GSP and winner of Kos/Daley to coach TUF 12
by FiveKnuckles.com Staff on May 07, 2010

UFC welterweight champion Georges "Rush" St-Pierre (20-2-0) will serve as one of the coaches on the twelfth season of Spike TV's most popular original series ever, "The Ultimate Fighter".

One of the most dominant fighters on the planet, St-Pierre will be coaching against the number one contender in the welterweight division, either Josh Koscheck (16-4-0) or Paul Daley (23-8-2), who square off for that honor this Saturday at UFC 113 in St-Pierre's hometown of Montreal.

The new season premieres Wednesday, September 15 at 10:00 PM ET/PT featuring some of the best unsigned fighters in the world in the lightweight division. The new season goes into production in June 2010 in Las Vegas and will last six weeks. The cast will be announced later this summer.

A native of Montreal, QB, Georges St-Pierre began training in martial arts at the age of 7, when he began learning Kyokushin karate in order to defend himself from a bully at school. He earned a black belt in this discipline before he began to expand his MMA training, achieving a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and become well versed in wrestling, boxing and Muay Thai.

St-Pierre began his amateur fighting career at the age of 16, and, since then, has established himself as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the history of mixed martial arts. A two-time UFC welterweight champion whose current reign includes four consecutive title defenses, St-Pierre's career boasts wins over the likes of Matt Hughes, BJ Penn, Sean Sherk, Matt Serra, Jon Fitch, Thiago Alves and Dan Hardy. He was named Fighter of the Year 2009 by Sports Illustrated.

A trainer on the fourth season of "The Ultimate Fighter," St-Pierre is one of mixed martial arts' biggest mainstream stars holding major national endorsement deals and having appeared in two movies, "Death Warrior" and "Never Surrender."

St-Pierre's potential opposing coaches on the show are Josh Koscheck, an alumnus from the first season of "The Ultimate Fighter" and member of the famed American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, CA who is looking for a rematch with St-Pierre after dropping a decision to him in 2007 at UFC 74; and Paul Daley, a devastating striker that trains with Team Rough House in Nottingham, UK that has knocked out his opponents in 18 of his 23 mixed martial arts victories. The two meet this Saturday in Montreal in at UFC 113 with a date with St-Pierre on "The Ultimate Fighter" and, later, inside the Octagon, on the line.

 |  (28) Comments zing: Stupidstupidstupidstupidstupid If the show starts in September, then runs for three months he won't defend that belt until 2011. That is way too long, he should be having another defence by September. Champs should fight at least twice a year. Elvis Freshley: I think this season of TUF is only going to make me slightly gayer for GSP, but I really hope Daley wins...mostly because he'd bring that British swag and humor which is a lot more fun to watch than Josh Koscheck talking about how awesome he is. The Hitman: I do wanna see GSP coach, but I think Koscheck and Daley are going to be terrible. D_V: Problem is, GSP should be fighting at MW. There is nobody left for him to beat up at WW. Making him fight twice a year instead of 3 times like he should, because he has to wait so they can blow smoke up somebody's ass to make it seem like he won't get murdered when we all know he will. They need Primetime and TUF to build up challengers so we'll still buy the card. Otherwise, they won't be interested in seeing GSP because nobody can beat him. JujitsWho: I think GSP should have to defend his title at least twice a year :D Storm: i love how Kos said that he will be back in the gym on Monday. acknowledging that he is already starting his preparation to fight GSP. saying that its going to take a lot to beat him and that he will do it. im intrigued to see if Kos will really improve by the time the GSP fight rolls around. Mickey knox: Wow, now I actually have a reason to root for GSP. IwishIwasMMA: LOL Storm your funny.. He could train the 26 weeks straight and GSP would STILL 5 round UD his ass. Like nothing.. or finish him in the stand up... or finish him on the ground... Its all GSP when they fight. The Hitman: Kascheck is going to suck at coaching.
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