Report: Georges St-Pierre Interested In Fighting Michael Bisping
Well this just got a little more interesting…
After years of being a trash talking hooligan of the UFC’s middleweight division, Michael Bisping finally backed it all up at UFC 199. His stunning first round knockout over Luke Rockhold was followed up by a stream of fighters wanting a piece of ‘The Count,’ and not surprisingly given the number of rivalries the brash Englishman has racked up during his storied UFC career. There was even talk of an immediate rematch with Rockhold, before Bisping himself shot them down in short order.
The talk of a rematch with Dan Henderson has also been rife, even though the rankings would play against that fight, ‘Hendo’s’ classic knockout over Bisping at UFC 100 and the fact he only has one fight left is making that match very possible and also extremely marketable. But then former welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre‘s name got throw in the mix.
In a recent interview, as quoted during a recent LowKick article, newly minted UFC 185-pound champion Michael Bisping said a fight with Georges St-Pierre would be an enticing idea.
“As you said, fighting Georges St-Pierre [would be] great, and of course for the title for who has the most wins in UFC history…I mean, that alone is a fantastic tagline and great promotion.
“I do want to defend the belt, and I want to make as much money as I can in the process. So, I would certainly be open to sending Georges St-Pierre back to a movie set because that would be a fight I would definitely win and if Georges St-Pierre is listening, any time you fancy it, just be a man and sign on the dotted line and your return will be short-lived.”
It looks like Georges St-Pierre’s camp has now responded, reaching out to Bisping in efforts of making this fight happen…
Catch the full scoop on page 2…
Former UFC welterweight champion and one of the consensus greatest fighters of all time Georges St-Pierre has toyed endlessly with the idea of a return to the octagon. Since retiring following the split decision win over Johny Hendricks at UFC 167 in 2013, ‘Rush’ has danced around the idea of his fighting future. According to Bispng himself, as transcribed by MMAFighting.com, and per the video interview with TMZ at the bottom of the page, St-Pierre’s camp has reached out to ‘The Count’ stating they are interested in fighting him:
“I actually has some people reach out to me saying, ‘Georges St. Pierre is interested in fighting you,’ and I was like, ‘really?'” Bisping told Fox Sports Live. “It was something that I didn’t expect. Some people from his camp…Tell him to sign on the dotted line – just like Henderson – if he wants to come out of retirement.”
“But don’t worry,” he told TMZ sports. “I will take them all on. I plan on having that belt for a long time so Weidman, Rockhold again, Jacare, whoever the hell you are, line them up and I will knock them down.”
