UFC: Khabib manager gives Georges St-Pierre three conditions for fight, then ‘we can make it happen’
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“He’s the greatest fighter of all time. And he’s a very good friend of mine, I love Georges,” Abdelaziz told ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. “Khabib is my brother, I’m very close with him. If Georges St-Pierre wanted to fight, it’s very simple: we can make this happen.”
Former UFC welterweight champion St-Pierre (26-2) hung up his gloves for a second time in 2018 after coming out of retirement to claim Michael Bisping’s middleweight title. He had wanted to take on the undefeated Nurmagomedov, but the UFC had other plans – namely booking the Russian against a returning Conor McGregor.
“You don’t think I can make this fight?” added Abdelaziz, who manages Nurmagomedov at Dominance MMA. “In 2017, Georges St-Pierre wanted to fight Michael Bisping for the middleweight title. Dana White didn’t believe him, and I got involved as a friend. I had to convince [UFC matchmaker] Sean Shelby to convince Dana to meet Georges.
“Georges flew to Las Vegas. I didn’t manage him, I was helping him as a friend. He had dinner with me, Sean Shelby, and Dana. Dana was like, ‘This guy don’t wanna fight’, but then 30 minutes into the conversation, Georges went to the bathroom. Dana said, ‘He’s out of his mind, he’s crazy’.
“Georges is out of his mind, he’s a little bit nutty. Georges started getting up, shouting, walking around the table and just got very emotional. He always have a chip on his shoulder, it’s real. Dana see the reality.”