Dana White seems to think that Georges St-Pierre will return to the UFC sometime in the near future but GSP seems to be leaning toward a permanent retirement.
In an interview on the MMAHour GSP admitted that he still has the itch to fight:
“I’m not going to lie, I’m busy with everything and I work on other projects,” he said. “But for sure I watch the fights sometimes and I feel the itch. And the more and more I watch the fights the more I feel the itch. I took time out of competition because I was also burned out of all the pressure and the expectations and everything. I needed to find a way out to keep my mental stability so to speak. And, yeah, I’m not going to lie. The more time that goes by the more I feel the itch. And now I’ve had my knee surgery, my knee feels 100 percent now. And I’m even able to perform some movement that I can do now that I was not able to do before, so I’ve even made a progression in that department.
“So, no, I’m not going to lie, every time I see a fight I tune in for a big UFC fight and I feel excited, you know. But I don’t know what’s going to happen to me. I don’t say that I’m making a comeback, but I think right now the sport needs to get cleaned up.”
That was quickly followed up by a statement that sounds as though St-Pierre is done competing in the UFC:
“I don’t need it. I’m wealthy, and I’m healthy, which is even more important,” he said. “I’m wealthy, I’m healthy and I don’t need to put my life at risk. I don’t need it. I like the competition, I love my sport, but consider the risk. The positive versus the [negative], it’s not worth it for me. If I ever come back and something bad happens, it can destroy my brand, which is bad for me. So there are more cons than pros for me.”
GSP went out like Elway. He successfully defended his title against Johny Hendricks and left the organisation as champion. He sees how Anderson Silva went front he best fighter ever to PED user/washed up vet in 2 years and the trade off doesn’t really seem worth it.
I’d have to agree with GSP on this one.