In November 1993, the face of martial arts changed forever when Royce Gracie won the first ever Ultimate Fighting Championship — no rules, no weight classes, no time limits — proving that technique beats size and forever putting Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu on the map.
Watching that VHS tape as a 16-year-old who had just lost his karate teacher, Georges St-Pierre found his path. Years later, he would follow it all the way to the welterweight title against Matt Hughes at UFC 65.
In this episode, Georges sits down with his idol for a conversation over 30 years in the making.
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