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UFC

Georges St-Pierre confirms Dana White stopped a potential boxing match with Oscar De La Hoya: “It would have been a dream come true”

Adam D Martin - May 19, 2021

Georges St-Pierre confirmed Dana White stopped a potential boxing match with Oscar De La Hoya, saying “It would have been a dream come true.” GSP is happily retired from MMA right now, but we recently found out that he was apparently offered a boxing match in Triller against de la Hoya. However, reports suggested that UFC president White blocked the fight from happening. In fact, White said at the UFC 262 post-fight press conference that Triller has been contracting him but he doesn’t pick up their calls because he has no interest in working with them at all.

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Dana White responds to accusations that he prevented Georges St-Pierre from boxing Oscar De La Hoya in Triller

Adam D Martin - May 16, 2021

UFC president Dana White responded to the accusations that he prevented Georges St-Pierre from boxing Oscar De La Hoya in Triller. It was alleged his week that White blocked Triller promoter Ryan Kavanaugh from signing St-Pierre to fight in a boxing match against de la Hoya for Triller. Though GSP is retired, he is still under UFC contract and White apparently exercised his right to block the fight. Speaking to the media following UFC 262, White went on an epic rant against Triller.

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UFC

GSP remembers Jake Shields fight at UFC 129 a decade later: "I was blind for about half the fight"

Adam Martin - May 2, 2021

UFC legend GSP remembered his title fight main event against Jake Shields at UFC 129 a decade after it happened. At the time, UFC 129 on April 30, 2011, was the biggest event in UFC history as over 55,000 fans packed Rogers Centre completely full in Toronto, Ontario, Canada for a record-setting crowd at the time. It was the first UFC event to take place in Ontario after the province legalized MMA and GSP vs. Shields was the main event. At the time, GSP was the biggest star in the sport while Shields was a credible title challenger coming from Strikeforce. It was expected to be a great main event but the fight didn’t deliver for fans.

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Kamaru Usman

Kamaru Usman on comparisons to Georges St-Pierre: "We’re both great in our own light"

Adam D Martin - April 23, 2021

UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman doesn’t necessarily like being compared to Georges St-Pierre, saying they are both great fighters. When Usman beat Gilbert Burns at UFC 258 in February, it gave him a 13-fight win streak at welterweight, which is one more than the legendary GSP achieved. That led to UFC president Dana White recently remarking that Usman has taken over from GSP as the “GOAT” at welterweight. It’s a title that Usman will take, but in the end he believes that both he and GSP are great fighters from two differently times in the sport’s history.

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UFC

Georges St-Pierre explains why the gym is "one of the happiest places and the saddest places" he can go

Adam D Martin - April 9, 2021

UFC legend Georges St-Pierre explained why being in the gym is “one of the happiest places and the saddest places” he can go. St-Pierre has often spoken about his love-hate relationship with MMA. The legend has admitted that the feeling of winning and the riches that come with it were always a draw for him, but he also has spoken very openly about how much stress there is involved with it. Another thing that bothers GSP is the way dreams are made and broken in the gym. Every time he goes to the gym it’s good that he gets to train but it’s hard for GSP at times.

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Khabib Nurmagomedov

Georges St-Pierre calls Khabib Nurmagomedov the "scariest" pound-for-pound fighter in the world

Adam D Martin - April 8, 2021

UFC legend Georges St-Pierre called former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov the “scariest” pound-for-pound fighter in the world. St-Pierre and Nurmagomedov were widely connected for a potential fight between two of the best to ever do it. When you talk about the greatest fighters in the sport’s history, both GSP and Nurmagomedov are at the top of the list. There was hope that the two fighters would step into the Octagon together, but both men are happily retired and the fight seems like a pipe dream at this point, one of the “what if?” fights that we will never see in MMA.

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Photo | Tony Ferguson training with GSP and Freddie Roach

Adam Martin - March 29, 2021

Former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion GSP is training with Tony Ferguson and Freddie Roach at the Wild Card Boxing Club. Ferguson revealed a few weeks ago that he will be training with Roach ahead of his upcoming lightweight bout at UFC 262 against top contender Beneil Dariush. After losing back-to-back fights to Justin Gaethje and Charles Oliveira, Ferguson wanted to mix things up and add to his camp. Working with one of the best boxing coaches in the world in Roach surely helps. As well, it appears as though the UFC legend GSP is also training with the two. In a new photo posted on his Instagram, GSP shared a picture of himself with Roach and Ferguson. GSP has worked with Roach before, but training with Ferguson is new.

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Dan Hardy reveals he was paid $24k for title fight with Georges St-Pierre: "GSP spent five times what I got paid on his training camp"

Chris Taylor - March 27, 2021

Dan Hardy recently revealed that he was paid just a tiny fraction of the money Georges St-Pierre collected for their welterweight title fight at UFC 111. Hardy (25-10 MMA) challenged St-Pierre (26-2 MMA) for the promotions welterweight crown in March of 2010, but wound up falling short in his effort to dethrone the longtime division kingpin.

