What happened to George St-Pierre UFC?

Georges St-Pierre’s return to fighting St-Pierre vacated his title in 2013 and rejoined the UFC in 2017. The contract stated he had four fights. However, he vacated the middleweight title after 34 days. St-Pierre announced he’d be officially retiring on February 21, 2019, at a press conference in Montreal.

Will George St-Pierre fight again?

Georges St-Pierre says he will fight again – when his UFC contract expires in two years. According to the man himself, Georges St-Pierre has not had his last fight. “My contract with UFC will finish in almost two years, and I will be free—and I will still be in shape.

When did Bisping lose his eye?

The Brit suffered a detached retina in his right eye during a fight with Vitor Belfort back in 2013. But despite the horrific injury, Bisping carried on his MMA career and went on to achieve legendary status. He beat title holder Luke Rochold at UFC 199 and also beat Anderson Silva at The O2, London.

Is GSP the best ever?

Pierre (GSP) is the best welterweight of all time. However, there’s a difference: GSP is increasingly winning more of his fights the safe way, by decision, and GSP has no KOs on his record as opposed to Hughes’ three KOs. Many MMA fans know that GSP has already beaten Matt Hughes two out of three times.

How did Serra beat GSP?

In a tidy three minutes and 25 seconds, Serra clobbered the bigger, stronger, better fighter. Thirteen years later, I’m still not even sure it actually happened. And it wasn’t just that he beat GSP, it was the way he did it. Serra cold-cocked him so bad, St-Pierre just rolled over and (arguably) tapped to strikes.

How old is St-Pierre?

40 years (May 19, 1981)
Georges St-Pierre/Age

How old is Michael Bisping?

42 years (February 28, 1979)
Michael Bisping/Age

Why did Bisping retire?

On 28 May 2018, Bisping officially announced his retirement from MMA competition. In late December 2018, Bisping appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience, elaborating on his retirement from MMA, which he said was due to eye injury suffered in the fight with Kelvin Gastelum.

What was Georges St-Pierre first fight in the UFC?

St-Pierre made his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debut at UFC 46, where he defeated highly ranked Karo Parisyan by unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, and 30–27). His next fight in the UFC was against Jay Hieron at UFC 48.

How did Georges St-Pierre win the fight against Michael Bisping?

Georges St-Pierre returned in historic fashion after four years away from the game and became the fourth fighter in UFC history to win a championship in a second weight class after submitting Michael Bisping with a rear naked choke at 4:23 of the third round. St-Pierre came out strong in the first round, dropping Bisping and landing a takedown.

How old was Pierre St-Pierre when he fought in Kickboxer?

Already a 2nd dan Kyokushin karate black belt at age 12, his first professional fight was at age 20. As a youth, St-Pierre was inspired by Jean-Claude Van Damme, and described fighting him in the film Kickboxer: Vengeance as “a dream come true”.

What happened in the fight between Georges St-Pierre and Matt Hughes?

St-Pierre challenged Matt Hughes again at UFC 65 for the UFC Welterweight Championship. The fight was almost stopped near the end of the first round when St-Pierre sent Hughes to the mat with a superman punch and left hook, but Hughes managed to survive the first round.