Thursday, February 28, 2013

The Super-Fight

Have you ever wondered who would win in a fight between Batman and Superman? The answer is you probably don't care. If you are under the age of 7, you might.

Georges St. Pierre (left) and Anderson Silva (right) have
all but been willing to fight. 
What I am talking about is that if a fight is conjured up in someone's fantasy beginning with the phrase "what if, chances are it has the potential to be epic. It's not a regular fight, its a super-fight.

The idea of the champion defending his/her title in MMA against the number one contender will always be able to sell. Sometimes when you have a champion that is so dominant in their division, you will begin to look elsewhere for possible match-ups. This is where the fans will begin to think, "hey, maybe we should have a super-fight between champs".

When you have a champion vs. champion fight, there will only be one outcome. That outcome is that an arena will be sold out, event merchandise will be selling in high quantities and pay-per-view numbers will be through the roof.

Let me introduce you to Georges St. Pierre (GSP), Anderson Silva and Jon Jones. They are the current and reigning defending UFC champions in the welterweight (170), middleweight (185) and light-heavyweight (205) respectively. No one in their divisions have been able to beat them or come close to it. Now there are two super-fights to be made, GSP versus Silva or Silva versus Jones. Now here is the problem.

NONE OF THEM WANT TO FIGHT EACH OTHER!!!!!!!!!

It is very rare that opportunities like these come around for fans. The UFC president Dana White wants nothing more than to set these fights up. He has also been hinting that he is close to signing the Silva/Jones fight.

On March 16th, GSP will fight Nick Diaz in what would've been a super-fight in 2011. Unfortunately Diaz suffered a loss and a drug suspension since then. It still will do great numbers, but the mystique of the "champion versus champion" is gone. Check out a preview below. Don't get me wrong, I will definitely be tuning in.



Hey Georges, Anderson and Jon, let me give you a word of advice. Sign the damn contracts. Your bank accounts won't be sorry you did.

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