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In the short-term, fight fans shouldn’t hold out hope of seeing Georges St-Pierre in Toronto at UFC 206 in December. In the long-term, however, St-Pierre’s UFC return looks more promising than it did last week.

Days after St-Pierre said his lawyers believed he was free of any contract binding him to UFC, St-Pierre and UFC president Dana White met in Las Vegas. Both seem optimistic about the future. White said it was time well spent.

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“My relationship has never been better with GSP. I’m glad we got together,” White said in a text message to Postmedia News.

St-Pierre, in a video posted on his social media accounts, said he met last week with WME-IMG CEO (and new UFC owner) Ari Emanuel — as well as White. St-Pierre had been targeting a bout on Dec. 10 at the Air Canada Centre before talks broke down. Soon after, his legal team claimed a breach of contract and insisted St-Pierre was a free agent — but would still be open to returning to UFC.