Georges St. Pierre talks Nick Diaz vs. B.J. Penn, his Injuries, and moving to Lightweight
Posted on October 28, 2011, 02:41 PM by Joey SantosusReinging Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre, who was forced to withdraw from his UFC 137 title defense against Carlos Condit, discusses the injury the forced him out of the fight, as well as the newly scheduled main event, B.J. Penn vs. Nick Diaz. St. Pierre also talks about recent remarks made by his coach, Firas Zahabi, recommending the Canadian cut down to 155-pounds. Photo: Francis Specker
On Nick Diaz
Yea, of course, I'm upset about (not fighting Nick Diaz), but what can I do? This is out of my control. I try to control stuff that I can control, but this is out of my control.
(The UFC) is a different level (than Strikeforce) of course, but he fought Paul Daley. Paul Daley is a UFC veteran. The thing is, look at the fight. Nick Diaz won in the first round, but this fight could have went either way. He got dropped like two times by Paul Daley. So, Paul Daley got very close to winning that fight as well. It was a win, first-round TKO, but it was not a complete domination. It was like flipping a coin almost.
On his injuries
Something that I need to say - The injury that I have right now, I cannot do lateral movements and I cannot grapple at all. So, nobody would have taken a fight injured like I am. Yea, maybe with some little bruise, but with an injury like I have, a strained MCL, a strained hamstring, you cannot take a fight like this. It's impossible. If you fight like this, you're going to get killed in like one minute because you cannot move. You do not have the ability, stability, or mobility that you need to have as an athlete. At this level, you'll get destroyed. ... Believe me, if it would have been small stuff, I would have fought. I'm very tough on my body and the people around me had to pull me out of the fight.
On B.J. Penn vs. Nick Diaz
I don't know. I want the best guy to win, that's what I want. I think maybe B.J. Penn has an edge on paper, but sometimes things don't happen the way we expect. We'll see what's going to happen.
On moving to Lightweight
No, the thing is, people talk to me about changing weight class. For me, it would be easier to go down than to go up. The reason is my weight, I walk around between 185-190. But, the thing is, I don't want to go to Lightweight because I don't want to get smaller as a human being. As a man, I want to be bigger as possible, you know? I'm good as what I am, as a Welterweight right now. People want me to go up, but we'll see. One day if the timing is good and the person, maybe I will, but it will take time. Changing weight, it's hard to do. People ask me this question sometimes, so we'll see what's going happen.
Further Reading: Georges St. Pierre's trainer recommends a drop to Lightweight
Comments
Amazing someone this mentally challenged can manage to type. Way to overcome such massive and obvious disability!
Even though he's Canadian you are still not fit to clean his jock strap. If you were you could get a job but as it is you will remain an unemployed bum.
Dude might as well keep watching the Serra fight over and over because it won't happen again.
Like him or hate him, when it comes to interviews and answering questions he maintains a pretty fair point of view and makes some valid arguments. When it comes to fighting, yes some fights have been pretty boring, but technically he has been able to dominate most of his opponents. All that to say, I'm looking forward to Penn vs Diaz this weekend and Condit vs GSP sometime next year!
**** GSP nick got dropped once and was outboxing daley for all of the fight until he TKOd him. if george fought daley guaranteed 5 round decision
Daley has power perhaps, but he fails to put people away who know how to defend against strikes. He does put the guys who walk into his punches away though.
Diaz on the other hand was nearly stopped by Daley, had Daley been more disciplined and used his striking efficiently against Diaz when he was down he would of ended him.
Georges is never in trouble and that's the point hes trying to make. When you fight Georges, you are in trouble.
When's the last time a jab from Diaz broke a bone? Let alone an orbital?
GSP would "dominate" Diaz for 5 rounds and make him realize.. "wow, i'm not as good as I thought".
GSP doesn't have to please anyone by moving up or down in weight. He's the champ.
Nobody would take a fight with an injury like him? (a strained MCL)
Fun Fact: Miesha Tate had a torn MCL when she won the championship from Coenen.
I think it's fair to say womens MMA is not the same thing as mens MMA.
Ok George, this is how it goes: When a you actually engage your opponent in a fight, you run the risk of getting knocked down. Kinda like Nick did against Daley. Yet he still WON THE FIGHT. Nick comes to fight, you come to compete.
God i really hate this guy gonna be honest. He seems like a whiner and plenty of people fight with injuries just as bad as his. I usuall like respectful fighters but I can't stand him. He should go to point fighting. Nick Diaz outboxed Daley and technically looked better as well as won the fight. It was exciting, full of highlights, and showed some bravado George lost years ago.
what a very in-depth and well thought out opinion, you should be working for ESPN man!!
GSP may not be the most exciting fighter to watch these days and he may not be finishing many fights but i'm sure that isn't by choice. When you think about it he's a smart fighter really, he doesn't take any unnecassary risks and he keeps the fight where he thinks he has the biggest advantage. At the end of the day he's the WW champ and has had the strap for a long time now so he's obviously doing something right. I like him because he's a true mixed martial artist in every sense of the word. That said though i would like to see him make his fights a bit more exciting and maybe knock a few heads out or take a few risks, i think he would be awesome if he was to let loose a bit and stop being so "safe" all the time. Who knows, maybe this is the year he'll start finishing a few fights and claiming a few KO's.......
If he's doing it because he's a "smart fighter that does not want to take any unnecessary risks" then he's doing it by choice.
Jon Jones does not take any unnecessary risks either, so much to a point that he has not even really taken damage from his opponents (his recent fight only his feet were hurt from being self inflicted) and yet he still finishes all his fights.
I meant that him not finishing fights isn't by choice Mr literal. He may fight safe but he still tries to finish fights without much success, like when he tried to armbar Hardy, or when he tried the kimura in the same fight but didn't finish because of small technical mistakes, which means he could have finished the fight but didn't, twice in that particular fight. Why dont you just write your own opinion man and stop trying to pick holes in other peoples opinions like your Mr intelligent or something.........
There is also a difference between not taking any unnecessary risks and being elusive, but in my humble opinion Jones does take risks, you can't compare GSP to Jon Jones anyway man come on!!.....
I think the lightwieghts would rip gsp apart