Relive the evening Georges St-Pierre competed within the UFC’s octagon for the ultimate time, and did so with an unimaginable accomplishment.
The longtime former welterweight champion returned to motion for the primary time in 4 years and challenged Michael Bisping for the UFC middleweight title in the primary occasion of UFC 217, which occurred Nov. 4, 2017 at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York.
After a tricky begin that noticed St-Pierre busted open by Bisping, “Rush” was in a position to damage his opponent en path to a third-round rear-naked choke submission to develop into a two-division champion.
The primary occasion between St-Pierre and Bisping capped off a combat card with three title bouts, which additionally included Cody Garbrandt defending the bantamweight belt in opposition to rival T.J. Dillashaw and Rose Namajunas difficult Joanna Jedrzejczyk for the strawweight title.
UFC 217 additionally featured a welterweight matchup between Stephen Thompson and Jorge Masvidal, together with Paulo Costa vs. Johny Hendricks in a middleweight bout.
Watch the replay of UFC 217 within the video above, beginning on Saturday at 6 p.m. ET courtesy of the UFC’s YouTube channel.
