Michael Bisping doesn’t think Khabib Nurmagomedov belongs in the GOAT conversation because he retired too early and didn’t defend his UFC lightweight title enough.
Bisping has a tremendous amount of respect for Khabib and his accomplishments but doesn’t think ‘The Eagle’s’ title reign compares to the likes of Anderson Silva or Georges St-Pierre.
Nurmagomedov, as dominant as he was, only defended his lightweight title three times, whereas Silva and GSP have eighteen title defenses between them and ruled their respective divisions for a combined twelve years.
“Yeah, he took himself out of it,” Bisping said of Khabib during a recent appearance on True Geordie’s Pain Game podcast (h/t SportsKeeda).