Georges St-Pierre (GSP) Wins Sportsnet's 2008 Canadian Athlete of the Year

Sportsnet.ca voters have selected Georges St-Pierre as the Sportsnet 2008 Canadian Athlete of the Year with 89% of the votes.
Georges St-Pierre being voted Sportsnet's Canadian athlete of the year validates our belief that MMA is fast becoming mainstream, said Mike English, Executive Producer, Rogers Sportsnet. Sportsnet takes great pride in being ahead of the curve in this regard. Its the reason we cover UFC events on a regular basis and have hired a MMA analyst in "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. There is a hunger for MMA content from our target demographic and its our responsibility to appease that hunger.
Viewers tuning into the Inbox on Sportsnet Connected were encouraged to log on sportsnet.ca to vote for their choice amongst the other finalists including Paralympic athlete Chantal Petitclerc, forward Jarome Iginla of the Calgary Flames, first baseman Justin Morneau of the Minnesota Twins and pro tennis player Daniel Nestor. Voters could only enter once and the results were not made public during the voting process.
It's an honour for me to have this award and being the first MMA guy to receive something like this, said St-Pierre. I want to congratulate the other nominees because they have done an incredible job in their respective sports, making this an even more special honour. I want to thank Rogers Sportsnet & Joe Ferraro for promoting the sport of MMA, because without them the sport would not be as well known as it is right now in Canada. I want to thank everybody for their support and voting for me - I want to be a good Canadian ambassador for the sport and represent MMA well."
St-Pierre is currently ranked the number one welterweight in MMA. He became the UFCs undisputed welterweight champion on April 19th at UFC 83 in Montreal where he defeated Matt Serra. The welterweight champion successfully defended his title at UFC 87 in August by beating Jon Fitch in a unanimous decision. St-Pierre is regarded as one of the best pound-for-pound MMA fighters in the world and holds a professional record of 17-2.
St-Pierre joins the ranks of Sidney Crosby and Steve Nash who have been among the previous winners of Sportsnets athlete of the year award.

[@bcha0]

GSP won't just be the best of all time... he is a fighting God.

[@charmingmarty2105]

GSP GOAT!

[@truitons]

GSP C'EST LE MEILLEUR ... ! continu a représenter montréal de cette facon ! ... merci

[@JazzCat601]

He's a great Athlete. I was very impressed with his win over BJ Penn. Penn should not have come up to that weight class- he's too small. GSP is a much bigger man than Penn. GSP rocks!

[@guitarz99]

i cant think of anyone else i would call the best in the world other than GSP not that im an expert but gsp is the most well rounded fighter ive seen and that has been said by many world class fighters.GSP rules and he will rule bj penn on the 31st go george!!!!

[@vitorshaolin]

i remember he was nominated for fighter year in the ESPYS but they gave it to Floyd Mayweather F%ck ever

[@pump3344]

gsp is on of may fav ufc athele. but i gotta go with bg penn in this months ufc

[@cahyaindralesmana2296]

I can't believe I'm the first one to comment in 12 years

[@samuraisushi808]

GSP is awesome!

[@slifer248]

I wanna See Anderson Silva vs GSP! But GSP wont move up and idk if Anderson will go down!

[@ChuckNorris2344]

wtf wrong with the sound?

[@gunfighterdrummer]

gsp your my favorite fighter bro, but if you get cocky, this fights going to be like UFC 50. where you lost something special. your perfect record.if he wants to win hes got to be the same old honored, hard working, humble fighter. if hes not careful hes going to get muytai by silva.

[@menacexp]

he totally deserves it...can't wait for 31st...woo!

[@billaroyamaha2]

say that in the ring.

[@shahrukhbhuiyan1225]

WW GOAT

[@billaroyamaha2]

good fight that would be

[@heavydeathmetalwaits]

I still don't know how to feel about GSP moving up in weight. He has to defend against Alves first (a legitimate opponent). I expect another blow-out performance. After that, he's pretty much cleared the Welterweight division. Nowhere to go but up. And honestly, who doesn't want to see a super fight with A. Silva and GSP, while their both in their prime. I think Silva wins though. He's too good. His only recent losses are from a DQ and the craziest submission ever (flying scissor heel hook)

[@yanbol77]

Surprenant non? Funny to see how you guys are proud of a french Canadian of Quebec suddenly.

[@X0UKI]

iono why u guys really wanna take pride in provinces. yes we canadian's KNOW gsp is from quebec. but most american's don't know where quebec is in canada. it's not like they're saying gsp is canadian alone. he's french canadian, what more do you want? what if you're from his hometown, would u rather the media say exactly where he was born and which hospital? give me a break. it doesn't matter where anyone is from. all that matters if what they do.

[@Scorpion1026]

Why not Quebec? Is Quebec NOT French Canadian? Funny to see how you think Quebec is not part of Canada.

[@punishr36]

I bet you can kick his ass too!

[@GSPxRUSH]

dude go look up george st pierre not impress song yur gunna die luaghing

[@punishr36]

Another sad American!