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Lisbon , Portugal – 4 November 2021; Georges St-Pierre, Retired UFC fighter, on Contentmakers Stage during day three of Web Summit 2021 at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo By Cody Glenn/Sportsfile for Web Summit via Getty Images)

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Lisbon , Portugal – 4 November 2021; Georges St-Pierre, Retired UFC fighter, on Contentmakers Stage during day three of Web Summit 2021 at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo By Cody Glenn/Sportsfile for Web Summit via Getty Images)
Georges St-Pierre retired from MMA at the top. The UFC legend defeated Michael Bisping for the middleweight championship, after which he called it a day. Since retirement, St-Pierre has been up to a lot of things, and from his recent Instagram story, it looks like the former champion has now turned into a film critic.
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On his Instagram story, St-Pierre uploaded a poster image of the movie ‘Top Gun Maverick’. The movie stars Tom Cruise in the lead role. People around the globe have enjoyed it, and GSP seems to be one of them.
Sharing the image on his Instagram, GSP captioned it saying, “If you seen the first one, you must see this one.” From this, it is safe to assume that St-Pierre is a Tom Cruise fan.
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One can assume that St-Pierre knows about the movies. Because, while people know ‘Rush’ for his fighting skills, St-Pierre himself has appeared in the movies.
Appearances of Georges St-Pierre in the movies
Throughout his MMA career, fans have known Georges St-Pierre for his fighting skills. The former UFC champion used a blend of striking and grappling to create magic in the octagon. In his run in the UFC, ‘Rush’ won belts in the welterweight and middleweight divisions. His dominance in the cage led to many people believing he was the Greatest Of All Time.
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However, along with his career in mixed martial arts, St-Pierre also appeared in a few movies. St-Pierre’s first role in the movies came in a film by the name of Death Warrior. The action-thriller featured fellow MMA fighters such as Rashad Evans, Keith Jardine, and Quinton Jackson.
Further in his acting career, ‘Rush’ featured in a movie based on MMA. The movie was named Never Surrender. It had other MMA fighters such as Anderson Silva, and BJ Penn, to name a few. Similarly, he was featured in a documentary named The Striking Truth.
St-Pierre’s best roles came in movies such as Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Kickboxer: Vengeance. Fans thoroughly enjoyed watching ‘Rush ‘ on the silver screen. In 2017, St-Pierre last appeared in the movies when he was seen in Cartels. Apart from films, St-Pierre has also featured in TV shows such as The Falcon and the winter soldier, and What If…?
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Now that he is retired completely, we might see St-Pierre in the movies once again. Comment down below and let us know if you would like to see Georges St-Pierre back on the silver screen.
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