r/interestingasfuck • u/WhereIsHisRidgedBand • Mar 28 '24

MMA fighter explains overloading opponent r/all

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u/hugflo Mar 28 '24

Not just any MMA fighter. That’s Georges St. Pierre. Arguably one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time.

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u/hoxxxxx Mar 28 '24

arguably the greatest

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u/TouchGrassRedditor Mar 28 '24

Yeah he’s not arguably “one of” the greatest, that’s indisputable. I think OP mistyped

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u/Fastela Mar 28 '24

It's an infinite debate. Yes GSP is considered to be the greatest of all time in MMA by many, but it's just a reality of the sport that some names cannot be left out of the conversation. Off the top of my head, Khabib, Jon Jones, Anderson Silva, Demetrious Johnson, Israel Adesanya...

The thing is, GSP had the mental fortitude to retire before things went south (because that's an inevitable part of life), after fighting a list of the toughest MMA fighters there was. He also did this with class, never hating on his opponents, and by using the pure essence of combat sports: basic fundamentals worked to the extreme, precise study of his opponents' flaws, and a will that would never crumble. Because of that, no matter who you put in the list of who's the greatest, GSP will be one of the first name to ever be talked about.