{"id":201016,"date":"2016-08-12T08:58:25","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T15:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=201016"},"modified":"2016-08-12T08:58:25","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T15:58:25","slug":"ufc-offered-georges-st-pierre-superfight-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/ufc-offered-georges-st-pierre-superfight-toronto\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC offered Georges St-Pierre superfight in Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/ByydMLdYjZQ<\/p>\n<p>Until recently, there was no word on whether or not Georges St-Pierre would actually return to the Octagon. The former welterweight kingpin had been on an indefinite hiatus from the Octagon since his <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/video-ufc-primetime-st-pierre-vs-hendricks-ep-2-full-replay\/\">controversial 2013 split decision win over Johny Hendricks.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the years following the fight, rumors of St-Pierre returning to the Octagon continued to surface, however none of them ever resulted in the former champ returning to the Octagon.<\/p>\n<p>This month however, St-Pierre revealed that he not only wants to return to the Octagon, but <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/georges-st-pierre\/georges-st-pierre-officially-begins-usada-process-return-ufc\/\">has already began the USADA process of once again becoming eligible to fight.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview, St-Pierre revealed that the UFC actually offered him a <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/michael-bisping\/video-georges-st-pierres-camp-reached-out-for-title-fight-with-michael-bisping\/\">middleweight title fight in Toronto against Michael Bisping.<\/a> Listen to the audio above!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/ByydMLdYjZQ Until recently, there was no word on whether or not Georges St-Pierre would actually return to the Octagon. 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