Massive news in the MMA world is breaking this evening as former UFC great Georges St-Pierre has announced that he has parted company with the promotion.
GSP on #themmahour announces he is now a free agent. Wow.
— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) October 17, 2016
There had been rumours circulating for some weeks that the Canadian could not agree a new deal with Dana White and the UFC, with St-Pierre apparently extremely unhappy with the offer that was on the table.
White has publicly spoken out against the former UFC Champion on several occasions over the past couple of months claiming that he did not believe St-Pierre was actually someone who wanted to fight again.
Whatever their differences, it seems the 35-year-old has finally had enough as, speaking on the MMA Hour on Monday night, he told Ariel Helwani that he was finally done with the UFC and will be looking to move to another MMA promotion.
Many had suspected that St-Pierre was destined to make his long awaited return at UFC 206 in Toronto, however it can now finally be confirmed that that will not be the case. Georges St-Pierre’s UFC days are officially over.
Check out some of the latest updates and reaction to the massive news below;
Georges St-Pierre says on The MMA Hour his lawyers have terminated his contract with the UFC. Says he is a free agent.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) October 17, 2016
GSP: Most fighters in the UFC, they are starving. For the UFC, when you keep a lot of your staff starving, they are easier to control.
— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) October 17, 2016
GSP: For me, it's completely illogical that this fight did not happen in Toronto, because we would have been winners of both sides.
— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) October 17, 2016
GSP believes a deal could've been reached if Lorenzo was still there, "but when the new owners came, all the offers were off the table."
— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) October 17, 2016
No response yet to requests for comment sent to UFC and Dana White.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) October 17, 2016
More to follow…
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