Georges St. Pierre: The Top 15 Guys We'd Love To See Him Fight

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LAS VEGAS - JULY 11:  Georges St. Pierre celebrates his victory against Thiago Alves during their welterweight title bout during UFC 100 on July 11, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. St. Pierre defeated Alves by unanimous decision.  (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty
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Georges St. Pierre is widely regarded as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world. His skill set is off the charts and he has been the UFC Welterweight champion for three years.

He hasn't lost a fight since April 2007, going 7-0 in that stretch. He will defend the welterweight title against Josh Koscheck at UFC 124 in his native Canada.

As is the case with any great fighter, it's always fun to speculate about fights that would be fun to see for one reason or another.

Here are the top 15 fights that we would like to see GSP have. Not all of these are realistic because there are weight class differences and fighters are in other organizations. These are just some dream scenarios that would bring tons of business to MMA.

15. GSP Vs. Jake Shields

HOLLYWOOD - MARCH 17:  Strikeforce World Middleweight Champion Jake Shields attends the CBS' Strikeforce MMA Fighters Open Media Workout on March 17, 2010 in Hollywood, California.  (Photo by Valerie Macon/Getty Images)
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The first fight on the list appears to be the closest one to actually happening. Dana White has said that Jake Shields will get the next shot at the welterweight championship, assuming that GSP wins or Koscheck wins in dominating fashion.

Shields is a great ground fighter, maybe not the most exciting fighter, but he knows how to work the ground and he wins.

It would be interesting to watch how the styles of GSP and Shields would play out inside the octagon. GSP would be a heavy favorite, but Shields could pull an upset.

14. GSP Vs. Jon Fitch

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Fitch wants to get a shot at GSP and the welterweight title as we speak.

However, assuming that GSP wins at UFC 124, the next shot appears to be going to Jake Shields and leaves Jon Fitch standing in the cold.

He won't be alone for too long, though, as he gets a fight with BJ Penn in February.

13. GSP Vs Lyoto Machida

MONTREAL- MAY 8: Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua (L) punches Lyoto Machida in their light heavyweight bout at UFC 113 at Bell Centre on May 8, 2010 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.  (Photo by Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images)
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A bit of Machida's flare has been taken off with two consecutive losses, however, the contrast in styles could make for a great dynamic in the octagon.

Machida's defensive-aggressive style against GSP's lightning-quick strike ability could make for a great back-and-forth fight.

12. GSP Vs Gilbert Melendez

HOLLYWOOD - MARCH 17:  Strikeforce World Lightweight Champion Gilbert 'El Nino' Melendez attends the CBS' Strikeforce MMA Fighters Open Media Workout on March 17, 2010 in Hollywood, California.  (Photo by Valerie Macon/Getty Images)
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Gilbert Melendez is becoming one of my personal favorite fighters.

His performances are consistently great and he is getting bigger victories each time out. His domination of Shinya Aoki was a striking clinic, and a fight with GSP would be one for the ages. 

11. GSP Vs Mauricio Rua

MONTREAL- MAY 8: Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua (L) looks at Lyoto Machida in their light heavyweight bout at UFC 113 at Bell Centre on May 8, 2010 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.  (Photo by Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images)
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Rua's biggest problem has been staying healthy.

If he could stay healthy for a prolonged period of time, he could climb back up the pound-for-pound rankings once again (not that he is very far down the list right now anyway).

Besides that, he is the best fighter in the best division in UFC, so that has to say something.

10. GSP Vs Alistair Overeem

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Alistair Overeem is more focused on his kickboxing in K-1 right now than he appears to be on MMA.

But the Strikeforce Heavyweight champion taking on GSP could make for a great fight with GSP's BJJ style and Overeem's terrific submission ability.

9. GSP Vs Fabricio Werdum

LAS VEGAS, NV - DECEMBER 01:  Mixed martial artist Fabricio Werdum arrives at the third annual Fighters Only World Mixed Martial Arts Awards 2010 at the Palms Casino Resort December 1, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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Fabricio Werdum was able to take one of the most unbeatable fighters in MMA history, Fedor Emelianenko and got him to submit in the first round. Why couldn't he do it to GSP?

He can build a reputation as "The Legend Killer" a la Randy Orton in WWE....except this would be real.

8. GSP Vs Rashad Evans

LAS VEGAS - MAY 28:  UFC fighter Rashad Evans weighs in for his fight against UFC fighter Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson at UFC 114: Rampage versus Rashad at the Mandalay Bay Hotel on May 28, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)
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One of the best talkers in UFC going up against one of the best pure babyfaces, Evans vs. GSP would be money because of the talking that Evans would do leading up to it, and then the action between the two men inside the Octagon.

7. GSP Vs Dominick Cruz

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The WEC Bantamweight champion can be the inaugural UFC Bantamweight champion with a win over Scott Jorgensen in the final WEC event.

Cruz is an all-or-nothing kind of fighter from the standpoint of he will knock you out or the fight will go the distance, nothing in between.

6. GSP Vs Jose Aldo Jr.

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It's such a shame that Aldo got hurt in training for his Jan. 1 fight against Josh Grispi and the fight had to be postponed.

He is a very unique and dynamic fighter, much the same way that GSP is, it would make for quite the interesting fight between two great tacticians.

5. GSP Vs Fedor Emelianenko

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Fedor has been, arguably, the best heavyweight fighter in MMA for most of the last decade.

Even after his loss to Fabricio Werdum earlier this year, he is still one of the best fighters in the world and a fight with GSP would be a dream come true for a lot of MMA fans.

4. GSP Vs Frankie Edgar

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One of the best wrestlers in the world, Frankie Edgar, bringing his style and quickness into the Octagon against GSP and his all-around ability would make for an interesting and fun dynamic.

3. GSP Vs Cain Velasquez

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 24:  UFC fighter Cain Velasquez poses after his victory over UFC fighter Ben Rothwell (not pictured) in their Heavyweight bout at UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun at Staples Center on October 24, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.  Vela
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The best heavyweight in the world against the best welterweight in the world.

Cain Velasquez became an instant sensation with his performance against Brock Lesnar at UFC 121 and a fight with GSP would be absolute money.

2. GSP Vs Anderson Silva

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One of the most rumored and anticipated fights that has yet to come to fruition.

It seemed to be on the agenda but then Dana White put the hammer down when Silva put on a God-awful performance against Demian Maia at UFC 112.

The two best pound-for-pound fighters in the world today, the order changes depending on who you ask, could make for one of the most memorable fights in MMA history.

1. GSP Vs. Brock Lesnar

LAS VEGAS - JULY 11:  Brock Lesnar reacts after knocking out Frank Mir during their heavyweight title bout during UFC 100 on July 11, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)
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What would undoubtedly be the biggest money fight in UFC history, Brock Lesnar vs. GSP is the biggest dream fight in UFC.

It would feature the two biggest draws in UFC today going head-to-head in a fight. The anticipation would be off the charts and come fight night, the buy rate would be the biggest in UFC history.

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