The ongoing saga of former welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre’s return continued this week.
Ahead of UFC 200, there was much speculation as to whether or not St-Pierre would return to the Octagon for the historic event. While the UFC was reportedly trying to book St-Pierre to return to the Octagon, the former champ never returned.
During an interview with Fight Network, UFC President Dana White spoke about GSP’s potential return, or rather lack thereof:
“Georges St-Pierre will not fight again,” White said. “I’ve said that before and I’ll say it again. Georges St-Pierre is done. He is retired. He will not fight again.”
advertisement – continue reading below“He doesn’t have to tell me that,” White said. “I’ve dealt with him. We’ve been dealing with this thing. I’ve been in this since I was 19 years old. I know the mentality of a fighter that wants to fight and I know the mentality of a fighter that does not want to fight.”
Interestingly enough, UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta disagrees. He spoke to the LA Times:
“That’s the one thing we disagree on,” Fertitta said. “Dana’s been right so far, but we’ve been in active discussions with [St-Pierre’s] management for a long time. We’d love to have him back, he’d make a great impact.”