Georges St-Pierre sheds light on importance of controlling emotions in fight: "Can make you overcommit"

Georges St-Pierre recently shed light on the importance for fighters to control their emotions in a fight. There have been many heated rivalries in the UFC, where emotions play a pivotal role in the outcome.

UFC 304 will be the site of a number of heated rivalries and fans have already seen the heated exchanges between the likes of Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad and recently Muhammad Mokaev and Manel Kape. Although the heated moments and back-and-forth exchanges generate interest in the fights, it could be costly should a competitor fail to control it.

While speaking to Covers, the former two-division champion noted that there are plenty of risks associated with being too emotional. St-Pierre used Conor McGregor's win over Jose Aldo as an example and mentioned that fighting with too much emotion isn't very wise. He said:

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"Emotion can be bad cause [it] can make you overcommit yourself. [Jose] Aldo face Conor McGregor. You know, Conor McGregor is a sniper, he was waiting for Aldo, he taunted him the whole time during the training camp, he was just waiting for the perfect opportunity. Aldo wanted to get rid of him right away. He overcommit himself, boom! And that's the danger with emotion."

Check out Georges St-Pierre's comments below:

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Georges St-Pierre highlights a positive when channeling emotion

Despite his opinion on the negatives of competing with too much emotion, Georges St-Pierre also highlighted the positive effect that it can possibly have on a fighter's performance.

During the aforementioned clip, St-Pierre mentioned that he believes emotion can be positive when properly channeled by a fighter because it can result in an improved training camp and performance. He said:

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"Your emotion can benefit you when you're exhausted, you're tired. So you use your emotion to motivate you to know to give you the kick in the butt that you need to go further. You know, to push yourself."

Check out the full interview with Georges St-Pierre below:

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