Mr. Superfight Georges St. Pierre
Posted on April 13, 2011, 08:01 AM by Anton GurevichIn two weeks from now, UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre will look to defend his title for the sixth time, squaring off against Jake Shields at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario. The fight will headline the stacked UFC 129, which will also feature names such as Randy Couture, Lyoto Machida, Jose Aldo and Ben Henderson on the main card of the night.
Many fans see in St. Pierre's fight against Jake Shields only a hurdle before "the real thing", UFC Middleweight encounter against Anderson "The Spider" Silva. Potential match-up against Silva labeled as a "Superfight", and the biggest bout in Mixed Martial Arts history.
Yes, there's no doubt about how huge will be the fight between St. Pierre and Silva, but it's definitely not the first "Superfight" in French-Canadian's career. GSP's demolition of BJ Penn at UFC 94 was overshadowed by the controversial Grease-Gate, and is often discredited by MMA fans when talking about St. Pierre's achievements.
On April 30th, St. Pierre will get another shot at glory. The fight against Jake Shields has every required attribute to be labeled as the second Superfight in Georges St. Pierre's career.
At least in my mind, Shields is #2, below St. Pierre and above Anderson Silva, when thinking about the level of competition he faced throughout his career. Top names such as Kazuo Misaki, "Mach" Sakurai, Toby Imada, Yushin Okami, Carlos Condit, Nick Thompson, Paul Daley, "Mayhem" Miller, Robbie Lawler, Martin Kampmann and of course Dan Henderson all were victimized by the Cesar Gracie product. Jake Shields didn't lose a fight since 2004, currently enjoying a 15-fight winning streak.
When speaking about titles, Shields is probably the most decorated Mixed Martial Artist on the planet. Rumble on the Rock Welterweight Tourney Winner Shooto Middleweight title, and of course, EliteXC Welterweight and the Strikeforce Middleweight titles. You can go on and add Jake Shields' Grappling achievements to this amazing list.
By beating Jake Shields, GSP will prove he's the most dominant fighter on the planet. And if there's someone in this Solar System who can wake up the MMA fans from dreams their about UFC 140: Silva vs. St. Pierre, it's Jake Shields (sorry, Nick Diaz fans).
It's without a doubt the biggest test in Georges St. Pierre's career. GSP is the reason Jake Shields moved down to 170, and believe me, Cesar Gracie protégé will be prepared for war in this one.
UFC 129 is a huge event for any MMA fan out there. St. Pierre and Shields will fight not only for the UFC Welterweight title, but also for their legacy as Mixed Martial Artists. And who knows, maybe it will be Silva vs. Shields at UFC 140.
Photo: Georges St. Pierre before his fight at UFC 94 at the MGM Grand Arena, on February 1, 2009 in Las Vegas, NV. Francis Specker
Comments
Personally, I think the current GSP is unbeatable, he's not just a complete fighter, he's also a perfect Gameplanner. I think that is gonna play a big part in a potential fight against AS. As for everybody saying he needs to stop talking about how he needs to adjust to the weight, the guy has got a lot on the line, his winning streak, his legacy, and of course he'll be possible fighting one of the best p4p fighters in the world.
Well i wouldnt say unbeatable in the MMA its kinda like soccer it just takes one sec, one shot to end it all. How many people thalt Serra was gonna beat him? not many my friend not many... I just hope the fight, if it happens, isnt (as loud and as great as an atmosphere it would be) in Canada or Brazil because it should def. be in a neutral location and by that i mean Vegas.
I Disagree...
Georges St. Pierre is training with the best submission fighter the planet earth has ever seen in MMA History.
Roger Gracie is insanely better than Jake Shields in Jiu-Jitsu and even better than Marcelo Garcia, he's submitted the best in the world within minutes and seconds, multiple times, like it's nothing.
I agree Jake Shields is a very good fighter, but when you pair, the training of Roger Gracie with the training with Freddie Roach... Jake Shields doesn't have a shot in hell. He has NO CLUE about the beating that GSP will put on him.
Jake can't take him down, therefore he can't submit him, and Jake will eat left jabs and straight rights all night if he tries to throw with GSP. Simply put... GSP will do whatever he wants to Jake Shields, while preventing absolutely anything Jake tries on him.
This will be a really ugly fight for Jake... I'm talking Koscheck times 10. GSP could win by TKO easily here. Hell he could submit Jake if the opportunity presented itself to be quite honest.
shields is going too shoot ! gsp is going too jab and move to the side ! gsp will pick shields apart. taken his hope then his health in this fight.
