{"id":223366,"date":"2017-02-16T09:15:01","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T17:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=223366"},"modified":"2017-02-16T16:36:41","modified_gmt":"2017-02-17T00:36:41","slug":"georges-st-pierre-open-fighting-nick-diaz-michael-bisping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/georges-st-pierre\/georges-st-pierre-open-fighting-nick-diaz-michael-bisping\/","title":{"rendered":"Georges St-Pierre open to fighting Nick Diaz or Michael Bisping"},"content":{"rendered":"

Throughout the course of the past year, reports and rumors have continued to surface in regards to a potential return of Georges St-Pierre.<\/p>\n

In 2016, reports surfaced that Georges St-Pierre<\/a> and the UFC were currently in the process of negotiating a contract that would see the former welterweight kingpin return from his lengthy hiatus. Reports surfaced that St-Pierre would be returning for a middleweight title fight with Michael Bisping<\/a> in Canada, however after negotiations with the UFC failed due to a conflicting deal St-Pierre personally had with Under Armour, the former champ released a statement via Twitter saying:<\/p>\n

\"Georges<\/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><\/blockquote>\n

Now, with St-Pierre and the UFC reportedly in agreement on a multi-fight contract which is currently being finalized, the former champ spoke in an interview with Daily Star<\/a> to discuss who he would like to fight. When asked if he was interested in a fight with Michael Bisping or Nick Diaz, St-Pierre stated:<\/p>\n

“There’s a lot of fights that interest me, It’s like the stock market, you know?<\/em><\/p>\n

“Sometimes some guys’ stock are more hot than some others, you know?”<\/p>\n

“And as a fighter, you always want to have the hot stock.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Georges<\/p>\n

Odds recently were released in regards to who St-Pierre’s opponent could potentially be in his return fight, with Michael Bisping being the most likely opponent for St-Pierre’s return<\/a>, and Anderson Silva being the 2nd most likely opponent for St-Pierre in his return.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned for updates on St-Pierre’s ongoing saga with the UFC.<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on BJPenn.com<\/a> on 2\/16\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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