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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