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“There’s a reason why he stepped away from the sport.,” said Bisping. “There’s a reason why. Maybe he wasn’t enjoying it too much. I don’t think Georges is a real fighter. He’s an athlete and he’s a martial artist. I don’t think he’s a fighter and that’s why he stepped away from the sport.
“You gotta have both. You need a combination of it all. You need both. You’ve got to be athletic, of course. You’ve got to have the technique of a martial artist. But you’ve gotta have that will power and that heart of a fighter and a champion. And of course he’s got that to a certain degree, but there’s a reason why he stepped away.
“He said, ‘I’m stepping away because of steroids, until they bring in other testing.’ Well unfortunately, that was the only platform that we have. I knew people were taking steroids but quitting was never an option and joining them was never an option while still continuing to fight. So I think there was an element of truth to what Dana White said. He said he ‘doesn’t think [St-Pierre’s] heart’s in it.’ I don’t think it was. That’s why he stepped away. Now he’s bored, he wants the limelight again, he wants the attention, he wants to be around the circus. Of course, there’s a payday there as well, and again, he’s looking at me and he thinks he’s gonna walk in off his big hiatus, be the middleweight champ, make history, and look like a god. But of course, that ain’t gonna happen.”
“He doesn’t enjoy [getting hit]. Of course, nobody enjoys getting punched in the face. But there’s a part of me that f**king loves that. I love getting down and dirty and having a good tear up and a good scrap. . . I’m not trying to be such a tough guy because I’m not the only one. There’s many of us like that. The UFC is full of them. Georges isn’t one of those. He’s a tactician. And that’s all well and good but you see that look in their eyes when they get hit with a good one. It diminishes their soul a little bit.”
“To cement my legacy, I have to fight the No. 1 contender. I know this. I’m well aware of this. Fighting Dan Henderson is great. Fighting GSP is great. But I’ve got to fight and beat the No. 1 contender, whether it’s Yoel or Jacare [Souza] or whoever it will be when the dust is settled in six months time.”
“No, there’s not [a chance of retirement]. If I win, I want to fight the No. 1 contender. I do. 100 percent that’s what I want to do. I’m not a p**sy. I’m not trying to avoid hard fights. I’ve had hard fights my entire career. And even though I know that won’t be my legacy, I don’t want to give the possibility of that being my legacy, avoiding the No. 1 contenders. So if I beat GSP I definitely want to fight the top guy. And if I lose, I’m sure as hell not having my last fight, after such a great career, having my last fight being a loss.
“But I’ll tell you this, when I beat Georges and then I fight Yoel or Jacare - whichever one it is - and if I win that, there’s a possibility that that could be my last fight. It’s getting close. My wife doesn’t want me to fight much longer. I’ve done this a long time, I have got injuries, I’m covered in scars, and I can’t do this forever. I don’t want to do this forever. And certainly now with GSP, with this being a big payday, this will enable me to retire a little bit sooner. But I’m still very much a fighter and I still will continue. So GSP, Romero, and maybe one more.”
http://www.mmafighting.com/2017/3/3...a-fighter-plans-defend-belt-twice-more-retire
“You gotta have both. You need a combination of it all. You need both. You’ve got to be athletic, of course. You’ve got to have the technique of a martial artist. But you’ve gotta have that will power and that heart of a fighter and a champion. And of course he’s got that to a certain degree, but there’s a reason why he stepped away.
“He said, ‘I’m stepping away because of steroids, until they bring in other testing.’ Well unfortunately, that was the only platform that we have. I knew people were taking steroids but quitting was never an option and joining them was never an option while still continuing to fight. So I think there was an element of truth to what Dana White said. He said he ‘doesn’t think [St-Pierre’s] heart’s in it.’ I don’t think it was. That’s why he stepped away. Now he’s bored, he wants the limelight again, he wants the attention, he wants to be around the circus. Of course, there’s a payday there as well, and again, he’s looking at me and he thinks he’s gonna walk in off his big hiatus, be the middleweight champ, make history, and look like a god. But of course, that ain’t gonna happen.”
“He doesn’t enjoy [getting hit]. Of course, nobody enjoys getting punched in the face. But there’s a part of me that f**king loves that. I love getting down and dirty and having a good tear up and a good scrap. . . I’m not trying to be such a tough guy because I’m not the only one. There’s many of us like that. The UFC is full of them. Georges isn’t one of those. He’s a tactician. And that’s all well and good but you see that look in their eyes when they get hit with a good one. It diminishes their soul a little bit.”
“To cement my legacy, I have to fight the No. 1 contender. I know this. I’m well aware of this. Fighting Dan Henderson is great. Fighting GSP is great. But I’ve got to fight and beat the No. 1 contender, whether it’s Yoel or Jacare [Souza] or whoever it will be when the dust is settled in six months time.”
“No, there’s not [a chance of retirement]. If I win, I want to fight the No. 1 contender. I do. 100 percent that’s what I want to do. I’m not a p**sy. I’m not trying to avoid hard fights. I’ve had hard fights my entire career. And even though I know that won’t be my legacy, I don’t want to give the possibility of that being my legacy, avoiding the No. 1 contenders. So if I beat GSP I definitely want to fight the top guy. And if I lose, I’m sure as hell not having my last fight, after such a great career, having my last fight being a loss.
“But I’ll tell you this, when I beat Georges and then I fight Yoel or Jacare - whichever one it is - and if I win that, there’s a possibility that that could be my last fight. It’s getting close. My wife doesn’t want me to fight much longer. I’ve done this a long time, I have got injuries, I’m covered in scars, and I can’t do this forever. I don’t want to do this forever. And certainly now with GSP, with this being a big payday, this will enable me to retire a little bit sooner. But I’m still very much a fighter and I still will continue. So GSP, Romero, and maybe one more.”
http://www.mmafighting.com/2017/3/3...a-fighter-plans-defend-belt-twice-more-retire
