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Georges St. Pierre's Blogs

  • Radio Rewind: Condit, Meltzer By: Luca Fury

    Jack Encarnacao returned to The Sherdog Radio Network Sunday for another edition of "The Rewind." Joining Jack on this week's "Sunday Sitdown" was UFC welterweight Carlos Condit. Encarnacao was also joined by The Wrestling Observer's Dave Meltzer.

    Meltzer joined the show to discuss the UFC's disappointing pay-per-view buys thus far in 2011. Dave also gave insight on what to expect from a business perspective when the promotion moves to the Fox networks in the near future.

    In the "Sunday Sitdown" Jack was joined by UFC welterweight number one contender Carlos Condit. Carlos goes in depth on his back story and the matchup against champion Georges St. Pierre. "The Natural Born Killer" also discusses his thoughts his opponent pulling out of the fight and his choice to sit out until the champion to heals up.

    Check out the shows and our archives by clicking here.

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  • Hendricks Compares Amateur Wrestling & MMA Wrestling By: Sherdog.com Staff

    Johny Hendricks (Pictured), on “Beatdown,” discussing the difference between amateur wrestling and MMA wrestling:

    “If you get Georges St. Pierre to try to go with a guy that can’t even place probably in the NCAAs, just straight-up wrestling, [St. Pierre’s] probably not going to beat him. Just because there’s so many things that you don’t get [in wrestling] that you get in MMA. For one, you get a cage. If you drive somebody to the cage, if you know what you’re doing, it’s easier to get the takedown off of the cage. Whenever I go up to [Oklahoma State University], they’re like, ‘Johny, how do people get taken down and they’re wrestlers?’ I’m like, ‘Just get up against the cage.’ These are guys that are still in shape; they’re still wrestling every day. I’m like, ‘Get up against the cage. You tell me when you want me to go.’ And I let them fight and fight and fight and then I’m like, ‘OK, here I go,’ and I take them down. They’re like, ‘Oh.’ Just because you don’t have everything that you normally do when you’re free of the cage. When you go out of bounds, you come back and start back neutral. That’s one huge thing. Two, you get to throw punches and kicks. A lot of takedowns that Georges St. Pierre does comes off catching kicks or a guy overextending himself throwing a couple of punches. Those takedowns come easier. You’re not going to get that in actual wrestling. You’re going to get guys that are going to stay in a more solid stance. You’ve got to set it up differently. You don’t get to hit somebody in the face and them cover up and then you get a wide-open shot.”

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  • Derek Bolender Joins Press Row By: Jordan Breen



    Every Wednesday, Administrative Editor Jordan Breen welcomes a member of the mixed martial arts media into “Press Row” on the Sherdog.com blog. This week, Breen welcomes Derek Bolender to “Press Row.”

    Ahead of UFC 135 and Jon Jones' first UFC title defense, Breen and Bolender discuss the hypothetical showdown between Anderson Silva and Georges St. Pierre, how "Bones" has become the preferred opponent for "The Spider" for so many MMA fans, and whether discussions about superfights like this will lead to them being made.

    Breen and Bolender also discuss the significance of MMA as a young sport, the sport's pound-for-pound universe and more.

    Grab your credential and get a seat in “Press Row.”

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  • ESPN MMA Hot Button: GSP or Silva? By: Sherdog.com Staff

    Every week inside ESPN.com's MMA section, two scribes debate the most pressing issues in the sport in the Hot Button.

    This week, Sherdog.com Administrative Editor Jordan Breen and ESPN.com's Brett Okamoto debate who deserves the spot as the sport's finest, Anderson Silva or Georges St. Pierre.

    Anderson Silva has redefined the standard of technique and brutality in MMA in his recent performances. But, does Georges St. Pierre reign in a stronger division, and win over greater fighters? What important criteria make-or-break the cases for each fighter as mixed martial arts' finest?

    Click here to read the latest ESPN MMA Hot Button.

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  • Radio: 'The Jordan Breen Show' By: TJ De Santis

    Jordan Breen returned to The Sherdog Radio Network Thursday for another edition of "The Jordan Breen Show." On this two hour program Breen talks about the news that will put champions Georges St. Pierre and Nick Diaz against one another later this year. Breen also answered emails and calls for two hours.

    Check out the shows and our archives by clicking here.

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  • Jackson Explains Shields’ Eye Poke By: Sherdog.com Staff

    Greg Jackson (Pictured), on “Beatdown,” discussing how Jake Shields poked Georges St. Pierre in the eye:

    “Especially when you’re fighting somebody that’s bigger than you and they’re really launching a lot of power shots at you, it’s important to put something in the way. You can’t always just put your hand against your head like you do in boxing because the force isn’t dispersed in an [MMA] glove. A lot of times when you’re dealing with stronger people, you have to put your hands in the way and your arms in the way of their big shots and parry their big shots so they don’t get clean shots on you. Because one shot could end your night or your day. With your hands open like that it is much more of trying to anticipate the parry when punches come. I think what happened was Jake just didn’t think and he threw a jab, but his hand was still open. I don’t think Jake did it on purpose. I know him pretty well, and he’s a good guy.”

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  • ESPN MMA Live: Why Criticize GSP?

    MMA Live looks back at UFC 129, held in front of a Toronto crowd that was the largest in North American history.

    Why is UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre facing some criticism despite another successful title defense?

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  • Poll: GSP-Nick Diaz



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  • Melendez: Shields Should Turn GSP Bout Into a Scrap By: Sherdog.com Staff

    Gilbert Melendez, on “The Savage Dog Show,” discussing teammate Jake Shields, who fights Georges St. Pierre at UFC 129 on April 30:

    “Get ready, world. Jake’s about to shock everybody. … Georges St. Pierre has won his last five fights and has won every single round. That means he’s controlled every fight and just kind of cruised. He cruises. I think Thiago [Alves] is the only one who gave him a little bit more of a battle, but even then, when things got ugly, he just got the takedown and got in control and never put himself in any danger. What Jake has to do, he needs to get this into a scrap. A chaotic fight, let’s just put it that way. It will be technical but a lot of chaos in there. He needs to make GSP fight him. GSP likes to paint pretty pictures. I don’t even know if he wants to call it a ‘fight.’ He probably wants to call it a ‘match.’ Jake needs to make it a dirty fight. I think that’s when Jake does his best.”

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  • Self-Belief a Key St. Pierre Ingredient By: Sherdog.com Staff

    Welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre (Pictured) in a pre-fight conference call prior to his UFC 129 headliner against Jake Shields this Saturday at the Rogers Centre in Toronto:

    “There’s a tiny line between confidence and being cocky. I don’t want to be cocky. Even before I started fighting, I always had a strong belief in myself, a very strong confidence in myself. I think that’s one of the reasons I’ve been doing so great. Before I started my professional career, I knew I could be champion. I had that belief in myself. I really believed deep down in my heart I could be the greatest. That’s the same belief that made me who I am today.”

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