Georges St. Pierre News

Chris Taylor - April 23, 2016

During Friday’s UFC 200 press conference, UFC president Dana White was asked to comment on top lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov’s recent statement that he was offered a fight with Georges St. Pierre for July’s UFC 200 event in Las Vegas. The UFC president seemed rather shocked by the question, which prompted him to respond with the following:

Russell Ess - April 21, 2016

The return of former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre seems ever so close with all of his latest media appearances. With Conor McGregor out of the UFC 200 main event against Nate Diaz, the UFC is working overtime to find a match that will bring in the big numbers for the marquee card.

bjpenndotcom - April 20, 2016

There has been much speculation as to whether or not Georges St-Perre will be returning to the Octagon. The former welterweight kingpin has been training, however there’s been no word yet on whether or not he will be returning to the Octagon. With Conor McGregor retiring yesterday, and subsequently being pulled from his UFC 200 rematch with Nate Diaz, many are wondering if St-Pierre will be tapped to fill in against Nate Diaz given that his talks with the UFC have reportedly been going well.

bjpenndotcom - April 20, 2016

UFC 200 is now left without a main event after Conor McGregor retired, and then was pulled from his main event slot for refusing to fulfill his media obligations for the July 9th event. While all signs are pointing to McGregor legitimately retiring, former UFC fighter Chael Sonnen offered some insight into what the situation could be on a Facebook Q&A.

Russell Ess - April 13, 2016

The Reebok sponsorship deal was made after former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre’s last fight in the Octagon, which took place back in 2013. With rumors of his return to the Octagon, “Rush” spoke with RDS and said that he has been in talks with the UFC, but the two parties are going back and forth with contract negotiations (translated by Bloody Elbow).

Russell Ess - April 13, 2016

https://youtu.be/cCBo6-9nLL0 Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre is definitely not ruling out a comeback to fight in the Octagon. As rumors buzz around of “GSP’s” return to the Octagon, it seems like it is only a matter of time before we hear the UFC announce the return of “Rush.”

Russell Ess - April 12, 2016

[ooyala code=”Q3bWdyMjE6mb513QmAhlha1PovslEize” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”1280″ height=”720″ auto=”true”] Former world champion and kickboxing legend John Wayne “The Gunslinger” Parr posted some of his extended footage sparring with former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre back when they were preparing for St-Pierre’s last fight in the UFC.

Russell Ess - April 11, 2016

https://www.facebook.com/HISTORYCanada/videos/10154014436442777/ Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre is the host of the new TV series “The Boneyard with Georges St-Pierre” that will be playing on the History Channel in Canada.

Russell Ess - April 4, 2016

Sage Northcutt is looking to bounce back from his first loss in the UFC as he is scheduled to fight at UFC 200 against Enrique Marin. Northcutt recently posted a video showing off his stregth in the weightroom at the Tristar Gym. Northcutt isn’t only working on his strength and conditioning, but technique as well. “Super” Sage posted a photo getting in some work with former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre.

Russell Ess - April 1, 2016

https://youtu.be/BdxvonWlRYQ Famed boxing coach Freddie Roach has trained with some of MMA’s elite including both Georges St-Pierre and Anderson Silva. The owner and head trainer of the Wild Card Boxing Club has been busy preparing his star fighter Manny Pacquiao for his supposed last fight before retiring against Timothy Bradley but touched upon St-Pierre’s highly rumored return to the Octagon.

Chris Taylor - April 1, 2016

July’s UFC 200 event in Las Vegas just added another blockbuster fight. Former  UFC lightweight and welterweight title holder BJ Penn (16-10-2 MMA) will return to the octagon on July 9 to take on bitter rival Georges St. Pierre (25-2 MMA).

Chris Taylor - March 31, 2016

According to a report from MMAFighting’s Ariel Helwani, the UFC is trying to set up a welterweight title fight between current champ Robbie Lawler and former title holder Georges St. Pierre for July’s blockbuster UFC 200 pay-per-view event. Here is what Helwani had to say on twitter:

Russell Ess - March 31, 2016

“When this card is finished being announced … minds will be blown,” said UFC President Dana White via text message to Postmedia. While the news of the first official bouts for UFC 200 broke yesterday, the rest of the exciting card remains a mystery.

Russell Ess - March 29, 2016

The talks of former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre returning to fight in the UFC have been buzzing ever since he stepped away from the sport in 2013. Recently, the rumors might seem to be holding a bit more weight with “Rush” being present and televised in the crowd at UFC 196. UFC analyst and commentator Kenny Florian spoke about St-Pierre on “The Fighter and the Kid” podcast recently and says that “Rush” will surely be fighting in the UFC later this year.

Chris Taylor - March 28, 2016

According to mixed martial arts veteran Renzo Gracie the return of former UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre is imminent. The Brazilian jiu jitsu specialist recently sat down with Ariel Helwani on the latest edition The MMA Hour, where he stated that “GSP” is 100% healthy and will return to the octagon ‘for sure’. His words (as transcribed by Hunter A. Homistek of MMAFighting):

Russell Ess - March 22, 2016

While Firas Zahabi may have already dropped a hint for the winner of the Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor rematch to call out former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre at UFC 200, it really is all just a hunch for Zahabi. The longtime coach of GSP spoke on the MMA Hour (transcribed by MMA Fighting) on Monday and opened up on what he believes will get Georges St-Pierre back in the Octagon.

Russell Ess - March 17, 2016

The mental aspect of fighting is just as important as the physical. Just ask former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre. “I became champion, I beat the greatest welterweight in the world back in the day that was Matt Hughes, who seems to be invincible back in the day and I beat him. So now I become the new greatest thing in the sport and everybody tells me how great I am and stuff and I started to believe in my own hype,” St-Pierre revealed when speaking to Joe Buck on “Undeniable” (transcribed by FOX Sports).

Russell Ess - March 15, 2016

Georges St-Pierre is arguably one of the greatest champions the UFC has ever had. His dominance in the welterweight division went hand in hand with his championship character of a disciplined martial artist. His longtime trainer and coach Firas Zahabi confirmed to a fan on twitter about a story written in St-Pierre’s book, The Way of the Fight.