Social Media Reacts To Georges St-Pierre Retiring | UFC Betting Sites

Earlier today, legendary former UFC champion Georges St-Pierre officially announced his retirement from MMA competition.

GSP confirmed the many reports circling yesterday that he would do just that. St-Pierre stepped down from the sport during a press conference in Montreal. The all-time great leaves MMA with nine straight welterweight title defenses and a middleweight title win in tow.

Many believe he’s the greatest to ever compete in the sport of mixed martial arts. You can certainly make a strong case for that. That debate will rage on perhaps forever. Yet at the current time, St-Pierre is certainly in the top three. His impact on MMA cannot be denied, and that was apparent in the social media reactions to his retirement.

His announcement expectedly prompted a slew of send-offs from many people in the fight game. Check out how social media reacted to St-Pierre’s retirement starting with his own announcement here:

I’m announcing my retirement from the UFC and mixed martial arts competition. I intend to keep training and practicing martial arts for as long as I live, but now is the time that I chose to end my career as a professional MMA athlete. Read my official statement in the images. pic.twitter.com/uMP0LE5XeF

— Georges St-Pierre (@GeorgesStPierre) February 21, 2019

Thank you for everything you’ve done for our sport @GeorgesStPierre you’re a role model of a champ and a big inspiration for me. Enjoy you retirement.

— Rafael dos Anjos (@RdosAnjosMMA) February 21, 2019

Congrats on an amazing career @GeorgesStPierre pic.twitter.com/i54MxX3nL9

— Dana White (@danawhite) February 21, 2019

This fascinates me. Fight day was just about the only thing I DID like about being in MMA. Probably why he is one of the best ever, truly loving the grind is a strange and remarkable thing. https://t.co/30xvaxZmXY

— Sean O'Connell (@realOCsports) February 21, 2019

Georges St-Pierre has announced his retirement from mixed martial arts. Historic day. Not only one of, if not the best, to ever do it, but helped build the sport as a whole. Absolute pleasure getting to cover his career. Congratulations, Georges.

— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) February 21, 2019

Nick Diaz on Georges St-Pierre retiring from MMA:
"Congrats. Nice to see someone leave well alone for once."
(via his Instagram story) pic.twitter.com/w02gTAOEYw

— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) February 21, 2019

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