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Georges St-Pierre asks Michael Bisping to grapple at Fight Pass event in December: ‘I’ll go dance on the mats’

St-PierreUFC Hall of Famer Georges St-Pierre and former foe Michael Bisping appear to be teaming up to make this December’s UFC Fight Pass Invitational event a memorable one. During the promotion’s annual International Fight Week festivities, it was announced that GSP would be making his long-awaited return to combat sports, engaging in a no-gi submission […]

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UFC Hall of Famer Georges St-Pierre and former foe Michael Bisping appear to be teaming up to make this December’s UFC Fight Pass Invitational event a memorable one.

During the promotion’s annual International Fight Week festivities, it was announced that GSP would be making his long-awaited return to combat sports, engaging in a no-gi submission grappling match at the end of the year. No opponent has been announced, but ‘Rush’ hopes to see former middleweight world champion Michael Bisping on the card with him.

“Georges is trying to get me to compete on The Fight Pass Invitational as well,” Bisping revealed on his YouTube channel. “Georges has offered to train me. He’s invited me down to Austin, Texas to train with him and [John] Danaher… Which I want to do. And I would like to grapple. So I’m not saying it’s a yes. I’m just saying there’s a very good chance that I’ll go dance on the mats, on The Invitational Fight Pass.”

‘The Count’ followed up on his initial comments via social media and seemingly accepted St-Pierre’s offer.

“It’ll give me something to train for,” Bisping wrote. “@GeorgesStPierre offered to help me train. Would be a please and an honor!”

It Would Be the First Time St-Pierre and Bisping Feature on The Same Card in Six Years

Of course, Georges St-Pierre and Michael Bisping are no strangers to one another, having shared the Octagon at UFC 217.

After dominating the welterweight division for nearly a decade, GSP returned four years removed from his split decision victory against Johny Hendricks to challenge Bisping for the middleweight title. ‘Rush’ scored a third-round submission, becoming the fourth fighter in UFC history to hold titles in two separate divisions. A month later, St-Pierre vacated the title due to a medical issue.

Bisping would go on to compete in one more fight, suffering a first-round knockout against Kelvin Gastelum, before retiring from mixed martial arts in 2018. Since then, Bisping has become a beloved member of the UFC broadcast team, offering his unique insight into fights as a color commentator. ‘The Count’ also runs a successful YouTube channel where he hosts the Believe You Me podcast alongside light heavyweight contender Anthony ‘Lionheart’ Smith.

Jon Anik hopes to see Sean O’Malley roll with Georges St-Pierre at UFC Fight Pass Invitational event this December

Sean O'MalleyJon Anik believes No. 2 ranked bantamweight contender ‘Sugar’ Sean O’Malley would make an intriguing opponent for Georges St-Pierre, who will make his triumphant return to the mat later this year. ‘Rush’ will head back into the world of combat sports this winter as the general consensus welterweight GOAT headlines a UFC Fight Pass Invitational […]

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Jon Anik believes No. 2 ranked bantamweight contender ‘Sugar’ Sean O’Malley would make an intriguing opponent for Georges St-Pierre, who will make his triumphant return to the mat later this year.

‘Rush’ will head back into the world of combat sports this winter as the general consensus welterweight GOAT headlines a UFC Fight Pass Invitational event on December 14. GSP is slated to compete in a no-gi jiu-jitsu match, but thus far no opponent has been announced. Sharing his thoughts on who could step into the spotlight with St-Pierre, UFC play-by-play man Jon Anik suggested none other than 135-pound fan favorite Sean O’Malley.

“There are a lot of willing and able grapplers out there. I don’t know – maybe ‘Suga’ Sean O’Malley,” Anik told reporters Thursday on the UFC Hall of Fame red carpet. “How about that? He’s competed before, Quintet Ultra against Gilbert Melendez. It was very competitive, a little bit of a size discrepancy. ‘Suga’ Sean O’Malley, Georges St-Pierre, under the lights in December, UFC Fight Pass Invitational, let’s go!”

Georges St-Pierre dominated the welterweight division for nearly a decade, capturing the 170-pound crown on two separate occasions, and is a one-time interim titleholder. Walking away from the sport in 2013 following a split decision win over Johny Hendricks at UFC 167, GSP returned four years later to challenge Michael Bisping for the middleweight championship. St-Pierre scored a third-round submission over ‘The Count’ to become a two-division UFC titleholder. ‘Rush’ retired shortly after, vacating the title and riding off into the sunset as one of the most celebrated fighters in all of mixed martial arts.

