GSP vs. Condit and Hendricks vs. Kampmann Penciled In for UFC 154 in Montreal

[No More Sorrow]

Everyone has been shying away from it, but UFC president Dana White put a target to UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre’s return from knee injury.

It wasn’t hard and fast, obviously pending St-Pierre’s recovery, but the planned UFC 154 event in Montreal this November has a GSP bullseye on it.


White said as much when confirming that the UFC is pairing Johny Hendricks with Martin Kampmann. Hendricks vs. Kampmann would don the UFC 154 undercard in support of a Georges St-Pierre vs. Carlos Condit main event.


St-Pierre’s rehabilitation, which he has been posting updates about on YouTube and Facebook, has been going well. He recently posted a video of his workout, commenting that he was feeling no pain at all in his knee.


If both fights come together for Montreal, it would become a welterweight blockbuster similar to UFC 146’s heavyweight focus.


The main event would serve to unify St-Pierre’s belt with Condit’s interim championship, while Hendricks vs. Kampmann would likely determine the unified champion’s next contender.


Hendricks bested perennial contender Josh Koscheck in his most recent fight, while Kampmann recently TKO’d Jake Ellenberger.


White fell short of guaranteeing the scenario, but if St-Pierre is healthy, it’s more than likely that it will play out as planned.

Looking forward to this card, I'm 100% sure Condit is not walking away with a win here, and I'll be pulling for Martin Kampmann in his fight with Hendricks.

 

[Slim]

Its like GSP has it in his contract that he can only fight in Canada

But this would be a real banging card if it becomes confirmed. GSP walking out with the belt.

 

[The Cork]

Great fights.

Condit v Kampmann would of been the drizzling shits.

Will prol be GSP's last fight @ 170 because if Rory McDonald beats BJ Penn he'll be up there and they won't fight each other.

 

[No More Sorrow]

Yeah Rory has made it pretty clear that he'd rather retire than fight GSP. It's sort of like the whole Koscheck/Jon Fitch thing except Rory/GSP would be a hell of a lot better than Kos and FItch.

 

[Slim]

Guess that means GSP would have a reason to move up to 185 after he beats Condit and Rory is able to surpass BJ.

 

[The Cork]

I wonder if they'd throw him straight into the dream fight with Anderson, or let him take a contender fight at the weight first to get used to it (but risk losing the money match).

Really am interested to see him @ 185, he's a very lean guy and it'll be weird to see a bigger GSP. Could be a beast with all his wrestling but could lose a bit of that speed.

 

[Big Red Jericho Punk]

I'm going to be pulling hard for Condit that night even though he's going to get tossed around. I'm happy for him though either way still for actually winning the belt. Canada is getting some great shows coming up in 152 and 154.

 

[Slim]

Yeah gaining that 15 pounds of muscle will more than likely slow him down a little. But if he can stay lean like he is he should still have a speed advantage over most of them. Plus with his skills he should be pretty good. I'd imagine that they would give him at least one fight before Silva so that he could try it out and everyone see how he is. And hope for the best cause if there is a loss... then well it just kinda kills that whole dream fight.

But I doubt GSP would lose. But of course this is all speculation but it would be awesome if it were to happen but all the stars would have to align.