It doesn't seem like this will be a clean break.
Hours after Georges St-Pierre told Ariel Helwani on Monday's episode of The MMA Hour that he had terminated his contract with the UFC and is now a free agent, the UFC has responded denying that.
In a statement sent out Monday, the UFC said the former welterweight champion remains under contract and implied there could be a legal battle in the near future.
"Georges St-Pierre remains under an existing agreement with Zuffa, LLC as his MMA promoter," the statement read. "Zuffa intends to honor its agreement with St-Pierre and reserves its rights under the law to have St-Pierre do the same.