Michael Bisping says he's verbally agreed to UFC 206 fight with Georges St-Pierre, just waiting on 'Rush'

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    Michael Bisping says he's verbally agreed to UFC 206 fight with Georges St-Pierre, just waiting on 'Rush'

    Canadian fans complaining about UFC 206 might want to pay attention to Michael Bisping’s Twitter feed.

    The UFC middleweight champ says he’s “verbally agreed” to a matchup on the card with Georges St-Pierre (25-2 MMA, 19-2 UFC) and prodded the former UFC welterweight champion to put pen to paper.

    “We all want more money,” Bisping (30-7 MMA, 20-7 UFC) wrote. “But let’s go, sign the papers. Give the people of Toronto what they want, be a hero! Let’s go champ!”

    Despite Bisping’s claims, UFC President Dana White told MMAjunkie that fans should temper their enthusiasm.

    “There is no Bisping vs. ‘GSP’ fight in Toronto,” White told MMAjunkie via text. “I know Mike wants it, but it’s not happening.”

    UFC 206 takes place Dec. 10 at Air Canada Centre in Toronto. The event airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass, though the bout order hasn’t been finalized.

    Bisping’s comments are the latest development in a strange saga with St-Pierre. The 35-year-old hasn’t competed since beating Johny Hendricks at UFC 167 in November 2013. According to the French-Canadian superstar, discussions about a UFC comeback started in February when he told the promotion he was eager to end his lengthy hiatus and return to competition.

    “Rush,” who left the promotion on a run of 12 consecutive wins – a streak that includes nine defenses the 170-pound belt – felt he was making progress towards stepping back in the UFC, but the promotion was suddenly sold to new owners, and negotiations soured.

    That prompted St-Pierre to declare himself a free agent, a stance that UFC officials opposed.

    “Georges St-Pierre remains under an existing agreement with Zuffa, LLC as his MMA promoter,” a statement from the promotion read. “Zuffa intends to honor its agreement with St-Pierre and reserves its rights under the law to have St-Pierre do the same.”

    MMAjunkie then spotted St-Pierre in Las Vegas, home of the UFC, last week, thought he declined to comment on his reason for being in town.

    The latest UFC 206 card includes:

    Champ Daniel Cormier vs. Anthony Johnson – for light heavyweight title

    Poliana Botelho vs. Valerie Letourneau

    Zach Makovsky vs. John Moraga

    John Makdessi vs. Lando Vannata

    Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Drew Dober

    Rustam Khabilov vs. Jason Saggo

    Misha Cirkunov vs. Nikita Krylov

    Dooho Choi vs. Cub Swanson

    Li Jingliang vs. Chad Laprise

    Emil Meek vs. Jordan Mein