Georges St. Pierre has, in his last five fights, avenged his only two career losses and beaten the three toughest opponents the UFC could find for him. He's dominated all five fights, winning all 18 rounds. So what's next for GSP?Take a look after examining my list of the Top 10 welterweights in MMA.
Top 10 welterweights in MMA
1. Georges St. Pierre
2. Jon Fitch
3. Thiago Alves
4. Jake Shields
5. Mike Swick
6. Matt Hughes
7. Josh Koscheck
8. Martin Kampmann
9. Dan Hardy
10. Paulo Thiago
St. Pierre has already beaten Fitch, Alves, Hughes and Koscheck, and none of them have done anything to earn a rematch. Shields fights for Strikeforce, so he's out of the equation. And that leaves us with Swick and Kampmann. They will fight each other at UFC 103, and UFC matchmaker Joe Silva seems to view that as a No. 1 contender match. So look for Swick or Kampmann to take on St. Pierre, likely in December or January.
And look for St. Pierre to dominate either one of them. St. Pierre is so much better than the rest of the welterweight division that I'm a little worried he could make the whole weight class boring: If Alves and Fitch can't seriously challenge GSP, then I don't see why Swick and Kampmann would, either. I really hope GSP's next couple fights don't look like Anderson Silva's last couple fights, but I worry that when a champion doesn't have any significant challengers, that's what happens.
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7-13-2009 @ 8:24PM
Randy said...
GSP, Boring? no, hard to beat, yes. There's 4 good contenders in that list. Thaigo is only 25 yrs. old, he needed this fight win or lose in my opinion, I'm a fan of his style and hope he takes this lose and learns from it and comes back stronger. But present day GSP is the man for now.
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7-13-2009 @ 8:27PM
RJ said...
Jon Fitch number 2? Really? Did you see that fight Saturday night?
Jake Shields should be number 2, but since he's going to be fighting at 185 for awhile it really doesn't matter.
Also not having Carlos Condit in the top 10 and having Paulo Thiago is a crime.
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7-13-2009 @ 11:26PM
Frederick said...
GSP should take 8 to 10 months off.
Take a break and make himself even more wanted. Heck if I where is manager renegociate that contract the base salary should equal brock lesnar.
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7-13-2009 @ 11:32PM
Scott said...
Seriously? GSP boring? Unlike Spider, Georges will bring the fight to his opponent rather than just counter strike. What about Karo Parisyan? Anthony Johnson is a fast paced hard hitter that might give GSP a run for his money, I just don't think he's title shot worthy yet. But having said that, if Brock Lesnar is, why not "rumble" johnson? And while I'm talking wild cards, why not bring Brock Larson over from WEC? Hell, bring Cowboy Cerone and Rob McCullough up to 170 and let them have a go. While I'm dreaming, how about having Miguel Angel Torres pack on 35 pounds? THAT, my friends, would be a good fight!
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7-14-2009 @ 7:16AM
davidzzmailz said...
Anyone can loose on any night !
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7-14-2009 @ 11:20AM
chilly16 said...
Pauolo Thiago who has 1 UFC fight and lost is top 10. Matt Hughes & Koscheck?? WOW the UFC needs to get to signing some welter weights.
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7-14-2009 @ 5:27PM
neozoo said...
i still believe nick diaz should be in the top 5
he destroyed frank shamrock and scott smith at 185.
i know he is strikeforce, but i sure would like to see him back in ufc. anyone know if that is a possibility?
and his rematch with joe riggs at 170 should be fun to watch.
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7-15-2009 @ 8:42AM
jay said...
What the up and coming Anthony Johnson??? He is AT THE LEAST an honorable mention. I dunno if Hughes is still viable, and Paulo Thiago isn't top 10 material.
I agree that Avles neededthis fight. win or lose, it will help him greatly as a yong fighter. He will be a forced to be reckonned with in the coming year(s).
Thiago has fought twice in the UFC, chilly16; he KO'ed Josh Koscheck earlier on in the year.
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