It looks like the original idea for Georges St-Pierre’s return to the UFC is almost dead. When the longtime UFC welterweight champion decided he was going to return to the sport after a three-year layoff, it was announced that he would take on Michael Bisping for the promotion’s middleweight title. After injury delays and a whole lot of complaining from fans and other 185-pounders, that bout was apparently scrapped by UFC president Dana White.

So what will GSP do now?

Well, according to White, St-Pierre will instead return at 170-pounds and will meet the winner of the UFC 214 title fight between Tyron Woodley and Demian Maia (via MMA Junkie):

“Georges and I talked a couple days ago when he was in Vegas,. Georges is saying he wants to fight; we’ll get this thing figured out. We’re talking about Tyron Woodley and Demian Maia. These two are going to fight soon. That will free up the 170-pound champion for Georges St-Pierre to return and try to regain his belt.”

White wouldn’t say where or when that fight will take place, but that’s not very surprising. GSP himself has said he won’t be ready until November due to an eye injury, and there has been a lot of speculation that he’d like to compete on the November Madison Square Garden show in New York City. Could that card be getting a welterweight title fight? It seems like a good idea.