Georges St-Pierre features Conor McGregor but leaves himself off UFC Mount Rushmore

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Georges St-Pierre features Conor McGregor but leaves himself off UFC Mount Rushmore

Originally posted on Bloody Elbow | By Donagh Corby | Last updated Jun 2, 2026 8:57 PM ET

Georges St-Pierre is a figure who appears on almost all UFC Mount Rushmores, and he has given his own version to a fellow great.

A two-weight world champion, GSP is widely considered the greatest fighter of all time pound-for-pound, particularly given that he never failed a drug test. He also broke attendance records and even made a successful return after years of inactivity to win middleweight gold in 2017.

During a recent appearance on Demetrious Johnson’s ‘Mightycast’, the Canadian was asked for his ‘MMA Mountain’. And his ability to pick discerningly seemed to be just as good as his fighting as he put together a nearly-perfect group.

Georges St-Pierre reveals his Mount Rushmore of MMA – with one rule broken

The one rule when picking a Mount Rushmore of anything is that it has to be four all-time greats. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln are all carved into the side of the mountain in South Dakota, and it has become a ubiquitous term when it comes to ranking legends.

Demetrious Johnson didn’t actually use the phrase Mount Rushmore while interviewing Georges St-Pierre on his latest podcast. And as a result, the fact that the Canadian opted for five names can be forgiven.

“I will say Royce Gracie because he is the reason why I started Martial Arts and he is the first one to inspire me,” St-Pierre explained. “I will put yourself Demetrious Johnson because I believe if everyone weighed the same weight you would be the best fighter.

“I will put Jon Jones because if we make a competition and we need someone to put in the Coliseum, he would be probably the best fighter. Prime Jon Jones, there’s a few candidates for that you could say Fedor Emelianenko or Tom Aspinall but I think Jon Jones according to his pedigree is the one.

“I would also put Anderson Silva. He was like ‘The Matrix’… And if I could put another one I would say Conor McGregor because he brought the sport to a different level in terms of notoriety. He is bigger than the sport.

“There is the Martial Arts circle, the ‘sports’ circle and then something that can encompass that which is the ‘entertainment circle’. And he broke through the entertainment circle, which not a lot of athletes have done in Mixed Martial Arts.”

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