{"id":363815,"date":"2020-10-08T07:15:22","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T14:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=363815"},"modified":"2020-10-08T07:15:22","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T14:15:22","slug":"georges-st-pierre-will-i-regret-staying-retired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/georges-st-pierre-will-i-regret-staying-retired\/","title":{"rendered":"Georges St-Pierre: &#8220;Will I regret&#8221; staying retired?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Georges St-Pierre is still undecided on mounting a comeback, but the Canadian legend is worried he&#8217;ll regret it if he doesn&#8217;t fight again.<\/p>\n<p>St-Pierre has been<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/khabib-nurmagomedov-has-been-having-lots-of-different-thoughts-about-retirement\/\"> retired<\/a> since 2017, but has been floating the idea of another fight ever since\u2014specifically with undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.<\/p>\n<p>As he closes in on his 40th birthday, the Canadian, who previously held the UFC welterweight and middleweight titles, is still unsure if he&#8217;ll fight again, but is worried he&#8217;ll regret it if he doesn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy step back in? But why not step back in?\u201d St-Pierre told <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aaronbronsteter\/status\/1313905252308070402?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TSN<\/a> on Wednesday (via <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2020\/10\/ufc-news-georges-st-pierre-unsure-return-khabib-nurmagomedov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Junkie<\/a>). \u201cWe only live once. That\u2019s the question that I\u2019m facing now, you know? If I have an opportunity to do it and all the stars align and I don\u2019t do it \u2013 because I\u2019ve still got it now. I\u2019d say I\u2019m in my best years. Will I regret, when I reach 50 years? \u2026 I don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m kind of satisfied [with what I&#8217;ve achieved],\u201d St-Pierre added. \u201cDo you know what I mean? Satisfaction for the athlete is the death. You\u2019re done. You\u2019re finished when you\u2019re satisfied. In order to come back, I\u2019m in a mental state of mind where I\u2019m not sure. The stars would need to be aligned perfectly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As far as a fight with Nurmagomedov goes, St-Pierre is still interested, but seems discouraged with the negotiations for the bout thus far. He&#8217;s also no longer interested in meeting the lightweight champion at 155 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Two] years ago, when I retired, we tried to make the fight happen,\u201d St-Pierre said. \u201cI was all-in. I was trying to make the fight happen. And the UFC didn\u2019t want to do it. Now, two years have passed by. I don\u2019t know if the UFC is gonna change their mind. Even if the UFC wants to make the fight, they change their minds, the stars have to align.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t cut weight for a long time,\u201d St-Pierre added. \u201cIf I go down to 155, my performance will be compromised. I know Khabib is about the same size as me. He\u2019s maybe bigger than me when he\u2019s offseason. I never go up to 200. I\u2019m at 185. That\u2019s turned to his advantage. If we cut more weight, he\u2019s able to bounce back more than I am. He\u2019s used to it. I\u2019ve never been a big fan of cutting weight. Even when I was a welterweight, I was 185. Most guys now are much bigger than 185.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s one of the principles of the art of war. Know the terrain. I don\u2019t know. I\u2019ve never fought at 155. He knows, I believe, to make it fair, we need to fight in a place we\u2019ve never been. Both of us. That would have to be a condition to me coming back if it happens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Do you think we&#8217;ll ever see Georges St-Pierre fight again?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georges St-Pierre is still undecided on mounting a comeback, but the Canadian legend is worried he&#8217;ll regret it if he doesn&#8217;t fight again. St-Pierre has been retired since 2017, but has been floating the idea of another fight ever since\u2014specifically with undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. 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