{"id":267941,"date":"2018-01-16T05:58:19","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T13:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=267941"},"modified":"2018-01-16T05:58:19","modified_gmt":"2018-01-16T13:58:19","slug":"coach-isnt-optimistic-georges-st-pierre-returning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/georges-st-pierre\/coach-isnt-optimistic-georges-st-pierre-returning\/","title":{"rendered":"Coach isn&#8217;t optimistic about Georges St-Pierre returning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Back in November, former UFC welterweight champion <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighter\/georges-st-pierre\/\">Georges St-Pierre<\/a> made a triumphant return to the cage, toppling Michael Bisping to win the UFC middleweight title. Unfortunately for St-Pierre fans, however, this comeback is looking more and more like a one-off.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, St-Pierre has vacated the middleweight title, and admitted he&#8217;s dealing with ulcerative-colitis. Based on these developments his long time jiu-jitsu coach John Danaher is not optimistic that he&#8217;ll ever fight again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe truth is no one knows [if he will fight again] because it comes down to medical problems,\u201d Danaher said on the<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qkBXzkD6tis\">\u201cJRE MMA Show\u201d podcast<\/a><span>\u00a0(h\/t <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2018\/01\/coach-john-danaher-no-one-knows-georges-st-pierre-next-fight-ufc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie<\/a>)<\/span>. \u201cGeorges has got a problem in his stomach. I\u2019m not going to claim to be a medical expert, but it\u2019s one of the most frustrating things Georges has had to deal with because there\u2019s certain parts of the human body that are just out of your control, and the stomach is one of them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s things that can happen in your stomach that you can\u2019t control it. Things likes stress seem to make it worse, and the truth is that no one really knows at this point. So, wherever there\u2019s doubt, my instinct is to think: Do you really want to come back Georges? You\u2019ve done [it] all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Danaher also commented on<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-tyron-woodley-predicts-fight-georges-st-pierre-july\/\"> Tyron Woodley&#8217;s recent calls<\/a> for a bout with St-Pierre:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbsolutely [he would fight Woodley],\u201d Danaher said. \u201cI think Tyron Woodley\u2019s a great champion. I know he gets a lot of stink and a lot of flack. That kid is very, very talented&#8230; Tyron Woodley\u2019s a very, very difficult opponent to beat, because people criticize his style, but people don\u2019t understand the difference between regular fighting and championship fighting. Championship fighting is about winning and losing, and you\u2019ve got to do what you\u2019ve got to do to win. That\u2019s the first consideration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Do you think we&#8217;ll ever see Georges St-Pierre in the cage again?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 1\/16\/2018. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in November, former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre made a triumphant return to the cage, toppling Michael Bisping to win the UFC middleweight title. Unfortunately for St-Pierre fans, however, this comeback is looking more and more like a one-off. Since then, St-Pierre has vacated the middleweight title, and admitted he&#8217;s dealing with ulcerative-colitis. 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