St. Pierre Responds To Pete Sell’s Comments
You may recall a couple of weeks ago when UFC middleweight Pete “Drago†Sell made some disparaging remarks about the mental toughness of one Georges St. Pierre:
“GSP is an awesome athlete. He has all the tools to dominate but he is a mental midget — his mentality is very weak. …I don’t like the way he flip-flopped after the first fight with Serra. GSP was cool right after the fight but about 5 weeks afterwards he started making excuses saying he didn’t train properly, then GSP retracted and said Serra was the better man that night, well what was it? I don’t like how his story changed. I believe that all the pressure is on GSP, especially considering he is fighting in front of his countrymen… Matt Serra is all heart and GSP is the type of guy that if they were in a bar GSP would back down from a fight while Serra is down for whatever.â€
St. Pierre has since responded to Sell’s comments during a recent interview with the Winnipeg Sun:
Q: One of Serra’s proteges, Pete Sell, recently called you a mental midget and said “GSP is the type of guy that if they were in a bar, GSP would back down from a fight while Serra is down for whatever.” What are your thoughts on that?
A: Of course I’m not going to fight in a club. It’s just not my thing. If it doesn’t involve me personally or my family, I will avoid it. I believe if you’re a good person and treat people nicely, that incident wouldn’t arise. I think those situations happen to people who are uncomfortable with themselves. Or try to look tough or act like fighters. You attract what you look like. I don’t have anything to prove. When I fight, I do it for a living.
I don’t think that St. Pierre has ever come off as the guy who would fight in the club, then again who in their right mind would pick a fight with GSP anyway?
Tags: Georges St. Pierre, Pete Sell
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drago put on 2 exciting fights but he got koed in both of them he should just keep his mouth shut and focus on winnin a fight cuz u could b bumped down to elitexc like ur boy scott smith. ur not a high schooler ur a pro fighter and the thought of fightin in a bar or club shouldnt even cross ur mind gsp answered the question like a true ambassador and face of the sport should
pete sell is just biding time for TUF 18 The Comeback pt 2.
Seriously, the only thing worse that listening to Matt Serra is listening to one of his cronies that has no bearing on the sport whatsoever.
St. Pierre definately answered that like a pro should. But either way I’m rooting for Serra! USA, USA, USA!!!
I think Pete had it 1/2 right… I wont call GSP a mental midget, but he DID let Matt Hughes get into his head before he fought him the first time. I can see that calling to question his mental state. I don’t know anything about GSP personally though and “mental midget” to me refers to a low IQ. He seems pretty normal in that regard.
I WILL comment on GSP’s personality. Back in UFC whatever, USA vs. Canada, he commented and said something along the lines of “We are all united by the sport…its not US vs. Canada, we are all allies.” He was boo’d the whole time. Im an American and proud to be, but I agree with GSP here. Many of my countrymen need to lean pride with humility!!! If American is the best (and we are) just let it be so. You dont have to tell/show people that. LEAD, dont talk about leading.
I want Matt to win because I like him in the underdog role. He talks crap but I dont think he tries to be outright disrespectful. Some people take it as such but they just dont understand where Matt came from. Matt Serra has given every fighter respect until they started talking about him like he was garbage.
I dont really like trash talking in this sport. This is one sport where you can let it all hang out and let your actions speak MUCH louder than words. I dont think there is a lot of trash talking and Im glad…I just hope it doesnt start to be the headline.
serra, pete sell, and their whole little crew act like just a bunch of little street thugs. “fighting in a bar”? what the hell kind of statement is that? that’s exactly y he’s a nobody in this sport.
maybe pete sell should fight gsp? would it matter if it was in a bar or a cage,not really cos hed get his ass handed to him either way. i cant wait till this fight is over then all this talking can stop. maybe sell should concentrate on trying to win a fight instead of getting involved in serras fight.
If you saw Sell on TUF, you know what kinda cat he is. You would have also seen how Serra was a moderating influence on Sell. I think Serra is more of a mentor to Sell than a “crew” member.
Who could possibly know more about being a mental-midget than Sell?
To bad this fight has come with all the trash talking and what not. It still should be a pretty good fight. The way I see it GSP is either going to dominate or get dominated. I don’t see this being one of those in between back and forth awesome matches where both fighters stock shoots upward. Someones getting dominated or KO’D either way it goes! This fight just has that type of feel to it to me.
WM is bang on…isn’t Pete Sell running a hot dog cart outside the Bell Centre on april 19th???
