Georges St-Pierre continues to make MMA fans wait for a definite answer on his return, saying Saturday that he isn't sure when he will come back to the Octagon.
The former UFC welterweight champion's interview with MMA Canada marks a year since his last fight, which ended with a controversial win via split decision over then challenger Johny Hendricks at UFC 167, according to MMA Fighting. St-Pierre announced after the fight that he was taking time off from MMA to recuperate mentally.
A torn anterior cruciate ligament in GSP's left knee in March made a return seem even less definite, though doctors have since cleared him to resume training.
"I don't know if I will go back to competition," St-Pierre said. "That's why I didn't call it 'a retirement,' I called it 'a break' because I don't know. [Light heavyweight boxer] Bernard Hopkins has a good analogy. He says, 'You can't ask a woman who just gave birth and suffered for many hours if she will have another baby again.' Same for me when I got out of competition."
The interview follows two months after UFC President Dana White said St-Pierre would get an immediate title shot if he decided to come back, Bleacher Report said.
The return still remains up in the air, but GSP provided his prediction for the upcoming rematch between Hendricks, the current welterweight champion, and Robbie Lawler, picking Hendricks to be the winner. The previous fight between the two in March ended with a victory for Hendricks via unanimous decision.
St-Pierre said that while a lot of people thought Lawler won the first fight, he believes the victory belonged to Hendricks, MMA Fighting reported.
"This time, I don't know," he added. "Hendricks was out for a long time, but if he keeps that same explosiveness ... I think he kind of lost it in his fight with Lawler. He didn't look as powerful as he normally was. The good old Johny Hendricks as he's always been, I believe Hendricks is supposed to win."
The rematch will take place on Dec. 6 at UFC 181.
