Georges St-Pierre undergoes USADA tests ahead of potential UFC return

While former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre and the UFC are currently still in negotiations regarding St-Pierre’s potential return to the Octagon, news emerged this week that indicates St-Pierre is one step closer to returning to the Octagon.

According to MMAWeekly, ‘Rush’ has entered the USADA testing pool and has already been tested. This news comes after it was reported last month that St-Pierre had began the ‘USADA process’ in order to return to the UFC. At that point, St-Pierre had just begun the process, whereas now he has reportedly been tested 4 times according to USADA’s website.

The last we heard from St-Pierre in regards to his return came when he announced that he had begun the USADA process to return, at which point he stated in an interview with BloodyElbow:

“My agent is negotiating with the UFC, they had an offer, we made a counteroffer, you know that’s how business goes. And then we heard a day after that UFC sold for $4 billion dollars. So we waited for a few days, to see what was going on, because even some of the employees were afraid of losing their job – even some of the high ranking people in the UFC were afraid. We wanted to let the management to take care of their own company first, and then see what happens.

Now we’re talking again and I’m starting the USADA process to be tested, I’m starting it Aug 10. in Las Vegas. Because to be eligible to fight you need to be tested.”

St-Pierre has been on an indefinite hiatus from the Octagon for nearly 3 years following his split decision win over Johny Hendricks at UFC 167. After winning that fight, St-Pierre began his indefinite hiatus from the Octagon. Despite that, talks of St-Pierre returning have continued to pop up in the media.