Georges St-Pierre was born on the 19th March 1981, in Saint-Isidore, Montérégie, Québec, Canada. He is best known for being a professional mixed martial artist (MMA), now semi-retired, who is considered to be one of the best MMA fighters of all time, as he was the World Welterweight Champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). At the present time, he fights out for Montreal. In MMA his career was active from 2002 to 2013.
So, have you ever wondered how rich Georges St-Pierre is? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the total size of Georges’ net worth is $25 million, as of early 2016; his salary per fight is between $1-2 million, making up an annual salary of around $6 million. Obviously, the most income of this sum of money comes from his successful involvement into the sports industry as a MMA. Another source is coming from his appearances in several films.
Georges St-Pierre Net Worth $25 Million
Georges St-Pierre is the child of Roland and Pauline St-Pierre; he was raised in his hometown, where he had very difficult childhood, as he went to school with troublemakers. Anyway, he was a good child, who was very active in several sports during school. At the same time, Georges started training in Kyokushin karate with his father, and was later trained by a Kyokushin Karate Master to practice defending himself against bad children from school. Beside that, he trained in boxing, wrestling as well as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Before his professional career started, he worked as an ejector (bouncer) in a night club.
Georges’ professional career began when he was 21 years old; however, he already had black belt in Kyokushin karate, and made his debut appearance in 2004 at the UFC 46, fighting against Karo Parisyan, eventually emerging as a winner by unanimous decision. His second match was against Jay Hieron at the UFC 48, defeating his opponent in less than two minutes with a TKO.
To speak further of his accomplishments at the Ultimate Fighting Championships, Georges has a record of 25 wins and only two losses. Over time, he has defeated some of the best UFC fighters, including Nick Diaz, B.J. Penn, Frank Trigg, Carlos Condit, among many others.
Furthermore, Georges has won two UFC Welterweight Championships, and is the winner of the Interim UFC Welterweight Championship. He has won several main events, including Fight of the Night on four occasions, Knockout of the Night once, and Submission of the Night once also, which increased his net worth by a large margin.
Georges has also won several prestigious awards, including Rogers Sportsnet Canadian Athlete of the Year three years in a row, in 2008-2010. He was the Fighter of the Year by MMA in 2009, and also by the Black Belt Magazine. Moreover, George has set several records, including the ones for most successful title defenses in the UFC Welterweight division, Most consecutive title defenses in the UFC Welterweight division, Most wins in UFC history, and Most wins in UFC title fights among others.
Apart from his successful career in the sports industry, Georges has guest-starred in several films, including “Never Surrender” from 2009, “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” (2014), and “Kickboxer: Vengeance” (2015), all of which contributed to his net worth. Speaking about Georges St-Pierre’s personal life little is known in the media, as he obviously keeps it private. He currently resides in Montréal, Québec.
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