MMACanada Quick One on One with Georges "Rush" St. Pierre on UFC 83 in Montreal
Q: MMACanada.net sitting here with a one happy and excited Georges St Pierre. Hey Georges how are you?
A:I'm doing great thanks, how are you?
Q: Im doing very well. So Georges, its been about 2 weeks since you just finished the official UFC 83 press conference in Montreal at the Bell Center... how well did that go for you?
A:It was very exciting. I'm thrilled to be in Montreal and I am so excited to fight in front of all my Canadian fans.
Q: MMAcanada was live and inside for the press conference and we noticed that every single major network/media was on hand, how good is this for Canada?
A: It's amazing. The sport is starting to take off, and I'm so happy we can finally bring live events to Montreal, and Canada
Q: We spoke to Dana White after the press conference and he said that he could not believe the hype and following Canada has for mixed martial arts. This also made history as it sold out quicker then any other venue as well as holds the most people at a UFC event ever.. how does this make you feel?
A: I'm shocked and so priviledged to be part of it.
Q: How determined and how important is it to win that belt in front of your home town in Montreal?
A: I am very determined right now and i'm training harder than ever to be the best Georges St pierre you have ever seen.
Q: You got a few months until the big fight.. when do you start training for this?
A: We have already begun training. I usually never really stop
Q: To clear up all the rumors on the internet as to who you will be training with for Matt Serra, Can you tell us here on MMACanada.net who you will be training with for the fight?
A: I have the best training camp.....Rashad Evans, Nate Marquart, Patrick Cote, Keith Jardine, David Loiseau, Denis Kang.. all great guys. I box with the best as well, Joachin Alcine, Herman Dgojou, Adonis Stevenson. I also wrestle with the Olympic team and have great coaches, Phil Nurse, Greg Jackson, Jonathan Chaimberg and Firas Zahabi. I am so blessed to have a great team around me. We are like a family
Q: Georges, thanks man for all the time, I'll defintely be octagonside for your fight, we wish you the best of luck on April 19th in bringing the championship back to Canada!
A: Thank you MMA Canada. See you soon, et merci a tout le monde pour votre support
