Georges St. Pierre recently had an opportunity to return to the combat sports world, but it was apparently nixed by UFC president Dana White.
The former UFC two-division champion confirmed in an interview with Cinema Blend that he was in talks for a boxing match against former world champion Oscar De La Hoya under the Triller banner. Unfortunately, St. Pierre remains under contract with the UFC, which kept him from seriously pursuing that option.
Rumors of the bout initially came to light when Triller CEO Ryan Kavanagh called out White, offering a $250,000 donation to the charity of the UFC president’s choice if he allowed St.