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Fitch was on a 16-fight winning streak and a victory against St-Pierre would have been Fitch's ninth consecutive UFC win, a new UFC record. St-Pierre defeated Fitch by unanimous decision (50–43, 50–44, and 50–44), [ 63 ] scoring multiple strikes and taking the former Purdue wrestling captain down seemingly at will.
At the time, UFC 83 officially broke two UFC records. [8] The first record broken was the fastest sellout ever. The UFC sold most of the tickets to UFC Fight Club members in the first 24 hours of the fightclub presale. The rest of the tickets were sold within one minute of the public sale. The second record broken was the UFC attendance record.
On December 16, 1994, Royce Gracie became the first fighter to reach 10 fights in the UFC. [1] On July 7, 2007, Tito Ortiz became the first fighter to reach 20 fights in the UFC. [2] On September 8, 2018, Jim Miller became the first fighter to reach 30 fights in the UFC. [3]
UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on November 4, 2017, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. [ 3 ] Background
He used his first big payout to fuel further success.
“They had a lot to lose and if they invest into that fight and their investment goes out after, it’s not a good move."
These bouts aired at a new time of 8 pm ET / 5 pm PT, as the UFC announced on March 5, 2011, that UFC 129 would be the first PPV to air live at 9 pm ET / 6 pm PT. [25] UFC Primetime returned to promote the St-Pierre/Shields title fight. [26] On April 19, 2011, it was revealed that two of the preliminary bouts would air on a Facebook stream. [27]
The two-division UFC champion made a somewhat surprising pick. Georges St-Pierre, widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters in MMA history, recently revealed his pick in an interview with ...