Contents
George St-Pierre is a former professional mixed martial artist, actor and former UFC champion in two weight classes from the United States of America. Additionally, George St-Pierre is considered one of the best fighters in the history of mixed martial arts (MMA).
Early life
Georges Saint Pierre was born on May 19, 1981, in Saint-Isidore, Monterégie, Quebec, Canada. From now on, he is 40 years old and is a citizen of Canada.
Furthermore, he has the zodiac sign of Taurus and belongs to the French Canadian. His nickname is Rush, GSP and he is a Christian by religion.
Talking about his parents, he is the son of Roland Saint Pierre (father) and Myriam Saint Pierre (mother). While his mother worked in a nursing home, his father worked as a deck and floor carpenter. Likewise, he is the eldest and only son of his parents. He has two younger sisters, one of his sisters is called Myriam.
Caption: George St-Pierre posing for a photo (Source: Instagram)
Talking about his education, he attended Ecole Pierre-Bedard, a local high school. He then enrolled at Cegep Edouard-Montpetit to study kinesiology.
Other students at his school frequently stole his money and clothes. Due to his harassment, he decided to study Kyokushin Karate with his father and later with a Kyokushin Karate Master.
He also participated in ice hockey, skating, and a variety of other sports as a child. After the death of his karate teacher, he began taking wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and boxing classes. To support himself and pay for his studies, he worked as a bouncer at a Montreal nightclub called Fuzzy Brossard and as a garbage man.
Body measurements
Caption: George St-Pierre’s body measurement (Source: Instagram)
He is 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs around 77 kg. Additionally, she has an athletic body with blue eyes and blonde hair.
Social media
On his Instagram page he has more than 3.8 million followers. Likewise, there are more than 2 million followers on Twitter and there are more than 4 million followers on Facebook.
Career
At the age of 21, Georges became a professional mixed martial artist. At that time he had already obtained his black belt in Kyokushin Karate. In UCC 7: Bad Boyz on January 25, 2002,
He fought Salvadoran-Canadian fighter Ivan Menjivar in his first professional mixed martial arts match.
At UCC 10: Battles, he fought for the UCC Welterweight Championship against defending champion Justin Bruckmann.
In the first round, he submitted his title opponent against Travis Galbraith at UCC 11: The Next Level on October 11, 2002. He fought and defeated Pete Spratt at the TKO 14: Road Warriors event on November 29, 2003.
Caption: George St-Pierre fighting his opponent at the UFC show (Source: talkSPORT)
UFC career
On January 31, 2004, he made his UFC debut against Karo Parisyan at UFC 46, winning the fight via unanimous decision. At UFC 48, he faced Jay Hieron in his next fight.
He won the first round by technical knockout after dominating his opponent from the start. In his third UFC fight, he faced his first major opponent.
By the time George was rising through the ranks, Matt Hughes was already a well-known figure in the sport. On October 22, 2004, they fought for the vacant UFC Welterweight Championship at UFC 50.
Despite holding his own against a much more experienced opponent for most of the fight, Matt caught him in an armbar and punched him with just 10 seconds left in the first round.
He later admitted that losing to Matt was the best thing that could have happened to him at the time. Two years later, at UFC 65, he would fight Matt again and this time, Georges would win.
Win the UFC Welterweight Championship
Won the UFC Welterweight Championship via second-round TKO over Hughes. In his tenth UFC fight, he was defeated for the second time in his career.
Fighting a relatively unknown Matt Serra, Georges was defeated by TKO in the first round, effectively losing his welterweight title.
Again, before facing Matt at UFC 83, he defeated Josh Koscheck by unanimous decision at UFC 74 and Hughes by verbal submission in his third bout at UFC 79.
Matt lost the fight and the welterweight title in the second round. After regaining the title from him, he faced Jon Fitch in his first title defense.
He was declared the winner by unanimous decision after the match went down to the wire. In addition, the fight was renamed “Fight of the Night.”
He defeated Dan Hardy, Josh Koscheck, Jake Shields, Nick Diaz and Johny Hendricks between 2010 and 2013.
He voluntarily vacated the title after defeating Johny via split decision on December 13, 2013, and made the news public.
Furthermore, he also informed reporters that he would be taking a break from the sport. He eventually returned to win the UFC Middleweight Championship by defeating Michael Bisping at UFC 217.
Additionally, he vacated the title after 34 days because he was suffering from ulcerative colitis and did not want to stop the division.
Acting career
In the 2009 action thriller film ‘Never Surrender’, he made his acting debut as a character named after him. He also appeared in Héctor Echavarría’s action film ‘Hell’s Chain’ that year.
and shared screen time with fellow MMA star Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson in the action drama ‘Death Warrior’.
In the 2014 superhero film ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’, he made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as Georges Batroc/
The Leaper, is a character dubbed by writer Mark Waid as “1960s John Claude Van Damme.”
Van Damme and Georges have been friends for a long time and collaborated on the martial arts film ‘Kickboxer: Vengeance’ in 2016. He co-starred in the action-crime film ‘Cartels with Steven Seagal in 2017.
George St-Pierre – Awards
Canadian Open Junior Kumite Champion, Fighter of the Year, Most Dangerous Man of the Year, MMA Most Valuable Fighter, UFC Hall of Fame, Most wins in UFC Welterweight title fights,
UFC Welterweight Champion, Most Takedowns in UFC History, UFC Middleweight Champion and Mixed Martial Arts Hall of Fame are some of his career achievements.
George St-Pierre – Net worth 2023
Talking about his net worth, his net worth is estimated to be around $30 million. For each battle, he receives around $6 million, plus an additional $50,000 if he wins Fight of the Night.
He also earned part of his income from his endorsements of between $12 and $15 million.
civil status
George is still single and unmarried, but it is rumored that he had dated many women before. According to rumors, he dated Divine Kirezy, Lucy Onyeforo and Genie Bouchard, but their relationship has not been confirmed.
He was once in controversy while fighting Matt Penn at UFC 94 on January 31, 2009. Matt, on the other hand, was a little more dominant in the first round.
When Georges’ cornerman Jason Parillo requested that the fight be stopped in the fourth round, the referee agreed. George’s victory was marred by controversy, as expected.
George St-Pierre Fans Also Viewed
Categories: Biography
Source: vcmp.edu.vn