Georges St-Pierre Ready For Michael Bisping, Battle Against PEDs In MMA
Georges St-Pierre Ready For Michael Bisping, Battle Against PEDs In MMA
Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre talks his upcoming bout with Michael Bisping and USADA.
Georges St-Pierre is preparing to return to action after a three year hiatus, but not much has changed where the pound-for-pound great is concerned.
The former welterweight king is still on the front lines of the battle against PEDs in mixed martial arts, and is still pushing for the biggest challenges available to him inside the cage. The French Canadian standout will step in against current middleweight champion Michael Bisping later this year at an event that is yet to be determined.
The bout will not only mark St-Pierre's first venture into 185-pound waters, but will give him the opportunity to join the short list of fighters who have won titles in multiple divisions. The former champion was a recent guest on Louder with Crowder where he talked about all things St-Pierre in the lead up to his return.
"[Bisping] is going to have the size advantage on me. He's going to have the size, the height, inertia and everything that comes with the physical advantage. But I do believe I'm more athletic and much faster than he is. I believe I have a better fighting IQ than him. I got more tools and that's why I'm going to win that fight."
"Let's say we agree to fight each other with our bare hands and that would be the same thing if I hid a knife behind my back, and in the middle of the fight I'll try to stab you. For me performance enhancing drugs are the same thing. It's a weapon. It's a biological weapon. It should be banned and should've been banned a long time ago.
"The system should have been in place a long time ago to make this thing vanish from our sport because we are not playing a game. You play basketball, you play football, but you cannot play fighting. Every time you go into fight you put your life on the line and it's very dangerous.
"I knew a lot of guys were on it. I had an idea of who was and wasn't, but I'm not a snitch. I didn't want to attack the individual, I wanted to attack the system. If you attack one person and take them out another will come and fill their place. I wanted to change the system because the system was allowing it in a way. There were a lot of people cheating. There are still people cheating, but it's a lot better than it was back in the day."
"I feel physically better than ever. My knees are 100 percent and I have the best surgeon in the world. I did the best rehab possible and I really put it all on my side. It is possible to get better at 30 years old and up and I'm the proof of that."
"The greatest all time for me is Royce Gracie."
The former welterweight king is still on the front lines of the battle against PEDs in mixed martial arts, and is still pushing for the biggest challenges available to him inside the cage. The French Canadian standout will step in against current middleweight champion Michael Bisping later this year at an event that is yet to be determined.
The bout will not only mark St-Pierre's first venture into 185-pound waters, but will give him the opportunity to join the short list of fighters who have won titles in multiple divisions. The former champion was a recent guest on Louder with Crowder where he talked about all things St-Pierre in the lead up to his return.
Michael Bisping
"[Bisping] is going to have the size advantage on me. He's going to have the size, the height, inertia and everything that comes with the physical advantage. But I do believe I'm more athletic and much faster than he is. I believe I have a better fighting IQ than him. I got more tools and that's why I'm going to win that fight."
PEDS
"Let's say we agree to fight each other with our bare hands and that would be the same thing if I hid a knife behind my back, and in the middle of the fight I'll try to stab you. For me performance enhancing drugs are the same thing. It's a weapon. It's a biological weapon. It should be banned and should've been banned a long time ago.
"The system should have been in place a long time ago to make this thing vanish from our sport because we are not playing a game. You play basketball, you play football, but you cannot play fighting. Every time you go into fight you put your life on the line and it's very dangerous.
"I knew a lot of guys were on it. I had an idea of who was and wasn't, but I'm not a snitch. I didn't want to attack the individual, I wanted to attack the system. If you attack one person and take them out another will come and fill their place. I wanted to change the system because the system was allowing it in a way. There were a lot of people cheating. There are still people cheating, but it's a lot better than it was back in the day."
Recovery from Knee Surgeries
"I feel physically better than ever. My knees are 100 percent and I have the best surgeon in the world. I did the best rehab possible and I really put it all on my side. It is possible to get better at 30 years old and up and I'm the proof of that."
Who he considers GOAT
"The greatest all time for me is Royce Gracie."