The UFC announced Tuesday that standout striker Paul Daley will meet Josh Koscheck in a welterweight eliminator at UFC 113 on May 8; the fight follows a Jon Fitch/Thiago Alves rematch scheduled for March 27. It’s likely that a winner emerging from either fight could face Georges St. Pierre after he defends against Dan Hardy on the same night. (I’ve come to accept that as a statement of fact. Apologies to Hardy fans.)
So why are we even looking at such a mundane 2010 for the champion? St. Pierre has put on 10 pounds of mass since altering his diet and his trainers indicate he can only be pushed in training when paired against larger men like Rashad Evans. Providing he beats Hardy, the interest in seeing any of those three possible rematches pales in comparison to a bout with Anderson Silva or another quality middleweight.
For St. Pierre, 170 is yesterday’s mail.