UFC President Dana White shocked the world of mixed martial arts on Wednesday morning when he revealed Georges St-Pierre would be next in line to challenge Michael Bisping for his UFC Middleweight Championship. The date and location for this super fight have yet to be revealed.
Fighters and fans alike were left scratching their heads wondering why names like Yoel Romero and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza were looked over, while other names seemed excited to see GSP get the opportunity to once again challenge for gold. Check out the reactions below:
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.@GeorgesStPierre RETURNS later this year to take on @Bisping for the UFC MW title! pic.twitter.com/XnHXmnDkzL
— #UFC209 (@ufc) March 1, 2017
@ufc @GeorgesStPierre @bisping good card ?
— Amanda?Nunes (@Amanda_Leoa) March 1, 2017
Bisping smart for taking the big payday fight but if GSP wins no way he's brave enough to fight Yoel! ?? https://t.co/BMGLI4UBNS
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) March 1, 2017
mikebisping's photo https://t.co/6I9eTxEDM0 this is gonna be nuts !!!
— Nam Phan (@NamPhanMMA) March 1, 2017
?????????????? https://t.co/4WiEmVov1O
— Stipe Miocic (@stipemiocicufc) March 1, 2017
Wow, indeed! https://t.co/HprSMTTQgx
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) March 1, 2017
When it's someone like GSP, think it's only going to bring more eyes to the MW division. https://t.co/NQDhqLKOMY
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) March 1, 2017
