GSP Talks UFC Return: Our Cards Are On The Table
Amongst the recent rumors that former UFC welterweight king Georges St-Pierre will be making a return to the Octagon, the Canadian legend opened up on the status of his return to his old stomping grounds at 170 pounds.
During a phone interview with MMA Fighting, ‘GSP’ revealed that ‘all the stars are aligned’ for a return to Octagon action in the near future:
“All the stars are aligned, my friend,” St-Pierre said. “I’m not lying to you, it’s not done yet. It’s not done at this point. We still have to talk to the new owners soon, see what they’ve gotta say.”
St-Pierre is currently promoting his upcoming film Kickboxer: Vengeance in which he co-stars along with Jean Claude Van Damme, Dave Bautista and Gina Carano.
‘GSP’s’ agency CAA, however, are rival talent agencies in Hollywood with new UFC owners WME-IMG, but St-Pierre believes this should not be an issue during negotiations:
“Conflict is sometimes good,” St-Pierre said. “It raises the bar. It’s a good thing. Some people might not like what I have to say, but I think it’s good.”
St-Pierre also says that he wants to get back into the Octagon now rather than later, as he feels he is still in the prime of his career at 35-years-old and doesn’t want to pass up the best years that he can get out of himself:
“It’s something fair and we have to wait,” GSP said. “I’m very well represented. I’m very confident and trusting in the people that work for me.
I’m very well taken care of for that. I want to go back to fighting. I don’t have to. I would like to, because I feel I’m in my prime right now. I’m the best I’ve ever been at 35. Right now.
I don’t want to wait any longer, because if I wait too long I’m gonna be past that prime and I don’t want that. This is a good time to be back right now. That’s why I want to go back.”
At the end of the day the former welterweight champion says that it’s all up to the UFC in regards to his return, as he and his team have already put all of their cards out on the table:
“It depends on them,” said GSP. “We put our cards on the table, see what’s going to happen. I think my agents are talking to the new owners pretty soon. So we’re going to have some news.”
Rumor has it that St-Pierre is being targeted for the UFC 206 pay-per-view (PPV) event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on December 10, 2016. An opponent, however, has not yet been discussed.
