Those are the words of former UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre, who appeared on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour and had plenty to say about his current relationship with the UFC.
GSP revealed qu…
“You heard it right. I’m a free agent.”
Those are the words of former UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre, who appeared on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour and had plenty to say about his current relationship with the UFC.
GSP revealed quite a bit during the very interesting podcast appearance. One major bombshell that St-Pierre dropped was that his lawyer, James Quinn, terminated his UFC contract after the promotion did not meet a deadline to offer him a fight recently.
As GSP explained, there was an offer on the table from Lorenzo Fertitta that led him to believe a return fight was a possibility, however when the company was sold to new owners WME | IMG, the offer was taken off the table.
“It was like a shock, because we felt like we were making progress, we were almost there,” St-Pierre said to show-host Ariel Helwani this afternoon. “When they told us that, I got angry.”
St-Pierre went on to talk more about being a free agent, explaining that he is no longer tied up in a contract with the UFC and is free to do what he wants.
And apparently GSP still feels he can do quite a bit.
“The reason I wanted to go back and fight is because i feel right now that I’m at my best,” St-Pierre said. “I’m truly confident I can beat the guys that are champions right now. I’m that confident. At least I’m a free man. Now, I know I’m free. I have other options. I’m not caught up legally with a contract. I’m a free man.”
St-Pierre also claimed that he thought things were leading towards a return in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and now that it’s clear that it won’t be happening, everyone comes out a loser in this situation.
“To [come back], it would have been a win-win situation. I think now what happened with this situation, the biggest loser is the fans. I’m a loser. The UFC is a loser. Even the UFC is a loser. They would have made good money. I was very pumped up a few weeks ago when we talked,” St-Pierre said. “Now, I’m not as pumped up as I was. I’m entering unknown water, unknown territory. I just don’t know what’s gonna happen.”
Apparently, the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) are only half as cruel as those who were criticizing them for the reported $150,000 fine handed down to Conor McGregor for his end in the “Bottle-Gate” fiasco with Nate Diaz at the UFC 202 pre-fight press conference thought they were.
Bob Bennett, the current Executive Director of the NSAC, told MMAFighting.com on Saturday that the media reported the wrong information regarding the fine handed down to the reigning UFC Featherweight Champion for his end in the incident ahead of his 170-pound rematch with Diaz, and that he in fact will only be paying $75,000 in fines.
Upon learning of McGregor’s reaction to their ruling, he also decided to share his belief that “The Notorious” one doesn’t “understand how the system works when he’s fined.”
“It appears the media and others got it wrong. I understand that he’s upset,” Bennett said this weekend. “I understand that he commands a phenomenal following and paydays and he’s a world-renowned champ. I get that he’s frustrated — $75,000 is a lot of money. But I think the remark is inappropriate. In fairness to Conor — and I say this with the utmost respect — I just don’t think he understands how the system works when he’s fined.”
Bennett continued, explaining that in terms of the full scope, the NSAC didn’t have an agenda of any kind, pointing out that neither McGregor or Diaz were suspended, nor were anyone in their camps.
Additionally, as shown in the Nick Diaz situation where the Commission initially handed down a five-year suspension for a controversial positive marijuana metabolites test result, prompting justified outrage from Diaz fans and the MMA community who knew that it ultimately meant they chose to use their power to essentially purposefully and knowingly end a man’s career for an offense that didn’t warrant such a punishment, they will use that same power to reverse the ruling and alter it accordingly.
Basically, they’re not afraid to admit they are wrong when it is the shared belief of the masses.
Bennett insists $75,000 is a fair and just penalty given the circumstances.
“[McGregor] wasn’t suspended, nor were people in either fighter’s camp that participated in this,” Bennett said. “The Nevada State Athletic Commission didn’t go after anybody else. … I’ll be the first to say that we’ve got it right sometimes and we haven’t gotten it right other times. When we don’t, we want to right the wrong.”
Time will tell if “The King,” who looks to make history as UFC’s first simaltaneous two-division champion when he fights Eddie Alvarez for the UFC Lightweight Championship in the main event of UFC’s first event in the state of New York in November, decides that $75,000 is an acceptable fine, as he claimed that he will never fight in Nevada again when he learned of the $150,000 figure.
UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor kicks off UFC action in the Empire State on Saturday, November 12, 2016 from the world-famous Madison Square Garden arena in New York City.
Join us here at MMANews.com on 11/12 for our live results coverage of the UFC 205 pay-per-view, including live in-round updates
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Apparently, the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) are only half as cruel as those who were criticizing them for the reported $150,000 fine handed down to Conor McGregor for his end in the “Bottle-Gate” fiasco with Nate Diaz at the UFC 202 pre-fight press conference thought they were.
Bob Bennett, the current Executive Director of the NSAC, told MMAFighting.com on Saturday that the media reported the wrong information regarding the fine handed down to the reigning UFC Featherweight Champion for his end in the incident ahead of his 170-pound rematch with Diaz, and that he in fact will only be paying $75,000 in fines.
Upon learning of McGregor’s reaction to their ruling, he also decided to share his belief that “The Notorious” one doesn’t “understand how the system works when he’s fined.”
“It appears the media and others got it wrong. I understand that he’s upset,” Bennett said this weekend. “I understand that he commands a phenomenal following and paydays and he’s a world-renowned champ. I get that he’s frustrated — $75,000 is a lot of money. But I think the remark is inappropriate. In fairness to Conor — and I say this with the utmost respect — I just don’t think he understands how the system works when he’s fined.”
Bennett continued, explaining that in terms of the full scope, the NSAC didn’t have an agenda of any kind, pointing out that neither McGregor or Diaz were suspended, nor were anyone in their camps.
Additionally, as shown in the Nick Diaz situation where the Commission initially handed down a five-year suspension for a controversial positive marijuana metabolites test result, prompting justified outrage from Diaz fans and the MMA community who knew that it ultimately meant they chose to use their power to essentially purposefully and knowingly end a man’s career for an offense that didn’t warrant such a punishment, they will use that same power to reverse the ruling and alter it accordingly.
Basically, they’re not afraid to admit they are wrong when it is the shared belief of the masses.
Bennett insists $75,000 is a fair and just penalty given the circumstances.
“[McGregor] wasn’t suspended, nor were people in either fighter’s camp that participated in this,” Bennett said. “The Nevada State Athletic Commission didn’t go after anybody else. … I’ll be the first to say that we’ve got it right sometimes and we haven’t gotten it right other times. When we don’t, we want to right the wrong.”
Time will tell if “The King,” who looks to make history as UFC’s first simaltaneous two-division champion when he fights Eddie Alvarez for the UFC Lightweight Championship in the main event of UFC’s first event in the state of New York in November, decides that $75,000 is an acceptable fine, as he claimed that he will never fight in Nevada again when he learned of the $150,000 figure.
UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor kicks off UFC action in the Empire State on Saturday, November 12, 2016 from the world-famous Madison Square Garden arena in New York City.
Join us here at MMANews.com on 11/12 for our live results coverage of the UFC 205 pay-per-view, including live in-round updates
Ladies and gentlemen, Conor McGregor isn’t playing around!
UFC Middleweight contender Gegard Mousasi noted during a recent interview that after made comments about the UFC Featherweight Champion at the UFC 204 post-fight press conference this month,…
Ladies and gentlemen, Conor McGregor isn’t playing around!
UFC Middleweight contender Gegard Mousasi noted during a recent interview that after made comments about the UFC Featherweight Champion at the UFC 204 post-fight press conference this month, McGregor and he went back-and-forth in private messages, leading to McGregor threatening Mousasi with a knife.
“People liked it.” Mousasi told Flo Combat regarding his comments about “The Notorious” one at the UFC 204 post-presser. “I just spoke the truth. Sometimes you have to say stupid sh*t before people notice you.”
Regarding their private back-and-forth conversation, Mousasi claims that McGregor threatened him with a knife when he asked him what he was going to do about the comments he made, pointing out that he is substanially larger than the Irish mega-star.
“I got a private message from Conor McGregor. He was cursing at me, the little f*ck. He was threatening me. I said ‘What are you going to do with your 50 kilos?’ The f*cker was threatening me with a knife. He knows I could beat his ass any day.”
A new date for Jon Jones’ arbitration hearing against USADA was set on Friday, as the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion will look to become the first fighter to officially appeal a USADA sanction via arbitration.
