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Georges St-Pierre’s<\/a> return to the Octagon over the weekend at UFC 217<\/a> was a success even after being away from competition for nearly four years. “Rush” stepped up a weight class to compete at 185 pounds for the first time in his professional MMA career and became the fourth fighter in history to become a UFC champion in two different weight classes by putting Michael Bisping to sleep with a rear-naked choke in the third round<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Following the fight, St-Pierre said on social media that winning at UFC 217 was the best night of his career<\/a>. Despite all the glory, in speaking on a special edition of The MMA Hour on Thursday, GSP opened up on fighting professionally and revealed that there are times where he truly hates his job.<\/p>\n

\"Georges<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no perfect job,\u201d said the new UFC middleweight champ (transcribed by Marc Raimondi for MMA Fighting<\/a>). \u201cThe only bad thing about my job is that sometimes I need to fight. I need to go and fight. Fighting is fun, but the week of the fight, the uncertainty of fighting, the fear of being humiliated \u2014 because we do a crazy job. There\u2019s two guys that get into a cage, there\u2019s only one guy that\u2019s gonna be rewarded victory. The other guy that will lose will do all that for nothing. The odds are relatively 50-50. There\u2019s always the fear of being humiliated, losing, the fear that I have done all this crazy sacrifice for nothing. This is crazy, this is almost unbearable.\u201d<\/p>\n

“Rush” stated that most people only focus on the glorious and positive parts of fighting professionally. The champ added that being able to “live like a samurai” and having your results be a symbol of your hard work in training are the pros of fighting. However, the pressure of performing in the spotlight is something that really gets to him.<\/p>\n

“The week leading up to the fight, you\u2019re very stressed,\u201d said GSP. \u201cIt\u2019s unbelievable. And I don\u2019t like that part of my work \u2014 I hate it. Especially, it\u2019s mostly the waiting part. I love fighting when I\u2019m in the gym and I train with a guy. I love exchanging knowledge, I love training. But when I\u2019m fighting, the pressure of it, it\u2019s crazy. It\u2019s unbearable. I hate it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Georges<\/a><\/p>\n

Even though the newly crowned UFC middleweight champion says he hates the pressure of fighting, St-Pierre says the pros outweigh the cons.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut if I pass that, if I go through this, it will allow me to have the lifestyle that I love to have,\u201d said St-Pierre. \u201cMy freedom, my lifestyle to train like a samurai, to be able to train like a martial artist, to pursue the great things in my career. There\u2019s no perfect job.\u201d<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on BJPenn.com<\/a> on 11\/10\/2017.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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