Georges St-Pierre news reveals "GSP's" uncertainty about his return to the UFC any time soon. The fighter's trainer Firas Zahabi also opened up the possibility of the former welterweight champion fighting his teammate and close friend Rory MacDonald.
"GSP" has been out of action for almost a year now, after announcing his indefinite hiatus from mixed martial arts competition, following a controversial split decision victory against current 170-pound champion Johny "Bigg Rigg" Hendricks.
Georges St-Pierre news reveals that "GSP" let go of a title that he defended for five straight years, and has since left the door open about the date of a comeback. In his interview during Monday's edition of The MMA Hour, the fighter's trainer Firas Zahabi only echoed St-Pierre's previous answers about a possible UFC return.
"He has no plans right now," Zahabi replied. "We're supposed to start some martial arts training by the end of this month, and we're going to take it from there, step-by-step. Everybody wants to know what his decision is going to be. The guy hasn't rolled on the mat yet. I mean, how can he know?"
The fighter's trainer added that the decision on when to get back in the cage once again relies on St-Pierre, and St-Pierre alone.
"I don't think he could really know, and there's no reason for him to rush back with a decision," he continued. "He has no definite plans whatsoever, that's the bottom line. That's not the answer everybody wants to hear, but it's the truth. No matter what anybody tells you, he still has not made up his mind."
Because of his dominant performance during last weekend's UFC Fight Night event in Halifax, Nova Scotia, top welterweight contender Rory MacDonald is being clamored to be the next number one title contender for the 170-pound division.
St-Pierre's possible return may lead to him crossing paths with MacDonald, who also happens to be his teammate and close friend. Zahabi sees the match-up happening, but has not given any further specifics about it.
"I don't want to create a problem that doesn't exist," he said. "I don't know what would happen. We would sit down and talk about it like brothers, like gentlemen. That's who were are, everybody is very courteous, everybody is very friendly."
