A UFC welterweight title bout between long-time champion Georges St. Pierre and challenger Dan Hardy is being discussed for UFC 111 in March. News of the bout was first reported by MMA Fanhouse.com.

If made, the matchup would likely serve as the main event of UFC 111. St. Pierre vs. Hardy was originally being discussed for UFC 109 on Feb. 7 in Las Vegas, and also UFC 110 on Feb. 21 in Australia. However, those plans have since been scrapped. The Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort UFC middleweight title fight is expected to headline UFC 109, and Wanderlei Silva vs. Michael Bisping is the new main event of UFC 110.

UFC 111 is in the works for March 11, 2010, possibly taking place at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.

If the event gets booked in New Jersey, it will be the promotion's first visit to the Garden State since UFC 78: "Validation" in Nov. 2007, which also took place at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. That event was headlined by a light-heavyweight bout between past TUF winners Rashad Evans and Michael Bisping. The card was heavily criticized for being lackluster, however, it still produced successful numbers, drawing 14,071 fans and a gate of $2,100,000.

St. Pierre (19-2) is currently on a six-fight winning streak, which includes wins over Matt Hughes, Matt Serra, Jon Fitch, B.J. Penn and, most recently, Thiago Alves at UFC 100 in July. He has not fought since his win over Alves at UFC 100 because he has been healing a torn abductor he suffered during the fight. St. Pierre has not been defeated since April 2007, when he was upset by Matt Serra.

St. Pierre has put together an impressive 13-2 record during his five-year tenure with the UFC, scoring other notable Octagon wins over the likes of Karo Parisyan, Jay Hieron, Jason Miller, Frank Trigg, Sean Sherk and Josh Koscheck; while suffering his only other loss against Matt Hughes. The seven-year veteran of the sport has fought the majority of his career with the UFC, fighting 15 of his 21 career bouts with the promotion.

Hardy (23-6) earned the title shot by scoring a clear-cut unanimous decision win over Mike Swick at UFC 105 on Nov. 14. The win was his seventh straight, and moved his UFC record to 4-0, with previous Octagon wins over Marcus Davis, Rory Markham and Akihiro Gono.

During his five-year career, Hardy has competed for other notable promotions such as King of the Cage, Cage Force, Absolute Fighting Championships and Cage Warriors Fighting Championships. He has finished 15 of his 23 career wins and holds other notable career wins over the likes of Alexandre Izidro and Chad Reiner.