Georges St-Pierre has shown an interest in facing new 170-pound champion Tyron Woodley following his emphatic win over Robbie Lawler at UFC 201 this past Saturday.
Woodley made clear in post-fight interviews that big money fights are all that interests him, quite cruelly leaving highly-ranked Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson out in the cold.
Instead, he called out Nick Diaz, whose suspension ended recently, and the aforementioned St-Pierre, who hasn’t fought since late 2013.
MMA Fighting’s premier journalist, Ariel Helwani, contacted St-Pierre following the fight and asked the Canadian if he would consider making a return to the octagon and face Woodley, to which he replied: “yes.”
Rumours of a return spouted last month, with talk of Michael Bisping making his first middleweight title defence against St-Pierre. However, now that Dan Henderson is the clear favourite to face “The Count”, possibly at UFC 204 in England, it leaves the door open for St-Pierre at 170 pounds.
The talk of big money fights will leave those high in the welterweight rankings with a bitter taste in their mouth, with the Ultimate Fighting Championship more frequently open to booking those with star appeal rather than their place in the ranking.
St-Pierre hasn’t fought since UFC 167, where he successfully defended his welterweight title against Johny Hendricks, announcing his sabbatical after the fight and relinquishing the belt.
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