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GSP
receives doctor's clearance to resume training - 17th
October 2014
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"The
Download" with Dana White is a weekly UFC.com
exclusive interview with the boss, covering everything
that's in the news. This week Dana talks about Georges
St-Pierre and his potential return to the UFC.
Georges
St-Pierre received medical clearance on his injured
left knee from his doctor in Los Angeles on Friday,
UFC President Dana White told UFC.com.
GSP
is now able to resume full MMA training just seven
months after tearing his left ACL during a workout.
White
and UFC chairman/CEO Lorenzo Fertitta flew to Montreal
earlier this week to visit with St-Pierre, and White
followed up on Friday to see how the former UFC welterweight
champion was doing and if he had heard back from his
doctor.
“They
cleared GSP’s knee,” White said. “After
surgery like that it still takes about another 30
days before you start to mentally feel right. But
he’s in a good spot.”
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St-Pierre
stepped away from the UFC after defeating Johny
Hendricks at UFC 167, vacating his title to take
some time away from the sport and figure out his next
move.
White
seems optimistic that GSP will make his UFC return
down the line, but he hasn’t even begun to talk
logistics with St-Pierre.
“His
knee just got cleared and he’ll start training
again and getting back into shape. He’ll let
us know when he’s ready,” White said.
St-Pierre’s
head coach at Tristar Gym in Montreal, Firas Zahabi,
told
ESPN last month that he also believes GSP will
return to the Octagon in 2015.
Zahabi
said he never discusses the topic of a return to competition
with GSP, but his personal opinion is that GSP will
be back.
“He
still has plenty of competitive juice in him. I don’t
think he’ll be anywhere near fight shape until
he’s late-34 – mid-34 (years old),”
Zahabi told ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. “(But)
I think he’s got a few fights in him but I don’t
want to speak for the guy.”
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Making
the St-Pierre return scenario even more interesting
are the developments in the welterweight division
since he last reigned at 170 pounds. His friend and
teammate at Tristar, Rory
MacDonald, recently beat Tarec
Saffiedine and was named the No. 1 contender.
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