Georges St-Pierre reveals his requests made to UFC for Anderson Silva fight to happen

Georges St-Pierre has revealed the specific conditions he laid out when the UFC approached him about a potential superfight with Anderson Silva during their respective championship primes.

In a conversation with Demetrious Johnson, "GSP" explained that Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta contacted him once about facing the middleweight champion, but the discussion never progressed beyond that initial inquiry. St-Pierre outlined three core requirements he felt were necessary for the matchup to proceed: a contractual guarantee, improved compensation, and the implementation of drug testing protocols.

Additionally, St-Pierre requested that the fight take place at catchweight rather than at either fighter's natural division. He reasoned that since Silva had previously competed at 170 pounds during his PRIDE days, a catchweight arrangement would allow both fighters to return to their respective divisions afterward. St-Pierre emphasized that he wouldn't have wanted to remain at a higher weight class permanently, as his legacy was built at welterweight.

Both St-Pierre and Silva are widely regarded as the greatest fighters of their respective eras—St-Pierre dominated welterweight while Silva ruled middleweight. A clash between the two champions represented one of the most coveted superfights in UFC history, with fans yearning to see them compete at their peak.

St-Pierre stressed that his requests were reasonable and not intended to price himself out of the fight. "If you made it 180 pounds catchweight, I'm in," he said, noting that his compensation demands were modest by comparison. However, the UFC never followed up after that single conversation, and St-Pierre indicated uncertainty about whether they ever formally presented the proposal to Silva. Ultimately, the dream matchup never materialized, remaining one of MMA's most intriguing "what-ifs."