Georges St. Pierre to make announcement at press conference Friday

According to the Journal de Montreal, UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre will convene a press conference this Friday with local media to make an announcement. The long-time champion made waves when he announced that he was stepping away from MMA after being awarded a controversial split decision win over Johny Hendricks in their UFC 167 main event bout last month.

Since that time, St. Pierre's coaches, mentor, teammates, rivals and bosses have all speculated as to whether the 32 year old will indeed retire, take a leave of absence or immediately get back into action. The fighter himself, however, has been mostly silent.

That should change at Friday's press conference. What do you think St. Pierre will announce? Let us know in the comments section.

Watch highlights of St. Pierre vs. Hendricks after the jump:

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/georges-st-pierre-announcement-press-conference-friday-190131112--mma.html

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Anyone have the video of GSP after the phone conference (rips UFC)

Just wondering if anyone has video of his appearance after the whole phone call announcing him giving up the belt.

The majority of it was in French...

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Robbie Lawler beats Rory MacDonald, steps into UFC welterweight title contender role

Robbie Lawler was as good as advertised Saturday night, making his welterweight match up against Rory MacDonald knock down, drag out scrap and winning a split decision at UFC 167. From the onset, Lawler was the aggressor, throwing and landing more strikes in a close first round.

In the second, MacDonald continued to bide his time, apparently looking for opportunities to counter or get a take down. With less than two minutes left, MacDonald turned the second round in his favor with a take down.

Lawler made a statement in the third and final round, however, knocking "Aries" down twice with punches. MacDonald refused to give up and ended the round with another take down and elbows landed to Lawler's head from on top inside the half-guard of "Ruthless".

The late surge was not enough for MacDonald in the eyes of two of the ringside judges, however, and they scored the fight for Lawler. Lawler has now won three straight fights since returning to the UFC - second straight over a top-ten opponent - and very well could find himself fighting for the welterweight title soon.

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Fighter drug tests come back clean from UFC 167

Heading into UFC 167, drug testing was a hot topic thanks to an incoherent series of spats, negotiations and thinly veiled allegations between welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre and challenger Johny Hendricks. In the end, they and every other fighter that competed on the UFC 167 card were tested by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC).

Today, NSAC executive director Keith Kizer told Cagewriter via email that all 24 post-fight fighter tests from UFC 167 have come back clean. the NSAC tests for a host of performance-enhancing and recreational substances as well as some banned over the counter products.

We're sure this won't stop the ceaseless speculation around the sport's top fighters for long but it may quiet the the hubub for at least a short while. We suppose there's plenty controversy from the main event's decision and fall-out from St. Pierre's vague post-fight announcement to take everyone's attention away from drugs for a bit.

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/fighter-drug-tests-come-back-ufc-167-tests-214551009--mma.html

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10-Point Must (12/11/13)

Welcome back to the 10-Point Must! Every week I?ll give my thoughts on ten topics from the past seven days with hopes the readership will contribute their takes as well in the Comments section. This time around, subjects range from an update on Georges St-Pierre?s future to some freshly-minted match-ups to the untimely death of […]

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UFC Adds Makdessi-Patrick To February Card

Lightweights John Makdessi and Alan Patrick will square off this February at UFC 169, officials announced on Tuesday. Set for February 1 from the Prudential Center in New Jersey, the event features a pair of championship matches. In the main event, Dominick Cruz and Renan Barao collide to unify the UFC bantamweight titles, while UFC […]

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Kim stuns Silva with second round KO at UFC Fight Night 29

Dong Hyun “Stun Gun” Kim picked up his third win in a row as he recorded a crushing second round knockout of Erick Silva in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 29. Kim and Silva engaged near the center of the cage where they both unloaded with their left hand. Kim’s landed flush to […]

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Invicta 7 results recap: Barb Honchak vs. Leslie Smith fight photos gallery from Kansas City

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For free agent Ben Askren, glory more important than money

In a new MMA Fighting interview, Bellator welterweight champion Ben Askren says that he'd happily turned down more money to re-sign with the organization in order to seek out better competition in the UFC.

"I was getting to the end of my exclusive period with Bellator. [Bellator CEO] Bjorn [Rebney] made me a couple offers, and they weren't bad offers and Bellator isn't a bad company, but my main reason why I got into the sport of mixed martial arts was to be number one in the world," Askren explained.

"What I kept telling Bjorn was, 'Hey, I'm [ranked] number 6 in the world, I want to fight numbers 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 right now.' All those people are the UFC and that is only place to accomplish that. So that was the point we kept going back and forth on. He and I pretty much said, there's no use in keeping matching rights and everything else if that's what you want you want to do. He was gracious enough to respect my wishes to want to fight the best in the world."

According to Askren, who has publicly offered to fight either UFC champ Georges St. Pierre or his teammate Rory MacDonald for free, the goal of proving that he's the best fighter in the world is much more important to him than money. "I'm not willing to compromise my goals for monetary value," he continued.

