Combat sports disrupter Triller recently announced that they had attempted to make a boxing spectacle featuring the newly unretired Oscar De La Hoya and UFC welterweight GOAT Georges St-Pierre. Reportedly, the fighters were both in agreement, but the UFC—who St-Pierre is still contracted to—scuppered the deal.
St-Pierre, who is finding success with acting currently, said recently that he understands why the UFC (and specifically Dana White) would not want him to fight. However, ‘Rush’ did concede that boxing De La Hoya—one of his favourite all-time boxers—would have been a dream come true.
Fellow UFC icon Anderson Silva has spoken out about this situation and shared his frustration over the UFC blocking St-Pierre from such an opportunity.