Georges St. Pierre News

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 18, 2016

Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre has not made any official announcement regarding a return to fighting in the Octagon but has revealed that he is in negotiations with the UFC on fighting once again. “I don’t know 100 percent,” St-Pierre said to Ariel Helwani on Monday’s episode of the MMA Hour. “We are training and doing some testing, tuning up and stuff like that. We are talking with UFC, we will see what is gonna happen.”

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.

bjpenndotcom - April 8, 2016

Former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre hasn’t fought in the Octagon since his UFC 167 split decision win over Johny Hendricks in 2013. Recently however, there has been much talk of a potential GSP return to the Octagon at UFC 200, where many fight fans would like to see him fight Robbie Lawler.

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:

bjpenndotcom - March 31, 2016

Recently it was announced that the UFC had booked Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz II for the main event of UFC 200, and Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar for an interim featherweight fight. The UFC then posted a photo counting down the days to UFC 200, using a photo of Georges St. Pierre, leading many to wonder if GSP would inevitably be returning to the Octagon.

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 22, 2016

Nate Diaz’s call out to Conor McGregor after his win over Michael Johnson at UFC on FOX 17 was the best move of his career. The expletive speech put the wheels in motion for a big money fight, but it wasn’t until lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos pulled out of his fight with McGregor to get things really going for Diaz.

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.

Russell Ess - March 15, 2016

Rory MacDonald has been a training partner with Georges St-Pierre for a long time. Even the close teammate of the former UFC welterweight champion does not know much about GSP’s plans for a return to the Octagon. Rory spoke with the MMA Hour on Monday and gave the information that he knows about St-Pierre’s plans (transcribed by Bloody Elbow).