<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre (16-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC), who avenged a previous loss and reclaimed the UFC's 170-pound title with a victory over Matt Serra in April, is a nominee for a 2008 ESPY award. ESPN today unveiled the list of 37 categories and the corresponding nominees. St. Pierre is the lone MMA competitor on the list of finalists for the "Best Fighter" category. St. Pierre goes head-to-head with Kelly Pavlik, Floyd Mayweather, Joe Calzaghe and Holly Holm -- all four of whom are boxers. No other MMA fighter, event or moment was nominated for an award. St. Pierre, a 27-year-old French-Canadian, lost his title to Serra in April 2007 but has since rebounded for three consecutive victories. In addition to his second-round TKO of Serra in April, St. Pierre defeated Josh Koscheck via unanimous decision in August and Matt Hughes via second-round submission in December. He headlines next month's UFC 87 event against top contender Jon Fitch. The 16th annual ESPYs broadcast airs July 20 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN HD. The ESPY awards (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Awards), a sports-achievement-recognition program created by ESPN, began in 1993. The awards have been determined exclusively via an online fan vote since 2005.</div> this is great news for MMA as it is being recognized more and more as a true sport. Too bad Anderson Silva didn't make the list, showing his highlight reel on ESPN would have drawn tons of intrigue I'll have to post the link to the voting ASAP so we can get GSP his just due
Anderson Silva has been more dominant during his title run, he probably deserves to be in there with GSP.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Big Frame @ Jul 2 2008, 05:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>ESPY's are a joke anyway.</div> well they are most definitely not nearly as serious as say the Academy Awards, the fact that MMA is being treated like a real sport by the largest sports network in North America is encouraging news and will only help garner more interest in the sport.. especially if GSP wins.. so go vote! http://promo.espn.go.com/espn/specialsecti...ng/bestfighter/ p.s. you gotta create an account yadda, yadda, but IMO it's worth it
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Celtic Fan @ Jul 2 2008, 03:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>p.s. you gotta create an account yadda, yadda, but IMO it's worth it </div> ANYTHING FOR GSP!!!!!! yes I do have a man crush on him.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Lavalamp @ Jul 2 2008, 08:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>lol if it didn't require making an account I'd probably do it.</div> don't be a lazy ass.. SUPPORT THE SPORT!! ...end rant
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Chocolove @ Jul 2 2008, 09:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Celtic Fan @ Jul 2 2008, 03:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>p.s. you gotta create an account yadda, yadda, but IMO it's worth it </div> ANYTHING FOR GSP!!!!!! yes I do have a man crush on him. </div> This is one of those rare instances where it's okay to admit and have a man crush.. dude is an awesome fighter.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Big Frame @ Jul 3 2008, 05:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The dude is good, but he aint the best.</div> would you settle for calling GSP a top 4 pound for pound fighter? (Fedor, BJ and Silva being the other 3)
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Celtic Fan @ Jul 3 2008, 07:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Big Frame @ Jul 3 2008, 05:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The dude is good, but he aint the best.</div> would you settle for calling GSP a top 4 pound for pound fighter? (Fedor, BJ and Silva being the other 3) </div> I came across as a douche didnt I?
I voted for GSP, but I don't think he's going to win. I have a feeling the fans are going to vote in Floyd Mayweather, because he is a bigger name, and ESPN has hyped him up alot in the past.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (valo35 @ Jul 15 2008, 09:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I voted for GSP, but I don't think he's going to win. I have a feeling the fans are going to vote in Floyd Mayweather, because he is a bigger name, and ESPN has hyped him up alot in the past.</div> Pessimism wins again!
