October 21, 2004Atlantic City, New JerseyUFC 50By Brad WhartonUFC 50 was supposed to be the final chapter in one of the promotion’s earliest three-part rivalries. Fate had other plans. Instead of a conclusion to the Guy Mezger/Tito Ortiz trilogy, we were graced with the genesis of a guard-changing feud for the ages. Matt Hughes was an institution......
Canadian UFC champion Georges St Pierre has established himself not only as top welterweight, but also as one of the greatest fighters of all time.
MMA is enjoying a huge boom in Canada. The country has also produced some truly fantastic fighters, a small selection of which we profile here.
Using the five UFC champions as examples, we sought out the answers from the people who know them best: trainers, coaches, friends and family.
Perhaps the most commonly described example of the ‘perfect’ all-round fighter, Georges ‘Rush’ St Pierre combines supreme athleticism
Georges St Pierre, aided by that guru of MMA Greg Jackson, is a master at implementing game plans. You never quite know which GSP is going to turn up;
Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, David Beckham, Roger Federer: when will we see the name of an MMA fighter join this list of highly endorsed athletes?
Our resident experts preview three upcoming fights in their own different ways: St Pierre vs Alves; Bisping vs Henderson; and Akiyama vs Belcher.
Films are big business and the fact that producers are falling over themselves to cast fighters is testament to the current popularity of MMA.
October 21, 2004Atlantic City, New JerseyUFC 50By Brad WhartonUFC 50 was supposed to be the final chapter in one of the promotion’s earliest three-part rivalries. Fate had other plans. Instead of a conclusion to the Guy Mezger/Tito Ortiz trilogy, we were graced with the genesis of a guard-changing feud for the ages. Matt Hughes was an institution......
Georges St Pierre, Patrick Cote, David Loiseau, Dennis Kang, Carlos Newton, Sam Stout, Chris Horodecki, Mark Hominick …
Not Worth The Weight The recent fight between BJ Penn and Georges St Pierre was the most anticipated battle of the modern era.
UFC 94 31 Jan 2009 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas A historic battle took place on 31 January at UFC 94 as the organization’s lightweight champion
French-Canadian Georges St Pierre is the model MMA fighter: physically gifted, continually developing his skills and loved by fans across the world.
New feature. Andrew Garvey looks at the bigger picture, Pete Irving breaks down the tactical considerations and Rami Genauer provides telling stats.
Submitting a fighter like Matt Hughes is no easy task, but GSP used his developing submission skills to finish off the wrestler like few fighters
When Georges St Pierre retained his welterweight title at UFC 87, he did more than simply beat Jon Fitch by unanimous decision.