Georges St. Pierre Shuts Down Rumor He’s Returning Soon

The legions of mixed martial arts (MMA) fans anticipating the long-awaited return of all-time great welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre will have to wait a little longer, at least for now.

A report surfaced earlier tonight from FM93 Quebec’s Dan Pou that St. Pierre would be revealing his plan to come back in the coming days:

EXCLUSIF – @DanPou93 a appris que @GeorgesStPierre annoncera dans les prochains jours un retour à la compétition active en UFC. #FM93

— FM93 Québec (@fm93quebec) January 28, 2016

Translation: EXCLUSIVE – @DanPou93 has learned that @GeorgesStPierre will announce in the coming days a return to active competition in UFC. #FM93

However, St. Pierre was quick to refute that notion when contacted. Jump to the next page to find out what ‘GSP’ had to say….

When the FM93 tweet set the Twitterverse ablaze with seemingly the most concrete bit of information concerning St. Pierre’s return, the excitement shared amongst the MMA world was understandably palpable.

Unfortunately, it appears that it’s just not true, as St. Pierre told MMA Fighting that the report was not fact. St. Pierre texted the site with a clear message refuting the report in any and all sense:

“I can tell you with certainty that their their sources are not reliable.”

So with that rumored comeback quelled, St. Pierre will continue the semi-retirement he’s enjoyed since his extremely controversial split decision win over Georges St. Pierre at UFC 167 in November 2013.

The speculation comes and goes about his return, but there’s no question that the promotion could use his presence on their upcoming midsummer blockbuster, UFC 200; especially if it were in his long rumored superfight with Anderson Silva.

For now, however, St. Pierre’s fighting status still very much remains an unknown.