Just as our hopes were building nicely for a 2015 return for GSP, they get blown away like a wheelie-bin in Storm Rachel.
The UFC had teased us in recent months that the former welterweight kingpin could be set to fight again in the coming year but all that has been squashed with one succinct e-mail from the manager of the semi-retired Canadian.
“There is no plan for 2015. We are working on a few projects but nothing related for him coming back in the octagon," Rodolphe Beaulieu told MMAJunkie.com.
The 33-year-old had not lost a fight since 2007 when he decided to vacate his 170lb title by stepping away from the sport in December 2013 but it doesn't look like he's going to extend his 25-2 record any time soon.
We're all very disappointed!
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