Former UFC two-division champion Georges St-Pierre says the promotion approached him about a potential match with Hall of Fame star and former lightweight kingpin Khabib Nurmagomedov in 2020, but that ultimately went to waste. revealed. He believes he won.
A former welterweight and middleweight undisputed titleholder, St-Pierre took time out to pursue a professional career in 2019, returning to the Octagon two years earlier with a submission win over Michael at 185 pounds. had won the title. Bisping.
Former lightweight champion Nurmagomedov also ended his stellar career in 2020, winning the weight class with a stunning second-round triangle choke submission victory over then-interim champion Justin Gaethje.
Ever since his retirement, St-Pierre, who has been forever linked to a superfight with Nurmagomedov, also a Hall of Famer, claimed that the promotion could have led to a fight between himself and the Russian Nurmagomedov, but to no avail. was.
Khabib Nurmagomedov fight after meeting with Georges St-Pierre failed
St-Pierre, an undefeated sambo specialist, analyzed the potential matchup and claimed he would have defeated Nurmagomedov in the fight.
“I think Khabib (Nurmagomedov) could beat me. I'm not always saying I can beat Khabib,” Georges St-Pierre said during an appearance on a TV show. pound-4-pound Podcast. “I was confident enough going into that fight thinking that if I go into that fight, I'm going to beat him on that day and in that spot. That doesn't mean I'm going to beat him all the time. But , I was confident – maybe I'm wrong.”
“If he had come to put pressure on me, I would have beaten him, so I think I would have beaten him,” explained Georges St-Pierre. “I'm going to have confidence and give it a try. …I think I was probably the first guy to fight him or one of the few guys that tried to beat him, and I think I beat everyone I've ever fought. I have defeated it.”
Before St-Pierre made his claims about Nurmagomedov this week, former Russian head coach Javier Mendez called the former lightweight champion the most “dangerous” fighter to ever step into the Octagon, in his humble opinion. He revealed that he was watching.
Who would have won in a superfight, Georges St-Pierre or Khabib Nurmagomedov?
