Georges St-Pierre tog en paus från MMA efter att ha besegrat Johny Hendricks via ett delat domslut under UFC 167, och den stora frågan är om den föredetta welterviktsmästaren någonsin kommer tillbaka in i oktagonen.
Här pratar Georges om hur han tappade motivationen efter mötet mot Johny, och detta hade han att säga via Chael Sonnens podcast:
I didn’t feel that hunger, that will to fight. When I fought Johny Hendricks, I was like, ‘If you put happiness on a scale, who would be more happy to win the title? Me to win another title, or would it be Johny Hendricks to win the title for the first time?’ I realized the guys who were coming, the new guys, they would be way more happy than me to win a title.
When you lost the motivation, you cannot reinvent yourself, and you stay the same Georges St-Pierre you are, and for me, it was time for me to walk away. After the Hendricks fight I was like, ‘Man, you need to take time off to see where I’m going. I have a lack of motivation and I don’t want to wait until it’s too late.’
If you lose a race in another sport, it’s not bad. But if you lose a fight in mixed martial arts, you get damage. It’s very bad. I wanted to take some time off to see where I’m going. If I ever come back, it’s going to be important for me to reinvent myself and become a much better version than I was.
St-Pierre har i dagsläget en vinstsvit på tolv matcher, och om det blir en trettonde återstår att se.
