Of course, if you weren’t talking about the controversial verdict in Saturday’s main event, you were likely discussing St-Pierre’s post-fight interview, in which he said he needed to take some time off to deal with personal issues. Being that those issues were not revealed to the media and that they are personal, I’ll leave that topic alone. But my question is, has GSP lost a step or his desire to fight, or both? He said all the right things leading up to the bout, as he always does, but after setting record after record and being the hunted (instead of the hunter) for all these years, what’s left for him to accomplish. He’s been the top welterweight in the world for years, he’s defeated all comers, but the way I saw it, the fire just wasn’t there on Saturday night. Of course, having Johny Hendricks dropping bombs on you can have something to do with that, but to me, the “old” GSP would have taken a few of those shots and then did whatever he needed to do to get the fight to the mat. Yes, Hendricks is a two-time NCAA wrestling champion, but St-Pierre is also considered to have the best MMA wrestling in the game. For the first time in a long time, St-Pierre looked one-dimensional Saturday night, unable to adjust to what was presented to him. Maybe time off will do him good, or perhaps the punishment he took at the hands of Hendricks will light that fire once again for a rematch. Whatever way this saga goes, the next few months should be quite interesting.
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