It looks like talks between Georges St-Pierre and the UFC are about to get “more serious,” that is according to GSP himself, who spoke about a potential Octagon return with Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of “The MMA Hour” at MMAFighting.com.
St-Pierre told Helwani that he will soon be taking part in a “test training camp” before making the final decision as to whether or not he is fully prepared to make his highly-anticipated Octagon return.
“If I feel good, I’ll give the thumbs up to my manager,” St-Pierre said. “They’ve been talking with UFC, but now they’re going to talk more seriously to see what’s gonna happen.”
GSP also noted that one sticking point in the negotiations could be the Reebok sponsorship deal, as it was not part of his contract with the UFC when he was an active competitor.
“It changed a lot of things in my contract,” GSP said. “We need to renegotiate maybe a new contract. I’m not allowed to wear my sponsors anymore, and I lose money. It depends how it’s gonna go down with the UFC. We’ll see what’s gonna happen.”
Georges St-Pierre (25-2) last fought at UFC 167 back in November of 2013, defeating Johny Hendricks via decision. GSP is currently riding a 12-fight winning streak inside the Octagon.