{"id":265444,"date":"2017-12-11T05:54:45","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T13:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=265444"},"modified":"2017-12-11T05:54:45","modified_gmt":"2017-12-11T13:54:45","slug":"dana-white-shares-his-reaction-to-georges-st-pierre-vacating-the-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/georges-st-pierre\/dana-white-shares-his-reaction-to-georges-st-pierre-vacating-the-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White shares his reaction to Georges St-Pierre vacating the title"},"content":{"rendered":"

Back in early November, former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre<\/a> returned from a lengthy hiatus to capture the UFC middleweight title, hammering then champion Michael Bisping to a third-round submission win.<\/p>\n

While this stood out as one of the most impressive moments of St-Pierre’s incredible career, it was followed by a stretch of uncertainty, as it was unknown whether the Canadian would defend his title, or perhaps seek out a different opportunity in another division instead.<\/p>\n

In the end, St-Pierre announced that he was dealing with colitis<\/a>, and vacated the title on his own. While this move generated praise from many of his fellow fighters, there was widespread wonder has to how UFC President Dana White would react, as he had repeatedly claimed that St-Pierre’s contract stipulated that he must defend the middleweight title if he won it.<\/p>\n

In the end, however, the UFC boss seems to be taking things pretty well. He offered his reaction to St-Pierre’s vacating the title at the post-fight presser for the UFC’s Saturday stop in Fresno, California.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the end of the day, there\u2019s a reason I put that stuff in the contract for him to sign,\u201d White told the media. \u201cThere\u2019s a reason. And am I shocked? I don\u2019t think anybody is shocked. He came out, he hand-picked Bisping and then went away again. So, whatever, it is what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought I would be [super pissed], but I\u2019m not. I expected it,\u201d White continued. \u201cListen, I had him sign a contract that said he would defend against [Robert] Whittaker for a reason \u2014 because I knew he wouldn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe doesn\u2019t want to fight anybody at welterweight. That\u2019s why he fought Bisping. He didn\u2019t want to fight [Tyron] Woodley, he didn\u2019t want to fight [Stephen] \u2018Wonderboy\u2019 Thompson. He didn\u2019t want to fight any of those guys. He wanted to fight Michael Bisping, and he did, and now he\u2019s off again. So, listen, I\u2019m not shocked, I\u2019m not mad. It is what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n

Do you think we’ll ever see Georges St-Pierre back in the cage?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 10\/12\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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