Some of the greatest fights in MMA history have eluded us to this day.
Big fights, like Randy Couture vs. Fedor Emelianenko or Francis Ngannou vs. Jon Jones, never happened due to promotional disputes. Some fights happened too late, like seeing a shell of a performance from two legendary athletes, such as with Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz in their 2018 trilogy match.
Fans and pundits often speculate on 'who would have won' scenarios, and it's no different for UFC champions like Belal Muhammad, who gave his thoughts on one of the most popular fantasy fights: Georges St-Pierre (GSP) vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov.
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Belal Muhammad picks Khabib Nurmagomedov to defeat Georges St-Pierre
Muhammad answered a fan question during a recent appearance on Submission Radio, asking him to pick a winner from the two all-time greats. His answer was confident.
“I think Khabib is the best to ever do it,” Mohammed explained. “. . . I just think that looking at both styles, I don't think GSP could have taken Khabib down, but I do think Khabib could have taken him out and kept him there. . . . I would definitely go for Khabib.”
The legendary careers of Georges St-Pierre and Khabib Nurmagomedov
GSP cut his teeth in the UFC's welterweight division, losing his first undisputed title fight to Matt Hughes in 2004. He would avenge his loss and claim the title at UFC 65 in 2006 before immediately dropping it to +850 underdog Matt Serra.
'Rush' defeated Josh Koshcheck before winning the interim title from Hughes and taking his title back from Serra. He went on to defend his title ten times before retiring for four years and not retiring to claim middleweight gold against Michael Bisping.
GSP, like Lennox Lewis in boxing, defeated every man he fought in the Octagon. The only major difference between his resume and Nurmagomedov's are the defeats and title defenses. Nurmagomedov retired 29-0 after defeating Justin Gaethje at UFC 254.
'The Eagle' is tied on four points with Islam Makhachev, BJ Penn and Benson Henderson with three title defenses each in the UFC lightweight division. Makhachev will have a chance to break Nurmagomedov's record at UFC 311.
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