{"id":224523,"date":"2017-02-22T11:11:13","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T19:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=224523"},"modified":"2017-02-22T11:11:57","modified_gmt":"2017-02-22T19:11:57","slug":"michael-bisping-gsp-fight-think-bad-idea-georges-st-pierre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/michael-bisping\/michael-bisping-gsp-fight-think-bad-idea-georges-st-pierre\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Bisping on GSP fight: I think it’s a bad idea for Georges St-Pierre"},"content":{"rendered":"

UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping has generated some controversy over the last few weeks, as he’s been flirting with the idea of a superfight with Georges St-Pierre<\/a>, and simultaneously showing disinterest in a fight with top middleweight contender Yoel Romero<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to the British champion, however, he’d simply be foolish not to accept a fight with St-Pierre if it was offered to him.<\/p>\n

“If they offer me the No. 1 contender, I\u2019ll take the No. 1 contender,\u201d Bisping said on a recent episode of the\u00a0UFC Unfiltered podcast<\/a>.\u00a0\u201cIf they offer me GSP \u2013listen, I will be a fool not to take it \u2013 of course I will take GSP. If they were to offer that fight, but there\u2019s been no word about it.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Bisping then went on to explain that, in his opinion, St-Pierre would be extremely unwise to take this fight.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAfter three years [away from the cage], I think it\u2019s a tough fight for GSP if I\u2019m honest,” he said. “Fighters know the hardest part of fighting \u2013 of course it\u2019s the physical \u2013 but the hardest part is the mental aspect. There\u2019s self-doubt, inner demons.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cGSP kind of had a tough fight last time out against Johny Hendricks,” the middleweight champ continued.\u00a0“And spending three years away, and coming back stepping up a weight class and fighting me, I think that\u2019s a bad idea for Georges St-Pierre. If he wants to do it then God bless.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

St-Pierre has not stepped into the cage since 2013, when\u00a0he scored a razor thin decision win over Johny Hendricks, defending his welterweight belt for a ninth time. Bisping, meanwhile, was last seen in action when he defended his title with a similarly close decision over the retiring Dan Henderson.<\/p>\n

How do you think Georges St-Pierre would do against Michael Bisping? Sound off, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 2\/22\/2017. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping has generated some controversy over the last few weeks, as he’s been flirting with the idea of a superfight with Georges St-Pierre, and simultaneously showing disinterest in a fight with top middleweight contender Yoel Romero. 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