GSP: I must defend middleweight title if I beat Bisping

[Wild]

Georges St-Pierre will likely fight Robert Whittaker next if he beats Michael Bisping.

GSP told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour that contractually he must stay at middleweight and defend the title there if he beats current champion Bisping at UFC 217 on Nov. 4 in New York. Whittaker, who is injured, is the interim middleweight champion and in line to unify the titles once he is healthy.

“I have to defend my title,” St-Pierre said. “It’s written in my contract. I have to defend my title if I win.”

This was not his first choice, St-Pierre said. There was speculation GSP would drop back down to his initial division of welterweight, win or lose against Bisping. Or maybe even go all the way down to lightweight and face champion Conor McGregor.

“That wasn’t my initial plan, but I understand the UFC’s point of view,” St-Pierre said. “They want to protect their titles. They don’t want to delay the defense of their titles, because they don’t want to make people wait.”

Georges St-Pierre says contractually he must defend middleweight title if he beats Michael Bisping

 

[The Big Guy]

He aint gonna defend that title and we all know it

 

[Wild]

He aint gonna defend that title and we all know it

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K7fCQlUhj0

 

[aghof]

I'm eagerly looking forward to his first defense against a newly-focused BJ Penn in February of 2019...

 

[SongExotic2]

He aint gonna defend that title and we all know it

Yeh because he's gonna get his ass kicked that's why

 

[Hwoarang]

Mcgregor will fight gsp for the welterweight belt and make history again.

 

[benjo0101]

I'm eagerly looking forward to his first defense against a newly-focused BJ Penn in February of 2019...

You say this in jest....

 

[Drake]

Oh shit. First time seeing this. Cool move assuming it were to stay true... I wonder if he could just vacate it.

 

[The Big Guy]

Oh shit. First time seeing this. Cool move assuming it were to stay true... I wonder if he could just vacate it.

Hes done it before

 

[ender852]

i'd be shocked if he defended it.
and lol at the ufc expediating title shots and not holding divisions up, noooo, they would never do that at featherweight or lightweight or middleweight. i mean it's not like the ufc has 2 interim champions right now in divisions with money fight road blocks or anything.

 

[Lukewarm Carl]

Mcgregor will fight gsp for the welterweight belt and make history again.

And simultaneously for the middleweight title. All the belts on the line between 145 and 185 and the fight will be at 165!

 

[Mix6APlix]

When he beats Bisping, and Splint gives me the purple name as agreed upon.

 

[F*K Censorship]

Mcgregor will fight gsp for the welterweight belt and make history again.

Came here to say this. Champ vs champ/goat vs goat will be the ufc angle.

Dana "we have the greatest 145 pounder vs the greatest 185 pounder, can connor beat the giant gsp...." so on and so forth.

 

[Mix6APlix]

lol at the irsh guy fighting again, much less beating the GOAT.

 

[Hwoarang]

lol at the irsh guy fighting again, much less beating the GOAT.

He's Gonna change gsp's bum life.

 

[Jehannum]

Mcgregor will fight gsp for the welterweight belt and make history again.

Tyron Woodley has the WW belt mate and GSP ain't getting it from him

plus Bisping's gonna beat the shit outta Georges (like he did to Cung Lao)