From the start of this tournament, GSP has been the odds-on favorite, but he did not have an easy out in his first round battle. Pride legend Kazushi Sakuraba put up a tremendous fight for a #8 seed, but in the end, it just was not enough to take out the tournament favorite. St. Pierre advances by a score of 58-18. He now takes on his UFC 87 foe Jon Fitch one more time.
Today, a 4 vs 5 match-up that I am quite intrigued by, as #4 Frankie Edgar takes on #5 Chris Weidman.