Breaking News Today Georges st-pierre submits michael bisping with rear-naked choke

Breaking News Today Georges st-pierre submits michael bisping with rear-naked choke Published: 01:14 EDT, 5 November 2017 | Updated: 01:25 EDT, 5 November 2017 Georges St-Pierre made a triumphant return to the Octagon after a four-year absence in the main event of UFC 217 at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, scoring a second-round submission win over Michael Bisping to claim the UFC middleweight title. St-Pierre credited Bisping's challenge after the fight.'He hurt me a few times very hard. I tried to hide it, but I wouldn't like to do that fight again,' St-Pierre said in his post-fight interview. Michael Bisping was defeated by Georges St-Pierre via rear-naked choke after a thrilling fight in the main event The Canadian legend made a winning return to the octagon in Madison Square Garden after four years away from the sport   The ill feeling between the pair in the build up was put to bed and both men showed their class in the aftermath With the win, St-Pierre became one of just four men that have won UFC titles in two weight divisions. The former welterweight champion claimed that he took the fight at a higher weight-class to challenge himself.'This is not my real weight, I did it for the challenge. There was a time in my career that I was fighting one challenger after another and I was too small, even too small for welterweight,' St-Pierre said.'Now, I'm still welterweight size, but I decided to take a chance because I put on some muscle size. There was a point where it was too much, but now it's at a point that it's okay. He added: 'I was fighting at a bigger weight tonight and I wanted to prove it to all my fans.'In a dominant first round, St-Pierre rocked the English champion on a number of occasions. At the end of the opening stanza, GSP wobbled Bisping with a superman punch, but 'The Count' managed to see the round out. After scoring a takedown in the second round, St-Pierre was fed a feast of Bisping's elbows, but when the fight returned to the feet he knocked the champion down with a left hand. GSP was bloodied by his opponent and looked like he was slowing but managed to dig deep to pull out the victory  GSP landed some heavy strikes on Bisping and pressured the British fighter in the early rounds of their fight  The Montreal native claimed to be a better fighter now than when he stepped away from the sport and was proved correctAfter attempting to finish the fight with elbows, GSP took Bisping's back and secured a rear-naked choke that rendered him unconscious. In the co-main event, TJ Dillashaw reclaimed the bantamweight championship title with a second round knockout of his former Team Alpha Male stable mate Cody Garbrandt. After being caught at the very end of the first round with a massive overhand right, Dillashaw came back knocking 'No Love' down with a left high kick and after, a right hook, which he followed up with ground and pound to claim the finish. The rivals exchanged words after the fight was stopped, with Garbrandt launching a tirade in the direction of Dillashaw's corner. Speaking after the fight, Dillashaw offered an olive branch to Garbrandt. TJ Dillashaw (left) put on a brilliant performance to overcome Cody Garbrandt and reclaim the bantamweight title  Dillashaw was knocked down in the first round but came back to drop the champion and force the referee to intervene  Garbrandt was stunned by a head kick which spelled the beginning of the end for 'No Love' in the co-main event 'He's great,' said Dillashaw. 'He's young, he's gonna be back and I'm going to see him again. This ain't the end for Cody Garbrandt.'Dillashaw also called for a showdown with UFC flyweight champion, Demetrious Johnson.'Demetrious Johnson, I'm coming for you,' said Dillashaw. 'I'm breaking you. You've got the record – it's fake. You should've been fighting me. You dodged me.'I'm coming for you, I'm getting that belt and I'm stopping your record.'Rose Namajunas too...