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Georges St-Pierre: ’Khabib Nurmagomedov is probably the best pound-for-pound fighter on earth’

Den forne welterviktsmästaren Georges St-Pierre kommer härnäst att möta mellanviktsmästaren Michael Bisping i en match om titeln. Nyligen befann han sig i Moskva i Ryssland, där han intervjuades av ’RT’ om det kommande mötet och hans comeback efter 3 års frånvaro.

När GSP fick frågan om ryska fighters berättade han att han anser att obesegrade Khabib Nurmagomedov (24-0) är en utav de bästa fighters i världen i ’pound-for-pound.

I think actually one of the best pound-for-pound in the world, maybe the best pound-for-pound in the world, is Khabib Nurmagomedov. I always said it. For me, he’s probably the best pound-for-pound. Unfortunately, I believe people don’t give him enough credit. Maybe because he’s not American, he’s not someone who talks a lot of trash like Conor McGregor, he’s someone who’s very respectful, he doesn’t make a lot of noise by talking. But the same thing, like I said before about me, is that the resume speaks by itself. You know, the guy’s undefeated, he beat everybody. I’m just sad that the fight with [Tony] Ferguson didn’t happen, because it would have been an amazing fight.

Kanadensaren blev även frågad om han skulle kunna klara av att gå ner till lättvikt som han tidigare hävdat och om han i såna fall skulle vara intresserad av att möta Nurmagomedov. GSP är dock endast fokuserad på att ta hem mellanviktsbältet från Bisping.

Look, I really like Khabib. It would be crazy. I don’t know what’s going to happen, like I said. There is Conor, there is Ferguson, there is Khabib at 155. Like I said, I don’t know that is what I’m going to plan to do. If I beat Bisping, I might stay at 185. Or I might go challenge a guy at 170. It depends. The way my body is made I couldn’t make 155. It would be a tough cut. Because I walk around at 188 – 188lbs when I wake up in the morning. I think Khabib is about the same size as me. Maybe heavier than me. A lot of 155ers are bigger than me. But it would be a tough cut. And I’m not a big fan of cutting weight. But it depends on who’s there at the right moment. Maybe it could be done, but I don’t know.

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