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Georges St. Pierre media conference call full audio replay announcing indefinite leave from UFC

Georges St. Pierre has relinquished his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight title in a surprise announcement earlier today (Dec. 13, 2013) from Quebec (read it here), as the pressure of being the biggest draw in mixed martial arts (MMA), as well as a litany of personal problems, have forced the champ to take an indefinite leave of absence. Following his departure, UFC President Dana White has announced that Johny Hendricks will fight Robbie Lawler at UFC 171 on March 15 in Dallas, Texas, for the vacant division strap (full details here). Listen to the entire thing unfold in the full audio replay of today's media conference call using the embedded player above.

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