Sherdog’s Top 10: UFC Welterweight Title Fights

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8. Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
UFC 167 “St. Pierre vs. Hendricks”
Nov. 16, 2013 | Las Vegas
St. Pierre did not travel an easy road during his 2012-13 campaigns. He endured a grueling rehabilitation process on his surgically reconstructed knee and then went 15 hard rounds against Carlos Condit, Nick Diaz and Hendricks. The split decision victory over Hendricks at UFC 167 in Las Vegas was particularly contentious, as many observers believed the “Bigg Rigg” had done enough to unseat the champion. St. Pierre absorbed 142 total strikes in the win, the most in his 27-fight career. Less than a month later, he announced he was vacating the 170-pound title to take a leave of absence. The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s all-time leader in total strikes landed (2,523) and takedowns (87), according to FightMetric, St. Pierre has not fought since. Now 36, “Rush” has targeted a return against reigning middleweight champion Michael Bisping at UFC 217 on Nov. 4.

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