Georges St-Pierre not ruling out Khabib Nurmagomedov as opponent for grappling match
LAS VEGAS – Could Georges St-Pierre finally compete against Khabib Nurmagomedov?
Former welterweight and middleweight champion St-Pierre will take part in a UFC Fight Pass Invitational no-gi jiu-jitsu match Dec. 14, but does not have an opponent yet.
Three names were proposed to St-Pierre in a question – Nurmagomedov, Kamaru Usman and Anderson Silva. He revealed that the UFC offered him a list of names, and confirmed one of those three is on it.
“They are all very attractive, but everybody has a different agenda,” St-Pierre told MMA Junkie and other reporters Thursday on the UFC Hall of Fame red carpet. “Some are training for upcoming title fights, some are maybe too heavy, some are too light, some just retired and want nothing to do with competition.
“I received a list from the UFC today. We’re going to check and look to see who’s available, and I’m going to make a decision with the UFC and with my people to make sure we go up against someone they think the people want to see me compete against.”
However, Nurmagomedov is not one of them. When asked if “The Eagle” would be the ultimate choice, St-Pierre didn’t dismiss the possibility entirely.
“It could be,” St-Pierre responded. “There’s a lot of other potential interesting matchups, but it could be. Everybody has a different agenda, a different schedule, and we’ll see. Khabib was not on the list, but I have to make sure to see who’s available.”
