UFC 167: St. Pierre vs. Hendricks (11/16 on PPV)

[JimLeavy59]

[Warner2BruceTD]

How would there not be an immediate rematch? For as long as GSP defended his title and how good hes been for the UFC, you think they move on after that?

You could be right, but there definitely will be one now, and controversy equals cash.

I will say that the way Dana treated GSP in that presser was disgraceful, attacking him for wanting some time off, and pressuring him into an immediate rematch by saying he "owes" it to UFC & the fans.

If anybody has earned the right to take some time off to clear his head and decide his next move, it's GSP. He's not the one who scored the fight. Dana is just the worst sometimes.

[Steel Mamba]

You could be right, but there definitely will be one now, and controversy equals cash.

I will say that the way Dana treated GSP in that presser was disgraceful, attacking him for wanting some time off, and pressuring him into an immediate rematch by saying he "owes" it to UFC & the fans.

If anybody has earned the right to take some time off to clear his head and decide his next move, it's GSP. He's not the one who scored the fight. Dana is just the worst sometimes.

As good as GSP has been to the UFC, I think this is probably the first situation where he didn't handle things professionally. Whatever he's going through obviously didn't come up all of a sudden, so the right thing to do would be to talk to Dana privately and explain his situation in advance. Not make this announcement after a fight to everyone's surprise. At the end of the day he's still a vital employee, who can show up to work and just announce that today is their last day (with no explanation) and they'll be gone for a year or however long. You sit down with your boss and discuss what's going on first and GSP didn't do that.

Dana comes off harsh, but in terms of pure principle, he was in the right.

Understandably GSP doesn't realize it yet, but he does owe an immediate rematch to the UFC and the fans, that title is tainted until then.

[Jmiles]

GSP is and always has been a head case. No surprise in his post fight interview at all.

[Epidemik]

Rumors are that GSP has a "unwanted" child on the way, that the woman wants to keep and his father is dying.

[Steel Mamba]

http://www.mmamania.com/2013/11/18/5119406/georges-st-pierre-sister-debunks-ailing-father-rumor-not-reason-step-away-mma

bad rumor, I'm guess him having a kid on the way is true though

[Steel Mamba]

Joe Rogan calling for GSP to retire:

http://www.mmamania.com/2013/11/19/5122020/joe-rogan-wants-georges-st-pierre-to-retire-memory-loss-ufo-alien-abduction-mma

Sounds like he's suffering from some serious brain injuries.

[CrimsonGhost56]

kinda scary how he says he blacks out while driving and has no idea how he gets places

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

kinda scary how he says he blacks out while driving and has no idea how he gets places

I dunno about ya'll, but if I'm taking a solid hour long commute home or something like that, I'll turn on some tunes and kinda jazz out...I don't think the "blacking out" is so much a problem on a mindless ride home...

Thinking those black outs are the result of an Alien Abduction though...

That is scary.

[Warner2BruceTD]

I think he needs to pack it in. Fuck the macho bullshit, I hope he doesn't get wrapped up in that and does the right thing for his long term health. Sucks if we don't see the rematch, but we'll live.

[Kuzzy Powers]

Go out as the champion, Georges.. fuck what Dana White wants. If you're financially set theres no reason to continue doing this shit.

[Warner2BruceTD]

Somebody asked Meltzer about being the only media guy at the show who scored it for GSP:

Actually, tons of media have gone on twitter and said they scored it for GSP. Both Vegas papers, LA Times, Greg Savage from Sherdog, Gareth Davies, Florian, Chael, Karyn Bryant (latter three being UFC's own guys from FS 1) all off the top of my head but there were tons of others. Where I was sitting, the only person who didn't have it even going into round 5 was Dave Doyle, who had it 3-1 for Hendricks giving him round one.

It seems like everybody who watched on TV had it for Hendricks, and many people who watched live in the building had it for GSP. Does this speak to Rogan's commentary? Different angles? I don't know. Most people there live gave round one to GSP.

[Primetime]

I had it 48-47 for GSP too. The 1st round is obviously the arguable one, but the way things work these days is you have to beat the champ clearly. Tied rounds always go to the champ. I still had it for GSP either way.