Georges St-Pierre Will Retire For Good After Next Loss

In an interview with MMA Fighting, Georges St-Pierre said that he plans to retire for good after his next loss.

On if not getting a fight with Michael Bisping would end his comeback run: “I don’t think so. I don’t know. I need to talk to UFC and see what’s going to happen, you know? I don’t know. I always said if I come back, it needed to be a fight that excites me, a fight that can elevate me, so we’ll see. Things change in MMA fast, but on other hand, I’m 36. I just turned 36, so I need to make a move soon. When my eye gets fine, I need to make a move and I need to make a move soon. But one thing I can tell you for sure, that I’m one fight from retiring for good. This, I can tell you for sure. If I come back and I lose, this is it for me.”

On not wanting to continue after a loss: “I see a lot of fighters. I don’t want to hang there to become a punching bag for the younger people. I do not believe I’m going to lose. I think I’m at my best, my trainers think I’m at my best. I put a lot on the line, and I know that if I come back, it’s because I believe I’m a much better version than what I was and I want to go back to another shot and rewrite history. But if down the road I lose, I pass the torch, it’s over. It’s finished.”

On the pressure to win: “It’s a lot of pressure, and that’s why I will be fighting at my best. I will be fighting like there is no tomorrow. That’s when I’m at my best. When I’m fighting like there is no tomorrow, that’s when I’m at my best. Look at my record. My record speaks for itself. I don’t lose very often, so I could be there for awhile as well. I don’t know.”