It’s been 19 months since longtime welterweight king Georges St-Pierre last stepped in the cage. That performance, a largely panned thrashing of an overmatched Jake Shields, left people questioning the drive of a champion who was so obviously ahead of his peers.
A simmering feud with a brash contender, a torn ACL and an interim champion later, and people seem to have shifted focus to excitement for his return instead of frustration over his approach.
Here are some questions to consider as the return of GSP is almost upon us.