Georges St-Pierre was going to come out of retirement to challenge Khabib Nurmagomedov for the lightweight title, but the UFC had other plans for ‘The Eagle’.
Nurmagomedov went on to defend his title against Dustin Poirier instead, submitting ‘The Diamond’ in the UFC 242 main event at The Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Asked why he thinks the Khabib fight never came to fruition, St-Pierre said the UFC didn’t want to run the risk of ruining an ‘investment’ in one of their most prized assets.
“I know Khabib wanted to have that fight, I want it, but the thing is, if you look from the UFC’s side, I think it’s normal if I put myself in their shoes,” St-Pierre told ESPN (via MMA Junkie).