GSP: They know what I want

UFC welterweight G.O.A.T. Georges St-Pierre appeared recently on UFC Tonight, and discussed his potential return.

I want to come back, said St-Pierre, as transcribed by Tristen Critchfield for Sherdog. They know the terms I want. Trust me, I’m very reasonable so it’s up to them. We tried. My agent tried to reach them and they’re hard to reach, but I guess they’re going to come back soon. Hopefully, we’ll see.”

“If you see it from my perspective, I’m making a lot of money now even though I’m not fighting, and my contract is old. My contract was made before the Reebok deal, and when we asked, basically, it’s now because if I go back and fight I cannot advertise my sponsors, so I’m losing money if I go back to fight on the old terms of my contract. So, it’s reasonable. I’m just waiting to so what’s going to happen.”

UFC president Dana White has expressed skepticism that GSP truly still wants to fight, but the fighter was adamant that he well and truly does.

“He doesn’t know anything about me,” said St-Pierre. “I’m a smart guy. I’m not the kind of guy you’re going to say that [about], and OK I’m going to sign right here, I’m going to fight for peanuts. No, I’m a smart person. It doesn’t work, these things on me. But I’m going to tell him something, to Dana, let me fight once and you’ll see in the first minute of the fight that what you just said is wrong.”

St-Pierre also named the fights he is interested in:
•A title shot at division champion welterweight champion Tyron Woodley;
•A #1 contender fight with BJJ master Demian Maia; or,
•A rematch with the hugely popular Nick Diaz.

These guys can elevate me, he said.

I needed some time out of the spotlight. In training I know that I’m a much better version than I was before.”