Sure, no one is "unbeatable" in the pure meaning of the term. But he just has the perfect combination of skills. He doesn't do anything perfectly, he's just very good at every aspect of mma, I dont understand the weaks i got at my previous post, i think i made a pretty good case as far as my opinion is concerned. There are probably a couple of kids on this site that just love to click on the "negative" button. I think AS is also a very well rounded fighter, its just his wrestling isn't at the top level, but he evens it out with his amazing striking, still that doesn't make you well rounded. In any case I just hope that when the fight happens (and it will happen) both fighters will be at their best and we can expect the fight of the century.
Yea i understand what ur getting at but AS wrestling might not be the best, but u got to look at something, Hendo = Olympic wrestler, Sonnen = Olympic wrestler/roided/AS hurt ribs, Lutter = Weighed in over weight, and a great wrestler, what im getting at much bigger people then GSP could hold AS down but they still lost, and I personally dont think GSP can stand with AS but i mean he might be the guy to do it if Okami doesnt im not a fan of Okami but dude is good at clinching, a great wrestler.
yes there is a guy with better bjj sjills lutter ! that silva fight he had . he was too pudgy , if lutter was in better shape in that fight he could ! would of sub silva .
When I try to imagine another human being GSP's size beating him, I can't. His style is perfect, he trains smart, gameplans smart, and trains with the absolute best people available to him (helps that he is a millionaire). I do wan't to see GSP on his back against a good wrestler/grappler though, cause if he can survive that then he'll appear to be flawless.
the thing is that AS i huge and that will play everything in that fight with AS using his reach
Koscheck couldn't keep him down.
yes and koscheck is a 4 time ncaa champ !
Melendez with the Win, Nick Diaz with the win and now Jake Shields Possibly? Totally pumped for this one, Ya DiGG?!?!
just not a Caesar Gracie fan not because of him tho, i just dont like his team.... Daiz bros are annoying, Jake idk just not a fan, and Melendez thinks hes number one in the world yet hes never faced a legit top ten lw since, well um never cuz Aoki is overrated.
Kinda agree with you, I dont like the Diaz bro's or melendez(even tho he dominated his opponent, id never heard of him before) needs a slice of humble pie. Jake Shields seems somewhat humble, but I still think GSP will walk through him. Still be a sweet fight tho
Dude ur crazy if u think Gil hasn't faced any top LW's. Kawajiri is a world class LW, and nobody has ever abused him the way Melendez did. Even though the rankings reflect it, fighting in the UFC doesn't make you a top fighter. Kenny Florian has beat NO top 10 oppenents (except Huerta at the time) yet he is always in the top 10.
man you are so full of.... truth cant agree more with you
yes and aoki is a weak son of a b!tch ! poor sport ! all so melendez may not of faced all the top light weights , but if you just look at his hands and his feet you know every fight you see melendez getting quicker hitting harder and combos same as his team mate diaz ! even shields hands look better . but gsp is going too take sheilds apart standing and if it does go too the ground early i hope it dont ! look for sheilds taken a arm ! or his neck ! gsp is a strong wrestler shields is too guess we will find out if it goes too the ground ! gsp ko him make a greater super fight for all of us !
GSP isn't stupid or prideful enough to go to the ground with Jake. He understands the importance of playing to your opponents weakness. His wrestling was better than Koscheck's, but GSP still played to Koscheck's weakness and beat him standing up. GSP can hang with Shields on the ground if it goes there. However, his striking is lightyears ahead of shields'. GSP will keep distance while landing hard jabs the same way he treated Koshcheck, maybe a lowkick here or there. GSP by either decision or TKO.
GSP broke Koscheck's orbital in the first 2-3 punches. The sames going to happen to Shields, but I think GSP is going to aim for the nose, possibly breaking it, slowing down his breathing and gassing him and then...go to town.
The thing with GSP is that you have no idea what he will do to you. You can say, oh, GSP is going to come in and strike with me, but where do you end up? On the mat eating elbows. Oh GSP is going to wrestle with me... what happens? Broken face.
He's a master of trickery. He will fool you into thinking something and end up doing something different. Shields has no idea whats in store for him.
GSP has lost his killer instinct though. I'm pretty sure he enjoys getting paid and doesn't want to lose his belt anytime soon, so he won't risk it. It's not an entertainer. He's a pure athlete that goes in there to show you his dominance and superiority.
true true.... but if it does go to the ground early , sheilds may just take gsp s arm or neck ! in early rounds . every time sheilds takes your arm or neck he dont let go .