Sean O’Malley is Gearing Up for His First UFC Title Opportunity

Currently, GSP’s proposed opponent, Sean O’Malley, is preparing for his first world title opportunity as he is set to square off with reigning bantamweight world champion Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292. Emanating from TD Garden in Boston, Mass., the ‘Funk Master’ will make a relatively quick turnaround after scoring a closely contested split decision against Henry Cejudo in May.

“I am a native Bostonian, so it’s hard for me to not center on Aug. 19, UFC 292 in Boston, Massachusetts,” Anik continued. “There’s so many different interesting storylines leading into that pay-per-view, chief among them, the (bantamweight) champion Aljamain Sterling is still battling injuries. I saw him at the UFC PI (Wednesday) and this is not at all happening on his terms. It’s just a very interesting storyline leading up to that main event. So I do have my eyes on UFC 292. (And) I think we’re all fascinated to see exactly what the headlining act is going to be for UFC 293 in Sydney” (h/t Yahoo! News).

Sean O’Malley earned his shot at the bantamweight title following his own split-decision win over former champion Petr Yan at UFC 280 last year.

Georges St-Pierre sees Khabib as a ‘very attractive’ opponent for his UFC Fight Pass Invitational debut

St-PierreFormer two-division UFC champion Georges St-Pierre is eyeing a high-profile opponent for his highly anticipated return to combat sports. ‘Rush’ recently revealed that he will compete at the sixth UFC Fight Pass Invitational event on December 14. Currently, St-Pierre is the only athlete announced for the event, but high expectations have already been set when […]

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Former two-division UFC champion Georges St-Pierre is eyeing a high-profile opponent for his highly anticipated return to combat sports.

‘Rush’ recently revealed that he will compete at the sixth UFC Fight Pass Invitational event on December 14. Currently, St-Pierre is the only athlete announced for the event, but high expectations have already been set when it comes to his opponent. While walking the red carpet at the UFC Hall of Fame Ceremony on Thursday Night, GSP was asked who he would like to compete against if given the choice between Khabib Nurmagomedov, Kamaru Usman, and Anderson Silva.

“They are all very attractive, but everyone has a different agenda,” St-Pierre said. “Some are training for upcoming title fights. Some are maybe too heavy. Some are too light. Some just retired and have nothing to do with competition. I received a list from the UFC today. We’re gonna check and look at who’s available and make a decision with the UFC and with my people to make sure we go up against someone they think the people want to see me compete against.”

Georges St-Pierre Drops Some Details on The List He Received from the UFC

While St-Pierre couldn’t confirm any of the names on the list he received, he did reveal that at least one of the names offered up is on the promotion’s short-list of potential opponents for his return to the mat. Unfortunately, one of those names is not former lightweight world champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. Even so, GSP didn’t rule out the possibility of facing ‘The Eagle’ someday.

“There’s a lot of other potential interesting matchups, but everybody has a different agenda. A different schedule and we’ll see. Khabib’s name was not on the list, but I have to make sure to see who’s available,” GSP revealed.

That leaves either former welterweight king Kamaru Usman or 2023 UFC Hall of Fame Inductee Anderson ‘The Spider’ Silva.

Anyone who was a fan of mixed martial arts in the early-to-late-2000s likely looks back on the individual reigns of St-Pierre and Anderson Silva fondly. The two men ruled their divisions with an iron fist and were tied to a potential superfight inside the Octagon for many years. Unfortunately, the bout never came to fruition, but fans could still get a chance to see the often-debated dream match in the world of submission grappling.

No matter who St-Pierre squares off with, the ultimate goal is to help promote the UFC’s Fight Pass Invitational events and the sport of Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

“My goal is to [turn] this event into a much bigger event and I’m here to promote it,” he continued. “I will do the best I can and maybe once it’s started, some guys will look at it and say, ‘Hey, I want to be part of it as well.’“

Elon Musk trains with George St-Pierre, John Danaher and Lex Fridman ahead of potential Mark Zuckerberg fight

elon muskThe worlds richest man, Elon Musk has been pictured training along side George St-Pierre, John Danaher and Lex Friedman ahead of potential clash with Mark Zuckerberg. Men like UFC President Dana White talk about the advancement of the sport and athletes, coaches and fans doing their best to legitimise it. However, as soon as the […]

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The worlds richest man, Elon Musk has been pictured training along side George St-Pierre, John Danaher and Lex Friedman ahead of potential clash with Mark Zuckerberg.

Men like UFC President Dana White talk about the advancement of the sport and athletes, coaches and fans doing their best to legitimise it. However, as soon as the opportunity to make some money, the worlds biggest MMA promotion jumped on the chance to make some money, contradicting previous comments stances and opening the doors to what I surely a gimmick fight.

After an odd social media exchange, Musk and Zuckerberg appeared to agree to a ‘cage fight’, and White could not be on it sooner. The 53-year-old quickly revealed that he had spoken to the two billionaires, and that the pair were serious about fighting.

“Talked with Mark and Elon last night,” White said TMZ Live. “Both guys are absolutely dead serious about this.”

Elon Musk pictured alongside MMA and BJJ legends

After the pair had their social media exchange it would subsequently go viral, it didn’t take long for some MMA fighters to jump on the bandwagon. One of which was former welter and middleweight champion, St-Pierre, who reached out to Musk and would offer to train him.

“@elonmusk I’m a huge fan of yours and it would be an absolute honor to help you and be your training partner for the challenge against Zuckerberg,” St-Pierre tweeted.

It wouldn’t take long for Musk to respond, accepting the offer – “OK, let’s do it.”

Now it seems that the pair have connected, being pictured ang side podcaster Lex Friedman and renowned BJJ coach, John Danher.

Elon musk along side St-Pierre and Joh Danher

“Great training session with 3 men I really admire, Combined IQ in this photo is 1000. Not including me.” Said St-Pierre.

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Elon Musk Agrees to Train with UFC Legend Georges St-Pierre for Mark Zuckerberg Fight

One of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time has offered his services to Tesla CEO and Twitter owner Elon Musk should Musk decide to fight Facebook…

One of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time has offered his services to Tesla CEO and Twitter owner Elon Musk should Musk decide to fight Facebook…

UFC legend Georges St-Pierre offers to train Elon Musk for social media smackdown with Mark Zuckerberg

Elon MuskUFC legend Georges St-Pierre has thrown his name into the hat of potential coaches for Elon Musk’s rumored scrap with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. What started as a nonchalant challenge on social media has quickly turned into an opportunity worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and seemingly everyone wants to get in on the action. […]

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UFC legend Georges St-Pierre has thrown his name into the hat of potential coaches for Elon Musk’s rumored scrap with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

What started as a nonchalant challenge on social media has quickly turned into an opportunity worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and seemingly everyone wants to get in on the action. Things really started to heat up, with Dana White telling TMZ Sports that both Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk were 100% serious about putting a fight together between the two. Since then, recently indicted British-American kickboxer Andrew Tate offered up his services to train Musk for the billionaire beatdown. To be fair, Musk could do a lot worse, but he could also do a lot better.

Enter Georges St-Pierre, who hopes to be that better after reaching out to Elon Musk on Twitter, letting the Tesla Motors CEO know that it would be an honor to coach him for a social media smackdown against ‘The Zuck.’

“@elonmusk I’m a huge fan of yours and it would be an absolute honor to help you and be your training partner for the challenge against Zuckerberg,” tweeted St-Pierre.

Mark Zuckerberg Opens as Favorite in Fantasy Fight with Elon Musk

While the idea of Elon Musk fighting Mark Zuckerberg inside the Octagon still feels like a fever dream, Las Vegas is taking the possibility seriously. Well, serious enough to release odds for the potential matchup of media moguls.

DraftKings, one of the nation’s most popular sportsbooks, released odds that favored Mark Zuckerberg in the hypothetical bout, listing him at -160. This means you would have to bet $160 in order to win $100. Meanwhile, Musk comes in as the underdog, listed at +140. So if you bet $100 on Musk, you could potentially pocket $140. The Zuck’ has been heavily favored on most sportsbooks thanks to his well-established physical fitness and his intense Brazilian jiu-jitsu training that has captivated combat sports fans over the last few months.

“Zuckerberg is 12 years younger and has taken part in an intensive challenge in which he ran a mile, completed 100 pull-ups, 200 press-ups, and 300 squats, before running a further mile, all while wearing a 9kg weighted vest,” Johnny Avello, DraftKings’ Director of Race & Sports Operations said in a statement.

Unfortunately, bettors cannot place a wager just yet, with the bout being nothing more than a slightly elevated rumor at this point.