Georges St-Pierre announces he's ready to return, camp negotiating terms with UFC

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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    His training camp was successful and his body is ready. Specifically mentioned that he's interested in fighting Michael Bisping. Chris Weidman is hating this despite being friendly with GSP and said he only wants to fight Bisping because it'd be an easy victory. For the record GSP says he's not coming back to chase belts but to have interesting fights. He also thinks he can make lightweight if there is a reason to (McGregor, obviously).

    OTOH I am happy that he is back. Makes things more fun.

    OTOH I am not happy he is returning. He went out on top and he can't possibly be the same guy he was five years ago. He left a great legacy that will be almost impossible to build on at this point.

    http://www.mmafighting.com/2016/6/2...e-announces-he-is-ready-to-return-to-fighting

    "I have a lot to lose in this, because I finished on top," St-Pierre said. "I finished as champion, and that's the way everybody would like to leave the sport -- on top, healthy, and wealthy -- and I did it. If I go back and, it needs to be for something big. I think for my first fight, it needs to be for something big, and that'll give me the swing and the momentum to do it again and again and again for another run.

    "So it depends on what it going to happen, but I have a lot to lose, but the thing is also, the reason why I've been thinking of coming back, is I don't want to end up at 80 years old and telling myself, ‘I should've done this, I should've done that.' Because all of the things I regret in my life the most, it's not the things that I have done. It's the things that I have not done, the things that I regret the most. So I don't want to end up where I'm too old and say, ‘aw, I should've done it. I was in great shape. My timing was impeccable, and I didn't do it,' so I would die with regret."
     
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    GSP / Condit II, please.
     
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    translation:
    "my career in hollywood didn't take off after being in Cpt America and I had nothing to fall back on that invovled being seen by fans so here I am"
     
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    UFC 204: old timers.
    Fedor / Roy Nelson
    GSP / Condit
    Anderson / Belfort
    BJ Penn / someone
     
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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    Penn/Faber at 145?
     
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