Fighter Profile: Georges St. Pierre Reported By
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Fighter: Georges St. Pierre Record: 13-1-0 Division: UFC Welterweight (170) Age: 25 Hometown: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Georges St. Pierre, who UFC touts as a takedown and ground-and-pound artist, is known for his athleticism and all-around skill.
Wikipedia Information St. Pierre had dreamed of becoming a UFC champion since watching Royce Gracie fight in 1993 at UFC 1. He made his octagon debut at UFC 46 where he defeated Karo Parisyan by decision. After winning against Jay Hieron at UFC 48, he faced Matt Hughes at UFC 50 for the Welterweight title, but was defeated by armbar submission in the first round.
At UFC 58, St. Pierre defeated former UFC welterweight champion B.J. Penn to become the #1 contender for the UFC Welterweight title. St. Pierre won the match by a split decision and was set to face then champion Matt Hughes on September 23rd at UFC 63. However, St. Pierre was forced to withdraw from the match due to a groin injury, and was replaced by the man he defeated in March, B.J. Penn. The UFC had announced afterwards that St. Pierre would have the opportunity to fight for the title when his condition had fully healed.
St. Pierre was also seen as a trainer on The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback on Spike TV, vocally supporting fellow Canadian, and training partner, Patrick Côté.
At UFC 63, GSP made an appearance to support fellow Canadian MMA fighter, David "the Crow" Loiseau. At that time he was seen pushing David to fight his fight against Mike Swick. At the same event, after Matt Hughes had defeated BJ Penn, GSP stepped into the ring to hype up his fight against Matt Hughes by stating that he was glad that Matt won his fight, but that he was "not impressed" by his performance.
According to announcer Joe Rogan, Hughes was unhappy with St. Pierre's statement and that they "had words" off-camera shortly after, at which time St. Pierre apologized, saying he was merely trying to hype the fight. St. Pierre as well said on the preview for UFC 65 that he wasn't impressed by Hughes' performance, but his mistake was saying that live on the Pay-Per-View. St. Pierre challenged Matt Hughes again at UFC 65 for the UFC Welterweight title. The fight lasted two rounds and St. Pierre was dominant in each. St. Pierre won the fight via TKO (referee stoppage) after a left kick to Hughes' head, followed by a barrage of unanswered punches and elbows. Crowned the new UFC Welterweight Champion, St. Pierre will next fight Matt Serra, welterweight winner of the The Ultimate Fighter 4, on February 3, 2007.
The UFC have also announced a third bout between St. Pierre and Matt Hughes. Scheduled to take place on April 7th, 2007 in Montreal, this will be the first UFC event held in Canada, and according to St. Pierre, a dream come true..
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