LAS VEGAS -- Talk of a Georges St-Pierre vs. Nick Diaz, champion vs. champion fight is premature, UFC president Dana White said on Wednesday. Furthermore, St-Pierre, the UFC welterweight champ, is not likely to fight on a rumored December card in Montreal.
Buzz regarding a St-Pierre vs. Diaz fight has circulated since Diaz began campaigning for it shortly after his April win over Paul Daley, and then again after St-Pierre defeated Jake Shields at UFC 129. Last week, several news sites reported the two were likely to meet in December.
On Wednesday, White shot down the likelihood of the possibility.
"I think it is a given that he's not [going to be fighting in Montreal]," White said when asked about it. "I don't know where the hell that came from."
A possible fight with Diaz is complicated by contractual issues. Diaz is a Strikeforce fighter, and though he doesn't have a contract with Showtime, pulling him out of the Showtime rotation may cause some difficulties with Zuffa's new cable TV partner. Though White didn't go into specifics about that, or any of the issues that would preclude Diaz from fighting St-Pierre, he said the fight was not close to happening just yet. When asked to give odds on the fight's possibility, White shrugged.
"I don't know," he said. "If I gave you a percentage, I'd be speaking out of turn. I honestly don't know. Nothing has been worked out. Nothing has been talked about."
Diaz was in Las Vegas last week, and the two sides took part in a meeting. White said the meeting came about after he heard boxing promoter Don Chargin talking about the possibility of Diaz boxing Jeff Lacy.
"Everyone was like, 'What's he going to do? Is he going to box? What do you think about him boxing?'" he said. "I was like, 'I think I'm going to sit down and talk to him, and talk him out of boxing. That's what I think.' And that's what happened."
When pressed on whether Diaz is altogether out of the picture, White stopped short of that, but reiterated that several issues have to be worked through before that fight could materialize.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 124
Georges St-Pierre poses during the UFC 124 pre-fight press conference.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 124
Georges St-Pierre answers questions during the UFC 124 pre-fight press conference.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 124
Georges St-Pierre squares off against Josh Koscheck at UFC 124 pre-fight press conference.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 124
Georges St-Pierre squares off against Josh Koscheck at UFC 124 pre-fight press conference.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 124
Georges St-Pierre answers questions at the UFC 124 open workouts.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 124
Georges St-Pierre answers questions during the UFC 124 open workouts.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 124
Georges St-Pierre answers questions during the UFC 124 open workouts.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 124 weigh-ins
Georges St-Pierre steps on the scale at UFC 124 weigh-ins.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 124 weigh-ins
Georges St-Pierre squares off against Josh Koscheck at UFC 124 weigh-ins.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 124
Georges St-Pierre and Josh Koscheck shake hands at the UFC 124 weigh-ins.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 124 weigh-ins
Georges St-Pierre answers questions from Joe Rogan at the UFC 124 weigh-ins.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 124
Georges St-Pierre and Josh Koscheck get instructions before their UFC 124 fight on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 124
Georges St-Pierre gets ready for his fight at UFC 124 on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Georges St-Pierre is taken down by Josh Koscheck at UFC 124 on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 124
Georges St-Pierre is punched by Josh Koscheck at UFC 124 on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 124
Georges St-Pierre is punched by Josh Koscheck at UFC 124 on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 124
Georges St-Pierre punches Josh Koscheck at UFC 124 on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 124
Georges St-Pierre punches Josh Koscheck at UFC 124 on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Georges St-PIerre at UFC 124
Georges St-Pierre gets ready for the next round at UFC 124 on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 124
Georges St-Pierre punches Josh Koscheck at UFC 124 on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Georges St-Pierre punches Josh Koscheck at UFC 124 on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Georges St-Pierre punches Josh Koscheck at UFC 124 on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 124
Georges St-Pierre battles Josh Koscheck at UFC 124 on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 124
Georges St-Pierre battles Josh Koscheck at UFC 124 on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 124
Georges St-Pierre punches Josh Koscheck at UFC 124 on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 124
Georges St-Pierre punches Josh Koscheck at UFC 124 on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 124
Georges St-Pierre punches Josh Koscheck at UFC 124 on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Georges St-Pierre punches Josh Koscheck at UFC 124 on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 124
Georges St-Pierre takes down Josh Koscheck at UFC 124 on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Georges St-Pierre and Josh Koscheck hug at UFC 124 on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Georges St-Pierre is declared the winner over Josh Koscheck at UFC 124 on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Georges St-Pierre celebrates his win at UFC 124 on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Georges St-Pierre celebrates his win at UFC 124 on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Georges St-Pierre celebrates his win at UFC 124 on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Georges St-Pierre celebrates his win at UFC 124 on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 124
Georges St-Pierre answers questions at the UFC 124 post-fight press conference.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 124
Georges St-Pierre shares a word with Dana White at the UFC 124 post-fight press conference.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 124
Georges St-Pierre poses at the UFC 124 post-fight press conference.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 111
Georges St-Pierre answers media questions at the UFC 111 post-fight press conference.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 111
Georges St-Pierre gets ready for his fight at UFC 111 on Saturday, March 27 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 111
Georges St-Pierre tries to submit Dan Hardy at UFC 111 on Saturday, March 27 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 111
Georges St-Pierre punches Dan Hardy at UFC 111 on Saturday, March 27 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 111
Georges St-Pierre battles Dan Hardy at UFC 111 on Saturday, March 27 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 111
Georges St-Pierre battles Dan Hardy at UFC 111 on Saturday, March 27 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
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Georges St-Pierre and Dan Hardy battle at UFC 111 on Saturday, March 27 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
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Georges St-Pierre ducks a punch from Dan Hardy at UFC 111 on Saturday, March 27 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
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Georges St-Pierre takes down Dan Hardy at UFC 111 on Saturday, March 27 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
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Georges St-Pierre battles Dan Hardy at UFC 111 on Saturday, March 27 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
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Georges St-Pierre tries to submit Dan Hardy at UFC 111 on Saturday, March 27 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
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Georges St-Pierre takes down Dan Hardy at UFC 111 on Saturday, March 27 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
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Georges St-Pierre and Dan Hardy hug before GSp is declared the winner at UFC 111 on Saturday, March 27 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
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Georges St-Pierre talks to Joe Rogan after his win at UFC 111 on Saturday, March 27 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 129
Georges St-Pierre makes his way to the Octagon at UFC 129 on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
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Georges St-Pierre gets ready for his fight at UFC 129 on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 129
Georges St-Pierre gets ready for his fight at UFC 129 on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 129
Georges St-Pierre shakes hands with Jake Shields before their fight at UFC 129 on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 129
Georges St-Pierre gets ready for his fight at UFC 129 on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 129
Georges St-Pierre punches Jake Shields at UFC 129 on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 129
Georges St-Pierre gets kicked by Jake Shields at UFC 129 on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 129
Georges St-Pierre punches Jake Shields at UFC 129 on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 129
Georges St-Pierre battles Jake Shields at UFC 129 on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 129
Georges St-Pierre kicks Jake Shields at UFC 129 on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 129
Georges St-Pierre punches Jake Shields at UFC 129 on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 129
Georges St-Pierre punches Jake Shields at UFC 129 on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 129
Georges St-Pierre is kicked by Jake Shields at UFC 129 on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 129
Georges St-Pierre gets his eye checked out at UFC 129 on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 129
Georges St-Pierre earns a unanimous decision win over Jake Shields at UFC 129 on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
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Georges St-Pierre at UFC 129
Georges St-Pierre leaves the Octagon at UFC 129 with his title belt on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
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