Den ryske lättviktsmästaren Khabib Nurmagomedov kommer härnäst att gå titelförsvar mot interimmästaren Dustin Poirier under UFC 242 i Abu Dhabi den 7 september.
Senast mötte han den forne dubbelmästaren Conor McGregor under UFC 229 och segrade via submission.
Andra matchningar som tidigare diskuterats för Khabib är ett möte mot den forne weltervikts och mellanviktsmästaren Georges St-Pierre.
St-Pierre gick i pension i februari, men kan eventuellt återvända vid rätt erbjudande.
Khabib menar dock att den kanadensiske fightern kan vara för gammal för att gå match.
Via ’TSN’:
My latest @SportsCentre feature with Khabib Nurmagomedov on why he is interested in a potential superfight with Georges St-Pierre, whether he has any regrets about the incident at UFC 229 and how his father reacted.
Full feature: https://t.co/3uFjwPCFTA pic.twitter.com/TCJJdMtUnv
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) July 10, 2019
Georges already was welterweight champion and middleweight champion, and I know if he comes back he wants to fight in lightweight championship. He can make weight, he’s not very big. He’s like 190 195 [pounds]. A lot of lightweights [weigh] more than him. I think he can make weight and it’s going to be a great fight if I fight with him, if I defend my title with him. For legacy, even for him, even for me, it’s going to be a great fight.
Khabib har inget dåligt att säga om St-Pierre och till och med ätit middag med honom:
Last time I meet him in Moscow, I stay in one hotel, and when I go to my room, I see him. He’s sitting with his friends in restaurant. I come from his back, try to choke him a little bit (laughs). I meet him. We have good time in Moscow. A couple times, we get dinner together. It was before he fight with Michael Bisping. Of course I respect him. This guy in my opinion is greatest athlete ever who compete inside the UFC. Him and Fedor [Emelianenko] is two greatest, in my opinion.
Tror ni vi kan få se en match mellan Khabib och St-Pierre i framtiden?
