First, St. Pierre publicly stated his need for a rest on a blog he posted for the French Canadian website RDS.ca.

I don't know if I'll be stepping back into the Octagon before 2009.

I've fought four times in the last 12 months. I therefore need some rest. I like the life I lead, but I sometimes need to relax.

It's not the fight as such that's exhausting; it's all the preparation that comes with it. I've made so many sacrifices to prepare myself. During training camps, I practically do not live anymore. It's therefore on a psychological level that I need to recharge.

Now JD Penn, BJ Penn's brother, is stating that Penn is training and expecting a fight sometime in December, but that the fight in question will likely not be against Georges St. Pierre. Instead, the two UFC superstars appear to be eying a return engagement in February 2009 as part of the UFC's Superbowl card.