Georges St-Pierre has only been back in the UFC officially for a short amount of time, but he has been given a lot to talk about already. The state of his old welterweight division took a major hit with a terrible title fight at UFC 209, he has a contract with the promotion that apparently made both sides “unhappy”, and he got into a major verbal confrontation with next opponent Michael Bisping at a recent press conference to promote their bout.
As a guest on The MMA Hour today, he got to vent on all those subjects. The first was his new contract, which he made it seem came about sort of begrudgingly:
“To tell you the truth, it’s not exactly what we really wanted, it is still a little bit below what we really wanted in the beginning. But for UFC, it’s more than they were willing to give me, is what they said. So we both are unhappy in a way, which is the middle ground line, so I guess it’s a good thing. It’s like a settlement in court. If both parties are unhappy, I guess it’s a good thing.
“That’s how it is. Also, the love for the sport, I wanted to be back, the emotional side of it made me accept the deal. I don’t regret it, I am happy. But if you ask me if it’s what we originally wanted, no, it’s not, it is a little bit below. But it is still very good money, very close. We both made concessions on each part, not just one one side, but both sides and that’s why the deal was done.”
GSP says new contract made himself, UFC both ‘unhappy’
