When Georges St-Pierre announced that he would be stepping away from MMA back in 2013, Dana White appeared livid. The UFC President was quick to needle GSP over his choice of words, with the longtime welterweight king claiming that he needed to hang up his gloves “for a little bit,” after a highly contested win over future champion Johny Hendricks.
“He didn’t say he was going to retire,” White said at the time. “He said I’m going to take some time off. You don’t just say, ‘Hey I’m going to take some time off, maybe I’ll be back, maybe I won’t.