I still think Mr. shields doesn't have enough to offer to the table against GSP. Having a 15-fight win streak is impressive, but it doesn't mean that shields' opponents are exactly on the same caliber as who GSP has fought.
sorry but hendo is better than everybody gsp has fought...except maybe penn which is to small for gsp and gases alot...so yeah hendo is better even being an old man...also idc what some of you may think hendo has better wrestling then gsp and so does shields just saying....guys that would dominate gsp would be as follows...on the ground jake shields for sure....beat him over all evens at 185 would beat gsp, sonnen would show gsp how to really wrestle..anderson would knock gsp out for real and is practically begging for this fight just so he can do it...gsp can only stand against sheilds if it goes to the ground gsp will not be able to control shields like he does everyboy else...hope gsp wins but he is not in the most stacked division most of those guys are ok at best. if gsp does not move up to at least a catch weight to fight silva after he called him out then he is a coward and will never be the best...maybe just at welterweight
Stop riding the Henderson wagon. He was weak, slow, not himself at 185 and he went on record and said it numerous times. So his skill etc weren't at 100%. Hendo at 205 would of brutalized Jake.
I'm with you on that... he's a stategist and he always sticks to his game plan... GSP wont get drawn into a battle for who has superior wrestling he'll make a contest of who is the superior mixed martial artist.
Nick Diaz and his corner were all nervous before the Daley fight becuase they knew Nick would go out to prove he could beat Daley at his own game and props to him he did but how much more easily would he have made it with a quick take down and slick sub... ala Randy Couture vs James Toney
What do you mean mma experts say sheilds is hurdle? Most are saying he is a very tough fighter and are 50/50 on it. Dont put your words in peoples mouths.
You made absolute no sense.
Surprisingly I'm looking forward to GSP vs Shields. I've discredited Shields in the past, but it's hard to deny that he tends to win all the fights hes supposed to lose. It's hard to count him out, even though I'm not a fan.
But then again, GSP has a tendency to win the fights that are supposed to be his most difficult as well.
My first reaction is that GSP will likely win, but I have a feeling it may be more competitive than most people think.
Looking forward to it!
As much as the fans wish to see it, as much as Dana wants to see it, as much as even Anderson would like to do it, I don't see this fight happening any time soon; GSP has already put cold water on it. If that fight is going to happen it will be when Rush makes the decision to move up and stay and not a minute earlier; he's nobodies fool. People should really stop thinking about this fight for the next two years, at least; I just don't see it coming together.
The hope / hype for the fight - began prior to the purchase of SF. With the acquisition of SF-UFC, the landscape has change. I am more confident that Nick Diaz will get a shot at GSP, long before The Spider; and as it should be. Surely, there is interest in seeing that bout happen. I know I would like to see it happen. If GSP were to exit the 170 weight class without that match, I believe it would be a question mark on his record.
IMO - Rush beats Nick and beats him handily, but we will never know without the fight be scheduled. ND is a very touch, maybe even heroic fighter. He always shows up to fight (a Diaz brother trait) and he's not afraid of anyone. It would be a great fight; the poster-child vs. the bad-boy.
Final Consideration - GSP moving up to fight Anderson...the fight could easily go as such.....Judge rings bell....Anderson rings Georges bell....fight over. My point here - there is little guarantee on that fight, that it will be a good, great or even memorable fight. I personally am sick-and-tired of the "super-fights" or super-hypes, that prove to be nothing; AS vs. GSP has that potential written all over it. We could wait months for GSP to get ready, only to have it be a 60 second fight; what a let down that would be.
Diaz vs. GSP on the other hand - could very well be an epic battle or even fight of the year and we wouldn't have to wait on it or jump through any hoops, to make it happen; it could just be scheduled. And I personally think that Diaz would be a much tougher challenge to The Champ, than Shields (is).
Silva vs. GSP could be a total bust. Diaz vs. GSP would / will not be.
i agree with you mostly, a fight between nick and gsp would be fireworks and competitive from start to finish cos nicks so good off his back, but i personally would choose a gsp-anderson fight over gsp-diaz for now, my main reason being andersons age...if we were to wait 2 years for gsp anderson then anderson would be pushing 37/38, and even though every fighter ages differently (couture being a prime example) you would have to say that an anderson silva 2 years from now wouldnt be as good as the one were currently watching, and i personally would only wanna see gsp anderson if both were as close to their best as possible
Hey, the most enjoyable Wing Chun post I have seen to date.
that's what i been sayn before all this hype. even before daley fight all the peoples here where sayn ohhhhhhh diaz will get knocked out . lol if gsp walks threw sheolds and hope he does ! diaz would find a way too beat gsp . if it went too ground diaz would sub him . hate too say it if it stood i think seeing gsp s last fight with koscheck , diaz would tko gsp . but freddy roach is working his magic on gsp s stand up and it shows in every fight . you know but that time if gsp vs diaz happens gsp will be a totally new stand up fighter it will be good .
