Georges St. Pierre's Greatest Moments

Georges St.Pierre is arguably the greatest pound for pound fighter in the mixed martial arts world right now. Only a certain 'Spider' (Anderson Silva) can make you think twice about that statement. The French-Canadian has 21 wins and only 2 losses to his name; a record which shows his dominance at the welterweight level. Let me take you through some of his finest moments and show you how this good fighter...became great...

.V. Thiago Alves

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LAS VEGAS - JULY 11: (L-R) Georges St. Pierre battles Thiago Alves during their welterweight title bout during UFC 100 on July 11, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)

After trimming himself down to GSP's weight, Alves had been used to fighting far bigger and naturally more powerful opponents than Georges. However, both with strikes and on the ground, GSP shown his class by dominating Alves and defeating him after a split decision when the 5 rounds finished.

.V. Dan Hardy

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NEWARK, NJ - MARCH 26: UFC fighter Georges St-Pierre (L) faces off against UFC fighter Dan Hardy (R) for their Championship Welterweight fight at UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy Weigh-In on March 26, 2010 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty

'The Outlaw' Dan Hardy was somewhat of an outsider/underdog in this contest. It is easy to see why as he was completely dominated by Pierre. Full credit and respect goes to Hardy however, as he snuffed a number of Pierre's submission attempts and took the fight to a decision. In the end though, Pierre's take-downs and ground game was too much for the plucky Brit.

.V. BJ Penn

Pierre and Penn stare-out

When Penn moved up weights after trashing his division, there was a lot of hype about his fight with GSP. They were both champions, each holding their respective belts. In the end, Georges sheer size and strength difference proved to be too much for the Hawaiian and the fight was called to a halt in Penn's corner at the end of the 4th. 

.V. Matt Hughes II

Hughes could not handle Georges' improved striking ability

After Hughes caught Georges in an armbar in their first meeting, GSP wanted nothing more than sweet revenge. He got just that 2 years later, when he caught the All-American with a number of effective kicks. The crucial one being a significant shin to the face, which sent Hughes sprawling to the canvas, were GSP moved in for the kill and finished the fight through a brutal barrage of elbows to the face. 

.V. Matt Serra II

GSP inflicting 'terror' into Matt Serra

After his shock loss to Serra on April 7th, 2007, Georges realised that nobody is immortal in the UFC. This only served to enhance his training and mentality as he came back stronger and even more well-rounded for their rematch. This took place in front of a home crowd for Georges in Montreal, Canada. He went on to demolish Serra in what was a complete master class of brutal ground strikes. I'm sure the entire arena could hear Serra's ribs crack as Pierre's Championship-winning knee was driven in. His dream was complete - regaining the Welterweight championship infront of his home crowd.

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Georges St.Pierre Career Highlights

Here is a video of some of Pierre's career defining moments.

What is more, If you liked this, you will love my in-depth analysis of 'what if?...' This is a collection of articles which i will be publishing over the next month starting with possibly the greatest question...'What if Georges St.Pierre fought Royce Gracie in his Prime?'

Check back for that article over the coming days!

Thank you for reading,

Jonathan R.R. Clarke.