TORONTO -- Just 13 weeks after walking away from his title, Georges St-Pierre is not forgotten. [url=http://www.baseballmariners

TORONTO -- Just 13 weeks after walking away from his title, Georges St-Pierre is not forgotten. Felix Hernandez Jersey . But he is devalued. Once ranked among mixed martial arts pound-for-pound elite, the former UFC welterweight champion from Montreal is finding past glory doesnt last long. Fighters have short memories. So do fans. "I cant think backwards," said top 170-pound contender Johny (Bigg Rigg) Hendricks. "Ive got to think forwards. "Look at our division. Its a pretty stacked division. Very talented people in the top 10 and now that Georges has walked away, its time for one of us to make our own mark." Hendricks, who lost a controversial split decision to St-Pierre at UFC 167 last November, gets another shot at the welterweight crown March 15 when he faces veteran (Ruthless) Robbie Lawler at UFC 171 to decide St-Pierres successor. The 32-year-old St-Pierre vacated the title in December, saying he needed time away from the sport. St-Pierre (25-2) left a 12-fight winning streak and a string of UFC records behind him. But his last seven victories came by decision. And in a sport that celebrates sudden, violent finishes to fights, going the distance is not a plus. While some saw only St-Pierres ability to blunt his opponents strengths, others criticized the champion for not taking risks. Facing St-Pierre was death by a thousand cuts. Fighters like Hendricks and Lawler offer one-blow blunt force trauma. In MMA, youre only as good as your last fight. And St-Pierres last offering was gritty but unconvincing. Hendricks (15-2) told a media conference call Thursday that he sees Lawler (22-9 with one no contest) as a more dangerous opponent that St-Pierre. "Georges, you knew that he was going to throw a jab, a high kick, a low kick and try to take you down," he said. "Thats his game plan. "Robbie, if you make a mistake, weve seen it time and time again that he can knock you out. So you really have to make sure that you stay focused, cross all your Ts and dot all your Is, and make sure that you stay solid. And thats a lot more dangerous fight. "With guys who can knock people out, youre one punch away from losing. But those are also the more fun fights for me. You dont know whats going to happen. All you know is youre going to step into an Octagon and hopefully you get your hand raised." Carlos (The Natural Born Killer) Condit, one of the more thoughtful fighters in the UFC, said GSP leaves "some big shoes to fill in one respect." Then Condit (29-7), who lost a decision to St-Pierre at UFC 154, agreed with Hendricks on GSP. "I think people have wanted to see a little bit of excitement," said Condit, who dragged St-Pierre into rare deep waters with a head kick when they fought. "And I think Georges, from time to time, later in his career he had some spurts of excitement. But for the most part people kind of knew what was going to happen. "And now the division has been infused with some energy. Theres a lot of buzz -- you know, whats going to happen? Theres a lot of really really tough guys bottlenecking at the top spots of welterweight. "I think its an exciting time. We all get the opportunity to get in there and try to put that welterweight belt around our waists. Its just a perfect storm. The fans ultimately are going to be the ones that benefit with some really really exciting fights." The 30-year-old Hendricks is the top-ranked contender in the 170-pound division while Lawler is No. 3. No. 2 Condit, who lost to Hendricks at UFC 158, takes on No. 11 Tyron Woodley (12-2) in the UFC 171 co-main event. Condit says he has been told a win will earn him another title shot. Hendricks, a former two-time NCAA champion wrestler, is currently No. 10 in the UFCs pound-for-pound rankings. Lawler does not figure in the top 15. St-Pierre seems to deserve better. The decision over Hendricks was a record 19th win in the UFC for the Canadian, moving him past former welterweight champion Matt Hughes at 18. The Hendricks victory also moved GSP past former middleweight champion Anderson Silva for most wins in UFC title bouts at 12. St-Pierre holds the record for career fight time in the UFC at five hours 28 minutes 12 seconds. And he owns the UFC mark for most championship rounds fought (52). UFC 167 was St-Pierres 14th championship fight, one behind Randy (The Natural) Couture. St-Pierre also leads the UFC records in total strikes landed (2,523), significant strikes landed (1,254), takedowns landed (87) and takedown accuracy rate (73.7 per cent), according to FightMetric. Nelson Cruz Jersey . Called on from the college ranks to replace Andy Reid, Kelly implemented a whole new atmosphere in the City of Brotherly Love and now has the Eagles in the playoffs for the first time since 2010. Robinson Cano Jersey . - Kevin Labanc and Joseph Blandisi were a potent combination for the Barrie Colts on Friday night. http://www.baseballmarinersofficial.com/ichiro-suzuki-jersey-c-9/ . -- The Orlando Magic have made no secret that the future of their franchise will depend on how well they can develop their young players.Wales head coach Warren Gatland insists there is never any weak All Black team as they prepare for the first Test at Eden Park on June 11. New Zealand begin life without legendary captain Richie McCaw and Dan Carter while centres Maa Nonu and Conrad Smith are also absent after their moves to France.With head coach Steve Hansen being forced to freshen up his squad Gatland claims the World Cup winners will be just as fearsome despite the loss of their star men. Steve Hansen (L) is without legendary captain Richie McCaw, who retired after the 2015 World Cup You could describe it as being pretty arrogant if I talk about weakness in an All Blacks team, said Gatland, who played 17 non-international matches for the All Blacks.Sometimes there are young, exciting, talented players coming through who are a little bit inexperienced.What you might say is weakness is players potentially on their way up, not as experienced as some other players who left.There is definitely real quality there. There isnt going to be weakness, there are going to be players who havent had the same time together in the same combinations.If thats perceived as weakness take it how you like, but there is never any weak All Black team as far as Im concerned. Sonny Bill Williams has opted to play sevens at the Olympics Sonny Bill Williams, who spurned lucrative mmoves to France to stay with New Zealand rugby until 2019 this week, will also be missing after opting to play sevens at the Olympics. Edgar Martinez Jersey. Crusaders midfielder Ryan Crotty is now their most experienced centre with 15 caps, but Hansen could throw the uncapped Seta Tamanivalu into the back line. The All Blacks started slowly against Georgia en route to winning last years World Cup and Gatland is hoping Wales can catch New Zealand cold in the first Test.He said: Its going to be tough, but were not here just to make up the numbers, and were not here to start the rebuilding phase of New Zealand rugby either. Weve just got to go out there and make sure we start well and play well and stay in the fight against them. Warren Gatland on New Zealand challenge Weve looked at when the All Blacks have been rusty and Ive said to our players to have a look at the Georgia game at the 2015 World Cup in Cardiff.There were a lot of mistakes made and they were obviously ring-rusty. They got better as the tournament went along.Weve just got to go out there and make sure we start well and play well and stay in the fight against them. We know how dangerous they are, but like every team when you put them under pressure hopefully there is some small hint of vulnerability.Watch Wales take on New Zealand in the opening Test at Eden Park on Saturday, June 11 from 8am on Sky Sports 1 HD. Also See: Gatland looks at Georgia plan Lydiate out for three months Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys 2018 Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale ' ' '