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Every Wednesday, Administrative Editor Jordan Breen welcomes a member of the mixed martial arts media into “Press Row” on the Sherdog.com blog. This week, Breen is joined by Sherdog.com News Editor Tristen Critchfield

On Wednesday, Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White went on ESPN to announce that former UFC welterweight champion and MMA legend Georges St. Pierre would return later this year to challenge Michael Bisping for the UFC middleweight title. While GSP had already formally announced his return to MMA and signed a new deal with the UFC, the fight announcement was nonetheless bombshell news and not everybody is pleased with the bout.

Breen and Critchfield break down the criticisms of the St. Pierre-Bisping bout, what its actualization says about the priorities of UFC parent company WME-IMG and the toll that the fight could take on the suddenly hot-but-stuck middleweight division. The two forecast how GSP-Bisping will draw at the gate and on pay-per-view, why it was the logical bout for both fighters, how long “Rush” sticks around and most importantly, who will emerge as 185-pound champion.

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