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Georges St-Pierre explains why he absolutely hates fighting

One of the greatest fighters of all time happens to actually despise fighting. That may not make sense at first glance, but that’s the case for two-division UFC champion Georges St-Pierre.

“I hate fighting. I really do,” St-Pierre told Joe Rogan. “I know a lot of people don’t believe me, but I’m going to try to explain the best I can.

“In every job, there’s no perfect job, do you agree? There’s no perfect job that you like everything about it. It’s impossible,” he continued. “My job, as a professional athlete in Mixed Martial Arts, I fight normally — when I was very active — twice a year.