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Georges St. Pierre: I almost had to kill Jon Fitch to win

"I was trying to pace myself, because after the first time I rock him and I couldn't finish him I was like 'Man, this guy, I'm gonna have to almost kill him to win'. He's very tough, I give him a lot of props. A big heart, good, amazing guy, very big heart, [I have] a lot of respect for this guy."

-- UFC Welterweight Champion Georges "Rush" St. Pierre talks about trying to finish challenger Jon Fitch during a UFC 87 post fight interview. GSP successfully defended his title after fighting off a very game Fitch for 25 minutes.

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