Georges St-Pierre reveals that there is a former hunter who would be an even more difficult challenge on the street than Francis Ngannou.
In his rated career, the Canadian confirmed his status as one of the greatest of all time, using his sublime cage IQ to dominate his opponents.
Although it is known for its intelligence, the warrior could also bite his Gumshield when needed. St-Pierre conquered Nick Diaz's mind games and defeated Michael Bisping despite taking a number of annoying elbows.
That is why he is in a good position to break down how to fight on the street and in the cage.
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Georges St-Pierre says he would rather fight Francis Ngannou than Bas Rutten on the street
Francis Ngannou is an absolute monster, with very few people who do volunteer work to exchange bumps with him on the street.
Georges St-Pierre, however, thinks that an icon of the fighting game would be an even narrower challenge.
In an interview with Lex Fridman, he explained: “I would rather fight Francis Ngannou in a street fight than fighting Bas Rutten.
“Very often people ask me the difference between a street fight and a fight in mixed martial arts. The difference on the street is that there is no referee. There is an instigator and there is the other person.
“If you are in a heated fight with someone, and you think you might be in a fight, it is best to never show your center line, always go on the side and put your hand up.
“From there is the distance I have to travel to cause a lot of damage to him, very minimal, I can go a tree, and I am protected, because if he tries to do something, my hands are already gone.
“As soon as he touches me, he explains a war.”
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Although St-Pierre has never been too confronting, there is no doubt that he can handle himself on the street. After all, this is a man who has succeeded in conquering two weight distributions.
His skills were so impressive that an MMA icon believes that he could have beat Khabib Nurmagomedov.
The two big ones were apparently on a collision course, but unfortunately the game never took place for the fans.
However, a former UFC-title-seconder explained why he thinks St-Pierre would have had the lead over Nurmagomedov.
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