GEORGES ST-PIERRE, from Montreal’s South Shore, is the reigning welterweight champion of the UFC. He won his first amateur bout at age 16. In 2006 he became the UFC Welterweight Champion, lost the title in 2007 and subsequently regained it in front of his hometown fans in 2008. He has not lost a single title defense since then. He is now recognized as one of the planet’s best pound for-pound MMA fighters and all-around athlete, as well as threetime Canadian Athlete of the Year. Visit him at www.gspofficial.com, follow him on Twitter @GeorgesStPierre and become a fan on Facebook.