Let's Keep Fighting", "B.J. B.J. St-Pierre was a two-division champion in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), having won titles in the welterweight and middleweight divisions. "I have different companies that I'm involved with.

GSP avenged his loss to Serra a year later and once again became the welterweight champion.

Absolutely not at all, but that cornerman was rubbing grease on him; you cannot do that. Roundtable: Is Georges St. Pierre UFC's greatest fighter of all time if Anderson Silva loses again? In the second round, St-Pierre won the fight via technical knockout after a left kick to Hughes' head followed by a barrage of unanswered punches and elbows.

Then he most likely walks off into the sunset and retires, after having devalued 1 or 2 of the most hyped athletes in that division. The matter was formally investigated by the UFC and Nevada State Athletic Commission upon the request of the Penn camp. Nunes, Ansaroff announce birth of … Reasons = Left 170 after much damage taken+questionable decision. 6h Ariel Helwani. St-Pierre successfully defended his welterweight title against Dan Hardy on March 27, 2010, at UFC 111 which took place in Newark, NJ. [43], According to both commentator Joe Rogan and Hughes' own autobiography, Hughes was unhappy with St-Pierre's statement. Conor McGregor to UFC president Dana White: 'Stop lying', UFC 253: Israel Adesanya reminded the world why he's the middleweight king on Fight Island.

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There were calls for years to make a superfight between the two greats, but it never materialized.

Penn to become the No.

[65] St-Pierre dominated the fight with his wrestling. [95] In 2015, St-Pierre played a key role in Rory MacDonald's preparation for his rematch with Robbie Lawler at UFC 189. Can he beat him? He is far behind though.

Follow the Heavy on UFC Facebook page for the latest breaking news, rumors and content! [40] During the post-fight interview, he famously went down on his knees with an impassioned plea to UFC management to give him another title shot.

[93] The torn left ACL would require surgery. [4], St-Pierre made his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debut at UFC 46, where he defeated highly ranked Karo Parisyan by unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, and 30–27). "The competitor inside of me wants me to return sometime. Shoot Boxing - Girls S-Cup 2018 pits Rena Kubota vs Elaine Pantera Leal fight in Tokyo Dome City Hall, Tokyo, Japan, Japan on Jul 6, 2018. At UFC 143, in a fight for the UFC Interim Welterweight Championship, Diaz lost to Condit.

St-Pierre has said that he lost the match partially due to a lack of focus because of problems in his personal life, including the death of a close cousin and his father's serious illness,[46] and later parted ways with his manager and most of his entourage. GSP won the UFC welterweight title twice, defended it nine times, won the middleweight title in his final fight and holds a professional mixed martial arts record of 26-2. same reason they won't set up GSP vs Khabib. At UFC 83 on April 19, 2008, St-Pierre fought Matt Serra in a rematch to determine the undisputed UFC welterweight champion. "[62] At the event, St-Pierre defeated No. The Irishman is citing GSP’s split-decision win over Johny Hendricks at UFC 167 in November 2013. https://www.mmamania.com/2017/11/6/16613242/ufc-217-best-night-george-st-pierre-career-tweet-canadian-prime-minister-justin-trudeau-mma, https://www.rollingstone.com/sports/news/ufc-217-georges-st-pierres-historic-comeback-over-bisping-w511143, "Georges St-Pierre, gentleman gladiateur", "Georges St.-Pierre leads Montreal to UFC glory", https://news.yahoo.com/georges-st-pierre-honored-fight-140028095.html, "UFC 48 Pictures: Georges St-Pierre vs Jay Hieron", "TKO 19 Pictures: Georges St-Pierre vs Dave Strasser", "Jason "Mayhem" Miller – Official Mixed Martial Arts Fighting Resume", "Fight Finder – Frank "Twinkle Toes" Trigg's Mixed Martial Arts Statistics", "Fight Finder – Sean "The Muscle Shark" Sherk's Mixed Martial Arts Statistics", "St-Pierre Sidelined by Injury; 'The Prodigy' to The Rescue", "Georges St-Pierre "I'm not impressed by your performance" video", "St-Pierre indeed Outwrestled the Wrestler", "Matt Serra pulls out of UFC 79 title fight with back injury", "UFC 79 – Round-by-Round Updates and Live Results", "Fight metric: Hughes vs. St-Pierre III by the numbers", "Georges St-Pierre scores a unanimous UFC 87 decision Over Jon Fitch", "BJ Penn: I'm Still The Light Weight Champ.

