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steph
11-26-2009, 01:39 PM
My thanksgiving just got a whole lot brighter... I'd like to skip the next 3 months and wake up in March! My boy GSP is coming to Jersey... someone must have told him I've been waiting for him, lol. So excited!




Now it appears the main event has been selected, as well.

Georges St-Pierre (19-2 MMA, 13-2 UFC) will put his welterweight title on the line against British challenger Dan Hardy (23-6 MMA, 4-0 UFC) at the as-yet-unannounced event, according to a report by AOL FanHouse.

MMAjunkie.com could not immediately confirm the report.

The New Jersey event is expected to take place at the Prudential Center, which was home to UFC 78 in November 2007, and presumably would be dubbed UFC 111.

However, the UFC has made no official announcement regarding the show. Additionally, though "there have been discussions about a date and location," Nick Lembo of the New Jersey Athletic Control Board told MMAjunkie.com no event has been finalized.

In a recent appearance on MMAjunkie.com Radio, UFC president Dana White had stated the St-Pierre vs. Hardy bout would take place in February.
Coupled with comments made at a UFC 106 Fight Club Q&A session, White's comments fueled speculation that the contest could take place in Australia, though the organization has typically contested title on U.S. soil.

St-Pierre carries a six-fight winning streak into the contest. By March, the Canadian will have been on the shelf for eight months while recovering from a groin injury suffered in a July contest with Thiago Alves.

St-Pierre recently appeared in the U.K. at a UFC 105 Fight Club Q&A session and proclaimed himself 100 percent fit.

Meanwhile, Hardy has won seven-straight contests overall. That streak includes a perfect 4-0 mark in the UFC. The British slugger defeated Mike Swick earlier this month at UFC 105 to earn his way into the welterweight title match.

Josh Koscheck, who defeated Anthony Johnson in impressive fashion at this past week's UFC 106 event, has openly questioned why Hardy was selected as St-Pierre's next opponent. White told MMAjunkie.com after the event that while Koscheck's performance put him "in the mix," Hardy was indeed the next title challenger.

"We already announced the Hardy fight," White told MMAjunkie.com in the post-fight presser. "Hardy gets the next fight. But when I say Koscheck is in the mix, he'd be in the mix anyway. He's one of the best 170-pounders in the world and has been for a while."

For the latest on UFC 111 and other future cards, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.

Chris-Winfield
11-28-2009, 05:59 PM
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irishhammer
11-28-2009, 06:35 PM
But the real latest news is ..... Dana white gave steph an invitation to be a ufc ring girl.

Seriously? congratz are in store then steph :D

Chris-Winfield
11-28-2009, 07:01 PM
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steph
11-30-2009, 11:56 AM
:wink: totally made up.

HAHA... what a tease!! :(

I will be on Dana White's payroll one day, walking around the octagon with round cards above my head... mark my words, it will happen! ;)

Move over, Arianny! :p

Chris-Winfield
12-01-2009, 01:38 AM
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steph
12-03-2009, 07:05 PM
Damn , its been a while since ive been called a tease , like almost 3 years.

If you do get on the payroll , give arianny a kiss for me :drooling: lol

Well, I didn't mean it in a dirty way... I've wanted to be a ring girl for a long time. I'm going to apply after I get some photoshoots done when I lean out again in the spring.

*crosses fingers*

Get_Swole
12-03-2009, 08:23 PM
Well good luck with that Steph that would be super cool.

As for the fight i cant wait love watching GSP fight hes one of my favorite fighters for sure. I think he will do his thing and get past Hardy without too much of a problem to be honest.

jtunderdog
12-04-2009, 01:02 AM
Good luck. I am seeing GSP win this one but you never know. Hardy is pretty well rounded and has a decent ground game. Gsp is one of my faves. You guys need to do a search to see what gsp said about being a bald headed gay man. Trust me its funny. It was on insidemma and by the way he isn't gay he was being cute.

steph
12-04-2009, 11:19 PM
I'm not a fan of Hardy, so here's to hoping Canada beats UK that night!

Chris-Winfield
12-04-2009, 11:30 PM
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irishhammer
12-05-2009, 05:33 AM
for sho we need someone to be reppin in the ring not some flabby chick with just a pretty face...

steph
12-05-2009, 09:52 AM
Haha, thanks... I'll gladly keep the diet in hardcore check year round if I was lucky enough to get that gig. And to get to travel and meet the fighters and have such an amazing opportunity... That would be friggin' SICK! It's a total shot in the dark, but whatever... I'm committed to giving it a chance. DW needs an inked up ring girl on his payroll!

Now, let's just hope someone bought me the ring girl replica outfit that I put on my Christmas list...

Thanks for the support, guys! :)