Issue 154

May 2017

COUNTRY BOY

He was raised in Saint-Isidore in Quebec, home to little more than 2,500 people.

KARATE KID

As a child, Georges was bullied so he took up kyokushin karate to defend himself.

GRACIE FAN

GSP was inspired to pursue MMA after watching Royce Gracie dominate early UFCs on VHS.

FEAR & LOATHING

He has admitted he suffers from fear before fights and has to overcome crippling anxiety.

MIND BULLETS

‘Rush’ was one of the first MMA athletes to hire a sports psychologist to aid performance.

GUILTY PLEASURE

GSP loves McDonalds. A typical order: three cheeseburgers, poutine and coke.

UFO FEAR

Believe it or not, he has a fear of aliens, but has declined requests to state why.

DINO MIGHT

The former champ loves dinosaurs and presented History channel show, The Boneyard.

MOVIE STAR

GSP played the villain Georges Batroc in Captain America: The Winter Soldier.