St. Pierre will return in November (Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/Georges St Pierre)
Canadian Georges St Pierre He stood out in his last fights before retiring due to his conservatism, preferring to dominate his opponents and not seek a knockout or submission. His last seven wins have been by decision. The former welterweight champion admits that he held back in some of his duels rather than seeking interruption. He will fight again on November 4th, at UFC 217, against Michael Bisping for the middleweight title.
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“If they didn’t open up, I would do enough to win the fight. I was winning, so I didn't necessarily change. They accepted defeats. Before the fight ended, they already knew they would lose, so they just fought to avoid taking too much of a beating. On my side, I was really fighting just to win, but it's hard. If you open yourself up too much, you’re susceptible to getting hit too,” he explained, in an interview with The MMA Hour.
Facing Bisping, St. Pierre will have the opportunity to join B.J. Penn, Randy Couture and Conor McGregor as the only champions in two different UFC categories. At 36 years old, he has a professional record of 25 wins and two losses. Between 2008 and 2013, he accumulated nine title defenses in the welterweight category, a feat that established him as the most dominant champion in the history of the 77kg division.
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