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GSP: i'm not ducking Hendricks, Diaz is logical
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<p>UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre is fighting Nick Diaz next, which lead some fans to feel he was ducking Johny Hendricks.</p>
If you agree, GSP is not impressed with your analysis.
“I’m not ducking,” St-Pierre told FUEL TV. “I can’t split myself in half. A lot of people want to fight me. Anderson Silva, Johny Hendricks, Nick Diaz. Everyone is calling me. They want the big fight and the pay-per-view. I’m going to take one fight at a time.
“Johny Hendricks is a good challenge and is an amazing fighter, but I saw his fight with Josh Koscheck and it was very close. Some people give it to Josh. But he won in a very good fashion in his last fight.
“For me, I was more motivated to fight Nick than Johny Hendricks. I know Johny is going to smack talk to motivate me, but right now I’m focused on Nick Diaz and we’ll see what happens later.”
“As an athlete, I want to give fans the fight they want to see. Logically, I just finished my fight with Carlos Condit. The last fight between Carlos and Nick was controversial. I truly believe Carlos won, but some people believe Nick won. A lot of things have been said between us. This is the fight everyone wanted to see a year ago, I want big fights.
GSP is right. If Hendricks has 'earned' his shot he should understand waiting in line for someone that already earned his shot well before him. This talk of ducking is just Sonnonesque self promotion in an attempt to jump the line. Wait your turn Johny.
I don't care what the judges scored it. Nick Diaz didn't lose that fight. I don't believe he did enough to win it, but Carlos certainly did not do enough to win it either. If we just admit to ourselves that the UFC is not a real sport but a weird hybrid of real fighting and pro-wrestling, then yes GSP/Diaz makes perfect sense.
He is just getting back into the swing of things. He was supposed to fight Diaz. He just wants to shut Diaz up with a dirty beating. Hendricks needs couple more fights, he is not ready to fight gsp. Most of GSPs opponents had a very good record before they faced him. Like alves, koschek, shields, penn, hughes etc. I would rather see Diaz and GSP.
This could be a blessing in disguise for Hendricks. If he smashes Berger, he will be setting himself up for a hefty payday. It will all work out in the end Mr. Hendricks. Just quit bitching already.
