GSP to announce retirement tomorrow in Montreal.
UFC legend Georges St-Pierre is reportedly ready to announce his retirement on Thursday morning at a information convention in Montreal, in accordance with a number of information retailers. The 37-year previous fighter boasts an all-time document 26-2.
St-Pierre, a former Welterweight and Middleweight champion in UFC, wished to problem undefeated light-weight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in hopes turning into the first-ever three-division champion in UFC historical past. Nonetheless, it turned clear that UFC President Dana White had no need in reserving that match.
St-Pierre’s final struggle got here at Madison Sq. Backyard at UFC 217 in November 2017, when he defeated Michael Bisping by method submission in Spherical three to win the Middleweight title. The memorable victory got here 4 years after GSP walked away from the game, following a split-decision win over Johnny Hendricks.
(Bisping vs GSP UFC 217: Photograph by Mike Stobe/Getty s)
The one losses GSP’s profession got here at UFC 50 in 2004 when he tapped out to Matt Hughes within the first spherical, and at UFC 69 in 2007, when he was surprised by Matt Serra within the first spherical and misplaced the Welterweight championship. That stated, he avenged his loss to Serra the next 12 months at UFC 83 to regain the title in his hometown Montreal.
In line with CBS Sports activities’ Brian Campbell, St-Pierre holds the document for many welterweight title defenses in UFC historical past with 9. He’s one simply six fighters in UFC historical past to win titles in two divisions.
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