St-Pierre tells Bisping he can ‘pick the date’ for their UFC bout

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Michael Bisping, left, and Georges St-Pierre, right, rank first and second, respectively, in all-time UFC wins. (YouTube/UFC)

The day UFC fans get to see Georges St-Pierre back in the Octagon now rests in the hands of Michael Bisping.

The former welterweight champ, who officially came out of retirement on Feb. 17, 2017, took to Twitter earlier Friday to make it clear to Bisping that he’s ready to fight anytime after October.

“Mr. Bisping, I’ve cleared my entire schedule to get ready for training camp after the summer, so I can fight you anytime after October,” said the 35-year-old Canadian. “You pick the date. Let’s get it on.”

The fight between the two was announced on March 1 earlier this year, and after a couple of months of trash talking, it finally appears that St-Pierre (25-2) will be back in a cage for the first time since Nov. 16, 2013 to take on “Mr. Bisping” (31-7).

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