Boxing and mixed martial arts are often compared by casual fans of either sport, but on Saturday night the UFC was being compared to boxing for all the wrong reasons.
Boxing is a sport that has long been beset by corruption and suspicious judging; when Georges St. Pierre left Las Vegas Saturday night with his title belt after being seemingly beaten by the challenger Johny Hendricks, UFC president Dana White railed against the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
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I gave Georges St-Pierre the third round, that's it. ... Nevada is a very scary place," White fumed. "This is the worst commission on the planet. I am afraid to bring fights to Las Vegas. I never thought I'd say that. This is the city I live in; this is the city I love. This is the worst commission on the planet."
White's venomous rant was far from over as he continued, This is the thing that makes people not like fights. I don't even know what to say. I'm still so blown away by it. Georges knew he lost, his corner knew he lost. Hendricks knew he won, his corner knew he won. ... These guys, this commission is just despicably horrible.
"The Nevada State Athletic Commission has a lot of work to do - a lot of work to do. And it makes me sick. They better get to work, and they better figure out how to not destroy, not only the sport of boxing, but this sport, too."
Even St. Pierre seemed defeated following the battle, hinting that he would be taking an extended leave from the Octagon, if not leaving the sport altogether.
"There was a lot of talk about what was going to happen [after this fight]," St-Pierre said. "I have a bunch of stuff in my life happening. I need to hang up my gloves for a little bit. I will make a point on that a little later, but for right now, I've got to go away for a little bit."
Hendricks will surely be seeking a rematch with GSP, and if St. Pierre returns to the octagon he will likely get it. If St. Pierre's gone for a while though, Hendricks may need to fight again to stay active. If so, he will likely get the winner of Carlos Condit's fight with Matt Brown on UFC on Fox 9, scheduled for December 14th.
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