Georges St-Pierre
Canadian mixed martial arts fighter
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2024 | St-Pierre confirmed he was no longer planning to return to professional grappling. |
2024 | St-Pierre is set to appear as himself in 3 episodes of The Cage |
2023 | Appeared in the action film King of Killers. |
October 19 2023 | St-Pierre was awarded the Order of Sport and inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. |
July 2023 | During International Fight Week, UFC announced St-Pierre's planned return to professional grappling at UFC Fight Pass Invitational 6 on December 14, 2023. |
2021 | Inducted into Canadian Pro-Wrestling Hall of Fame |
2021 | St-Pierre voiced Georges Batroc in the animated series What If...? in the episode 'What If... the Watcher Broke His Oath?' |
2021 | Georges St-Pierre portrayed Georges Batroc in 3 episodes of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier TV series |
June 9 2021 | Saint-Isidore unveiled a life-sized 136 kg bronze statue of St-Pierre, complete with a biography and an octagon representing his eight core values. |
May 9 2020 | UFC announced St-Pierre will be inducted into the Modern-Era Wing of the UFC Hall of Fame. |
February 21 2019 | St-Pierre announced his official retirement at a press conference at the Bell Centre in Montreal. |
2017 | Appeared in the action film Cartels. |
2017 | Relinquished the Middleweight title shortly after winning it, citing health reasons, and officially retired from MMA. |
December 7 2017 | St-Pierre vacated his UFC middleweight title after holding the belt for 34 days due to ulcerative colitis. |
November 4 2017 | St-Pierre defeated Michael Bisping via technical submission at UFC 217, becoming the Middleweight Champion and the fourth person in UFC history to become a champion in multiple divisions. |
February 16 2017 | UFC president Dana White confirmed St-Pierre had officially re-signed with the organization. |
February 15 2017 | St-Pierre and UFC reportedly agreed to financial terms of a multi-fight contract. |
2016 | Starred in the martial arts film Kickboxer: Vengeance. |
June 20 2016 | St-Pierre announced he was re-negotiating his UFC contract with hopes of returning to fight in December's UFC 206 in Toronto. |
2015 | St-Pierre played a key role in preparing Rory MacDonald for his UFC 189 rematch with Robbie Lawler. |
2014 | St-Pierre publicly disclosed having obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), which he credited as a contributing factor to his success. |
2014 | Appeared in the superhero film Captain America: The Winter Soldier. |
October 17 2014 | St-Pierre was medically cleared to resume training after his ACL injury, though his plans for professional fighting remained uncertain. |
March 27 2014 | St-Pierre announced via Twitter that he had torn his left ACL during training, which would require surgery and further delay his potential return to fighting. |
2013 | Ranked #9 Fighter of the Year by UFC.com and received Wrestling Observer Newsletter's MMA Most Valuable Fighter award |
December 2013 | Retired as the reigning UFC Welterweight Champion, holding the record for most wins in title bouts and second longest combined title streak in UFC history. |
December 13 2013 | Georges St-Pierre voluntarily vacated his UFC title and announced a hiatus from MMA, leaving open the possibility of a future return. |
November 16 2013 | Fought Johny Hendricks at UFC 167 in a controversial split decision victory. In his post-fight interview, he suggested he would step away from fighting 'for a little bit'. |
March 16 2013 | Defended his title for the 8th time by defeating Nick Diaz at UFC 158 by unanimous decision. Prepared for the fight by training with boxer Lucian Bute. |
November 17 2012 | Successfully defended welterweight title against Carlos Condit at UFC 154, winning by unanimous decision despite being badly hurt by a head kick in the third round. |
August 28 2012 | Announced his medical clearance to return to competition and confirmed he would fight Carlos Condit at UFC 154. |
December 7 2011 | Suffered a torn right ACL, forcing him to be out of competition for up to ten months and withdrawal from a scheduled fight with Nick Diaz. |
April 30 2011 | Defeated Jake Shields at UFC 129 in Toronto by unanimous decision. This fight ended his record of 33 consecutive rounds won. |
2010 | Georges St-Pierre appears in the documentary film 'The Striking Truth', playing himself |
2010 | Named Canadian Athlete of the Year by Rogers Sportsnet for the third consecutive year. |
December 11 2010 | Fought Josh Koscheck in a second bout at UFC 124 in Montreal, Quebec, successfully defending his title. |
March 27 2010 | Defended welterweight title against Dan Hardy at UFC 111 in Newark, New Jersey, winning by unanimous decision. Despite multiple submission attempts, he was unable to finish Hardy. |
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