Hopefully it won’t be a scary da…
A new date for Jon Jones’ arbitration hearing against USADA was set on Friday, as the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion will look to become the first fighter to officially appeal a USADA sanction via arbitration.
Hopefully it won’t be a scary day for “Bones” Jones, as he will look to be the first person since the Anti-Doping Policy was implemented by the UFC to follow through with the arbitration process on Halloween, with his new date officially scheduled for October 31st.
In addition to the process Jones has to play out with USADA, he also has a hearing scheduled with the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) on November 10th.
It looks like Conor McGregor is dealing with preparations for two different battles these days — one for the UFC Lightweight Championship when he fights title-holder Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 in New York and another with the Nevada Athletic Commission, who he could end up battling in court for a while if he does what he mentioned on Friday.
Today, RollingStone.com released a brand new interview with the reigning UFC Featherweight Champion who seemingly doesn’t intend to pay the hefty fine handed down to him by the NAC this week.
“Whatever,” McGregor said regarding the NAC fine of $150,000 for his end in the “Bottle-Gate” fiasco with Nate Diaz ahead of their UFC 202 rematch in August. “It is what it is. Good luck trying to get it.”
Additionally, McGregor reiterated the point he made to UFC President Dana White about no longer wanting anything to do with fighting in the state of Nevada as a result of the NAC’s decision to fine him in an amount that both he and White said was “insane.”
“I don’t see Nevada in my future, for the foreseeable future is how I see it,” McGregor told Rolling Stone in the interview that was released today. “I’m free to do what I want. … I’m good. I’m good. New York, New York. That’s what I think.”
As he continued, he explained that he tried to own up to his actions but feels like the NAC is going overboard to the point that it feels like disrespect.
“I thought they might respect [McGregor calling in] a little bit more,” McGregor says. “I owned up. I man’d up. I’m here. I apologized. I’m not trying to blame nobody, although they fired the rounds off first. I didn’t think they would even go that route because I didn’t think this was like a real thing. Are they going to come and arrest me or what the fuck is that? I wanted to give them the respect and I felt they would have respected that but they didn’t. So, whatever. It is what it is. Good luck trying to get it.”
It looks like Conor McGregor is dealing with preparations for two different battles these days — one for the UFC Lightweight Championship when he fights title-holder Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 in New York and another with the Nevada Athletic Commission, who he could end up battling in court for a while if he does what he mentioned on Friday.
Today, RollingStone.com released a brand new interview with the reigning UFC Featherweight Champion who seemingly doesn’t intend to pay the hefty fine handed down to him by the NAC this week.
“Whatever,” McGregor said regarding the NAC fine of $150,000 for his end in the “Bottle-Gate” fiasco with Nate Diaz ahead of their UFC 202 rematch in August. “It is what it is. Good luck trying to get it.”
Additionally, McGregor reiterated the point he made to UFC President Dana White about no longer wanting anything to do with fighting in the state of Nevada as a result of the NAC’s decision to fine him in an amount that both he and White said was “insane.”
“I don’t see Nevada in my future, for the foreseeable future is how I see it,” McGregor told Rolling Stone in the interview that was released today. “I’m free to do what I want. … I’m good. I’m good. New York, New York. That’s what I think.”
As he continued, he explained that he tried to own up to his actions but feels like the NAC is going overboard to the point that it feels like disrespect.
“I thought they might respect [McGregor calling in] a little bit more,” McGregor says. “I owned up. I man’d up. I’m here. I apologized. I’m not trying to blame nobody, although they fired the rounds off first. I didn’t think they would even go that route because I didn’t think this was like a real thing. Are they going to come and arrest me or what the fuck is that? I wanted to give them the respect and I felt they would have respected that but they didn’t. So, whatever. It is what it is. Good luck trying to get it.”
Fight fans … we finally have an official date and opponent for the highly-anticipated Octagon return of Ronda Rousey.
UFC President Dana White revealed during his appearance on “The Herd” with Colin Cowherd on Tuesday that the former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion and UFC mega-star will be making her UFC fighting return against the current Women’s 135-pound champion Amanda Nunes.
According to White, the Rousey-Nunes bout will serve as the main event for the promotion’s UFC 207 pay-per-view event.
UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey takes place on Saturday, December 30, 2016 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Join us here at MMANews.com on 12/30 for live coverage of the pay-per-view.
