5 Fights in the UFC for Georges St-Pierre's return

#2 Winner of Woodley vs Thompson 2

There are no “tune up” fights in the upper echelon of the welterwight division

As the former Welterweight Champion who never lost his title but relinquished it to go into semi retirement, it only makes sense the GSP be given an immidiate title shot on his return to the octagon.

While it may be argued that it is perhaps not wise for GSP to be thrown straight in the fire for his return and perhaps a tune up fight would be a better option for him, it should be noted that the level of competition on the highest level of the sport in MMA does not really allow for so called "tune Up" fights and there is a serious risk of getting knocked out even against the most obscure opponents one can possibly think of.

And when we are talking about the possibility of fighting one of the most accomplished strikers in the world in Stephen Thompson or an extremely well rounded power puncher in Tyron Woodley, there is no reason to believe that either of them could not finish the returning legend at a moment's notice.

Let's not forget that Matt Serra was once regarded as a tune up fight for GSP and we all remember how that went down.

The cards are still on the table though and let's not be quick to dismiss any progress that GSP could have made in the last couple of years.