Georges St-Pierre is one of the boxers with the most impressive achievement in MMA history. Since retiring this sport in 2019, there are often rumors about St-Pierre's return to play. The news mainly revolves around St-Pierre will have a encounter with the former Lightweight weight champion of UFC Khabib Nurmagomedov.
However, earlier this year, some information that St-Pierre was ready to compare in a boxing match with another legend, Oscar de la Hoya. Unfortunately for fans who did not witness that peak match because UFC canceled all these matches, at this time St-Pierre still had a contract with UFC.
“Believe me, if this match could take place, I flew immediately to Los Angeles to go to Freddie Roach's gym and practice hard for the match. Unfortunately, Dana White did not want this match. Nor blame him. People advise me to sue Dana but I think I shouldn't do it, Di Hoa Vi is the best.” – St-Pierre told si.com.
Although St-Pierre has always respected UFC, UFC and this boxer have not had contracts that have been considered good both over the past years. After St-Pierre announced his retirement in 2013, President Dana White was very angry at the champion's action. When St-Pierre wanted to return to play in 2017 to challenge the Middleweight weight championship title, St-Pierre's negotiations with UFC were prolonged and had many unfavorable provisions for this fist.
Up to now, the contract still affects St-Pierre's career, but he thinks that the contract is up to the end and when he is free, there will be a lot of opportunities to come to St-Pierre.
“My contract with UFC will go away after about 2 years, I will be free. My performance will be forever, I am still a professional martial artist or just for entertainment.
Since officially playing in 2019, St-Pierre has confirmed that he will not return to the competition unless there is an appropriate opportunity and opponent. However, St-Pierre was rejected by UFC twice with the opportunity to play with big names like De La Hoya and Nurmagomedov. Perhaps a few more years after St-Pierre was free he had the opportunity to play with such famous punches.