Originally Posted by
MD
His last three fights were Shields, who took two rounds off of him with his awful striking (yes, "eye poke", but Georges clearly gassed and slowed down considerably), Condit, who knocked him down and almost finished him with a head kick, and Nick Diaz, who is a stylistic dream match for him, against whom he gassed horribly, got tagged by Diaz multiple times on the feet, and just generally looked terrible. He's coming off of the three most uninspired and unimpressive performances of his career. He is very clearly on the decline. His next fight will tell us a lot about whether it's because of his layoff and his seeming lack of motivation, or because his body is worn down and he's exiting his prime.