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Harry Davies

UFC legend Georges St-Pierre praises PFL for handing out $6m on 'richest night in MMA'

UFC legend Georges St-Pierre thinks the PFL brings a unique format to MMA and has praised the promotion for handing out $6m in one night.

St-Pierre, 41, is widely considered by many as the greatest UFC fighter of all time as he served as the promotion's welterweight champion for over five years. 'GSP' retired from fighting in 2013 but came back for a one-off fight against Michael Bisping in 2017, submitting the Brit to win the middleweight title and become one of the few two-weight UFC champions.

The Canadian was in attendance for the PFL Championships in New York on Saturday night, supporting his countryman and teammate Olivier Aubin-Mercier as he won the lightweight title and $1m by knocking out Stevie Ray. St-Pierre hailed the PFL's league format and admits he would have loved to compete in the promotion during his career.

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