Georges St. Pierre News

Russell Ess - August 29, 2016

https://youtu.be/MiajBF0Mygw?t=2m42s Ever imagine how a fight between former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre and famous actor and martial artist Steven Seagal would play out?

Chris Taylor - August 27, 2016

Former UFC welterweight title challenger Rory MacDonald made waves last week when he announced that he had ‘jumped ship’ and signed with Bellator MMA. The top ranked welterweight fighter revealed his reasons for leaving the UFC during last night’s Bellator 160 press conference (watch here).

bjpenndotcom - August 26, 2016

This week, rumors of a Georges St-Pierre return to the Octagon picked up more steam as the former welterweight kingpin revealed that he is mentally ready to return to the Octagon. To add to the speculation following GSP’s interview, rumors surfaced that GSP had reportedly signed to fight Nick Diaz once again, this time at UFC 206.

Russell Ess - August 26, 2016

Former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre and UFC President have not always seen eye-to-eye. However, St-Pierre knows how much of a positive impact White has had on the sport of mixed martial arts.

bjpenndotcom - August 25, 2016

While it seems as though reports of former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre returning to the Octagon are always surfacing, ‘Rush’ has yet to officially return to the Octagon. After Tyron Woodley defeated Robbie Lawler at UFC 201 to claim the UFC welterweight championship, he immediately called for a fight with St-Pierre, who seemed extremely willing to step back in the Octagon.

Russell Ess - August 25, 2016

Former UFC welterweight king Georges St-Pierre made it known that he was making his way through the process to fight in the UFC again. Upon hearing the news, our namesake BJ Penn politely asked his former rival on twitter for another fight, this time at 155 pounds to which St-Pierre didn’t respond.

Russell Ess - August 24, 2016

Georges St-Pierre recently stated that he has enrolled in USADA’s drug testing program so that he can be eligible to fight in the UFC once again. While no official word has been released from the UFC on GSP’s return, Big Brand Boys reports that sources are telling them that the UFC and St-Pierre have come to an agreement for “the comeback of the year.” The report also states, “it seems the date of return has finally been set,” which is on December 10 at UFC 206 in Toronto.

Russell Ess - August 19, 2016

[ooyala code=”VxbG5mNTE6fzZExrcukfUf7HX0d8volB” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ auto=”true” width=”1280″ height=”1280″] With Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor set to clash in a rematch this Saturday at UFC 202, Georges St-Pierre and his longtime coach Firas Zahabi make their predictions on who walks out of the Octagon as the winner.

Russell Ess - August 15, 2016

Vacation's over, now back to work at the gym!https://t.co/rsXI5pVhw6 — Georges St-Pierre (@GeorgesStPierre) August 15, 2016

Chris Taylor - August 14, 2016

It appears that newly crowned UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will not be squaring off with former title holder Georges St-Pierre in his first UFC title defense. UFC president Dana White stated earlier this week that Woodley would be making his first title defense against current division number one contender Stephen Thompson.

bjpenndotcom - August 12, 2016

https://youtu.be/ByydMLdYjZQ Until recently, there was no word on whether or not Georges St-Pierre would actually return to the Octagon. The former welterweight kingpin had been on an indefinite hiatus from the Octagon since his controversial 2013 split decision win over Johny Hendricks.

Russell Ess - August 12, 2016

Former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre has announced that he has started the process to be tested by USADA so that he can be eligible to fight in the UFC once again. While basically all athletes fighting in the UFC need four months of testing done by USADA to be eligible to fight, WWE superstar Brock Lesnar was given an exemption from the full four months, and still failed his drug tests that were taken before his UFC 200 fight.

Russell Ess - August 11, 2016

Georges St-Pierre got a close look at the first fight between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz back in March at UFC 196. While “Rush” gave his breakdown of their first fight, the former champ said just one sentence that surely got a rise from both Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz fans.

bjpenndotcom - August 10, 2016

The issue of fighter pay is one that always brought up in MMA. In recent times, the issue has been more prevalent given the UFC’s apparel deal with Reebok, which Vitor Belfort even compared to slavery. With news of former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre stating that he is ready to make his UFC return, he was asked about his thoughts on fighter pay, and how negotiations are going with the UFC, in an interview with BloodyElbow:

Russell Ess - August 10, 2016

Georges St-Pierre announced that he has already started the process with USADA to be eligible to fight in the UFC once again. In an interview with Bloody Elbow, the former UFC welterweight king said that he is looking for not just one return fight in the Octagon, but multiple ones.

bjpenndotcom - August 10, 2016

It’s been nearly 3 years since Georges St-Pierre set foot in the Octagon. In that time, rumors have continued to surface regarding the former welterweight kingpin’s potential return to the Octagon. The rumors reached an all-time high in recent months when St-Pierre reportedly reached out for a middleweight title fight with Michael Bisping. In addition, newly crowned welterweight champion Tyron Woodley called out a fight with St-Pierre.

Russell Ess - August 9, 2016

Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre has announced that he has officially started the USADA drug testing process so that he can be eligible to fight in the UFC once again. In a recent interview with Bloody Elbow, “Rush” went over various topics from a rematch with Nick Diaz, to his thoughts on Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor.

Russell Ess - August 8, 2016

With the recent buzz of Nick Diaz claiming he was drugged before his UFC 158 fight with former UFC welterweight king Georges St-Pierre, team GSP also brought a situation from their contest to light. St-Pierre’s longtime BJJ coach, John Danaher recently recalled the night before the fight with Diaz and explained how “Rush” got extremely sick and was vomiting all night.