Dana White has delivered bombshell news to The middleweight division. The much vaunted fight between champion Michael Bisping and the return of superstar Georges St-Pierre is OFF.
It seems White is not happy to wait until October/November which is the date GSP has said he will be ready to fight.
“I made this GSP fight, we did a press conference. The thing was supposed to happen in July. Michael Bisping is going to have to defend his title now. We’re not waiting for GSP,” White told FOX Sports Australia’s UFC Fight Week.
“(Yoel) doesn’t need to voice his opinion on why he needs a title shot. He definitely deserves a title shot. He’s next in line, he’s the No.1 ranked guy in the world.
“Georges St-Pierre was coming back. Bisping-St-Pierre – they both wanted that fight. We asked Yoel to step aside, he did. It doesn’t look like that fight is gonna happen now.
“Georges St-Pierre is saying he will not be ready to compete now until November. Who knows if that’s even the case. It could be next year.
“So we’re not waiting for Georges St-Pierre anymore. We’re moving on with the division, and Yoel Romero will get the next shot.”
The middleweight division had been on stand by recently after GSP jumped the queue to claim a title shot against Bisping.
With this being probably the most stacked division with contenders do you agree with Whites decision?
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I am with Dana on this one the division is too stacked to wait on GSP, move on. Go Yoel!!
Al Mc W
Mark McIntosh
Ano mate pathetic
Gsp vs woodley
Jamie Devlin
Maybe Dana White was right all along about GSP.
He does not really want to fight…and I predict he re-retires….
Everyone would prefer gsp to have the woodley fight anyways at his actual weight… everyone wants to see bisping Romero too ?
Samuel Jervis
Fuck sake bet it’s GSP’s fault
Yer it is he aint ready til oct / now and bisping said he wernt waiting that long ages ago, said hed rather fight yoel
Stupid Canadian prick swear he made out that he was ready to fight ages ago
Rab Brown
Danny Niven
Martin Howie
I saw bud. Wasn’t overly bothered about that fight anyway lol
Romero v Bisping will be a better fight anyway …you know they are both going for a knock out . Be a war til one goes to sleep . Fuck GSP he been out too long …Bisping would walk through him anyway
I’d like to see him do it but it’s a a scary first 5 min for bisping ha
Fuck how things should be,
Next we will be finding out ferguson is getting a shot a mcgreggors title,
And then we all wake up
The way it should have been to start off teamYOEL
yeey..! can’t wait! gsp need a tune up fight before he desserves that title shot! if Yoel Romero wins this like he will, i would love to see Gsp vs Yoel R
Dougie Mckenzie
Morning
Morning
How are you
Matt Montebello
Gsp is a pig
Watch your tongue
What about bisping knee injury which he has stated many times isn’t healing as quick as he’d like. He even said the later date suits him better aswell. This is yet again a personal thing between dana and a fighter that has stood his ground against him.
Romero will smash him!
Stephen William Dumma Colin Liddle I said GSP was a tool!!!
Konnor Kwapisz
It’s unfortunate I would have loved to see the GSP fight but atleast he should be ready for welterweight if left till November. Bisping has a number of hard fights in front of whoever but the big cheat Romero should be first
James Grierson
Meant to tell you this before I left lol x
Craig Curtis ooft. Think Bisping will struggle with Yoel??
Kevin Mcmullen
Jamie Rankin
Jamie Brown Dave Rogers Craig McCutcheon
Whaaaaaaaaa
Good. Was weird enough as it was, and that was when it was meant to be in July. It’s messing up the division for too long.
Dan Lowe
What?! Why???
Not willing to wait until October for the fight and move the division forward and Romero will fight now in July v Bisping
Suppose Romero deserves it, although he’s a cheat so I take that back haha
Yeah true…have you been watching TUF Redemption?
Yeh… the quality of the fighters has been poor. Who has pedicures before fighting?!
Mate ridiculous ??
I’m taking it you’ve seen last nights?!
Just on the prep work before the fights
Hahah enjoy ??
Good fight…next week will be interesting
Yeh I thought that, although they might just hug each other instead of fighting!
Haha! Judge the winner on the best pedicures ?