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lol para sa akin hindi classic ang silva vs weidman fight, more of a disappointment for me.
it would be a classic upset IF silva fought seriously and still lost to weidman. sayang lang hindi ako tumaya kanino man sa kanila lol
UFC 169 Set for Super Bowl Weekend, Includes Jones vs. Teixeira and Mir vs. OvereemUFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones’ next title defense is now official. He will square off with Glover Teixeira at UFC 169 on Feb. 1 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.UFC officials made the bout and event official on Thursday.The Jones vs. Teixeira bout was not a surprise nor was the date and location. What was a bit of a surprise, however, was another bout announced for UFC 169.Frank Mir and Alistair Overeem were scheduled to fight at UFC 167 on Nov. 16 in Las Vegas, but will now move to the UFC 169 fight card in Newark, in part to be sure Mir is medically fit for the fight.“While there was no indication whatsoever that Mir wouldn’t be fully, medically cleared in time to compete on November 16th, UFC officials and Nevada Commission representatives believed that a short postponement would allow both athletes more time to train for the bout,” said a UFC statement to Newsday.The move also gives the Super Bowl weekend fight card a loaded top end.The move to New Jersey for Super Bowl weekend is a big one for the UFC. Their television partners at Fox will be airing the next Super Bowl and they asked the UFC to move it’s annual event to New Jersey to help them dominate the sports world that week.The UFC has traditionally held its Super Bowl weekend events in Las Vegas.
UFC champ Georges St-Pierre may retire after November fightOn Nov. 16, UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre will defend his belt against Johny Hendricks. According to GSP’s head coach, Firas Zahabi, the champ is hungry and motivated right now but there is no guarantee that he will be back for more after this next fight.“It takes a special mind to do MMA,” Zahabi said in a recent interview.“We need to train every day, do not go out and do not do things you love. Train all day long. It is not easy. It’s really something.”The TriStar coach says that St. Pierre has yet to determine if he’ll be interested in going through all that again after the Hendricks fight. If the French Canadian does not feel the same desire to sacrifice and train hard, Zahabi says St. Pierre will retire after the next fight.“Georges told me…if he still has the motivation for another training camp, he will continue. Otherwise, he will retire,” Zahabi said.“Motivation is the most important thing. When you do not have it, you have nothing. Georges is motivated for this camp. He’s trained well.”St. Pierre is over eleven years into his MMA career, most of which has been in the UFC. Though the 32 year-old has looked sharp in his most recent fights, with wins over Carlos Condit and Nick Diaz since returning from ACL replacement surgery, it may be that he’s nearing the end of the road by his own choice.What do you think? Is St. Pierre talking privately about retirement a sign that he’s not completely focused on beating Johny Hendricks next month at UFC 167 or will a sense of finality add to his motivation to go out on a high note?