According to Tristar head coach Firas Zahabi, former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre is likely to have sustained a concussion just two weeks out from his battle with Dan Hardy. Zahabi believes St-Pierre sustained this injury in a sparring session. Worried that ending this sparring session could diminish St-Pierre’s confidence, however, Zahabi allowed it continue \u2014 with a stipulation.<\/p>\n
He explained on a recent appearance on the JRE MMA Show.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was one more round (of sparring), and he said to me \u2018Coach, let me finish the round, I\u2019m okay. Let me finish the next round,\u2019\u201d Zahabi said (transcribed by Milan Ordo\u00f1ez for Bloody Elbow<\/a>). \u201cAnd I felt that if I pulled it, I would\u2019ve killed his confidence, totally. So I said \u2018Okay, you could do the next round.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI told the other guy he was sparring with, \u2018Don\u2019t land a single glove.\u2019 I whispered it to him, \u2018Not a single glove on him. Just take a mauling.\u2019 And Georges went in that next round, not knowing that the other guy was not allowed to hit him at all.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe UFC was there filming,\u201d Zahabi added. \u201cSo I had to go \u2018Look, guys, that footage can never air. That footage has got to disappear.\u2019 And they were like \u2018Yeah, don\u2019t worry, we understand the fight\u2019s on the line.\u2019<\/p>\n