Georges St-Pierre Displays Grace, Professionalism in Walking Away from the UFC

Georges St-Pierre may come back to the fight game. Or perhaps he won’t. But in walking away from the sport, if only temporarily, in the manner he did on Friday afternoon, St-Pierre once again displayed the class and professionalism that has been a hallmark of his professional tenure in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retirements in […]

Georges St-Pierre may come back to the fight game. Or perhaps he won’t. But in walking away from the sport, if only temporarily, in the manner he did on Friday afternoon, St-Pierre once again displayed the class and professionalism that has been a hallmark of his professional tenure in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retirements in […]

Report: Georges St-Pierre to Take Indefinite Leave, Give Up Welterweight Belt

Georges St-Pierre, the UFC welterweight champion and one of the best fighters in MMA history, will announce Friday that he is taking an indefinite leave of absence and relinquishing his UFC belt. That is according to a report published by Canadian website RDS.ca and subsequently translated and tweeted by MMA reporter Ariel Helwani. RDS.ca just reported that […]

Georges St-Pierre, the UFC welterweight champion and one of the best fighters in MMA history, will announce Friday that he is taking an indefinite leave of absence and relinquishing his UFC belt. That is according to a report published by Canadian website RDS.ca and subsequently translated and tweeted by MMA reporter Ariel Helwani. RDS.ca just reported that […]

Dana White, Georges St-Pierre to Hold “Special Conference Call” Friday at 2:30pm

LAS VEGAS—The Ultimate Fighting Championship announced on Thursday night that UFC president Dana White will be joined by longtime welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre on a Friday afternoon conference call. No other details were provided by the promotion, which issued the news via a press release received by Bleacher Report.  St-Pierre was scheduled to speak to […]

LAS VEGAS—The Ultimate Fighting Championship announced on Thursday night that UFC president Dana White will be joined by longtime welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre on a Friday afternoon conference call. No other details were provided by the promotion, which issued the news via a press release received by Bleacher Report.  St-Pierre was scheduled to speak to […]

Dana White Denies Apologizing to Georges St-Pierre

Many considered it a knee-jerk reaction and a misstep for UFC president Dana White to harshly criticize Georges St-Pierre following his controversial win over Johny Hendricks at UFC 167. But more than two weeks have passed since he made his bold post-fight comments regarding the longtime welterweight champ, and White still firmly stands by his […]

Many considered it a knee-jerk reaction and a misstep for UFC president Dana White to harshly criticize Georges St-Pierre following his controversial win over Johny Hendricks at UFC 167. But more than two weeks have passed since he made his bold post-fight comments regarding the longtime welterweight champ, and White still firmly stands by his […]

The UFC Welterweight Division Doesn’t Need Georges St-Pierre

The UFC welterweight division doesn’t need Georges St-Pierre. Where saying that anytime over the past seven years would have been absolute insanity, when looking at the current state of the weight class, that statement doesn’t sound so crazy. Granted, “GSP” has been a remarkable champion who has solidified himself as the best 170-pound fighter to […]

The UFC welterweight division doesn’t need Georges St-Pierre. Where saying that anytime over the past seven years would have been absolute insanity, when looking at the current state of the weight class, that statement doesn’t sound so crazy. Granted, “GSP” has been a remarkable champion who has solidified himself as the best 170-pound fighter to […]

Lorenzo Fertitta Clarifies UFC’s Stance on Georges St-Pierre Controversy

One of the major talking points coming out of UFC 167 was Dana White‘s fiery and controversial comments about Georges St-Pierre. After being awarded a close split-decision win over challenger Johny Hendricks, St-Pierre said that he wanted to hang up his gloves and step away from the sport for a bit. He was going through […]

One of the major talking points coming out of UFC 167 was Dana White‘s fiery and controversial comments about Georges St-Pierre. After being awarded a close split-decision win over challenger Johny Hendricks, St-Pierre said that he wanted to hang up his gloves and step away from the sport for a bit. He was going through […]