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In retrospect, Georges St. Pierre's injury at UFC 100 was not a surprise.

As St. Pierre told MMAWeekly.com last Thursday, his right abductor muscle had been aggravated eight months prior to the fight with Thiago Alves and he hadn’t let it heal properly.

UFC show-runners gave him a jolt backstage, calling him to the cage a fight earlier than he expected (aided by Dan Henderson’s knockout of Michael Bisping). Thus, he wasn’t able to warm the delicate muscle.

“It’s a mistake I did, I (take) all the blame,” said St. Pierre. “But next time I wish I get better information, because I was not expecting that.”

Now, the welterweight champion is focused on healing up completely. He says he is training lightly and will return to full contact training in October.

Until then, he is on a new diet that he hopes will help to build more quality muscle. St. Pierre says he has never dieted. Before, his favorite stop for junk food was McDonalds.

“When I go there, I (get) three or four cheeseburgers, one french fries (to) replace Poutine, and a McCroquette (chicken nuggets) and a Coca Cola,” he said. “I love it.”

Whether he steps up in weight or continues dominating the welterweight class, St. Pierre says the new diet will help his body heal faster from training stresses and make him faster in the cage.

St. Pierre’s representative, Sherri Spencer, said he will likely return to competition in early 2010. Several possibilities exist for his next opponent: Mike Swick, Paul Daley, and, if he so chooses, Anderson Silva.

St. Pierre is still open to the prospect up moving up in weight, but says he’s enjoying his time outside the Octagon.

“I can’t wait to be back, but I’m not in a rush,” he said.

I'm definitely look forward to seeing GSP come back soon. If those are the three possible next fights they're putting out there for him I'd prefer to see him go up against Swick, but let's see who comes out on top from Swick v. Daley first.

[Druel]

Nice find, didn't expect any less considering the screen name :P

I think we need to see Swick vs Daley first, could even be possible for december card or stick it on the Jan 2nd (i think that's the Jan card date) card. I think if he is gonna take his time to come back he needs to build up the mass to fight effectively at 185, the 170lb divsion has enough depth to do ok without him.

[dan the man 67]

Daley is a promising fighter, but I hope you are not implying that he fight Swick for a title shot. His only fight in the UFC was this fight he just had against Kampmann. I don't think he is deserving of a shot after only 2 fights in the UFC, assuming he would beat Swick. There are other guys who are more deserving, IMO, who have paid their dues to the UFC.

[Dan Contogiannis]

I hope GSP heals up that muscle properly before his next fight. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing his next fight.