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Earlier this year, it was announced that former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre would be making his highly anticipated return to the Octagon in 2017<\/a> against UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping.<\/p>\n

While the fight was never given an official date, Bisping finally demanded that St-Pierre be ready to fight over the summer after months without an official date. St-Pierre informed Bisping that he would be willing to fight any time after November<\/a>, which prompted UFC President Dana White to subsequently announced that the promotion was not going to wait for the former welterweight champion, and that when St-Pierre made his return, it was expected to be at welterweight. Ultimately Bisping then revealed that he was still recovering from his knee surgery, and wouldn’t be ready to fight<\/a> over the summer anyway.<\/p>\n

\"Michael<\/p>\n

Now, Tristar gym head coach Firas Zahabi speaks to MMAJunkie<\/a> to discuss who he would like to see GSP fight when he returns:<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I want Georges to fight a high-profile fight,\u201d Zahabi admitted. \u201cHe doesn\u2019t need any more to go and try to be champion of the welterweight division and try to defend the title every three-four months. I think he\u2019s done that, and he\u2019s past that. I don\u2019t want to speak for him. I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s a lifestyle he wants to go back to.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he should fight Conor McGregor or Michael Bisping, and I\u2019ll tell you why: Michael Bisping will give him a two-title championship, and if he fights McGregor, it\u2019ll be the greatest fight in UFC history.<\/p>\n

\u201cOther than that, I don\u2019t know if there\u2019s anything else that\u2019s super-interesting. I don\u2019t wanna speak for Georges \u2013 maybe Georges is thinking of other fights \u2013 but the two fights I\u2019m interested in would be a Bisping fight or a McGregor fight. I don\u2019t see why that can\u2019t happen. Maybe it\u2019s a question of time, but it should happen.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Georges<\/p>\n

Only time will tell.<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on BJPenn.com<\/a> 5\/19\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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