Muscle & Fitness UK – July 2019

MALE MUSCLE

22 MUSCLE & FITNESS/JULY 2019

returned to the Octagon in

2017 at UFC 217, moving up

from 175 to 185 pounds and

choking out Michael Bisping in

the third round to win the

middleweight belt.

Though he’s unsure of when—

or even if—he’ll return to MMA

competition, you wouldn’t

guess it based on how the guy

trains. We caught up with the

legend to talk about his insane

diet, new style of training, and

when he’ll throw down again.

B

efore Conor McGregor

and Ronda Rousey,

there was Georges

St-Pierre—the original

UFC superstar whose

athleticism, humble

demeanour, and vicious

ground-and-pound made

him the hottest ticket in mixed

martial arts from 2005 until

his retirement in 2013.

Then, after taking some

time off to rehab from not one

but two torn ACLs, St-Pierre

THE FINAL ROUND

MMA legend GEORGES ST-PIERRE talks to

us about his battle with colitis, his toughest

opponent to date, and his next career move.

Georges St-

Pierre tapped

out Michael

Bisping at

UFC 217

in 2017 to

capture the

185-pound

title.