Georges St. Pierre Discusses Usman's Case as Welterweight GOAT, Missed Nurmagomedov Matchup

While many fans still hope to see him fight again, Ultimate Fighting Championship hall-of-famer Georges St. Pierre seems to have hung up the four-ounce gloves forever. St. Pierre (26-2, 20-2 UFC) retired shortly after choking out Michael Bisping in their middleweight title fight at UFC 217 in November 2017. Subsequent rumors linked the Canadian to a superfight with then-lightweight titleholder Khabib Nurmagomedov, who was cleaning out his division at the time, but ultimately the matchup never happened. St. Pierre explains that both he and Nurmagomedov were open to facing one another, and where he places the blame for the failure of the fight to materialize.

St. Pierre is almost universally regarded as the greatest welterweight of all time, but current UFC titleholder Kamaru Usman is gaining ground in the eyes of many fans. "The Nigerian Nightmare" now owns the record for the most back-to-back wins in UFC 170-pound history, breaking the previous record held by St. Pierre. “Rush” recognized that Usman is on track to become not only the greatest welterweight, but one of the greatest fighters of all time in any division, but believes it is too soon to assess Usman’s legacy.

(00:00) Intro
(01:16) His signature apparel line
(02:04) His favorite piece in the collection
(03:15) Why his fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov didn’t happen
(04:41) His thoughts on Kamaru Usman being called the greatest welterweight of all time
(06:20) His experience as an actor
(07:20) Comparing his MMA career and his acting career
(08:50) Teasing Batroc’s return to the MCU
(09:30) Outro

Tudor Leonte started writing about mixed martial arts in 2013 for Italian media outlets. His journey with Sherdog began in 2018 and he now covers One Championship and countless European shows. You can follow him on Twitter @MrTudorLeonte.