{"id":172285,"date":"2015-10-20T13:36:11","date_gmt":"2015-10-20T20:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=172285"},"modified":"2022-02-04T17:39:46","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T01:39:46","slug":"zahabi-gsp-has-plenty-of-fighting-left","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/zahabi-gsp-has-plenty-of-fighting-left\/","title":{"rendered":"Zahabi: GSP has &#8220;plenty of fighting left&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As speculation continues to grow on whether or not Georges St-Pierre will return to the UFC again, one person who may have the best inside information on the matter beside St-Pierre himself is his coach, Firas Zahabi.<\/p>\n<p>The Montreal Tristar coach spoke with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2015\/10\/20\/9573423\/firas-zahabi-georges-st-pierre-has-plenty-of-fighting-left\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA Fighting<\/a> to share his thoughts on the return of \u201cRush\u201d to the octagon.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I know Georges so well, I know him better than himself.&#8221; &#8220;I know Georges. I don\u2019t know if he can walk away. I don\u2019t think he can. I never talk to him about this stuff, because when I see him \u2014 everybody\u2019s been asking him every single day everywhere he goes. I know that because everybody\u2019s asking me every single day who he\u2019s fighting.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I just personally think he cannot sit on the sidelines for too long. That\u2019s just the type of guy Georges is. He\u2019s just that type of personality. He has to compete. And when he\u2019s really done with fighting one day, he\u2019s going to compete in something else. He\u2019s just a competitor. I don\u2019t know if he\u2019s going to take up golf or something, but he\u2019s going to compete the rest of his days. And I think that itch hasn\u2019t gone.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>When Zahabi was asked if he felt deep inside whether GSP would make a return to fighting and step back in the cage he said: <\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I think so.&#8221; &#8220;I think he\u2019s got plenty of fighting left. He\u2019s a beast, man. You see him in the practice room, he\u2019s a beast. I don\u2019t think he\u2019s slowing down a bit.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>What are your thoughts fans? Do you think we will see a return of Georges St-Pierre?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As speculation continues to grow on whether or not Georges St-Pierre will return to the UFC again, one person who may have the best inside information on the matter beside St-Pierre himself is his coach, Firas Zahabi. 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