The Strength of Georges St-Pierre is Hard to Describe…

[@ChaelSonnenOfficial]

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[@changopango]

Uncle Chael has at least 3 videos talking about GSPs strength. Best believe I'll tune in for a 4th.

[@modofatak]

Take it CTEasy

[@brett4027]

Damn right

[@chukwuemekaeze7086]

Gymnasts are strong.

[@LionAstrology]

​@@chukwuemekaeze7086it's the 1066 Norman blood 😅😅

[@troymcdaniels-tm1dr]

Alot of people talk about gsps strength....it's crazy....

[@thewalruswasjason101]

GSP was the greatest athlete I’ve seen watching. The speed, agility, power, fast twitch, explosiveness, everything. What an athlete

[@chaithanyagowda3130]

And implemented several new training methods of his own, hunger to train with the best athletes in world, and his excellent strategies.He was the first complete MMA fighter, and imo the greatest to ever do it

[@courrierdebois]

His secret was he did what Bruce Lee feared the most; a little bit a lot. :)

[@ardnfast]

​@chaithanyagowda3130 you hit the nail on the head with "hunger" 👍

[@1974Qball]

Best MMA fighter on the planet and NEVER landed the backflip!!! lol

[@troymcdaniels-tm1dr]

What about floyd mayweather jr.?

[@pa31o2000]

I believe that GSP was the one who professionalized the sport of MMA. He raised the bar so high that all other athletes had to become full-time fighters.

[@FOURTYFIVERS45]

Yup...and sponsorship from under Armour

[@rockyevans1584]

But couldn't afford to quit their day jobs lmao

[@kensamba3792]

Matt Huges said it: " I never felt an opponent stronger than until I fought GSP"

[@Yerallnaive]

That's WHY he didn't want to fight him the 2nd time. Quote, "I don't see why I should HAVE TO fight him again. I've already beaten him!" 😅😂😅

[@brianmeen2158]

@@YerallnaiveHughes not only beat him but submitted him 😲 that’s a very impressive feat

[@Yerallnaive]

@brianmeen2158 absolutely true

[@douglasbailly8519]

When it comes to fighting legends, Chael has one of the best resumes out there: Anderson, Shogun, Wanderlei, Jon Jones, Fedor, Machida, Rampage... For him to name GSP as the greatest, has to carry some serious weight.

[@DarkLight-Ascending]

Absolutely

[@sincityinfinity6255]

Wanderlei is not a legend

[@DarkLight-Ascending]

@@sincityinfinity6255 boooooooooooo

[@sincityinfinity6255]

@@DarkLight-Ascending losing record in UFC.

[@DarkLight-Ascending]

@@sincityinfinity6255 ufc isn't what made him a legend.... 😂 pride is. I never even liked pride... but the run he went on in pride made him an immediate Legend in UFC. I REMEMBER HIS UFC debut, live. The hype was real. Everyone loves wandi.

[@brett4027]

Thank you chael for always reminding how good gsp was and still is. People seriously forget and it’s sad🤦🏼‍♂️

[@rally_chronicles]

People forget man, people forget - mma guru impersonating Joe Rogan

[@chukwuemekaeze7086]

GSP can do it all.

[@Meursault_1111]

Considering he’d never wrestled, GSP’s grappling and take down defense always blew my mind.

[@x2may374]

He wrestles with the Russian olympics team in canada I think 🤔

[@andrewkielbasowycz1915]

Lots of judoka in Quebec tho... plus an Olympic training center

[@Meursault_1111]

@@x2may374 No doubt he learned to wrestle. But I’d meant he didn’t have the background. He picked up the skill in his 20’s and went on to use his wrestling at a truly elite level. In the face of guys who’d competed since they were 4. Speaks to what an incredible athlete he really was.

[@adnelsantana7785]

He worked hard to get to it

[@troymcdaniels-tm1dr]

​@@Meursault_1111right. He also was able to mix it up with strikes so it translated well into mma. But like yeah when he rag dolled Matt Hughes, koscheck, and bj it really was impressive to watch and they actually were ground fighters which he was a striker but he made it look like he was the ground guy....

[@kingcrimson3882]

I've been listening to this story for 7 and a half minutes. I can't wait until I hear how Gsp fits into this.

[@screenplaya4562]

Your best feature, Chael, is gift-of-gab. You second-greatest feature is your unfailing respect for GSP. Third? Wrasslin', I guess.

