I början av året pensionerade sig återigen legenden Georges St. Pierre. Detta efter en framgångsrik comeback i mellanvikt där han besegrade mästaren Michael Bisping via submission. Trots St. Pierres pensionering har rykten florerat att UFC och ”Rush” är intresserade av en superfight med Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Nyligen pratade St. Pierre med den kanadensiska nyhetssidan TSN och gav ett nytt besked om en eventuell comeback mot den obesegrade ryssen.
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“It was on my mind when I retired,” sade St. Pierre. “I really wanted to do it, but now, telling you the truth, UFC were clear. They had other plans for Khabib so I turned a page. I cannot wait for the fight to happen and twiddle my thumbs. I have other plans for my life. Being the best fighter in the world is not my number one priority anymore. It used to be, now it’s not. I have family, friends, I have a lot of more important things to do. I have other projects down the road.
“Family is the number one priority. It’s very important. Family and health is very important.”
Matchen mot Bisping var GSP:s först match sedan pensionen 2013. St. Pierre lade handskarna på hyllan med 13 raka vinster och ett matchfacit på 26-2. De två förlusterna kom mot Matt Hughes och Matt Serra, förluster som han sedan dess har fått revansch för. För St. Pierre handlar det inte om att han inte kan bli bäst i världen igen – han vill inte.
“It’s not because I can’t, it’s because I don’t want,” fortsatte St. Pierre. “It’s not worth it to dedicate all my focus and concentration to this if I’m not gonna fight and get the fight that I want, you know what I mean? So it’s not that I can’t do it. I could come back and fight again but my heart is not there. When I train in the gym, I feel very confident. When I train with a young guy, I feel like I want to fight again. But then I go back home and sometimes I wake up in the morning and I’m like, ‘ Ugh, f*ck that.’ So it’s a mixed up feeling for me now.”