“Lot of similarities with Khabib,” Team Khabib Head coach explains why fans love UFC GOAT Georges St-Pierre

Legendary MMA trainer of Khabib Nurmagomedov, Javier Mendez, talks about meeting UFC Hall of Famer, Georges St-Pierre.

“Lot of similarities with Khabib,” Team Khabib Head coach explains why fans love UFC GOAT Georges St-Pierre

Khabib Nurmagomedov and Georges St-Pierre (Image via Imago)

Georges St-Pierre was one of those fighters that fans always wanted to see fight Khabib Nurmagomedov. Khabib’s coach, Javier Mendez recently talked about Georges St-Pierre and his experience with the UFC legend. Here is what he said:

Javier Mendez recently did an interview with Helen Yee on her YouTube channel. There, Yee asked about Khabib’s potential return to MMA, even if that was for a grappling match with Georges St-Pierre. This was when Mendez revealed his thoughts on St-Pierre. He said: 

I met him about a month ago, he was down there. And what a beautiful guy. Humble, humble, humble guy. He has a lot of similarities with Khabib, that guy. A lot of similarities. Super, super nice guy. I can see why people that meet him, love him. And just we have a huge amount of respect for him. Because he gives it back.
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Javier Mendez is one of the top and most famous trainers in the MMA community. His prodigy Khabib Nurmagomedov became a legend of the sport. Khabib became the UFC champion and went undefeated throughout his career. Meanwhile, Georges St-Pierre was a similar name with a legendary status in the UFC and MMA. There had always been tension and anticipation regarding a possible fight between Khabib and St-Pierre.

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However, the potential fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Georges St-Pierre never happened. St-Pierre later revealed that it had always been a question of timing and that the UFC had tried to make a fight happen. Meanwhile, Khabib retired from mixed martial arts in 2021, less than a year after the death of his father. He has since stayed away from the sport because of a promise made to his mother.

Is Georges St-Pierre making a comeback at UFC 300?

Georges St-Pierre was a former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion. With only two losses in his entire UFC career, St-Pierre made a name for himself in the world of MMA. He is a UFC Hall of Famer and is on the list of the most title defenses in UFC history. Recently, there have been rumors regarding a potential comeback for St-Pierre to the UFC octagon.

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Georges St-Pierre (Image via UFC)

However, Georges St-Pierre denied rumors of a UFC 300 comeback. Despite missing the adrenaline of fighting, he revealed that he has not considered a return to the octagon. St-Pierre revealed this during a seminar in Thailand. Meanwhile, UFC CEO, Dana White too shot down the rumors of his possible return at UFC 300.

St-Pierre retired from mixed martial arts after defeating Johny Hendricks. He came back for a title fight in 2017 against Michael Bisping. The two fought at UFC 217 and St-Pierre won the fight after he submitted Bisping with a rear naked choke.

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