Month: August 2017

It has been announced that on November 4th the UFC will return to the iconic fight venue that is Madison Square Garden. The venue has been chosen to host UFC 217, with the headline fight just announced as Michael Bisping v Georges St Pierre. St Pierre will return to the Octagon, after confirming back in February that he had agreed a new four fight contract with the UFC. His return had been delayed due to an eye injury and also the fact he was returning as a middleweight, and needed more time to adjust. St Pierre’s last fight was a split decision win over Jonny Hendricks way back in November, 2013. In contrast, Bisping fought three times in 2016 with impressive wins over Anderson Silva, Luke Rockhold and Dan Henderson. Although the victory over Silva claimed the most attention, it was his victory over Rockhold that gave Bisping the most satisfaction. The British star’s last defeat in the Octagon was at the hands of the American, who submitted him by guillotine choke back in 2014. Many think ‘The Count’ will be just too powerful for St Pierre after previously campaigning at light heavyweight. Bisping is also 3 inch taller, although surprisingly St Pierre has a slightly longer reach. At 36, St Pierre is also two years younger than the British star. The Canadian will be relying on his superior Brazilian jiu-jitsu skills and renowned wrestling, to claim victory...