[@TheCyndicate]

Third is reality fraud. 😆

[@someoneyouknow96]

Chaels stories are legendary. In the length of this story you could have read 4 chapters of a book. He could have wrapped it up in 30 seconds. Instead it’s a huge drawn out mini series. Love it!

[@sven-number]

To me GSP was so well rounded that he could neutralise any fighters' strengths and turn them into weaknesses.

[@chiquita683]

He lost

[@x2may374]

​@@chiquita683he avenged every loss

[@sven-number]

@chiquita683 he won more than he lost. What's your point?

[@ericreitzel2155]

my UFC mma fandom began with GSP

[@robc4941]

Gsp is the goat he embodies everything a mma goat represents. Jones cant say the same.

[@jakethesnake4971]

The out of octagon matters to me to

[@seans4290]

GREAT story. Thanks Chael

[@LeFrançaisqc]

Hahaha im a Québécois here its farmers strength guys !! Georges St Pierre is the best ⚜️💯

[@zi326]

Soo you are french

[@ambersonerikson3122]

@@zi326 Wrong continent, the french are in europe, the quebecois are in north america.

[@gerryp3628]

@@ambersonerikson3122 I live in Quebec, they are called French here too.

[@ambersonerikson3122]

@@gerryp3628 J'suis pas d'accord, nous sommes francophones, pas Français. Les Français vivent en France. Bonne Journée.

[@gerryp3628]

@@ambersonerikson3122 That's like saying I'm not English I'm anglophone. You're correct but sound like a douche saying that

[@fuegocarls1246]

Evan Tanner is the MAN.. great fighter and one of the nicest guys I have ever had a privilege of meeting.. RIP Mr. TANNER

[@Ihat31di00ts]

Nothing like Chael talking about "mooey tai" 😂

[@DirtyHairy01]

GSP made MMA a thing in Canada 🇨🇦, we all cheered for him!

[@Jeval-496]

I think GSP was a great fighter. But don’t speak for an entire country🙄

[@MrDadumbo1]

That was my answer. Always been the goat. GSP

[@theis632]

Great storytelling, Chael!

[@LinksQuest]

I lived in Springville just a few miles from Provo. I was on the run from Probation in Minnesota and numerous charges as a young 18 yr old man. I got my first car in Provo, got my license in Salt Lake City, got my GED at Brigham Young University and started setting my life up. Utah was the most beautiful state I’ve ever seen. I did get caught and arrested one Christmas when I went to Minnesota to visit my Mom and walked away a free man because the court had lost my entire file.

[@MrSmittyca]

Appreciate you sharing, been enjoying you’re channel for a long time. Thanks Chael

[@javislice]

funnily enough, i was jus watchin a youtube short when chael sonnen was speakin on GSP's strength when he was in california. divine timin

[@mustaphamsr9617]

Those videos are the best, story time with uncle Chael! Gsp is indeed the goat, would have loved to see him versus Khabib or Anderson

[@kcasiodu9345]

One of the greatest story tellers in all of MMA - hands down

[@sachads5322]

If not THE

[@eggshan86]

GSP is built like a GSP

[@PhoenixBlacke]

I miss seeing Gsp in there, man he made Mma an artform. Never would have guessed that Gsp was that strong though.

[@RifleFan188]

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[@twistedstrength.]

Thanks

[@JHDKSMDHOANED]

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[@TerryJamesCole]

No skipping sponsored right at the start

[@VinceKBand]

Hey, Chael. Randy is my favorite fighter of all time. Can you do a piece about the top things you learned from him? I think Randy doesn’t get enough love and should be in the Heavyweight GOAT discussion

[@maximeb190]

GSP has that uncanny gymnast strength, explosiveness, endurance and flexibility.

[@carltaylor2975]

If Chael is telling you a fighter is special, YOU LISTEN.

[@elcoqui5932]

Gsp did prove he was best of the best so many killers at 170 division at that time and gsp dominated all of them comes to show how special gsp is of a fighter then takes off 4 years and also takes the belt at 185 gotta give the man his respects the greatest of all time

[@TakieddinelotfiHeartoflion]

Gsp is the greatest martial artist of all time

[@DarkLight-Ascending]

There is a REASON that Chael is the modern godfather of MMA.

[@moto-fl3rd]

GSP should come out with the truth and tell everyone how he has never felt strength like the strength from the biggest arms in West Linn!