I love fight hype and all the trash talking that goes with it. I’ll be interested to see how the Quebequois respond to Serra. That “Frenchy” remark may have had comical intentions but it’s no joke in Quebec. The only comparison I can think of would be Forrest Griffin using the “N” word to respond to Rampage’s comments about Griffin being prone to knockouts. Serra may have provoked an even bigger problem outside of the ring.
The comparison I used Re: Forrest and Rampage never happened, “analogy” is what I should have wrote.
GO SERRA
Honestly, if a word upsets someone, no matter the word, and there is an even bigger problem if it brings violence. I mean really it’s a word not like it was a physical attack. If this really has that big of an impact then there really is mentality issues. It is also funny that if I’m french remarks like that would be o.k. or if I’m black and use the n word it’s o.k. or if I’m jewish and make remarks it’s o.k. but if anyone else does their racist. Get real thats a way for people to get attention.
i love GSP but i would agree that he’s proven that he’s not always mentally there. i don’t think i’d say what sell did though as much as i’d just say GSP is a young guy who choked a few times. it happens to everyone so give the guy a pass. it’s not like bisping where’s he just a huge fag.
Dude, GSP is like 26 years old? So when he fought Matt Hughes and lost he was what 23? And he was all of about 10-0 in the sport. When Forrest Griffon fought Tito Ortiz he openly admitted he was nervous because this was Tito Ortiz. A big name in the sport. And the same thing for fighting Matt Hughes, the sports most dominant WW champion still to date. I don’t think thats being a mental midget. Fighting your idol is never going to be a day at the park type feeling. Still I think that GSP gets better with every fight and he should completely outschool Serra.
I don’t see anything wrong with what Sell said. He was right about GSP head being the only thing holding him back…I think GSP lost that fight…and the fact is that GSP very well may the fight this weekend
Tim D, the roots of bigotry, oppression, racism, prejudice and discrimination have been covered from end to end and I’d just as soon talk about MMA. However, I’m surprised that a guy like yourself who is regularly iterested thought provocative material is struggling to understand that words shape the way we think and our thoughts can be connected to upset, rage aggresion and a host of other feelings. Also, if the words we use are capable of such little harm then I don’t understand why you were so descriptive in your closing statement to Thumper on April 12, when you wrote “…you stupid dumb retarded wish you were somebody faget, bisping loving punk.” It sure seems like you were trying to tell him a bit more than he was wrong and you were right.
FIRST OFF ANY ONE WHO LISTENS TO ANY ONE COMING OUT OF A MATT SERRA CAMP IS A F*** FACE. SERRA ISNT EVEN IN THE TOP 10 IN HIS WIEGHT CLASS.TRAVIS LUTTER IS A GOOD FIGHTER BUT IS ABOUT TO BE OUT CLASSED,BIG TIME.BUT NONE OF THEM WANT TO SEE ANDERSON SILVA AGAIN.CHARLES MCARTHY IS GOING DOWN HARD.THE BISPING VS EVANS FIGHT WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST BULL S*** DECISIONS IVE EVER SEEN.I ALSO PICK QUARRY AND DANZIG TO WIN AS WELL.HOPEFULLY WE GET TO SEE ED HERMAN WIN TO.
Ya i watched the UFC 83 countdown on spike tv and for a good 15 minutes all i was listening to was matt serra’s brother and that old fat trainer guy just cut up GSP about being weak and scared…matt serra was not even ripping on him that badly. but i still think that GSP is gonna go in and stand for a min or a bit and then take serra down and work for the mount and either ground and pound or serra will turn over from the punches and gsp will rear naked choke him. but really i would just want to see a full round of GSP dominate better then any fight in the world and then have an amazing KO that no one could even think up in their head.! that would be the ****.
GSP will tool Serra big time April 16. Then Pete Sell and all the Serra nut huggers can take it all in ……. CANADIAN STYLE. There’s no way serra’s landing another lucky punch this time. GSP will hurt Serra in a big way and I can’t wait to witness the slaughter.
I have it as GSP round 1 TKO
Franklin TKO round 2
Herman by UD
Danzig by UD
Quarry by KO
and Bisping by brutal KO where “captain misrible” goes into the fetal position and begs for mercy.
Clementi by sub round 2
WM…i gotta say i dont think there is anything better than when someone makes a thoughtful post, and then someone else pulls something like this out of their past:
I don’t understand why you were so descriptive in your closing statement to Thumper on April 12, when you wrote “…you stupid dumb retarded wish you were somebody faget, bisping loving punk.†It sure seems like you were trying to tell him a bit more than he was wrong and you were right.
