MMA UNLTD caught up with UFC's welterweight champion Georges St Pierre backstage at UFC 105. A consummate professional and role model for many, the French-Candian sits atop of the pile at 170lbs and is known as one of the best fighters on the planet. He remains humble though, and wants to use his status positively.
In this installment 'Rush' talks about potentially fighting Anderson Silva, his legacy, being a role model and the difference between 'mixed martial artists' and 'fighters'.
some excerpts from the interview can be found below.
On fighting Anderson Silva:"I think about it but it’s not written in stone."
"When I retire I want to be known as the best fighter in the sport of MMA, pound-for-pound, of all time and I want to be known as the guy who made the difference. Not only in the Octagon but as a spokesperson. To do that I’ve got to beat some of the beat some of the best guys in the sport and of course Silva is one of them, BJ Penn was one of them. But, this fight is not written in stone in that one of us can lose [a] fight and if one of us lose a fight then the interest for it will diminish considerably.""I have a lot of friends as middleweights and I don’t want to fight a friend."The difference between 'fighters' and 'mixed martial artists':"There is a big difference between a fighter and a mixed martial artist. In the UFC and the sport of MMA there is a lot of fighters but there is a few mixed martial artists. I think a mixed martial artist is someone who came from the background of a traditional martial art or came from a specific sport like wrestling or boxing."On being a role model:"I think it’s important to be a well-spoken person because a lot of kids look up to us and I think it’s important for me, as a champion, to be a good example."On his fighting style:"I fight methodically. I fight in a way to shut down their strengths. I don’t want to fight against their strength because I might lose, I want to fight against their weakness. It’s a statistic game for me. I try to put all the chance on my side so by doing this I have more chance to win."