[@Quadster19]

Ya GSP should come out and say how many DBol tabs a day Chael was taking.

[@belalbelal4614]

I will always remember when Matt Serra KO GSP. That was an incredible night⭐️⭐️

[@nav689]

🤡🤡🤡

[@HPloveCraftsCat1352]

What happened in the 2nd fight?

[@jakeekaj9902]

Very true. I remember traveling to learn and ezekiel choke and some didnt know the name.

[@alanomedonte110]

best story teller of all time

[@CarharttCowboy]

There's no other athlete who has as much respect for GSP as Chael Sonnen

[@jaysharp789]

Jeff Monson was an absolute beast on the mat

[@cattalkbmx]

I had no idea you knew so many famous fighters. Very interesting. Would love to hear some stories if you're willing to share.

[@jasond198]

"Eff the world" wow, Chael! 🤯

[@oetzi022]

gotta say that was a great listen

[@dwarner9158]

Chael acting like he didn’t know who GSP was after he was already a world champion is why I watch this podcast

[@hmbfranks]

Hahaha I stole me my mom's car and took me and my friends to vegas to see that show Dennis Hallman vs Jens. Tito vs The Janitor was the main event. Such a good card for back in the day.

[@therapist6328]

Was Hallman wearing those clown bikini trunks that night?

[@hmbfranks]

@therapist6328 man...I think he was, but the thing that really sticks out was in round 5 he threw caution to the wind and started doing like WWF double leg drop kicks and shit trying to hail Mary Jens.

[@jaimefernandez9978]

Him naming all these bad ass fighters as he comes across them felt like Goku meeting vegeta frieza Majin buu, jiren, etc

[@Kingslay3r]

i love uncle Sonnen stories

[@AGC-JiuJitsu7]

Chaels dad was leaving on the edge 😂, bet 10k as a plumber 😂

[@sitindogmas]

for some reason, I never want to disappoint uncle Chael

[@oetzi022]

wow I just watched dennis hillman who I'd never seen fight, put matt hughes to sleep 2x in less than 1/2 minute total. Thx for the heads up chael

[@SoleSavr]

Chael giving his dad 20% winning fight picks, is the definition of elder abuse. (Anyone surprised Hallman lost?). The amount of medical grade stupidity in that household must’ve been legendary.

[@That-guy916]

You’re a legit douche

[@MrLoobu]

GSP is top 3 of all time for sure, but he was the first one to raise the bar in every realm. He was always much bigger, smarter, faster, and stronger than all his opponents. Before him everyone had specific skills and attributes. After everyone had to be great at everything.

[@irone93]

Thank you sir

[@robbidi123]

That was cool. Great storyteller.

[@coryb4483]

Chael, you once said you were asked who got the better of who in the practice room between Randy Couture and Dan Henderson and that you wouldn't break the confidentiality of your friends. But did you accidentally give the answer away at about 7:25 in this video?

[@NB-fk6ej]

Because traditional weightlifting doesn’t translate as well to grappling. The strongest man I ever met was a lifelong wrestler from the country who spent his childhood bailing hay and his early 20s doing concrete work. It’s extreme strength in odd positions that mimics grappling way better than squatting benching and deadlifting

[@MrOpenSeseme]

If he was the strongest you ever locked up with, and you were taking all of the candy you could. How much candy was he taking?

[@Rob.S-]

None

[@therapist6328]

Chael would have made 5 videos that were 16 minutes long, to let evryone know GSP was on juice, if that was the case.

[@daveh9080]

Chaels got me believing the crown is actually mine

[@darrellowings2343]

Anybody can take a couple years off or more, I can't remember, come back jump in with the champ from the division above the one he'd fought in his whole career and win does sound like a GOAT.

[@TheJuanvegas]

Listening to these stories makes my ADHD feel mild 😂

[@darrenrandy7358]

Excellent story of lineage

[@keatonforrest93]

I must learn moo-e tye.

[@bakerstreetbear679]

Apparently. But you could've tried harder to describe it.

[@DarkLight-Ascending]

More GSP STORIES

[@jeffinthefalls]

It’s “grip” strength… hockey players been squishin tennis balls since birth. +1 Canada

[@urosjelovac3480]

Cheal you have the best commentators

[@HONORYOUROATH]

This gold.

[@jarule275]

Imo George and Jon are the goats.

[@cedricvansteene-madore7528]

Fun fact:... the G in Gsp stands for goat😅

[@SuperYouvid]

I would dream GSP would move up to light heavyweight and challenge Bones!!

