http://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/2012...pierre-to-fellow-fighter-be-more-professional Apr 27, 2012 - NEW YORK -- Some might say Georges St-Pierre is professional to a fault. Heck, it feels like the last time the UFC welterweight champion said anything remotely negative about an upcoming opponent was his infamous "I'm not impressed by your performance" moment. So in the wake of major UFC sponsor Anheuser-Busch warning the promotion that it would take action if fighters wouldn't conduct themselves more professionally, MMAFighting.com asked St-Pierre on Friday whether he thinks it's time his fellow fighters cleaned up their acts. "This is something that I've been doing since the beginning of my career," St-Pierre said. "I wore a suit at press conferences when all the other fighters were making fun of me. (They said), 'Oh, look at St-Pierre, he doesn't wear his sponsor.' I'm the one who first started doing this stuff, and I think the image and how you conduct yourself ... because the sponsor, the big companies in corporate America, they're not interested in sponsoring an athlete who is good in his sport but acts like an idiot outside of the Octagon. They want someone who performs well, of course, but acts like a gentleman outside of the Octagon. Building on my other thread GSP is effectively saying the same thing. Problem is 'how' does the UFC become more professional with a guy like Dana at the helm, while not loosing their grass roots, casual fan base and hipsters. Or hurting their business?
The main question is right there Scurla...how can BBF AKA DW ask his fighter to have the attitude of a role model when he can't even do that himself ?
