‘I Don’t Need to Do It’- Georges St-Pierre Shuts Down Kamaru Usman’s Offer for a Dream Fight

With his win at UFC 258, Kamaru Usman stamped his name amongst the greatest welterweights of all time. While he may not be the consensus greatest to ever to do it at welterweight, he is surely on the right track. At UFC 258, ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ set a record for the most consecutive wins at welterweight (13) surpassing none other than Georges St-Pierre. Therefore, it is only natural that fans and pundits alike started comparing the two individuals to see who has had the better reign. 

Although Usman is miles away from ‘GSP in terms of achievements in the welterweight division, he is only 33 and has a lot of time left in the sport to break multiple records set by ‘GSP’

Read: Numbers prove why Georges-St Pierre is still way ahead of Kamaru Usman in welterweight GOAT debate 

Georges St-Pierre reveals the only time he was offered a fight by the UFC was two years ago.

While talking on a recent podcast, he discussed returning to the octagon to potentially face Nurmagomedov or Usman. The Canadian fighter said, “If I try to come back for a fight with Kamaru Usman, I would have to literally leave the country…. I would have to bring my coaches somewhere, find a base camp. Fly in some training partners because you know it is Kamaru Usman…. So just that, leave my home, leave my family, my place I am very reluctant to do it.”

The former champion continued, “I don’t need to do it. I am healthy, I’ wealthy. It’s not appealing to me to lose three months of my life, of stress and everything for trying to get a win over Kamaru Usman. And as time passes by its getting less and less appealing. I don’t think there is anyone now that will make me come back.”

Given how dominant ‘GSP’ was, it is only natural to wonder how he would stack up against fighters who are dominating today. There has been a lot of talk about him potentially facing ‘The Eagle’, but there have been no concrete reports on that front. 

With every interview, it looks less likely that ‘GSP’ will return, no matter the opponent and money offered to him.