Published 11:59 IST, October 8th 2020
Georges St-Pierre says he’s ready to end his retirement to fight “unbeatable” Khabib
Georges St-Pierre revealed that the only fighter he would end his retirement for is the current undefeated UFC lightweight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov.
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Former UFC champion Georges St-Pierre retired from sport in 2019 but has said in several interviews that he would make a return if he is offered right fight. Recently, GSP spoke to ESPN's Marc Raimondi where he revealed that only fighter he would end his retirement for is current undefeated UFC lightweight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov. Georges St-Pierre said that though it’s “scary” to fight someone “invincible and unbeatable” it’s also exciting to trade jabs with fighters like Khabib Nurmagomedov who has an “aura of invincibility”.
“If I come back, it would be for one fight. And I need to take, for me, biggest fish. And one—for me, I believe— top guy right w, name is Khabib,” added Georges St-Pierre.
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Despite that, Georges St-Pierre has "mixed feelings" about an Octagon comeback. However, he’s t ruling it out completely. Georges St-Pierre’s last fight was almost two years ago at UFC 217 where he defeated Michael Bisping to win UFC middleweight strap. Just 34 days into his reign, GSP vacated his title after suffering from ulcerative colitis.
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Khabib Nurmagomedov wants to fight Georges St-Pierre
Almost a month ago, Khabib Nurmagomedov took to Twitter and expressed a desire to fight Georges St-Pierre. Eagle revealed he would love to go up against Georges St-Pierre in April 2021 after his fight with Justin Gaethje at UFC 254. While expounding on same a few days later, Eagle claimed that it was his late far’s dream to see him fight UFC icon.
Khabib Nurmagomedov also said that he has already spoken to Dana White about much-awaited fight and revealed that UFC president will look into same after UFC 254.
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Could Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Georges St-Pierre happen?
Even though Dana White is open to book a fight between two, it’s very unlikely that fight will happen. Georges St-Pierre turns 40 next year and window of his comeback is getting smaller day by day. In addition, UFC chief is t keen on bringing GSP back just to capture ar title and split (like last two times).
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Dana White revealed earlier that he would try to book Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Tony Ferguson again, and according to many, that fight has a higher chance of being booked before Nurmagomedov vs GSP. However, anything is possible in MMA world.
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Im Source: AP, Khabib Nurmagomedov Instagram
11:59 IST, October 8th 2020