It’s beginning to look more and more like Georges St-Pierre is not only making an MMA comeback, but that he might be fighting a top guy straight out of the gate.
There has been speculation that GSP is only coming back for super fights, not another run at the UFC Welterweight title, and veteran boxing trainer Freddie Roach only added to the speculation when talking about plans the two have to train together in the near future.
Roach spoke about GSP during his appearance on Monday’s edition of “The MMA Hour” at MMAFighting.com.
“Based on the three day session we had, he was so positive and he was so good,” said Roach of St-Pierre. “It was like the three best sessions we have ever had.”
It was at this point that Roach shed some light on the actual plans, which has fueled speculation that GSP is planning on taking a big fight for his first fight back.
“There was nobody down here, it was very private. He had one of his bodyguards with him, actually not his bodyguard, one of his best friends,” said Roach. “I told Georges, ‘If we do this, and we do make a comeback, how are we going to do it? Are we going to fight the top guy right away? Or are we going to build ourselves up a little bit?’ He said, ‘Well, I hope we can build ourselves up a little bit during our six-week session.'”
Roach continued, “During our six-week session we are going to have actual fights in my ring. Private, of course. But we will have fights and they will be competitive and there will be no holding back. Because that’s part of the process, is getting to know if you still want to do this. We got some guys that will come down and will help us out and give us an idea where we are at in the sport right now.”
