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Georges St-Pierre
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Canadian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1981-05-19 ) May 19, 1981 (age 45) , Saint-Isidore, Montérégie, Quebec , Canada
- Nickname
- Rush
- Height
- 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
- Weight
- 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
- Division
- Welterweight (2002–2013), Middleweight (2017)
- Reach
- 76 in (193 cm)
- Fighting out of
- Montreal , Quebec , Canada
- Team
- Jackson Wink MMA Academy , Tristar Gym , Grudge Training Center , Renzo Gracie Academy
- Trainer
- Head Trainer : Firas Zahabi , Strategy : Greg Jackson , Wrestling : Victor Zilberman, Guivi Sissaouri , Boxing : Howard Grant, Freddie Roach , Muay Thai : Ajarn Phil Nurse , Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu : John Danaher , Bruno Fernandes , Renzo Gracie , Strength : Pierre Roy , Gymnastics : Patrick Beauchamp
- Rank
- 3rd dan black belt in Kyokushin Karate , First degree black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu , under Bruno Fernandes , Black belt in Shotokan , Black belt in Shidōkan , Black belt in Gaidojutsu
- Years active
- 2002–2013, 2017 ( MMA )
- University
- Cégep Édouard-Montpetit
- Notable school
- École Pierre-Bédard
- Website
- gspofficial .com
- Channel
- officialGSP
- Subscribers
- 50 thousand
- Views
- 8 million
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Official website
Georges St-Pierre Official Website
The official home of world MMA Champion Georges St-Pierre. Fall down seven times, get up eight.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Georges
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Saint-Isidore
- Occupation
- athlete
- Languages spoken
- French
- Sport
- Muay Thai
- Mass
- 170
- Official website
- gspofficial.com
- Image
- Georges St-Pierre crop.jpg
- Height
- 178
- Residence
- Saint-Isidore
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Encyclopedic overview
Georges St-Pierre CM ( French pronunciation: [ʒɔʁʒ sɛ̃ pjɛʁ]; born May 19, 1981), also known by his initials GSP, is a Canadian former professional mixed martial artist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters in mixed martial arts (MMA) history. St-Pierre was a two-division champion in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), winning titles in the welterweight and middleweight divisions.
St-Pierre is a three-time former UFC Welterweight Champion, winning the title twice and the interim title once between November 2006 and April 2008. He was ranked as the #1 welterweight in the world for several years by Sherdog and other publications. In 2008, 2009, and 2010, he was named the Canadian Athlete of the Year by Rogers Sportsnet. Fight Matrix lists him as the top MMA welterweight of all time and the most accomplished fighter in MMA history. He was voted as the greatest pound-for-pound MMA fighter in history in The Athletic MMA fighter survey.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Georges St-Pierre” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.