Woodley’s Account of a Proposed St-Pierre Fight
Tyron Woodley has described more than one attempt to arrange a fight with Georges St-Pierre after their UFC title years. The dollar amounts and negotiations below are Woodley’s account in interviews; no Woodley–St-Pierre bout was announced.
Woodley’s account of the offers
In a 2024 interview with Plejmo, Woodley said an investor in the Middle East wanted to stage the matchup and that a proposed purse was between $5 million and $7 million. He said St-Pierre turned it down. This was Woodley’s description of the negotiations, not a reported signed agreement or independently confirmed offer.
Woodley had discussed a separate proposal in 2023 while promoting his own venture, saying he had offered St-Pierre a large purse and that St-Pierre told him he was no longer interested in fighting. In a later interview, Woodley described offering $5 million through an organization he was involved with and recalled St-Pierre saying he was done competing. These accounts point to repeated overtures, while the precise terms varied by interview.
Why the matchup never happened
St-Pierre’s last MMA bout was his 2017 middleweight title win over Michael Bisping. He announced his retirement in 2019. Woodley’s story leaves the proposed bout as a what-if; there is no evidence it progressed to a signed contest. The reporting below separates Woodley’s claims from the confirmed career timeline.
Sources: MMA Mania: Woodley’s 2024 account of a $5–7 million offer · MMA Fighting: Woodley’s 2023 offer through TRIP · Action Network: later interview with Woodley
