I AM Impressed with your performance!
It’s Thursday April 16 - there is a lot of stuff going on in the city of Montreal because it’s the weekend of UFC 97. Even though I’m not fighting, I’m pretty busy training and doing a lot of PR and stuff. On Friday I was invited to a little lunch with a bunch of reporter to promote the new video game UFC 2009 Undisputed. And I had to play for the first time against Dana White in front of everybody – all the reporter. And Dana was talking very loud that he was undefeated, he was 4 and 0 and beat [Michael] Bisping, Rampage Jackson, [Rich] Franklin and then Anderson [Silva] - so it was a very good challenge. I’m not a big fan of video game - I never played UFC Undisputed before. But I used play back in the day…Mortal Combat and Street Fighter on the Super Nintendo, but this game is pretty different and much more improved than the one that I’ve played before. So I pick my character [me] and Dana picked BJ Penn, and as the fight goes on it’s pretty even. And at the end, maybe by some luck, I’m able to knock him out and win the match. Everybody is laughing and I’m the one who is the most surprised of all. And I look at Dana and I yell at him “Ha! That’s your first loss! And I made your first loss in Montreal in front of my people!”. And he look at me and he respond “Are you sure you’re not cheating? I think you put some Vaseline on my remote!”, and I laugh like crazy. Playing myself in the video game was kind of strange - and it was pretty accurate of the moves that I use in real life. They have my Superman Kick, Superman Punch, and all my special move - that’s pretty interesting. I really enjoy it and I think just because of it. I’m gonna buy a video game with UFC Undisputed because it’s a pretty fun game to play.
After beating Dana I went to the Fan Club Q&A. It was pretty fun - I could meet many fans and especially one guy made me really laugh. He asked me the question, “What you want to do after your career?”, and then I respond, “I don’t know - maybe trainer or go back to school, but I think I’m gonna still be involved in the sport because I love it too much.” And one guy yell at me “Georges St-Pierre for Prime Minister!”, and all the crowd went crazy. Mike Goldberg and everybody was laughing - it was a pretty funny moment.
Then after that I met a Canadian soldier, Jody Mitic, who lost his leg(s) in Afghanistan in the war. At first I was pretty sad to see that, but I was very impressed with the way the guy handled himself and stayed very positive. You know, sometime our life go bad, but we forget that for some people it’s even worse than for us, so it give me more motivation when I see something like that when something bad happen to me.
Then at the weigh-in, I look at my two friend Denis Kang and David Loiseau. They were right on the nose - 185. I was very happy and I went back with my manager and had a great dinner at my favorite restaurant, Cavalli.
The next day it was UFC 97. Before the show I went training and I had one of my friend who were in town, Eric Owing - he’s a great jiu-jitsu guy. I train with him before the show and then after we all head to the Belle Center for the UFC. I was very disappointed for my friend David Loiseau - unfortunately he work really hard in training camp but the fight didn’t go his way. But I had some kind of consoling when I see Denis Kang – he fought a great fight and win in a unanimous decision. I think the best fight of the night was Shogun vs. Chuck Liddell - what a great performance by Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. The fight at the end was pretty boring and I felt bad because sometime the crowd was yelling “GSP!” while Anderson Silva and Thales Leites were fighting. And I felt bad - I think it’s kind of disrespectful for Anderson Silva and Leites, even though it make me feel happy a little bit. Sometime the fight doesn’t happen like people want - it’s a question of style and question of match-up. But I still think Anderson Silva is one of the best pound-for-pound in the world with Fedor Emelianenko. I been screaming so much during that show because I was sitting with Lorenzo Fertitta right in front, and I was yelling instruction to my friend - so I end up losing my voice and it take me a couple of days to get back to it. (That’s why I haven’t blogged in a while.)
The Sunday after UFC 97, I head to New York for training at Renzo Gracie’s Academy with John Danaher and also at The Wat with Phil Nurse. Training was great and I had a chance to meet Brian Fox who made a painting of me. It’s the most accurate painting that I’ve seen of myself in my whole life. This guy is amazing - he’s got an incredible talent and it was a pleasure for me to meet this guy. Training is going very well. I had a chance to roll with some of the best jiu jitsu guys, spar with some of the best muay thai guys in the sport and it make me a better fighter every time.
I came back for the weekend in Montreal - time to rest a little bit and train with my home guys. But right away on Sunday I was supposed to go in Albuquerque - my plane got canceled after waiting three hour in the airport. Pretty bad - I’m very bad lucky with the plane, but it’s because of a storm in Chicago that I would have missed my connection and they decide to cancel my flight and [reschedule] it the next day. So I made it to Albuquerque on Monday - I came in Albuquerque to help out Rashad for his fight against Lyoto Machida and to be able to spar with some of the guys there to help me out, too. I think Rashad is gonna do well with Machida. Training camp is going well for him - he look very, very sharp. And I can’t wait – it’s gonna be a very interesting fight.
