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 Former
UFC champion Georges St-Pierre has officially retired from MMA. In a press
conference he told reporters, “It takes a lot of discipline to become and stay
champion. It also takes a lot of discipline to stop while still feeling that
you’re in the best physical and mental shape of your life, but I’ve always
planned to leave the sport when I’m at the top and in good health. I want to
thank my family, my fans, my coaches, trainers and training partners, my
sponsors and my agents for their indefectible support during all these years. I
will forever be grateful for the work of Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta, as well as
Dana White and all UFC employees for giving me the opportunity to showcase my
skills before the world, from UFC 46 to UFC 217. I also want to thank each of my
opponents. All of them are incredible athletes who brought out the best in me. I
retire from competition with great pride at having had a positive impact on my
sport. I intend to keep training and practicing martial arts for as long as I
live, and I look forward to watching the new generation of champions carry our
sport into the future.” GSP took a long break from the business in 2013,
returned in November 2017 where he won the middleweight belt but then gave up
the title 33 days after winning due to a bout with ulcerative colitis. He
recovered and wanted to fight again but a match against UFC lightweight champ
Khabib Nurmagomedov never came close to happening even though both fighters
wanted it the UFC didn’t so GSP decided to retire.
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