Georges St-Pierre clarifies reports regarding his talked-about drop to 155 pounds.
There has been a lot of buzz about Georges St-Pierre’s drop to 155-pounds. He himself spoke about it a few months back, when he appeared on the JRE MMA Show.
I want to do something that … at 155, I never did it before. The title, or beating a certain guy that’s on the rise. It could be Khabib Nurmagomedov, (or) if there’s another guy that is unbeatable.
In another interview, St-Pierre expressed interest in facing the winner of the upcoming 155-pound title fight between Khabib and Conor McGregor. But in a report by Canada’s SportsNet on Thursday, the 37-year-old fighter downplayed his previous interviews.
”I didn’t say I was going to do it. People headlined me the wrong way, to sell articles. That’s the society we live in.”
”I don’t want to sign a contract for a fight right now,” he added. “I don’t want to say I’m going to commit to something. The minute I do it, the mental warfare starts.”
What remains constant in St-Pierre’s statements is his intent to take on a fight that would further cement his status as one of the best fighters of all-time.
”I want to come back for a good fight. I want to come back for a fight that I can win, that I can gain something in terms of legacy. Not only money, but in terms of legacy. Because I have a lot more to lose than to win.”
A recent photo of a slimmed down St-Pierre surfaced online, adding more fuel to speculations about a possible drop to 155 pounds.
Recovery time in Russian Spa in Brooklyn with @82Spaniard! pic.twitter.com/u8BJNgFprt
— Georges St-Pierre (@GeorgesStPierre) September 2, 2018