C: You handled Josh Koscheck, a world-class wrestler, in your last fight. Matt Hughes has a similar background. Was that the perfect tune-up fight for you?
Georges St. Pierre: They are both different fighters. I think Hughes has more tools than Koscheck and will be a tougher fight for me. I’m going to need to come in stronger, better and even more well prepared than I was against Koscheck.  

C: Do you see any differences in Hughes’ game?
Georges St. Pierre: I think he’s a better striker, and better at submissions. It’s going to be a different game. The last time he didn’t try to stand and strike with me, he tried to take me down, just not enough. I don’t know what he’s going to do to me. I focus on what I’m going to do to him.

C: Did you watch the current season of TUF to try and learn anything about either of your opponents or not at all?
Georges St. Pierre: Not much. I didn’t really watch it.

C: Not a fan of reality television?
Georges St. Pierre: Well, I’ve been training pretty hard and it just didn’t fit into my schedule you know?

C: How did you end up training at Wat in New York City?
Georges St. Pierre: I’ve been training there almost a year. Everybody in the MMA scene talks about it.  And they said, “You have to see this guy, Phil Nurse.  He’s unbelievable.  He does stuff that you never seen before,” and I just went there one time to see how it was. I loved his style and the way he sees UFC fighting, his point of view and his techniques.

C: What kind of toll does it take to travel between Montreal, New York and Greg Jackson’s camp in New Mexico?
Georges St. Pierre: It’s tough but it’s a sacrifice that I have to make if I want to stay on top.  Eighty percent of my training is in Montreal.  I would say 10% is in New Mexico and 10% is in New York. In New Mexico, I work mostly on mixed martial art technique. Greg Jackson is my head coach regarding MMA, you know, he’s the guy.  Phil Nurse is my striking coach and Greg Jackson is my main MMA coach.

C: As an MMA coach, does Jackson set your game plan?
Georges St. Pierre: He’s more like…like lets say for my last fight I fought Koscheck, I had the idea that to put him on his back was probably the best thing to do.  But I asked Greg like before the fight, like what do you think about this?  Do you think it’s a good idea and he told me, he give me the blessing. [Laughs]