UFC president Dana White sounds ready to book his next middleweight title bout. White said after UFC 217 that newly-crowned champion Georges St-Pierre will face off with interim champ Robert Whittaker as the division's next title fight, he just doesn't know when yet.
St-Pierre rallied for a sluggish second round against Michael Bisping on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden to lock in a rear-naked choke and submit the then-champ and earn the 185-pound title. Whittaker is coming off a gutsy unanimous decision victory over Yoel Romero at UFC 213 to take the interim title, but is still recovering from a knee injury he suffered during the fight.
St-Pierre sounded somewhat skeptical as well when asked about what was next for him.
"This is not really my real weight, I did it for my challenge," St-Pierre said. "There was a time in my career that I was too busy with one challenge after another. I was too small to fight at this weight but now I've put on muscle mass and I am comfortable here. I decided to take a shot because I took on some muscle mass."
St-Pierre will also likely need some time to recover as he was transferred to a local hospital after the fight and unavailable to talk with media.