{"id":264230,"date":"2017-11-22T09:58:04","date_gmt":"2017-11-22T17:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=264230"},"modified":"2017-11-22T09:58:04","modified_gmt":"2017-11-22T17:58:04","slug":"exclusive-bj-penn-praises-georges-st-pierres-ufc-217-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/exclusive-bj-penn-praises-georges-st-pierres-ufc-217-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE | BJ Penn applauds Georges St-Pierre’s comeback win, speculates what’s next for him"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier this month, in the main event of the ridiculously stacked UFC 217, former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre<\/a> made his long-awaited return to the Octagon. While St-Pierre’s heyday occured at welterweight, however, his comeback fight occurred at middleweight, where he took on reigning champ Michael Bisping for the title.<\/p>\n

Despite the length of his layoff and his apparent size disadvantage, St-Pierre dazzled in this fight, battering his foe en route to a third-round submission win \u2013 his first stoppage win since 2009.<\/p>\n

Pretty much everybody was impressed by St-Pierre’s dominant return to the cage. That includes one of the Canadian’s oldest rivals in our own BJ Penn.<\/p>\n

“You know what? That was a huge win for GSP, he looked good, he looked great in his comeback,” Penn said on this week’s special Tuesday edition of BJ Penn Radio<\/a>. “It looked awesome, he’s good a that weight.”<\/p>\n

With his win over Bisping in the books, St-Pierre is now expected to defend his title against interim middleweight champion Robert Whittaker. That being said,\u00a0 there are also several other compelling options on the Canadian’s menu, including a return to welterweight where he could battle divisional champ Tyron Woodley or even MMA superstar Conor McGregor<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to BJ Penn, however, the most likely option for the resurgent St-Pierre is probably a title-unifying showdown with Robert Whittaker.<\/p>\n

“Yeah I think knowing him, he’ll defend his new weight belt,” Penn said. “He likes to do stuff [like that]. He likes to defend the championship and he’s got a great opponent in front of him. Robert Whitaker, [they are] two great fighters.”<\/p>\n

While the UFC has openly admitted it hopes to book this fight for its upcoming pay-per-view in Perth, this plan is decidedly not set in stone. Who do you want to see Georges St-Pierre fight next?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 22\/11\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Earlier this month, in the main event of the ridiculously stacked UFC 217, former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre made his long-awaited return to the Octagon. While St-Pierre’s heyday occured at welterweight, however, his comeback fight occurred at middleweight, where he took on reigning champ Michael Bisping for the title. 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