Georges St-Pierre

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Georges St-Pierre : biography

19 May 1981 –

UFC president Dana White stated that Jake Shields would be St-Pierre’s next opponent and confirmed that the two would meet in the main event of UFC 129 on April 30, 2011, in Toronto. White suggested that if St-Pierre defeated Shields, it could mark a move to middleweight and a superfight against Anderson Silva. St-Pierre defeated Shields via unanimous decision. After the fight St-Pierre’s face had more damage on it than his opponent Jake Shields. When asked about fighting the best fighter in the world Anderson Silva, St-Pierre had no desire to pursue it.

St-Pierre received a 60-day medical suspension following his UFC 129 fight with Shields due to damage to his left eye. Two days after the fight however, Firas Zahabi, St-Pierre’s trainer, said that doctors had declared that his eye hadn’t suffered any serious damage and that he would be able to resume training after 10 days.

At the UFC 129 post-fight press conference, UFC President Dana White stated that St-Pierre could next fight Strikeforce Welterweight champion Nick Diaz. "I’ve got to go talk him about boxing first, and then we’ll see what happens there. It’s an interesting fight," White said. "I was there live for that last fight and I was blown away by Nick Diaz’s last fight. He looked incredible."

Dana White confirmed via Twitter that St. Pierre’s next opponent would be Nick Diaz at UFC 137 at the Mandalay Bay Event Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. However, at the UFC 137 press conference, White announced that Carlos Condit would no longer face B.J. Penn and instead would replace Nick Diaz, who had failed to show up for any event related press appearances. Condit was to face St-Pierre for the UFC Welterweight Title at UFC 137. On October 18, 2011 it was announced that St. Pierre had pulled out of the fight due to a knee injury. After conferring with management and UFC officials, Condit elected not to compete against a replacement fighter at UFC 137, but face St-Pierre in early 2012. In a strange turn of events, Nick Diaz fought and defeated B.J. Penn at UFC 137 and UFC officials decided to have St-Pierre return and fight Diaz at UFC 143. According to White, St. Pierre said "He’s [Nick Diaz] the most disrespectful human being I’ve ever met and I’m going to put the worst beating you’ve ever seen on him in the UFC.". Ufc.com. Retrieved on 2012-06-21.

However, on December 7, 2011, it was revealed St-Pierre had sustained an ACL injury to his right knee and would require him to be out for up to ten months, forcing him out of the bout with Diaz. At UFC 143, in a fight for the UFC Interim Welterweight Championship, Diaz lost to Condit.

St-Pierre was set to return and fight Condit for the undisputed championship on November 17, 2012 at UFC 154. On August 28, 2012, St-Pierre posted to his official Facebook page that he had the green light from his medical team to compete once again. He ended his post by announcing that his return would be in UFC 154, in which he was to fight Carlos Condit.

St-Pierre once again successfully defended his welterweight title on November 17, 2012 at UFC 154 against Condit, winning a unanimous decision. Despite being badly hurt in the third round by a headkick, St-Pierre was able take and hold down Condit repeatedly during the bout, while defending multiple submission attempts and deliver multiple strikes from Condit’s active guard. Both participants earned Fight of the Night honors for their performance.

Georges St-Pierre defended his title for the 8th time and defeated Nick Diaz at UFC 158 on March 16, 2013 by unanimous decision. In preparation for the bought, GSP retained well-known boxer Lucian Bute as a sparring partner.

St-Pierre is expected to face Johny Hendricks on November 16, 2013 at UFC 167.