Georges Saint-Pierre Profile
June 22, 2009
Georges ‘Rush’ Saint-Pierre was born in Saint-Isidore, Quebec, Canada in 1981. He started his martial arts training at a young age. At age 7 Saint-Pierre took up Kyokushin Karate, mostly to deal with bullies at school who would steal his clothes and his money. His karate teacher was a huge influence on his life. By the time Georges was 12, he was a black belt and unfortunately his karate teacher passed away. Muay Thai became his next martial art form and at age 16 he took up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. By age 18 he was also training in wrestling and boxing.
GSP, as he is often referred to, is the current Welterweight Champion of the UFC and is ranked as on of the top ‘pound for pound’ fighters by several MMA sources. He was named the Canadian Athlete of the Year in 2008.
Nickname Rush, GSP
Nationality Canadian
Date of birth May 19, 1981 (1981-05-19) (age 28)
Place of birth Saint-Isidore, Quebec
Fighting out of Montreal, Quebec
Height 5 ft 10 in
Weight 170 lb
Reach 76 in
Style Kyokushin, Muay Thai, Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Wrestling,
Team Jackson’s Submission Fighting
Rank black belt in BJJ
black belt in Kyokushin
Years active 6 (2002–present)
MMA record
Total 20
Losses 2
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