{"id":335762,"date":"2019-12-17T18:50:15","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T02:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=335762"},"modified":"2019-12-17T18:50:15","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T02:50:15","slug":"kamaru-usman-wants-georges-st-pierre-next-believes-he-finishes-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/kamaru-usman-wants-georges-st-pierre-next-believes-he-finishes-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamaru Usman wants Georges St-Pierre next, believes he finishes him"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kamaru Usman is looking to score a fight with mixed martial arts legend Georges St-Pierre.<\/p>\n

Usman is coming off of his first title defense in the main event of UFC 245 where he TKO’d Colby Covington in the fifth round<\/a>. Although there are contenders like Leon Edwards and Jorge Masvidal out there<\/a>, “The Nigerian Nightmare” wants St-Pierre.<\/p>\n

He believes a fight with St-Pierre would be massive and it is a scrap he believes he would not only win, but he could finish.<\/p>\n

“Honestly, I\u2019m an equal opportunity guy. I don\u2019t really care who it is. If I had to choose, of course I wants Georges. I want GSP,” Kamaru Usman said to TMZ Sports<\/a>. “One more win and I tie him for most consecutive wins [in the welterweight division] and how sweet would that be to actually get that win off of him? That would be an extremely exciting fight because I think we are the two hybrids of the welterweight division.<\/p>\n

“Since the welterweight division has been going on, I think he and I are the two hybrids. When he came on the scene, he could do it all. Systematically break guys down to make the fight look easy. I just think that I\u2019m a better level of that. I\u2019ve got the power, I\u2019ve got the cardio, I\u2019ve got the strength, I\u2019ve got the speed. So I think it\u2019s a big, big, big fight, and all due respect to Georges, but I think I finish him.”<\/p>\n

Georges St-Pierre retired from MMA earlier this year and last fought at UFC 217 when he submitted Michael Bisping to become the middleweight champion<\/a> and hold a title in a second weight class. There have been talks of “GSP” vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov<\/a>, yet the UFC was not interested in making that fight<\/a>. Whether or not they are interested in Kamaru Usman vs. St-Pierre remains to be seen.<\/p>\n

What do you make of Kamaru Usman calling for a fight with Georges St-Pierre and saying he would finish him? Sound off in the comment section, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 12\/17\/2019.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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