1 contender Thiago Alves by unanimous decision (50–45, 50–44, and 50–45). "You reach a point in your career where you want to do things different.

1 contender spot for the UFC Welterweight Championship. I want to return as a competitor but I need to listen to the logic as well. [94] He was medically cleared to resume training on October 17, 2014, but it remained unclear if he had plans to fight professionally again.

He admitted money isn't an issue right now, allowing him to be more selective about his future. "[61], Prior to UFC 100, Beau Dure of USA Today stated that St-Pierre was possibly "the best in the world. Will you build up skills and experience fighting journeymen or will you race up the ranks to challenge for the title?

[17][18][19] In 2008, 2009 and 2010 he was named the Canadian Athlete of the Year by Rogers Sportsnet. When asked of his interest, St-Pierre said he's not ruling it out but felt Woodley wouldn't be worth returning for -- right now.

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GSP captured the crown by third-round submission at UFC 217 on November 4, 2017. [63] On July 18, 2009, it was revealed that St-Pierre's groin injury would not require surgery.[64]. When something cannot be done and people doubt me," St-Pierre said of going up against Nurmagomedov's 27-0 record. [91], St-Pierre officially announced on December 13, 2013, that he voluntarily vacated the title and needed to take some time off from MMA. Despite the eye injury, St-Pierre was unable to put Koscheck away. McGregor said that GSP “Only moved when [a one-eyed] fighter presented [himself].” He moved up to the middleweight division and challenged then-champ Michael Bisping. Penn later admitted that he could not recall anything that happened during the 3rd and 4th rounds because "I was probably borderline knocked out or something. Never re-engaged 170lb successors. When explaining his thought process behind the rankings, Notorious took aim at the backend of GSP’s career. Matt Serra had to pull out of UFC 79 due to a back injury sustained during training,[50] and instead St-Pierre faced Hughes in a rubber match for the interim UFC Welterweight Championship.

Before turning pro as a mixed martial artist, St-Pierre worked as a bouncer at a Montreal night club in the South Shore called Fuzzy Brossard and as a garbageman for six months to pay for his school fees. [89] Additionally, each of the sixteen MMA journalists' scorecards collected on MMADecisions.com showed a win for Hendricks.

St-Pierre is a three-time former UFC Welterweight Champion, having won the title twice and the interim title once between November 2006 and April 2008. St-Pierre was then matched up against top contender Frank Trigg at UFC 54. St-Pierre's first title defense after regaining the belt was against Jon Fitch at UFC 87. [48] Many predicted that Koscheck would outmatch St-Pierre on the ground due to his credentials, but St-Pierre was confident that he was a better wrestler and striker and was more well-versed in submissions than Koscheck.[49].

Conor McGregor & Georges St-Pierre. (1:55). [72] St-Pierre defeated Shields via unanimous decision (50–45, 48–47, and 48–47).

He left the door open for a possible return to MMA in the future. St-Pierre stated at the post-fight conference that his plan included catching Koscheck off-guard by striking with him rather than wrestling.

He declared that former UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva is the greatest and that the Irishman himself is the second-best, or possibly even tied with Silva. He said the most interesting possibility would be against undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, who defeated Conor McGregor at UFC 229 by submission earlier this month to retain the title.

[85], Georges St-Pierre defended his title for the 8th time and defeated Nick Diaz at UFC 158 on March 16, 2013, by unanimous decision (50–45, 50–45, and 50–45).

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"He's a great champion, and in terms of legacy, I can't think of a better fighter right now who has a better legacy than Khabib.". Penn at the Tristar Gym, including Keith Jardine, Nathan Marquardt, Donald Cerrone and Rashad Evans. 1 contender for the UFC welterweight title. Georges St-Pierre (French pronunciation: [ʒɔʁʒ sɛ̃ pjɛʁ]; born May 19, 1981) is a Canadian former professional mixed martial artist.He is widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters in mixed martial arts (MMA) history. Conor McGregor took aim at longtime welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre's legacy. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters in mixed martial arts (MMA) history. St-Pierre defeated Hieron via technical knockout in only 1:42 of the first round.

Dana White said St-Pierre would not be fighting the winner of Nurmagomedov vs McGregor and White would request St-Pierre remain at welterweight. [28] As a child he played hockey, skated and participated in several sports.