In keeping with Georges St-Pierre, the plan was for him to face Nick Diaz in submission grappling on the UFC Battle Go Invitational, however that’s no extra.
St-Pierre revealed the plan in an interview with TSN, including that the no-gi jiu-jitsu match is now off for the Dec. 14 occasion in Las Vegas due to accidents to each males.
“They’d an opponent. His title was Nick Diaz,” St-Pierre stated. “People who find themselves acquainted with the game know we (competed) towards one another in combined martial arts. Sadly, he’s harm, I feel. He has a neck damage, and I simply acquired harm myself, as nicely. I’ve a shoulder damage. So I’ve to attend a number of weeks to see if I require surgical procedure.”
Seeing St-Pierre, 42, and Diaz, 40, in a contest towards one another would’ve been a deal with for struggle followers. Again in 2013, St-Pierre defended his welterweight title with a unanimous choice win over Diaz at UFC 158.
St-Pierre, a UFC Corridor of Famer, hasn’t competed in fight sports activities since he returned from a four-year absence to assert the middleweight title from Michael Bisping in November 2017 at UFC 217.
Diaz, a former Strikeforce champion, final fought in September 2021, dropping by third-round TKO to Robbie Lawler at UFC 266.
It’s unclear if the match between GSP and Diaz shall be made up at a later date.
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