Following the news that former welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre had “started the USADA process” to mount a UFC comeback after three years away from the game, it appears that “Rush” has actually, finally set a date for his official return.
Big Brand Boys is reporting (citing “inside sources”) that GSP has been locked in to return at UFC 206 on December 10, 2016 in, where else, Toronto.
St-Pierre’s opponent has not been named as of yet, but it’s being suggested that he was “offered a superfight” in Toronto with names like Nick Diaz and even middleweight champion Michael Bisping finding their way to the top of the rumor mill. While a fight with either of those two would likely draw the most eyeballs, it would directly conflict with what welterweight champ Tyron Woodley told Sirius XM’s Jason Ellis just a few weeks ago.
“I got a text message from Georges St-Pierre saying that he’s in on the fight,” said Woodley.
Though not yet confirmed by UFC officials, news of St-Pierre’s comeback has been steadily gaining speed for close to a year now. Back in January, St-Pierre’s coach, Firas Zahabi, told ESPN that the former champ was “in Montreal right now…getting his body in shape to make a splash soon.” In June, the man himself made an appearance on The MMA Hour, telling Ariel Helwani that “I know for a fact I could go back and fight if my management and the UFC get to an agreement.”
Despite these statements, St-Pierre’s comeback was vehemently shot down by noted liar-liar-plants-for-hire Dana White, who clarified during a media scrum that, “Georges St-Pierre is done. He is retired, he will not fight again.”