GSP Said Belt Was Taken After UFC 167 Bout with Johny Hendricks

Quote :: Georges St-Pierre recently relinquished his welterweight title and left the sport of MMA, but plans to rob the UFC legend of his championship status appear to have begun immediately after his UFC 167 win over Johny Hendricks.

Speaking to reporter Jean-Rene Dufort on the French-Canadian television show Infoman (interview begins at 40:49), GSP said that his championship strap from the event was taken from him while he was preparing for the post-fight press conference (translation courtesy of Quebec native Cyrus Etemadi).

"I was taking a shower after the fight, " St-Pierre said. "And I was suiting up, with my tie, and afterwards they came to get the belt, and they left with it without even telling me."

The reporter then asked if GSP still had any of his belts, to which the champ replied, "I have belts," he said. "I have belts from my previous fights. But not the one from the last fight, unfortunately."

In context, it appears the "they" in question refers to UFC staff, meaning this was no random act of thievery.

Immediately following GSP's fight against Hendricks, UFC president Dana White showcased a criticism toward his 170-pound champion we had never seen. Reports circulated that White and the UFC tried to keep GSP out of the post-fight press conference, but conflicting reports also emerged that this was not the case.

If GSP's report that his belt was taken while he dressed for the press conference are to be taken seriously, some contrary evidence needs to be addressed.

First, the belt was presented to GSP at the post-fight press conference. During his interview with Infoman, GSP said it was taken while he was preparing for this media obligation and that he still does not have it in his possession, so some loose ends need to be tied before solid conclusions can be drawn.

Still, this recent interview with Infoman added to GSP's previous comments that he was not wanted at the post-fight presser paints an interesting picture.

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Soooooo the Bleacher Report doesn't REALLY know what's going on... BUT they think something is going on BUT since they haven't really looked into it or done any investigation themselves.... they will speculate on what they think may be a story.... or just some speculative guess work?

Ahhhh I see.

I'm just flat out confused by this. This makes zero sense.....on both sides.

I'm not sure it's a safe bet at this point to take anything GSP says seriously. He seems a tad Btitney Spearsy lately.

Bleacher Report is such a rag.

So GSP supposedly said that the UFC came and took his belt away from him while he was dressing and he hasnt seen it since, but the whole world saw him get presented with it at the post fight conference? lol

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