{"id":90240,"date":"2017-02-18T18:30:07","date_gmt":"2017-02-18T23:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=90240"},"modified":"2025-01-19T12:11:17","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T17:11:17","slug":"im-back-former-ufc-champ-georges-st-pierre-ends-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/02\/18\/im-back-former-ufc-champ-georges-st-pierre-ends-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m back: Former UFC champ Georges St Pierre ends retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_90241\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90241\" style=\"width: 582px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Capture-5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90241\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Capture-5.png\" alt=\"The video ends with St. Pierre looking into the camera and saying: \u201cIt's official. I'm back.\u201d (Photo: Georges St. Pierre \/ Facebook)\" width=\"582\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Capture-5.png 582w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Capture-5-300x157.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The video ends with St. Pierre looking into the camera and saying: \u201cIt&#8217;s official. I&#8217;m back.\u201d (Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/georgesstpierre\">Georges St. Pierre \/ Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre says he is ending his three-year absence from mixed martial arts.<\/p>\n<p>St. Pierre confirmed his plans Saturday with a video posted on his Facebook page and official Twitter feed.<\/p>\n<p>The video ends with St. Pierre looking into the camera and saying: \u201cIt&#8217;s official. 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