Georges St-Pierre was not too impressed with the way Nick Diaz called him out following his victory over BJ Penn at UFC 137. In fact he was down right pissed off. It was not Nick Diaz's doing alone though, Cesar Gracie called out from his corner "call that mother- f***er out!"
A total of ten fighters were suspended following UFC 137 this past Saturday in Las Vegas, Nevada. The suspensions were handed out by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
You would think that having two of Mixed Martial Art's most respected fighters retire in one night is kind of a big deal. Both Pride FC Grand Prix Champion Mirko "Crocop" Filipović and former lightweight and welterweight champion BJ Penn decided to announce their retirement this past weekend after both had been defeated at UFC 137. On this night however, the magnitude of their decisions had been overshadowed by the excitement caused by newly crowned number one welter weight contender, Nick Diaz. Time to break down what's coming up next for the fighters of UFC 137.
UFC 137 took place this past Saturday at The Mandalay Bay Event Center and did not disappoint the fans. The majority of the nights biggest winners and a couple of non-winners were tracked down following their fights to discuss their victories/losses and what is next for them. All of the main card winners were interviewed but one, you can scroll down to see who.
After a very impressive performance against Dennis Siver last night, Donald Cerrone stated in his post-fight interview that he just wants to fight and fight as often as possible.
For a card that lost a lot of steam when Georges St-Pierre pulled out due to injury; UFC 137 definitely didn't disappoint. In the main event BJ Penn and Nick Diaz went at each other for three full rounds, with both men looking like battered warriors at the end. Diaz came out on top and called out GSP in his post fight speech, whereas Penn told the fans that he was finished in the octagon in his.
The UFC has invaded the Mandalay Bay Event Center in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC 137.Headlining the card will be a lightweight showdown between “The Prodigy” BJ Penn and Nick Diaz.
Las Vegas, NV (USA) – Twenty four hours away from the highly anticipated welterweight showdown between former two-division UFC® champion BJ Penn and the unpredictable Nick Diaz, the main event stars came together at today’s weigh-in from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. To no one’s surprise, things quickly got explosive.
The UFC 137 fighters will take to the scale at the Mandalay Bay Event Center today in anticipation of Saturday's stacked event. Headlining the card will be a lightweight showdown between "The Prodigy" BJ Penn and Nick Diaz. The fight card will be co-headlined by Matt Mitrione vs. Cheick Kongo.
