UFC Champ & Hall-of-Famer Georges St-Pierre Makes Startling Confession – ‘I Never Liked to Fight’

Georges St-Pierre is arguably one of the greatest fighters to grace the Octagon. However, does that mean he enjoyed every bit of the sport? There are some fighters out there who live, breathe, and consume the art of fighting. But it’s not for everyone.

St-Pierre dominated not one but two divisions, becoming a champion in the middleweight and the welterweight divisions during his prime. Now, he has retired and is often brought up in the GOAT conversation. So, what was his striking revelation in a recent discussion?

Georges St-Pierre couldn’t have loved fighting less

Georges St-Pierre recently graced Henry Cejudo and Kamaru Usman‘s podcast Pound4Pound. He spoke about many things regarding his career and the way that things ended for him. However, perhaps one of the most striking revelations was when he said he wasn’t fond of fighting.

“I’m going to tell you something, guys. I never liked it. I never liked to fight.” He said. “I liked the, the sport, the science of it I liked to go train in the gym, the camaraderie of that I have with my training partner, the science of it, the freedom that fighting gives me the, you know the, the, the money the, the access of things that others doesn’t have. “

He continued, “This I love it but the grind of knowing you’re going to fight Saturday night against that killer that’s going to try to rip your head up I’m like no I don’t like it… ” Clearly, fighting is no joke, and fighters take big risks to their health every time they enter the cage.

Regardless, he remains one of the greatest to enter the cage with his knockout punches and fighting style. For him, other combatants can easily make it in the GOAT conversation. And during the very same podcast episode, Georges St-Pierre disclosed the fighters he considers the best. However, he gave the list of three GOATs who dominated the sport. 

The GOATs of GSP

Georges St-Pierre had three names in his mind when he was asked about the fighters he considers his GOATs. For the very first one, ‘GSP’ had to name none other than Royce Gracie, the man who revolutionized Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for combat sports forever.

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Next on the list was, of course, the reigning heavyweight champion of the world, Jon Jones, who is also double-divisional, much like St-Pierre. According to ‘Rush’, finding someone who can rival Jones’s skill and toughness is a challenge.

Finally, he named none other than Demetrious Johnson as the final person that he could consider the greatest of all time. At least, ‘Mighty Mouse’ is one of the few definitely in the conversation.

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