“I don’t think it’s needed,” Robert Whittaker disapproves of Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Georges St-Pierre match

“I don’t think it’s needed,” Robert Whittaker disapproves of Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Georges St-Pierre match
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Robert Whittaker

Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker last competed at UFC 254 in October of this year; Facing off against middleweight KO artist Jared Cannonier in a number-one contender’s fight, “The Reaper” outmatched Cannonier to secure a unanimous decision victory. Whittaker is now likely to fight for the UFC middleweight championship next year.

On an edition of Submission Radio, Whittaker spoke at length about a bunch of different topics. Most noticeably, he chose to address the much-talked about dream fight between former champs Georges St-Pierre and Khabib Nurmagomedov. “The Reaper” asserted that the issue regarding the Nurmagomedov vs. St-Pierre fight was that one of the two legends would inevitably have to lose the fight and thus tarnish their legacy.

“St-Pierre and Khabib Nurmagomedov don’t need to fight one another“: Robert Whittaker

St-Pierre’s last fight was in the November of 2017, where he secured a third-round submission victory over then-UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping and thereby winning the UFC middleweight title. The 39-year-old, having won both the UFC welterweight and middleweight championships during his career, retired subsequently.

Khabib has had his own fabled career. He last competed in October of this year, successfully defending his UFC lightweight title by defeating Justin Gaethje via second-round submission. This would see him remain undefeated at 29 and 0, however he also chose to retire; stating he wouldn’t fight without his father beside him. The MMA world was taken by surprise, with many debating about all the potential dream matches. One such super-fight being Nurmagomedov vs St-Pierre.

GSP, for one has often suggested that he’d be willing to move down to the lightweight division and fight his Russian counterpart for the UFC lightweight championship. However,considering Nurmagomedov’s retirement, neither St-Pierre nor the former have been in the talks for the opportunity to face one another.

Addressing the problem with a potential matchup between St-Pierre and Nurmagomedov; Whittaker stated, “Oh, well, the problem with that is one of the two greatest, most iconic role models of the sport is gonna get their legacy tarnished a little bit. And I don’t think it’s needed. Neither guy needs the money. Maybe they can fight quietly behind closed doors.”

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