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Michael Bisping said it was official, and now Georges St-Pierre has signed his bout agreement for the planned UFC 217 middleweight title fight.
After months bouncing from on-again, off-again status, the matchup between 185-pound champ Bisping (30-7 MMA, 20-7 UFC) and former welterweight titleholder St-Pierre (25-2 MMA, 19-2 UFC) is moving forward for UFC 217, which takes place Nov. 4 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Bisping let the cat out of the bag last week with regard to the date and location of the fight. Now St-Pierre has revealed that he’s put pen to paper on his official bout agreement (via Instagram):
St-Pierre vs. Bisping originally was announced in March, but without a date attached. As time wore on the contest appeared to fall apart, with UFC President Dana White claiming “The Count” would fight interim middleweight champ Robert Whittaker next and St-Pierre would get current 170-pound king Tyron Woodley.
When Woodley put on a successful title defense against Demian Maia at UFC 214 this past month that didn’t meet White’s standards, White reverted back to the initial plan, which St-Pierre and Bisping said they wanted all along.
With two title fights on tap so far, the latest UFC 217 lineup includes:
For more on UFC 217, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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