St-Pierre Faces Hughes for Interim Title at UFC 79

George St, Pierre Steps in to replace the injured Matt Serra for the Interim UFC Welter Weight Championships in the main event of UFC 79: Nemesis, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

As many people would have though this would be a great match up. Having St, Pierre A very tough opponent to Hughes, Hughes who was to battle serra in the UFC 79 Championship but didn't happen because serra was forced to withdraw because he got herniated disc in his back While Training for the fight.

“Obviously, the loss of Matt Serra was brutal, but the great thing about the UFC is that we can put together great fights like Hughes-St-Pierre at a moment’s notice and bounce right back,” said UFC President Dana White. “

This fight Would be great as both of them face each other in two different occasion with two different results, and a fight at UFC 79 would settle it once and for all.


UFC 79 also features the long-awaited superfight between the two greatest 205-pound fighters of all-time, Chuck 'The Iceman' Liddell and Wanderlei 'The Axe Murderer' Silva, as well as an intriguing bout between Lyoto Machida and PRIDE star Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, who will be making his UFC debut.