News broke early Wednesday morning that legendary former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion Georges St-Pierre is set to announce his retirement on Thursday morning in Montreal, reportedly because of failed negotiations for a fight with current lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. As GSP is reportedly ready to officially call it a career, Khabib is making a last-ditch effort to change his mind.
Nurmagomedov wrote a statement on Instagram asking for St-Pierre to fight him in November, the month when Khabib plans to make his return to the Octagon. He even went as far as to concede a catchweight, given the fact that GSP has never fought below welterweight in his illustrious career.