Georges St-Pierre Says He’s Keeping The Door Open For The Right Fight

In an interview with MMA Fighting, Georges St-Pierre gave a update on his health and spoke about keeping the door open for a possible fight. Here are highlights:

On his health: “Definitely the worst has passed. I’m dosing down the medication that I have. The medication is anti-inflammatory, so you have to dose it down. Not in one shot, you can’t stop in one shot, but I’m dosing it down every month and soon it will be past, a story of the past. As it goes right now, pretty much all of the symptoms are almost gone.”

On returning for another fight: “I don’t want any contract to fight somebody right now, because the minute you sign a contract, the mental warfare starts, and stress is something that amplifies everything. So I want to make sure I deal with it, I take care of it, and when everything will be finished, I will be able to look forward. My health is the most important thing for me. [But I’m] absolutely not [closing the door on fighting again]. I’m keeping the door open. When I close it, then people will know. But right now it’s held open.”

On his current weight: “I feel much healthier than I was. I’m about 183 pounds, 184 pounds when I wake up in the morning. I’m about 183, 184, that’s my natural weight. I believe everybody has an optimal weight where they can perform a physical task, [a weight] that it should be. You have a weight that is the optimal weight — that is your weight that you will perform at your best. That’s my weight. I tried to put on some weight for Bisping, but it was a mistake. I should have stayed at my actual weight, who knows if I would have fought better. But one thing is for sure, my health would not have been compromised.”