UFC’s Khabib overlooks Conor McGregor rematch for Georges St-Pierre in April
- Nurmagomedov says he wants to fight legendary GSP to go 30-0 if he unifies titles by beating Justin Gaethje in October
- McGregor had seemingly looked to bait the lightweight champ after claiming he had a ‘hangover’ in their infamous 2018 clash
The UFC may have only just made Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Justin Gaethje official for October, but the lightweight champion already has designs on his next fight.
Nurmagomedov doesn’t want to rematch nemesis Conor McGregor if he unifies the titles by defeating interim champ Gaethje – no, he wants to bring the legendary Georges St-Pierre out of retirement.
It was a comment from UFC commentator Joe Rogan that sparked the Russian’s revelation.
“It would be impossible for me to be more excited about this fight,” wrote Rogan on Instagram, after Dana White made the UFC 254 main event official. “The return of the GOAT lightweight king, @khabib_nurmagomedov vs his most dangerous challenger, @justin_gaethje. I can’t wait.”
That brought McGregor out of hiding.
The former two division champion, who also says he is retired, told Rogan to “chill” and commented that he had a “hangover” in his October 2018 submission defeat by Nurmagomedov.