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Georges St-Pierre: ‘If I want the legacy fight, Khabib is the man to beat’

One of the most talked-about potential marquee matchups for UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is against Georges St-Pierre. It’s something “The Eagle” has been wanting for a while now, but the mere idea of it was already shut down by the UFC brass.

During a recent guesting on TSN’s Montreal 690 radio show, St-Pierre talked about the said fight and how it eventually fell through, leading to his decision to finally walk away from the sport.

“A lot of people are attention-seekers; they retire to come back,” he said. “I’m not that type of guy.