2 days Ago By James Sweetnam
Georges St-Pierre is undeniably one of the greatest fighters in MMA history, with Stephen Thompson revealing the one thing he did that allowed him to excel to the pinnacle of the sport.In his astonishing career, ‘Rush’ showcased his formidable grappling skills and slick striking en route to claiming world championships in two weight divisions.Therefore, it comes as no surprise that the icon has reached hero status in ‘The Great White North’ with St-Pierre recently receiving a raucous round of applause at the recent USA vs.
Canada hockey game, despite having retired several years ago.But while he’s a superstar today, it took a lot of hard and indeed smart work for the icon to scale the MMA mountain.WOW: Aspinall names champ who may overtake Jon Jones & Georges St-Pierre to become UFC GOATPhoto by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty ImagesGeorges St-Pierre used to train with specialists in every single disciplineWhile Georges St-Pierre was quite possibly better at MMA than any other human being to have ever lived, he never stopped in his pursuit of knowledge.
Stephen Thompson has revealed that the Canadian would seek out opportunities to train with people who had the capacity to dominate him in specific areas of the sport.In an interview with The Overdogs Podcast, he explained: “His mindset helped me. In MMA, there’s a lot of ego.
It’s a selfish sport to begin with. But with GSP, he would train with people that would just smash him.“If it’s striking, he wants somebody that was better than him at striking.
If it was jiu-jitsu, he’s out there training with Roger Gracie, who’s two weight classes above him.“He would put himself in situations with guys who could just smash him, and he would get better, if it were striking or wrestling. “I saw him and Rashad Evans go at it at Tristar one time; it was sick.
I saw him and Roger Gracie go at it, and he would get submitted all the time.“He would always come into the gym with an empty cup, every day. It didn’t matter that he was a multiple time champion, he would come in and learn not just from the coaches, but from everybody.
“I was like, ‘That’s what I have to do’. With me in kickboxing, especially when I was young, I was undefeated in kickboxing; I thought I was the best. And that’s how I should act every time I come into the gym.
He set an example.“There was a point where I was like, ‘Nobody can beat me’. I would end up missing practices, my dad would always tell me, ‘We know Wonderboy, you’re young and you’re stupid, you should be in the gym training, they help you get ready and you should help them get ready’.
“It took a little while for me to actually see somebody at the top and see how they were acting to be like, ‘That’s what I should do’.“Even though he’d have a fight, and he had just got through training camp, if he had guys who had fights coming up, he was there in the gym helping them get ready. I was like, ‘Bro, that’s cool’.
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Michael Bisping reveals details of wild night out with Georges St-PierreGeorges St-Pierre credits boxing legend with helping him beat Michael BispingWhile athletically gifted, St-Pierre’s main weapon was his mind, with the Hall of Famer frequently using his sublime fight IQ to get the better of his opponents.As Thompson explained, the wrestler was always on the hunt to find people to help him improve.Therefore, when it came time to challenge for the middleweight title, he drafted in one of the best boxing trainers the sport has ever seen.
Now, St-Pierre has revealed the important piece of advice Freddie Roach gave him during his clash with Michael Bisping..
