Earlier this month, the UFC announced that Georges St-Pierre would be making his long-awaited return to the octagon, challenging Michael Bisping for the middleweight championship. It caused quite a stir.
St-Pierre has been in retirement for the last three years and has never competed as a middleweight. Moreover, this would now be Bisping’s second title defense in a row fighting a challenger well outside of the hierarchy of qualified candidates. Many spoke out against the matchmaking, most notably, number one contender Yoel Romero who was leap-frogged by the whims of St-Pierre.
Romero isn’t the only UFC middleweight unhappy about the decision though.