Georges St. Pierre News

Russell Ess - August 19, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - August 16, 2016

While there has been no official word yet on whether or not former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre will return to the Octagon, Reebok just dropped a major bombshell on the MMA community. For the first time since the UFC’s partnership with Reebok, a Georges St-Pierre ‘Fight Kit’ is on the Reebok Canada store. The product sold out extremely quick, however it is still available for viewing on the Reebok website.

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.

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

Former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre announced that he has started the process to be tested by USADA so that he can be eligible to fight in the UFC again. With his intent to fight and prove his dominance, many are wondering who GSP will be fighting.

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:

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

Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz are set to fight in another non-title welterweight fight at UFC 202.

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.

bjpenndotcom - August 3, 2016

After winning the UFC welterweight championship this past Saturday in the main event of UFC 201, Tyron Woodley set his sights on a money fight with either Georges St-Pierre or Nick Diaz. The decision drew much criticism for the Missouri native, who many believed was ducking welterweight #1 contender Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson. Despite that, Woodley says that former welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre is actually interested in a fight.

bjpenndotcom - August 2, 2016

https://www.facebook.com/158637914542179/videos/159053561167281/ Back in March, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor jumped up 2 weight classes to fight Nate Diaz at UFC 196 after UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos pulled out of the fight with a broken foot.

Russell Ess - August 1, 2016

Tyron Woodley realized his dreams on Saturday in Atlanta, Georgia when he defeated Robbie Lawler to become the UFC welterweight champion of the world. Woodley said now that he is the champion, he is looking for the biggest fights possible to generate the most money and doesn’t care about what the rankings are saying.

Russell Ess - July 12, 2016

Despite talk from the former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre admitting that he had an interest in fighting in the Octagon again, UFC President Dana White says otherwise.

Chris Taylor - July 3, 2016

Former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre recently broke the news that he is currently involved in negotiations to return to the UFC. “Rush”, who is almost three years removed from his last fight at UFC 167, spoke to Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour about fighter pay and the importance of contract negotiations.

Chris Taylor - June 26, 2016

Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre recently announced that he would be making a return to the octagon later this year. “GSP” discussed a possible move up to middleweight in order to challenge newly crowned champion Michael Bisping in his return. However, that is not the only weight class that “Rush” has his eyes on: