Georges St-Pierre

Georges “Rush” St-Pierre is the Quebec karate kid who became the most complete welterweight the UFC has ever seen. He won the title from Matt Hughes in 2006, lost it to Matt Serra in one of the sport’s biggest upsets, then took it back and made nine straight defences, beating Jon Fitch, BJ Penn, Thiago Alves, Josh Koscheck, Jake Shields, Carlos Condit, Nick Diaz and Johny Hendricks along the way.

He walked away in 2013, returned in 2017 to choke out Michael Bisping for the middleweight belt, and joined the UFC Hall of Fame in 2020. CagePotato covered the whole run, from the Vaseline accusations and the hangover after UFC 100 to the endless will-he-won’t-he comeback talk.

Georges St-Pierre fact file
Full nameGeorges St-Pierre
NicknameRush (GSP)
Date of birth
Place of birthSaint-Isidore, Quebec, Canada
Organisations fought in
  • UFC
  • TKO Major League MMA
  • Universal Combat Challenge
Accolades
  • Two-time UFC Welterweight Champion (nine consecutive title defences)
  • UFC Middleweight Champion (2017)
  • Interim UFC Welterweight Champion (2007)
  • UFC Hall of Fame (2020)
  • Canadian Athlete of the Year (2008, 2009, 2010)

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