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  • Khabib could take on Georges St-Pierre in the future: MMA manager

     Khabib Nurmagomedov and  Georges St-Pierre file photo Khabib Nurmagomedov and Georges St-Pierre

    MMA manager Ali Abdelaziz says that UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov could take on Georges St-Pierre in the future, saying that the Russian champion wants to determine who is the best of all time.

    The status of Nurmagomedov's next fight remains unclear after the UFC lightweight champion was handed a suspension for his actions during the post-fight melee at UFC 229 in October, which will likely rule him out of action for most of 2019.

    He has already indicated that he sees the UFC's annual New York City event in November as the ideal date for his return and, judging by Abdelaziz's comments, former welterweight and middleweight champion St-Pierre is the name they have in mind.

    Writing on Instagram, Abdelaziz said that a bout opposite 'GSP' has been on the mind of Nurmagomedov, his father, as well as the manager himself, though he acknowledged that such a fight would only come with the blessing of UFC President Dana White.

    I understand that maybe GSP might have to fight my brother Khabib Nurmagomedov, he wrote.

    This is a fight Khabib wants, his father wants and I want.

    It will be one of the biggest UFC legacy fights in history to determine who is the greatest of all time.

    Of course we have to get the boss on board, the general of combat sports, the one and only Boston’s own Dana White.

     

    However, a spanner in the works for this potential super-fight could be Nurmagomedov's status as the UFC's 155lb champion.

    It is likely that the UFC will introduce an interim title during the Russian's absence, with speculation suggesting that this could be introduced ahead of Conor McGregor's mooted clash with Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone.