the way of the fight by georges st pierre

“The reason why I have these feelings, week four and week five was probably the hardest time in all my training camp,” Johnson said. Johnson, who defended his UFC flyweight title a record 11 consecutive times, explains that his decision to continue fighting will purely stem from how he’s feeling. Khabib Nurmagomedov explains why he'll never break his retirement promise to his mother “Those guys could have kept on fighting, and there comes a point in time – I’m 36-years-old, and do I just keep on doing this and giving other athletes the opportunity to beat me and add to their legacy? There’s a lot of stuff I’ve got muster up.” “Taking to my peers, talking to Urijah Faber, I’m going to reach out to (Georges St-Pierre), I’m going to reach out to Khabib Nurmagomedov,” Johnson said at the ONE Fight Night 10 post-fight press conference. The 36-year-old said he’d have to speak to his wife first before making the decision, and also plans on consulting the likes of Georges St-Pierre and Khabib Nurmagomedov on what went behind their decision to walk away. Johnson (25-4-1) retained his flyweight title against Adriano Moraes this past Friday in their trilogy rubber match which headlined ONE Fight Night 10 at 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo., right outside Denver.Īfter the fight, Johnson asked the crowd if they wanted to see him fight again, and received a loud cheer in response. This book highlights the lessons that brought him there, the unique system he invented to combine various forms of fighting arts, and the key people who helped make him world champion.Demetrious Johnson will reach out to multiple UFC legends when making his decision about retirement. By way of fighting, he’s discovered how to succeed by way of injury, how to maintain perspective on that success. With startling honesty, GSP relates the true story of his growing up in the martial arts and discovering that his passion for learning and constant improvement makes him happy. In his later teens, working as a garbage collector to finance his unique and innovative training methods, GSP learned from repeated losses and ultimately found a way to triumph in a highly competitive field.Īlong the way, he discovered a simple truth: Never stop reaching for your goal. He became a black belt in karate at the age of 12.

But he was also a kid who, thanks to years of practicing martial arts, invented his own way of life.

But long before he was 'GSP', as his millions of fans know him, he was just a kid harassed by bullies. As the world’s most popular UFC fighter, Georges 'Rush' St-Pierre seems almost impossibly tough and dominant.

The way of the fight by georges st pierre