As UFC 167 approaches, welterweight star Georges St. Pierre is being forced to fend off fresh accusations of performance enhancing drug use, this time issued by his opponent Saturday night, Johny Hendricks.
At a recent press conference, Hendricks said "Have you seen him in the last two months? He shrank a little bit, hasn't he? Realistically, I don't know. I saw him on the press tour. The only thing I know is whenever I step into the octagon, do I still have a six-pack? Check out my pictures. I'm fat. But I love it. I'm a fat dude."
Hendricks delved deeper into his less-than-expert analysis of GSP's physique, claiming that it seems improbable for St. Pierre to maintain the definition in his body as he's risen in weight.
"I'm pretty shredded at 170. I look good right now at 184. I look pretty strong, pretty jacked. But whenever I step into that octagon, I was looking at a picture with (Carlos) Condit, I was like, 'Dude, you're fat.' You can't see the bottom two abs," Hendricks said. "You don't gain 15, 20 pounds and still keep that form. Everybody bloats a little bit. You don't put a little water in your system without bloating. You don't put 20 pounds of water in your system without bloating."
St. Pierre has been dogged for years about steroid use, and the accusations often take the form of Hendricks' barbs. GSP has been equally dogged in his denials, and eve registered with the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency (VADA) to prove he's drug free. Hendricks, on the other hand has not.
"It worked for me because I said I'm a man of my word," St-Pierre said. "I said I was going to do it, and I did it. I've been tested, so far, three times randomly. They can come any time right now. But Hendricks didn't do it."
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