steph
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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.
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.
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