Category: Georges St. Pierre

  • Chael Sonnen: Georges St-Pierre just has to sign the contract

    Chael Sonnen: Georges St-Pierre just has to sign the contract

    Earlier this year, many fans thought former welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre would be returning to the Octagon to fight middleweight champion Michael Bisping after reports surfaced that St-Pierre’s camp reached out to Bisping’s camp for a fight. Despite that, St-Pierre never returned to the UFC, and reports of his return died down briefly. Now, on […]

  • Tyron Woodley says Georges St-Pierre wants to fight

    Tyron Woodley says Georges St-Pierre wants to fight

    After winning the UFC welterweight championship this past Saturday in the main event of UFC 201, Tyron Woodley set his sights on a money fight with either Georges St-Pierre or Nick Diaz. The decision drew much criticism for the Missouri native, who many believed was ducking welterweight #1 contender Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson. Despite that, Woodley […]

  • VIDEO | Georges St-Pierre mic’d up cageside for Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz

    VIDEO | Georges St-Pierre mic’d up cageside for Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz

    https://www.facebook.com/158637914542179/videos/159053561167281/ Back in March, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor jumped up 2 weight classes to fight Nate Diaz at UFC 196 after UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos pulled out of the fight with a broken foot. Ahead of the pair’s rematch at UFC 202 on August 20th, a video has surfaced of former UFC […]

  • Will Georges St-Pierre steal Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson’s title shot?

    Will Georges St-Pierre steal Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson’s title shot?

    Tyron Woodley realized his dreams on Saturday in Atlanta, Georgia when he defeated Robbie Lawler to become the UFC welterweight champion of the world. Woodley said now that he is the champion, he is looking for the biggest fights possible to generate the most money and doesn’t care about what the rankings are saying. “Nick […]

  • VIDEO | Dana White: ‘Georges St-Pierre will not fight again, I’ve said that before and I’ll say it again’

    VIDEO | Dana White: ‘Georges St-Pierre will not fight again, I’ve said that before and I’ll say it again’

    Despite talk from the former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre admitting that he had an interest in fighting in the Octagon again, UFC President Dana White says otherwise. White spoke with the media prior to UFC 200 taking place and said that the return of “Rush” will not be happening. “Georges St-Pierre will not fight […]

  • Dana White: “Georges St-Pierre will not fight again”

    Dana White: “Georges St-Pierre will not fight again”

    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. […]

  • GSP on fighter pay issues: “Some guys will fight for peanuts”

    GSP on fighter pay issues: “Some guys will fight for peanuts”

    Former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre recently broke the news that he is currently involved in negotiations to return to the UFC. “Rush”, who is almost three years removed from his last fight at UFC 167, spoke to Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour about fighter pay and the importance of contract negotiations. “That’s how […]

  • GSP could ‘easily’ fight at lightweight in his octagon return

    GSP could ‘easily’ fight at lightweight in his octagon return

    Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre recently announced that he would be making a return to the octagon later this year. “GSP” discussed a possible move up to middleweight in order to challenge newly crowned champion Michael Bisping in his return. However, that is not the only weight class that “Rush” has his eyes […]

  • GSP wants Conor McGregor or Nate Diaz: “If it’s what the fans want…”

    GSP wants Conor McGregor or Nate Diaz: “If it’s what the fans want…”

    Since former welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre announced that he would be taking an indefinite hiatus from MMA following his 2013 split decision win over Johny Hendricks, there has been much speculation as to when GSP would return to the Octagon. Following Michael Bisping’s historic win over Luke Rockhold in the main event of UFC 199, […]

  • VIDEO | Brian Stann: ‘I don’t like Georges St-Pierre coming back, I hate it’

    VIDEO | Brian Stann: ‘I don’t like Georges St-Pierre coming back, I hate it’

    https://youtu.be/0c2zakWKFCY Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre announced on Monday’s episode of “The MMA Hour” that he is ready to come back and fight again in the UFC Octagon. While GSP’s management and the UFC have yet to come to terms on his return, most people are excited to see the former champion get back […]

