UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre has admitted in the past that he really doesn’t pay that much attention to the sport of mixed-martial-arts, despite being ranked among the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world.
In a recent interview with ESPN, St-Pierre admitted to being more interested in dinosaurs and history than mma.
“I don’t really watch sports. I watch the Canadian version of the Discovery Channel. Ask me a question about the Jurassic period or the Cretaceous period and I probably could answer it.”
“Seriously, I’m into paleontology. That’s the study of prehistoric life. I’m into philosophy. And psychology too,” said St. Pierre, who was in Bristol, Conn., Monday to film a TV commercial. “You know that the Tyrannosaurus Rex was found with feathers? Yes, feathers!”
“When I train, I love to take time off and fly to the Natural History Museum or an exhibition. I just love that,” said St. Pierre, who lives in Montreal. “When you know your past, it will help you with your future.”
Well it’s nice to see a fighter who is willing to express his intelligence and an interest outside of the sport of mma. Maybe the next time your visiting a museum, keep your eyes open, maybe the UFC welterweight champ will be standing next to you.