Nick Diaz ready to face Georges St-Pierre – UFC News
UFC welterweight titlist Georges St-Pierre recently made his comeback against interim champion Carlos Condit. GSP won the showdown, paving the path towards a fight against middleweight champion Anderson Silva. However, the ‘Rush’ did make it a point to announce
that he will ‘consider’ the option but he is not sure of it now.
Last week, President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship Dana White revealed that GSP is inclined towards fighting welterweight contender Nick Diaz next.
Now, Diaz’s trainer Cesar Gracie has responded to the news, saying he will speak to Dana White next week regarding the fight.
“I think it's a good fight. I think people want to see that fight. It's unfinished business and so that fight makes a lot of sense,” he said.
Georges St-Pierre and Nick Diaz were originally scheduled to face each other back in October 2011. However, the fight fell off when White cancelled it following Diaz’s absence at the press conference.
“It didn't make sense to sit there and talk about a different fight at all. So now that this fight's over, we can move on and move forward. We'll probably be meeting with Dana next week. It would be great to put that fight together,” Gracie added.
For now, Gracie believes the fight would be an exciting one for the fans, as they all want to see who is the better fighter between the two.
On the other hand, there is no news from GSP’s camp as to whether they will pursue the target or not. In his last interview, GSP spoke of weighing his options. He did come up with the Silva fight, saying that it might happen if he finds a good enough reason
for it.
Nevertheless, president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship Dana White is hoping for GSP to accept Silva’s offer for a match, as it would be the first ever super-fight of UFC. For White, it will a threshold to a world of opportunities, where several super-fights
could be made such as a fight between light heavyweight titlist Jon Jones and Anderson Silva. But, for now, White wants to keep it simple and follow what GSP demands.
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