MMA Gloves or Police Badge?? Sean Pierson may be one and done with the UFC.

"Life is full of tough decisions"

According to a report from The Star, Sean Pierson must choose between his Toronto Policing Career and his fighting career.

Sean Pierson has two budding careers ahead of him, but he gets to choose only one. Winning his debut in 1999, he has been "Hooked" ever since but he has been wanting to be a police officer since he was a young boy.  But the force says Pierson, 34, must choose between becoming a cop and becoming a famous fighter.

“I’ve been told I have to pick a dream,” he said. “I’m being asked do I want to fight or do I want to be a police officer?”

“It took my words away,” he said of receiving a standing ovation from the crowd of 23,000 at the Bell Centre.

“I just got in my first UFC fight and I’m tearing up in the back. I can’t believe what just happened,” he said.

When Pierson returned to Toronto, where he was supposed to pull his first shift as a police officer, he had to hand in his uniform and wait while the force investigates his situation.

“I can appreciate the position they’re in with what I do,” said Pierson. “I don’t look at mixed martial arts as a negative, but I think the mainstream still looks at us as a bit of a black eye.”

Pierson fought on the Canadian circuit for years, but this weekend at UFC 124 was his first chance at the “big leagues.” He is now hoping to get called to UFC 131 in Toronto this spring.

“Some people have a goal that they want to go to the world championships and stuff. That’s not my goal,” said Pierson. “I just want people to be proud of me.”

He said he doesn’t know which dream he’ll choose

UFC 124 recap: Georges St. Pierre defends his title, Bocek submits Hazelett

By MIKE JOHNSTON

Canada is home to the best mixed martial artist and one of the best athletes in the world, as Georges St.Pierre defeated Josh Koscheck by unanimous decision in yet another dominating performance. The audience of over 23,000 at the Bell Centre in Montreal was deafening as the UFC 124 crowd was arguably the best ever in UFC history.
In the first round of the Welterweight Championship bout, GSP established his jab and showed his superiority and precision on the feet. However, Koscheck stuffed several of GSP’s takedown attempts and landed a takedown of his own at the end of the round. Koscheck’s eye was very swollen by the end of the round because of GSP’s stiff jab he utilized throughout the fight. The second round was a pure standup round that saw GSP land more strikes and Koscheck land one big uppercut. The third round saw GSP press Koscheck against the cage in an effort to fatigue him, as well as some more precision punching from St. Pierre. The fourth and fifth rounds saw more of the same as Georges St. Pierre has cemented himself as the best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet.
Before the pay-per-view started, fans watching live on ufc.com witnessed Ontario native Mark Bocek submit Dustin Hazelett with a slick triangle choke in the first round of their lightweight bout. After the fight, Bocek said that he has the best jiu-jitsu in the lightweight division and said that he would like to fight George Sotiropoulos at UFC 131 in Toronto.
Also on ufc.com, Winnipeg’s Joe Doerksen and Dan Miller battled in a technical ground fight that went the distance. Miller ended up winning a split decision by staying in top position for the majority of the 15 minutes. In the second round Doerksen nearly finished the fight with a kimura, however Miller escaped and landed ground-and-pound. By the end of the fight both men were bloody, but the difference ended up being Miller’s ability to take the Canadian to the mat. The loss was Doerksen’s second straight in the UFC.
In preliminary action Ontario’s Sean Pierson and TUF 7 alumnus Matt Riddle thrilled the crowd with a back-and-forth battle that went the distance. Pierson won a unanimous decision by using more precise striking to counter Riddle’s aggression in one of the more exciting fights of 2010.
In the co-main event, Stefan Struve lived up to his unofficial nickname “the comeback kid” as he defeated Sean McCorkle by TKO in the first round after nearly being submitted with a kimura. Struve, who fights like a 7-foot tall Diaz brother, is now 5-2 in the UFC and one of the top prospects in heavyweight division.
On the main card, Thiago Alves looked better than ever in a unanimous decision win over John Howard. Alves’ standup was crisp and powerful; he looked to be in tremendous shape and showed why he is still one of the best welterweights in the world. Also, Jim Miller put a halt to all the hype surrounding Charles Oliveira with a first round submission win over the young Brazilian. Miller, who has only lost to Gray Maynard and Frankie Edgar in his career, is now without question in title contention in the lightweight division. And, former Ultimate Fighter winner Mac Danzig knocked out fellow TUF champ, Joe Stevenson in round one of their lightweight scrap.
For more info and complete results from UFC 124 visit ufc.com andhttp://twitter.com/MikeyJ_MMA