UFC
Georges St. Pierre "upset" with potential Nick Diaz retirement
UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre, who is currently rehabbing a surgically repaired ACL, reacts to the outcome of last weekend's UFC 143 main event and discusses Nick Diaz's possible retirement. Though St. Pierre admits to being disappointed by Diaz's defeat, he insists that he wants to fight the more skilled challenger, and says that Carlos Condit is the "best man."
Georges St. Pierre
"I'm disappointed because of all of the build-up for the fight. Emotionally, I wanted to fight Nick Diaz. Carlos won the fight, he fought smart, and it is what it is. Carlos is an incredible martial artist. I want to fight the best man, so Carlos is the best man. It was a close fight, it could have went either way. I wouldn't have been surprised if it went either way. I do believe that maybe Carlos won the judges' decision because he used more weapons and he was more flamboyant than Diaz. But, on the other side, Diaz was - at the end he took the back. It was a tough fight. I just don't know what to say. I'm not surprised by the result, but I'm disappointed a little bit.
(Diaz's retirement announcement) upset me. But, what can I do? I want to be the best. I don't want to be second or third. I want to be number-one, and to be number-one, I've got to fight the number-one guy."
Because Fedor has that spot forever. Reply 3 months ago
These are the same people that were bitching about Rogan's opinion after the fight that are now using it as validation for their bias. I'll take Rogan's original analysis over his "sitting at home stoned with a bunch of friends" thoughts. But thanks anyway.
And you're right, there is other criteria, and based on all of them, aside from aggression, Condit won. If you can base a Diaz victory on anything other than aggression, please feel free to state your case. Reply 3 months ago
First of all you supposedly to fight GSP you're screwed up an then lost to Condit just didn't do good enough to pulls off a fight what can you say and Condit offered an immediately rematch and now Diaz tested positive for marijuana metabolites and i said Diaz deserved to get all the blame here .And most of everyone talked like at Condit fault.LOL
GSP wannabe Chael in the hot light spot man I loose all my respect for you .
1st refuse to fight Condit .2nd I’m so nervous that Condit will win the fight ,
3rd I’m so upset Diaz about retirement just so disrespectful.IMO
Condit very talented fighter with a good potential for a great headcoach like Greg Jackson to created a good gameplan for fight and Condit once GSP training partner and in the same camp Condit knew GSP well enough to pulls off a decision much easier than everyone could predicted. I said we going to have a new Welterweight Champion very soon.Period Reply 3 months ago
GSP is a pro, and will give his best effort, but being champ for a while has raised expectations of him to impossibly high levels, so winning isn't enough. Even dominance is not enough.
GSP also wants big fights, and he knew a fight with Diaz would be much bigger than a Condit fight.
But the bottom line is, as always, GSP has to fight whoever wins the right to fight for the title.
Imagine if Diaz had won--then he was suspended. It coulda been worse. Reply 3 months ago