{"id":383022,"date":"2021-04-23T12:08:16","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T19:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=383022"},"modified":"2021-04-23T12:08:16","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T19:08:16","slug":"kamaru-usman-on-comparisons-to-georges-st-pierre-were-both-great-in-our-own-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/kamaru-usman-on-comparisons-to-georges-st-pierre-were-both-great-in-our-own-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamaru Usman on comparisons to Georges St-Pierre: &#8220;We\u2019re both great in our own light&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman doesn&#8217;t necessarily like being compared to Georges St-Pierre, saying they are both great fighters.<\/p>\n<p>When Usman beat Gilbert Burns at UFC 258 in February, it gave him a 13-fight win streak at welterweight, which is one more than the legendary GSP achieved. <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dana-white-says-kamaru-usman-is-the-welterweight-goat\/\">That led to UFC president Dana White recently remarking that Usman has taken over from GSP as the &#8220;GOAT&#8221; at welterweight<\/a>. It&#8217;s a title that Usman will take, but in the end he believes that both he and GSP are great fighters from two differently times in the sport&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufc.com\/news\/kamaru-usman-taking-souls-breaking-wills-masvidal-ufc-261-main-event\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UFC.com<\/a>, Usman said that while he knows he&#8217;s great, he doesn&#8217;t like being compared to GSP and would hope that fans can appreciate both men for what they are.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was the man while I was looking at the sport and looking to get into the spor. So, as far as comparing legacies, I don\u2019t because I wasn\u2019t Georges St-Pierre. I wasn\u2019t in the sport while he was competing, so I really don\u2019t. I\u2019m living in my moment and seeing what I\u2019m doing. People continue to try to compare and put us together. It\u2019s really not a comparison. Georges was great with the opposition that he was presented with, and we all see now what I\u2019m doing with the opposition that I\u2019m presented with, so I think we\u2019re both great in our own light,&#8221; Usman said.<\/p>\n<p>Usman is still an active fighter so if he keeps on winning like he has been, it will be hard for people to say that he&#8217;s not the greatest welterweight ever. But at the same time, Usman has a ton of respect for GSP and what he&#8217;s accomplished in the sport. It&#8217;s possible that, even in this day and age when everyone is rushing to crown the GOAT, both can be.<\/p>\n<p>How do you compare Kamaru Usman and Georges St-Pierre?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman doesn&#8217;t necessarily like being compared to Georges St-Pierre, saying they are both great fighters. 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