Dana White Responds To Michael Bisping vs. GSP Rumour
UFC 206 goes down in Toronto, Canada this coming December 10, and its causing quite a stir. Currently headlined by light-heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier and his rematch with Anthony Johnson, the penultimate PPV of the year has been in the headlines for other reasons. Earlier this year reports of former welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre finally returning spread like wildfire. Having teased a comeback for many years now, this time around it seemed like it was actually for real.
With the promotion headed to GSP’s home country for UFC 206, rumours of a rematch with rival and fellow returning star Nick Diaz cropped up. Middleweight champion Michael Bisping uttered St-Pierre’s name after his UFC 199 title win, and again following the rematch with Dan Henderson at UFC 204. St-Pierre seems to be locked in a legal dispute regarding his UFC contract, claiming he is a free agent although the promotion has since denied it. Yesterday ‘The Count’ revealed he’d signed the contract to fight GSP at UFC 206, and now UFC president Dana White has responded.
Dana White’s Response
Having already told fans that Georges St-Pierre ‘didn’t want to fight anymore,’ UFC president Dana White has responded to the rumours surrounding UFC 206. As reported by Brett Okamoto, White shoots down the reports of GSP vs. Bisping in December:
Text from @danawhite: There is no Bisping vs. GSP fight in Toronto. I know Mike wants it, but it's not happening.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) October 26, 2016
The Reebok deal was apparently the biggest sticking point in relation to GSP’s comeback to the UFC. We’ve seen it happen before, but is the UFC really going down the route of a contract battle with one of their pioneering champions? Randy Couture warned St-Pierre about the longevity of a court fight with the UFC this week.
GSP Coming Back?
Right now, it looks like the answer is a resounding no. On the other hand, ‘UFC Tonight’ is on later, and we all know how the promotion likes to toy with us in the lead up to huge announcements.
Watch this space.