I want to finish by saying “thank you” to the fan who send me their logo for the contest. I have more than 500 entry. It’s gonna be very hard to pick the best one because they are all pretty good.



Farago said April 28, 2009
On a side note, my recommendation is to buy the Xbox360, signup with xbox live and fight your fans online! Now that would be sweet!
We love ya Georges!
tikitmb said April 28, 2009
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grmd61 said April 28, 2009
The way I feel about airplanes and flying, I feel that your flight being cancelled was an act of God which kept you safe and I am grateful for it. Your fan Isabelle could tell you how much I hate it when she flies.
I am glad that you feel so much better, just be careful not to catch the darn swine flu in New Mexico. Tell Rashad "good luck!" I will be cheering for him. And thank you again for your generosity to me and my grandson Cody who has had his head in the clouds ever since receiving the headgear you signed for him--he feels luckier all ready. Best wishes, Grandma Dee
Isabelle replied April 29, 2009
Easy_Rider replied April 30, 2009
Deadlift410 said April 29, 2009
I always enjoy your blog and knowing your training hard for Thiago make me sleep better at night, its gonna be a great one I think, the guy is a monster but on ''MMA connected'' you looked bigger then ever too
fish_rush said April 29, 2009
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PrideUFCfan said April 29, 2009
Respect and thanks for posting all the details of UFC 97. I was wondering...Did you choose the nickname `Rush` as a play on words for your name being St-Pierre / St. Peter...the rock of the church. Roche / Rush. Anyway, keep training and good luck at UFC 100. Cheers.
Peter
RedwingRobin replied April 29, 2009
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funkywanderer said April 29, 2009
That cracked me up! Great post Georges, and thanks to Shari for transcribing it as Georges speaks it. I love the Quebecois/Anglais speach patterns. It's all party of your charm Georges.
Thanks for taking the time to keep us all in the loop. I check the yard every day for this very reason. Good luck in your preparation against Thiago.
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ajrizzi said May 02, 2009
I can't wait for ufc 100!! Its nice to have a canadian champ!
Entered your logo contest i hope mine stands out!
Amanda xo
-Hamilton, ON
juliew said May 02, 2009
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onemanshort replied May 07, 2009
Of course with the internet you'll always get the conspiracy fanatics and a load of pessimism. But if you've followed Georges and have seen interviews, you'll know he's a good guy. At the peak of an emotional moment like winning a match a guy isn't going to fake his emotion and what he says is off the cuff. It comes from the spur of the moment. He's pretty genuine. As far as the blogs, are you from Canda? I'm in Ottawa and have a lot of french friends, yes they speak like that. No biggy.
pistolpete1988 said May 06, 2009
ladychaos said May 06, 2009
Now as to this logo contest, I have to say that i am super stoked that GSO would include any of his fans in this. To the guy who was questioning weather or not Georges writes his own blogs and such, I say does it really matter? Obviously he gives a damn what we think if he is willing to include us in the invention of his new logo! serioulsy man!
Anywhooooooo! that is all for me today! ( ow before i forget, hi gramma Dee and Isabelle! you two keep this site honest! lol) ow and sory for the typos. Im doing this on the run so to speak! lol
persianx said May 06, 2009
Big ups to GSP the man! Let me see you in UFC 100 ;)
ellement said May 08, 2009
cecile1703 said May 10, 2009
Keep on the good work.
J'espère te voir combattre (un grand moment) à Montréal (superbe ville) un jour...
TheWilderbeest said May 10, 2009
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ric3chrispy said May 12, 2009
is there another delay? i mean atleast tell us whats going on.
ellement said May 12, 2009
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princessflori said May 12, 2009
It's effing clever how they used GSP to form the fleur-de-lis. I can see it selling really well on t-shirts because the design doesn't limit itself to having to stay the original color- picture it in black on a white tee, or red on a black tee.. Also, it seems to fit into the whole Branding ideal. Yep.
Calamity_Girl said May 13, 2009
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mstpierre said May 13, 2009
Bonne chance au UFC 100 Georges !!! t'es le meilleur !!!!!!!
-Michel
ellement said May 17, 2009
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josjo67 said May 29, 2009
I would give anything
Just to live one day, in those shoes
-3 Doors Down
..maybe on the next one I'll can still hope to be at least a little like our superman GSP..
-keep rushin'.....