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Georges St-Pierre heaps praise on current UFC welterweight kingpin Kamaru Usman: "He’s raising the bar"

Christopher Taylor - March 17, 2021

Mixed martial arts legend Georges St-Pierre has shared some extremely high praise for reigning UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. St-Pierre (26-2 MMA) is a former UFC ‘champ champ’ and is considered by most fans and pundits to be the greatest welterweight of all-time. During his reign atop the promotions welterweight division, ‘GSP’ defended his title nine times in a row. The Canadian superstar would eventually vacate the strap in November of 2013 following a narrow victory over Johny Hendricks.

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GSP offers advice to Conor McGregor following his loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 257

Adam D Martin - March 17, 2021

UFC welterweight GSP offered some advice to Conor McGregor following his recent knockout loss to rival Dustin Poirier at UFC 257. GSP is one of the most highly-respected MMA fighters of all time, so anytime he gives advice you have to listen to it. Speaking to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, GSP was asked what McGregor can do to get back on track after getting knocked out by Poirier in his last fight. GSP, who himself experienced the rags-to-riches story of being a garbage man in Montreal to becoming a wealthy and famous athlete and movie star, decided to give some sage advice to the Irishman about how to turn his career back around.

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UFC

Georges St-Pierre admits he was never a fan of fighting: “I hate it. It’s unbearable.”

Adam D Martin - March 15, 2021

Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre admits he was never a fan of fighting, saying “I hate it. It’s unbearable.” St-Pierre is one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time, so hearing these sorts of comments from him might sound surprising. But GSP said that he doesn’t like fighting, and he explained why in an interview with Complex. According to the Candian legend, the stress that goes along with fighting and the humiliation of losing makes it very hard to do.

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Khabib Nurmagomedov

Khabib Nurmagomedov closes door on GSP superfight: "It's all over, brother"

Tom Taylor - February 22, 2021

Khabib Nurmagomedov has finally closed the door on his long-desired superfight with former two-division UFC champ Georges St-Pierre. Nurmagomedov last fought in October, when he submitted Justin Gaethje to defend the UFC lightweight title for a third time. After that victory, he announced his retirement from mixed martial arts.

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UFC

Georges St-Pierre explains why Kamaru Usman fight doesn't motivate him

Adam Martin - February 15, 2021

UFC legend Georges St-Pierre explained why a matchup against UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman doesn’t motivate him to return to MMA. St-Pierre is considered by many to be the greatest welterweight of all time in mixed martial arts, and many consider him the greatest pound-for-pound fighter regardless of weight class.

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Kamaru Usman

Kamaru Usman sends message to Georges St-Pierre: "I'm watching you"

Tom Taylor - February 14, 2021

Reigning UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman is interested in a fight with the division’s former champion, Georges St-Pierre. Usman returned to the Octagon in the main event of UFC 258 on Saturday night, defeating his former teammate Gilbert Burns via third-round TKO. With this victory, Usman is now on a 13-fight winning streak with wins over six of the UFC’s current top 10 welterweights.

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UFC

Georges St-Pierre breaks down UFC 258’s Kamaru Usman vs. Gilbert Burns title fight

Adam Martin - February 12, 2021

MMA legend Georges St-Pierre broke down this weekend’s UFC 258 main event between UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns. If anyone would be the one to accurately analyze a UFC welterweight title fight, it’s the greatest welterweight himself, GSP. No one has been in more title fights at 170lbs than GSP, so when he talks about the division that he dominated, you have to listen and respect his opinion. The Canadian took to his Twitter to analyze this weekend’s main event at UFC 258 between Usman and Burns.

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Dana White: No comeback plans for GSP despite intense snowstorm training videos

Adam Martin - February 12, 2021

UFC president Dana White said there are no comeback plans for GSP despite his recent posts doing intense training in the Canadian snowstorms. St-Pierre hasn’t fought since November 2017, when he submitted Michael Bisping to win the UFC middleweight title. He vacated the title soon after that and then made the decision to officially retire in 2019. However, there has been chatter in recent months about a GSP comeback. The reason being, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov wants this fight, and so do the fans. However, there appear to be too many hurdles to climb to make that happen, as White once again shot down any sort of rumors about a GSP return.

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Georges St-Pierre 'might be getting ready for' Khabib Nurmagomedov fight, says Kenny Florian

Drake Riggs - February 1, 2021

Khabib Nurmagomedov has made it abundantly clear who the perfect man to get him to 30-0 would be, and that’s none other than Georges St-Pierre. On a recent episode of the Anik & Florian Podcast hosted by UFC commentator Jon Anik and retired UFC title challenger Kenny Florian, “KenFlo” shared some interesting insight.

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Georges St-Pierre "very surprised" Conor McGregor lost, offers some advice on how he can bounce back

Cole Shelton - January 26, 2021

Georges St-Pierre thought Conor McGregor would beat Dustin Poirier at UFC 257. Entering the fight, McGregor was the betting favorite and many thought he would KO Poirier again. However, that is far from what happened as “The Diamond” used leg kicks to hurt the Irishman and then went up top to knock him out which shocked St-Pierre.