Nick Diaz next in line for title-shot after GSP asks for fight

UFC welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre has a reputation for being one of the most polite, even-keeled individuals in Mixed Martial Arts. However, after the curtain closed on UFC 137, it appears “Rush” was ready to rumble with Nick Diaz based on the Stockton scrapper’s in-ring interview after beating BJ Penn where the former Strikeforce star insinuated St. Pierre was not actually hurt – simply scared to fight him.

Based on the fire Diaz lit last night in Las Vegas, St. Pierre has since asked for the Graciefighter as his next match-up rather than face Carlos Condit who had been told he would maintain the title-shot he’d received prior to GSP going down with a knee injury.

“This is what I wanted since the beginning,” said St-Pierre at the post-event press conference where he also addressed UFC President Dana White‘s mention of the bout taking place in February. “Let’s do what was supposed to be done originally. I’ve always wanted this fight – now I want it even more. I can’t wait for Super Bowl weekend.”

Condit is also expected to compete on the same card meaning a victory will earn him top contender’s status and a guaranteed crack at the welterweight championship.

Not one to typically talk trash, St. Pierre strayed from the norm, stating, “He’s the most disrespectful human being I’ve ever met, and I’m gonna put the worst beating you’ve ever seen on him in the UFC.”

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White was even taken back by the French-Canadian’s demeanor, explaining, “I’ve known Georges St-Pierre since 2004, and he’s one of the nicest guys I’ve ever met, and he’s exactly the same no matter what the situation is or who he’s fighting. Since 2004, I’ve never seen him like he was tonight. Georges St-Pierre flipped out tonight after Nick Diaz was in the ring.”

Diaz even acknowledged the reaction, echoing one of Al Pacino’s classic scenes in Scarface.

“You gotta come off like that just to get a fight. I gotta be the bad guy. You point your finger and make me the bad guy. I’m the bad guy now, and now I get a fight.”

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