MMA legend Georges St-Pierre joins Karate Fight 35 broadcast workforce on August 27

ORLANDO, Florida – Georges St-Pierre, Karate Fight sensei and MMA icon, is headed to Florida later this month for Karate Fight 35, where he’ll line up alongside fellow legend Bas Rutten inside the commentary gross sales house for the Saturday, August 27 fit at The Backlot at Commonplace Studios Orlando.

A number of the fighters competing at Karate Fight 35 are St-Pierre’s former sparring partner Raymond “Precise Deal” Daniels, once described by the use of St-Pierre as “the best herbal striker I’ve ever spotted,” and his training partner and understudy Dean “The Sniper” Barry, competing for the main time since his controversial departure from the UFC earlier this 12 months.

St-Pierre – himself a Kyokushin karate black belt who won the North American identify at merely 16 years old-fashioned previous than transitioning to MMA and going on to set an unbroken nine-defense file of the UFC welterweight championship – has best ever prior to now commentated on UFC declares for Canadian television.

“There are some great fights on this card, and I am truly taking a look forward to being right kind next to the pit for this,” St-Pierre discussed. “I consider it will be a large number of fun calling the fights and sharing some insights with the fans far and wide the sector. Karate was once as soon as my first martial art work, the basis of my career, and I’m a big fan of what Karate Fight is doing for the sport.”

St-Pierre has been part of the broadcast line-up since “Karate Fight: Season 3,” when he was once as soon as unveiled alongside Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida as one of the vital two “season sensei” who would provide analysis and insights to target audience and fighters alike since the season stepped ahead.

He reprised the serve as for “Karate Fight: Season 4” earlier this 12 months, where he was once as soon as joined by the use of Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson.

On August 27, St-Pierre will happen beside the pit, Karate Fight’s trademark combating platform, for a nine-fight card headlined by the use of a champion vs. champion superfight between Karate Fight world welterweight champion Josh “The Preacher” Quayhagen and Karate Fight world lightweight champion Luiz “The Pitbull” Rocha.