WATCH: Georges St-Pierre nearly breaks into tears in a SURREAL moment meeting childhood idol Arnold Schwarzenegger

WATCH: Georges St-Pierre nearly breaks into tears in a SURREAL moment meeting childhood idol Arnold Schwarzenegger

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It’s a human’s general curiosity to know the man who inspired your role model for achieving greatness. For Georges St-Pierre, it was none other than Hollywood actor, politician and probably the greatest icon of fitness in the last century, Arnold Schwarzenegger. It’s right after St-Pierre defends his title for one last time in his last fight at the welterweight division against Johny Hendricks back in 2013 at UFC 167, St-Pierre is heading back to the team room and suddenly a child awakes in his expression.

On the way back, St-Pierre sees Schwarzenegger approaching him and before the latter could cover his distance, the Canadian ran and quickly kneeled down in front of the Hollywood icon. St-Pierre can be seen chanting “My Idol” repeatedly in different sentences. Both the legends hug and embrace each other. It was a moment earned by possibly the greatest MMA fighter of all time. St-Pierre didn’t return to the Octagon for 4 years after the fight involving this moment.

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In order to give a new benchmark to his legacy, St-Pierre came back for one last fight in the UFC and for the world middleweight championship fight against then-champion Michael Bisping at UFC 217 in Madison Square Garden, New York. On that historic night, St-Pierre became one of the few people to have captured UFC titles in 2 weight classes. He was the last person on that fight card to become the new UFC champion.

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St-Pierre‘s resume stands tall and shining even today and for decades to come. Where do you put St-Pierre amongst the greatest mixed martial artists of all time? During his time, St-Pierre secured wins over the likes of Hendricks, Bisping, Nick Diaz, Matt Hughes, BJ Penn, Matt Serra, Carlos Condit, Josh Koscheck, Jake Shields, Dan Hardy, Jon Fitch, Jason Miller, Karo Parisyan and many more. St-Pierre got inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in the year 2020. Today, St-Pierre is a global role model in fitness, just like his legendary idol, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and is also an ambassador for traditional martial arts as well as MMA.

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