  • Georges St-Pierre explains why he wants to fight again after three-year hiatus

    Georges St-Pierre explains why he wants to fight again after three-year hiatus

    Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre made it clear on Monday’s episode of “The MMA Hour” that he is ready to get back in the Octagon. “Rush” last fought in November 2013 where he took a controversial split-decision win over Johny Hendricks. However, after a recent successful test camp to ensure his skills were still […]

  • Georges St-Pierre denies reaching out to Michael Bisping for fight but is all for it

    Georges St-Pierre denies reaching out to Michael Bisping for fight but is all for it

    Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre announced on Monday’s episode of “The MMA Hour” that he is ready to fight in the UFC once again. Newly-crowned UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping recently said that St-Pierre’s team reached out to him about fighting for his title. However, St-Pierre cleared things up and told Ariel Helwani that […]

  • Georges St-Pierre is ready to fight in the UFC again based off successful test camp

    Georges St-Pierre is ready to fight in the UFC again based off successful test camp

    Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre has just announced that he is ready to return to fighting in the UFC Octagon once again. St-Pierre spoke with Ariel Helwani on Monday’s episode of “The MMA Hour” and let the world know that he just completed a successful test fight camp to ensure that he is capable […]

  • Joanne Calderwood opens up on training with Georges St-Pierre

    Joanne Calderwood opens up on training with Georges St-Pierre

    Tonight on the main card of ‘UFC Fight Night: Ottawa’, TUF 20 competitor Joanne Calderwood will square off against former strawweight title challenger Valerie Letourneau in a UFC women’s featherweight fight. The fight will be Calderwood’s first in almost exactly a year. Ahead of the fight, she spoke to DailyMail to discuss the impact former […]

  • Michael Bisping reacts to Georges St-Pierre wanting a superfight

    Michael Bisping reacts to Georges St-Pierre wanting a superfight

    The MMA community currently going wild in regards to a potential Georges St-Pierre return to the UFC. After nearly a 3 year hiatus from the Octagon following his UFC 167 split decision win over Johny Hendricks, St-Pierre’s camp reached out to Michael Bisping to request a title shot against the middleweight champ. Bisping broke the […]

  • Georges St-Pierre wants to return to fight Michael Bisping

    Georges St-Pierre wants to return to fight Michael Bisping

    The rumors of former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre returning to the octagon come rather frequently given St-Pierre’s reputation as one of the greatest fighters of all time. Since Michael Bisping won the UFC middleweight championship by knocking out Luke Rockhold earlier this month, there have been reports of both men wanting to fight each […]

  • VIDEO | Georges St-Pierre predicts Rory MacDonald vs. Stephen Thompson

    VIDEO | Georges St-Pierre predicts Rory MacDonald vs. Stephen Thompson

    This Saturday on Fox Sports 1, Rory MacDonald and Stephen Thompson will square off in a pivotal welterweight matchup that will likely see the new welterweight #1 contender crowned. Ahead of the fight, former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre, who is friends with, and has trained with both men, gave his preview of the bout […]

  • Georges St-Pierre vs. Michael Bisping in the works?

    Georges St-Pierre vs. Michael Bisping in the works?

    It’s been nearly 3 years since former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre was in the Octagon. In St-Pierre’s last fight, he won a controversial split decision over Johny Hendricks. Following the bout, St-Pierre ultimately retired from MMA. Since then, there has been much speculation as to whether or not GSP would return to the Octagon. […]

  • VIDEO | Georges St-Pierre Karate sparring

    VIDEO | Georges St-Pierre Karate sparring

    [ooyala code=”cxeWczNDE6RJ040jXyA_Gp-ffv3gFDLW” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ auto=”true” width=”1280″ height=”1600″ autoplay=”true”] “Working on my karate point sparring technique with @hayabusafight #teamhayabusa” While the entire UFC 200 card has been announced, and former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre will not be returning to the UFC for the highly anticipated card, he has continued to train as if he were preparing […]