Nice find! LOL!
WM, actually what I am trying to say is, something that you would say yourself(not saying you personally say it) yet if someone not of the same race says it, it’s racism. I also only responded to what you posted. If I call a white boy a honky should he be allowed to say thats racism. Also I am american, but I could be of any race. If Forrest said the n word it would be racism, yet if Jackson whom I am a huge fan of said it it would be funny. That just goes along with what I said guys, maybe you should reread my post. I also meant what I said, but no matter what I said it was directed straight to him not a race. I am also sure what matt said was said directly to georges. Seriously guys not everything has to be about race, he’s not fighting canada, he’s fighting georges.
WM, I find it interesting when someone makes a thoughtful post, yet there past being brought up.
“the roots of bigotry, oppression, racism, prejudice, discrimination have been covered from end to end I would just asoon talk about mma.”
that “frenchy” remark may have had comical intentions but it’s no joke in Quebec.
you brought it up bud, so take your own advice, and don’t bring up racism.
Tim D..I’m think I’m pretty clear about the content of your response post but I don’t think we are saying the same thing at all. If I’m correct your points were a) anyone who reacts violently to a word – no matter the circumstance, is overreacting, b)the double standard around the exclusive use of racial slurs within races seems ridiculous and c) the race card is being overplayed and blown way out of proportion.
I’ll do my best to respond but I’m also packing my **** for Montreal so bare with me:
1)The point of my post was to highlight that Serra’s comment, which he said in a radio interview – not to St. Pierre, could inflame scores of Quebequois who are ultra-sensitive and aggressive in defending French sovriegnty in Canada. A point that many Canadians would understand and appreciate the implications but it would have little relevannce to Americans unless it had been highlighted.
2) People who have been oppressed, discriminated aginst, had their civil rights violated and been beaten and imprisoned for simply being who they are have earned the right to joke about their situation amongst themselves. Those who inflicted the damage must accept that they misused a more advantageous position to bring about harm and not do it again , even jokingly, if they are sincere in repairing the damage.
3)I really didn’t think that you did not understand how racial,bigotted,oppressive and prejudicial ideas are brought forth… which is why I said it’s been covered from end-to-end and I’d rather talk to about MMA – I wasn’t avoiding it, I just thought you already knew.
4)Your past statement was brought back because on one hand you minimize the power and impact of words and suggest people are reading too much into playful trash talk but on the other hand you lambast another Blogger with statements of bigotry – and blatant bigotry is known to reasonably provoke bad reactions.
Thatat’s all I’ve got left for now – Enjoy the fight Saturday.
WM, I went back and checked because I could not remember saying that to Thumper, since I enjoy having debates with him. That comment was aimed at dee. We also disagree, but we would definately be in agreement, if there were people left today who actually were oppressing people. To say someone is racist towards an entire race of people because of a word thats just crazy. I will be the first person to say, that there is still racism kkk, skinheads, naacp, and many more like Osama hates america. Really though all I was trying to say is racism is noy as big a deal as made out today. I have enjoyed the debate with you to hope you understand thats all it is for me, just a debate. I DON’T LIKE THE FACT IT IS NOT ME GOING TO THE FIGHTS AS WELL, HAVE FUN BRO.
how about this statment:
Racism sucks balls….like Bisping.
In round 1, GSP is going to try to standup with Serra who will pick him apart with counters (Serra has pretty good counters). GSP will get agrivated and will try for a takedown or two but Serra will stuff them with sprawl and fence maneuvering. The round will be mostly uneventful.
Round 2, GPS will take Serra down and will work him over for a minute or so before getting cought in a backwards monkey BJJ naked nut crush or arm bar.
GSP will be honorable in his after fight speach and will say somthing about how he gave it his all and is sorry that he lost in front of his peeps. Serra will be a gracious winner but will make some lame NY accented comment that everyone will take the wrong way and boo.
Joe Rogan will laugh and smile and try to get his “Talk me through the fight” moment before going back to hear Mike Goldberg incorectly anounce the next fight, just like always.
They need to shut Goldberg’s mic off.
Who’s with me?
I agree with Dig, they need to shut Goldberg’s mic off. Goldberg has become that annoying bastard who sits behind you at a fight and talks out loud about all the other fights he’s seen…..while your fight is actually going on. Also? Anytime he actually notices that there is an actual fight going on RIGHT NOW and attempts to make a technical comment, it is often incorrect, irrelevant, or both. He’s just an annoyance to the fights.