Khabib Nurmagomedov is Conor McGregor's kryptonite: Former UFC champion Georges St-Pierre

UFC veteran and former middleweight champion Georges St-Pierre believes that Cor McGregor is capable of donning lightweight strap around his waist once again in his MMA career. However, GSP believes that until and unless Khabib Nurmagomedov leaves UFC, it would be a “difficult task” for Cor McGregor. Canian superstar claimed that Cor McGregor has a very high chance of grabbing UFC lightweight gold again if Justin Gaethje mans to dethrone Khabib Nurmagomedov in ir upcoming fight.

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UFC: GSP says Khabib Nurmagomedov is “kryptonite” to Cor McGregor

Speaking to Sports Bible, GSP expressed his thoughts regarding Cor McGregor’s UFC journey. Georges-St-Pierre said that Khabib Nurmagomedov has a very good style that could vanquish Cor McGregor anytime. “He (Khabib) is like kryptonite,” said GSP. former UFC welterweight champion believes that Khabib is pretty good at closing distances, which is Cor McGregor’s weakness.

GSP was furr asked about his thoughts regarding a potential fight between him and Cor McGregor. Since both Cor and GSP are former two-division UFC champions, MMA fans have often debated a matchup between two. However, when asked about debate, GSP said, "If I were to fight Cor, I wouldn't tre with him on his range." GSP stated that he would never fight Cor McGregor in his comfort zone. While Canian claimed he is confident about defeating Cor McGregor, he also mentioned that MMA is an unpredictable sport and one can never kw result until it fight concludes.

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UFC: Khabib Nurmagomedov next fight

Following holy month of Raman and his family’s medical condition, it appears that Khabib Nurmagomedov will be forced to postpone his UFC return to September. Khabib earlier claimed that he would be returning to UFC action by July. However, Khabib Nurmagomedov’s family has since contracted COVID-19, with 20 members of his family testing positive for coronavirus. Khabib’s far h also been suffering from heart complications due to COVID-19 and 57-year-old was put into a medically induced coma in Moscow earlier this month. 

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