Midnight Mania! Georges St. Pierre vs. Nick Diaz rematch postponed due to injury

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Not each rivalry ends when the ultimate bell sounds.

All-time nice Welterweight and champion a dozen occasions over scored one of many last defenses of his legendary profession at UFC 158 in March 2013 by defeating Nick Diaz. The closely promoted grudge match turned out to be mostly one-sided, as St. Pierre successfully wrestled through Diaz for many of 5 rounds.

It wasn’t with out controversy, nevertheless. Diaz accused St. Pierre of missing weight, and alleges that the Canadian fee lined up for him. “GSP” additionally later confessed to poisoning Diaz, which maybe had an impact on the ultimate consequence.

With the 2 in states of no less than considerably retirement but additionally persevering with unhealthy blood, a grappling match was recently deemed a dream bout. Because it turned out, TSN’s Aaron Bronsteter revealed that it almost got here to fruition in December, however accidents to each events postponed the reserving. Possible, the duo will face off a while subsequent yr.

St. Pierre has been officially retired for years now, having walked away from the game with the Middleweight belt after defeating Michael Bisping in 2017. As for Nick Diaz, he made a shock return in 2021, coming up short in disastrous fashion to Robbie Lawler. He’s spoken publicly about wanting one other UFC struggle, however since then, nothing has materialized.

Since strolling away from the game, St. Pierre has remained in unbelievable form, continuously flaunting his ridiculous retirement physique. Diaz, conversely, has struggled with serious injuries and is thought to frequent the clubs. I’m unsure how aggressive a 2024 showdown shall be, however the Diaz brothers are actually identified for his or her capability to play spoiler!

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Whereas on the subject of the nice “GSP,” right here’s at his induction into the Canadian sports activities corridor of fame:

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