[@jiml9856]

When other juices say you're strong, you know you're doing something right.

[@CoachTC23]

Dennis Hallman getting love is a big throwback. Dudes a legend out here. But could never stay out of his own way and not a good dude at all. Incredible grappler tho he would mop up team quest guys back to back in their primes every day in practice. Beat Matt Hughes twice while he was on top in less than 1min.

[@jayr3635]

Someone on production please give this too chael. First, i wanna hear more of chael's experience in provo. Secondly, i want to know if he was around when Josh Burkman was at quest, if so what he thought about him!?! And the reason why is josh burkman is that guy for me! I went with many good ufc roatered guys considering our room had 3 full time guys then of course the others would come in. Evan Tanner being one that came in (rip), jorge lopez would come in, court mcgee full time just to set the scene, and obviously josh was full time. Absolute MMA in utah under Rob Handley. At any rate, going with many different elite level guys, 1 being a literal world champion at 185!! Nobody ever came close to the problem josh burkman was!! I had went from playing linebacker in college straight to there so i was a guy who on strength alone would be ok with almost anyone in clinch, grappling exchanges, anything ground related basically due to a little wrestling up bringing but really i hate to say it cause i don't want to sound like "that guy".. but i was genuinely strong, some would say really strong. (For context). And as far as striking i was decent skill wise, decent technique but big power. When i say josh burkman was "different" then anything id fealt or anyone i went with?? Its an understatement!! I can't adequately describe how hard he hit or how physically strong he was aswell!! Im very curious to learn if chael ever matched up with josh while he was at quest and his experience with him??

[@adamglumac8758]

Chael, you should immediately text Jon and apologize

[@indk240]

Denis Hallman the guy that pissed Dana off by wearing a Speedo?

[@gabbb75]

GSP the GOAT 🐐

[@nottoday4265]

Didn't know Uncle Chael is a Mormon.

[@mr.joedirt8583]

GSP did acrobatics and olympic weightlifting to increase his strength. Nobody else in mma did that as far as I know.

[@Spagyr]

Huh. Did he ever land that backflip clean?

[@chetfreeland1920]

Matt Hume is a legend

[@Trendleader863]

Dennis Hallman is the toughest guy to ever wear a speedo in the octagon

[@daveh9080]

Chael all jokes aside, you said you could feel if guys were on steroids when you sparred/fought them. Did you ever sense anything like that from GSP?

[@rudi5139]

I‘ve heard rumors from Canadian guys that he took PEDs. But to be honest, they probably all took PEDs.

[@shotzburynative4384]

George was covered in vasoline

[@bronco1199]

I'm from Montreal, not far from where GSP grew up. Yes, I was a fan of George, but he was too vanilla. My first favorite mma fighter was Kimo Leopoldo.

[@ryancampbell4445]

They did talk about his strength.. they couldn't understand it so they played the roids card..

[@Downsize1940]

I thought Chael went to Oregon State or something.

[@bigcohiba298]

Goat St Pierre

[@donniedoesdishes]

a few weeks back watching big jon and josh live and the topic came up about different types of strength, i mentioned the strongest guys i wrestled were farm boys and kids that grew up doing gymnastics , im going ask you , then ill go ask jens why did jens go to train with pat miletich and not with team quest , i have a feeling it has to do with hallman and jens dislike for him

[@kylekeating7897]

Moo-e tie fighters are the most dangerous of them all.

[@josephrother7950]

But could he beat Loudon Swain at 168 lbs. back in '85?

[@TheWolf-rz4oz]

Chael you never said if your Dad won the bet. ??

[@alexandrejulien-ff7xf]

So he’s always been bad at picking fights, feel bad for Chael’s dad

[@2AMr1911]

Chael at his best in this video

[@tannerhogue2624]

GSP was the Goat. Not sayin he would beat Poatan tho.

[@MikeSmith-go8wk]

Where is joel and front row Brian

[@benoitvouscoupe]

There is a very rich history of Québec strong men, google Louis Cyr.

[@The.Axiom.X]

GSP is only considered the GOAT cause he never stepped foot in the ring with Chael

[@juniorhh7210]

Let's fnnn go.. 🇨🇦 gsp. 🐐

[@forhisglory700]

Big fan of Chael, but his story drags on forever. Doesn't talk about GSP until literally the end of this video. Ha ha ha.