As a lifelong martial artist and decorated champ, Georges St-Pierre seems like the last guy who’d encourage the UFC to promote sideshow fights. But St-Pierre (26-2 MMA, 20-2 UFC) acknowledges that today’s UFC is a lot different than the one he grew up with. “Now, you can be the elite, but it’s like a reality show, too,” St-Pierre said during a recent press conference in Australia (captured by Submission Radio ). “The world has changed, and I think we need to evolve with it. “(UFC) became more mainstream, and to attract more mainstream people, you need to have more mainstream athletes
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Georges St-Pierre explains why he’d watch celebrities fight in UFC – MMA Junkie