Georges St. Pierre: I want to fight at 100% for my fans and legacy
Posted on October 21, 2011, 02:11 PM by Joey SantosusReigning Welterweight Champion Georges St. :Pierre, who was recently forced to pull out of his UFC 137 title defense against Carlos Condit, discusses the injury the led to his withdraw, as well as the difficulty that he faced in making the decision. St. Pierre apologizes to Condit and says that he feels he owes it to both his fans and legacy to show up for the fight at 100%. Photo: Francis Specker
Georges St. Pierre
"I hurt myself in training last Saturday. I don't know exactly how it happened. I kind of slipped or fell and I think I strained my knee. And when it happened, I was very warm, it was in the middle of my sparring session, so I stopped right away with my training because I knew there was something wrong with it. ... I went for my MRI, and the thing was torn. It wasn't good news, but it was a moderate strained ligament. So, I told the doctor, I said, 'Listen, I'm going to try to train tomorrow and if I can train and go full out, I'm going to take the fight, but otherwise that means I'm not going to be ready.' So, I went on Tuesday and tried to train. I felt a little discomfort in my knee, as always, with my lateral movement. I was compensating with my other leg, so what happened was I hurt my hamstring on the other side. I think it was because of the compensation. So, I knew I was not going to be able to fight, unfortunately."
Further Reading: Dana White: Knee Injury forces Georges St. Pierre out of UFC 137
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george hurt his leg a little and cant get the TD quick call off the fight!
Georges Safe-Pierre pulled out of the fight because he couldn't find a band-aid soon enough to put over the cut he "had" on his knee.
GSP beat the who's who in the welterweight division including knock-out and submission artists. His record speaks for itself. At the end of the end, he's there to win fights and maintain his superior standing as champ...So, when I read some "disgruntled" fans belittling a Pound4Pound b/c he's not finishing fights (they obviously forgot the devastating ways he finished Frank Trigg (submission), Sean Sherk (TKO), Hughes II (submission), Matt Serra II (TKO), BJ Penn (TKO), one feels INFURIATED at this ignorance and utter ingratitude...
If George pulls out of a fight, it postpones a payday by a couple months. If he fights injured and loses his title, it immediately decimates his earning potential. It's just a smart business decision.
he has finished fights cool but ever since he got KTFO hes played it safe thats a FACT. for the last 2 years all i have seen is him destroy people by out wrestling or out jabbing them for 5 rounds. Hes a great athlete but that shit is boring to watch fight after fight
how is that 'shit' boring to watch? the guy demonstrates aspects of every facet at a superior level to anyone he goes against? he beats them. period. let me guess your not a fan of jon fitch aswell?
griffin is a bum anyway; just look at his pic.
How many 'weaks' does this guy need until he realises he is an ignorant fan that only cares for sloppy haymaker KO's.
But a guy like you will say AS is boring for doing the same thing...
Just knock someone out, then worry about the legacy. Don't Mayweather us.
What legacy.
He was on his way to a decent "legacy" and then he got the belt. He's too full of himself and sh*t at this point for me to even want to watch him fight.
What legacy? No man you just can't say that, come on!
I don't wish an injury on anyone and i hope he has a 100% recovery, but honestly delaying another takedown snorefest isn't the worst news we could recieve.
I have to agree with you on that completely. That being said, Georges Safe-Pierre, in my humble opinion, would still be a HOF even if he retired today.
His fights may sometimes be boring and he might not be finishing fights these days but i'm sure that isn't by choice, and really when you think about it, it probably has a lot to do with the level of competition he's facing, as well as the fact he likes to play it safe, which is also understandable really, if you want to stay the champion you fight smart, his fights may not be the most exciting to watch but he's kept the belt for a long while now so he's obviously doing something right. He does seem more concerned about his legacy than putting on exciting fights though. You do have to respect him though because he has always fought all comers, no questions, a lot of them twice, and it isn't very often he pulls out of a fight. I can't help but like the guy because he's a true martial artist in every sense of the word and who knows, this might be the year where he does start finishing fights...
Agreed. And what some are failing to realize when they say they don't care that he's off the card is that whether you like GSP or not, its about the sport. Meaning, its about whether or not Diaz or Condit's style was the one that would finally dethrone the Welterweight king. That is what makes a title fight interesting in the end.
No, that's what makes them boring. An MMA fight, especially a title fight, is more "fight" than it is "sport". If you want a "sport" go to a TKD or Karate tourney. I love Martial Arts and have been involved since 1984 but I don't want to see the 5 rounds of guy trying to prove how good of an "artist" or "sportsman" he is. He might as well give a kata demonstration. GSP's problem is he thinks he's the only Martial Artist in the room and that he's superior because of it (just look at the way he stuck his foot in his mouth with Hardy- saying he was not a martial artist). Fact is, 99% of the fighters in the UFC are martial artists; most are also fighters who use their martial skills to fight for a finish. The attention GSP has received since getting the belt has gone to his head in my opinion and he's lost sight of this. Sure, he's the champ and has kept his belt and good on him for that; it's just boring as hell to watch the guy. The fighters who "get it" and fight to finish are the ones who end up with a decent legacy. Not this guy.
GSP.............zzzzzzz........i am falling asleep already
why, cause gsp choke u out?
interviewer looks like an uglier,older verision of GSP
i don't want to see anything but a 100% gsp, and at the end of the day the guy is doing the right decision. why ruin his legacy by fighting with a seriously painful nagging injury like that, and lose everything he's worked for? condit only wants to face gsp at 100%, cause then there can be no 'if's and but's' if he was to win.
GSP needed more time to prepare for Condit, think we all know that?
Some guys are just idiots... You need to stop write shit about fighters thats so f*cking stupid...you dont have to like every fighter but nobody can bash them if they cant go ring with them. Point=constructive criticisisim
St pierre is a legend...tough as shit......he will be back to teach conduit a lesson
Damn was really looking forward to this fight...on a totally seperate note is GSP's doctor told him he "strained" his ligament in his knee he needs to get a new doctor , you can strain a muscle, you can't strain a ligament, you can sure as hell SPRAIN a ligament though.
His doctor probably told him in french, but GSP, being a fighter and not a english teacher, didn't do the correct translation.