Georges St-Pierre signs contract to fight Michael Bisping

On Wednesday, St-Pierre released a photo signing his bout agreement to face middleweight champion Michael Bisping at UFC 217 on November 4 in New York City.

The fight will take place at Madison Square Garden as the UFC makes its second appearance at the historic arena in NY.

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 November 4 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

That would mark the final piece of the UFC 217 headliner puzzle falling into place, as Bisping vs. GSP would no doubt serve as the main event. He has won five straight, and shocked many by capturing the middleweight title at UFC 199 against Luke Rockhold, a fight Bisping took on short notice. Bisping and St-Pierre started campaigning for the fight previous year, after St-Pierre made it known he was planning a comeback.

The UFC held a press conference in March to announce St-Pierre would challenge Bisping for the title, but UFC president Dana White later said it wouldn’t happen because St-Pierre wanted too much time to prepare.

Fighting out of Tristar MMA in Montreal, St-Pierre is a former dominant welterweight champion.

It’s been a long road back but Georges St-Pierre finally has a date and opponent for his return to the UFC.