In preparation for title defense against Johnny Hendricks at UFC 167, champion Georges St-Pierre enlisted the help of kickboxing world champion for sparring. Parr was used in sparring sessions to mimic Hendrick’s southpaw style.
Today Instagram updated their app to allow for sixty seconds videos and Parr used it as an opportunity to post a longer clip of one of his sparring sessions with St-Pierre:
About John Wayne Parr
John Wayne ‘The Gunslinger’ Parr, also known as JWP, is an Australian middleweight kickboxer and boxer, fighting out of Boonchu Gym in Gold Coast, Queensland. He is a 10-time World Champion and runner up in The Contender Asia. John began training in Taekwondo at the age of 11. He started participating in professional bouts at the age of 16.
In 2007 Wayne travelled to Singapore to be part of the reality television show The Contender Asia. Wayne battled with some of the best fighters on the planet to make it to the final where he took on the pound for pound best fighter on the planet, Yodsanklai.
Wayne was put down twice in the opening rounds but come back strong to just lose on points. The Contender Asia was then aired all over the world and has had a tv audience of close to half a billion people.
About Georges St-Pierre
Schoolyard Motivation: History’s most successful welterweight grew up as a shy boy who turned to martial arts to defend himself against relentless bullying at school. Finding that he had a knack for combat sports, the future champion began training in karate, boxing, wrestling and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Work Ethic: GSP worked as a bouncer and garbage man to help pay his way through school, where he studied administration.
Quick Rise: St-Pierre turned pro in January of 2002, and ran off five rapid-fire wins which earned him the nickname Rush.” Two years later, he entered the UFC. After two wins, he received a title shot against legendary welterweight champion Matt Hughes in October 2004. He did well before getting tapped to an armbar with one second to go in the opening round.
Winning (and Losing) the Title: After rededicating himself to his training, GSP dominated the November 2006 title rematch against Hughes. At UFC 69, he lost the belt to 12-1 underdog Matt Serra. The loss changed GSP, and the ensuing transformation made him one of the most cerebral fighters in the UFC. St-Pierre blew through Josh Koscheck and Hughes (again) before routing Serra in a title rematch. That UFC 83 win was the Octagon’s first outing in Montreal and St-Pierre’s hometown fans went wild.
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