We’re approaching the one-year anniversary of Georges St-Pierre’s dramatic return to the UFC to take the middleweight title away from Michael Bisping. Shortly after GSP’s third-round submission win, making him a two-division champion, the Canadian vacated the title as he underwent treatment for ulcerative colitis.
St-Pierre has gone the whole of 2018 without competing, and based on what he told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, it’s looking unlikely that he’ll be fighting any time soon.
“The motivation is not the same that it used to be,” St-Pierre said (via ESPN). “I don’t have the same motivation to go to the lineup again and to fight my way up to another title.