Georges St-Pierre Bio, Affair, Single, Net Worth, Salary, Age

Georges St-Pierre: Biography in Details

Who is Georges St-Pierre?

Georges St-Pierre is a retired Canadian professional mixed martial artist one of the best MMA fighters of all time.

He retired from the Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC with a career record of 26–2.

He holds the record for the most title defenses in the UFC welterweight division with nine.

Georges St-Pierre: Early Life, Family

Georges St-Pierre was born on  May 19, 1981, in Saint-Isidore, Québec, Canada to Roland St-Pierre and Pauline St-Pierre. He is a Taurus.

His father worked as a flooring and carpet installer and his mother worked at a nursing home. He has a sister, Myriam St-Pierre. He is of French-Canadian ancestry.

In which school did Georges St-Pierre attend?

Georges attended École Pierre-Bédard in Saint-Rémi, Québec. He was regularly bullied by older schoolmates, ranging from teasing and threats to physical abuse and theft.

He started training in karate at the age of seven. Although he eventually excelled at the sport, his karate skills didn’t help him in the schoolyard.

Georges St-Pierre: Professional Life

Georges St-Pierre started his career as a bouncer at a Montreal nightclub, Fuzzy Brossard in South Shore. Besides, he worked as a garbage collector for six months to pay his school fees.

Career in MMA

Georges St-Pierre became a professional mixed martial artist at the age of 21. By then, he had already earned his black belt in Kyokushin Karate.

He approached Midoux and convinced the MMA fighter to let him train at his club. He participated in his first amateur mixed martial arts fight in 1997, defeating the opponent.

Career in UCC

St-Pierre made his professional debut in UCC 7 on 25 January 2002, fighting Ivan Menjivar of El Salvador at the Verdun Auditorium in Montreal, Quebec. He won with a knockout late in the first round.

St-Pierre won his three other Universal Combat Challenge (UCC) bouts before beating Pete Spratt of the United States in TKO 14: Road Warriors in Victoriaville, Quebec, on 29 November 2003.

Career in UFC

St-Pierre’s UCC success helped him land a spot in UFC 46 in Las Vegas, Nevada, on 31 January 2004.

He lost the championship bout to Hughes on 22 October 2004 — his first professional loss.

However, he won his next four matches leading up to a highly anticipated fight against American BJ Penn in UFC 58.

He won over Penn set up a rematch against Hughes. On November 18, 2006, he knocked out Hughes in the second round of UFC 65 to win the UFC Welterweight Championship.

Acting Career

Georges debuted in acting playing a character named after himself in the 2009 action thriller ‘Never Surrender’.

He worked with Hector Echavarria in his action film ‘Hell’s Chain’, in the action-drama ‘Death Warrior’, also, he shared screen space with fellow MMA star Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson.

He joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Georges Batroc/The Leaper, a character that has been dubbed by writer Mark Waid as “John Claude Van Damme of the 1960s,” in the 2014 superhero film, ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’.

Net Worth

Georges St-Pierre has an estimated net worth of around $30 million US as of 2023. His earnings as a fighter is $15 million US and above.

How tall is Georges St-Pierre?

Georges St-Pierre has light brown hair with blue eyes. His height is 5 feet 10 inches and weighs 77Kg.

Social Media

Georges St-Pierre has around 3.9M followers on Facebook, about 2M on Twitter, and 3.1M on Instagram.

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