After a short reign at middleweight, Georges St-Pierre is set to vacate his 185 title won from Michael Bisping at UFC 217. After winning the title, St-Pierre revealed he had colitis and did not know when or if he would ever defend the middleweight strap.
According to multiple reports, the UFC is working to have Robert Whittaker defend the middleweight title against former champion Luke Rockhold at UFC 221 in Perth, Australia.
Here is St-Pierre’s statement to the UFC:
“My fight at UFC 217 was one of the greatest nights of my life but I now need to take some time to focus on my health.