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GSP Retains, Carwin Earns Shot at Lesnar at UFC 111
 Posted 3/28/2010 11:26:00 AM
THE CANADIAN PRESS
NEWARK, N.J. -- Welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre had his way with England's Dan (The Outlaw) Hardy but couldn't finish him en route to a lopsided decision Saturday night at UFC 111.
St-Pierre pitched a shutout, winning by scores of 50-43, 50-44 and 50-45 and has now won 25 rounds in a row in the UFC.
The 28-year-old from Montreal used his wrestling skills to dominate Hardy, who was unable to mount any offence in the face of St-Pierre's relentless attack.
A game but outmatched Hardy showed his grit by refusing to tap during two wicked submission attempts.
"I thought he was made of rubber," St-Pierre said. "It's a win but I'm not very happy with myself. I made a lot of stupid technical mistakes."
St-Pierre (20-2) took Hardy down 10 times during the mixed martial arts fight and the brash Brit was never able to use his ...
The "Outlaw" to GSP; Bring It.
Posted 3/25/2010 5:00:00 PM
The Canadian Press
NEW YORK -- Dan (The Outlaw) Hardy sat patiently on stage at the Radio City Music Hall on Wednesday as UFC champion Georges St-Pierre answered fan questions about possible super-fights with Anderson Silva or another fight with B.J. Penn.
With St-Pierre a 13-1 favourite at one Las Vegas bookmaker to beat Hardy on Saturday, the stylish English welterweight smiled and bit his tongue as GSP was quizzed about his championship future beyond the brash Brit.
"It wasn't nothing that I didn't see coming, to be honest," Hardy said later. "People are going to ask these questions. Obviously with me being just four fights into my UFC career, I still feel I have a lot to prove. And obviously the fans decided to voice that opinion. But they're entitled. When you become a public figure, you become public property, and people can say what they like about you....
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