Is Georges St. Pierre tough enough???
Although I may be more than disappointed in the outcome and lack of action and “killer instinct” from champion, Georges St. Pierre, he’s still dominated last night’s fight against another outmatched opponent in Jake Shields. Yes you can argue that the champ’s lat 4 fights have been a boring at times, they have however proved time and time again how truly dominant the UFC’s and the world’s top welterweight MMA fighter is. He now has very few challenges left for him at 170lbs. Coming to mind are former WEC champion Carlos Condit and current Strike force champion Nick Diaz. GSP’s main target before last night might have been to meet Anderson Silva at 185lbs. for the UFC’s “Super fight” between the top 2 LB. 4 LB. MMA fighters in the world. Most people that I’ve talked to have already bashed the UFC Welterweight champions performance last night but let’s dig a lil’ deeper, shall we? First off, Georges looked brilliant for the first 2 ½ rounds with a nice balance of jab, leg kicks, and other various strikes kept Jake Shields off balance and looking very much the lesser of the 2 fighters. Shortly after a nicely placed jab by challenger, Jake Shields, caused the champ to lose the vision in his left eye. In typical Greg Jackson fashion and to his credit, he quickly calmed his fighter down and assured him that he was tough enough to make the 5 round fight a successful title defense. So if we look at this fight for what it really was we’ll see that Georges St. Pierre defended his UFC title against a tough Jake Shields with 1 eye. This is the real question…Is Georges St. Pierre tough enough to keep competing against the top of the MMA world? I believe he will fine after all is said and done but he is in need of more help with a healthy dose of “KILLER INSTINCT!!!” Do you think that Georges is too soft to compete at 185 lbs. in the UFC? Does he have the goods to beat Nick Diaz? Is Carlos Condit a legit challenger to the 170 lb. UFC title? Sound off Crypt heads…???
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