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Former welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre says he has legally terminated his contract with the UFC, after negotiations for a comeback fight stalled in 2016.During an appearance on The MMA Hour on Monday, St-Pierre -- who vacated his UFC title and stepped away from professional fighting in late 2013 -- said the UFC did not meet a recent deadline he and attorney James Quinn gave the promotion to book his next fight.As a result, St-Pierre (25-2) said he considers himself a free agent.Right now, Im a free agent, St-Pierre said. You heard it right, Im a free agent. My lawyer terminated the contract with the UFC.In a statement, the UFC said it still considers St-Pierre a rostered athlete: Georges St-Pierre remains under an existing agreement with [UFC parent company] Zuffa, LLC as his MMA promoter. Zuffa intends to honor its agreement with St-Pierre and reserves its rights under the law to have St-Pierre do the same.Its well-known that the two sides have been in negotiations regarding St-Pierres potential?return, but UFC president Dana White has repeatedly stated in the media that he doesnt think St-Pierre truly wants to fight again.According to St-Pierre, who fights out of Montreal, negotiations began in February. St-Pierres previous contract made a return somewhat complicated because that deal?was signed before the UFC entered an exclusive apparel agreement with Reebok in 2014. St-Pierre said the negotiations were back and forth, adding that what he asked for was reasonable.The nine-time defending champion said a deal was close earlier this year, prior to the UFCs announcement of a $4 billion sale to California-based talent agency WME-IMG in July. The change in ownership threw off the deal, which had been negotiated by previous owner Lorenzo Fertitta.I think we were close to agreement towards the end, until the big news arrived, St-Pierre said. News was the UFC got sold, and we were told everything was put on ice until the new owners took charge. So we waited for weeks without any news from the new owners. They said Lorenzos offer was off the table.Negotiations had been targeting a return at UFC 206 on Dec. 10 in Toronto. St-Pierre said he even entered the UFCs anti-doping program in August in order to meet a required four-month testing window before returning to active competition.Once new ownership took over, St-Pierre says he was told the UFC would need to invest a large amount of money to reintroduce him to the promotions new fan base -- which St-Pierre found odd. St-Pierre is one of the UFCs biggest stars ever, and his fight against Jake Shields at UFC 129 in April 2011 generated $12.1 million in Toronto.I find it a little funny, to tell you the truth, St-Pierre said. I know its a lie, but sometimes I really believe -- I start asking myself, Do they believe what they are saying? Are they so caught up in what theyre saying, they believe it? Im pretty confident if I would have fought in Toronto, I would have sold out the Toronto stadium in a few minutes. Im that confident. Im sure the fans have not forgot about me.Despite multiple ACL surgeries in his past, St-Pierre said he feels at [his] best after the long layoff. He hasnt fought since a successful title defense against Johny Hendricks at UFC 167 in November 2013.St-Pierre offered no plans for his immediate future. He admitted he did not know whether the UFC would attempt to intervene if he signs with another promotion.I really dont know, St-Pierre said. 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There were runs I left out there. Particularly, I counted like six touchdowns that I left on my own where I should have just stuck my foot in the ground . instead of getting tackled sideways and getting stopped at the 3 or something.The 6-foot, 220-pound tailback from Charlotte ranked third in the ACC with 1,463 yards rushing and second with 17 rushing touchdowns as a sophomore, and he averaged 6.7 yards on his roughly 16 carries per game. Those season totals ranked in the top three of UNCs single-season history, too.Yet Hood has spent the offseason preparing to fix mistakes that include misreading a running lane, missing a block or being a bit too impatient to let the play develop more fully. The first chance comes Sept. 3 against Georgia in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta.Its kind of like, `All right, that was good, but you still can do more, Hood said. Never cut yourself short. Live to the fullest ability that you possibly can. And if you dont, youre not putting your best foot forward, youre not truly showing what kind of football player you can be.If you rush for 150 yards but you shouldve had 250 yards, thats an OK day for you, but you shouldve had a great day.Hoods mother, Melica, said its an approach her son takes throughout his life, whether on the field or in the classroom as a two-time all-ACC academic ppick and Eagle Scout.dddddddddddd. UNC running backs coach Larry Porter sees it, too, describing Hood as a very cerebral, very detail-oriented guy.Elijahs always the type of person who will go back over everything he does, Melica Hood said. Hes hard on himself. He will pick apart everything and is always striving to do better. Hes probably going to be that way pretty much about everything no matter what he does. Hes meticulous.Hood had eight 100-yard games that included a career-high 220 yards and two touchdowns against rival North Carolina State. That helped the Tar Heels match a program record with 11 wins while winning the leagues Coastal Division title to reach the ACC championship game, losing to then-No. 1 and eventual College Football Playoff runner-up Clemson.Just as importantly, he provided an edge to a high-scoring offense with a physical style rooted in his early years in football. Nicknamed Big Hot as a baby because of his size -- and the fact his parents carried a fan with them nearly everywhere to keep him from crying -- Hood played first on the defensive line and then at linebacker while sometimes matching up against older kids before moving to running back by high school.Years later, Hood still loves delivering hits.He can wear down guys because he really doesnt like to get tackled, head coach Larry Fedora said. He runs violently -- its the best term Ive come up with -- so when he is being tackled, hes trying to punish the tackler. Thats something he is very aware of: Hes going to make sure that guy knows that he tackled Elijah Hood.---Follow Aaron Beard on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/aaronbeardap and the APs college football site at http://collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '