The all-time great and former UFC welterweight champion told Ariel Helwani on Monday's edition of The MMA Hour that he is embarking on a test training camp before deciding on a comeback and his talks with the UFC are heating up.
"If I feel good, I'll give the thumbs up to my manager," St-Pierre said. "They've been talking with UFC, but now they're going to talk more seriously to see what's gonna happen."
One of the things to hammer out is potentially a new contract. When he stepped away from the sport in 2013, the UFC did not have an outfitting policy with Reebok. GSP was allowed at the time to wear his own sponsors in the Octagon and got paid for that. That is no longer allowed in the UFC with Reebok in the fold, and St-Pierre is looking to make up that money somehow.
"It changed a lot of things in my contract," GSP said. "We need to renegotiate maybe a new contract. I'm not allowed to wear my sponsors anymore, and I lose money. It depends how it's gonna go down with the UFC. We'll see what's gonna happen."
GSP said that he finds fighting pleasurable, but only if he's at the top of his game. If he is and the test training camp goes well, it does seem like St-Pierre will return. Maybe.
"Things can change so fast in the UFC," he said. "It's so unpredictable. I don't know if I'll be back for sure. I haven't done my training camp yet. I'm doing it. I haven't discussed all the possibilities with the UFC. Maybe the negotiations won't go well. A lot of things can happen."
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