Mr. Superfight? he better finish the fight or be exciting otherwise would become Mr. Boring Fights.... combined with Mr. Vaseline...
I disagree with the statement that Shields is number 2 above Silva. He has a good record, but it's not like he's beating guys Silva can't or hasn't (submitted Henderson, was beating Okami before the DQ) beaten already. Come to think of it, there are several people on Silva's resume who I believe would defeat Shields(Demain Maia, Forrest Griffin, Vitor Belfort, and others IMO). As for the superfight, who knows? I think GSP will demolish Jake Shields. However, I don't think GSP should vacate the welterweight division just yet.
Oh..and I forgot to say I see Silva as #1 and GSP as #2 :-D
super fight my ass. you guys can tell yourselves that this is going to be a competetive fight, but thats what every one was saying about gsp's last few fights, and he completly dominated them all. no matter who gsp fights people are allways going to convince them selves that it is an even matchup. after thaigo alves i decided to never fall for that hype again
Shields is not fast enough to take GSP down easily and I doubt he will be able to keep him down if it does happen. He will fight Shields the same way he did Koscheck, and Jake will look the same as Josh did at the end of the fight.
I don't think Silva/St Pierre will ever happen.
GSP(5'10") is too short to have a very good chance against Silva(6'2"), and being the strategist that he is , I'm sure GSP is well aware of that dissagvantage.
We saw in the Shogun /Jones fight how important reach is when fighting a great striker. No one ever talks about GSP's height, which will probably keep him from being succesful at any weight above welterweight. George will probably retire as champion in a few years.
shields is the toughest fighter gsp will face at welterweight...welterweights are watered down...finally we have a real contender to fight gsp and all of you fools are like he sucks and all this crap...shields would beat everybody gsp has for sure and if you don't think so your a fool...also the super fight with anderson..just like a few people said already i am just going to be blunt..gsp won't make it to the third round. ....the end
every one seems to forget how shody shields looked against kampmann, in my eyes kampmann won that fight. i dont think shields has much of a chance against gsp. stand up, tdd, decision win for gsp.
that was shields first fight in the ufc...back down at 170 from 185 he was fighting at...shields is a true warrior he moves up and down to fight some of the best...he is the best gsp is going to face at 170..not nick diaz. or anybody else....
Calling GSP unbeatable is just acknowledging that the only way to beat him is to catch him with a lucky punch. Period. Which is why Shields is such a bad matchup for him, there are probably at least five to ten guys in the division that have a better chance of beating GSP because of having better, harder punches. Shields is going to be destroyed.
The fight against serra is exacly why gsps vertuly unbeatable, since then he hasnt taken any chances whatsoever. Always taking the smart route. Shields has glaring weaknesses and gsp will exploit them.
@Col23...how can you say GSP is unbeatable when he's already been beaten by an unworthy opponent. Anyone can be beat at anytime!
That's so true.
Anything can happen in MMA, but it is also true that anything does not always happen. Very often, the fighter with a dominant record wins, just as everyone predicts.
that's a cool picture
mr supershite more like lol shields will get the submision no doubt. bin a long time comin..
Although gsp is a phenominal fighter and with his size and skills I dont see anyone beating him again and welterweight, but going up to welterweight fighting a guy whos over 6 foot and naturally alot bigger, extremely lanky and whos striking is on totaly different level to gsp, I see that being to much for him. Maybe he can wrestle his way to a welterweight title, but hes not as big as chael sonnen.. and even then they have to stand up sometime.. and I dont see him gnp'ing silva so im almost 100% sure hed get caught. Silva's no slouch on the ground either... big disadvantage st pierre.. but if anyone could put it together it would be him
ive been saying this for awhile, GSP and Shields IS a superfight esp considering shields was the strikeforce champ when he left!
I agree. It's champ vs. champ. Everyone knows that GSP is going to get Jake Shields' best in this fight, so I don't see him walking through him as easy as some think. Yes, I believe he is going to win the fight, but if Shields gets him on his back, he could be in for a long night.
His last two fights have been against people who wanted to stand and bang, and even though he out classed Kos in the stand up, we all knew that if he got in to trouble he could take him down. Kos is a good wrestler, but GSP is just on another level. Against Shields, GSP is a hell of a lot better on the feet by far, and I dont believe Shields can stop his takedowns every time, but if he isn't careful, he could easily fall into a submission with a takedown attempt.
IMO, GSP will come very well prepared and be victorious. He is a great gameplanner and I just think his strength and athletism will be too much for Shields.
I would love to see Shields V Silva. I think Shields stacks up much better with AS than GSP.
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