While many of the coaches on The Ultimate Fighter bring in their own personal coach to supplement their instruction, Georges St-Pierre brought in Greg Jackson and his entire top-notch team to train the fighters. GSP has a slightly different training strategy than most of the previous TUF coaches—he prefers to let his coaches do the coaching and feels that he is a better asset as a sparring partner than as a coach.
St-Pierre said, “For me, I am a coach—I am the coach of the season, but I think I would be a better use for these guys as a training partner than a coach. I let my coach coach my team and I am more like a training partner with these guys.”
Greg Jackson, St-Pierre’s head coach and personal MMA trainer, could not be a better person to take on a team of young fighters. Having trained notables such a Nate Marquardt, Rashad Evans, and of course Georges St-Pierre, Jackson has an excellent track record and a talent for developing fight-winning game plans. In addition to Greg Jackson, St-Pierre also brought on John Danaher—an accomplished Renzo Gracie black belt with a zen-like focus and understanding of the art of Jiu-Jitsu.
GSP believes so strongly in his team and their ability to help fighters that he claims to have chosen fighters not on the basis of their current abilities, but what they can become. He said, “The main difference between me and Josh Koscheck for this season is that I chose my team on different criteria than most of the guys in the past. I did not choose a single fighter because he was the strongest or he had the best pedigree on paper. I did choose guys that are very good, but guys who I know by watching them that I can help.”
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