{"id":208739,"date":"2016-10-28T12:20:32","date_gmt":"2016-10-28T19:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=208739"},"modified":"2016-10-28T12:20:32","modified_gmt":"2016-10-28T19:20:32","slug":"dana-white-opens-status-relationship-georges-st-pierre-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/georges-st-pierre\/dana-white-opens-status-relationship-georges-st-pierre-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White opens up on status of relationship with Georges St-Pierre after meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Relations between the UFC brass and former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre have continued to be strained over the last few weeks as St-Pierre’s highly anticipated return to the Octagon was once again postponed after negotiations for ‘Rush’ to return at UFC 206 failed. This resulted in St-Pierre revealing in an interview that he had terminated his contract with the UFC<\/a> after the promotion failed to secure him a fight in a reasonable amount of time. <\/p>\n

Despite that, rumors of St-Pierre returning to the Octagon at UFC 206 for a fight with Michael Bisping continued to surface, until this week, when St-Pierre sent a message to Bisping via social media, in which he stated:<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Georges<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cNothing would make me more happy in the world to fight you in Toronto, Michael. Last week I met with Ari, and I made peace with Dana [White]. I tried to resolve things, but unfortunately, right now it\u2019s not happening. Hopefully, things will change soon. Thank you\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, since then there has been no word from GSP’s camp, or the UFC brass, as to the current status of negotiations, and whether or not we will ever see St-Pierre in the Octagon again.<\/p>\n

With that being said, UFC President Dana White, who has remained very adamant that St-Pierre doesn’t truly want to return to the Octagon<\/a>, sent a brief update on the status of his relationship with Georges St-Pierre to ‘The Star Phoenix’<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cMy relationship has never been better with GSP. I\u2019m glad we got together.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In addition, White commented on the rumors of GSP being a free agent, saying:<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s under contract with the UFC, so yes, if he returns to fighting it would be with us.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In the meantime, UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping has remained deadset on signing to fight at UFC 206, whether it’s against Georges St-Pierre, or someone else. Following St-Pierre’s message to Bisping regarding their potential fight, Bisping wished St-Pierre all the best in his negotiations with the UFC<\/a> before then releasing another statement in which he stated that he would be willing to fight Nick Diaz, who was reportedly offered a UFC 206 fight with Bisping recently<\/a>. In addition, Bisping stated that he would be willing to fight anyone, he just wants to fight.<\/p>\n

\"Michael<\/a><\/p>\n

Only time will tell if GSP will ever return to the Octagon, however the status of his relationship with White is certainly a good sign! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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