Dana White Admits Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Georges St-Pierre Would Be ‘Fun Fight To Make’
One of the hottest topics in the mixed martial arts (MMA) world at the moment is who will be next to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov for the UFC lightweight title.
The undefeated Russian has been virtually unstoppable inside the cage. He comes off a third-round submission victory over Dustin Poirier in Abu Dhabi where he successfully retained his title. Now, it looks like Tony Ferguson is the front runner to face “The Eagle” next. A fight that has been booked several times but never fails to fall through due to injury.
However, a superfight with the recently retired Georges St-Pierre seems to be a highly-desired matchup amongst the MMA community as well. “Rush” retired earlier this year after the UFC showed zero interest in booking such a bout.
Now, the tables have turned, and UFC president Dana White has expressed interest in the fight as of late. Speaking on Instagram live, White admitted Nurmagomedov vs. St-Pierre would be “a fine fight to make.” (H/T MMA Fighting)
“Tony fight has to happen first,” White said. “Tony Ferguson vs. Khabib and obviously if Khabib wins that fight, the GSP fight would be a fun fight to make for sure.”
The fight would likely have to take place at lightweight, and given recent pictures of “GSP,” that doesn’t seem to be out of the realm of possibilities, despite what his coach says. Even White is amazed at how great St-Pierre looks physically while retired.
“I don’t know if you guys have seen pictures of GSP but he’s looking really, really, really f*cking skinny right now,” White said. “He just did like a cleanse or something. He’s in ridiculous shape still but he’s super lean. I think right now he’s ten pounds lighter than Khabib is. Something like that, somebody told me, so that’s pretty crazy.”
What do you think about White now being open to booking Nurmagomedov and St-Pierre against each other?
