{"id":374927,"date":"2021-02-01T18:51:22","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T02:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=374927"},"modified":"2022-02-04T15:42:11","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T23:42:11","slug":"georges-st-pierre-might-be-getting-ready-for-khabib-nurmagomedov-fight-says-kenny-florian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/khabib-nurmagomedov\/georges-st-pierre-might-be-getting-ready-for-khabib-nurmagomedov-fight-says-kenny-florian\/","title":{"rendered":"Georges St-Pierre &#8216;might be getting ready for&#8217; Khabib Nurmagomedov fight, says Kenny Florian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Khabib Nurmagomedov has made it abundantly clear who the perfect man to get him to 30-0 would be, and that&#8217;s none other than Georges St-Pierre.<\/p>\n<p>On a recent episode of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anikflorianpodcast.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anik &amp; Florian Podcast<\/a> hosted by UFC commentator Jon Anik and retired UFC title challenger Kenny Florian, &#8220;KenFlo&#8221; shared some interesting insight.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveK_MMA\/status\/1356419472265945089<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I heard some pretty crazy news over the weekend,&#8221; Florian said on the Anik &amp; Florian Podcast. &#8220;I won&#8217;t say exactly where it&#8217;s from but it&#8217;s from a well-known coach who apparently is aware of a fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and a legend in the UFC, a former two-time champion, Georges St-Pierre. 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However, Nurmagomedov has <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/khabib-nurmagomedov-contradicts-dana-whites-comments-fights-are-not-in-these-plans\/\">stood his ground<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As for &#8220;Rush&#8221;, Georges St-Pierre retired in November 2017 after a four-year hiatus. In the return, the consensus greatest welterweight of all time went up in weight to capture the middleweight crown. His defeat of Michael Bisping via third-round submission was the Canadian&#8217;s first finish in eight years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/georges-st-pierre-opens-up-on-missed-khabib-nurmagomedov-superfight\/\">Recently discussing the idea<\/a> of a Nurmagomedov dream bout, St-Pierre commented the following.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re both about the same size. I\u2019m not gonna lie,\u201d Georges St-Pierre said. \u201cI wake up in the morning and I\u2019m about 183 pounds. 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