{"id":223559,"date":"2017-02-17T12:44:05","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T20:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=223559"},"modified":"2017-02-17T12:48:45","modified_gmt":"2017-02-17T20:48:45","slug":"breaking-georges-st-pierre-officially-back-in-ufc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/georges-st-pierre\/breaking-georges-st-pierre-officially-back-in-ufc\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Georges St-Pierre returns! OFFICIALLY back in UFC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This just in! Former UFC welterweight kingpin <a href=\"http:\/\/BJPENN.com\/fighter\/Georges-st-pierre\">Georges St-Pierre<\/a> has reportedly officially signed his new contract with the UFC. <\/p>\n<p>This news that Georges St-Pierre returns comes on the heels of reports surfacing earlier in the week that St-Pierre and the promotion were in the process of finalizing a multi-fight contract which the terms of had already been agreed upon. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Georges-st-pierre-gsp.png\" alt=\"Georges St-Pierre\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-190150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Georges-st-pierre-gsp.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Georges-st-pierre-gsp-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Georges-st-pierre-gsp-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Georges-st-pierre-gsp-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now, UFC President Dana White has reportedly confirmed the news, with a full story coming to the LA Times later in the day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dana White just made it official to me: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeorgesStPierre?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GeorgesStPierre<\/a> is back in the UFC. Signed deal. More soon at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/latimessports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@latimessports<\/a> &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lance Pugmire (@pugboxing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pugboxing\/status\/832685550079315968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With reports of St-Pierre&#8217;s comeback surfacing throughout the week, oddsmakers released odds of who GSP will likely fight, with Michael Bisping being the most likely opponent. <\/p>\n<p>Only time will tell if those odds prove to be true. <\/p>\n<p>This article first appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/BJPENN.com\">BJPENN.com<\/a> on 2\/17\/16. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This just in! Former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre has reportedly officially signed his new contract with the UFC. 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