St-Pierre: Weidman beats Anderson Silva quickly

Georges St-Pierre has added more intrigue to a potential showdown between he and Anderson Silva by claiming the Brazilian will be comfortably beaten by Chris Weidman later this year.

St-Pierre and Silva have long been linked to a super-fight, after ruling their respective welterweight and middleweight divisions for years. A showdown may finally happen in the next 12 months.

However, first to face Silva is middleweight up-and-comer Weidman, who stylistically appears to be a genuine examination for the champion.

St-Pierre has his own fight with Nick Diaz - which takes place on Saturday at UFC 158 - to think about, but he predicts Weidman will shock the world by stopping Silva when the pair meet at UFC 162 on July 6.

"My friend Chris Weidman, when I see him in training, I believe he's going to beat Anderson Silva," St-Pierre told Sportsnet. "I believe it's a bad matchup for Anderson Silva. It's very bad.

"Not only is he going to beat [him], I believe he's going to finish Anderson Silva. I believe it's not going to be too long, that fight. People will be shocked.

"Anderson Silva is smart because Chris Weidman, he comes back from an injury, a long layoff, so it's the time to fight him right now."
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An interesting prediction from GSP. I wonder if its based on what he truly sees in Weidman or if his friendship has an influence on his prediction.

I'm still predicting a Silva win by some unexpected wierdness, no Weidman wierdness happening here.

Yeah, you usually don't hear guys saying their friends/training partners are going to get smashed in their next fight.