Georges St-Pierre said his decision to take time away from the sport was as much a statement about his personal beliefs as a response to personal issues. The former welterweight champ, who vacated the belt this past month, told a group of Canadian reporters that one of the reasons he left was to protest the UFC’s attitude on drug testing. “It’s one of the reasons why I stopped,” St-Pierre told RDS.ca . “Not really to [teach] them a lesson, because it penalizes me, too. But I wanted to do something for the sport that I love. I see the direction in which it goes, and I think it makes no sense.
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Georges St-Pierre says UFC’s drug testing stance influenced leave from sport – MMA Junkie