“He’s raising the bar and if I don’t admit that, that means I’m insulting the entire UFC roster,” Georges St Pierre hails Kamaru Usman as Welterweight champ

There are very few people that can comment on the greatness of former UFC welterweight champion Georges St Pierre, but GSP believes the current champion Kamaru Usman is raising the bar.

‘Rush’ has never been knocked out of the welterweight throne and won the welterweight title twice; along with this, he defended it nine times. After that, he jumped to Middleweight and secured the second title.

However, Kamaru Usman’s level of dominance is also unmatchable. He is on a 12 fight win streak and in his latest interview with ESPN; Georges St Pierre complemented Kamaru Usman.

GSP says, “In terms of accomplishments, it’s different, I’ve done stuff that I believe he hasn’t done yet. But I’m gonna tell you the truth and as painful as it could be for any athlete to admit it, the athletes of today are normally better than the athletes of yesterday.”

“As good as the athletes of today are, the athletes of tomorrow will be better. That’s how it is. I don’t care who you are. Even if you’re Usain Bolt, you beat the world record, in a few years there will be another guy that comes and beats your record.

“I don’t think it’s because the guys are better, it’s because the technology is better and it’s the same thing in mixed martial arts.”

Georges St Pierre believes Usman is raising the bar

Kamaru Usman called out ‘Rush’ many times to take the title of Welterweight great from hin but GSP believes he passed out his prime and there is no chance he will face him again.

Georges St Pierre added, “We cannot measure the performance like in sprinting or in weight lifting, but we can only speculate and, of course, time for time, maybe he didn’t win 11 title fights, but he’s raising the bar. And if I don’t admit that, that means I’m insulting the entire UFC roster.”

“That means I’m saying the sport is regressing, and it’s not true. I believe the sport is getting better. Do I feel that if I go back in my prime and I could fight Kamaru Usman, I do think, yes, I could have done it. However, I know for a fact that as time goes by, guys get better.”

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