‘Who wants to pay to see Woodley fight again?’: Michael Bisping to face Georges St-Pierre, as UFC president White slams champion
White heavily criticises Tyron Woodley for his cautious performance at UFC 214, and says ‘I know Michael Bisping will fight’
Just days after claiming the “ship has sailed” on a fight between Georges St-Pierre and Michael Bisping, UFC president Dana White says the bout is back on.
“The ship f****** turned around and sailed back,” said White at a press conference following Saturday’s UFC 214 event.
A date has not been set for the fight, which will be former UFC welterweight champion St-Pierre’s long-awaited return to the octagon after more than three-and-a-half years away.
Bisping had looked set to defend his UFC middleweight championship against interim middleweight champion Robert Whittaker, with Tyron Woodley in line for a bout with St-Pierre.
But with Whittaker’s knee banged up from his interim title win over Yoel Romero, and after Woodley’s heavily-criticised performance in his successful UFC welterweight title defence against Demian Maia, White decided to change his plans.
