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When Georges St. Pierre takes on Carlos Condit this upcoming Saturday we will see if this highly anticipated fight will live up to its hype. Not to lower the expectations, but following is a reminder of some previous fights that failed to deliver.
1: Randy Couture vs. James Toney – UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2, August 28th, 2010 No matter how you look at how this fight was presented, somebody is at fault.  If this fight was to be presented as a sideshow attraction, then Couture should have allowed Toney

UFC President Dana White appeared on ESPN’s “Sportscenter” today in anticipation of the blockbuster Georges St-Pierre-Carlos Condit fight this weekend in Montreal. Not surprisingly, talk shifted to the idea of GSP fighting Anderson Silva in a much-publicized superfight. White was his usual bold self, and was quoted:
“Anderson Silva will be there this Saturday watching, and if St-Pierre wins it’ll be a huge fight for us. It’ll probably be the biggest fight in UFC history,

After initial reports stated that Lyoto Machida and Dan Henderson facing each other at UFC 156 in February, it now appears that the fight may not happen.

By CagePotato contributer Andreas Hale The World Series of Fighting held their first event at the Planet Hollywood in…

UFC Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones has looked to be the definition of dominant recently, smashing former 205 lb. champions with seemingly relative ease. Because of this, the MMA community fully expects him to one day move up in weight and challenge for the Heavyweight belt. Champion Junior dos Santos has recently stated his respect for Jones, but notes that he is the ‘baddest man on the plant’ and would face Jones should the opportunity arise. Jones himself spoke last week of making the trek to

It appears that many fighters have taken it upon themselves to tell Dana White and the UFC who they will and will not fight. Should that be allowed?

With the speculation of Anderson Silva’s next bout at an all-time high, Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones has appeared to have taken a different stance from his previous denial of ever fighting Silva. Similar to the time when he vowed to never fight former training partner and mentor Rashad Evans, Jones has made somewhat of a switch with his words today, something he has regrettably become known for:”I respect [Silva] a lot. As I said several times, I do not want to be the guy who beat Anderson, and do

Quinton “Rampage” Jackson says that UFC matchmaker Joe Silva is the reason why he plans on becoming a free agent.

With Anderson Silva’s systematic destruction of Stephan Bonnar at 205 lbs. at UFC 153, it is no secret nor surprise that fans and media alike are clamoring for a superfight between two dominant champions. However, this fight is not the oft-discussed match of Anderson Silva vs. Georges St. Pierre, but Anderson Silva vs. Jon Jones. Both Silva and Jones are on record as saying that they are friends who are unwilling to fight one another, and Silva reiterated this after his dominating win on Saturday: “This is

(It’s pretty obvious who takes the “Cooler Hairstyle” category.) It’s time for some real talk, Potato Nation. Stephan Bonnar is booking…