  • PHOTO | Georges St-Pierre training with boxing greats

    PHOTO | Georges St-Pierre training with boxing greats

    There has been quite a bit of speculation as to whether or not former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre will return to the Octagon. While many initially expected GSP to return to the Octagon for UFC 200, there were several bumps in the road along the way, mainly the UFC’s deal with Reebok. Despite that, […]

  • Robbie Lawler vs. Georges St-Pierre at UFC 205 in New York?

    Robbie Lawler vs. Georges St-Pierre at UFC 205 in New York?

    Robbie Lawler has been the most successful UFC welterweight champion since Georges St-Pierre stepped away from the sport back in 2013. While the reports and rumors of “Rush” making his way back to fight in the Octagon keep popping up, another source very close to Georges has revealed some information regarding the former champion’s future. […]

  • VIDEO | Georges St-Pierre training

    VIDEO | Georges St-Pierre training

    In Toronto training with my friend Jorge @82Spaniard!https://t.co/kKIqftx9R9 — Georges St-Pierre (@GeorgesStPierre) May 10, 2016 With UFC 200 rapidly approaching, there has been increasing speculation as to whether or not former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre will return to the Octagon. St-Pierre hasn’t been in action since his controversial split decision win over Johny Hendricks […]

  • VIDEO | UFC 198 fighters discuss whether or not Georges St-Pierre should return

    VIDEO | UFC 198 fighters discuss whether or not Georges St-Pierre should return

    With less than 2 weeks to go until UFC 198 in Curitiba, Brazil, where fight fans will see an action packed night of fights that feature some of the best Brazilian fighters in the history of MMA including Fabricio Werdum, Anderson Silva, Shogun Rua, and Lil Nog to name just a few. With much speculation […]

  • Exclusive | Patrick Cote on GSP comeback: “I’ll believe it when I see it”

    Exclusive | Patrick Cote on GSP comeback: “I’ll believe it when I see it”

    Surging UFC welterweight contender Patrick Cote (23-9 MMA) is a good friend and training partner of former UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre. “The Predator” was recently on a French Canadian Radio Show where he stated that after talking with “GSP”, he did not believe there was any chance the former champ would be fighting at UFC 200 […]

  • PHOTO | Georges St-Pierre looking to be in great shape, at lightweight?

    PHOTO | Georges St-Pierre looking to be in great shape, at lightweight?

    Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre has not fought since November 2013. With much speculation that “GSP” will return to the Octagon in 2016, it only seems fitting that he would be in shape. “Rush” posted a photo after a training session with Olivier Aubin-Mercier and is looking in great shape, but not very big […]

  • Dana White addresses the Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. GSP rumor

    Dana White addresses the Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. GSP rumor

    During Friday’s UFC 200 press conference, UFC president Dana White was asked to comment on top lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov’s recent statement that he was offered a fight with Georges St. Pierre for July’s UFC 200 event in Las Vegas. The UFC president seemed rather shocked by the question, which prompted him to respond with […]

  • Top UFC lightweight offered fight against Georges St-Pierre for UFC 200

    Top UFC lightweight offered fight against Georges St-Pierre for UFC 200

    The return of former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre seems ever so close with all of his latest media appearances. With Conor McGregor out of the UFC 200 main event against Nate Diaz, the UFC is working overtime to find a match that will bring in the big numbers for the marquee card. Top UFC […]

  • Georges St-Pierre interested in superfights, not titles

    Georges St-Pierre interested in superfights, not titles

    There has been much speculation as to whether or not Georges St-Perre will be returning to the Octagon. The former welterweight kingpin has been training, however there’s been no word yet on whether or not he will be returning to the Octagon. With Conor McGregor retiring yesterday, and subsequently being pulled from his UFC 200 […]