UFC welterewight champion George St-Pierre’s manager, Shari Spencer, says the champ is on the mend and will be ready for a January 2010 return.

Spencer talked with FanHouse.com about St-Pierre’s current activities as well as his expected return.

The 28-year-old St. Pierre suffered the injury in the third round of the UFC 100 bout and gutted his way through the pain for the remainder of the five-round fight, earning a lopsided unanimous decision. In the aftermath, he feared a torn groin, but received a reprieve when doctors informed him the injury was not as serious as previously thought, and that no surgery was necessary. St. Pierre, who is hoping to gain clearance to return to full-contact sparring within the next two weeks, has recently been enjoying his downtime with a trip to Saint-Tropez, France.

“He’s feeling well and just waiting for clearance to resume his full-contact training,” Spencer said.

The UFC hasn’t officially announced any dates in the new year, but is expected to run pay-per-view events on both Jan. 2 and Jan. 30. The UFC views its New Year’s weekend and Super Bowl weekend shows as two of its biggest events of the year.

“We have nothing firm, but it seems logical to me that he’d be on one of those two cards as they like to use Georges for their bigger events because of his draw,” Spencer said.

In the meantime, St. Pierre is working on general sponsor support, filming an instructional DVD, and may sign on for a movie role next month. Spencer is also in negotiations for an endorsement deal with another high-profile, “bigger-than-the-sport” company to follow on the heels of GSP’s successful run with Gatorade.

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