St. Pierre comments on knee surgery: 'It was a success'

GSP on the stretcher right after surgery on his left knee. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter

Even away from MMA for an indefinite period, the Canadian Georges St Pierre He ended up tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee at the end of March. This Wednesday (09), GSP underwent a surgical procedure on site and used his official profile on Twitter to comment on the result of the operation.

“I just got out of the hospital. The surgery was a success! The road to recovery has begun again,” the former welterweight champion published on his page on the microblogging network. Along with the text, GSP released an image of him on a stretcher, with his left leg completely immobilized.

At 32, Georges St Pierre has a record of 25 wins and just two defeats. Record holder in the history of Ultimate, with 19 triumphs, GSP was welterweight champion twice and successfully defended the title on nine occasions in his second reign. At the end of last year, after overcoming John hendricks In one of the toughest fights of his career, St. Pierre announced his indefinite retirement from MMA.