The UFC 217 promotions continue, and rival Michael Bisping and Georges St-Pierre met earlier today at center ice for the ceremonial puck drop at the Toronto Maple Leafs-Montreal Canadiens game at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec.
Georges St-Pierre who is French-Canadian received a thunderous standing ovation welcome from his hometown in Montreal on Saturday. Meanwhile, Michael Bisping’s got overwhelmed with boos as he stepped on the ice.
Check out the video, which features UFC president Dana White and some jabbing between rival fighter:
What an ovation for GSP! @Bisping, @DanaWhite & @GeorgesStPierre drop the puck at @CanadiensMTL game#UFC 217 🎟 https://t.co/29bbZgRWah pic.twitter.com/xcYWtLmJ4S
— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) October 15, 2017
GSP and Michael Bisping make grand entrance in Montreal pic.twitter.com/CymHPeXzuy
— Right Wing, Shoots Left 🇨🇦🏒🥅 (@HILITINGHOCKEY) October 14, 2017
Middleweight champion Michael Bisping (30-7 MMA, 20-7 UFC) facing St-Pierre (25-2 MMA, 19-2 UFC), a longtime welterweight champ returning to the octagon after the hiatus of four years on November 4, Madison Square Garden in New York City at UFC 217 pay-per-view headliner.
