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Khabib Nurmagomedov Wants UFC Mega-Fight With Georges St-Pierre In 2020

Khabib Nurmagomedov Wants UFC Mega-Fight With Georges St-Pierre In 2020

He's still interested in fighting the Canadian superstar.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Khabib Nurmagomedov is still interested in that mega-fight with Georges St-Pierre.

The Canadian superstar retired earlier this year after failing to strike a deal with UFC for a bout against Nurmagomedov.

But the UFC lightweight king is hoping to tangle with 'GSP' in 2020 after two defences of his title.

Nurmagomedov is slated to face interim-UFC lightweight champion Dustin Poirier in September at UFC 242 and his manager, Ali Abdelaziz, is expecting him to make a quick turnaround by having a fight in December, before wanting to take on St-Pierre in the new year.

"He gave me very specific instructions," Nurmagomedov's manager said about his future.

"He said he wants to fight Sept. 7 and again in December. And if [former welterweight champion] Georges St-Pierre can figure things out with the UFC by April, that's the deal. He would like that fight in April.

"The lightweight division has a lot of contenders, and we need to keep the division going.

"Khabib has done this before. He fought [Edson Barboza], Al [Iaquinta] and Conor [McGregor] in less than one year [from December 2017 to October 2018]. If it can be Georges in April, he would love that fight. If not, it can be any contender."

Image: PA
Image: PA

A fight between Nurmagomedov and St-Pierre has been mooted, though a match-up failed to transpire.

St-Pierre subsequently called it a day but Team Nurmagomedov are hoping to lure him out of retirement for a huge bout in 2020.

Image: PA
Image: PA
Image: PA
Image: PA

Nurmagomedov vs. St-Pierre in 2020? Watch this space.

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Topics: Conor Mcgregor, Khabib, UFC News, Nurmagomedov, Fight News, UFC, Dana White, GSP, Georges St-Pierre

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado, and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Darren Till, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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