UFC 87 Gets Title Fight, Coleman Gets Injured

Twist of lEMOn · 05-22-2008, 07:28 PM

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UFC 87 gets Title Fight; Coleman InjuredBy Thomas Gerbasi

Fighting Championship’s initial trip to Minnesota on August 9th just got bigger with today’s signing of the UFC Welterweight Title bout between Champion Georges St-Pierre and number one contender Jon Fitch, which will headline the UFC 87 card at Target Center.

It will be St-Pierre’s first bout since he regained his crown from Matt Serra at UFC 83 on April 19th. In Fitch, he will be facing a former Division I wrestler who has won eight consecutive UFC bouts without a loss, the longest streak in modern-day UFC history.

“He’s a very, very tough guy,” said St-Pierre of Fitch. “I’m gonna have to train hard and be very well prepared because he may be my toughest fight yet.”

“The whole goal is to get the belt and be in the position where guys can’t duck me, run away, or say they don’t want to fight me,” said Fitch. “If I have the belt, there’s no excuse, and if you say you’re the best, then we’re gonna fight. This is gonna be a tough fight, but I’m gonna make sure I’m sharp that night, and wherever the fight needs to go, that’s fine with me.”

In other action on the UFC 87 card, heavyweight sensation Brock Lesnar returns home for a pivotal bout in his rise up the UFC ranks. Lesnar was originally scheduled to face UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman
on August 9th, but a knee injury has forced ‘The Hammer’ to withdraw from the show. Lesnar’s opponent will be announced shortly.

Lightweight contenders Kenny Florian and Roger Huerta will also throw down in a highly anticipated bout that may determine a future challenger for the 155-pound crown.

Fitch Vs GSP should be great, to bad about Coleman though

Twist of Suffy · 05-22-2008, 09:31 PM

This is in Minnesota that's like only an 8 hour drive...Montreal was like 30 hours...I'm really tempted to try and buy tickets for this.

Dmac · 05-23-2008, 05:13 AM

I have wanted to see this fight for the longest time, this is time for Fitch to step and and prove whether he is for real man, plus he can look at footage of his boy Kos against him.

Twist of lEMOn · 05-23-2008, 09:06 AM

Fitch is a great fighter dan, but I just don't think he'll beat GSP in this calender year. It'll probably go the way of his Roan Carneiro fight awhile back but this time GSP won't let go of a north south choke and won't give up after being hit in the face once.

HOWEVER if Fitch Vs Hughes or Fitch Vs Anyother Top Welterweight happens, I think he would win

Dmac · 05-23-2008, 12:19 PM

Fitch would be one of the only people able to out power Hughes imo. But iuno I really don't expect him to beat GSP ... but I'm not counting him out.

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