Georges St-Pierre has been away from the sport professionally for almost over a year now. He looks back at his career and talks about how he felt while he was still competing within the UFC.

Georges St-Pierre in a recent interview with Ariel Helwani spoke about his career. Looking back he said he’s happy right now. Retired and away from the ring. Of course, St-Pierre still works out and keeps fit while at the gym.

He said, “ Sometimes when I’m in the gym and I watch a fight, sometimes I get excited. I’m looking at the fight and I’m like ‘ Man! I know I can beat these guys.’” George St-Pierre knows he’s still got what it takes to be a fighter. He’s more than confident in his ability to take on opponents. So what’s holding him back?

Georges St-Pierre isn’t a fan of everything else, all the unsaid things that come with a professional fight. He said, “After I wake up in the morning or before I get into bed, I tell myself, ‘What the hell am I thinking! Hell to this.’ I don’t want to go back into that stressful lifestyle.”

Conor’s coach hopes Georges St-Pierre is exaggerating

But George St-Pierre isn’t all bad blood about the sport. He’s thankful for all that he received from it and will forever be grateful. But he can’t go through that again. He said, “I love what fighting gave me. The Freedom. Of course the wealth, the money and all the advantages that come with it. But I actually don’t like to fight. I never enjoyed one second inside the octagon in my entire career. I just like to do it because I’m very good at it. But I don’t like the actual fight, it very stressful.”

Conor McGregor’s coach, John Kavanagh didn’t seem to agree with St-Pierre’s comments. He hopes the whole one-second comment was an exaggeration. Either way, he tweets at him and says, “Nothing but respect for the 1st true MMA athlete but this is kind of depressing.”

What do you guys think? Did Georges St-Pierre not enjoy even a single moment within the octagon?

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