And though the wrestler is an unrestricted free agent at this time and options abound for him, including a potential roster spot in the World Series of Fighting (WSOF), he's only interested in fighting in the UFC.

"What's the challenge if I go and fight [in the WSOF]? If I'm going to fight guys below me, I would have stayed in Bellator and took the money they were offering," he explained.

The outspoken and undefeated champion is not deterred by UFC president Dana White saying that he is not interested in signing him, either. "I don't take it all personally, it's business," he said.

Askren says the plan is for his management to meet with White and UFC owner Lorenzo Fertitta in the promotion's home of Las Vegas.

"My management is going to be hopefully go to Vegas meet with Lorenzo and Dana this week," Askren said.

"Once that happens I'll have better idea where they actually stand."

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/free-agent-ben-askren-glory-more-important-money-203711876--mma.html

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Rashad Evans vs. Daniel Cormier Headlines UFC 170

For the second time in as many fights, former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans (pictured) will face a fellow Fox Sports broadcast partner. During Friday’s UFC Fight Night 33 pre-fight show on Fox Sports 2, Evans announced he’ll welcome Daniel Cormier to the 205-pound division at UFC 170. The February 22 event takes place [...]

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Basic Gears for MMA Training

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Hector Lombard calls Georges St. Pierre ?stupid,? and Jake Shields ?boring?

UFC welterweight contender Hector Lombard had harsh words for colleagues Jake Shields and Georges St. Pierre recently. Lombard made fun of the welterweight champ St. Pierre's fear of aliens to MMA Junkie this week and also called out Jake Shields.

?He?s so scared of aliens coming up and taking him,? Lombard said of St. Pierre.

?You have to be really messed up to think about all that stuff. Like honestly, I have a lot of respect for him and the stuff he?s done for the sport, but how can you think about an alien coming and going to take you? Are you kidding me or what? It?s stupid.?

As for Shields, who has not lost in his last four fights, Lombard calls him "boring," and promises that he'll make the American really fight.

?He?ll make it boring, or I?m going to end up knocking him out. It?s going to be one or another," said Lombard, who has lost two out of his last four fights.

Though he may question St. Pierre's sanity, Lombard isn't ready to call out the possibly retired champ just yet.

?Up to this point, [St-Pierre] can do whatever he wants,? Lombard said.

?He?s done a lot for the sport. There?s no point for me to go and criticize the man. What I do know is that I have to win my next fight and go from there.?

Who do you want to see Lombard fight next? Let us know in the comments section.

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/hector-lombard-calls-georges-st-pierre-stupid-jake-174401852--mma.html

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UFC On FOX 9: Road To The Octagon Full Video

UFC On FOX 9 is scheduled for December 14, 2013 at the Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento, California. In the main event, UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious Johnson will be putting the title on the line against Joseph Benavidez in a rematch of their Flyweight Tournament Final. In the co-main event, former WEC Featherweight Champion Urijah […]

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Source: http://www.fighters.com/12/02/ufc-on-fox-9-road-to-the-octagon-full-video

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Tate Takes Commentary Talents To Invicta FC

Miesha Tate, fresh off her showing as a coach on The Ultimate Fighter, will try her hand at announcing. Tate has been added to the three-person team for Saturday’s Invicta FC 7 card from Kansas City. She joins play-by-play veteran Michael Schiavello and fighter King Mo Lawal. The card features three championship matches and airs […]

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Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2013/12/03/miesha-tate-added-to-invicta-fc-7-announce-team/

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Fightland Explores Afghani MMA Scene in Latest From Worldwide Series

Fightland chats with Afghanistan’s five-time kickboxing gold medalist Rohullah Mohammadi about training kids to follow in his footsteps Watch Worldwide: Afghanistan on Fightland: http://fightland.vice.com/worldwide/afghanistan NEW YORK, NY (October 9, 2013) – Fightland today presents Worldwide: Afghanistan, the latest episode in Fightland’s Worldwide series which explores gyms and fighting traditions around the globe. In the episode, […]

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TUF 18 winner Julianna Pena: Ronda Rousey acts 'like her s**t don't stink'

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TUF 18 Finale: Main Card Predictions

Fans of female fighting are in for a treat tonight thanks to a trio of tilts on tap for the main card of the Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale. In addition to Julianna Pena-Jessica Rackoczy battling it out for the right to be named the fairer sex?s first TUF champion, Roxanne Modafferi and Jessamyn Duke are […]

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Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2013/11/30/tuf-18-finale-main-card-predictions/

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CFB: Clemson vs South Carolina

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Source: http://www.mmaforum.com/sports-vbookie/151257-cfb-clemson-vs-south-carolina.html

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The Techniques of MMA

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Julianna Pena calls Ronda Rousey 'pretentious' and a 'spoiled, rich brat'

Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2013/11/28/5154746/julianna-pena-calls-ronda-rousey-pretentious-and-a-spoiled-rich-brat

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