Georges St-Pierre kommer att göra sin comeback i UFC efter flera års frånvaro då han möter Michael Bisping om mellanviktsbältet. Med denna matchen tar sig GSP genast förbi topprankade mellanviktare som Ronaldo Souza och Yoel Romero.
Detta har upprört en hel del inom MMA-världen, bland andra UFC-kommentatorn Joe Rogan som nu frågar sig vad meningen med att vara mästare egentligen är när vissa personer plötsligt kan hoppa till en direkt titelmatch. Rogan hade helst sett Bisping möta Romero i ett försvar.
Det här hade Rogan att säga via ESPN 5ive Rounds:
I really want to see Yoel Romero get a shot at the title. I know he’s waiting, he’s waiting right now for what I think is an interesting fight between Michael Bisping and Georges St-Pierre. I think that’s an interesting fight. I don’t like it in terms of the hierarchy of the division. I think that, as far as the division goes, it’s not good at all. It sort of hijacks the whole situation.
I don’t like it. I’m not concerned because there’s great fighters and you get them together and you make great fights. I’m not concerned at that. But from a purist point of view, and someone who feels like – look, if you’re going to have a champion and you’re gonna have these divisions where one man rules over the division, there should be a very clear hierarchy… If you have a champion and you have all these people waiting in line to get a shot at that champion, the person who is perceived to be the best in that division is the one who should be fighting the champion next. The champion should always be fighting the number one available challenger. Right now, that is Yoel Romero.
As a person who deeply respects the position of champion – if you’re gonna do this whole interim title thing and you’re gonna have guys come back after being out of the sport for three years and get a shot right at the title, why have f**king championships at all?
Why have a champion at all? Just set up great fights. And if you’re just setting up great fights, well that’s a great fight. Bisping versus GSP is a great fight. If you’re going to have a title, this is the champion of the world, then the champion should be defending his title against the number one challenger and that right now is Yoel Romero.
You know, Michael says that he’s going to fight Georges and then six weeks later he said he’ll be ready to fight Yoel Romero right afterwards but I wouldn’t believe that if I was Yoel Romero. When was the last time anybody ever did that? Has anybody ever defended the title against a former world champion and all-time great and then six weeks later defended the title again? I mean, come on, get out of here. That’s not happening.
I see him drunk, in Vegas, in English flag underwear, having a great time. I think he’s gonna make a giant payday and good for him. I get it.
Det är fortfarande oklart när mötet mellan den forne welterviktsmästaren GSP och Bisping blir av.
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