It appears as though Georges St-Pierre is anything but a lock for UFC 206 in December.

With his usual tongue-in-cheek approach to interviews, the General Manager for UFC Operations in Canada, Australia and New Zealand, Tom Wright, revealed that the promotion's upcoming event in Toronto will not necessarily include a Canadian headliner.

"We don't need a Canadian necessarily to headline the event," Wright told Submission Radio. "The last event that we had in Canada did not feature around a Canadian, so frankly it's no different than here (in Australia). Our fans are sophisticated fans in Canada and they're knowledgeable and sophisticated here in Australia. They want to see great fights, they want to see great competition and they'll see it in Toronto.

"It's still a little bit early. We're trying to figure out the main event for UFC 205, obviously that's going to be a seminal event in Madison Square Garden in New York. So once that's sort of cleared up, and that will happen in the next week or so, then we'll start to bring more closely into focus what's going to happen in Toronto."

Asked whether Wright expects Georges St-Pierre to take part in the event, the UFC executive avoided a direct response by placing the expectations on the ongoing negotiations.

"Well personally I'd love to see Georges come back, but I have been asked this question before and what I really want is for Georges to do what he wants to do. He made the decision to walk away from this sport back in 2013, and should he decide to come back, I'd be the first person to welcome him back with open arms. Should he decide to continue hanging them up, then I'll salute that as well. It's completely up to Georges. We're trying to see if there's a contract that can be pulled together and his team are talking with our team, and if it's going to work out, it will work out."