Dana White reacts to the rumors of Michael Bisping fighting Georges St-Pierre in Toronto

Earlier this week, BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor reported that current UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping was being targeted for a fight at December’s UFC 206 event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

https://twitter.com/CTaylor_96/status/789215040515735552

https://twitter.com/CTaylor_96/status/790716388507656192

“The Count” initially denied the report, but today proceeded to call out former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre for a fight at the December 10 event on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/bisping/status/791082166239105024

Bisping went on to say that he had verbally agreed to a fight with St-Pierre, but was waiting on “Rush” to “sign the papers”:

https://twitter.com/bisping/status/791083733809893376

https://twitter.com/bisping/status/791085356217020416

Shortly following Michael Bisping’s tweets, ESPN’s Brett Okamoto revealed that he had received a text message from UFC President Dana White that shut down all hopes of a Michael Bisping vs. Georges St-Pierre super-fight at UFC 206.

https://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN/status/791095404435681280