Former UFC champ Georges St-Pierre hitting the road on Canadian tour
Former UFC champion Georges St-Pierre is heading back out on the road.
No, he’s not fighting, but he’s heading out on a speaking tour that kicks off on Sept. 29 at Toronto’s Meridian Hall, the only date so far announced on the tour.
“We want to go on seven continents with this,” said tour producer Tony Gattillo, adding that their plans of a Toronto show are likely followed by a Canadian tour before heading off into the U.S. “We want to try to show the people how they could take some of Georges’ day-to-day things and bring it to their life.”
Tickets, which are now on sale, start at $127. VIP meet-and-greet packages are also available.
“I am better when I’m spontaneous. I have an idea of what I’m gonna I want to talk about, but every show will be unique,” St-Pierre said in an interview with Offside.
The 44-year-old Quebec native, who last fought in the UFC in 2017, finished his career with a 27-2 mixed martial arts record, being knocked out just once in his career.
The headliner of the largest UFC event ever in Canada, when he defeated Jake Shields at UFC 129 in April 2011 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto in front of a crowd of over 55,000, St-Pierre explained how his mindset carried him both in his fighting days and after his career.
“Since a very young age, I was confronted by fear, and in my line of work, it was very stressful… It’s a very dangerous sport. The best [thing to do is] prepare yourself; you can be confident. And when you’re confident, confidence is not the absence of fear… It’s knowing that you have what you need in order to succeed. And that’s how I did for every single [one] of my fights, I focus on the objective.”
St-Pierre recognizes that the vast majority of his audiences may never step foot inside an MMA octagon, but hopes that his messages will still come across regardless.
“I believe that we all have different skills and different talent. I was very fortunate enough to found my talent and I developed my skill by working really hard and crafting, crafting it. I believe everybody has a different set of skills. They just need to search it, and once they find it, they need to be passionate and to have a dream and nothing is impossible… Trust yourself, trust the process, and have faith in yourself.”
What’s post-UFC like for St-Pierre?
While he’s no longer fighting, St-Pierre says he’s busier than ever, travelling the world and working on various entrepreneurial projects, including a Lord’s Hot Sauce collaboration and an upcoming appearance on a Netflix show slated for 2026.
And though there’s no competition on the horizon, he’s in the gym most days each week.
“I try to always stay in good shape, because even though I’m not training to be a champion anymore, for me, it’s very therapeutic, and training helped me release all the negative energy and makes me a better person,” he said.
As for his relationship with the modern mixed martial arts world, St-Pierre still enjoys catching as many fights as he can, though he did recognize that the UFC has a stronghold on the fighter pool worldwide.
“[The UFC] have the monopoly… they dominate the sport. They’re the most prestigious organization, and they control everything. And I mean, it’s good for them, good for their business, maybe not so good for the fighters, because they don’t have any other options if something doesn’t go their way,” St-Pierre said.
“But there’s a lot of fights now. It’s a great time to be a mixed martial arts fan, and there’s a lot of very charismatic and very good fighters that I love to watch.”